What did you do today?

[Birol]

When you weren't obsessively refreshing the boards, what did you do today? I helped socialize month-old barn kittens that are destined for new homes.

A few of the kittens have just figured out how to hiss. They are so not vicious when they do that, even the solid black one my mother started calling 'Vicious' because he was the first one to figure it out and sat in a corner of the large cage with his siblings and cousins hissing repeatedly until I reached in and pulled him out. It really became ineffective when he immediately started crying. And then there was the one that only cried when I tried to peel her off my shoulder and put her back in the cage. And she's the biggest kitten from all three litters and the only long-hair of the bunch. Such a toughie when she's not trying to knock someone else away from the milk supply.

[Sarita]

I wasn't here :) I had lunch with some friends, took a much needed long nap (3 hours, hehe), went to play tennis, looked at BMW's (ahhh, to dream) and just ate dinner. It was a pretty good day, overall.

[Cassie88]

Birol, Nice try, but I it looks like nobody wants to even think about it!


Oooops, sara! I take it back, Birol.

[William Haskins]

i took the kids to get their hair cut.

went to target, got the boy some swim goggles, and the daughter and wife hair color.

wrote a poem during the drive home.

posted the new poem.

went back and removed all of my poems from the poetry forum, including the new poem.

wrote a diatribe about the results we're still waiting for (24 hours and counting...)

ate dinner while i made some revisions to a stupid screenplay i'm writing.

checked for results and smoked a lot of cigarettes throughout.

[Birol]

Birol, Nice try, but I it looks like nobody wants to even think about it!

If everyone stays disgruntled, I'll just have to overnight them a kitten or one of their not-so-vicious mothers. The mothers have a tendency to run at strangers, flop at their feet, and roll over onto their backs forcing anyone visiting the almost-stepfather's farm to scratch their bellies. Their babies are just starting to learn this trick.

[jdkiggins]

I read a Salad Tea Bag quote today.

Poise--the art of raising an eyebrow instead of the roof.

Obviously, my evil twin didn't think it was humorous.

[awatkins]

I researched cockatoos for an assignment that is due next Friday. Even headed out to do a couple of photo shoots but decided to put them off for a week. Interesting stuff, no? No. :D

:Hug2: birol!

[jdkiggins]

Then, I made breakfast for Mom.
Wrote some of my column.
Posted in various threads.
Read two chapters in a book.
Made lunch for Mom.
Wrote more on my column.
Watched my brother mow the grass, and get his lawnmower stuck in mud up to the axles. (Now that made my day!)
Did five loads of laundry.
Wrote more of my column.
Posted in various threads in between checking for results.
Took Mom for a walk around the yard.
Let her dog out and back in about 30 times.
Finished my column.
Read another chapter in a book.
Made dinner.
Ate.
Watched parts of A General's Daughter in between checking for results.
Came back here.

And oh yes, here's the killer--I went off the wagon after 34 days and lit up and smoked several cigarettes with William. (Outside my mom's house, of course.)

[William Haskins]

welcome back to flavor country.

[Sarita]

Oh Joanne! I guess you deserved a smoke or 10 after that full day. Has it really only been 34 days? It seems like a lifetime ago that you quit...

[BlueTexas]

I went to work and muddled through a ton of paperwork. Drove home, checked the boards. Ate dinner. Checked for results. Vacuumed. Broke the vacuum. Checked for results, found none, posted in the disgruntled thread. Called my mother. Scooped kitty litter boxes. Checked for results, found out that I was accused of being the vote bot :) Smiled, and posted here.

Still waiting...

[jdkiggins]

welcome back to flavor country.

Oh yes! In a very, very climactic way! Oops sorry, this isn't the House of Love. LOL

[jdkiggins]

Oh Joanne! I guess you deserved a smoke or 10 after that full day. Has it really only been 34 days? It seems like a lifetime ago that you quit...

Yes, 34 days. I quit April 1. And I didn't quit at 10, either! ROFL AND I don't feel one bit guilty.

EDIT: It was 65 days. ROFL

[Sarita]

Yes, 34 days. I quit April 1. And I didn't quit at 10, either! ROFL AND I don't feel one bit guilty.

:) Good for you. And I'm very proud of you for sticking it out this long given the pressure you've been under. April 1 to June 4 is longer than 34 days!

[BlueTexas]

Still and all, good for you for trying. With all the upheaval you've gone through in the past couple weeks, it must have taken a mammoth effort to refrain as long as you did. Don't beat yourself up--your're not a god, just a Joanne :)

[jdkiggins]

:) Good for you. And I'm very proud of you for sticking it out this long given the pressure you've been under. April 1 to June 4 is longer than 34 days!

