{"id":44862,"date":"2025-09-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/?p=44862"},"modified":"2025-09-18T16:20:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T23:20:13","slug":"whats-in-my-now-dave-royhab","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/whats-in-my-now-dave-royhab\/","title":{"rendered":"What&#8217;s in my NOW? \u2014 Dave Royhab"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>I\u2019m in my 28th year in public education, and have been a high school administrator for 20+ years, currently the director of counseling at a nontraditional learning center. I love my job, I love the kids, and I love my coworkers! I also have a hobby turned side hustle called&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lococigarboxguitars.com\/\">LOCO Cigar Box Guitars<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;(@lococigarboxguitars on&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LOCOCigarBoxGuitars\/\">FB<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/lococigarboxguitars\">IG<\/a><\/strong>) where I make modern versions of traditional cigar box guitars. \u2014 Dave Royhab<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2025\/09\/wimb-dave-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-44863\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2025\/09\/wimb-dave-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2025\/09\/wimb-dave-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2025\/09\/wimb-dave-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/files\/2025\/09\/wimb-dave.jpg 1100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>PHYSICAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lochby.com\/products\/mini-field-journal?utm_id=120212820457260310\">Lochby Mini Field Journal<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; keeps four 3.5&#215;5.5 inch field notes journals organized and in good shape. I have one journal for general notes, and the three others each specific to my important subjects\/projects. It includes slots for business cards and notes and a handy pen holder. It has a durable clasp and really takes a beating. My thoughts flow with much more creativity than using a notes app on my phone!<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/geni.us\/mQPuD\">The Big Class Planner<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; I\u2019m a high school administrator. Like many, my schedule is dictated by Outlook invitations, meetings, and reminders but this huge school-year (July to June) planner helps me see the big picture both monthly and annually, as I plan and problem solve the school year. When it folds open, it is almost as large as a desktop calendar. It\u2019s wonderful and simply fun to use!<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goruck.com\/products\/double-compartment-bullet-ruck-xpac?_pos=1&amp;_fid=c21f0a022&amp;_ss=c&amp;variant=46858908598372\">GoRuck Bullet Backpack<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; at 16L it\u2019s not a big bag but it\u2019s my everyday carry. It\u2019s just big enough for what I need, but not so big that I end up carrying junk I don\u2019t need. It also has an incredibly secure and padded laptop compartment. The entire front zips open from top to bottom, not just the top, so it\u2019s really easy and fun to organize my gear in a most efficient manner (think Tetris!). It\u2019s not cheap but it has a legit LIFETIME guarantee.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>DIGITAL<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rememberthemilk.com\/\">Remember the Milk task planner<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; I am well aware there are much more sophisticated task planners available, but IMO this one is perfect. It\u2019s like they put in exactly what you need, and then they simply stopped adding unneeded bells and whistles.<\/li><li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/pocketcasts.com\/\">Pocket Casts<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;&#8211; I read somewhere that the perfect podcast player does not exist. But this one is the closest I\u2019ve found. Super easy and intuitive to use.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h4><strong>INVISIBLE<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>\u201cThe No S Diet\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;invented by Reinhard Engels. Here it is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\"><p>No Sweets, no Seconds, and no Snacks; except Sometimes on days that start with \u201cS\u201d (the weekend) or other Special days (like birthdays and holidays).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>When I follow it, it works great. When I don\u2019t\u2026 well, I gain weight and feel like crap. Super simple. Super effective. Super easy to follow.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/whatsinmynow.substack.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><em>Sign up here<\/em><\/a><em>\u00a0to get\u00a0What\u2019s in my NOW?\u00a0a week early in your inbox.<\/em><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/substackcdn.com\/image\/fetch\/f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep\/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F8ec17518-5a1f-4d72-bb4c-90894919687f_600x600.jpeg\" target=\"_blank\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>issue #223<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13684,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0},"categories":[2303],"tags":[2389],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44862"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13684"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=44862"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44862\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":44866,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/44862\/revisions\/44866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=44862"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=44862"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kk.org\/cooltools\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=44862"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}