But first, two quick questions: (A) is it normal to have one or two productive days followed by a day that's not very productive? and (B) even if it IS normal, is it common to feel disappointed &/or guilty when it happens ( Read more... )

Between yesterday (Monday) & today I got another bunch of things done! :) As you know, I like to "celebrate the small victories" when I have productive days, because due to my challenges w/ concentration, motivation, organization & procrastination, sometimes I have very UNproductive days, & then I feel bad ( Read more... )

Because I'm writing this on March 17, I'll begin by saying happy St. Patrick's Day! :) My userpic today is a pic I took of one of my trinket boxes, this one with hand-carved and painted Celtic knotwork, one of my fave motifs! Now for a quick wrap-up of the weekend, including Friday, Saturday and Sunday. It was for the most part a very good weekend ( Read more... )

I stole "updatey thingie" long ago from my longtime friend  beckerbuns  who used before & I always liked it. :) Maybe because I'm the type of person who likes adding "y" to make something an adjective; for example, I say "crackery things" if I'm talking about snacks that might or might not be crackers, but are definitely cracker-like. (And I'll never forget ( Read more... )

I already wrote in this entry about the B-Day lunch/party Feb. 11, in which we (my folks, me, Shawn, aunt Janie & cousins Julie & Brandon -- the usual suspects) gathered in San Jose & celebrated the February babies' birthdays: dad on the 20th & Shawn on the 28th. :) However, today being Feb. 20, I wanted to wish my "dear ol dad" Al a very happy ( Read more... )

Yesterday (Thurs.) I had a long-awaited Kaiser appointment for something that turned out perfectly fine! :) But it had been worrying me for quite some time. :/ Not terrible worry, more like a dull anxiety whenever it popped to mind. You'd think I would've addressed this sooner, but you know that stupid old human trait -- we procrastinate doing ( Read more... )

I've been meaning ALL WEEK to blog about what a wild & busy (mostly in a GOOD way) weekend I had, including my awesome monthly Bingo Belles game after we all had a 2-month hiatus, a meeting w/ the wedding caterer w/ sampling of her yummy food, an interview w/ a possible wedding DJ, a very interesting and delicious Turkish restaurant dinner Shawn ( Read more... )

It's not that I'm surprised the day was nice; most days have more positive in them than negative. :) But today I had the pleasant surprise of sharing and enjoying my lunch with a very cool total stranger, and in a very uncommon/unusual place to have lunch in the first place. I'll put it under an LJ-cut to keep this main page tidy (altho if you're ( Read more... )