A place for my thoughts (and yours) as I cycle through life
I think I will use this spot as a brain dump when needed....I'm having a hard time navigating the forums. I'm not sure where to put things, don't know if there is a way to be notified if someone comments back on my threads but I'm sure I'm missing somebfood stuff, and when it tells me I'm tagged get lost trying to find it....I find I do better navigating the site from my laptop on the web than I do from the android app on the phone so most of my thought dumps will be from the computer, when I actually have time to log in amd type.... I also hate trying to type on my phone....I have the fat finger issue and a lot of times my words are wrong or spell check puts some crazy crap in there that I don't catch and it comes out as nonsense....anyway...if anyone else reads this and wants to be part of my brain dumps, feel free...I'm always open to, but don't always listen to advice, comments and constructive criticism....sooooo to anyone reading, welcome to my world....
Monday October 28, 2024
Friday, Saturday and Sunday were very productive days for me as far as catching up on chores and neglected things around the house....I'm hoping I can carry that over into this week and keep the momentum.....
Some things I want to accomplish this week.....
Keep up with the normal house hold and life daily chores.....
I bought my new planner....I want to start transitioning from digital calendars back to old school paper things....I will start to fill that out....
I am also
thinking of going back to paper for my headache tracker but not sure how
that will work based on the amount of time I have in the morning....I
just click things in the app right now....going back to an actual log
will mean having to write things out and my morning time before work is
slim....I don't want to get up any earlier than I have to.....I have to
think about that one....maybe try it for a day or two and see how the time frames line up....
Lastly, contemplate my sleep....I feel like I'm doing all the right things, preparation, etc etc etc that I read online for getting good sleep, but on work days, I just don't seem to sleep well at all....on days I'm not setting an alarm and can just wake at will, I seem to sleep fine through the night.....It must have something to do with my subconscious and work for sure...but pin pointing it down and finding a fix will be the challenge.....
@CyclingThroughLife Welcome to my world...am sitting on the throne nodding out right now. It's currently a few minutes before 3 p.m. 🙄
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a few weeks ago I was asking about those apps for monitoring those tasks. I researched them and looked at them I made a list of 10 or 12 different apps, check them out on YouTube finally decided on one downloaded it paid for it didn't like it but I was so gung ho I went with my second best.
They weren't very expensive for the year and so I paid for both of them because I didn't wanna try to learn how to use them with components of them missing because it wasn't the paid version.
They didn't workout well for me. One of them was similar to seven cups where they wanted to give you not advice but information and uplifting notifications and things that you should do to stay on the positive side of things and I didn't have time to read all that and just to learn them was very time consuming.
I'm back to pen and paper too.
I would like to thank the two of you for the continuing conversations, ideas, and all the things you have contributed to my place of thinking.....
Honestly, I feel kinda stuck in this little rut with a lot of the things I've been discussing here in this thread....No matter what I decide or say I'm gonna do, I start and something usually derails that idea, I get frustrated and really haven't changed much or anything at all....I have good intentions, I just can't seem to get them off the ground.....one thing I rarely mention here on 7cups, is that I am full of great ideas, advice, motivation for others but have a very difficult time putting those thoughts and ideas I share for others into action in my own life.....
anyway....thanks again and Happy November......
"I am full of great ideas, advice, motivation for others but have a very difficult time putting those thoughts and ideas I share for others into action in my own life..."
If it's any consolation, you are not alone. It seems to be a fairly common condition among thoughtful people with their own issues...in other words, people like us. I have listened to so many woe-is-me stories, more than I can recall (thank the FSM for that). I've given advice too many times, though every so often it was taken & followed. I have a knack for figuring out solutions to other people's problems...yet here I am in 7Cups-Land. An unknown artist with a useless B.A. degree, heading toward the big 5-0 in high gear. Maybe this is because it is easier to solve problems where we aren't personally involved, but I don't know for sure.
@CyclingThroughLife @slowsecline48
I for one appreciate your posts. Even when they talk of rough waters, they are honest and filled with determination.
They encourage me and so I should be thanking you.
I'm in the same exact boat in regards to having solutions for others but not managing myself. One of the biggest things that I have learn here on 7 cups and have grasped onto is to try to have empathy for others that can't figure out their solutions. I never ever did that before. I got frustrated with people that couldn't figure it out.
So now, I think it's OK to try to help people through hard times even if we can't get it right for ourselves.
Sometimes the best that we can do when we wake up is to "try" to hold our chin up high and walk strong and encourage others keep trying to do the same. We might not be able to keep up with our own standards but we can walk tall and we should because we do the best we can.
Have a happy and strong November!
Saturday November 9th 2024
This last week has been really rough for me. I'm not sure if its the time change or if the fact that I've completely given up caffeine after 8am, because by 3 or 4 pm, I'm completely wiped out. I've been doing an online class everyday after work. I start around 3pm ish after my workout, and by 3:30 or 4, I'm dozing off at the computer, fighting to stay awake. I actually fell asleep in my recliner 3 nights this week around 7pm while watching television with my girlfriend.....there are too many variables with the time change last weekend to determine if its just me not adjusting, if its not having the caffeine, or a little of both are.....what ever it is....it is really annoying and I need to figure out a way through this without napping and wasting an hour and a half to two hours of my precious time asleep each day after work....
With that said, my workouts and routine are slowly moving back to "my normal"....my routine isn't quite back to where it was, or where I'd like it to be, but its better than it was and I'm satisfied for now....
My online class is really getting tough....I know I will pass but the final but were I'm at right now with the information, I won't pass with the grade that I want....I need to study more.....I guess I could settle for passing is passing but that doesn't work for me.....
As for my job....status quo....trudging along....one day at a time....for now.....
@CyclingThroughLife the "wiped out" part is relatable...gonna feel that way myself in weeks & months to come.
@CyclingThroughLife
Other than the falling asleep and burning the candle at both ends, it sounds like you're rocking it!
You're probably right about the time changing and quitting caffeine at the same time. As much as it waste your time, it's good that your mind can rest enough that you go to sleep. That's pretty good.. sort of, kind of 😁.
Good luck with your grade.