Today's High: So, we were in Walmart, again (more on that later), and this dude walks in pushing a buggy and holding a small plastic bag. There was a lady standing in the front of the store (some rep from another part of the store), and he said to her: "Can you hold this bag for me? I don't want anyone to think I stole this." The lady told him he'd be okay, so he went on in. I'll remember this for some time.
Today's Low: Thinking about Marty's Lone Star State experience.
Today's Low: Thinking about Marty's Lone Star State experience.
a. I got a TON of work done today, which is just what I needed to regain my footing. While I have to work hard not to be a workaholic (what a contradiction!), I do find that working does help me settle down a bit.
b. I finished putting together a new resource featuring a mixture of 14 EBooks, audios, teleseminars, and webinars that married couples will get a lot out of: the #BUILT2LAST Marriage Bundle.
b. We went by the vet to see Marty for a few minutes. Poor dog. He looks haggardly. I guess I would, too, had I experienced what he has over the past 23 days: New state. Three different residences. Being caged. Being free. Not seeing family except for once or twice a week at a time. And on top of that, he's never experienced sweet love with another dog (the link is SAFE to click)! We hate all this has happened to him, but we can't have him with us right now. Poor dog.
c. I traded texts with a funny guy last night, my pastor and friend from back home - Rich-ARD Fennelle. Miss him, his wife, and our church family. If you're near Burlington, NC, checkout Word of Life Family Church.
d. I realized yesterday that the most consistent thing in our move to Texas has been Jesus and Walmart visits. I'm not sure what category that puts me in, but so be it.
e. Our entire experience so far can be summed up by the number three. Since arriving to Texas, we've been to church three times, three different Walmarts, three libraries, three burger chains, and Marty has been to three different caretakers, and I've only showered three times. ;-)
f. Our wonderful friend CS sent me a brain dump jingle sung to the tune of "What would you do for a Klondike bar?": What would you do for a brain dump nod?
g. I forgot to mention it, but the other night I got caught up "riding" roller coasters on YouTube. After riding about 10 or 12, and feeling I had been on one, I figured that I didn't need to pay big money to go to any theme parks anytime soon. Plus, given I 'm not man enough to ride any of these anyway, virtual is fine with me. ;-). This is my favorite.
b. I finished putting together a new resource featuring a mixture of 14 EBooks, audios, teleseminars, and webinars that married couples will get a lot out of: the #BUILT2LAST Marriage Bundle.
b. We went by the vet to see Marty for a few minutes. Poor dog. He looks haggardly. I guess I would, too, had I experienced what he has over the past 23 days: New state. Three different residences. Being caged. Being free. Not seeing family except for once or twice a week at a time. And on top of that, he's never experienced sweet love with another dog (the link is SAFE to click)! We hate all this has happened to him, but we can't have him with us right now. Poor dog.
c. I traded texts with a funny guy last night, my pastor and friend from back home - Rich-ARD Fennelle. Miss him, his wife, and our church family. If you're near Burlington, NC, checkout Word of Life Family Church.
d. I realized yesterday that the most consistent thing in our move to Texas has been Jesus and Walmart visits. I'm not sure what category that puts me in, but so be it.
e. Our entire experience so far can be summed up by the number three. Since arriving to Texas, we've been to church three times, three different Walmarts, three libraries, three burger chains, and Marty has been to three different caretakers, and I've only showered three times. ;-)
f. Our wonderful friend CS sent me a brain dump jingle sung to the tune of "What would you do for a Klondike bar?": What would you do for a brain dump nod?
g. I forgot to mention it, but the other night I got caught up "riding" roller coasters on YouTube. After riding about 10 or 12, and feeling I had been on one, I figured that I didn't need to pay big money to go to any theme parks anytime soon. Plus, given I 'm not man enough to ride any of these anyway, virtual is fine with me. ;-). This is my favorite.
Lesson Learned:
1. Cut your losses early. I was at one of the libraries yesterday, and the Internet was terribly slow and inconsistent. Plus, I was moving more slowly than I preferred since I was limited to my laptop screen (I had left my monitor in Cetelia's vehicle). After getting frustrated with the network dropping randomly, and pages loading whenever they got ready, I decided to leave. I knew that leaving would make me lose some time, but it would also mean I could go to a place where the network was stable.
As soon as I got back to our hosts' home, I was in hog heaven (sorry for the pork reference, Cetelia). I had two monitors and fast network (re-read that and try to make it fit the rhythm of Beck's "I got two turntables and a microphone" line). Anyway, the point is this: when your task or project is not going well, and is not likely to get better no matter what you do, it's best to ditch it before you invest too much time, money, or effort.
1. Cut your losses early. I was at one of the libraries yesterday, and the Internet was terribly slow and inconsistent. Plus, I was moving more slowly than I preferred since I was limited to my laptop screen (I had left my monitor in Cetelia's vehicle). After getting frustrated with the network dropping randomly, and pages loading whenever they got ready, I decided to leave. I knew that leaving would make me lose some time, but it would also mean I could go to a place where the network was stable.
As soon as I got back to our hosts' home, I was in hog heaven (sorry for the pork reference, Cetelia). I had two monitors and fast network (re-read that and try to make it fit the rhythm of Beck's "I got two turntables and a microphone" line). Anyway, the point is this: when your task or project is not going well, and is not likely to get better no matter what you do, it's best to ditch it before you invest too much time, money, or effort.