tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26217016388609307152024-03-18T22:12:50.956-04:00parentwinParentwinparentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.comBlogger1640125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-43002799755470850342024-03-05T18:46:00.003-05:002024-03-05T18:46:45.935-05:00DITL - 2024It's time for my annual DITL. Every year (save a couple in the middle there), I photograph an entire day of my life. I've been doing it since 2011. So, the girls were 3 when this started, and now they are 15. And we have a record, year by year of what an average day looks like through the ages. Here is 2024.<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxvIxz3DjU-cjvEAGrIIMcfUa030fhVolPpweCNKHPz4s0IAXbdptGvunDtkojWmAefpwL_UlJRWCpSR-JOCktzJiU-aVwd3iZ6DOqhRDXFxwVwCdh4uYFG7b1atK7Wnkf7SE8gFyGPEO1zLBa67JCLMUnLj0YYuEwVBiQXPXdD-D8LxhnK2drV1KBCE/s2532/IMG_5771.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RHTln-IWC_oztYRxzyRwJTMnA378sF9OSdL_hwhI67F4kdKGXp8MtveoxAwhCy_Bhe4i6LpBggV3c9L8oD8UHksuMAew2jSTm09FG7bZ5rpDSUYqaR7E39rL3EpvS_cu6MAIJK-ZhoHKft_crGlzslA837q2Rk2Ja0QgOrcbs4lrzxpqnEHkoXN7Npw/s4032/IMG_5772.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RHTln-IWC_oztYRxzyRwJTMnA378sF9OSdL_hwhI67F4kdKGXp8MtveoxAwhCy_Bhe4i6LpBggV3c9L8oD8UHksuMAew2jSTm09FG7bZ5rpDSUYqaR7E39rL3EpvS_cu6MAIJK-ZhoHKft_crGlzslA837q2Rk2Ja0QgOrcbs4lrzxpqnEHkoXN7Npw/s4032/IMG_5772.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_RHTln-IWC_oztYRxzyRwJTMnA378sF9OSdL_hwhI67F4kdKGXp8MtveoxAwhCy_Bhe4i6LpBggV3c9L8oD8UHksuMAew2jSTm09FG7bZ5rpDSUYqaR7E39rL3EpvS_cu6MAIJK-ZhoHKft_crGlzslA837q2Rk2Ja0QgOrcbs4lrzxpqnEHkoXN7Npw/w150-h200/IMG_5772.HEIC" width="150" /></a><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxvIxz3DjU-cjvEAGrIIMcfUa030fhVolPpweCNKHPz4s0IAXbdptGvunDtkojWmAefpwL_UlJRWCpSR-JOCktzJiU-aVwd3iZ6DOqhRDXFxwVwCdh4uYFG7b1atK7Wnkf7SE8gFyGPEO1zLBa67JCLMUnLj0YYuEwVBiQXPXdD-D8LxhnK2drV1KBCE/w93-h200/IMG_5771.PNG" width="93" /><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /><span style="color: black; text-align: left;">I wake up at 6 a.m. and I wake up the girls.</span></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Off they go!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkDyUojR0YN0yEcqMztEHYoWxEQ2lopiolX8yfPSVhKtUykebm3nbz_F9tLyaxiozm2wAazfNkXLUOMQFKU3OF7U6t1P97NikiYlnWdZ_m4MyWzSUdVyIkS3SAlMgaiTDEUv8qMM2AjnFhgKnYP3DfTXGEi3-p1ShydeZO_mlw6spUZlN2bRIGkCWx78/s4032/IMG_5785.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwkDyUojR0YN0yEcqMztEHYoWxEQ2lopiolX8yfPSVhKtUykebm3nbz_F9tLyaxiozm2wAazfNkXLUOMQFKU3OF7U6t1P97NikiYlnWdZ_m4MyWzSUdVyIkS3SAlMgaiTDEUv8qMM2AjnFhgKnYP3DfTXGEi3-p1ShydeZO_mlw6spUZlN2bRIGkCWx78/s320/IMG_5785.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div>I get to work and check in with my boss. She's the best.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-3brEJR-Z9a4WCYGCwwVdkc3Mxzlj2dNRYZXuUxYmwzbG4Qa2BLqbqoweQwUJ2mJRpk3L9AdrQiEJINTW4SVkLRSvtlPv6oEprKvC0Vstuvxeshr2jlqS5axpOsDHNavjEiahUOIoFpSJ-s8XS_n60kC4J7usk0-T9fGprEF_XX33Q6F7355y5w4MCA/s4032/IMG_5787.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4-3brEJR-Z9a4WCYGCwwVdkc3Mxzlj2dNRYZXuUxYmwzbG4Qa2BLqbqoweQwUJ2mJRpk3L9AdrQiEJINTW4SVkLRSvtlPv6oEprKvC0Vstuvxeshr2jlqS5axpOsDHNavjEiahUOIoFpSJ-s8XS_n60kC4J7usk0-T9fGprEF_XX33Q6F7355y5w4MCA/s320/IMG_5787.HEIC" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5t3z5GBO2NmEroyALc2gsCwOEyZoG-qrqK24DE_TuMM36um8oaumYwfc0a9HluVKEDtvJdNP36U1f1lqonJ0lpFl0FLyMqtNCR1x17GCyNxza896Vrs31JJlqeSa8Wk7HXJhfk3yxIrf4IozGlEHF7Nl400xjCrXXstpzOVqKSM5kFV4eUVTK2ZFiVNY/s4032/IMG_5788.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5t3z5GBO2NmEroyALc2gsCwOEyZoG-qrqK24DE_TuMM36um8oaumYwfc0a9HluVKEDtvJdNP36U1f1lqonJ0lpFl0FLyMqtNCR1x17GCyNxza896Vrs31JJlqeSa8Wk7HXJhfk3yxIrf4IozGlEHF7Nl400xjCrXXstpzOVqKSM5kFV4eUVTK2ZFiVNY/s320/IMG_5788.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I get to my desk and make my to-do list. First thing today is a shoot at a wildlife conservation foundation!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqHi9D42ZN1RFjSW9CCvcedzLlqdBM14Bo8cENa775ZYBdoSnZZYktkTsZpV-XagH8x3UT_zsqGxwpEQF2hLVqItl1XbqkngbEkiJf3wHas4LzaIRKSim2m5id5tTqwOlbubAdttIFF6V6hma_KiVDTEzD0qxQYRo1_ShAOg2lfiOqQ_8q0Cgk2CIg-o/s4032/IMG_5799.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPqHi9D42ZN1RFjSW9CCvcedzLlqdBM14Bo8cENa775ZYBdoSnZZYktkTsZpV-XagH8x3UT_zsqGxwpEQF2hLVqItl1XbqkngbEkiJf3wHas4LzaIRKSim2m5id5tTqwOlbubAdttIFF6V6hma_KiVDTEzD0qxQYRo1_ShAOg2lfiOqQ_8q0Cgk2CIg-o/w400-h300/IMG_5799.HEIC" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;">And more cheetahs! Babies! And then it's back to the office.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRzkpZZcmROmAAB0Rn0cSL75AkbfB1usEv97K51Iddl1mH5-g9UOQpDE2YPF2x8uPxXKBiMkETthZpVEpV2RzIM3nvUdI9hEcCTxomyGDEPwYe8A4X4iZPRHzjm1e0Cjo9yZnZ8yJjUe_ZBiM5mxEv7c_2AfjMC22qn7AycD8dFlPxw_Qa0Hz_QCaN1o/s4032/IMG_5841.