Oh sh*t! It's 65 days, isn't it! I lost a month somewhere. :Shrug: Oh well, I done good while it lasted. ROFL

[jdkiggins]

Thanks Sara and Kira. :D

[Sarita]

Oh sh*t! It's 65 days, isn't it! I lost a month somewhere. :Shrug: Oh well, I done good while it lasted. ROFL

LOL, I was thinking... "Hmm, I know we had lunch in April and I was pretty sure she wasn't smoking then..."

[jdkiggins]

LOL, I was thinking... "Hmm, I know we had lunch in April and I was pretty sure she wasn't smoking then..."

That's right. This verifies my location beneath my name. I lost a month to "The Dead Zone." LOL

[rhymegirl]

I waited for news that didn't come.

Excuse me. I feel some tears coming on. :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry: :cry:

[Vanessa]

Hmm today was a beautiful hot and humid day
I went out and played for a while @ Barnes and Nobles.
Ate lunch at one of my favorite seafood restaurants.
Had crawfish etouffee', and fried catfish.
Came home and hung out here at the AW,
Did some writing; about 1300 words.
Watched a lil' television. Lifetime was kicking butt all evening.
Mom came over and made her famous banana bread pudding.
We watched a lil' more television. She left.
I'm here hanging out with you all again.
After this, back to writing and then off to bed.

9 days left of vacation...I'm loving it!:Clap:

[mkcbunny]

Woke up and went back to bed.
Woke up and got out of bed.
Had coffee.
Went for a hike.
Went for brunch [salmon benedict and a mimosa].
Went to the weird postal annex to pick up a package.
Mimosa made me sleepy, so I took a nap for two hours.
Made some phone calls for work.
Watered the lawn.
Started a huge photo project that must be done tomorrow.
Reviewed the TV listings and decided that I would, under no circumstances, watch "The Facts of Life Reunion," even as background noise.

Currently watching a movie, "The Last Shot," on DVD as I resize images and code html. It's much better than "The Facts of Life."

[William Haskins]

I waited for news that didn't come.

join the club.

[sgtsdaughter]

procrastinated like there is no tomorrow. i should have finished a chapter to something highly important . . . but did i--nooooo. i'll get it done tomorrow. i know me.

[MacAllister]

I had a nap, and dreamed that my book editor gave me a low-slung Harley Davidson to negotiate down a crooked little forested path, but wouldn't let me use the clutch, or put my feet anywhere on the bike, as it was freshly painted.

It made no sense at all, as my book does not yet HAVE an editor...

[maestrowork]

I had a nap

OMG!

[mkcbunny]

Napping seems to have been a very popular activity today.

[MacAllister]

Ray:OMG! That was AFTER I moved the 220 wiring from the wall to the center of the floor where I'm buiding the island with the Jenn-Aire range and built-in oven--and ran the downdraft vent ductwork through the floor to the outside of the house...:wag:

[rhymegirl]

Also went grocery shopping, called my sister 3 times but she was never there, went for a bike ride, had a delicious cheeseburger that my husband cooked for me (fabulous cook) and cleaned the house. What fun that was.

[Sarita]

Napping seems to have been a very popular activity today. I never nap. As a matter of fact, I rarely sleep at all. 2 years of 3 hours a night caught up with me today. It looks like I'll be good for another 2 years. :) I guess that's what I get for working until 2 am 3 nights in a row...

[rhymegirl]

Sara, wait til you are my age. You'll be napping every chance you get!

[Sarita]

It's really strange. My dad doesn't sleep much either. He said one day in his 20's something clicked over and he stopped sleeping. Same with me. 2 years ago, I just stopped being able to get a full nights sleep.

During a lovely week or two in April/May, I slept 6 hours a night, but my minds been too full to do that lately. Oh well...

[maestrowork]

Sleeping is great. Keeps you young looking. Look at me, at 49...

[Sarita]

Sleeping is great. Keeps you young looking. Look at me, at 49... At least according to IMDB...

[maestrowork]

I'm not denying anything. ;)

[mkcbunny]

Sara, wait til you are my age. You'll be napping every chance you get!
Same here. I would do it every day if I could! A good siesta works wonders. And to think as little kids we hated being forced into bed. Napping makes my brain feel good.

[jdkiggins]

Today--being Sunday (which on calendars, is the beginning of the week) I have:

Tiptoed around since 7 am as to not wake Mom.
Made a pot of coffee.
Walked the half mile of my Mom's driveway to get the Sunday newspaper. (A mile walk today.)
Smoked two cigarettes while enjoying two cups of coffee.
Made my bed.
Then came here.

