Tagged: beinglizardek

I’m supposed to be cleaning the bathroom, but I don’t feel like it. I did wipe down the sink earlier, but that’s as far as my bathroom-cleaning motivation went. I’ve got two loads of laundry going and I ran the dishwasher. I went to the grocery store. Oh! And I windexed the coffee table. There’s always this need to justify myself. Do you feel that way too? I need to justify what I do at work in order to get paid and get raises. I need to justify what I do at home in order to feel that I’m showing...

It was sunny today, and warm(ish) and spring is here. I can tell by my eyes. Red, itchy and sore. I spent most of the day trying not to rub them because I forgot to take allergy meds yesterday and egad, the agony. We don’t use egad nearly enough. I’m going to try and add that into my vocabulary at least once a day. Egad! This has been a long and crazy busy week at work, and there’s still another day to go. I am really looking forward to the weekend and to a couple of short weeks (thank you...

The podcast interview is up! Chuck put it up late last night Seattle time, and I didn’t see it until this morning at work where, of course, I didn’t have time to listen to it. If you would like to find out just how interesting I am, click here! Note: the entire thing is just under an hour long, but I’m okay with you listening to it in pieces 😛 If you prefer, you can download the app for SoundCloud and search for ChuckSigars and find it there. Thanks, Chuck!

My daughter told me that her boyfriend is coming over for dinner tomorrow and she adjured me that “this time, mama, you have to TALK to him!” She has a point. It’s not that I haven’t talked to him, exactly, but I find it really hard sometimes to initiate conversation. I’m not a naturally chatty person, though I bet people who have met me will be surprised at that self-assessment. But it’s true: I find it much easier to keep up a conversation than to get one going. And of the four of us, only Karin is a natural chat-initiator....

Did I mention I started walking again? Finally? Baby steps, really, but at least it’s progress. One of my colleagues, who is also a friend, is helping to motivate me, along with herself. It’s only 15 minutes after lunch, but it’s better than the big fat nothing which it’s been for far, far too long. We actually started 2 weeks ago… we managed 2 days, and then I got sick. And then she got sick. But now, no excuses, every day, even if one of us isn’t there and even if it’s raining, which it was today. There are a...