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguRzkpZZcmROmAAB0Rn0cSL75AkbfB1usEv97K51Iddl1mH5-g9UOQpDE2YPF2x8uPxXKBiMkETthZpVEpV2RzIM3nvUdI9hEcCTxomyGDEPwYe8A4X4iZPRHzjm1e0Cjo9yZnZ8yJjUe_ZBiM5mxEv7c_2AfjMC22qn7AycD8dFlPxw_Qa0Hz_QCaN1o/w150-h200/IMG_5841.HEIC" width="150" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvj3kYXNHxpsTwTerF7Vs66ZeexECizaeSAt0xgYUkrtIW0YHRawG-HarkBTCKplO8TyKrPXb5EHw9NHmVyWTxjMQDr3kBX0Wg6YtG6Q41eNQ752TgudmsR0ZU-iBxY4sKjPVZbcRaA1e_Zwn3qBjkWkEoRQfXjg_yndk_7AEXJSPB-ppDWFPD4RBCEM0/s4032/IMG_5840.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I attend a corporate zoom meeting, copyedit a community planner script, and copyedit a web story.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpinJ1yWfCEkBzPW1cs2EXISPSs1P2GgAL-xlKH5dI13WrYJum6tyvgG507F0QgzY4UYg90x_WSe61hI6_3MRROyIow-dDUPaD6OuEnU6dov6y1VfmMJ7eckG3KzCTNiBhf4j2rvxoxE7vxTWfZKVkG8UBTYX17FNBNIioOlAOCS7UYXDe4Y7w9uBQQ8/s4032/IMG_5845.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLpinJ1yWfCEkBzPW1cs2EXISPSs1P2GgAL-xlKH5dI13WrYJum6tyvgG507F0QgzY4UYg90x_WSe61hI6_3MRROyIow-dDUPaD6OuEnU6dov6y1VfmMJ7eckG3KzCTNiBhf4j2rvxoxE7vxTWfZKVkG8UBTYX17FNBNIioOlAOCS7UYXDe4Y7w9uBQQ8/s320/IMG_5845.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I check out a magnet program for Natalina. Didn't end up working out.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqbr_R9poCaGnigkWTIWPi7htFIIzHXgtkJzBDwoXPisQVUFvlibcwJerlnjhABF0MiIGcNSI7JwUCmNMXLn46pU4dIJqyw3Do3NGp1Ds808Rw6zXo5rcxBt8SQJEb4K1l7g8Do4MjUBSFLvGyumNoTltn3-7PHxi1ki0tjj0Qh0Pr8Ts-cVHQFOjKHU/s2532/IMG_5846.PNG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDqbr_R9poCaGnigkWTIWPi7htFIIzHXgtkJzBDwoXPisQVUFvlibcwJerlnjhABF0MiIGcNSI7JwUCmNMXLn46pU4dIJqyw3Do3NGp1Ds808Rw6zXo5rcxBt8SQJEb4K1l7g8Do4MjUBSFLvGyumNoTltn3-7PHxi1ki0tjj0Qh0Pr8Ts-cVHQFOjKHU/s320/IMG_5846.PNG" width="148" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8G_ARk8IwbPwcMbKQkf8yLExQwLkydYmkkH9As5XAE0YiiViS6Dj0EuMjf_PaIbSQFhs8JuLhNeDVdr82urE2DohQifdOEiOAlQkfYzBk-4PE_1xpc8g8ZoZ2G0ndXEKjgJz_X6emWvpFop4qT3d0xTTYf-rq1HwdZPgJtm_TTfgdS8ySXvFSUluiU_c/s3088/IMG_5847.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8G_ARk8IwbPwcMbKQkf8yLExQwLkydYmkkH9As5XAE0YiiViS6Dj0EuMjf_PaIbSQFhs8JuLhNeDVdr82urE2DohQifdOEiOAlQkfYzBk-4PE_1xpc8g8ZoZ2G0ndXEKjgJz_X6emWvpFop4qT3d0xTTYf-rq1HwdZPgJtm_TTfgdS8ySXvFSUluiU_c/s320/IMG_5847.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Qm5dZlWFnFJSBvf3SBcKrRs5xEwdAYOeIKp_nPGVZplWAxhXQd5rTXeHUwvRVvCO9EBvzUne2TJkRZZUwM_ERn7l-poJnkKSZkbokfDPAVrklXbZpz4P8dHKTFUi9ltxGT2RobWS4ppR38T_J3fAlHg3-RknaxJOAwRnsW_NpoFWMnukhy3Sx1tx4pU/s4032/IMG_5884.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6Qm5dZlWFnFJSBvf3SBcKrRs5xEwdAYOeIKp_nPGVZplWAxhXQd5rTXeHUwvRVvCO9EBvzUne2TJkRZZUwM_ERn7l-poJnkKSZkbokfDPAVrklXbZpz4P8dHKTFUi9ltxGT2RobWS4ppR38T_J3fAlHg3-RknaxJOAwRnsW_NpoFWMnukhy3Sx1tx4pU/s320/IMG_5884.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>Station leadership meeting at 4 and I'm done for the day. (at work, anyway). But we have our body combat launch on this day, too! So I rush home to get ready.<div><br /></div><div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIz5t4hIDepcnKG-WR2tgAIqHq6VMUNu5btiJiA93DFzal-h9wgCTO5f2bjTkoWl8tAEvr4O0_veVCgNfU2TZhvCijABPXfTuzjNQAmSOGQ6eL-AjWg9OfmITdOP9rxcdDW-1-Wz6X8MOm6Jh1XmkomcfBNYjyQmsjzgeBFqiHbKfJkgxVBmKDa54pw4/s3088/IMG_5850.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGIz5t4hIDepcnKG-WR2tgAIqHq6VMUNu5btiJiA93DFzal-h9wgCTO5f2bjTkoWl8tAEvr4O0_veVCgNfU2TZhvCijABPXfTuzjNQAmSOGQ6eL-AjWg9OfmITdOP9rxcdDW-1-Wz6X8MOm6Jh1XmkomcfBNYjyQmsjzgeBFqiHbKfJkgxVBmKDa54pw4/s320/IMG_5850.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carlos was washing the car.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDJHsF2johMoRAIAEK5YJbkqqZLAVmTQ6S7nL8P1ZtTxCRTYaTUorsTlKFkxblEYLqB_x4T-2rRKLSEMLBlz-N_UcIoBYXikzav2n7M0eh90gfsiyncVGQg_cJrOcgmzHaJHxUsggKkDoYomVoi9g5uD17dqzw7-s1P_QQp8wbNficlooaH9n84RU5lQ/s4032/IMG_5852.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxDJHsF2johMoRAIAEK5YJbkqqZLAVmTQ6S7nL8P1ZtTxCRTYaTUorsTlKFkxblEYLqB_x4T-2rRKLSEMLBlz-N_UcIoBYXikzav2n7M0eh90gfsiyncVGQg_cJrOcgmzHaJHxUsggKkDoYomVoi9g5uD17dqzw7-s1P_QQp8wbNficlooaH9n84RU5lQ/s320/IMG_5852.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Natalina was snuggling the dog.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MebrArBXrgOpxnIQcBLbSN5ZEcla8_Xh6xSMMiNw2EgcRGa-Kk5zSllVEsy6lTDj_Z1ZFC3ekB98bQN-0a6cbtwH4ECMlSFJz1UEDOS0yrprCIrxQO4dAdipuNIqQWkVTkYCAhXT5B19ZOjBrGevuEQPgEyRkEZBc3TqEf3vjRaG8BLapTsgSlaNeoY/s3088/IMG_5854.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9MebrArBXrgOpxnIQcBLbSN5ZEcla8_Xh6xSMMiNw2EgcRGa-Kk5zSllVEsy6lTDj_Z1ZFC3ekB98bQN-0a6cbtwH4ECMlSFJz1UEDOS0yrprCIrxQO4dAdipuNIqQWkVTkYCAhXT5B19ZOjBrGevuEQPgEyRkEZBc3TqEf3vjRaG8BLapTsgSlaNeoY/s320/IMG_5854.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And I had to eat something before the launch because a handful of Life cereal wasn't going to cut it. 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It was Mardi Gras themed. 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text-align: center;">Okay, laundry, dishes then dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGjByuiZf1sAX2rZHMtIXGthoq5fozMlVRZRr68X_rjvke0Jr23JhuGht9xpixm191Oo0v_JMFqIez0-evbiGy-ru-dVnxexIzILlShSHdtkPuIr54k59jokepqB2woM031DlP8du07noycr3GAKEo3yOVdkLj8G8ztcaJ-lRyo3c3whgUrcML7pZYPM/s3088/IMG_5875.