2012 - Hello New Year!

The new year is upon us and perhaps this will be the year that I break out and do some fun things, accomplish the Resolution List, and enjoy every fun moment that heads my way. Perhaps I will even blog more.

I just love the hopeful possibilities that arrive this time of year. I can only hope to hang on tight to these optimistic feelings and keep things rolling throughout the year, not just the first few weeks of the month.

A thought....

Be the best Me!

It is quite simple if you think about it. I spend this time thinking I wish I was better at this, that and the other thing, but really I just need to be the best me.

October 14 - where is the time going?

Not that I have the time to sit and write all my thoughts about time and how fast it is melting away, but I just had to stop and take note. It is October 14! How did that happen? I guess I need to write the date on the top of my to do lists as well. Perhaps that will help me chug through the list and keep on top of things that I would like to get done.

One of these days procrastination will not get in my way of accomplishing so much. But perhaps that will be best tackled... tomorrow.

Caution... Watch out!

I have the pleasure of living on a small hill (mountain, depending on your point of view) so every day to leave I have to drive down the hill. I can shortcut up over the little ridge to head south or just follow the slope of the hill, skirting past downtown if I want to head north. As I usually need to head south, I had to drive up over the ridge. To my surprise there was one of those bright construction-orange Caution signs right at the top of the ridge right on the orange double line. That point of the drive is also where another road intersects so it is a bit of a blind corner. So I dutifully slowed down and took a quick look around to see what I am slowing down for. When I didn't see anything at first glace, I just thought it must be something to do with the curvy downhill drive ahead of me. At least I was warned to slow down. You never know what you will find.

On my way back home, I took the shortcut up over the ridge. To my surprise, the caution sign was still there. Since I didn't see anything on the way up, I was curious why I should slow down. Only as I approached the sign did I finally see what the caution sign was warning me about. Underneath that Caution sign was one skunk, slightly flattened. That was nice of someone to warn me not to hit the skunk that was already road paint. However, it would have been nice if that caution sign wasn't up for another 24hrs. Really? Couldn't someone come out and scoop up the skunk sooner than that?

Another Monday

Today has not been nearly as productive as I had hoped. Lots of ideas swirling around in my head along with a long list of things to do. The biggest thing that takes up a lot of my time is photos. Right now I am struggling with the downloading of photos from the camera or memory card onto the computer. Since this is such a slow step right now, I do not do it very often which only adds to the tediousness. I really do need to find a better and faster way to download my photos. Then I will have more time for the other photo things in my life - picking my favorites and passing them along.

In addition to photos I also need to push hard on the job hunt front but the details of that will have to wait for later. Time to get back to work.

Look out Tuesday...

Here I come! I have my list and I hope to tackle a few things tomorrow.

Best of luck to me!

Amazing...

I signed in the other evening to make a new post (finally). However due to the computer/iTouch, I was not able to write any text. Instead I quickly glanced at the last few entries. Once again I am reminded that I really should write things down and refer back to them. It was in April that I wrote about there not being enough time. Yet here I am in September wishing for more time. Some how all this time went by and I am still at the same point. It is time to start moving forward with new goals in mind.

Look out world, I am going to grab the pen and tackle a new goal or two!

photo of the day

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Life Lesson

When purchasing food at a bake sale where children will be near/passing the table, choose food from the back of the table. Short kids cannot reach that far.

Time

Time is elusive. I have been thinking that there will always be more time later to organize my photos, write friends, go for a walk, (fill in the blank). However I am finding that I think there will be more time tomorrow or next week or after I meet the next deadline, but it never materializes. So in those few brief moments that I can think about it, I will have to find a new approach to accomplishing things on my want to do list. Perhaps it all comes down to doing things that are good enough and then moving on.

Luck

I am so lucky! If only I could stand on the roof and shout it out to the world. If only I could bottle up the pure happiness I have right now to save and sip for a more challenging time, but for now I shall smile to myself and take a deep, relaxing breath in.

Life is good! I am lucky!

Who Knew?

