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Hey Ya'll!! Super-duper quick check in. Today is road-trip day, as I'm renting a car to go to the "Cane Ridge" meeting site. It's an old revival site where there's a museum. It's about a four hour drive round trip. This is sort of a slow performance day at the convention, so I decided to go for it. The convention is, well,…
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OK, pebbs (and others?) NOW I am in manic planning/buzzing around getting ready mode. I realized yesterday that I hadn't even figured out how to get from the airport to my hotel (sometimes a major problem if you fly into a town where there's no taxi service, which I have done) so, I started doing that and then ordered a…
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Morning! Ugh, there are workmen on our roof (so maybe it won't rain in my bedroom this spring?) but it's my teaching day, and they're using a smelly generator and the whole building is shaking and I can't find my first student's number. I want to flee my apartment. In other news, goals for the day are to flee (absolutely…
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Did we scare off new folks? I think we're friendly. Are we not friendly? Anyways. . .Have pretty much decided to go have a talk with the union rep when I get back from the trip. It is not OK to treat workers or people in general this way, and I for one will not put up with it. I will at least calmly put my…
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Morning, As is my usual mode, this time I was worried about nothing, although I essentially had to beg the secretary to please just tell me my assignment if she knew, because I was going crazy times.. I'm still going to go have a talk with my union rep because when I went to see the interim dept head to get my contract,…
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WOW MM!!!! I am so excited for you. It's been so long in coming that it's hard to believe it's real and it isn't even happening to me. . .I can't imagine what ya'll are going through. Here's hoping everything moves forward perfectly!:heart:
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Why depressed? not enough? sometimes I get depressed over success, like it's a letdown, or I need to "celebrate" it in a weird way. Yesterday was a mopey day. Over now, and keep going. Today is a new, less depressed day, or something.:wink: Today I have to go up to campus, and probably there isn't a fight. I have to go…
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Hey, new people, post again! Did better yesterday due to declaring a day of non food rewards. Blog post about this if you're interested. Today is writing/editing and a walk. Also more not stress eating and patience.:wink: tomorrow, I attack at dawn. Or something like that.:tongue: Shortest post ever, boogaloo.:flowerforyou:
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Morning, all. First up, confession time: too much ice cream for dessert last night. So, fell victim to stress eating. Feel sort of gross this a.m. Second up, may have solved a slight mystery. I think I am actually so stressed out I'm not eating during the day, thereby being starving at dinner time, thereby overeating then.…
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Morning pebbs, both new and old, I have decided that for the next two weeks, my ONLY goal is to not stress eat. Seriously. I did OK with portions yesterday, but not choices. I actually ate leftover candy from a party I gave last week for lunch. Boo. So, today the goal is to eat real food, in portions. And that's enough to…
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I ended up going for a super long walk yesterday. I am all nervous/wired up due to university craziness, and I was trying to get some of that energy out of my system. I still haven't heard, and now think that they may be trying to mess with my funding (my union contract says I get six years of funding, the department is…
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Reboot Everyday, yay. . .boogaloo. In the spirit of a new month, I slept until noon. Ooops. For those that don't know me, I live with a chronic fatigue/pain condition, as well as psoriatic arthritis. (I think I'm starting a psoriatic flare, as I've been having some skin issues. . .ugh) Long story short, I wake up in a…
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All the ones I think of sound so "Oprah". . ."Your Best Each Day" YBED or "Every Day is New" EDN or "Do All You Can" DAYC? I like the idea that we would stress the idea that every day is a new do-over, to recognize that you do your best (whatever your current best is on that day, which is mostly selfish for me, because…
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Happy Wednesday, my pebbs! I've declared today a day off from braining. I have a therapy appointment downtown, and then my husband is meeting me and we're going to the CNE, which is essentially a state fair on steroids. It's part of my "OK, summer is really over ritual" I've been performing this week. Yesterday I went and…
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I'm OK. Just leave me here. . .I'll be fine. (fans self, breathes deeply falls into a deep, deep denial):wink:
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AAAAAAAIIIIiiiiiiiigggghhhh!!!! Faints at this info, falls over.