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhGjByuiZf1sAX2rZHMtIXGthoq5fozMlVRZRr68X_rjvke0Jr23JhuGht9xpixm191Oo0v_JMFqIez0-evbiGy-ru-dVnxexIzILlShSHdtkPuIr54k59jokepqB2woM031DlP8du07noycr3GAKEo3yOVdkLj8G8ztcaJ-lRyo3c3whgUrcML7pZYPM/s320/IMG_5875.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1WtcqS3fhgRoe8FmYtCvcWi0X3qXUXs1khLDNWRncjiVnxzD7bMgzjp83XQ6NBcp6ZcwPL7l0JpKni0fHpU5tDqlpKKf0TQK_5G7l0fvNcyy3xC3zzT_s2LLAmBeagDrGLbCHMrtfenf2dQwkXVVjJSSh-fHwS_sJbJLYFK_yl08Ny5M9l7ZgxPmVwRg/s4032/IMG_5876.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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And then finally. Finally.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGzB4AU9PoJezlQfg22v6K76gsdidFkyFBkflkpz2T_1VxVDDYYly4cEgcvcWz2FSn5qiBH9-Q0R2Cu50m-iTHwJvaTUEiJUbOXOV5GYJ-aOXEntQqEupVNkbpWQYhpr9nT_EfIqeDcg4bov90cdtwKQrPll2DJPa5DUx6N9r54l6_0DOh48MrtBtTUI/s4032/IMG_5880.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinGzB4AU9PoJezlQfg22v6K76gsdidFkyFBkflkpz2T_1VxVDDYYly4cEgcvcWz2FSn5qiBH9-Q0R2Cu50m-iTHwJvaTUEiJUbOXOV5GYJ-aOXEntQqEupVNkbpWQYhpr9nT_EfIqeDcg4bov90cdtwKQrPll2DJPa5DUx6N9r54l6_0DOh48MrtBtTUI/w300-h400/IMG_5880.HEIC" width="300" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrplWJL3lSYXi84aPuPjX3J063Wn6DKNfJJEdWCusNcFnbcccYN9WEAqAw7zhIln0PnmkEIPGXXlIaYpU8gRIy4FQEiAqrsxUVEBGJuDdQZtGv_ERVBpGTxDENAusDKEV-yfbFPVo0bcAHDT0_bRzcCU8Hzi3FfDTDYHSumWkv-l_gVELh-4ls8bAJzM/s4032/IMG_5883.HEIC" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCrplWJL3lSYXi84aPuPjX3J063Wn6DKNfJJEdWCusNcFnbcccYN9WEAqAw7zhIln0PnmkEIPGXXlIaYpU8gRIy4FQEiAqrsxUVEBGJuDdQZtGv_ERVBpGTxDENAusDKEV-yfbFPVo0bcAHDT0_bRzcCU8Hzi3FfDTDYHSumWkv-l_gVELh-4ls8bAJzM/s320/IMG_5883.HEIC" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It is time for bed.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I know this is VERY picture heavy for a DITL, but believe it or not, I pared this way down, lol. It was a long, varied and exciting day, for sure. Next year, I'm sure it will be boring. Here are all the years past, if you wanted to see what my life has looked like on Feb. 13 throughout the years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2023/02/ditl-2023.html">2023</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2022/02/day-in-life-2022.html" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">2022</a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2021/03/day-in-life-2021.html" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">2021</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2020/03/day-in-life-2020.html" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">2020</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2017/02/ditl-day-in-life-2017.html" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">2017</a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2016/02/day-in-life-february-12-2016.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2016</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2015/02/day-in-life-2015.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2015</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2014/02/day-in-life-2014-edition.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2014</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2013/02/annual-day-in-life-february-2013.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2013</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2012/02/day-in-life-february-2012.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2012</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2011/02/day-in-life-february.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2011</a></div></div></div></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div></div></div></div>parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-62214449077177117482024-01-01T16:53:00.001-05:002024-01-01T16:53:11.206-05:00Resolutions - 2024Resolution time for the new year. 10 for me, 5 for the kids. Let's do it.<div><br /></div><div>10. Read 12 books.</div><div><br /></div><div>I got 11 last year, plus two half read each. I think I can do this.</div><div><br /></div><div>9. Fix three things about the house.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm thinking the bathroom, a door, and one other thing, undetermined as of yet.</div><div><br /></div><div>8. Make more money at one job.</div><div><br /></div><div>This past year I dropped a lot of money because the rate I was working was not sustainable. I work 2 full time jobs and 2 part time jobs currently, to make the salary of what I believe 1 full time job should pay me. So, I'd like to do that. Be it a promotion or a new job, idk.</div><div><br /></div><div>7. Figure my shit out.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'm in the middle of some hefty inner work, It sucks a lot. I've made really big strides since I started in March of last year, but they've been deconstruction. I'd like to move to reconstruction. But I've a while to go yet.