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The days are getting shorter and I'm feeling short on rest. So when it's still dark at 6:15am, and my alarm is beckoning me to wake up and work out, I can't summon the motivation. Approximately four snooze pushes later, I finally open my eyes and consider throwing back the covers.
By that point in time, I have to start the shower routine. With hair that reaches past mid-back, it's a guaranteed time suck when you consider washing, conditioning and drying it. It's a good thing I can skip the makeup routine and generally it doesn't matter what I wear to work. I'm sure I could try showering at night, but I always feel too sleepy and cozy to embark on that journey by the time I think about it.
I partially blame that effect on the darkness seeping in so much earlier. It's still light when I leave the office, but not for long. So with daytime coming later, nighttime coming earlier, and a new faster pace of life...my physical activity time log for the week currently equals zero.
It would be helpful if I could ask myself how I managed to fit it into my life before. But, oh yeah, I didn't really. There were occasional coed rec sports leagues and two week bursts of running. Then there was the one time I tried to do a workout via my cable's on-demand videos. The downstairs neighbor was less than enthused.
There's no end to the articles and studies informing me about the effects of working out on my physical and mental wellness. And it's not that I don't believe them or don't want to do it, I just haven't figured out how to slot it into my new life schedule.
I'm only slightly kidding when I tell you that I keep thinking to myself, "If I can't even figure out how to fit in a 30 minutes a day to work out, how will I ever have kids or a pet...or even a relationship?"
trump lily, lucky penny \10.03\
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By that point in time, I have to start the shower routine. With hair that reaches past mid-back, it's a guaranteed time suck when you consider washing, conditioning and drying it. It's a good thing I can skip the makeup routine and generally it doesn't matter what I wear to work. I'm sure I could try showering at night, but I always feel too sleepy and cozy to embark on that journey by the time I think about it.
I partially blame that effect on the darkness seeping in so much earlier. It's still light when I leave the office, but not for long. So with daytime coming later, nighttime coming earlier, and a new faster pace of life...my physical activity time log for the week currently equals zero.
It would be helpful if I could ask myself how I managed to fit it into my life before. But, oh yeah, I didn't really. There were occasional coed rec sports leagues and two week bursts of running. Then there was the one time I tried to do a workout via my cable's on-demand videos. The downstairs neighbor was less than enthused.
There's no end to the articles and studies informing me about the effects of working out on my physical and mental wellness. And it's not that I don't believe them or don't want to do it, I just haven't figured out how to slot it into my new life schedule.
I'm only slightly kidding when I tell you that I keep thinking to myself, "If I can't even figure out how to fit in a 30 minutes a day to work out, how will I ever have kids or a pet...or even a relationship?"
After $418 in brakes, a full day waiting around for the shop to finish, and $50 in gas (truly insult to injury), I wasn't in the mood for quality time with the highway. So it's one more night in the casa de mis padres, and a glass of Spanish red wine for good measure.
There's nothing like a large and unexpected expense to rev up your motivation to find full-time work again. Conversely, there's nothing like searching for the job you don't know that you want to leave you confused and no further advanced. That's how I spent today's waiting hours, blindly searching and groping for answers and direction.
I wish that jobs were searchable by the company culture you're looking for. From there, I think I'd be better able to scan the various job titles and decide what I'd like to pursue. Today I read a blog post that mentioned a woman who used social media to find a new job. Here's the twist: she didn't advertise herself as seeking a job, but rather as hiring a new boss. Maybe I'm relying to heavily on the odds that standard channels of job searching will provide results. Non-traditional means and outside the box tactics could provide better results, especially taking into consideration my preference for that non-traditional mentality. Of course, I probably have to figure out at least an industry or two to focus on first.
a peek of pond \06.25\
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There's nothing like a large and unexpected expense to rev up your motivation to find full-time work again. Conversely, there's nothing like searching for the job you don't know that you want to leave you confused and no further advanced. That's how I spent today's waiting hours, blindly searching and groping for answers and direction.
I wish that jobs were searchable by the company culture you're looking for. From there, I think I'd be better able to scan the various job titles and decide what I'd like to pursue. Today I read a blog post that mentioned a woman who used social media to find a new job. Here's the twist: she didn't advertise herself as seeking a job, but rather as hiring a new boss. Maybe I'm relying to heavily on the odds that standard channels of job searching will provide results. Non-traditional means and outside the box tactics could provide better results, especially taking into consideration my preference for that non-traditional mentality. Of course, I probably have to figure out at least an industry or two to focus on first.
Correction to yesterday's post: I have actually read 7.25 books from the Top 30 list. Although that seems to be a menial difference, it's actually rather considerable. That's 300 fewer pages that I have to conquer before the end of the year.
As long as I'm on the topic of conquering, I started a new quest today: teaching myself basic coding skills. Yes, by "coding" I mean web development. It seems like a win from every angle; my resume will benefit not only from listing it as a skill, but a self-taught skill, and Codecademy is free. The likelihood of retaining everything that the tutorials are teaching is still up for debate, but worst case scenario is that I'll be better able to understand the code that I mess around with while designing my blogs.
There are slightly more than two hours for me to pull the trigger on yet another quest. Groupon has an online language training deal posted until midnight. For six months of unlimited access, the cost is only $49. Seems like a great deal; they're calling it 95% off retail. Skepticism is inhibiting me from acting, though. Independent customer reviews of this program are non-existent. Their website is extremely cookie cutter and doesn't give me a sense of security. As much as I would love to renew my focus on Spanish, my gut tells me that over 1,000 people just got conned. So, it's still a viable quest, I just need to find a different route.
placid pond \05.22\
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As long as I'm on the topic of conquering, I started a new quest today: teaching myself basic coding skills. Yes, by "coding" I mean web development. It seems like a win from every angle; my resume will benefit not only from listing it as a skill, but a self-taught skill, and Codecademy is free. The likelihood of retaining everything that the tutorials are teaching is still up for debate, but worst case scenario is that I'll be better able to understand the code that I mess around with while designing my blogs.
There are slightly more than two hours for me to pull the trigger on yet another quest. Groupon has an online language training deal posted until midnight. For six months of unlimited access, the cost is only $49. Seems like a great deal; they're calling it 95% off retail. Skepticism is inhibiting me from acting, though. Independent customer reviews of this program are non-existent. Their website is extremely cookie cutter and doesn't give me a sense of security. As much as I would love to renew my focus on Spanish, my gut tells me that over 1,000 people just got conned. So, it's still a viable quest, I just need to find a different route.