Day Two of Stay-Vacation is in progress.
Everyone is coming over this afternoon and I've managed to get the inside of the house fairly well cleaned up and ready. The backyard patio will take the smallest amount of time to reconfigure.I'm stumbling over the menu just slightly and will need to make some decisions on a few additional items. I've done the grocery shopping but artichokes fell off the list and somehow eggplant was purchased. I'm not sure I can work it into the menu today but these are the things I'll need to take care of before everyone starts to get here.
It would seem as if this is work and isn't the reason for a vacation is to relax? Well, first I enjoy this type of work and I am doing my share of relaxing, too. I finished that novel I started and have another waiting. I got my run done and this is really easier to organize than getting everyone situated away from home. There is the added bonus that I have everything I need right here and can sleep in my own bed at night. When you've gotten everything around you the way you like it, why pay to be somewhere else? Maybe I need to pick up a water feature?
TT
Sunday, September 6, 2015
Saturday, September 5, 2015
Three ingredients
My three-day stay-cation has arrived!
I spent last night with at least 100 pages of the novel I'm reading. It's a relaxing way to kick off the eve of the holiday but now it's Saturday morning and I need to get my thoughts in gear. How am I going to pull this off? I figured some festive atmosphere needed to be created. We need food, and what about some fun! Those were my three ingredients to kicked it off.
Can't wait.
TT
I spent last night with at least 100 pages of the novel I'm reading. It's a relaxing way to kick off the eve of the holiday but now it's Saturday morning and I need to get my thoughts in gear. How am I going to pull this off? I figured some festive atmosphere needed to be created. We need food, and what about some fun! Those were my three ingredients to kicked it off.
- Atmosphere - There needs to be some clean up on the home front. I'll need to do a once over inside the house. Basic things like floors, bathroom, kitchen need to be put in order. Then, let's tackle the backyard patio. How about moving those potted plants, sprucing up the table and chairs, and making sure there is space to enjoy the outdoors.
- Food - Everyone is set to come over on Sunday afternoon. Let's think about outdoor cooking and since it's Labor Day the traditional steak might be a good option. What about some fresh summer corn on the grill and maybe some grilled artichoke? I'll have time to think over the menu and see what is available at the grocery store.
- Fun - I'm not sure I can pull this off but I have an idea of doing a 'Chopped' session when everyone is here on Sunday. Only one round of appetizer basket items. I can have Sonny and Dante compete. I want to have Jay in there, too, but I'm not sure I have enough room to cook for all three. I can have the ladies be judges. It would be 20 minutes of hilarity and I get to come up with the basket ingredients. Sounds like fun to me if I can figure out the logistics.
Can't wait.
TT
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Stall tactics
My back is starting to ache and my foot went to sleep. I can feel those pins and needles sticking furiously into the mid portions at my arch. I shouldn't be sitting that way. I unravel the leg I tucked under me and the jabbing becomes more acute. Dang. How can blood trying to circulate to its proper spots hurt so much. You would think the pain would happen when the blood was cut off not when it's flowing back to the parts it should be in the first place.
It's my own fault. If I wasn't sitting in front of this laptop wasting time, I wouldn't be experiencing these mild annoyances. I deserved them for procrastinating. Yes. That's what I get for sitting in front of the laptop, perusing sites and articles that I knew were redundant to information I've already gathered. Sitting while the sound of the washer whirred and bounced the load of laundry. I allowed myself to believe I was waiting for it to finish. Why else would I have a reason to sit and waste time instead of actually doing the work I intended and should have been doing?
But that explains the physical pain. Nothing hurt while I sat wasting away the time. The moment I adjusted myself correctly the pain started. I was oblivious to my time wasting endeavor, thinking there was no harm done until the realization of the consequences after the fact. I used up my allotted time not focusing on my intended subject. Ouch. That hurts like an aching back.
So it was another mission accomplished if I was going for one more procrastination session.
TT
It's my own fault. If I wasn't sitting in front of this laptop wasting time, I wouldn't be experiencing these mild annoyances. I deserved them for procrastinating. Yes. That's what I get for sitting in front of the laptop, perusing sites and articles that I knew were redundant to information I've already gathered. Sitting while the sound of the washer whirred and bounced the load of laundry. I allowed myself to believe I was waiting for it to finish. Why else would I have a reason to sit and waste time instead of actually doing the work I intended and should have been doing?
But that explains the physical pain. Nothing hurt while I sat wasting away the time. The moment I adjusted myself correctly the pain started. I was oblivious to my time wasting endeavor, thinking there was no harm done until the realization of the consequences after the fact. I used up my allotted time not focusing on my intended subject. Ouch. That hurts like an aching back.
So it was another mission accomplished if I was going for one more procrastination session.