</div><div><br /></div><div>6. Go out with a friend twice a month.</div><div><br /></div><div>I didn't do this last year, and I really think it would do me good.</div><div><br /></div><div>5. Get the house clean.</div><div><br /></div><div>This is a lot harder than it appears. The house is big, we have a lot of stuff. At this point, I haven't dusted in years. More clean, less clutter. </div><div><br /></div><div>4. Gym 4 times a week.</div><div><br /></div><div>This does take a lot of my time, but I'd like to keep it up.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Give every interaction the honesty and brevity it deserves.</div><div><br /></div><div>I'd like my communications to be clearer, and I'd like to take up just a little more space for myself. Not automatically take on the blame for problems or the weight of mishaps, particularly the 95 percent of the time I have nothing to do with them. I don't need extra explanations or context.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Better outer self care: hydration, skin care, nails, hair. Look put-together.</div><div><br /></div><div>I do some of this. I try to drink enough water, I would like to at least use lotion (the rest of skin care is beyond me), keep my nails good, maybe better than they are now, keep up with my hair routine.</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Do one thing that makes me happy every day. </div><div><br /></div><div>I'll have to try to keep up with this, marking it down, day by day.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div>Kids:</div><div><br /></div><div>5. Help each one further their interest: acting for Dulce, working out for Natalina.</div><div><br /></div><div>4. Save $10,000 more for them each.</div><div><br /></div><div>3. Help them navigate life and be as happy as possible for the long term.</div><div><br /></div><div>2. Guide them through their learner's permits.</div><div><br /></div><div>1. Increase their responsibilities. Help them be more ready for independence.</div>parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-17509669583080983252023-12-31T17:09:00.001-05:002023-12-31T17:09:06.110-05:00Resolution Check-in - 2023<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Every year I do 10 resolutions for myself and 5 for my kids, and then don't look at them until the next year when I see if I actually did any of these things. Here's what I wanted to do in 2023. And what I actually did.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b>10) Get my hydration levels to over 50 percent.</b><br /><br />0. I stuck at 48 percent at the highest<br /><br /><b>9) Exercise consistently 4 times a week.</b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">1. Done.</span><br /><br /><b>8) Keep my nails nice.</b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">1. Done</span><br /><b><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"></span><b>7) See two friends a month, and do two family activities a month.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">.5 we did two family activities a month, but I don't think I saw two friends a month in a concentrated way.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><b>6) Fix three things about the house</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">0. I looked into fixing the doors, too expensive. I looked into fixing the windows. I cannot. They don't sell window panes separately, and the whole windows would need double panes to keep up with new regulations. I set up to redo the girls bathroom, but that will happen in January. I DID get a landscaper to fix up the yard. Looks good.<br /><br /><b>5) Make $120,000.</b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">0. I made $25,000 LESS than I made last year. A high-paying freelance client fell off. But working two full time jobs and two part time jobs plus doing all the family stuff still exhausted me.</span><br /><br /><b>4) Achieve something notable at work.</b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">1. Huh. I forgot about this one. I got one of my staff a promotion and a fairly hefty raise to go with the title. (Still garbage, but that's corporate America for you).</span><br /><b><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"></span><b>3) Read 12 books</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">1. Okay, so technically I finished 11 books, but I'm halfway through two more, so I'm counting this. 12 books is a LOT for me.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /><b>2) Get this house clean</b><br /><b><br /></b>0. Nope.<br /><br /><b>1) Fix all landscaping and back deck.</b><br /><b><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">.5 I did the landscaping, not the deck.</span></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">TOTAL: 5/10<br /></span><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">For my kids and I, I resolve the following:</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">5) Help them navigate tween-teen years, be someone they can trust and love.