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And now, time for rest.

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• Sequence -> Stories
• Issues -> Chapters
• Broadcasts -> Letters

Happy with this progression.

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I’ve been writing letters, “Issues”, for this in preparation for launching, and that time is soon I think. You can drop your email onto the form and I’ll let you know when it is ready! Calling it The Long Way.

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🍿 family movie night tonight!

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📋 New task logged: Letters From Paul → aaronaiken.me/tools/tasks/

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☀️ opting to take advantage of this sunny sunday by sitting out in the sun, reading a book, and sipping on something cool and refreshing.

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☁️ Grateful Log for Thursday, July 9, 2026

1. A wise bedtime last night (10pm…better than 2:30am)
2. Feeling rested and clear this morning
3. Creating

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☕️ Been a while since doing so, which is not good: sitting down with coffee and writing before getting into my day.

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📋 New task logged: Tidy Away → aaronaiken.me/tools/tasks/

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🌫️ Grateful Log for Tuesday, July 7, 2026

1. Accidentally slept in, but clearly needed it. Zero memory of my alarm or turning it off!
2. Family movie night last night.
3. Getting back into a semi-normal flow/schedule/etc.

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📖 in bed slightly early so I think I’ll read for a bit. A simple luxury!

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☁️ Grateful Log for Monday, July 6, 2026

1. water in the basement wasn’t too bad last night.
2. Have a clear set of next steps for helping to make Mindsteward more and more of a success moving forward.
3. A sense of some type of “light” at the end of this particular tunnel.

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👨🏻‍💻 2026 season of Mindsteward is wrapped. Will have my fair share of work to prepare for 2027’s season, but back to the normal work week for now.

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Tomorrow is the final day of mindsteward kids theater camp and I am excited but dreading it, and already looking forward to kicking off 2027 when auditions start up in the Spring. So incredibly thankful for the opportunity to work with this camp, the campers, and staff!

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🤪 crazy next few days in store. Final three days of mind steward kids theater camp and I’ll be onsite full time each day. Will be fun, invigorating, but I’m definitely looking forward to some rest this weekend.

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☕️ Need to do a “coffee with aaron” blog post again soon. so much to get out of my brain and onto the “page”.

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🌤️ Grateful Log for Monday, June 29, 2026

1. Solid start to week two of Mindsteward
2. Super hot weather this week
3. 3pm coffee

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🍺 to sip, to enjoy.

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⚓️ Watching Hunt for Red October with Mozzie. I enjoy watching these classics with him. Taking a break today, back to it tomorrow for the final week of Mindsteward.

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☕️ First show a success. Food and coffee. Call time in 40, final show at 7. Too much fun.

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My view for a bit.

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🎭 Full theater day today. Helped first to unload set material. Doing some website work now for next year’s registration. Then will be in the booth later during rehearsals to operate some of the sound. Mozzie is backstage all day.

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🌦️ Grateful Log for Saturday, June 27, 2026

1. Theater
2. Being involved in things
3. Making stuff that solves problems

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🌖 Grateful Log for Thursday, June 25, 2026

1. Mindsteward Abacus app is deployed, full day of testing tomorrow
2. Bourbon (Woodford) and some light work & tinkering to close the day
3. Made another batch of cold brew this evening (steeping now overnight)

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📋 New task logged: Mindsteward Abacus → aaronaiken.me/tools/tasks/

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☀️ Grateful Log for Wednesday, June 24, 2026

1. Wine with dinner
2. A fantastic third day of mind steward kids theater camp
3. Tools that make work efficient and as a result enable more time for living

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☁️ Grateful Log for Tuesday, June 23, 2026

1. Sleep
2. Coffee
3. That each bookend my every day in such a predictable way

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🌫️ Grateful Log for Monday, June 22, 2026

1. Fantastic first day of Mind Steward Kid’s Theater
2. Flexible life/work
3. Using my skills/gifts to help others

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on being a dad

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🌤️ Grateful Log for Sunday, June 21, 2026

1. A couple hours to relax this afternoon
2. Family laughter
3. Comfortable shorts

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