The web space of writer D. A. Campisi, seasoned with a heavy dose of fiction and fantasy. As it should be.
Great news! You can now preorder Third Flatiron’s newest anthology, Infinite Lives: Short Tales of Longevity, on Amazon. It will be available for download on October 15th.
So if you want to read my newest short story, Only The Poor Die Young, and a bunch of other great tales, make with the clicky below!
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XVN23X6/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_awdb_t1_vkBFDbYQHD7QT
I’m very excited about this collection, and I hope you all enjoy it!
-DAC
I’m happy to announce that my short story, Only the Poor Die Young, will be published in Third Flatiron’s upcoming anthology, Longevity.
I will provide more details as I have them, but look for the anthology to release this fall.
You can check out Third Flatiron here:
http://www.thirdflatiron.com
https://m.facebook.com/thirdflatiron/
As always, thank you for all the support.
Hey everyone,
Thanks for your patience! I’m sure you saw the pictures from the previous post, so I don’t have to tell you that Hawai’i was absolutely amazing and I can’t wait to go back there someday.
But that said, it is time to get back on track. This vacation has gone on long enough and I have a health journey to continue on.
Some news on that though. I have made a separate blog for my daily tracking, progress, and lifestyle changes. (Check it out here: https://wordsbythepound.home.blog/). This blog you are currently on will go back to being more about my creative outlets (writing, drawing, etc.), opinions, news and announcements, entertainment, and personal growth.
So if you are just interested in the health stuff, hop on over to the new site using the above link, and be sure to follow and subscribe there. If you want insight into my writing or anything else that pops into my brain that is not health-related, you are in the right place.
Let’s do this thing!
So… if you have never been to Maui before, I cannot recommend it enough. It was absolutely beautiful and we had the most amazing time. Hands down, best vacation ever.
But don’t just take my word for it. Check out these pictures.
So much fun.
Anyway, on Monday it will be nose back to the grindstone, tracking food and getting this health journey cart righted.
See you then.
– DAC
A day late on this… Sorry. I forgot to make it yesterday.
EXERCISE/ACTIVITY GOALS
| Activity | Weekly Goal | This Week |
| Steps Taken | 63000 steps | 49412 steps |
| Exercise Days | 5 days | 5 days |
| Exercise Duration | 3.5 Hours | 3 hours |
Summary: Still not quite at the goals set for steps and duration, but a vast improvement over the last week. 🙂
FOOD GOALS
| Activity | Weekly Goal | This Week |
| Water | 448 oz | 360 oz |
| Vegetable Servings | 40 servings | 20 servings |
| Meatless Days | 3 days | 1 day |
Summary: Again, not quite there yet, but again big improvements in veggies eaten and water consumed. Baby steps?
QUALITY OF LIFE GOALS
| Activity | Weekly Goal | This Week |
| Sleep | 50 hours | 41.5 hours |
| Dedicated No Screen Time | 7 hours | Not Tracked |
| Writing Time | 7 hours | 0 |
| Productivity | 10 hours | 5 hours |
| Blogs Published | 4 posts | 0 |
| Daily Tracking | 7 posts | 7 |
Summary: So while the other two categories had some gains, this one still is hurting a bit. Again, I did not track (and flat out did not do) the planned “No Screen Before Bed” goal. Also, I spent zero time writing anything new, but I did spend some time editing and reading my current works. No blogs published… again despite the drafts sitting here in WordPress. Also, my Japanese lessons have really fallen to the wayside. Ugh…
So we have some wins in a few departments, but not so much in others. I really need to get on track with the quality of life goals.
Bummer… I really wanted to hit most of these landmarks this week. Still, I can’t beat myself up. I need to keep pushing myself and keep moving forward.
Baby Steps…
EXERCISE/ACTIVITY GOALS
| Activity | Weekly Goal | This Week |
| Steps Taken | 63000 steps | 40492 steps |
| Exercise Days | 5 days | 2 days |
| Exercise Duration | 3.5 Hours | 1 hour |
Summary: I have to give myself a little leeway here as I was sick for most of the week and spent a few days in bed trying to rest. The days I did exercise (Thursday and Friday) were great, and I also exceeded my daily step goal both those days. So that’s something.
FOOD GOALS
| Activity | Weekly Goal | This Week |
| Water | 448 oz | Not Tracked |
| Vegetable Servings | 40 servings | 8 servings |
| Meatless Days | 3 days | 1 day |
Summary: I’m shocked by how low that vegetable number is, and because of that I’m going to add a veggie serving counter to my daily meal tracking going forward. Also going to start using the Fitbit app to track my water intake.
QUALITY OF LIFE GOALS
| Activity | Weekly Goal | This Week |
| Sleep | 50 hours | 40 hours |
| Dedicated No Screen Time | 7 hours | Not Tracked |
| Writing Time | 7 hours | 1 hours |
| Productivity/Personal Growth | 10 hours | 3 hours |
| Blogs Published | 4 posts | 1 posts |
| Daily Tracking | 7 posts | 7 posts |
Summary: Ah sleep, my old nemesis. We meet again. Despite being sick and in bed for a couple days, I managed to not hit my sleep goal. WTF…
Writing, Productivity, and Blog Posts also suffered. Sad, because these three categories can all count toward the same goal. If I write for an hour on a blog, and then post said blog, I get credit in all three.
I do have three blog ideas currently started and saved in my drafts though.
Also, the “no screen time” just did not happen this week at all. This really sucks because I want this time to read, relax, meditate and other activities that encourage personal growth rather than tapping things with my thumbs.
So… in hindsight, maybe starting this weekly post on a week I was super sick wasn’t the best idea, but this still gives a lot of good/real eye-opening information. The only goal I hit this week was my daily tracking.
Even with tracking daily, and being sick, I was really surprised how few servings of vegetables I had been eating. Also, my creative productivity/writing needs to drastically improve.
Yeah, this whole week gets a big thumbs down… Gotta do better next week.
So it’s the start of a new month and, I really got to say, I’m very proud that I have stuck to this blog and tracking things on a daily basis. It has been a tremendous eye-opener, as looking at what you are doing and how you are spending your time each day really puts things into perspective.
That said, I’m seeing a lot of areas where I can improve:
Also, I’m looking towards adding a few ways to level-up my tracking.
Some new ideas to try:
I’m also very grateful for all the support and encouragement I have received so far from friends, colleagues, and random people on the internet. So thank you all.
Stay tuned for more updates.
-DAC