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">1. Doing the best I can. I think they know they can trust me.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /><br /><b>4) Get them involved in more household duties.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">0. They are still doing the same household chores, but at least they are doing that.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /><b>3) Save $10,000 more each for them.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">1. Done.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"></span><b>2) Pay full attention to them when they ask me for something, but don't make them think the sun and moon both revolve around them.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">.5 I have done a pretty good job with this.<br /><br /><b>1) Help them get involved in sports, extracurricular activities or something else they like and can consistently contribute to.</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">1. Dulce is in the school play, and Natalina is regularly going to the gym.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">3.5/5</div>parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-56434046837800424842023-02-18T12:18:00.000-05:002023-02-18T12:18:52.581-05:00DITL - 2023<div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;">Every year I do a DITL (I skipped 2018 and 2019 but I've been back on track for a couple years now). Through the years, I photograph an entire day, usually around Valentine's Day, simply because that happened to be the day that I started it all in 2011 or so. It's cool to look back on how the days have changed.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyxOX1ovwgNSwkkFiiCmMzkiEa6XfVddNOKzeZ722ORhDT83jL2K5ie6OneTS11UY9nonXqh_DswXGoqzdRE_TZMO6qeZFQn0_vVDIXNjwhn39CKsOXAxj99zw03IvPdXDIErrfreST5djLHu_xxAoXhEQvu2p_eqwvsi12bJ3uQPPTzBHnUnk6_B/s2048/1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyxOX1ovwgNSwkkFiiCmMzkiEa6XfVddNOKzeZ722ORhDT83jL2K5ie6OneTS11UY9nonXqh_DswXGoqzdRE_TZMO6qeZFQn0_vVDIXNjwhn39CKsOXAxj99zw03IvPdXDIErrfreST5djLHu_xxAoXhEQvu2p_eqwvsi12bJ3uQPPTzBHnUnk6_B/s320/1.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Morning starts at 6 a.m. now that the girls have to make an earlier bus.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqq4DF2KQNSY6k14pRehy2tW0PZa1BjoqYFnsqmWk9quPlCTGR37pWPBCFcb7MfI05qj8A8WQ9-NtrUj3CQXyFZ_odrxObsM9SN6UYfrNaxdBQ3xnTnwInvREIjm26wNRDVxwwYZ9XakLrDlofIlk10mqnqolpSCJxHLnzlI42VH6_MZjzRCu7OrnS/s960/3.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="960" data-original-width="720" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqq4DF2KQNSY6k14pRehy2tW0PZa1BjoqYFnsqmWk9quPlCTGR37pWPBCFcb7MfI05qj8A8WQ9-NtrUj3CQXyFZ_odrxObsM9SN6UYfrNaxdBQ3xnTnwInvREIjm26wNRDVxwwYZ9XakLrDlofIlk10mqnqolpSCJxHLnzlI42VH6_MZjzRCu7OrnS/s320/3.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoQ9JpTuaHp5-BesbMj2Z2tS6AwdbT4lYgpf8fp0ecSn3DRjCdogS0ljsQafj7kZWjN0moiVy048iHQbIL0uNbLi_CWhYWVWVwh9zw8eAkiMo_varlluW5jEx4D5qhEKoAHjGOU-k-Oe2uqlbYcv3Kit_A2fE-L6XI-lI_CaVsWBZhpQtE125HJ9c/s2048/2.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIoQ9JpTuaHp5-BesbMj2Z2tS6AwdbT4lYgpf8fp0ecSn3DRjCdogS0ljsQafj7kZWjN0moiVy048iHQbIL0uNbLi_CWhYWVWVwh9zw8eAkiMo_varlluW5jEx4D5qhEKoAHjGOU-k-Oe2uqlbYcv3Kit_A2fE-L6XI-lI_CaVsWBZhpQtE125HJ9c/s320/2.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wake up for everyone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hF_melTZGakEuZ1PXnVkmq2Cxmhfya7pXxtz7AmsGoCpnctaQ6Sa6g2MaROxu3pXSxzlvkcio1VsXGlZlwSCmZ8lZLIbQpdmLESnx13zVNSuRAfyMqwDXRVp8GFCPalVu2r3SvS2rECkazCEaAnhm4ho-SEg2ME3YVDGbY68t6vpqXwPjeZ9qJaE/s2048/4.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2hF_melTZGakEuZ1PXnVkmq2Cxmhfya7pXxtz7AmsGoCpnctaQ6Sa6g2MaROxu3pXSxzlvkcio1VsXGlZlwSCmZ8lZLIbQpdmLESnx13zVNSuRAfyMqwDXRVp8GFCPalVu2r3SvS2rECkazCEaAnhm4ho-SEg2ME3YVDGbY68t6vpqXwPjeZ9qJaE/s320/4.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Breakfast ready.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEsTuRLeEr07c1PoVEvGAqefU1hGwmWvG5Y2rNguWta02hQ9xejc9Elq74CHAy7EVS8cPDc1-0YWthd42buKhPj6cM8rMDvjj8u79bW2-RSTSV_nIOpZao5eF4zNok84k4NYvaEKjr5jp1odXuvo1Zhk5DpdiklS8OQwG7YA9MB1hDkggQCtPAR3_/s2048/5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEsTuRLeEr07c1PoVEvGAqefU1hGwmWvG5Y2rNguWta02hQ9xejc9Elq74CHAy7EVS8cPDc1-0YWthd42buKhPj6cM8rMDvjj8u79bW2-RSTSV_nIOpZao5eF4zNok84k4NYvaEKjr5jp1odXuvo1Zhk5DpdiklS8OQwG7YA9MB1hDkggQCtPAR3_/s320/5.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch ready.</div><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lch0qxB3kvZtoJuhWuWTPzl3AC2aa9-dEGV9i4zYZaW62MTaUqp1aPhE6D101vZTS2NjRfE8jkdM-FQS301YZINXCfFOEL3jmqndm_i6_GbWv9umaMWCF_NpzAjvxpHq5y5ND0dMADQN_6TXUaNl7nPOdvQPgDArBikt0hPghMkwWwAJwTV5vO84/s2048/6.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-lch0qxB3kvZtoJuhWuWTPzl3AC2aa9-dEGV9i4zYZaW62MTaUqp1aPhE6D101vZTS2NjRfE8jkdM-FQS301YZINXCfFOEL3jmqndm_i6_GbWv9umaMWCF_NpzAjvxpHq5y5ND0dMADQN_6TXUaNl7nPOdvQPgDArBikt0hPghMkwWwAJwTV5vO84/w150-h200/6.