2026-W02 - The Manor UK

# ✧ 2026-W02 | The AI Integration Week - Mind Blown Edition ### 🤯 The Week Everything Changed This was the week that transformed how I work with my Obsidian vault forever. On Monday, January 12th, 2026, I discovered that Claude AI could directly access, read, and write to my Time Garden vault. What started as curiosity quickly became an incredible partnership. ### 🚀 Major Breakthroughs **AI Vault Integration**: Successfully established direct file system access, allowing Claude to read and write notes, create files from templates, and automate workflows. Mind = absolutely blown. **Cross-Device Workflow**: Discovered the perfect setup - voice dictation on mobile for brainstorming and note-taking, then switching to desktop where Claude has file access to execute the actual work. The future arrived this week. **D&D Session Note Revolution**: Created an automated workflow where I capture raw session notes during gameplay, then Claude transforms them into polished narrative-style episode recaps. Tested successfully with Episodes 13, 14, and 15. **Digital Garden Enhancement**: Learned CSS customization for my published site (themanoruk.cc), including table styling and centering. Now I can make my Obsidian Publish site look exactly how I want. ### 💡 Key Innovations - Created the 'Claude AI Integration Test' note documenting the entire journey - Established comprehensive tagging system for future searching - Developed reusable CSS classes for table formatting - Built note transformation pipeline (raw → narrative format) - Integrated voice input on mobile with desktop file operations ### 🎮 D&D Campaign Progress The Mighty Hands campaign documentation reached a new level. Episode 13 captured the party's naming ceremony (rolled a d20 to choose 'The Mighty Hands'), the Speak with Dead ritual investigating a mysterious gnome's death, and the first mentions of the Stone of Golorr. Episode 14 followed with tension at the Yawning Portal, Beatrix's strange reaction to Kozu, and Durnan's memorable slap. All now preserved in beautiful narrative format. ### 🌟 Personal Growth This week represents a fundamental shift in how I approach knowledge management. What was once manual note-taking and organization became an AI-assisted partnership. The possibilities feel endless - automated D&D recaps, voice-to-text workflows, AI-powered vault organization, and seamless cross-device productivity. The week that started with 'Lets go AI Claude :-) lets see if it works right' ended with a fully functional AI assistant integrated into every aspect of my digital garden. Historic moment achieved. Week rating: 9/10 (and honestly, I'm being modest). ___ ## Wheel of Life ### Spiritual | 8 - Experiencing a sense of purpose and excitement through creative exploration of AI and technology. The discovery of new possibilities with Claude integration brought a feeling of connection to innovation and the future. Mindful engagement with digital tools as an extension of personal growth. ### Career/Work | 10 - Breakthrough week professionally! Successfully mastered advanced Obsidian workflows, automated D&D session documentation, and established AI-assisted productivity systems. Developed valuable technical skills in CSS, file management, and cross-platform integration. Table tennis coaching continues alongside these new digital innovations. ### Love/Relationships | 7 - Maintained connection with D&D group through [[The Mighty Hands]] campaign. Episodes 13-15 documented rich interactions with NPCs like [[Beatrix]], [[Durnan the Wanderer]], and [[Sarah]]. [[Kozu Marphanis]] relationships developing complexity. Time invested in solo technical projects balanced against social gaming sessions. ### Health/Fitness | 9 - High energy throughout the week fueled by excitement and discovery. Mental health boosted significantly by accomplishing challenging technical goals and seeing tangible results. Physical activity maintained through table tennis coaching. Enthusiasm and engagement at peak levels. ### Fun/Recreation | 8 🎮 Recreation Rating - D&D campaign thriving with [[The Mighty Hands]] adventures in Waterdeep. Successfully balanced gameplay enjoyment with documentation innovation. Tabletop gaming remains central to recreation, now enhanced by AI-powered session note transformation. The creative intersection of gaming and technology proving deeply satisfying. ### Social | 9 👥 Social Rating - Strong week for social engagement! Active participation in D&D sessions with the group, exploring Waterdeep's [[Yawning Portal]] and interacting with diverse NPCs. Regular gaming sessions maintaining important friendships. Digital collaboration with Claude adding a new dimension to social-technical interaction. Community connections strong. ### Finance | 5 💰 Finance Rating - Average finance week. No major purchases beyond the purple cloak acquisition in D&D (2 gold pieces). Found valuable Magical Emporium coupon for future use. Focus this week was on building skills and systems rather than financial activities. Maintaining stable position while investing time in personal development. ## Ratings ✮⋆˙ ```tracker searchType: frontmatter searchTarget: dayRating dateFormat: YYYY-MM-DD-dddd datasetName: dayRating startDate: 2026-01-06-Tuesday endDate: 2026-01-12-Monday summary: template: "Average Rating: {{average()}}" ``` ```dataviewjs dv.view("0-TIME GARDEN/06 Templates/Scripts/templater/dataviewjs/weekly/weeklyRatingChart", {container: this.container}) ``` ## Logs --- >[!progress]- **Progress** ```dataview TABLE WITHOUT ID regexreplace(L.text, "placer", "") AS Progress, file.day AS Date FROM "0-TIME GARDEN/01 Daily" WHERE file.day >= date("2026-01-06") AND file.day <= date("2026-01-12") FLATTEN file.lists AS L WHERE contains(L.tags, "#progress") SORT file.day DESC ``` >[!ideas]- **Ideas** ```dataview TABLE WITHOUT ID regexreplace(L.text, "placer", "") AS Ideas, file.day AS Date FROM "0-TIME GARDEN/01 Daily" WHERE file.day >= date("2026-01-06") AND file.day <= date("2026-01-12") FLATTEN file.lists AS L WHERE contains(L.tags, "#idea") SORT file.day DESC ``` ## General Overview --- ```dataview table alias, dayRating from [[2026-W02]] WHERE file.name != "tp.file.title" ``` --- ```dataviewjs dv.view("0-TIME GARDEN/06 Templates/Scripts/templater/dataviewjs/weekly/weeklyWheelOfLifeChart", {container: this.container}) ``` ---