Somehow I've happened to be looking out the kitchen window at just the right time this past week. Last Thursday it was the one day I'd run to the store on lunch. When I came back in and looked out there happened to be nine turkeys just passing through the yard. Something we've been trying to make happen for two years. Then this morning I was ( Read more... )

It's the end of the month so I should be doing my time for April, but I can already feel the lack of motivation. It's Friday, I've got a laundry list in my head of things to do. Though, the weather doesn't look like it will be cooperating with any outside things, as rain is in the forecast ( Read more... )

Motivation to me is like an elusive power source. I spend so many hours longing for it (I hesitate to say "seeking" it since I would need motivation just to seek motivation most days). But, I experience it often. Whenever I have a Halloween party. When I am gardening. When I am waking up at 5 AM on a summer weekend to watch a sunrise. All of those ( Read more... )

It's Monday. I'm hungover. I'm at work. Yet, it doesn't feel so horrible today. I'm certainly waiting for things to blow up in my face but, we'll see ( Read more... )

As 2011 ended I'd hoped to have a few days of collecting my thoughts, reviewing the past year and making some of the usual aspirations for the future. It may be somewhat pointless and hokey, but I've always felt a great boost of motivation with the coming of a new year. And in recent times I have learned how to play off of this to my own advantage ( Read more... )

My workout efforts failed. That's how I see it. Thanks to the injury on my foot all motivation crumbled. Though I suspect sooner or later something else might have come along and destroyed it regardless. I've been doing this most every year from the past ten years. And every year something comes along and crushes my will until I find myself swollen ( Read more... )

I went out drinking Friday night and over did it as usual. I think I set my progress back two weeks and I am really angry with myself for it. I was angry even as I was stumbling into my apartment drunk. The nausea, vomiting, inability to sleep... none of it was worth it. I lost an entire day yesterday being hungover. I had had big plans for ( Read more... )

Things have been a little overcast the past day or so. I think I've just pushed myself a little too hard and my body is finally telling me to relax. On my run Monday morning my legs and feet were a bit sore. Makes me wonder if I am getting to the age where my running is doing damage. But, I made it through and was planning on another run tomorrow ( Read more... )

Today was the usual mental roller coaster. I do notice my stomach issues are directly related to stress at work. I was fine all day in spite of being hungover until right before I was going to bust out at three the Boss dumped this bullshit spyware issue on me. I love how users wait until the very end of the day Friday to call about an issue they' ( Read more... )

I had prepped everything to go running again this morning, but when the alarm went off, I ended up resetting it for after 6:00 and went back to sleep. I could feel my body is just beaten down and figured a little rest was in order. My arms don't hurt much at all anymore. I'll probably do another pyramid set this afternoon when I get home. Then ( Read more... )