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Bullet Journal meets Blog to Keep Track of my Days via Bullet Points.

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David’s Day

Bullet Journal meets Blog to Keep Track of my Days via Bullet Points.

This website looks simple on the outside but is complicated inside. And I have designed it to be run via my mobile. It uses up to a dozen custom post types, twice as many custom taxonomies and some custom fields, all pulled together via code. Hopefully, it will fulfil its role, a place for me to display my life. Though I fear I have left it too late to do this properly.

Key to the Symbols
Sections: + A Journal item, - a Note, O an Event, ! Remembering item and ✚ a Heath item.
Tasks Related: · a New Task, X a Completed Task, > a Migrated Task and < a Rescheduled Task.

Things to Remember

David's Day RememberingI either need or want to remember these important things that happened on this day.


Things to Remember Today

Things to Remember This Week

Tasks

David's Day To Do ListsDavid’s Day was created to manage tasks. Though now it covers all aspects of things. This section shows the latest “open” tasks—rather than those I must do now. Again, this section does not get updated too often.


Open Tasks

Building Cruisez®
David’s Day: To-Do List

Music

David's Day MusicMusic! Most of us like music—though we don’t all like the same stuff. My taste is eclectic; therefore, expect some vastly different music styles being listed. Please note that I rarely add to this section and listen to far more than I might add here.


I recently listened to…

Amy Winehouse “Back to Black”
Amy Winehouse “Frank”
Jeff Beck “Essentials” Playlist on Apple Music
Free “Essentials” Playlist on Apple Music

Notes

David's Day To Do ListsNotes are snippets of information—therefore, they are often very short. This is my latest the note.


I Need to Write More in my Diary!
I have updated the “David’s Day: To Do List” task.
Change How Tasks Appear on the Home Page
Working on the Look and Feel of David’s Day

Thoughts

David's Day ThoughtsThinking is something I do a lot. Writing those thoughts down is something I don’t do a lot. Below are some of those I have written down today.


Rebranding of Twitter to X
Microblogging Should Be Easy!
Robert Jenrick Kills Mickey Mouse
Thinking about My Thoughts
Life has Ups and Downs

Health & Wellbeing

David's Day HealthMy health & wellbeing has become important to me since the arrival of Evie and then Maisie. Below are the health posts I have written down today.


Health Summary: 26th of June 2023

I had a bad day for carbs, eating a daily total of 114g. This is in outside my target of circa 60 to 80g. Two roast potatoes did it!

My blood sugar levels were very good, my fasting reading in the morning was 5.5mmol/L and my two-hour post diner reading was 7.7mmol/L. Again, down to the spuds, but below the target of 7.8mmol/L.

Latest Ancestry Additions

David's Day Ancestry

Victor Herbert Walston Stainer (1905-1982)

Today’s Events

David's Day EventsThis section is being worked on!


There are no events today!

Live Updates

David's Day Live

What is happening now? The latest live entries from David’s Day.

Journal Entries

David's Day Journal

The Journal is not a diary; it is more of a traditional blog.

This section is no more. Due to my lack of use, I have decided to move the Journal on to a standalone website called David’s XYZ. The Journal is now here!

Diary Entries

David's Day Diary

Recent Diary Entries

Over the Last 48 Hours, or longer!
Diary entries colour coding:
Happy Sad Annoyed Inspired Music Food Miscellaneous
Feeling Rough 6 September 2024: 1:56 pm
TL;DR:

The Gist of “Feeling Rough”

  • Headache and grogginess making it hard to think straight
  • Exhaustion persists despite resting
  • Muscles feel heavy, simple tasks feel like a workout
  • Temperature keeps fluctuating between too hot and too cold

Read in full:
Feeling Rough

Wedding Anniversary: Conquering Heights and Fears at Spinnaker Tower 2 September 2024: 8:29 pm
TL;DR:

The Gist of “Catching Up: Reflections on Months of Silence”

  • Today marks Ruth’s and my 35th wedding anniversary, and we decided to celebrate by visiting the Spinnaker Tower at Gunwharf Quays in Portsmouth.
  • Heights aren’t my thing, so suggesting the tower surprised Ruth and me, given my usual fear of climbing stairs.
  • The tower offers stunning views, with floor-to-ceiling windows and a challenging Sky Walk—a glass floor 100 meters above the ground.
  • Despite my fear, I attempted the Sky Walk—I didn’t really. But I did managed to circle the platform while clinging to Ruth and any support I could find!
  • Although I didn’t conquer the Sky Walk, I faced my fears for Ruth and ended up enjoying the experience more than I expected—believe that if you want!
  • The day turned into a memorable adventure that Ruth and I will cherish, and I hope there are many more to come. Happy Anniversary, Ruth!

