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Big sigh.... it's been a rough week, but it's
coming to an end. Today's my last day at the office before a four-day
weekend. The kids still go to school tomorrow, and we've got hockey this
weekend, but I'll still be able to accomplish some stuff. The oxycon is
scheduled to arrive on the 6th, so no rush to get my minor set up. Whatever I
do this weekend, will be on the hothead. My musing for today has to do with being
reclusive, being out there at all times, or finding some middle ground. As an independent artist, it's within my
natural tendency to want to work alone and not have to socialize...
definitely not have to market myself... ugh. But, the reality is that the more "out
there" and visible I am, the more attention I bring to myself and my
work and the more sales I make. Blah! We (Mike and I) attended a horror con several
years back, and I came away from it realizing that schmoozing was a much
larger part of the industry (and one's success) than I was willing to make
it. I guess I like the idea of an artist just
doing his art and waiting to be discovered... but man, that just does NOT
happen (or if it does, it's so few and far between, I'm not sure anyone I
know will ever see it). Sigh... So, my point? I have to decide how much
schmoozing/marketing I'm willing to do for my art. Today I'm grateful that:
Okay, I'll write. I don't want to. I'm
completely stir crazy today. Not a good way to start
the week. I mean, it makes sense to be stir crazy on
Friday 'cause then I'm anxious to get out of the office and start my
weekend.... but on a Monday? Yikes! Also, I woke up at 4... Mike was snoring and
doing his sleep apnea thing, and I just couldn't get past it. I wonder if
soon I'll be relegated to sleeping on the couch... hm...
6 cats COULD be worse than one snoring man... I don't know. Today is the kids' first day of school. Maybe
that's part of my ... inability to concentrate. BTW, we're taking care of a friend's puppy for
a few days. She's a real cutie, but Bear doesn't really understand how to do
"dog play". The puppy even tries to entice the cats to play. They,
of course, will have none of that.
I'm a little disappointed in a custom order
I'm doing. I was unable, despite searching low and high, to get my hands on
the exact shade of bead I wanted. I need to respond to email. Okay, today's gratefuls...
I'm grateful that:
Wow... I'm so sleep all of a sudden. Oh man...
it's gonna be an early night. BUT! Before I can go to bed, I have to think
ahead. What are the kids going to have for breakfast? What are they going to
take for lunch? Did I call Sigh... Sorry (again). Yeah, it's been a couple of "filled"
days in a row. A "filled" day is usually one in which I just go
from point A to point B in a straight line.... no time for computer, no time
for rest, no time for anything... hockey, work, errands, etc. And yes, that also means I'm probably
alienating a bunch of family and friends 'cause I haven't been able to email
this past week either. Hmph! But I still have to do my gratefuls,
so here they come... Today I'm grateful that:
Okay, now I have to go catch up on a ton of
things I'm behind in. And now, whenever I end a sentence with a
preposition, I'll think of Patrice. :-) (Because it was Patrice who informed me
that it's NOT a grammatical error… and lo and behold, it's not.) I'm not in the mood to do an entry today, but
I know if I don't it easily turns into two days, then three, etc. Ate something "off" today for
lunch... hope I don't get sick (food poisoning) now. Hmph!
I guess I'll continue cleaning the house
tonight. The computer room, at least. My lw bead auctions
are going higher. Eek! I don't even want to show them here... don't want to
risk anyone else bidding on them. Talk about confidence, eh? :-) So let's see... what can I
pull out of the hat for today's grateful things... Today I'm grateful that:
Shrug... feelin'
just a smidge out of sorts today... this week... shrug... Nothing wrong, so don't feel badly for me or
worry or anything... just... maybe I feel unfocused... or maybe it was my
lunch. Ha! Okay, TTYL! The ball of my foot hurts today. VERY much.
Sigh... So I mentioned that Skunky's
been coming into the house in the mornings, when Bear comes in. This morning
after I let him explore for a few minutes I decided he should probably go
out. I found him curled into a ball under the coffee table, purring away. I
picked him up and he kept purring! I was petting him for about half a minute
while holding him before he realized his craziness and sprang out of my arms,
making a beeline for the door. Heh I wasn't as productive today as I feel I
should have been. I did do some SRAJD stuff, though. A friend of mine and I decided we're going to
write a book about... divorce and the aftermath. I'll probably be sued, but
it will be funny. Okay, today's gratefuls
(and I hope I'm not already repeating myself)... I'm thankful that:
Okay, over and out until tomorrow... Got control (on paper, at least) of my bills.
I should say "our bills", but no one else really pays attention to
them, so I'll just call them "my bills". Today's "I'm grateful
that... "
Blah... 5 days without an entry. Just
remember, Laura... guilt is a useless emotion. Hmph!
So, let's start with our daily "gratefuls"...
Remind me tomorrow to talk about Monica's
jewelry designing. Oh, and I'm looking into why my guestbook
suddenly doesn't work anymore. I guess I don’t feel like talking much right
now... sorry... will try again tomorrow... Took Monica to hockey camp this morning. She
loved it. Came home… Gabe said he was bored not playing hockey… he wished he
had a camp to go to. Blackie's back. She is totally NOT nice to Skunky and Homer. I'm sure she disappeared for a couple
weeks 'cause she had another litter. She was SOOOOO attached to Skunky and Homie… it's an
amazing sight to see, her just dissing them now. Mar's been really bad, attacking Ten all the
time lately. Sigh… Okay, my grateful things for today:
Okay, Mon's home… gotta
go… Oops, kinda forgot
to do any updates over the weekend. Alright, let's do the gratitude thing straight
off the bat ('cause it's the most fun).
... and now I have
this (created with PVC)...
Okay, now onto other things... My friend and I had a talk last night about
two things we want to work on in our lives. One is getting healthy, the other
is ... not sure what the word is... becoming more tolerant? Learning to
control our emotions? Well, I'll try to post any progress or tips I
come up with. On the way to work today I had an internal
dialogue about how the words "good" and "well" are used
with the verb "looks". So we all know that if it's used as an
adjective, it's "good" (That was a good meal.). And if it's used as an adverb, it's
"well" (He play guitar well.). But then I was thinking about traffic. You
say, "Traffic looks good". But if you're saying HOW the traffic looks,
wouldn't it be well? But "looks" is a transitive verb.
That means it can't stand alone. Like "holds". "He
holds...." See, something has to go after it. So maybe the rule is, "Use well instead
of good if it's being used as an adverb, but use good when it's an adjective
or the object of a transitive verb". Yikes! Oh, and since the "server" was busy
and I didn't get to post this, I've now had breakfast. My update. Ha ha ha! A banana, a V-8 (which
doesn't have added sugar, btw), and a hard-boiled egg. Total Fat: 6 grams;
Total Calories: 350; Total Carbs: 42 Blah! That's just not good enough! Okay, it was still better than chocolate milk
and donuts, but I must be more careful. I feel good. Unfortunately, there's something
in me going, "Yeah, but it's just temporary"... or.. "It's a feeling based on false hope; don't buy
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