no mo' nemo
Feb. 13th, 2013 01:04 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
llcoolvadNot much going on around here. I've been somewhat productive thanks to lots of time trapped inside due to weather, but being trapped inside made me want to eat all the time, so I've lost most of the ground I gained since Jan. It's a roller coaster of joy, indeed!
Things I managed to accomplish: Filed taxes, getting decent refund. Rearranged Mom's computer desk area, cleaned all around it, set up her new monitor (finally!). Took a few photographs of the storm and aftermath. Filed a bunch of papers away, set up new folders for new job, insurance, etc. and used them. Got all of the work compliance training done, finally. Did some scanning for Mom. Shoveled a lot of snow, was sore for a few hours after, then felt ok! Started to get the cat to enjoy being brushed. It's a process. He's a long-haired cat and he'll eventually require lots of maintenance.
Been maintaining Inbox Zero at work, which in my case means I made a lot of folders and as soon as anything comes in I read it quickly and either delete it or toss it in a folder. If something needs doing, I try to do it right away. If I can't, I mark it as unread and leave it for the next day. So maybe that means I'm at Inbox One on occasion. But it feels good. The email there is overwhelming. 20-30 messages per day just of random corporate blather, in addition to all the normal stuff one gets. Now if only I could get my personal email under control.
Spent a tiny amount of money this week. Newbury Comics was having a rare "buy two get one free" CD sale, so I indulged. New Richard Thompson! Handful of others. Balanced it out by writing out some checks to charity. Also used my firm "buy nothing — much" concept to keep myself from buying a lot of clothes at Lane Bryant and at Macy's. Too expensive. Made it easier to resist.
Haven't done a lot of social stuff. Barely seen humans other than Mom — worked from home last week Wednesday, Friday AND Saturday, and only left the house for a few minutes on Saturday to run to the convenience store. Sunday I helped shovel out the cars. Monday I went to the mall for a short walk and to buy the CDs, plus I got a pair of pants at Macy's. Ate lunch at Qdoba, then back home. Today was work, then home. Tomorrow is work from home, then out to dinner with Jenn, Patrick, and Peter.
My elderly aunt who lives in Bridgewater lost power Friday night, and didn't get it back until Monday. Somehow she got her heat back on Sunday. She was without heat from late Friday until midday Sunday, so that freaked us out. She wouldn't go to a shelter; I had decided I'd go down and get her on Monday if things hadn't improved, but when the heat came back on we all relaxed (she lives in a condo, no idea what her heat is). She told us she spent the time in bed and was perfectly warm. Still, if her health hadn't been improving lately, that could have turned out a lot differently. Next time I will drive down there and forcibly put her in the car, if I have to. I am grateful for cell phones. She complained about trying to read by flashlight, so Mom came up with the idea that she should get her a Kindle for her birthday on Thursday, the backlit kind. So I ordered that for her last night, and she'll have it tomorrow (how much do I love Amazon Prime? So much). Yay! Hopefully she'll never have another power outage ever and will never need it.
And that's all the news.
Things I managed to accomplish: Filed taxes, getting decent refund. Rearranged Mom's computer desk area, cleaned all around it, set up her new monitor (finally!). Took a few photographs of the storm and aftermath. Filed a bunch of papers away, set up new folders for new job, insurance, etc. and used them. Got all of the work compliance training done, finally. Did some scanning for Mom. Shoveled a lot of snow, was sore for a few hours after, then felt ok! Started to get the cat to enjoy being brushed. It's a process. He's a long-haired cat and he'll eventually require lots of maintenance.
Been maintaining Inbox Zero at work, which in my case means I made a lot of folders and as soon as anything comes in I read it quickly and either delete it or toss it in a folder. If something needs doing, I try to do it right away. If I can't, I mark it as unread and leave it for the next day. So maybe that means I'm at Inbox One on occasion. But it feels good. The email there is overwhelming. 20-30 messages per day just of random corporate blather, in addition to all the normal stuff one gets. Now if only I could get my personal email under control.
Spent a tiny amount of money this week. Newbury Comics was having a rare "buy two get one free" CD sale, so I indulged. New Richard Thompson! Handful of others. Balanced it out by writing out some checks to charity. Also used my firm "buy nothing — much" concept to keep myself from buying a lot of clothes at Lane Bryant and at Macy's. Too expensive. Made it easier to resist.
Haven't done a lot of social stuff. Barely seen humans other than Mom — worked from home last week Wednesday, Friday AND Saturday, and only left the house for a few minutes on Saturday to run to the convenience store. Sunday I helped shovel out the cars. Monday I went to the mall for a short walk and to buy the CDs, plus I got a pair of pants at Macy's. Ate lunch at Qdoba, then back home. Today was work, then home. Tomorrow is work from home, then out to dinner with Jenn, Patrick, and Peter.
My elderly aunt who lives in Bridgewater lost power Friday night, and didn't get it back until Monday. Somehow she got her heat back on Sunday. She was without heat from late Friday until midday Sunday, so that freaked us out. She wouldn't go to a shelter; I had decided I'd go down and get her on Monday if things hadn't improved, but when the heat came back on we all relaxed (she lives in a condo, no idea what her heat is). She told us she spent the time in bed and was perfectly warm. Still, if her health hadn't been improving lately, that could have turned out a lot differently. Next time I will drive down there and forcibly put her in the car, if I have to. I am grateful for cell phones. She complained about trying to read by flashlight, so Mom came up with the idea that she should get her a Kindle for her birthday on Thursday, the backlit kind. So I ordered that for her last night, and she'll have it tomorrow (how much do I love Amazon Prime? So much). Yay! Hopefully she'll never have another power outage ever and will never need it.
And that's all the news.