I'll keep you posted as Time Goes On. LOL

[brinkett]

Yesterday:

Mowed the lawn
Worked on my WIP
Played GTA:Vice City
Hung out with my sweetie
Refereed cat fights (we got a new cat recently - the other three aren't amused)
Waited for Idol results
Watched TV

Today:

Grocery and other shopping
Work on my WIP
Visit a friend with leukemia who just finished her chemo
Hang out with my sweetie
Referee cat fights (one so far)
Watch TV
Play GTA:Vice City
Wait for Idol results but won't be online as much as I was yesterday

[jdkiggins]

Continued...

Typed my handwritten column into my lap top.
Printed it to read later before submitting.
Had two more cups of coffee and enjoyed the smoke flavor with them.
Pulled weeds from Mom's flower bed.
Watched four groundhogs, three rabbits and two deer watch me weeding the flower bed. LOL

[firehorse]

Along the lines of what Joanne said...

Had a cigarette without the coffee flavour
Cleaned the coffee machine so I wouldn't have the above experience again
Cleaned the kitchen while the coffee brewed

What am I supposed to be doing today? That's a different story:

Writing a review of Mr. & Mrs. Smith
Picking up a DVD copy of Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Writing a DVD review of Ferris Bueller's Day Off (we don't have one on the site)
Reviewing the first part of the 17 hours that makes up the third season DVD set of Northern Exposure (I have the week to do this)
Sorting through the responses to my ProfNet queries, deciding which ones I want to use
Turning my notes into six actual queries for magazines I was supposed to pitch two weeks ago
Writing sample responses to a phone (job) interview I have coming up this week

And most pleasantly...
Cleaning the apartment because I have a friend coming over to watch the Tony Awards tonight

Hmm... bet the coffee's brewed :D

[mommie4a]

Yesterday:

Morning wake up by 5 year old - 6:45am
Fed kids,did some laundry, did some posting (on here - not on a horse)
Showered, went to synagogue for two hours to hear/watch hubby play "cantor" (the person that leads the singing and prayers - he was outstanding)
Came home, fed kids (again - man! I hate that)
Dressed my daughters' countless Barbies with vintage handmade clothing my mom made for me decades ago
Brought said Barbies to local library to display in display case for the month
Ran into grocery store and bought water for dance recital girls
Went to dance recital - from 1:30 until 5:30 (Where are those post-partum foam cushions when you need them)
Was going to meet rest of family for dinner but oldest child sick so...
dropped dau at home, went to grocery store, got dinner, made dinner
Went to Blockbuster - rented National Treasure, Spanglish and Ray
Put kids to sleep
Watched/fell asleep during Spanglish

TODAY:
Woken up by 11 year old with fever and sore throat - 5:45am
Rested in bed with 5 year old from 7-7:45 when 8 year old sister needed him to play school
Called doc, made appointment for 9:30
Showered, moved laundry until 8 year old came in to tell me that 5 year old just colored the carpet in purple marker
Cleaned marker, got husband, time-outed 5 year old (he's soooo lucky he's the third child)
Took 11 year old to doc - not strep just virus
Went to Barnes and Noble - spent gobs on gift cards for teachers etc., three books for 11 year old (cuz everyone else will be at the pool today) and coffees for spouse and me

Home - ate something, came to see if there's an Idol announcement yet (not)
Now...might go read the newspapers on the deck!!! It's 88 here!

What I should do the rest of the day:
Invoices for year-long project (weeks over due)
Column for 6/25
Organize steps for profile due 6/27
Enter spending info for last five months
Fill out camp forms for all kids
Write thank yous to go with teachers gift cards
Fold laundry, put laundry away
Oh - eat at some point.

NAP - that would be glorious!!!

[jdkiggins]

Continued...

Deleted a few of my Share Your Work posts in order to submit them.
Wrote four query letters ready to send in tomorrow's mail. :)
Had another cup of coffee and smoked another cigerette. Quit counting, dammit!

[mommie4a]

Wow - that's great Joanne. I need to be more productive - productive, not just ordinary course of day productive.

[eldragon]

Wow - that's great Joanne. I need to be more productive - productive, not just ordinary course of day productive.

You already took your chlld to the doctor today? It's ten am on a Sunday morning (my time zone), and you don't call that productive?

[jdkiggins]

Wow, Jill. I think it's wonderful that you have a doctor who is available on Sundays. Hope the little one feels better soon. :)

[eldragon]

In a nutshell, here's what I did yesterday:


Woke husband up at 4 am, per instructions (re: kids out of school means no afternoon time). Slept intermittantly between dog and cat interruptions until about 9 am.