Read in full:
Wedding Anniversary: Conquering Heights and Fears at Spinnaker Tower

Catching Up: Reflections on Months of Silence 17 August 2024: 11:50 am
TL;DR:

The Gist of “Catching Up: Reflections on Months of Silence”

  • Yet again, it has been many months since my last diary entry.
  • I intended to keep up with daily updates but have failed.
  • I am now piecing together what I should have written earlier.
  • Therefore, any post preceding this one, yet after the 1st of January 2024, has been written retrospectively.

Read in full:
Catching Up: Reflections on Months of Silence

Baking Memories: A Sweet Farewell 15 August 2024: 7:21 pm
Rainy Day Fun at Sky Park Farm 6 August 2024: 6:47 pm
Colonoscopy: Camera to Comfort Food 28 July 2024: 7:54 pm
Kites, Cravings, and Colonoscopy Prep: Celebrating Kay’s 70th 27 July 2024: 8:34 pm
New Years Day 2024 1 January 2024: 9:21 am
Happy New Year: Seeing in 2024 1 January 2024: 12:10 am
Fish & Chips on South Parade Pier, Southsea 8 September 2023: 11:05 pm
A Trip to Portsmouth 8 September 2023: 5:42 pm
Today is Finally Here! 8 September 2023: 7:57 am
A Big Day for Evie 6 September 2023: 8:17 am
A Day with Maisie 4 September 2023: 9:52 am
Out for an Anniversary Lunch with Adam & Jenny 2 September 2023: 4:48 pm
34th Wedding Anniversary 2 September 2023: 8:05 am
We Went for a Picnic at the Heath in Petersfield 30 August 2023: 6:21 pm
I Fell out of Bed! 26 August 2023: 9:02 am
Visiting my Cousin in Hospital 22 August 2023: 10:10 am
Went to Goodwood Airfield 6 August 2023: 7:20 pm
Evie and I went for a Walk 4 August 2023: 2:13 pm
Ruth and I went to Waterlooville 2 August 2023: 6:02 pm
Toddler Takeover VIII: Bubble-Tastic 31 July 2023: 3:52 pm

Notes

David's Day To Do Lists

I Need to Write More in my Diary!

It’s been two months. Two months since I last visited this website, two months since I posted anything. Yet earlier in the year—I am sure I mentioned this, though I can’t find where I had written it—I mentioned writing more often and learning my diary writing style*.

*I have now found where I had written it; it wasn’t quite what I remembered. What I actually said was:

David’s Diary is made of snippets of my life. My 2023 Diary is a test—helping me find my voice—and by 2024, I hope to have my “way” sorted. But what is a diary?

And it can be found on my Diary page! However, I cannot find the piece that mentions writing more often. So, I must address this.

There are many reasons for neglecting David’s Day. But the main reason is working on a new cruise website of mine called Cruisez. I’ve been so focused on that project that I have forgotten this blog—perhaps neglected is the right word choice. So, I am now making a conscious decision: I will TRY and do regular entries. When time permits, I will also try to create some diary entries retrospectively.

I have updated the “David’s Day: To Do List” task.

The additions include adding a new section to the home page to be used as a Whiteboard. This could be achieved using a new custom post type with custom taxonomies. These can be pulled through via shortcodes. And change the diary entries from noindex to index—we are talking SEO here—and link to the individual diary entries. Previously, these formed part of a page and not stand-alone posts. David’s Day: To-Do List

Change How Tasks Appear on the Home Page

In my original design for Bulleted—now David’s Day—I would have the list of open tasks in a prominent position on the home page. For some reason, I don’t have this. Instead, tasks are listed towards the bottom of the page. So, I need to find a way of reorganising the home page to make this work.

Working on the Look and Feel of David’s Day

For the last couple of days, I have been working on the look and feel of this site. Bearing in mind, it is predominately a text-based thing. With that, there isn’t a great deal to do styling-wise. However, I should create a web design task to keep track of the changes.


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