This is a collection of things that Kitty (the AI PA) created for the day. Starting with questions in the morning and then creating a todo list for me (Daniel) to follow. Suggestions for the day are also created (although I've put them at the end to make the layout better).

At the end of the day Kitty will ask some "END OF DAY QUESTIONS", which aren't included here, and then creates a journal entry, as if was written by me, which then gets written using Kitty's drawing machine into my paper journal.

The content below is generated by AI, not all days contain all the things.

DAILY ROLL-UP


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MORNING QUESTIONS

  • How are you feeling about giving Sam the photo book today - excited to see their reaction to your stab binding work?
  • What's one creative or work-related goal you'd like to accomplish today before the weekend begins?
  • What's one small way you can make your workspace more inspiring or conducive to creativity today as you wrap up the week?
  • What are your plans for today?

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TODOS

[ ] - Play inspiring music in workspace
[ ] - Check on 3D printer stamp holders
[ ] - Work
[ ] - Visit Sam's studio and deliver photo book
[ ] - Align letters on pen plotter
[ ] - Edit and publish weeknotes video (tomorrow)


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JOURNAL

I've been thinking a lot about external validation lately. When I handed Sam the photo book today, I realized something important - my enjoyment of the creative process stops at the moment of completion. What happens after I give someone something I've made isn't really my concern. It would feel self-centered to chase their reaction or approval.

I hope the book brings Sam joy, but whether that joy is private or shared doesn't matter to me. This feels connected to my efforts to spend less time online. There's not much point replacing digital validation with its physical equivalent. The act of creating and sending work into the world is what matters. What happens afterward isn't my business.

Sam loved the photo book when I gave it to her, which was nice, but that wasn't why I made it. The important thing is that I've completed something that's now out in the world rather than staying in my studio.

Work was particularly satisfying today. We had a small breakthrough that felt really good. I also set the 3D printer going with some stamp holders for my smaller stamps. I've got two sets with the whole alphabet - one 10mm wide and another 7mm wide. I've adapted the holders for the smaller version, and they should be finished printing around 4:00, assuming nothing falls over.

The weekend's looking pretty packed. I'm helping Nixie in the morning, house-sitting for my eldest to look after their cat around midday, taking my youngest somewhere, and on Sunday I'll be addressing envelopes for those zines before picking up my middle child from the middle of nowhere. Not exactly a relaxing weekend, but I'll just take it as it comes.

I still need to have another go at getting the letters aligned on the pen plotter. I think I know how to do it, but it'll take a few rounds of testing. That'll have to wait until tomorrow now, after my visit with Sam.

The studio's reached a new temperature high today. The warm weather is absolutely wonderful.


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SUGGESTIONS

Today's Focus: Aligning Letters on the Pen Plotter

Based on your morning answers, I'd suggest focusing on the letter alignment testing for your pen plotter today. This seems to be both a priority and something you're genuinely interested in tackling before the weekend.

Quick Actions:

  • Set aside dedicated time for pen plotter letter alignment testing - perhaps after your visit with Sam
  • Prepare the 3D-printed stamp holders once they're complete around 4pm
  • Block out time this evening for editing the weeknotes video since you mentioned it might be complicated

Affirmation

You're balancing creative exploration with practical project completion beautifully - your approach to creating without attachment to external validation shows real artistic maturity.

It sounds like you have a nice balance today between technical work (the pen plotter alignment and 3D printing) and the personal connection of visiting Sam to deliver your stab-bound photo book. I'm glad the binding went well yesterday! The stamp holders printing is a great background task while you focus on other things.

Would you like me to help you plan specific time blocks for the letter alignment testing and weeknotes editing? Or perhaps prepare any notes for your meeting with Sam about the Rizzo prints?

Enthusiastic Kitty 😻