Some days, i really do wonder how some people manage to get it all done. Or, at least, appear to others to be able to get it all done! i wish i was one of those people. i have my definite morning routine....coffee, NPR, crossword puzzle and emails. Today, i sit here thinking of everything i have to do today and everything i need to accomplish this week and i am trying very hard not to overwhelm myself.
i'm not sure what system of getting things done works best for me. i am definitely a list person and that can be both good and bad. When i make a list, it's good for me to have everything that i know i need to do right in front of me. On the other hand, the longer the list gets the more disheartened i can become...especially when i do not cross as many things off of the list as i would like to.
And it's also a question of time management. In between work and school, trying to make time to get everything else done seems near impossible. So far behind on housework it's ridiculous. And i have to get time in for my volunteering. Honestly, i'm just not good at it. i think that i need to just sit down with my schedule and plan out each day down to the second. i realize that does not leave room for spontaneity but that has never been my forte to begin with!
So, as another busy full week lies ahead of me, i suppose i will try a few different methods of making the best possible use of my time and see how it goes. i know i function better when i have things to do, it is just a matter of prioritizing and actually making myself do them! Wish me luck :)
Sunday, September 27, 2015
Saturday, September 26, 2015
Say thank you
Are we ever truly thankful?
Yes, I know we are.
What i want from this blog is for you to thank someone anonymously for a kindness that they have shown you. Don't name names. Whoever you are thanking will, most likely, know that you are talking about them. In that way, it still gives life to the connection you have with the other person. Interested to see if this works :) My goal is to add to this every day for at least a month.
Here's my first
1. Thank you for taking me in when i was homeless and living in my car. It meant more than you will ever know and opened up several years of wonderful frivolity and genuine friendship that i will cherish forever.
9-27-15
2. Thank you for buying Christmas presents for me that probably embarrassed you.
9-28-15
3. Thank you both for driving me whom when i was too emotional. That was an amazing road trip!
9-29-15
4. Thank you for being my best friend in 1st grade and letting that friendship continue to this day!
9-30-15
5. Thank you taking me to IHOP after your show and helping me open up for the first time.
10-1-15
6. Thank you for my love of music boxes.
10-2-15
7. Thank you for doing that scene with me and letting me take it somewhere totally different!
10-3-15
8. Thank you for the blue glass and what it means.
10-4-15
9. Thank you for letting me come over that night.
10-5-15
10. Thank you for teaching me how to write in cursive...sorry it didn't take too well lol.
Yes, I know we are.
What i want from this blog is for you to thank someone anonymously for a kindness that they have shown you. Don't name names. Whoever you are thanking will, most likely, know that you are talking about them. In that way, it still gives life to the connection you have with the other person. Interested to see if this works :) My goal is to add to this every day for at least a month.
Here's my first
1. Thank you for taking me in when i was homeless and living in my car. It meant more than you will ever know and opened up several years of wonderful frivolity and genuine friendship that i will cherish forever.
9-27-15
2. Thank you for buying Christmas presents for me that probably embarrassed you.
9-28-15
3. Thank you both for driving me whom when i was too emotional. That was an amazing road trip!
9-29-15
4. Thank you for being my best friend in 1st grade and letting that friendship continue to this day!
9-30-15
5. Thank you taking me to IHOP after your show and helping me open up for the first time.
10-1-15
6. Thank you for my love of music boxes.
10-2-15
7. Thank you for doing that scene with me and letting me take it somewhere totally different!
10-3-15
8. Thank you for the blue glass and what it means.
10-4-15
9. Thank you for letting me come over that night.
10-5-15
10. Thank you for teaching me how to write in cursive...sorry it didn't take too well lol.
Thought for the day - a day at the zoo
Today, we went to the North Carolina Zoo in Asheboro with some friends. We'd been planning this outing for awhile now, getting together with friends of Michael's, and now mine, that had worked at Lutheridge together. It was a blast. At first, we were afraid that the weather might cause us to find something else to do. It has been raining constantly in the area since Thursday night. But, since the rains weren't too heavy today, we opted to keep our original plan.
