Hey everyone, how’s it going? Sorry for not posting anything last week – I was having a rough time and wasn’t in a good mental space. Last week was just super stressful and I just wasn’t able to do much more than work and make dinner. I did some language learning as well, but basically just the bare minimum to keep my skills up. Thankfully by Sunday my head was in a better space, and yesterday I was feeling relatively back to normal mentally, so that’s great news.
I’m also very thankful that I signed myself up for Karin Dimitrova’s new Reset program. When it was first announced, I decided to sign up thinking any tools she could teach me to help with mental health during this pandemic were a good thing. But the timing ended up perfect, with the course starting right around when my mental health was taking the worst hits. The course definitely helped me get through last week without my mental state deteriorating further.
Over the weekend I also spent a lot of time reading Atomic Habits by James Clear. I wasn’t expecting to connect with the book as much as I did, but I found his writing very engaging. I also liked the idea of striving to be just 1% better each day, and how over time, that compounds and leads to great improvements. Atomic Habits is definitely worth checking out if you’re interested in that sort of thing. 🙂
So with my mental state improving, I set myself a few goals for the week around reading books in French and Ukrainian. Ever since revisiting my October goals, I’ve been flying through 100 Easy Texts in Ukrainian (I read over 25 stories in it in February!) and want to keep up that momentum. I’ve also read two chapters in French: Short Stories for Beginners and Intermediate Learners by Language Guru, and discovered that the chapters are self contained stories that all deal with the same character, which is an interesting approach. So far I’ve found the book to be alright, but I wish it had more dialogue.
Oh, I’m also really excited: I ordered myself some books in Ukrainian, including a book of Ukrainian Fairy Tales! I love fairy tales, and I’m looking forward to reading them. A lot of the books I bought are beyond the level I’m currently at, but I think I have a good range of things that I can build to as I continue to learn the language. 🙂
An Acquaintance with Letters 