#working outside

Our very own good boy is finally in Hollowmoor! <3 We finally had some sunshine here in the North West England, and I am very grateful that I got to work on Hollowmoor in nature to the sound of birds singing (or magpies going bonkers). We're working hard developing lots of different areas, from UI to music, sound effects, NPCs and more... hope to give you a more comprehensive update soon! Hope you're enjoying some good weather too.

   Even with snow still on the ground, I spent an hour or so outside this morning cutting brush along the stream. Trying to untangle large thorn bushes and tenacious, vining honeysuckle from the plants (swamp alder and spicebush) that I wanted to leave alone was definitely a workout and a half. I’ve been too stressed lately to be really happy about it, but I’m sure it helped lighten my mood a little to be outside and watch the dogs frisk around sniffing everything. Dogs are an excellent lesson in how to enjoy the day. Sniff the tall grasses, do a li’l fox pounce, run in a circle for a while, repeat. I didn’t get any nasty scratches, this time, which is nice. My brush pile is getting bigger and bigger - it will burn very satisfyingly in March!

   I think I would rather do an hour of outside farm work than 15 minutes of inside paperwork. Yuk!

10/10/20 

doing schoolwork outside with starbucks >>>>> 

it’s been sooooo important for me to actually get out of my dorm room so i’m not in there literally all day. going to a study room, going to my dorm’s courtyard, or even taking the trip to starbucks have been my saving grace

30/3/19

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the sun was shining today and spring has finally hit York but i had a mountain of analysis work to do for my first draft of my dissertation. decided to not hide in my bedroom/the library all day and take myself, an iced coffee, and my transcripts out to museum gardens so i could code my data in the sunshine. 

it was a super productive couple of hours honestly, i got all of my coding done and the walk there and back acted as welcome break from having my head stuck in the data all day. 

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