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Is there anybody out there?
I miss this place. Raise your hand if you're still here.
Tonight I am in a hotel room in Troy, New York - my annual solo hotel weekend for cat-free sleep, junk food, and trashy magazines. I missed it last year, when there was no going anywhere. Things are worse now, but we are better at managing them.
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The Best Laid Plans
My nearly 4-year old son still cannot fall asleep without me in his bed every night. It's a monster I created myself, but it's one I am ready to conquer. So I came up with a brilliant plan. After our usual bedtime routine, I would calmly say that I had to do something and would be right back. I would leave the room for one minute and return. Then ( Read more... ) -
Monday, Transformed
I have crafted a way to ease myself into the work week. I no longer go to work on Mondays! It's brilliant, really. We should all do it. But actually, what I do instead is work from home on Mondays. I get up at regular time, get the boy ready for school and out the door, and then start my work day at 7:00 a.m. (instead of getting ready for work, ( Read more... ) -
Actual Books - Well, not really
Not only do I not write anymore, I also don't read anymore. I like to make sure I spread the neglect fairly. I got a Nook for Christmas, though, and so I found a free copy of Moby Dick to read in my spare time. This was a great first choice, as it's only 600 pages long and only contains about 80 words I do not know per page. I am pretty sure it is ( Read more... ) -
Turn-About
Years ago, before I met my husband, and before I ever imagined working where I now do, I took a little mini-vacation to the town where I now work. In my journal, I wrote:
Note to Self: Do not ever move to [Town] unless you are ready to be a total home-body.
The great irony of this is that now I am a total homebody, and I think the solution to ( Read more... ) -
Odd
After nearly two weeks off, I actually felt ready to return to work today. I like new years and always feel like I have been given a clean slate (even if all of the old projects are right there waiting). Alas, the steadily falling snow kept me home another day, and I was advised by the boss that he might keep us all home tomorrow too, if it doesn't ( Read more... ) -
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I was given a tablet for Christmas, which I am hoping will help me to begin writing and - gasp! - reading again, but which may only result in me neglecting housework in order to play a lot of Fruit Ninja. It's an oddly satisfying game ( Read more... ) -
40
Today is my 40th birthday. I usually make my resolutions for the new year on my birthday, but they never seem to work out well. This year, I simply aim to regain a little of my self. Simple enough. Hahaha! -
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Jack has received his first real birthday invitation, as in one from a kid we - Jack's parents - don't actually know. At first I thought it was one of those deals where the parent invites every kid in the class, but then I read the note written on the invitation. "[Birthday Boy] is new to P-4, but he plays with and talks about Jack often, and he ( Read more... ) -
February Check In
So, you are wondering to yourself, how is Deana doing on her resolutions? Well, let me not leave you hanging. Today is February 28th, and I am 39 years, 2 months old. Let's see how I'm doing:
The Classic: Shed some weight.
I weigh in at 152 pounds on the morning of my 39th birthday.And today, I was 148 pounds, which surprised me, since I've done ( Read more... )