A few Measly Steps a Day

Amazing win to relate.
1. On the last possible day, unknown to us until she called, my partner and Board prez ordered a better mailbox.
2. Six weeks later we set an exact delivery time.
3. We alert our installer and he agrees to come the following day.
4. Delivery was Thursday. Installation was Friday.
5. Walked to the Post Office and asked them to come install their master locks. Expected this to take several days, if not weeks.
6. The Postman, Dan, found the new mailbox installed and began to transfer the master locks before the supervisor arrived.
7. Supervisor arrived, Dan, finished the transfer and put today's mail in it.
8. Poured Gatorade over my partner's head.
R

I might try your idea of skipping the first chapters of nonfiction. I don't really like reading nonfiction, and maybe that's why.

I've been researching the Klondike Gold Rush. Really interesting. Remind me never to complain about anything again. Those prospectors had it rough. It's going to factor into my next novel, although the novel takes place in 2003. I'm thinking I want to visit Dawson City Yukon this summer - definitely in the summer. I'm way to old for 40 below zero.

So much to know.

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Originally Posted by delightful I've been researching the Klondike Gold Rush. Really interesting. Remind me never to complain about anything again. Those prospectors had it rough.

Gold! I guess they didn't consult the temperature tables.

I'm focused on several presentations, well, 3, and I just got an invite to be part of a convo about a conference around facilitation.

My fun-enticing stuff is going pretty well and if I can get a slot this conference might be a good place to release it. I'm using the Seinfeld calendar method. Of the last 40 days or so, just missed one. Really felt a regret and strong urge to get back to marking that X.
R

R, I can't read the blue against the black. It looks great, but it's hard to make out the words.

Even with white lettering, I find the black background hard to use. I wonder if anyone else is experiencing the same problem. Plus it seems like a depressing color choice for a forum for people dealing with mental illness. Yes, I know you didn't choose it. If I figure out how to comment to the forum's creators, I'll tell them my thoughts.

Good news - I've signed up to sign up for an appointment to get the vaccine. Better news - My daughter (doctor) got her second shot. She was one of the group that worked out John Muir's vaccine distribution. She also volunteers one day a week vaccinating anywhere she's needed.
More better news: My mother in law got her vaccine shot last Saturday. (Has it been that long since I've posted? So Sorry. Her nursing home has managed to contain the virus even though they had about fourteen COVID patients - residents and caregivers.

Sometimes my writing goes well; sometimes it comes to a screeching halt. My New Years resolution was to post 18 tweets by the end of February, and so far, I'm ahead of schedule.

Good luck, and good wishes to anyone who reads this.
D.

Okay, I highlighted what you wrote, and was able to read it. Good luck with your projects. As always, they sound interesting. You've been using Jerry Seinfeld's method for quite a while now. it makes sense - when you do something every day, it becomes a habit. And the Xs are motivations. Keep the Xs coming.

Ha! Not sure how your screen looks. My background is all white, but there might be a night setting I can't find. Font and font color is something we control as both a default (in the profile section) and at the top of the entry box for a particular message.

So, now it's black. Is this better?

For some reason, my background is black. If I highlight your post, it turns to white letters against a blue background, and I can read it. So it must be my computer and not the website. I'll have to go change the post I wrote yesterday to the webmaster saying I didn't like the new look.

Weird!

When I clicked on tech support, there were several posts, all recent, asking how to turn off night mode. There's supposed to be a square in the bottom right corner. I can't find it. You know more about computers than I do. Any ideas?

Oy. I can't find any of those tabs, either. It appears this is run on the php software or app platform, and a quick search sees many other forums having this issue too.

Long sh0t, but sometimes when I have issue like this I go to my browser's (Firefox) preferences page and click whatever I need to do to override what a given page does with my own preferences.

A workaround, for sure, but most often works. Worth a try.
R

You said the magic word, R. When I changed from Google to Firefox, The colors went back to normal. Feel free to use any color (except white) and I can read your post. Weird observation - on Firefox my post came out with a small font. I found "switch editor mode," and the font went back to normal. I feel a bit like a rat in a test cage (Skinner box? It's been a while since I took Psych 1A.) I'm clicking on icons and I have no idea why.

I chat with friends on Nanowrimo's website, and I didn't have any trouble there, so it's just Psych Central. I know other people experienced the same problem. I saw a few posts asking about it, and I'm sure there are other people who didn't post anything figuring "It's my problem. I just don't understand computers." Which would be too bad. It was really hard to read anything against a black background. Actually, it was lucky that you wrote the one post in blue letters, because that's barely legible against the black. And, at that point I hadn't figured out that highlighting brings up a blue background. And at that point, I didn't realize that you weren't seeing what I saw.

Kinda went on and on, didn't I? I'll go back to steppin' with my next post, background color willing.
I hope all is well with you. Your posts sound as if you're keeping busy.

Very good. I'll play with colors soon when I have the time. Co-facilitated a board-staff retreat today for 6 hours. Live & in person. Had a shave weeks of beard down to something presentable.

Went great, good discussions and I think everyone left much better informed about where the organization is and that they need to step up their engagement to keep the momentum.

Tired, tomorrow a couple of calls. One likely to be recorded and is early, so not setting the alarm and will see if I'm naturally up in time.
Lots of little things.
R

Live and in person!!!!! Wow!

Me - Yesterday - Dentist visit was VERY depressing. As in bone loss, plates, deep cleaning didn't accomplish much. loose teeth, And no it's not my dentist - it's my teeth.
Along with the dentist, I was coping with LOTS of plumbing problems. But - it was amazing, and believe it or not, I'm grateful - most of the plumbing problems showed up an hour before the plumber came, or while the plumber was here. And the fact that my only bathroom will be out of commission for a while turned out not to be a problem.

My writing - I'm dragging a bit, but I know where I want to go with the story. I'm just looking for someone to post about it. (Isolation is a dream killer.)
So today, I'll try to get a bit done. Step a little - goof off a little - step a little - etc.

Plumbing work completed. And I wrote a bit.

Well, good that something can be taken off a list like plumbing. Otherwise we're mucking about with limited amenities.

Also, keep plugging away at the writing.

Creative offers drop nearly daily. Reminding me I have to follow up with one tonight that's been a couple of days.

Body/mind tired, so not putting much effort into anything that needs umphf.

Well, the plumber came back, and cleaned the pipes again because everything was backing up into everything else. He stuck a camera and found tree roots all through the sewer pipes. He did the second clean for free. He wants to put a clean-out in front of the house ($1600) and he says that I won't need to actually replace the pipes for about ten years. (That's good.) Today I'm going to the dentist (don't ask re gory details) and sometime in the future, I'll be foxing the heater in my house, (Or replacing it.)
On a happy note - writing is a lot of fun.

Wishing you happy, happy, joy, joy for your projects - that goes with success, of course.

Later,
D.

The dentist session was not the horror I expected.

Hi D, I'm glad your visit was less the ordeal you imagined.

I'm getting much done, and more comes in that keeps me going. Have a question for everyone, even lurkers, how important is what I'm going to call "dwell time" to your ideal creative efforts? Some procrastinators may be using their distractions to dwell on their task till the time to due date shrinks to roughly the amount of time they'll need to get something done. But by not having a rough draft (I'm thinking of the classic college papers rushed out the night before) harm their efforts because they don't have time left to polish and recall stuff to add-in.

I'm curious because my own dwell time is shrinking at the moment. I'm needing to settle on my decisions and act faster. I miss my dwell times. But is that a sad thing?

R

Hi Guys. Inspire here. Hope everyone is well.

My steps for the day:

1. Make space in the hallway to get the vacuum cleaner through
2. Vacuum room
3. Move computer over to other side of room
4. Put all stuff on desk in a box so I can use the desk while I'm sorting through the box.

Good luck today, everybody!

Welcome back. Tick off those small steps!

Thursday:
get to ad hoc clinic my client organized to just see the operation, possible be of help; at least stay out of the way.

This mean a really early start (up at 6:29 — "I was up before 6:30."

To sleep, perchance to dream,
R

Hi, Scout/Inspire, I'm glad to see your post. Wishing you good things with your steps.

R - You asked about dwell time. I assume you mean time where your work is on a back burner and it's just sort of percolating in the back of your mind. For me sometimes it's part of the creative process, and sometimes it's time that could be better spent doing something. I do think we all need some down time, or dwell time or whatever. How much? Good question. I've always thought that you spend a lot more time being productive than I do, and you need to make sure that you get some down time, whereas I need to make sure that I don't take too much down time. It's partly because I'm retired, and simply don't have the demands that you do. I probably didn't answer your question.

I'm considering - strongly considering - changing the novel I'm working on from past tense to present tense.

Happy stepping, everyone.