[Recent Updates] Vol. 2: A time for deeper reflection on my relationship with writing and note

Good evening, this is Mizuka.

I am a dad spending every day with my 5-year-old daughter (in middle nursery school), my 1.5-year-old daughter, and my wife.

I live a life of unraveling the little snags in my days with children by writing on note.

The monthly report is finally complete

The September monthly report article is finally finished!

As I mentioned in the previous "Recent Updates Vol. 1", I was able to reach a milestone after a one-week extension from the "original planned completion date of mid-October".

Man, I feel like I have a much clearer understanding of "where the edges of my own capabilities lie when it comes to writing a reflection note" after this experience.

As a result, I added about 4,000 more characterssince last week.

I didn't add any images, but it became quite a major work, totaling over 15,000 characters.

A story about "the power that essays gave me"

To briefly explain the structure and content of the "September monthly report article" again, it has two main pillars.

One is "(1) Reflection while sharing September's access statistics".

And the other is the theme of "(2) Why did 'essays' give me the power to continue?".

As I touched upon in the previous "Recent Updates Vol. 1", the part I kept adding to was mainly "(1) Reflection while sharing September's access statistics".

It was an analytical and steady task, but through it, I gained many insights and new discoveries.

And, several hints emerged that I hope readers can apply to their own future posts.

However, to be honest, what I personally consider the core of this monthly report article is the section, "(2) Why did 'essays' give me the strength to keep going?".

This was a time for me to reflect more deeply on my relationship with writing and note, and it is the part where I put the most 'passion' into my review.

So, if you are going to read it, I would be happy if you could enjoy this part as well.

Even for those who are not planning to write 'essays,' it is written from a somewhat abstract perspective that offers insights you can apply to your own writing (rest assured, I have presented concrete ideas after abstracting them for a moment).

Towards the end of autumn

By the way, I attended an academic conference last weekend, and to be honest, I still have some lingering fatigue from that.

It is taking me some time to get back into my daily rhythm, but there is very little of October left.

Before I knew it, autumn has deepened... or rather, there are more cold days that make me think it might be winter, and it has become a season where warm drinks are close at hand.

It is a time of year when fatigue easily accumulates, so I plan to take things slow and steady.

Please take care of yourselves as well.

So, this second installment was a 'recent update' regarding the 'announcement of the completed monthly report' and 'recommended highlights'.

See you later.

[Bonus] As for what I learned from the conference I attended last weekend and the various changes that occurred through the event of 'attending the conference,' there is still a mountain of things
temporarily placed in my scrap notebook... I want to untangle and take them out before they fray or get knotted up~~

This is a magazine that collects articles I have written about my note posts, which I started in August 2025, in the form of monthly reports, while also touching on actual access data, reflecting on the past, and looking toward the future ↓

↓ This is a magazine that collects notes written as [Learning-based Parenting Essays], where I occasionally weave in lessons from books, video content, and articles by other note creators while writing my [Parenting Essays] on a daily basis.