The weather, actually, could not have been more perfect. It was cool and all of the trees at the zoo really did help keep things dry while it rained. And, because of the weather, I think that kept the crowds away. There were probably only 150 cars in the parking lot by the time we left this afternoon and not nearly that many when we first got there. The weather also did not keep the animals away. They were all out in full force.
And it was great to be among friends, in real time. Just to be around people and have actual conversations and listening to people tell stories. Just divine. I purposely left my phone in the car while we were there and I'm glad I did. It was nice to spend 4 hours just being with people and not looking down at my phone every few seconds. I do wish I had taken some pictures, but oh well...next time. But it was nice that even those who had their phones really only used them to take pictures. We were just being together and that was nice.
Every now and then it's just nice to get out and be among people. Enjoying our friends and their kids. Just being together. We don't do too much these days, socially, so this was a nice change. And I, personally, really like the fact that I have people in my life that want to take time out of their schedules to get together. That was nice and I look forward to more times like that!
The weather, actually, could not have been more perfect. It was cool and all of the trees at the zoo really did help keep things dry while it rained. And, because of the weather, I think that kept the crowds away. There were probably only 150 cars in the parking lot by the time we left this afternoon and not nearly that many when we first got there. The weather also did not keep the animals away. They were all out in full force.
And it was great to be among friends, in real time. Just to be around people and have actual conversations and listening to people tell stories. Just divine. I purposely left my phone in the car while we were there and I'm glad I did. It was nice to spend 4 hours just being with people and not looking down at my phone every few seconds. I do wish I had taken some pictures, but oh well...next time. But it was nice that even those who had their phones really only used them to take pictures. We were just being together and that was nice.
Every now and then it's just nice to get out and be among people. Enjoying our friends and their kids. Just being together. We don't do too much these days, socially, so this was a nice change. And I, personally, really like the fact that I have people in my life that want to take time out of their schedules to get together. That was nice and I look forward to more times like that!
Friday, September 11, 2015
Thought for the day - frustration lol
i haven't written on my blog in awhile, but that's ok. School is keeping me pretty busy with lots of reading, writing and homework. If you follow me on Facebook, you also know that i am working part time at the Spring Garden Bakery and coffee house, which is really fun so far and i can definitely use the income in addition to financial aid. And i have started going to church, which i am also loving. So, my plate has been pretty full lately. And, hopefully, next week i will begin my service learning/volunteering (a requirement for one of my social work classes) but i will post more about that once i know it is definite.
Anyway, it seems like just when things are coming together, some to throw a kink in the system is bound to happen. This morning, i got a letter from the IRS in the mail. Big fun!! i had made a fairly big mistake on my 2013 taxes and, two years later, they are pointing it out to me. i totally understand the mistake and take full responsibility for it. As a result, i owe them money. A good chunk of money. Money that i do not have readily available right now...one of the fun parts of being a student lol So, i will get in touch with them next week and start making payments, which will take me awhile to pay down but that's better than just ignoring them LOL
My problem comes from the fact that if i pay it in full and on time, the due date they gave me is October 8th. Seriously? Less than a month away? You're going to send me a bill on something it took you 2 years to figure out that the mistake happened and then give me approximately three weeks to pay you? That's good business! i guarantee that if the shoe was on the other foot and the IRS owed me, it would be years before i found out....if i ever would find out. GRRRRRRRRR
It reminds me of the time that Time Warner turned off my internet (not for non payment but because of an accidental file share) and then sent me an email 20 minutes later explaining why they'd turned off the internet. How was i suppose to read the email without the internet? That was actually the last straw for me with Time Warner and now we have another provider. Sometimes company policies just do not make sense to me. Oh well. i will get this taken care of eventually because that is all i can do right now. i will not stress myself out over it, but it is frustrating.
Anyway, it seems like just when things are coming together, some to throw a kink in the system is bound to happen. This morning, i got a letter from the IRS in the mail. Big fun!! i had made a fairly big mistake on my 2013 taxes and, two years later, they are pointing it out to me. i totally understand the mistake and take full responsibility for it. As a result, i owe them money. A good chunk of money. Money that i do not have readily available right now...one of the fun parts of being a student lol So, i will get in touch with them next week and start making payments, which will take me awhile to pay down but that's better than just ignoring them LOL
My problem comes from the fact that if i pay it in full and on time, the due date they gave me is October 8th. Seriously? Less than a month away? You're going to send me a bill on something it took you 2 years to figure out that the mistake happened and then give me approximately three weeks to pay you? That's good business! i guarantee that if the shoe was on the other foot and the IRS owed me, it would be years before i found out....if i ever would find out. GRRRRRRRRR
It reminds me of the time that Time Warner turned off my internet (not for non payment but because of an accidental file share) and then sent me an email 20 minutes later explaining why they'd turned off the internet. How was i suppose to read the email without the internet? That was actually the last straw for me with Time Warner and now we have another provider. Sometimes company policies just do not make sense to me. Oh well. i will get this taken care of eventually because that is all i can do right now. i will not stress myself out over it, but it is frustrating.
Thursday, August 20, 2015
Thought for the day
Well, i am almost done with my first week back to school. i am definitely enjoying being back in the academic setting again. Honestly, i do not have quiet the excitement that i had last year, but none the less, i am still excited about it. i believe that my schedule, this semester, is going to allow me to do all of the things that i need to do. Yesterday, i did my "shop and drop" of my classes. i always register for one class more than i intend to take so that i can get a feel of the class, what it needs from me and how much of my time will be invested. Having to take some of the general education classes again, this is a good strategy because i still have plenty of time to fill those voids. And, at some point during the semester, i will be arguing with the registrar's office about my credits but that's for another day. Since, in one of my social work classes, i need to get in 40 hours of volunteer work by the end of November, taking 5 classes and working a part time job will be too much. So, dropping one of my gen ed classes works well for me and frees up my schedule so that i will be able to get it all done. It will be an extremely busy semester for me, but i look forward to the challenge!
Wednesday, August 12, 2015
This Old Thing
My Mom's chair. i call it that because it was the chair that she would always sit in the living room in this chair and talk on the phone. It has lots of nicks in it along the arms and the ladder back. The seat is well worn and the upholstery is faded. But, for a "formal" chair, it is still fairly comfortable and i love that i have it.
Originally, it belonged to my Great Aunt Sara, which is whom we got it from. It sat in the front hall of the family home in Wingate, NC. After Sara's death, and the household was divided up among the family, this chair came to live in our home in our living room. And that, as said before, is where my memories of this chair come alive. With the invention of the cordless phone, Mom no longer had to sit in the kitchen or the bedroom to talk on the phone. And, she did love to talk on the phone...a gene i did not entirely inherit. She would take the phone into the living room and sit in this chair and talk...sometimes for hours. It makes me remember that she talked to Grandmother every day, which is kind of amazing as so few of us talk to anyone on the phone every day anymore. Towards the end of her life, with all of the chemo and medications that wore her body out, sometimes Mom would fall asleep while talking on the phone in the living room. Most of the people she talked to understood this and would simply hang up when they realized she had fallen asleep in the chair with the phone in her hand. And one of us would just go in and check on her, asleep in this chair.
i have had this chair for about 12 years now. Sometimes it sits in my living room. Sometimes at my desk. Wherever it is, i do love sitting in it. It brings back so many good memories for me. i cherish it.
Originally, it belonged to my Great Aunt Sara, which is whom we got it from. It sat in the front hall of the family home in Wingate, NC. After Sara's death, and the household was divided up among the family, this chair came to live in our home in our living room. And that, as said before, is where my memories of this chair come alive. With the invention of the cordless phone, Mom no longer had to sit in the kitchen or the bedroom to talk on the phone. And, she did love to talk on the phone...a gene i did not entirely inherit. She would take the phone into the living room and sit in this chair and talk...sometimes for hours. It makes me remember that she talked to Grandmother every day, which is kind of amazing as so few of us talk to anyone on the phone every day anymore. Towards the end of her life, with all of the chemo and medications that wore her body out, sometimes Mom would fall asleep while talking on the phone in the living room. Most of the people she talked to understood this and would simply hang up when they realized she had fallen asleep in the chair with the phone in her hand. And one of us would just go in and check on her, asleep in this chair.
i have had this chair for about 12 years now. Sometimes it sits in my living room. Sometimes at my desk. Wherever it is, i do love sitting in it. It brings back so many good memories for me. i cherish it.
