but I still didn't get up early enough to go for a run before work today.
I blame the dog.
Thursday, November 18, 2010
Friday, November 12, 2010
Facing reality?
Well, I've been making excuses for my lack of focus, scattered home life and lack of working out, etc. I've been using my (and Rich's) hectic travel schedules as a big excuse for why I'm not accomplishing the things I want to do.
Well, guess what!? Another work trip is in the process of being booked.
So, I can either keep on making excuses and keep on treading water and not getting anything done, or I can just accept that I'll be racking a lot more frequent flier miles for the foreseeable future. You can make all the plans you want for the ideal situation but if you're never home, you have to come up with another plan sometimes!
Well, guess what!? Another work trip is in the process of being booked.
So, I can either keep on making excuses and keep on treading water and not getting anything done, or I can just accept that I'll be racking a lot more frequent flier miles for the foreseeable future. You can make all the plans you want for the ideal situation but if you're never home, you have to come up with another plan sometimes!
Saturday, October 23, 2010
Ready, Aim, Aim, Aim...
A lack of focus won't help you get very far.
Ever have so many things on your to-do list or your want-to-do list that you just can't get started? Your focus split in so many directions that you get nothing done? That's how I feel right now. My only to-dos are work, study, workout, and occasionally hose myself off.
I can't decide if it would be better to workout before work and start work a little later or start early so that I can finish early and get many things done in the evening. So far, I haven't really been doing either. I get up early, wander around for a while (usually get sucked into the time vampire aka the Internet), eat breakfast and then go to work. Then, after work, I sit on the computer again to "unwind", which just leads to more time suck and then, next thing I know, I'm wasted all my workout time and soon will be bleeding away my study time too. Eat supper, get on the computer again (I don't know how this keeps happening!) and before I know it, there's maybe an hour left for studying before it's time to go to sleep.
Part of the problem is that my school work is all long distance and online. I find it very hard to study off of a computer after being on it for 8 hours for work and then several more hours of websurfing. It's so easy to open another website and then another because it's far more interesting than the subject at hand. In fact, right now, by writing this post, I am still procrastinating!
Should try to study = no studying is going to happen because I resent the fact that I "have" to do this uninteresting activity.
Want to study = is a lie I tell myself.
Plan to study (it's even on the schedule) = lies I tell to others and myself.
Want to pass the course and finish CGA = the truth at last but difficult to achieve without putting in the time.
So close to being done. AARRRRRGGGGG!!!
Ever have so many things on your to-do list or your want-to-do list that you just can't get started? Your focus split in so many directions that you get nothing done? That's how I feel right now. My only to-dos are work, study, workout, and occasionally hose myself off.
I can't decide if it would be better to workout before work and start work a little later or start early so that I can finish early and get many things done in the evening. So far, I haven't really been doing either. I get up early, wander around for a while (usually get sucked into the time vampire aka the Internet), eat breakfast and then go to work. Then, after work, I sit on the computer again to "unwind", which just leads to more time suck and then, next thing I know, I'm wasted all my workout time and soon will be bleeding away my study time too. Eat supper, get on the computer again (I don't know how this keeps happening!) and before I know it, there's maybe an hour left for studying before it's time to go to sleep.
Part of the problem is that my school work is all long distance and online. I find it very hard to study off of a computer after being on it for 8 hours for work and then several more hours of websurfing. It's so easy to open another website and then another because it's far more interesting than the subject at hand. In fact, right now, by writing this post, I am still procrastinating!
Should try to study = no studying is going to happen because I resent the fact that I "have" to do this uninteresting activity.
Want to study = is a lie I tell myself.
Plan to study (it's even on the schedule) = lies I tell to others and myself.
Want to pass the course and finish CGA = the truth at last but difficult to achieve without putting in the time.
So close to being done. AARRRRRGGGGG!!!
Sunday, October 3, 2010
If you're just going through the motions...
Almost done my CGA but lately, I feel like I'm just going through the motions when it comes to studying for my course. I'm having a hard time focusing on what I need to be doing and I'm falling behind quickly. I just want to be done with studying and I'm having a really hard time staying interested. Maybe I've just been in this program too long? Helpful tips to get me through one of my last courses are welcome.
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
Why working at home is both awesome and horrible
I think this sums it up nicely: http://theoatmeal.com/comics/working_home
It's happened again. It's Wednesday (I think) and I haven't left the house since Sunday and have no immediate plans to do so. At least I showered today.
It's happened again. It's Wednesday (I think) and I haven't left the house since Sunday and have no immediate plans to do so. At least I showered today.
Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Happiness
Is becoming more comfortable with your core misery, a form of happiness?
What does it mean to you, to be happy? Does it just mean freedom from misery or is it a fleeting feeling of joy; a high that doesn't last? How long can one sustain feelings of euphoria from new experiences? Is it the relentless pursuit of happiness that make us do stupid things like spend money we don't have on things we don't need? Why do humans adapt to their environments so darn fast and lose that high so quickly?
Silly TV shows! You're not supposed to make me think!
What does it mean to you, to be happy? Does it just mean freedom from misery or is it a fleeting feeling of joy; a high that doesn't last? How long can one sustain feelings of euphoria from new experiences? Is it the relentless pursuit of happiness that make us do stupid things like spend money we don't have on things we don't need? Why do humans adapt to their environments so darn fast and lose that high so quickly?
Silly TV shows! You're not supposed to make me think!
Friday, September 3, 2010
Secrets Of Running Speed at Runner's World
Hmmm... Sounds like a good list, but I think you can't get faster if you don't run at all!
Secrets Of Running Speed at Runner's World
Secrets Of Running Speed at Runner's World
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