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Morning Pages Entry – December 07, 2014

Well, here we are the second day after the official ending to Christmas vacation for the kids, and it seems they’re not going to school today either. Too Cold?!? Apparently, school was optional this morning or something, and they just stayed home. I find that a little bit annoying. One thing about the way I’m trying to work these days, is that I find I need my own space, and I don’t want to have anyone else in that space. Whether it’s people I love or not. So, having the kids home again,...

Morning Pages Entry – January 06, 2014

Well, first day back after holidays, and the kids get a friggin snow day . . . REALLY! Send those slackers off to school, and get out of my routine will you. On top of it all, of course, I end up shoveling snow this morning to get the car out of the driveway. Ah well, at least that got Karen out of the house and off to work. 1 out of 3, I guess is better than none out of three. So, fuck it, today may not be a perfect back to regular routine sort of day, but we’ll do the best we can. Get s...

Morning Pages Entry – December 06, 2014

Well, first day back after holidays, and the kids get a friggin snow day . . . REALLY! Send those slackers off to school, and get out of my routine will you. On top of it all, of course, I end up shoveling snow this morning to get the car out of the driveway. Ah well, at least that got Karen out of the house and off to work. 1 out of 3, I guess is better than none out of three. So, fuck it, today may not be a perfect back to regular routine sort of day, but we’ll do the best we can. Get s...

Morning Pages Entry – December 05, 2014

Well, yesterday, was a pretty good day. The Keeches came over for dinner and a little entertainment. That was fun. Always nice when we manage to make time to see those guys away from the boat. Brian was talking with Jennifer a lot about finances, and mentioned the Wealthy Barber book as one of the things she should read. I had that book years ago, and thought it was a great thing to read. I was always taken by the fact, that we never talk to our own kids about finances, and it’s one of th...

Morning Pages Entry – December 04, 2014

So, today is another challenge squash match with Mark, and this one counts for real. He lost to David on Thursday, so we’re only playing for the number 2 spot, but that’s ok. I seem to have lost a bit of my discipline yesterday, and ended up ending a bunch of chocolate last night around 1:30 in the morning. That’s not good. I think, it may have been triggered partially from playing that scary violent video game “The Last Of Us”, which made me think about something I read the other day, su...

Morning Pages Entry – January 03, 2014

Yesterday was an interesting, if a bit depressing day. I had quite a bit to drink the day before, and not a whole lot of sleep. As the day went on, I certainly became much more agitated. I didn’t listen to my subliminal audio either from Tony Robbins yesterday. Certainly, by the end of the day, I was pretty grumpy, and thank goodness fell asleep early. I did get plenty of sleep yesterday. I’m not sure which of the above contributed the most to my mood yesterday, but I would suggest it was...

Morning Pages Entry – January 02, 2014

Ah, Ok, yesterday, was definitely a cheat day. Had Jennifers birthday dinner with the cousins, and my eating got a little out of hand. Lots of sweets and chocolates, and a bit too much drinking as well. That’s OK, it’s been a while since I did that, and it was probably coming for a while. Haven’t been eating enough paleo meals lately. Really just my regular eggs and bacon breakfast, with a big ass salad later in the day. There haven’t been too many other meals going on. Karen doesn’t seem...

Morning Pages Entry – January 01, 2014

So, here we are in a brand new year.2014. What’s going to be different this year. I’m not usually one for resolutions, but why not make this an interesting one, and really do things different. I feel like, I sort of ended the year with a few changes. Doing this journal is one, and listening to the Anthony Robbins audios is another. The holidays have kind of upset that rhythm, but there’s no reason to not get back on that horse shortly. I think I really will. The writing has made a differe...

Morning Pages Entry – December 31, 2013

So, yesterday was a good day for a few reasons, and a bad day for one minor one. I did finally manage get on to reading the “Selling Writer” book finally. I need to do that one on a daily basis. And I think perhaps, go back to the beginning and read it again. It has a lot of stuff in it, and there’s no way, I’m going to remember it all. But, I think if I’m doing writing while I’m reading the book, the book will kind of rub off on me, and will improve my writing as I go. So, the more I rea...

Morning Pages Entry – December 30, 2013

Well, it looks like we’re gradually getting back into things again, as I was up early, though not too early, on a holiday Monday, to pick up Samantha from the pool after swim practice. That girl really needs to get her drivers license. She’s not trying all that hard really to get it, and that’s sort of annoying. She should be practicing more, even before she takes drivers ed. It’s like she thinks she can just take drivers ed and pass the test, which really can’t come soon enough. Well, ye...