I’m on the cusp—in a calendrical sense, quite literally—of Summer Break 2023. Going into summer vacation is like heading into the weekend at that magical moment around 4 or 5 PM on a Friday afternoon, except the “weekend” is two months: endless possibilities spread out before me.
Of course, every summer I say, “I’m not going to squander this one,” and proceed to squander it. Then it’s back to the grind in August. But I’m sure this year will be different—right?
Yours portly actually does make the most of his summer. I kick off June with a couple of weeks of Minecraft Camp, and I teach lessons all throughout summer. My roster of summertime lessons is looking fairly healthy at the moment, so that should buoy my finances during the relatively lean summer months.
The key to success, it seems, is keeping a good routine. I’m not always the strongest in this regard, but when I do keep a routine, I find it does make the rest of the day easier. No less a genius than Beethoven adhered to a fairly regimented routine, and his was pretty awesome, full of strong coffee, long walks, and composing.
With that, here is 25 May 2022’s “Beethoven’s Routine“: