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!!!

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.

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.

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!

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

UH OH!

I really don't know who's reading this, do I. Since there is a severe drought in the comments section, I sometimes forget that people might actually be tuning in to my occasional musings.

Gee, if I had known that people were actually reading this, I might actually update more often!

Anywhoo... Day 30 of marriage and I have been on the road for about half of that. Sometimes, we seem to be playing tag team with who is home when with the dog. September may see some easement in my travel schedule, but probably not with Richy's yet. Maybe I can start to settle into something of a routine, especially when school starts. Being on the road all the time, sure can take it's toll on your health: never any time to exercise and always eating in restaurants. I don't want to see another menu for a while!

I'm in the process of changing to my family name. What a pain in the butt! I guess if you change your name when you're young and don't own anything, it's not so hard. But, as a 30-something year old property owner, the list of where and how you change your name gets a bit longer. I decided to change my name because I think it means we're a team, with the same goals and life directions in mind. I think my decision was made easier because of how common my last name was; wasn't the last of my name in my generation or anything like that. Now, to decide how my new signature is going to look... retrain the brain to sign the new way is going to be fun!

If you blog and no one reads it...

If you make a blog entry and no one reads it, does it still make a (sound)?

Only a few more hours til I pick Rich up at the airport.  We've been married 19 days and have only been together for about 8 of them, and only about 4 of those days we were on our own.  Are we missing out on something?  The inital bonding period?  Or has that already happened since I moved in about 3 months before our wedding day?

Anywhooo... the wedding day was a huge party and everyone seemed to really enjoy themselves.  It was day 5 of a 10 day party since we had so many out of town guests come to visit us.  I really enjoyed seeing everyone have such a good time.

Now, on to improving my golf game.  Rich isn't going to make beating him be easy!  I figure that it will take me a few years before I get there, but maybe he'll start losing sleep when my scores start creeping up on his.