Woke up at 6am.  Walked dog to rental truck.  Filled truck up with fuel.  Drove truck back to U-Haul just in time for 7am opening.  Continued dog walk.  Arrived at locksmith just before 8am opening.  Made copies of office keys for coworkers.  Popped in to office store and picked up gift wrapping paper.  Home and ready to make breakfast at 8:15am. I take much pleasure in accomplishing travelling-salesman-like challenges such as these.  Probably the key takeaway from Startical 1.0 was my propensity for " creative optimisation ".  This morning was exactly that, and it was fulfilling.

Startical 2.0 begins on a Sunday.  Woke up without an alarm clock at the weekday alarm clock time despite this being a good hour before December sunrise. The first thing in my daily morning routine is the dog walk, and this morning is no exception.  Bundled up for the cold and took Obélix for a 45 min tour of downtown as our usual route was blocked for construction (a common Montréal theme). I enjoy these morning walks, even in the dark and cold.  It's time where I'm not in front of a computer or mobile screen, but rather free to let my mind wander about.  This morning I thought about Startical.  I thought about Startical 1.0 and prepared myself to be in a mindset of following the guidelines for Startical 2.0. I'm excited.  It's a challenge in that it demands a lot of time for introspection and sharing, but I enjoy challenges and the motivation they provide.  So there we have the start to Startical 2.0 on what is now a sunny Sunday December...