Zen Habits Update (with a Best of April 2008)

Hi guys … as you’ve noticed, I haven’t been posting as much in the last couple weeks. I will be posting a bit more this week but thought I’d update you on what’s been going on so you know I’m still alive. :)

First, I have been working hard on finishing my book … it’s going well, although slower than I’d anticipated, and I’m finishing it up this week and next. That’s been taking up a lot of my time, obviously, but I’m excited to have a completed book!

Second, I had a bit of a family medical situation. It’s nothing serious, but it did take away from my blogging time. It’s pretty much resolved now and everything is fine, so please don’t worry. Life throws little speed bumps in your way once in awhile. :)

Third, I’ve really increased my exercise recently and am training for a triathlon. I’ll post more about my training and progress very soon. But with increased training has come decreased time for everything else.

The Beauty and Culture of the Island of Guam

A number of you have asked about my home island, Guam — what it’s like, how a blogger like me emerged from a tiny island, stuff like that. So today I thought I’d share a little about Guam, just to give you some background on me and my home, and share a new resource for learning all about Guam.

My Home
While I was born in Portland, Oregon and have lived in Seattle and more recently in the SF Bay Area (Sunset District of SF and Vallejo), most of my life has been spent here on Guam. It’s a fairly small tropical island in the middle of the Pacific, a U.S. territory since 1898 (except during World War II, when it was occupied by Japanese forces), a very Catholic but very American island.

Zen Habits spammed

Hey guys, just a short note and an apology to any blogs who’ve been spammed with Zen Habits (and other) links at the bottom of their html code. I didn’t do it, I promise. Somehow my WP install was exploited and some spammers got some files onto my server. It’s being fixed.

My apologies if your blog was spammed through Zen Habits. It really makes me wonder if these sites actually make more money from doing dumb things like this, and if they feel good about that. Money isn’t everything.

Best of Zen Habits: March 2008

Happy April Fools everyone! I’m an April Fool myself (I turn 35 at the end of the month), so you had better be nice to me this month. :)

March was another amazing month for Zen Habits, thanks again to my beautiful, wonderful, generous, and very sexy readers. We went from about 40,000 subscribers to nearly 50,000 today, so the Zen Habits family continues to grow. You helped me to do a lot of book writing, and to complete a marathon, with your encouragement and love.

For those who might have missed them, here are the best posts of March 2008:

Notes on Life: Mantras, Small Things, Lists, and Such

As I’m cranking out the chapters this week, my post-writing time has been limited. Still, I’m addicted to writing stuff for you guys, so I thought it would be fun to share some random thoughts I’ve been having that probably don’t merit full-length posts.

Thanks again for your patience as I focus on my book writing — I’ve written nearly six chapters this week! I have all of you to thank for it — your encouragement and understanding has been unlimited and surpassed only by your stunning attractiveness.