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Annual Physical, 2016
Headed out early this morning for my annual check-up at Lahey Clinic: So far, so good, though I'll have to wait on the results of the blood work. My doctor has given me the green light on getting an adjustable adapter to turn my standard desk into a standing desk, not for any specific reason, as my heart is good, my blood pressure is normal and my ( Read more... ) -
One Very Long Week
Still working holiday season level amounts of hours, and it has gotten on my nerves more than a bit, and has also turned posting in this blog into One More Thing That I Need To Remember To Do, and which frequently doesn't happen since I try and keep my priorities in order and do the More Pressing Things Instead. Also, not a whole lot has happened, ( Read more... ) -
Winter is here!
Woke up Monday morning to find four inches of snow had fallen! The yard and street looked utterly magical and sparkly, as I headed out to work. My first day back since I took my mental health break from work, and it felt good to get back to the place. And I dove in at the deep end, as it were: everyone who'd likely gone north for the long weekend ( Read more... ) -
Busy days of errands and writing and a coating of snow
Two afternoons of writing, today and yesterday, and I spent both of them at Perfecto's Cafe (the name irks me a bit, since 'perfect' is a bit of a verbum non gratum in my vocabulary, but! great food, bit of a teeny place, but cozy, too). Wonderfully productive time, and in the process, I finished the first draft of my first short story of 2016. ( Read more... ) -
Mental health break
So, due to my illness, I forgot to write in my hours at work for this week. At the same time, I'd had it in the back of my head to take a mental health week, after Christmas and after inventory. So to my relief, when I went in to work Sunday after Mass (noon at St. Joseph's, as we got a bit of a late start due my still not quite feeling like myself ( Read more... )