I just pushed the REMIX button and it turned out even better. Take a look.
Monday, December 28, 2009
Just wanted to see if I could upload a photo to my post
Wow I did it! Very Cool! This is Splash, you met him in my profile page, but this one is up close and personal. Isn't he cute?
Make sure you visit "My Video Player" at the bottom of this page. I'm learning how to POST videos now. Isn't this scarey?
Yeah, right!
Are you kidding me...how many of you had confidence that a routine that TIGHT would be doable?
The easiest part was getting up at 5 AM. But the rest sucked (is it okay to use that word?)
The best part of 5 AM was the coffee and a lot of it. Then my desk and my computer...sometimes I showed up sometimes I didn't. I guess the trick is to find a "strategy" that works everytime (getting me to my desk).
BUT FIRST I need to "flex" that routine of mine....it's not going to work; I need more FREE time:)
I have discovered, though, that I can get a lot of my business done between 9 PM and 11 PM. That's when the house is quiet and the only noise is the snoring in the next room. I don't want to write that into my routine, though, because that means I might have to stick to it!
The easiest part was getting up at 5 AM. But the rest sucked (is it okay to use that word?)
The best part of 5 AM was the coffee and a lot of it. Then my desk and my computer...sometimes I showed up sometimes I didn't. I guess the trick is to find a "strategy" that works everytime (getting me to my desk).
BUT FIRST I need to "flex" that routine of mine....it's not going to work; I need more FREE time:)
I have discovered, though, that I can get a lot of my business done between 9 PM and 11 PM. That's when the house is quiet and the only noise is the snoring in the next room. I don't want to write that into my routine, though, because that means I might have to stick to it!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Okay, I'm ready to begin with my new Routine...Let me share....
It's only taken me three months to actually put together a reasonable routine. The literature on retirement recommends 6 months to "find yourself," "define a new purpose," and "acclimate to retirement." It was exactly 6 months on December 12th! And I do feel better and more together (although I haven't yet defined that PURPOSE).
I've done some research on developing a Blog as well. Did you know a Blog is suppose to be; interesting, useful, creative, funny, different and people should want to "follow you?" That causes me WAY TOO MUCH STRESS, so I will attempt to be useful, but the rest of it.....well, who knows.
Here's my routine that took 6 months to iron out (and has been in place precisely 4 1/2 days:
5:00 AM Books say not to deviate from what you were doing BF (before retirement)
6:00 AM Develop my BLOG....:)
7:00 AM Check in with my TEAM/work on my business/stick to my VISION
9:00 AM Make sure my honey feels "checked in on too."
10:00 AM Walk/jog with Splash (if it's not snowing/raining) or do my WII Fit Program (now that's a trip)
NOON Read my Rockstar Books/Research my Internet Business
2:00 PM Plan dinner/chores/shop/decorate/crafts/just plain fun stuff
4:00 PM Random Shuffling
5:00 PM Dinner
6:00 PM Great time to do my training with my TEAM and mentors!! (This is the best!)
9:00 PM Soak in the tub:) with my favorite product "Herbal Mineral Bath" Problem was I didn't have a
tub I could fit in until this Oregon House! I can't even touch the other end of the tub! Thank
goodness we don't pay for water in Oregon!
10:00 PM Well, this is where I will have to deviate from the routine....just a little:)
Woo Hoo......wonder what's going to happen when the family gets here for the Holidays.
I've done some research on developing a Blog as well. Did you know a Blog is suppose to be; interesting, useful, creative, funny, different and people should want to "follow you?" That causes me WAY TOO MUCH STRESS, so I will attempt to be useful, but the rest of it.....well, who knows.
Here's my routine that took 6 months to iron out (and has been in place precisely 4 1/2 days:
5:00 AM Books say not to deviate from what you were doing BF (before retirement)
6:00 AM Develop my BLOG....:)
7:00 AM Check in with my TEAM/work on my business/stick to my VISION
9:00 AM Make sure my honey feels "checked in on too."
10:00 AM Walk/jog with Splash (if it's not snowing/raining) or do my WII Fit Program (now that's a trip)
NOON Read my Rockstar Books/Research my Internet Business
2:00 PM Plan dinner/chores/shop/decorate/crafts/just plain fun stuff
4:00 PM Random Shuffling
5:00 PM Dinner
6:00 PM Great time to do my training with my TEAM and mentors!! (This is the best!)
9:00 PM Soak in the tub:) with my favorite product "Herbal Mineral Bath" Problem was I didn't have a
tub I could fit in until this Oregon House! I can't even touch the other end of the tub! Thank
goodness we don't pay for water in Oregon!
10:00 PM Well, this is where I will have to deviate from the routine....just a little:)
Woo Hoo......wonder what's going to happen when the family gets here for the Holidays.
Friday, October 2, 2009
Thursday, October 1, 2009
It's a couple days later...
Okay, it's a couple days later and I think I've discovered the morning Routine!
1. Wake up at 5:30 AM
2. Coffee with my Sweetheart (he leaves)
3. 1/2 hour of decluttering/making bed/etc.
4. email....
5. Mindset Control/My Daily Visualizations!!!!
(Mindset should be the first, but I'm having difficulty convincing "my Sweetheart" that the Mindset Strategy needs practice and it might be fun to "do it together." No such luck.....coffee first, house stuff, email and then finally my Mindset Time.)
