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On the road…
Tomorrow I get on an airplane for the first time since I got sober. I’m breaking out of my safe little world and venturing forth to a tradeshow (it’s been years since I worked a show) and then for a little r-n-r with the kiddos, my Ps and my best friend’s family. I’m excited and really frightened. I’m confronting a bunch of “issues” in the next few days and feeling just a wee bit apprehensive. It’s one thing to site behind my computer screen and work in my little cyber-marketing cocoon…it’s quite another to get back out there and interact with our customers and partners. Like a grown up. Heady shit, man.
Then there’s Disneyworld with the kiddos. That should be a blast. Max probably doesn’t remember when we went there a few years ago and little Abby has never been. Nervous about Paradise Island with the grown ups, but I think I can handle it. If not, I’ll leave. Pretty simple, really.
After DW, we’re going to Missouri to celebrate my Great grandma’s 100th birthday. She’s an amazing woman and I can’t wait to see her again. And hopefully I won’t have a panic attack like the last time we flew into that effing tornado in Kansas City!
Wish me luck!
Tags:florida, sobriety, tradeshow, vacation, work Filed under family, general, recovery, work | Comments (2)Hey, I’m a Techie Diva
I’m very excited to announce that I’ve been selected to be a contributing writer for Techie Diva’s Guide to Gadgets. You can check out my first post on DIY Kyoto’s Wattson here.
Techie Diva is a popular blog about gadgets, technology, emerging tech and innovative products for men and women. So, if you get the chance, check it out. Also, please, please, please email me any tech tips and gadget faves.
Tags:blog, blogging, gadgets, Techie Diva, technology, wattson, writer Filed under general, style, tech, woman stuff, work | Comments (2)Information Overload
Like most people, my day is infused, deluged, and rains information. I try to soak it all up and process it, but sometimes that’s just not possible. In my ever present quest for balance, I fail on a daily basis…but I never stop trying. There’s just too much out there to learn, read, live, hear, try.
So, just to prove to you what a diverse, evolved individual I am (or severely unfocused ADD adult), here’s a sampling of what on my radar today:
A quick scan of my friends in recovery always starts the day.
Then a couple of blogs/articles:
Web 2.0 feels good, but where’s the business model?
Wonkette’s send off to poor Tom Delay: Time: Hammer, Stop
eWeek’s “Open Source Apps Find Footing…”
Plenty Mag’s: Which is the Greener Gender and Minus One for the Trees.
And also downloading some podcasts to my iPod to listen to on the way to town, while doing dishes, and to mediate to.
Holy crap, there’s a lot of stuff out there! Now back to work…
[tags]podcasts, blogs, recovery, information, diversity[/tags]
Tags:none Filed under WTF?!, aa, general, recovery, work | Comment (1)Internal Conflict
The hardest thing about being me is all the ugly resentments and imagined slights I have swirling around in my head and my gut. Because I choose to use my real name on this blog and because some of the players in my real life may occassionally visit here, I am slightly limited in what I can say and spew. Maybe that’s good, maybe it’s not. Obviously, we should always be careful what we say/write as it ends up on some blogspere permanent record that we can’t edit or “take back.” Sometimes, though, I just need to vent and I thought this would be my forum. Now, I just don’t feel comfortable doing it.
For instance, I live and work on the same property with my parents. Sort of makes it difficult to say pretty much anything about work or home-related issues. Need I say more? Actually, I have so much more I need to get out and write about…things about work, things about family life, things about me. I guess I should do that in my journal, huh?
Tags:none Filed under family, general, recovery, work | Comments (4)Balancing Act
Like most women, life is a constant struggle for balance between home and work. Mother and Worker. So, lately, I’ve spent a fair amount of time evaluating systems to put in place to make my life easier and happier. Since I’ve never really done this before, I’m starting from scratch. Thankfully there are a ton of resources out there…maybe too many. I thought I’d share some fo the tools I’ve found useful for trying (operative word) to balance my hectic family life with my work life.
PINK Magazine (magazine) - a new, but very promising magazine that helps women by addressing business and life/family issues. Great read, lovely to look at.
Real Simple - (magazine/web) hands down my favorite magazine. Strategies, tips and motivation for simplifying life on all fronts. Beautiful magazine packed with helpful articles.
Mobile Edge - (accessory) finally! Cute and sturdy laptop bags and briefcases. They’re darling, the work and they don’t cost a friggin’ fortune. Now to decide which one I want (too bad Lovcat hasn’t come out with some of these girlie laptop bags!)
Saving Dinner the Low Carb Way
(book) - awesome book! This book saves tons of time and effort by providing seasonal menus and shopping lists. The food is fantastic (my son always wants to know if dinner is going to be from the book), easy to prepare, and healthy.
Simple Abundance
More to come…
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