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Still no news, grr. I seem to remember being in exactly the same deal last year at this time. I wish I could just be "meh, let it go", but it annoys me to NO END! especially since I'll be gone for over a week so soon after the term starts, which makes me feel like a slacker, even though it's their fault. OK, mini-rant…
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Wow, MM. . .that's tough. I think if she's in charge of how much you water the lawn, she needs to pay for the water. Also, in drought conditions, grass dies. Sorry. Get together was a success, so late start today. For today: work sessions (to start immediately after I type this) in between work sessions, gorilla trainer…
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Happy Sunday, Pebbs. . . super quick check-in, as I'm behind "party to-do list timeline" Cleaning, picking up stuff, and preparing food/drinks is the order of the day. Just did a deep clean of the cat box (It's one of those automatic-cleaning ones) and think I may have broken it. Boo. My neighbors are smoking um,…
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Yep, I forgot to check in yesterday. I got deeply involved in revising my paper, so that took up pretty much the whole day. Sorry for your back, Livi. Go easy, and don't forget to stretch! Mary, I hope that the installation gets finished so kitty can rest. My boy cat is a nervous nelly, and we had roof repairs early in the…
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Morning, pebbs. Today we are celebrating our "Canada-versary" it's our fifth. Unbelievable that we packed everything up and moved to a different country five years ago. We're spending the day doing some of our favorite city things. After that, I might try to start chopping down/altering my introduction into something like…
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Wow, just now getting around to checking in. Crazy day. Big news from the conference people: I'm off the waitlist, and accepted. So, exciting! And whoa! Lots and lots to do now. Busy day, walked to and from the subway, met a friend for coffee, just now getting around to eating a proper meal (I've been snacking all day).…
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Morning, pebbs. I cannot imagine living consistently in that heat. We had two weeks of 100+ weather earlier in the summer, and I could barely breathe or move. I really hope you guys get some rain and relief soon! Today is: Finishing touches on draft (so close! It is nearly totally finished) Hopefully barter session for…
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:wink: MM, some days I think we should call this sbf, one day at a time challenge. I am still very much in this mode, especially due to the fact that I can't plan much in advance (still no word on work for the fall, grr.) Dear rainclouds that visited us yesterday and broke the heat, please go south and visit my Texan…
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I am trying to be more generous with my desire that August will last forever. Trying.:wink: Mostly I'm just enjoying my wide-open schedule and all the time I have to devote to writing. I will miss it when I have other work to do. I actually like the cooler weather. I have my waxing lady coming over, in between…
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I'm sorry, peanut butter.:wink: I just went on a spending spree in the high end section of the drugstore. . .whee! They have a "points reward program", and I had racked up the points (this drugstore is literally next door to us, so all of our household essentials like cleaning products, toilet paper, shampoos and stuff…
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MM, I still vote for "nothing" as weekend plans, but that's just me. Are you logging your calories, MM? Maybe when you get your hormones straightened around, your hunger will straighten around, too. I know I'm on this bio-something or other hormone balancer-outer, and my appetite weirdness has gone way done since my doc…
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MM, here's my go-to when I get really exhausted: I get out a blank piece of 8x11 paper, 7 post-it notes and do this: http://the99percent.com/tips/6945/If-It-Wont-Fit-On-A-Post-It-It-Wont-Fit-In-Your-Day Other than that, take your laziness, you crazy powerhouse.:wink: it works great to prioritize my time and energy. Just…
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Livi and CP, you made my day by checking in. CP, when I get like you're describing, I have to make teeny tiny to do lists, and then give myself tons of credit when I accomplish them. I know the "why bother" cycle of despair quite well, and my best advice is to bother just a little bit here and there. Start with calling the…
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one more: a paleo-style diet has really helped me alleviate symptoms. this post just came into my feed this morning, and it's a sensible approach to steering toward that style of diet. Warning: the authoress likes to swear. :wink: but her blog is awesome. http://www.stumptuous.com/how-to-go-primal-without-really-trying
