After a lot of overthinking, I think I have settled. It is kind of funny that after I posted about whether or not I should buy an iPad Pro, Apple announces a new iPad Air and a new iPad mini. Obviously I checked them both out (online of course). I have had an iPad mini in the past so I know that it is not exactly what I want. The iPad Air though, well that might be it. I think 10.5” it’s a nice size and less than 700 USDs for the “configuration” I’d like, it’s — to me and my necessities — a good deal. Still I would like to visit my local store and play with them all and get a better feeling, but so far I’m leaning towards the new Air.

This weekend, I laid out a plan to purchase a new iPad Pro by my birthday (March 31st). I’m specifically looking at the 11" and the storage is TBD. However, the more I look into them and look at the price tags, man, it’s kind of hard to justify it. I do a lot of my writing on iOS, or rather, I starts most of it on iOS (a 100 percent of the time it’s on my iPhone XS) but more often than not it’s either finished or entirely written on my 2017 MacBook Pro (no Touch Bar). I do own a 10.5" iPad Pro and, What do I use my 10.5" iPad for? Well, I mostly don’t use it, it is mostly used by my 3-year-old. She has some educational games she likes to play around with, she has Frozen (obviously) and YouTube (please don’t judge). When I use it it’s pretty much to read comics, something I haven’t done in a while I might add, but that is it! And that’s the thing, other than comics and maybe some media consumption, I really don’t use my iPad. Right now, I am typing this, sitting on the sofa using my MacBook Pro and why not on the iPad? Specially since my 3-year-old is in bed and I could actually use the iPad (🤔).

So it begs some questions. Is it worth it? Why do I even want to spend so much money in such device? Is it FOMO? Is it because I want to be part of the “New (cool) Kids on the Block”? Will it end up like the 10.5", used by someone else and neglected from me? Or What if I actually love it so much? What if I don’t love it? Am I overthinking all of this thus writing this post to somehow talk myself out of it?

I guess one way would be to actually visit my local Apple Store and play with one and see? (Actually I’d much rather go to my local Best Buy, there’s usually less people — I don’t like people). In any case, I will continue with my plan until I either make my mind or spend the money on something else. Or what if I add it to my Verizon plan, that’s one way to go about it. Pay it overtime and have my wife yelling at me asking why our bill it’s so damn high (😅).

IN OTHER NEWS:

After a couple of months of maternity leave, wife got back to work today, hooray! Now it’s another adjustment we need to figure out, with schedules and taking and picking the girls to/from grandma-care, doctors appointments and all that parenting stuff — fun stuff.

🎥 Watching: Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald

My wife and I have been married for over 10 years. Watched many movies together. This is the first movie we have ever watched together in which she needs to go to the bathroom and actually asks me, “please pause the movie”. The first!!!!

• Marley: Papa! I want to go and play outside.

• Me: okay put your shoes on and your hat.

• Marley: Okay

• Me: are you ready?

• Marley: yes, I’m going outside, bye bye!

• Me: bye! Make good decisions!

Haven’t really made too much progress, at all. If I’m being honest I have failed to stick to the plan I have set out to do at the beginning of the year. I feel more and more unhealthy lately and that’s no bueno. I know I’ve got to do something about it but it’s been really hard to come up with a plan. I’m hoping things will get back to somewhat normal soon and then make a good plan.

jilly.ca

Good read, I’m sure we all go through this every so often. There’s something that sort of resonated with me in this post.

not having a singular to-do list has made a positive impact on my life. I truly feel more focused and calm. I wish I’d done it sooner.

This is also something I have been playing around with. Just stop using a dedicated task managing system. Just really on calendar and reminders. There’s less anxiety when I’m not using one. The way I depend on project management can very well work with Reminders and Calendar alone. And guess what? Reminders does have a web app — sorta (😉).