Since my days and nights are in reverse right now I thought nothing about sending an email to work IT helpdesk in response to an earlier email I received in the day. A few hours later I thought about sending out another email to someone else and noticed I received an email directly from someone working in the IT department. He wanted to know if this can be taken care of during business hours and that I should not be sending the messages directly to his email. Since sending a reply now would only further upset this person it will have to wait. Who knew an email sent to the IT helpdesk would elicit a response from someone in the department 24/7? I will have to make it a point to send my apologies to him tomorrow. While I would like to write up the email now for me to send later, I am afraid I will accidentally send it out tonight.

I guess from now on, only send work emails to people during business hours. You never know if they are carrying a blackberry and will be buzzed about the email immediately.

The Good Ol' Days

I really do miss the days of loving my job. Working on the weekends is no fun, especially since I was not planning on working. I guess this too shall pass. I can only hope to have another job that I truly enjoy. Until then, I need to trudge through the rat race and try to keep my head above water.

Just another Manic Monday...

I have spent the good part of this morning and part of last night feeling sorry for myself because no one really cares about how I am doing. They just want to ask politely how you are doing and they expect to hear the normal answers. Anything outside the normal is something they do not want to hear. But somewhere during the drive back from lunch and walking back to my desk I realized something. It isn’t that no one cares; it is just that the majority of my time is spent with coworkers and they are the ones that really do not care. Your family and really good friends do care about your well being. Unfortunately most people do not get to see them most days (unless of course you work with your family).

I guess that is my one small revelation for the day. Time to get back to the grind. Perhaps with this new insight I will let up on myself and enjoy the day for what it is.

My own worst enemy

Yes, your words should help motivate me to get to work and help me be a better person, but I am too busy beating myself up over my poor performance to really listen to the words. Yes, I am stuck in a rut and need to find a way to get out, but I rarely put myself first.

If only I would give myself the time to nurture myself.

Back to the grind...

Need look around a bit

Life is what you make of it. What more can I say? There have been a lot of thoughts going through my head of late, but I really just need to take a step back and be grateful. In the grand scheme of things, life is good. Yes, I am working a lot, but I am healthy, not deeply in debt, and overall things have been good. Sometimes I just need to take a deep look around to really appreciate the great life I have.

If I would only give myself more time...

I finally sat in front the computer for a couple of hours with the task of designing a web page. Granted, I had purchased the domain name in December, but was frustrated getting 1 page set up. Then I realized, I really was not giving myself the time to do the task. Instead I would sit down and get frustrated withing 30 minutes of using a completely new software with absolutely NO EXPERIENCE designing a web page. No wonder the experience was crazy-frustrating!

I hope I remember this experience - put the time into the things I want to be doing instead of wasting it doing things of little value to me personally.

Happy Sunday!

Photo of the Week

One resolution that I have not been following is to keep a camera with me everywhere I go. You never know when you might see some thing nice like this.

Enjoy!

Better Late than Never

I had grand plans for the new year, but life has a way of keeping me busy. Or perhaps I do not put the fun things first in my life. Either way, it is time to step it up and start focusing on things that are important to me.

One of those important things is health - so I shall close and get some sleep as I am starting the week out with a late night due to surfing. Since I have not had home access to the internet for over a week, I had to catch up on some of my favorite blogs, read the news and surf for a few new things. Plus I had hoped to order a few calendars and moving cards, but that took a back seat.

Happy Mid-February everyone!

What would make my day smoother?

I awoke this morning in a great mood after a good night's sleep and pleasant dreams. However as the day went on I was feeling more drained from my job. The amount of work will take longer than the time I can clock in for the week. I cannot work overtime, so I guess I need to only put in the hours that for the week and anything extra will have to wait.

While that will be great, I also think that I need to do something to get myself in a better mood to handle the stresses related to my job. What can I do to start my morning off on a better foot? I have not had the time to organize my to do list for the following day. Perhaps I need to get into work a little earlier to help me get a few things organized before the barrage of other to do's pop up.

Something to think about while I work on my homework.