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September 15, 2005
Thursday Afternoon
Categories: Personal
Not feeling very original today in the title department, but things are going well after a rough start to the week. Nothing horrible was happening, but I was just feeling really stressed out by a thousdand little things -- class stuff, office stuff, house stuff, money stuff. I felt overwhelmed a bit.
Now, though, I've retrenched. Getting Things Done has helped a bit, as I've gone back and looked through the system again. I realized that I was neglecting key aspects of the plan, especially the weekly review. I spent most of the day yesterday getting the system off the ground again -- tweaking my Outlook categories, putting things in the proper places, etc. Getting things off my mind and into some easily accessible place is vital to keeping my stress level down.
We also got cable yesterday, so now we have 65 channels and internet at the house. The later will be helpful in getting things done at the house, while the former will be an occasionally necessary diversion, at least. Last night we watched some baseball and some Comedy Central.
On the house front, we've prioritized the things we can and need to do, with help from my friend and contractor Brian. At the top of the list is to stain/seal our deck. First thing is to see if anyone has a pressure washer to borrow. Then we'll get the stain and some brushes and go to work. Even getting the really nice, really good stain/sealant that Brian recommended, we can get it done for a few hundred bucks at the most. That will make us feel better, because we've actually done something to the house. And, the deck will be treated and look nice.
Things have not panned out so well on the D&D front. They guy I met at the meetup didn't email me back. Maybe I made a bad impression or something. I still want to find a group, but maybe Someone is telling me to concentrate on other things now instead of gaming. Flow with the water and all that.
Horrible Netflix Choice -- Timeline. That movie was bad, except for the cool trebuchets with flaming ammunition. Bad, bad, bad.
Posted by Nakia at September 15, 2005 03:25 PM