Made coffee - checked email. Did all the duties related my selling online - packaging, etc.

Took children to a nearby town to search for books to sell online. (Bought 40).

Came home, listed books...........waited for mailman so I could hand him a large package.

Missed mailman.

16 year old daughter prepared Mac N Cheese for lunch, while I fried green plaintains. Ate lunch.

Took 30 minute nap.

Went to store to buy meat for grill .............and bread.

Came home and started grill.

Started book "The Los Angeles Diaries" by James Brown - a memoir - not by the singer James Brown.

Put food on grill and continued to read.

Ate dinner.

Took bikeride with husband and 8 year old in nearby State park - for the 5th night in a row.

Came home - cleaned kitchen - took shower.

Drove to bank in nightgown to get money for husband.

Did online work - tried to write an article for Fine Tuning - wasted an hour - didn't finish it.

Layed on sofa with book and read.

Took Excedrin PM at midnight - and went to bed.



Doesn't look like today will be anymore productive. If it doesn't rain - I'll take kids to Y to swim.

I need to clean my office.

[ChunkyC]

Yesterday at the day job:

Nuked boss's computer deliberately, reinstalled older operating system
went to Gateway's site, downloaded all the drivers, etc. for older operating system
ran out of time, so on Monday I have to pick up where I left off
went to our other store in the next town and set up two of their computers to print to networked copiers
configured their firewall to make VPN connection to main store. Fainted dead away when it worked.
came home, wife and I fired up the ol' DVD player and watched 5 season 4 episodes of Babylon5 back to back. Everytime they blew up a spaceship, thought about the boss. http://www.absolutewrite.com/forums/images/smilies/smile.gif
Today at home:

Wrote and filed column
came here

[mommie4a]

You already took your chlld to the doctor today? It's ten am on a Sunday morning (my time zone), and you don't call that productive?

Your comment makes me smile. Thanks.

Honest, it's all in a mom's day's routine, if that's what's called for by a kid's situation. There've been days when I go back and forth between my kids' schools four times because someone was sick, someone needed clean clothes, someone forgot their viola - whatever. I don't ALWAYS go when they think I should, but often, I do. It depends on how "tragic" the situation is (and what the repercussions will be if I do versus if I don't help out).

I guess I was thinking, productive in the personal sense - of me and my writing and the things I'd like to get in order.

[mommie4a]

Wow, Jill. I think it's wonderful that you have a doctor who is available on Sundays. Hope the little one feels better soon. :)

Yes we are lucky! We chose this practice because of their accessibility. And when we left their office, there were five more families waiting to be seen! The nurses told me everyone had been in forthe same thing so far - sore throat/fever. And not one of them had tested positive for strep.

[mkcbunny]

Yesterday at the day job:
came home, wife and I fired up the ol' DVD player and watched 5 season 4 episodes of Babylon5 back to back. Everytime they blew up a spaceship, thought about the boss.

Yesterday, cont'd:
Logged off AW for good
Spent four hours photo processing/html coding
Watched three episodes of The Sopranos, Season 3 on DVD while working.
TV series on DVD are addictive! More to come tonight, I am sure.

Today:
Woke up too early, rolled over, and buried my head under the covers
Woke up to phone ringing, went back to sleep
[Reminder to self: Turn down speaker volume on answering machine]
Woke up to cat howling at the front door like a lunatic
Gave up on sleeping and got out of bed
Checked e-mail and news; enjoyed a cup of coffee
Came here and had another cup of coffee
Going for a walk around the lake to get out of the house ...

[Birol]

You guys all make me feel like a slug. Off to do something....

[AncientEagle]

And oh yes, here's the killer--I went off the wagon after 34 days and lit up and smoked several cigarettes with William. (Outside my mom's house, of course.)

Joanne, have you considered Smokers Anonymous? They assign you a buddy to help you resist temptation. Late at night, when you feel you are about to break down and have a smoke, you call your buddy. Your buddy rushes over and gets drunk with you. lol

Bob

[Celeste]

And oh yes, here's the killer--I went off the wagon after 34 days and lit up and smoked several cigarettes with William. (Outside my mom's house, of course.)


Joanne!!!!! You started smoking again! :eek:

Nah, I'm just kiddin'. Completely understandable. You've been under a lot of stress. Hell, you did better than I could've done. I can't make it through an hour. Lol... You did good! ;)


What did I do yesterday?

I spent a hot day with a hot older man! :banana: