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summercomfort) wrote2015-10-23 09:52 pm
summercomfort) wrote2015-10-23 09:52 pm
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Friday night.
The drive up today was an hour and a half, which was about half an hour longer than I'd hoped when I set out out 7pm, but half an hour shorter than I'd feared when I was crawling along at 5mph for about 40 minutes. So I'd call it a wash.
I've been snacking a lot on granola bars and fruit. I'm not sure if it's ideal, but it's something.
Work continues to be a lot of miscellany but I think at this point I'm mostly used to it. I'm forgetting fewer tasks. I think.
Still struggling a bit with trying to find the ideal pacing of a work week. I was planning to take Wednesday off this week, but it ended up being a pretty full workday, just "work from home" instead of from the office. But if I work too much I hit burnout and either (a) have to take a nap, (b) schlump around at home doing nothing, or (c) waste time on the internet.
I really like being flat on my back or on my belly. Neither of these positions are fully tenable now -- being flat on my back makes me worried about spines and cutting off blood circulation, and on my belly there's pressure on the uterus and I... feel something? Maybe it's the baby kicking (I'm wrapping up week 17), but it might also be me putting too much pressure there??? Anyway, what it comes down to is that there's really no good relaxing position for me to be on my computer when I'm in Oakland, which kinda sucks. I miss the futon in MV, but I spend most of the MV time napping.
I still can't eat eggs, onions, or anything with the flavor of heated cooking oil. Jono made me a dinner tonight but I was only able to eat half of it. That sucks.
But at least I'm gaining enough weight. Now I just have to make sure I'm getting enough calcium.
This week has been hard on Jono, too -- he's been thrown for a loop from this new commute as well, and it doesn't help that he really hasn't had time to decompress from his recent trip. Basically many days we'd both be tired and cranky when we get home around 8pm, and so he kind of mopes and crashes around 9:30pm. I've been trying to help with cuddles and stuff, because having a strong and happy Jono is important to my own emotional health. Such is the way of being life-bonded, I suppose.
I had a lot of fun at comics club last night -- I got a lot of drawing done in the two hours! I feel like I should have a more dedicated drawing time, ideally every night. But I say that and then spend the evening decompressing on the internet instead. I refuse to feel bad about it, but at the same time, I wonder if there are ways that I can boost my productivity and feel more creatively fulfilled. Maybe it's time to bring back CSI marathons. Or at least 1-2 episodes worth of drawing. Who needs socializing on the internet, amirite?
The drive up today was an hour and a half, which was about half an hour longer than I'd hoped when I set out out 7pm, but half an hour shorter than I'd feared when I was crawling along at 5mph for about 40 minutes. So I'd call it a wash.
I've been snacking a lot on granola bars and fruit. I'm not sure if it's ideal, but it's something.
Work continues to be a lot of miscellany but I think at this point I'm mostly used to it. I'm forgetting fewer tasks. I think.
Still struggling a bit with trying to find the ideal pacing of a work week. I was planning to take Wednesday off this week, but it ended up being a pretty full workday, just "work from home" instead of from the office. But if I work too much I hit burnout and either (a) have to take a nap, (b) schlump around at home doing nothing, or (c) waste time on the internet.
I really like being flat on my back or on my belly. Neither of these positions are fully tenable now -- being flat on my back makes me worried about spines and cutting off blood circulation, and on my belly there's pressure on the uterus and I... feel something? Maybe it's the baby kicking (I'm wrapping up week 17), but it might also be me putting too much pressure there??? Anyway, what it comes down to is that there's really no good relaxing position for me to be on my computer when I'm in Oakland, which kinda sucks. I miss the futon in MV, but I spend most of the MV time napping.
I still can't eat eggs, onions, or anything with the flavor of heated cooking oil. Jono made me a dinner tonight but I was only able to eat half of it. That sucks.
But at least I'm gaining enough weight. Now I just have to make sure I'm getting enough calcium.
This week has been hard on Jono, too -- he's been thrown for a loop from this new commute as well, and it doesn't help that he really hasn't had time to decompress from his recent trip. Basically many days we'd both be tired and cranky when we get home around 8pm, and so he kind of mopes and crashes around 9:30pm. I've been trying to help with cuddles and stuff, because having a strong and happy Jono is important to my own emotional health. Such is the way of being life-bonded, I suppose.
I had a lot of fun at comics club last night -- I got a lot of drawing done in the two hours! I feel like I should have a more dedicated drawing time, ideally every night. But I say that and then spend the evening decompressing on the internet instead. I refuse to feel bad about it, but at the same time, I wonder if there are ways that I can boost my productivity and feel more creatively fulfilled. Maybe it's time to bring back CSI marathons. Or at least 1-2 episodes worth of drawing. Who needs socializing on the internet, amirite?