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I have been working, very hard, for a very long time, it seems. It feels like forever…i plowed through tons of work the last couple of weeks, often with anxious and cranky clients breathing down my neck, and i managed to do what i consider to be a decent job of juggling all those concerns.

last weekend, it hit hard. saturday, it got to the point i was so tired and frustrated i could barely focus. i had people freaking out at me and stressing me out left and right. (more…)

i started the day with over 40 items on my to-do list–the running “red flag” stuff i mark in outlook of work that needs to be done; i am currently down to FOUR. Count them–4!

Granted, one is an entire web design, but you know what? I don’t give a damn. The last couple of days, I’ve minimized distractions, focused, and got a lot of stuff done. And I’m happy with myself for it.

It helped a lot de-stressing; I fired a client whose job was hanging over my head (and whose sarcastic email made me cry). I pretty much kicked out a very big project that I’d been dreading and that i will soon get to send out a nice invoice for, and they’re thrilled.

 and all this with some “open window” sneezies.

chip comes home and immediately knows it’s been a productive day for me.

“Get a lot of stuff done today?” he asked.

“How did you know?”

“There’s less stress in the air.”

I’ve been feeling some work stress; I couldn’t really address all of it, because basically, it’s about having more to do right this minute for more anxious people who want it right this minute than I can possibly finish right this minute. Not to mention that the house was dirty and we needed groceries…right this minute.

So I did what I do in these situations–answered my email, cleaned up the house mostly, and went shopping. Work stress comes and goes, but my needs and my family’s needs take priority. The clients may be happy if their web work is done, but they aren’t going to figure out what’s for dinner, man.

And since I was feeling kinda stressed, I indulged myself some. One of the indulgences were these lovely roses, pictured above. Great $10 investment, if you as me. Making me smile every time I walk by for a few days is WAY worth ten smackeroos.

Magic Bullet Express 17-Piece Blender

I also got myself a Magic Bullet blender. Yes, they have infomercials, but that’s not why I got it.  I’ve never watched one…The people over on LCE were talking about making protien shakes and smoothies in ‘em, and they sounded good!

Well, I tried it out tonight, and man–it was good! I made a chocolate/banana protien shake for Chip and a Raspberry Banana smoothie for me…other than the frozen raspberries having some seeds in it, it was great. And it was still good enough to drink. Not bad for a first try. And with a little protien powder in it, it was very filling, too. It will make a good quick breakfast or lunch. The kid was happy to have an “as seen on TV” product, the husband was happy with his tasty shake, and I was happy with a new appliance to help me make good, low carb fare.

So my indulgences were WAY more successful than my work today.

Damn. Has it been that long since I’ve posted here? Holy shit.

 Well, yeah, I’ve been busy as Hell. Everybody and their brother wants to do web projects at the first of the year, man. They drive me nuts.

I’ve also been real busy on LCE. After the move to the new site, I had a bughunt; any big move is bound to bring out little weird shit afterwards. This is a complicated site running complicated software configurations, and there is stuff to work out. I still have lots of the content to bring over. (I’m also taking a hit on earnings because of this–less pages = fewer search engine hits = fewer ads = less revenue. Ow!) So lots to do still! I thought I’d have a break after the move, but it’s not been much yet. And I want to stay active on the site, too. I think it makes a difference to the members there, and that’s important to me.

Plus day-to-day life. It’s a lot! I’m not stressed. Well, ok, there is stress, but it’s not heavy, unbearable stress. It’s stretched-schedule stress. I’ve been here before and I know how it works.

 Anywho, that’s the scoop.

Hope all of you out there are having a lovely Holiday season…I finally got my low carb site launched, more or less (LCE). I’ve been working very hard, and I’m glad to take a couple of days off. Still lots to do, but my biggest task–switching from the old server to the new one–is done.

Anyway, I’m taking it easy tonight, and hope you are, too. Merry Fuckin’ Christmas, folks!

busy as hell. still out here, but dixiblog will probably be fairly quiet for at least another couple of weeks.

hope you’re all faring well. peasce out.  :cool: 

ok, it’s not in a popup window because i haven’t fixed the security filter not letting me do that, but here is my time lapse work video i was playing around with… in quicktime .mov format.

 my day…

Lately, I’ve found myself dreaming more about work. Because I’ve been immersed in it, to a large degree. I’m thinking about it, because a lot of times I work until I’m tired. You know. Busy.

But today, I heard myself say to a client, “Aw. I could do that in my sleep.” And I realized, I’ve said this a few times lately.

Opps. No more of that! I’m not trying to order up a longer workday from my subconcious, thank you very much. Ha!

Well, since Thursday, I’ve been having problems with my server. As in it was down about 16 hours straight plus up and down through the weekend. Eek!

As is periodically, it gets HAMMERED with a high load for reasons not readily apparent. the tech support identifyed the account it was coming from: mine. after much hopping and jumping and cussing and fussing, i think i have the problem mostly fixed now, and have a rather vague idea of what happened. i had to supsend myself on the server. at one point, i had out requests for help figuring it out in three forums and with two support departments.

anywho, it was stressful. but i did okay. didn’t freak out or lose my head. my husband was kind enough to listen to me rant about a lot of technical shit he has very little interest in. in all fairness, i’ve done the same for him.

also, i got another collection call that wasn’t mine. (not the ex this time, so it’s less annoying.) hope everyone else is faring better!

peace out from the goddess.

I don’t think I’m going to get a lot of work done today. My head is NOT in the work zone. I’ll probably hit my LC site this afternoon or evening, and no doubt will be working on it this weekend. I’ve got some stuff to do with the theme and display to get that squared away. But mostly, I’m not in the headspace for it at the present.

So shortly, I’m going to run some errands and try to enjoy myself. And always, feel happy. I am very lucky to have the life I do, filled with comfort and safety and people who care about me. I have many freedoms and choices that not everyone has, and I do appreciate the fact.

Crazy cat lady is happy today.