TT
Don't act a child
I am bounding around this curve in the week heading toward a three day weekend. I didn't think I was anticipating it as much as I really am. It's as if I can see a vision of the time off in my head and it's starting to give me those anxious, nervous, giddy feelings in my core. I'm feeling a little like a kid looking forward to being off from dreaded school where all the subjects are boring. All hail the time off!
And I am acting a bit of a child even if it isn't visible on the outside. I'm very much looking forward to the extra day. I'm planning and thinking about an entire stay-cation in my silly head. The things I can do and things I can think about doing. It's all part of those anxious, giddy feelings feeding into all the simple and elaborate ideas of all the things I might do when I don't have to show up.
Now let's get around that curve of the rest of the week. Almost there!
TT
And I am acting a bit of a child even if it isn't visible on the outside. I'm very much looking forward to the extra day. I'm planning and thinking about an entire stay-cation in my silly head. The things I can do and things I can think about doing. It's all part of those anxious, giddy feelings feeding into all the simple and elaborate ideas of all the things I might do when I don't have to show up.
Now let's get around that curve of the rest of the week. Almost there!
TT
Wednesday, September 2, 2015
Quiet morning
It's an especially quiet morning. Everything is hushed and seemly darker than it should be at this hour. It sounds sinister but it is more a feeling of calmness. The world hasn't woken up yet and I'm able to take the few minutes before it does to appreciate the lack of movement. A soothing few moments to pause before the bustle of the everyday sweeps us up and carries us away.
I am able to stay here a few more minutes before the lights all come on, the traffic begins to pass, and the day prepares for its routine. I'm making a holiday of a few more minutes. And I will still be here to see the day take its shape.
TT
I am able to stay here a few more minutes before the lights all come on, the traffic begins to pass, and the day prepares for its routine. I'm making a holiday of a few more minutes. And I will still be here to see the day take its shape.
TT
Got to be good
It's September.
The mornings have been a few degrees cooler. It has only been by one or two degrees but enough to make a difference. At least I think that is the case. I know when I go out to run I am hitting paces faster than I have in the past year. Yes. They are shorter runs but the same routes as a year ago. I didn't come close to that before. There is more ease in my step and it seems to be coming around. I think the consistency and will to keep at it this time has made the difference with the added benefit of a few milder degrees.
So keep on moving. Keep up the consistency. Where will I be at the end of another week or two? I can't predict the future but if things keep going down this same path it's got to be good.
TT
The mornings have been a few degrees cooler. It has only been by one or two degrees but enough to make a difference. At least I think that is the case. I know when I go out to run I am hitting paces faster than I have in the past year. Yes. They are shorter runs but the same routes as a year ago. I didn't come close to that before. There is more ease in my step and it seems to be coming around. I think the consistency and will to keep at it this time has made the difference with the added benefit of a few milder degrees.
So keep on moving. Keep up the consistency. Where will I be at the end of another week or two? I can't predict the future but if things keep going down this same path it's got to be good.
TT
Monday, August 31, 2015
SLow5and!?%sTEad99Y
I needed to change my password for my computer access at work today. It has to be done every quarter or so but today was the final day. I've been getting warnings the past two or three times I logged in. Nice little pop-ups would say, "Why don't you change your password now, you only have two more days until..." That wasn't the exact wording. I guess I clicked past the reminder so quickly I don't remember how they were worded.
Of course, the passwords need to have that crazy combination of letter, numbers and characters to make it hard to break. I gave my last password some thought and wanted to follow the rules without making it impossible to remember. I did what the authorities suggested and found a phrase. It was way back at least three months ago and I while I was being realistic, I also wanting to motivate myself with my running.
The phrase was slow and steady. The password was a union of that phrase with capitals, numbers and symbols interspersed. I've been using it every time I log in and it was a constant reminder not to worry about pace but keep up the discipline. Pretty soon, my fingers didn't stumble over trying to type the complicated combination each day. Pretty soon, I wasn't thinking about how slow I might be running but getting out there and doing it. The password and motivation worked.
Today I had to change my password. Let's just say I couldn't help but use the second half of that phrase. Well, along with a multitude of symbols, capitals, and numbers thrown into the mix.
TT
Of course, the passwords need to have that crazy combination of letter, numbers and characters to make it hard to break. I gave my last password some thought and wanted to follow the rules without making it impossible to remember. I did what the authorities suggested and found a phrase. It was way back at least three months ago and I while I was being realistic, I also wanting to motivate myself with my running.
The phrase was slow and steady. The password was a union of that phrase with capitals, numbers and symbols interspersed. I've been using it every time I log in and it was a constant reminder not to worry about pace but keep up the discipline. Pretty soon, my fingers didn't stumble over trying to type the complicated combination each day. Pretty soon, I wasn't thinking about how slow I might be running but getting out there and doing it. The password and motivation worked.
Today I had to change my password. Let's just say I couldn't help but use the second half of that phrase. Well, along with a multitude of symbols, capitals, and numbers thrown into the mix.
TT
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