You know, email should be the last thing I do in the day.....I know that....or perhaps done at 4:00 AM?
Geez, I just retired. I used to get up at 4:00 AM just to run my business, before I even went to my J. O. B. I just can't imagine getting up at 4 AM again, but perhaps.......I can make the coffee and do my Visualizations BEFORE the Sweetheart gets up......
I could START tomorrow....I will let you know how it goes!
1. Wake up at 5:30 AM
2. Coffee with my Sweetheart (he leaves)
3. 1/2 hour of decluttering/making bed/etc.
4. email....
5. Mindset Control/My Daily Visualizations!!!!
(Mindset should be the first, but I'm having difficulty convincing "my Sweetheart" that the Mindset Strategy needs practice and it might be fun to "do it together." No such luck.....coffee first, house stuff, email and then finally my Mindset Time.)
You know, email should be the last thing I do in the day.....I know that....or perhaps done at 4:00 AM?
Geez, I just retired. I used to get up at 4:00 AM just to run my business, before I even went to my J. O. B. I just can't imagine getting up at 4 AM again, but perhaps.......I can make the coffee and do my Visualizations BEFORE the Sweetheart gets up......
I could START tomorrow....I will let you know how it goes!
Monday, September 28, 2009
What to wear today?
Yike! It seems so easy to put on the same pair of jeans I had on yesterday; slip on the same sweater; slide into my pink Anne Klien fur slippers, (I don't dare stoop to the same undies, though) that would be gross....
....no appointments, no clocking in and out, no crisis to deal with at school, no somebody to clean up for and no reason, really, to leave the house. So, how to stay motivated to...
put on my make-up, brush my teeth, maintain a current wardrobe (and vary it occasionally), style my hair, and all the other daily habits that were so ingrained when there was SOME PLACE TO GO, or SOMEONE TO SEE!
I guess the first place to begin would be to look at my current routine:
1. What time do I get up NOW?
2. What do I do first thing in the morning?
3. Do I need to get out of my bathrobe to answer email? (thank goodness I don't use Skype)
4. Do I have to do email at all NOW?
5. Or do I do email to stay in touch and ask my retired friends, what they do in the morning and whether they change their undies?
Interesting.
A new routine. I seem to remember I read somewhere, probably in the AARP magazine, that "old folks" live longer when they stick to a routine.
I wonder, does that mean I need to wear a different outfit everyday?
....no appointments, no clocking in and out, no crisis to deal with at school, no somebody to clean up for and no reason, really, to leave the house. So, how to stay motivated to...
put on my make-up, brush my teeth, maintain a current wardrobe (and vary it occasionally), style my hair, and all the other daily habits that were so ingrained when there was SOME PLACE TO GO, or SOMEONE TO SEE!
I guess the first place to begin would be to look at my current routine:
1. What time do I get up NOW?
2. What do I do first thing in the morning?
3. Do I need to get out of my bathrobe to answer email? (thank goodness I don't use Skype)
4. Do I have to do email at all NOW?
5. Or do I do email to stay in touch and ask my retired friends, what they do in the morning and whether they change their undies?
Interesting.
A new routine. I seem to remember I read somewhere, probably in the AARP magazine, that "old folks" live longer when they stick to a routine.
I wonder, does that mean I need to wear a different outfit everyday?
Sunday, September 27, 2009
What's the big deal about retirement?
Well, first of all, it's not as easy as it sounds. One doesn't just wake up one day and feel absolutely "okay" about what "to do next." I know they say that you die shortly after you retire, but really now.....I'm much too young for that! I've been working since I was old enough to babysit and now 30+ years in my career, and POW I'm retired. Of course I have hobbies to explore and the "second part" of my life to invent, but jeez, I never knew it could feel like this..........
I've been retired officially, for three months. I walked out of my office on June 12th and only visited twice since.....and it really was just to return a few things and to pick up some newly found paperwork (found by my new predecessor in my previous office). I've been to one happy hour since, but most of the people there were part of our Support Staff, and they still liked me when I left.....they were a wonderful, hardworking, dedicated sort with a commitment to our school like no other. We were very lucky to find (and keep) such talented and patient individuals! I miss them....and I especially miss having a secretary!
Why a blog? I just need a space to think, gather advice, share what I'm going through, define my next "purpose" and get comfortable in my "second" skin. (besides, my fingers do much better when typing, rather than writing in a paper/pen journal)....too many years of using a computer, I think. So, there it is............I've started , what they are calling, the "reinvention" years.....so why do I feel so sick to my stomach all the time.........
I've been retired officially, for three months. I walked out of my office on June 12th and only visited twice since.....and it really was just to return a few things and to pick up some newly found paperwork (found by my new predecessor in my previous office). I've been to one happy hour since, but most of the people there were part of our Support Staff, and they still liked me when I left.....they were a wonderful, hardworking, dedicated sort with a commitment to our school like no other. We were very lucky to find (and keep) such talented and patient individuals! I miss them....and I especially miss having a secretary!
Why a blog? I just need a space to think, gather advice, share what I'm going through, define my next "purpose" and get comfortable in my "second" skin. (besides, my fingers do much better when typing, rather than writing in a paper/pen journal)....too many years of using a computer, I think. So, there it is............I've started , what they are calling, the "reinvention" years.....so why do I feel so sick to my stomach all the time.........
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