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><div style="clear: right; 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text-align: center;">Blood pressure medication keeps my body from stroking out, so that's good.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIkEUFoRFkiTsvwYF2GEx91Az7vKP0FWDCms2RDlPNHtKCT0o8bxLGgfEJYiyzUHD4bgGaYfhjjPsHnKJnILG89goWPVw3Pb6piO1zTLQUS1QjU_NKByjs7n3Hkhsg9fpUqID7ybwUaJwXZy648TKATRkwlrzcJv0eEj5emf_Bid376q6_e6xUNBW/s2048/8.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjIkEUFoRFkiTsvwYF2GEx91Az7vKP0FWDCms2RDlPNHtKCT0o8bxLGgfEJYiyzUHD4bgGaYfhjjPsHnKJnILG89goWPVw3Pb6piO1zTLQUS1QjU_NKByjs7n3Hkhsg9fpUqID7ybwUaJwXZy648TKATRkwlrzcJv0eEj5emf_Bid376q6_e6xUNBW/s320/8.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fletch is ready for his walk, but not quite yet.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaj_bXFG--eaO7CdgCIU4X74dggy4DMqIp7mGCcCt2bJHjcApoMaa04PciIuwgoUV8GxASwa-_XD5feLHGbbGjj9_WGAChjpVoo1GgjNTOCvVZb21-427-14k1U4C1_CO56ouCbAnihYf7o0so0Hjus99_nNxBzpF_KWhJZng10XNvmzeo3B-WgNG/s2048/10.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipaj_bXFG--eaO7CdgCIU4X74dggy4DMqIp7mGCcCt2bJHjcApoMaa04PciIuwgoUV8GxASwa-_XD5feLHGbbGjj9_WGAChjpVoo1GgjNTOCvVZb21-427-14k1U4C1_CO56ouCbAnihYf7o0so0Hjus99_nNxBzpF_KWhJZng10XNvmzeo3B-WgNG/w150-h200/10.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div></div></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Girls missed the bus, so we get to drive in morning school traffic.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7_Oo92h3JHF82CCBvvjMoa2xjA6QxJgEfZ5gMxfobqNYEDzBIXUf8zziS2jB7W8Y6gO09m5xGVwa36GjF8jWdP4_jPwtelHOPMHFuadaxxAmYOAoaKWsL8fmgMt3hgvSIKk8hSlytEJ1VLdatfEK1CHPZWkuXCrlPz6vvSVtpM8Z1YiycKlru2lF/s2048/14.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhp7_Oo92h3JHF82CCBvvjMoa2xjA6QxJgEfZ5gMxfobqNYEDzBIXUf8zziS2jB7W8Y6gO09m5xGVwa36GjF8jWdP4_jPwtelHOPMHFuadaxxAmYOAoaKWsL8fmgMt3hgvSIKk8hSlytEJ1VLdatfEK1CHPZWkuXCrlPz6vvSVtpM8Z1YiycKlru2lF/w400-h300/14.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Almost there.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcT_mLoAjRgOHaJteAsQR6Bn2uF1aqz8eiIan1M9_-2bwxb1tcPYOmyuURSgjElWR8eB6O_m7NJeIfkKIp4V_FQdAOFZPzFTqyW1zFgSkhwf9vMfbnwYavKMpbHz4kKxwljb01gROQpbLxXVI54ALezh2fBKqCKQQF-AuiQOrWJMw94rd0jn-xP0uJ/s2048/15.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcT_mLoAjRgOHaJteAsQR6Bn2uF1aqz8eiIan1M9_-2bwxb1tcPYOmyuURSgjElWR8eB6O_m7NJeIfkKIp4V_FQdAOFZPzFTqyW1zFgSkhwf9vMfbnwYavKMpbHz4kKxwljb01gROQpbLxXVI54ALezh2fBKqCKQQF-AuiQOrWJMw94rd0jn-xP0uJ/s320/15.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhvqpFQl4kQUPnpnSi1fUmTDHNEx6V6Wpf9z1GUSQuR7pHiKdCGScfIcDccz7bahIUq096K2vOpFKJ90JDp8cT5U18agxOuss-9ecsNqhZo7LJeP71f-PI9xip66kKLuLfpguDHZ2wh9G-huu-yR5LhyeJ-NaATYnXeNKUNYqdJ0oNKYVtQYWK2cNp0/s2048/16.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">First thing I do is replenish the coffee for the office.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOideY97-4sDPnfStoTM2aTnuyFGvFIjeuc5qGwYtVmfnEWa-EQwWhr3NSvoRYhZoC0aUTVEHO-uOdG2j8KsYkaCadr_jVRzrEslH9CDBJxQk0omFWmZdVbupkLHsOklXqxLnQw4k0OTDJ3SFvNT38phyY3qjgLnn2NST2TIAUtN8eQNzuzrGG6SEN/s2048/21.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOideY97-4sDPnfStoTM2aTnuyFGvFIjeuc5qGwYtVmfnEWa-EQwWhr3NSvoRYhZoC0aUTVEHO-uOdG2j8KsYkaCadr_jVRzrEslH9CDBJxQk0omFWmZdVbupkLHsOklXqxLnQw4k0OTDJ3SFvNT38phyY3qjgLnn2NST2TIAUtN8eQNzuzrGG6SEN/w150-h200/21.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Morning rounds with my production staff, Elena and Gator.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNZg03zK1FjPZur84XiOXY6FqXkb7pL-jz2lAR407y1TQm_dxxyG8R9mHXJ1FQMl-0OwWZsNcPEY_MbTm4TcimZKjccIoNwZ87MCQ6ooVCibtoUX3KuiUsqJX6Yep4OXbfnb6luPg4usyqhb4hnmbuglhhptxR-de3Jhj3KWwC-djLypud_QxgaVs/s2048/25.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuNZg03zK1FjPZur84XiOXY6FqXkb7pL-jz2lAR407y1TQm_dxxyG8R9mHXJ1FQMl-0OwWZsNcPEY_MbTm4TcimZKjccIoNwZ87MCQ6ooVCibtoUX3KuiUsqJX6Yep4OXbfnb6luPg4usyqhb4hnmbuglhhptxR-de3Jhj3KWwC-djLypud_QxgaVs/s320/25.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I visit the reporters, since I've just come off a stint of being acting news director and I miss them.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uOB2SGQ174uMG4AzXiPYk1Po6UscSggqusmei1Gb6euIceeeHk7yuKs4VEn7SExUPzGx5xiYlgc_XbTN4qfRKPThfKe0-kcAMPa4Qk2E9ATGSgszsYf0jgXIZ79qWJn7o074YZK2FGFgQM65jPjNkWvlOBNhreb4x_hQQFaeVFpGyTSOZt58muyP/s2048/26.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9uOB2SGQ174uMG4AzXiPYk1Po6UscSggqusmei1Gb6euIceeeHk7yuKs4VEn7SExUPzGx5xiYlgc_XbTN4qfRKPThfKe0-kcAMPa4Qk2E9ATGSgszsYf0jgXIZ79qWJn7o074YZK2FGFgQM65jPjNkWvlOBNhreb4x_hQQFaeVFpGyTSOZt58muyP/s320/26.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My production manager comes in to ask if he can go home yet, and the answer, of course, is always no.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBca8bZ8VrshicyFJQT-g9Zyp-YDGHIPai5qzyV-QklQb1no6UYXKyOdiH7_mgb59UkEVh-VAg8gZRtivIxcgrFD_7S6mZeAbMQnBpO_RFWZFrPZ64TElkHTRuT9-wagh6XxcrlU8CFuwL0ucgDWCL4t3YDqi7fbJHamluKsIUsGfAiwgVpye7JCd/s2048/27.