Sunday, August 9, 2015
Thought for the day
i don't know if my perspective on things are changing because i am getting older, or if i am reevaluating my priorities, or if i am simply just missing propriety and manners. i think there is a time and place for everything and given all of the freedoms allowed people these days, that has gone by the wayside.
Most of my life, Sundays have been days of peace and reflection. Now that i am getting into a Sunday routine that is working for me, i really do enjoy the peace of it all. Having said that, there are just some things that, for me, do not go along with what i want my Sunday to be. Things that work for other people do not necessarily work for me. And i am meaning what i find to be appropriate. We all have different tastes and boundaries. And that is fine. But, for me, i must stick by the ones i have because it will help me reach my goals of inner peace.
This morning, i got up, started brewing coffee, walked Squirt and fed the kitties out back. Then i got my cup of coffee and sat down at the computer to do my crossword puzzle, check Facebook and listen to "With Heart and Voice" on NPR. So far so good. When i logged onto Facebook, the first thing i saw was not one, but two, pictures of hairy asses. They were from a group that i thought would be fun to be a part of in order to make some new friends and get to know people. But, honestly, that was not what i wanted to start my Sunday off with. If guys want to post those pics on Facebook, more power to them. It's just not something i really wanted to see before i had my first cup of coffee. i do not go to Facebook to look at people's private parts. There are plenty, and i mean plenty, of places on the internet for that sort of thing. For me, Facebook, even with all it's problems and drama, is someplace i go to get away from that. Oh well. And when i logged into my Yahoo messenger, i received a message from a friend and the conversation immediately was turning towards an adult nature. Sometimes it can be fun to just chat back and forth like that, but it's 8am on a Sunday morning...a bit early for me so i politely ended the conversation and had some more coffee.
There is nothing wrong with these kinds of things and i am not condemning anyone for it. It is simply just not what i want on my Sundays...especially Sunday mornings. Some things still need to be sacred...literally and figuratively.
Ah, well. Time for more coffee.
Cheers
Most of my life, Sundays have been days of peace and reflection. Now that i am getting into a Sunday routine that is working for me, i really do enjoy the peace of it all. Having said that, there are just some things that, for me, do not go along with what i want my Sunday to be. Things that work for other people do not necessarily work for me. And i am meaning what i find to be appropriate. We all have different tastes and boundaries. And that is fine. But, for me, i must stick by the ones i have because it will help me reach my goals of inner peace.
This morning, i got up, started brewing coffee, walked Squirt and fed the kitties out back. Then i got my cup of coffee and sat down at the computer to do my crossword puzzle, check Facebook and listen to "With Heart and Voice" on NPR. So far so good. When i logged onto Facebook, the first thing i saw was not one, but two, pictures of hairy asses. They were from a group that i thought would be fun to be a part of in order to make some new friends and get to know people. But, honestly, that was not what i wanted to start my Sunday off with. If guys want to post those pics on Facebook, more power to them. It's just not something i really wanted to see before i had my first cup of coffee. i do not go to Facebook to look at people's private parts. There are plenty, and i mean plenty, of places on the internet for that sort of thing. For me, Facebook, even with all it's problems and drama, is someplace i go to get away from that. Oh well. And when i logged into my Yahoo messenger, i received a message from a friend and the conversation immediately was turning towards an adult nature. Sometimes it can be fun to just chat back and forth like that, but it's 8am on a Sunday morning...a bit early for me so i politely ended the conversation and had some more coffee.
There is nothing wrong with these kinds of things and i am not condemning anyone for it. It is simply just not what i want on my Sundays...especially Sunday mornings. Some things still need to be sacred...literally and figuratively.
Ah, well. Time for more coffee.
Cheers
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
