Little Victories

Despite working shorthanded in sales and delivery, sales are +26% over January 2013, profits are +31%. Fiscal YTD, we're at over +28%. This while others are whining about the weather killing business.

 

After a number of weeks of saying "I'll do it later, I'll do it later", I finally got off of my ass and updated my resume.

The format is much more usable, I can include lots more relevant information, and to be frank, it just looks more awesome. Much more eye-catching than the previous one, which is the whole point of a resume.

Oddly, after updating my resume, for some reason I feel like I'm sort of a new person, kind of. Can't really explain it, but it feels nice.

 

I can pick up a beer bottle

with my pussy!

 

Yeah, but how do you get the cap off?

 

Yesterday I replaced my faulty ceiling-pull light switch in the bathroom.
Today I thoroughly cleaned my Clarks Rocky Hi walking boots and NikWaxed them.

The Halls of Asgard will echo to songs of my deeds, groups of men in red cloaks and speedos will bellow "OOOGH", and Vikings will tap them on the shoulder "Excuse me, This Is NOT Sparta!" Then they'll fight and I'll be just another deserted Ozymandias.

 

A talent to be admired.

I was thinking that uncorking a bottle of wine would be truly impressive.

 

You're giving up tea?

 

Since I gave up dairy products, I notice I've been drinking much less coffee.

I guess, for me, coffee was at least partly a vehicle for drinking half & half.

Plus, nondairy creamers and black coffee are both unappealing.

 

I get my coffee caffiene jolt early in the moring, and maybe a cup or two of hot tea in the midafternoon. I doubt that my night owl nights have anything to do with caffiene, unless good books contain caffiene.

 

Caffeine: (North) America's drug of choice.
Don't want to poop on anyone's party but I strongly concur with folks that watch their caffeine intake. It absolutely can impact anxiety/ general mood. (Your mileage may vary.) I keep it to a 12 oz cup of regular per day but ideally, half that would be smarter. Anyone with sleeping issues including falling and staying asleep and waking too early (before desired) is not truly looking at the larger picture if they use caffeine daily. I know I should quit entirely but refuse to.

 

I have this vague fear that if I were to cut back on my caffeine intake, I'd grind to a halt....then probably implode.

Good work, you're clearly doing the right thing for your long-term health.

 

I give people that can move away from adding chemicals to their system the utmost praise. I've done so to a degree but until a doctor orders me to do so, I won't give up the 12 oz cup of joe each day. I do less coffee and a bit of iced tea in the summer.

I am older and have to pound a tonne of chemicals for the heart. The side effects are a bitch and I suppose I justify leaning on caffeine a bit because I put up with the many unpleasantries associated with treating heart failure. No one ever said life had to be a party.

 

One of my friends was complaining about her computer. Here's how the conversation went between us:

H: "It's so slow and nothing works, maybe I just need to get a new one"
M: -looks at the specs- "It's relatively up to date, you could probably just clean it up and it'll work fine! Computers are expensive."
H: "No, I think this thing is too far gone, I don't think it can be fixed." -lists off three random issues-
M: "Here." -takes it, changes two settings, hands it back- "Try it now."
She tries it, sure enough the issues she was talking about are gone.
H: "...would you be willing to look at this later?"

 

I did two loads of laundry and didn't scream at the guy who wanted to sell an extended warranty on the car to my wife.