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As I’m sure y’all know, last week was not so super. I had some unpleasantness going on at home and work just keeps getting busier. I had set fewer goals for myself hoping that would help. It did, a little, I just feel bad that I didn’t get more of the “little” done. C’est la vie. I think I still got more done than I otherwise would have because I had the Building Rome / setting goals structure in place.
On to the update…
Goals from last week:
- Keep scanning/sorting the picture prints. Done. I didn’t get a whole lot scanned, but some.
- Do a sketch at least 3x that is not tied to the Cartoon Challenge. I managed to get 2 done, so almost.
- Do something creative (which is neither a sketch or the CC) at least 3x. I didn’t get anything creative done except for the 2 sketches. I did go to the craft store on Saturday and get some supplies for future projects, but that doesn’t really count.
Established Goals for every week:
- Take pills every morning. Done. I found a way to make it even easier when I found a tiny round divided pill box thing at the pharmacy. The spaces are just big enough to hold the 3 pills I take in the morning and having it marked by day makes it way easier to see if I taken them. Best part – only $1.49.
- Make bed and tidy living space every morning. Josh is still evidently thinking he needs to make the bed. I was grumpy enough last week that I just left it at that and called it good. This week I’m going to try to do a better job.
- Do something creative at least 3x per week. Not quite, but I tried.
- Keep a list of one good thing that happens every day. Not exactly, but I made something work. I’m calling this a success because I was able to think of 7 things that were “good” in my mind that happened over the course of the week.
- Participate in the Cartoon Craziness Challenge. Yes, got my entry posted just about as late as possible, but I did it.
Goals for this week:
- Keep working on sorting/scanning photos.
- Keep sketching. I need to get at least one done.
- Finish the bits for the care package for M. I need to get that in the mail.
- Try to come up with a creative way to express “letting my freak flag fly” – that’s the theme for this week’s challenge.
That’s going to be it for this week. My calendar for work looks like a bad game of Tetris and it’s only going to get worse. Not sure if I’ve mentioned or not, but the week of Aug 11 I’ll be teaching 9 classes over 5 days and going in for a brief demo Saturday morning. The following week I’ll be staying late two nights for orientation sessions for adjunct instructors. I do get a week of vacation in September, which I’m looking forward to. No plans, other than a dental appointment, but just being off work will be nice.
My (un)happy little ass will be staying home today. I did something over the weekend to seriously piss my back off and didn’t sleep worth a shit because of it last night. I remember trying to wake Josh up at like 2am to see if he’d take me to the hospital. It actually hurts to breathe. Anyway, I’m waiting for the doc’s office to open to see if I can get a regular appointment. Much cheaper.
Well done on managing to keep to some of your goals with everything else that was going on!! I’m sorry about your back though, that sounds awful! I hope you get in at the docs-keep us posted. And feel better soon xx
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Thanks, the office should open in a few minutes – assuming the receptionist girls feel like answering the phone.
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😦 I hope you feel better soon.
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Thank you.
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Aww chum a bad back and s a bitch! Hope you get better soon x and hey, any progress is better than no progress, right?
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Totally true. I’ve managed to get a few things done around the house so far, and an appointment made to see the doc – but not until tomorrow. 😦 I think I’ve been in this rotten desk chair long enough, time to go knit on the sofa.
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Great work on accomplishing your goals! I hope you get feeling better soon though, back pain is no good and not breathing right even worse. 😦
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It’s funny how much attention saying, “yeah, it hurts when I try to breathe too deep” will get you. I managed to setup a visit with my preferred doc late tomorrow afternoon. Now to see if I can survive until then.
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I totally hear you about how the Building Rome structure keeps you getting more done than you might if the structure were not already in place. That is definitely the case for me.
I hope the doctor is able to do something that gives you some relief quickly. I’ll be thinking of you.
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Thanks, I’m wondering now if it’s muscle related or arthritis related. They had told me a few years ago that I’m starting to get arthritis in my lower back, but this is quite a bit farther up. Hard telling. I’d just like to know how to maintain.
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Yeah, we can cope with things if we know basically what to expect and how to maintain some level of function. I hope you don’t have too long to wait for the appointment.
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I think it’s at 3:20 this afternoon. (it’s 8:30am here now)
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Good luck with it! I’ll check in the morning and see if there is news. It’s 9:47pm here. 🙂
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