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoBca8bZ8VrshicyFJQT-g9Zyp-YDGHIPai5qzyV-QklQb1no6UYXKyOdiH7_mgb59UkEVh-VAg8gZRtivIxcgrFD_7S6mZeAbMQnBpO_RFWZFrPZ64TElkHTRuT9-wagh6XxcrlU8CFuwL0ucgDWCL4t3YDqi7fbJHamluKsIUsGfAiwgVpye7JCd/w640-h480/27.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">This is the system where I enter the promos. Each video segment gets a code, a time code, a title and description. That code goes into the system, digitally connected to the video which I upload to a different system under those numbers for Elena to fill the log with and for master control to hit the button when it's time to play it.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kO8kreRjry6y1sTfL5Llhut2gZaHcYN-vUm8WvxoO8YNzfPedDyNjNG4mfN7dWyEvsSNtaSBH-LOBqpZw5yjouG8aIVnLsjTjSsZK3djrOZrBsy4yCT-DCYyvigKRnTIZNTfi7lyAskisEBv9Y_qqXXSCSBGFDwpIQbuSiucFB1EYgFurxspOe5-/s2048/28.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5kO8kreRjry6y1sTfL5Llhut2gZaHcYN-vUm8WvxoO8YNzfPedDyNjNG4mfN7dWyEvsSNtaSBH-LOBqpZw5yjouG8aIVnLsjTjSsZK3djrOZrBsy4yCT-DCYyvigKRnTIZNTfi7lyAskisEBv9Y_qqXXSCSBGFDwpIQbuSiucFB1EYgFurxspOe5-/s320/28.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuF7mci7LYSYRSd9GY8o8g91ZzKinchVBaDskQLpFjeXJERawZG5W0ADku_zSTLpALhzzrSyzKxgFibcZFUT7LS7mlaJJmxpoc6PlMudYL_Xm-D-Ic1V9uBTQ3ku2bWPs5Pk-DE84KXXOGn2MdnUDSOKCiP5o2sjt8LLs7039LQXFrGsbHGhaBwqga/s2048/29.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuF7mci7LYSYRSd9GY8o8g91ZzKinchVBaDskQLpFjeXJERawZG5W0ADku_zSTLpALhzzrSyzKxgFibcZFUT7LS7mlaJJmxpoc6PlMudYL_Xm-D-Ic1V9uBTQ3ku2bWPs5Pk-DE84KXXOGn2MdnUDSOKCiP5o2sjt8LLs7039LQXFrGsbHGhaBwqga/w300-h400/29.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I check in with Ryann, our digital reporter, before heading to lunch.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuxdjlStNHtriwHT6iI_5q0c5cMX4CrPj8YFMvlDLHDyDrWrijaBCK9TxmLeiLalIN-UmdCPwlV5AqFMjNQ8hTfkVupSkFO42fhFQVb0VV_48C5LDyz3m8fHEK_MShhELK8GXQG5Q2_KGnnOKwWpLHXixuXCHY36o7CCyMXTAODE3La3tX6_09_52/s2048/30.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifuxdjlStNHtriwHT6iI_5q0c5cMX4CrPj8YFMvlDLHDyDrWrijaBCK9TxmLeiLalIN-UmdCPwlV5AqFMjNQ8hTfkVupSkFO42fhFQVb0VV_48C5LDyz3m8fHEK_MShhELK8GXQG5Q2_KGnnOKwWpLHXixuXCHY36o7CCyMXTAODE3La3tX6_09_52/s320/30.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I go home, throw in some laundry and get my lunch ready. I'm hungry bc I forgot to bring any cereal for breakfast.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9EFFMdgKe6adtcf_VKHx2_IVVy7OAbIBsQTxmKpH5JwAwCRcqHLXW6CFbfQwSAbW61tJJEJulwvjutfe6dMm0cNQ81SEcT6tLs9biG0Rfnu7IDs-pHeSYXGqcPvee_cG9EjVMrwlSWlw8pGvaYYXoH5wxA14SLOvc3fBUjpj8Y0_SZ13HA0J7Biz/s2048/31.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjP9EFFMdgKe6adtcf_VKHx2_IVVy7OAbIBsQTxmKpH5JwAwCRcqHLXW6CFbfQwSAbW61tJJEJulwvjutfe6dMm0cNQ81SEcT6tLs9biG0Rfnu7IDs-pHeSYXGqcPvee_cG9EjVMrwlSWlw8pGvaYYXoH5wxA14SLOvc3fBUjpj8Y0_SZ13HA0J7Biz/w300-h400/31.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Leftover beef stew, biscuit and some reading. Borrowed this book from my daughter.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpydlqkZsbmr7Ash4WratZoI99njoQEOtXaykiAV8lbmWgytZvEzfNJZmBMqCZEI_npEratsJJ2dGf4WpcV4e7LHJHmgtRtfdSP7CPCnINnHw_IiRzLs1mqy4ZulUvOddrxfoj9Im0n5jf9a9yHs_XfrSo7RAnNMBtyO2MuKuI7LPw3HHlxXO0UQk/s2048/32.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCpydlqkZsbmr7Ash4WratZoI99njoQEOtXaykiAV8lbmWgytZvEzfNJZmBMqCZEI_npEratsJJ2dGf4WpcV4e7LHJHmgtRtfdSP7CPCnINnHw_IiRzLs1mqy4ZulUvOddrxfoj9Im0n5jf9a9yHs_XfrSo7RAnNMBtyO2MuKuI7LPw3HHlxXO0UQk/s320/32.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Just because I'm on lunch doesn't mean Carlos or Fletchie are. Hard at work, these two.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9cjdqztYE2i3i98wTttEAJr-PF68IXpC9FnfGxrBwhsVMqRzyei1M5Udr474K6CNvo34ogp7NC3lxIXVr3DXK07n9FFJdnJAH9gPrpdoa9PxLj4uYjn7BPifkTNhT2bmUBTXZxesQ1jdNKTwsB-rBiYWZBsI3Uqora6oefhrJckUCVtdroTTW4EO/s2048/33.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjX9cjdqztYE2i3i98wTttEAJr-PF68IXpC9FnfGxrBwhsVMqRzyei1M5Udr474K6CNvo34ogp7NC3lxIXVr3DXK07n9FFJdnJAH9gPrpdoa9PxLj4uYjn7BPifkTNhT2bmUBTXZxesQ1jdNKTwsB-rBiYWZBsI3Uqora6oefhrJckUCVtdroTTW4EO/w150-h200/33.jpeg" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I then start making dinner. It's a two-part process.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1ZcVXr2fzdFF6tMh3GRPY-HjCA9N9Tt6m59ypcnDS3V75FSQjsJKqRoFLcMRi50RXO9yDQPeUbeDuPSVQSAPqdHrBRwRoWDnG7yT4P1wQFYVPw29t388Tdvi9_lxdVOoXowED7RYk0ieJ7YjGtGlTmRD03xhu3H700zKC6Zjet8EonrdozmMGw9b/s2048/34.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjs1ZcVXr2fzdFF6tMh3GRPY-HjCA9N9Tt6m59ypcnDS3V75FSQjsJKqRoFLcMRi50RXO9yDQPeUbeDuPSVQSAPqdHrBRwRoWDnG7yT4P1wQFYVPw29t388Tdvi9_lxdVOoXowED7RYk0ieJ7YjGtGlTmRD03xhu3H700zKC6Zjet8EonrdozmMGw9b/s320/34.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Grab a quick hug from my husband before going back to work.