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Nov. 15th, 2007 11:04 pm
Time: 25 minutes
Distance: 2.14 miles
Speed: 6.2 mph
Calories: 214
Today I'm grateful for solitude. I've been taking a little time out to myself recently, and it's helping with my mood and perspective by leaps and bounds. I'm able to think a bit more clearly, be more considerate of others, and get on top of things I've always been meaning to. Unfortunately, being a regular contributor of this journal is still elusive at best.
There's no way to say "I need space," it seems, without offending someone, or causing them to think there's a problem. Of course, there's also the possibility that I haven't been using my time alone wisely until now; a lot of the time I'll use free space to talk to folks online, where I'll quickly become overwhelmed again. No offense to all of my Net-friends, because I love seeing you, but I really have to learn the trick of making alone time *actual* alone time.
Anyway, today after running with![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
mut I took a bit of time alone to stretch and shower. Instead of thinking about all of the projects I wanted to do (and am making snail's progress on) or social things I have to do, I just...stretched and showered. I noticed the ceiling while lying on the floor. I paid attention to the way my muscles tensed and pulled (I seem to have significantly tighter muscles on my left side; I'm wondering if there's any reason for that...I am right-brained for starters). I enjoyed being wet, and the scratch of the shower scrunchie on my skin. Even that practice, for 15 minutes, was enough to make me feel loads better.
Today I worked from open to close, from 6:45 am to 6:00 pm. Our fearless leader tried to come in after a wisdom tooth extraction and just couldn't hang. I can't blame her; I likely would have taken a four-day weekend for something like that. But she's a trooper; she's the mother of three children and her husband works, too. She's a pretty tough lady.
The day wasn't bad, though I can tell it's the holiday season without a doubt. :) I'm working in the Service Center right now, which if you didn't know is a special place where all of the real Adobe employees get information and quite a few of their sweet perks. But I'm not disgruntled, no sir. I'll take my meager pay and no vacation or sick leave and be happy, mm-hmm. ;)
I'm getting a lot more comfortable in the position, though, and that's what counts. Now that I'm not stressing over how to do the job properly, I can actually focus on getting to know the people who walk in.
There are other things I'd like to talk about, but they will have to wait until tomorrow. :)
Distance: 2.14 miles
Speed: 6.2 mph
Calories: 214
Today I'm grateful for solitude. I've been taking a little time out to myself recently, and it's helping with my mood and perspective by leaps and bounds. I'm able to think a bit more clearly, be more considerate of others, and get on top of things I've always been meaning to. Unfortunately, being a regular contributor of this journal is still elusive at best.
There's no way to say "I need space," it seems, without offending someone, or causing them to think there's a problem. Of course, there's also the possibility that I haven't been using my time alone wisely until now; a lot of the time I'll use free space to talk to folks online, where I'll quickly become overwhelmed again. No offense to all of my Net-friends, because I love seeing you, but I really have to learn the trick of making alone time *actual* alone time.
Anyway, today after running with
mut I took a bit of time alone to stretch and shower. Instead of thinking about all of the projects I wanted to do (and am making snail's progress on) or social things I have to do, I just...stretched and showered. I noticed the ceiling while lying on the floor. I paid attention to the way my muscles tensed and pulled (I seem to have significantly tighter muscles on my left side; I'm wondering if there's any reason for that...I am right-brained for starters). I enjoyed being wet, and the scratch of the shower scrunchie on my skin. Even that practice, for 15 minutes, was enough to make me feel loads better.Today I worked from open to close, from 6:45 am to 6:00 pm. Our fearless leader tried to come in after a wisdom tooth extraction and just couldn't hang. I can't blame her; I likely would have taken a four-day weekend for something like that. But she's a trooper; she's the mother of three children and her husband works, too. She's a pretty tough lady.
The day wasn't bad, though I can tell it's the holiday season without a doubt. :) I'm working in the Service Center right now, which if you didn't know is a special place where all of the real Adobe employees get information and quite a few of their sweet perks. But I'm not disgruntled, no sir. I'll take my meager pay and no vacation or sick leave and be happy, mm-hmm. ;)
I'm getting a lot more comfortable in the position, though, and that's what counts. Now that I'm not stressing over how to do the job properly, I can actually focus on getting to know the people who walk in.
There are other things I'd like to talk about, but they will have to wait until tomorrow. :)