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9LDUhxk_YNeh1xV7rviAmcFLa6sphWrVzlNxP-PnHpkGlkJvaBHFaUfsYpZlNMlig3rRpgsO-PzW5tITcnx4-K0_ruz5UW5IB6dIc31DOEDE29a933fsq0v1GHO6qZC_ikkwqCkm2XecotZ-Whn9pcZqWDuoTqi5ZR2yITPL1lRWj0DdSVEPqIzX/s2048/35.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiz9LDUhxk_YNeh1xV7rviAmcFLa6sphWrVzlNxP-PnHpkGlkJvaBHFaUfsYpZlNMlig3rRpgsO-PzW5tITcnx4-K0_ruz5UW5IB6dIc31DOEDE29a933fsq0v1GHO6qZC_ikkwqCkm2XecotZ-Whn9pcZqWDuoTqi5ZR2yITPL1lRWj0DdSVEPqIzX/s320/35.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I approve the community planner which airs throughout the week on our channels, after I pick three events and Elena writes a script off those descriptions, gets a voice over for it, then puts all the graphics and text together.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jm0LJtRxgnjgPTXrworQdWW654B34q-nSsE6gJFBhCgQF9qjqlMvcBeaHliulljpbKbe9ZsEJtmHnk6MKDPaQrAWDG1d3gRB7pAn25xZhnd6-rZA8yqJrJFRTFbaGmZdEZ2-YXBsisXxZfNy250n5ku2xsNg99ezMxA44vDpvmdjJm1LHTaYUcPF/s2048/36.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4jm0LJtRxgnjgPTXrworQdWW654B34q-nSsE6gJFBhCgQF9qjqlMvcBeaHliulljpbKbe9ZsEJtmHnk6MKDPaQrAWDG1d3gRB7pAn25xZhnd6-rZA8yqJrJFRTFbaGmZdEZ2-YXBsisXxZfNy250n5ku2xsNg99ezMxA44vDpvmdjJm1LHTaYUcPF/s320/36.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a PSA. I go through what they send us, and choose which ones we will air. I download the video.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGSYOj9iFtIqTrvPb3BScr-uopWCzgl2IO9qNsrQQ8FnJ8k0yN25iKg9O7GvzVaJWvgEMhsGUJUj7xX3CySn3LMndZADV3GbTTES9e-HuBbkX2Nok4kT5OiJeCyhzYtS4CNKafJyOuoaQ-mm1AiVj8XCAlT-SDAKM8_feMwNaoXRHqExGCAGM2HcY/s2048/37.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcGSYOj9iFtIqTrvPb3BScr-uopWCzgl2IO9qNsrQQ8FnJ8k0yN25iKg9O7GvzVaJWvgEMhsGUJUj7xX3CySn3LMndZADV3GbTTES9e-HuBbkX2Nok4kT5OiJeCyhzYtS4CNKafJyOuoaQ-mm1AiVj8XCAlT-SDAKM8_feMwNaoXRHqExGCAGM2HcY/s320/37.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I give the videos a code and put them in the system.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RUFjE6RJ863Trm3hZQyoeh96hIMLpr7uO72uf5zcjXmBySYBJBKsTa4KBwyzItRBqE4F0Fqvv2g1__tncRXl_LdbGA3VmgZBPrUPFOukQn7qu6UB1NwMkKm0jtseA16enQLY8T9g7CG_tKyRjqsnNWrOnKi3BUE4U5rfAiRFJKqCW19ru5d6Fiq0/s2048/38.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9RUFjE6RJ863Trm3hZQyoeh96hIMLpr7uO72uf5zcjXmBySYBJBKsTa4KBwyzItRBqE4F0Fqvv2g1__tncRXl_LdbGA3VmgZBPrUPFOukQn7qu6UB1NwMkKm0jtseA16enQLY8T9g7CG_tKyRjqsnNWrOnKi3BUE4U5rfAiRFJKqCW19ru5d6Fiq0/s320/38.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Here are the back satellites, where we transmit and receive information.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjlZTYHonisRpsXYUZDbZyMs1jojeT-QRYLtBUsVzosTzUCPCOgj87b3lCC66n0IsUYzA9RSxWNKcmqEbxgky_i_hFWW9_vT0rro1p5oe4yy6KAuP_NYY4i7qS4TEpOp80gsmN9enfze5DwxdhElzivk_ouR1XcbFeE9_6WE508nUMllapyyn54uZ/s2048/39.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrjlZTYHonisRpsXYUZDbZyMs1jojeT-QRYLtBUsVzosTzUCPCOgj87b3lCC66n0IsUYzA9RSxWNKcmqEbxgky_i_hFWW9_vT0rro1p5oe4yy6KAuP_NYY4i7qS4TEpOp80gsmN9enfze5DwxdhElzivk_ouR1XcbFeE9_6WE508nUMllapyyn54uZ/s320/39.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I color in between tasks to chill out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGO_qGWDOGOScDsRKri0nYSccxekgDONByk7WZ76OAQWoQwcoIxLx2jyota9Bnm8eZ_haKcHryAwQUBYxnPm63ZlGLjKZLc4P_dzCzdYhEQFla4qsPExiSs-7i8pu14TXYymJ_s3i0ULrF3NMXQ477KJ-UXY15F4bwd02_1Ax3hs4vF3J0IFMgKkE/s2048/40.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghGO_qGWDOGOScDsRKri0nYSccxekgDONByk7WZ76OAQWoQwcoIxLx2jyota9Bnm8eZ_haKcHryAwQUBYxnPm63ZlGLjKZLc4P_dzCzdYhEQFla4qsPExiSs-7i8pu14TXYymJ_s3i0ULrF3NMXQ477KJ-UXY15F4bwd02_1Ax3hs4vF3J0IFMgKkE/s320/40.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">End of the day and I've done only part of the list.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPpN7FuRvc_PRwVoFmDb0q75mMK6lakvu0B-CUgUa-NjXrUIZVJcqQYfliXecmNQi_qsREXfmJsXvB2jdfhiO1A9hti2kfLRfkFH5O_D_qQgj4u0KvMegi0diahJISBaHMjtYJJKoy6nw3VyT2lqpm6cEt5rU-k1RoQKdstCg1Ndl1bMGGQg9pFmc/s2048/41.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiPpN7FuRvc_PRwVoFmDb0q75mMK6lakvu0B-CUgUa-NjXrUIZVJcqQYfliXecmNQi_qsREXfmJsXvB2jdfhiO1A9hti2kfLRfkFH5O_D_qQgj4u0KvMegi0diahJISBaHMjtYJJKoy6nw3VyT2lqpm6cEt5rU-k1RoQKdstCg1Ndl1bMGGQg9pFmc/s320/41.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time to go home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUPOR3HwZNgmty8VLmnv176Q2Fc77hungNqeOtIdU_bHxvBCQKoGnJxJYiz8MfSuiJ7TaqVQvpJGK83IcLeHneE_k_od847nswvbKwSpeZBkLo5Z8mcbBXVKEe5dTwMcrTL_8rBOuRLE8A-9hXFiw-OLGU5d6fMjqwN5VsumN-A52sO4yHYKZbqQn/s2048/42.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPUPOR3HwZNgmty8VLmnv176Q2Fc77hungNqeOtIdU_bHxvBCQKoGnJxJYiz8MfSuiJ7TaqVQvpJGK83IcLeHneE_k_od847nswvbKwSpeZBkLo5Z8mcbBXVKEe5dTwMcrTL_8rBOuRLE8A-9hXFiw-OLGU5d6fMjqwN5VsumN-A52sO4yHYKZbqQn/w400-h300/42.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I change up and go to body combat right away. I get out a little after 5 and this class starts at 5:45.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8mF4Y2XTOiCp-Icl--VSmcIvnt3KvKMz_XgrEaOUrZMw5ixdxGpb8ufJ7ZRDVCnI74OlvAlmIXe6m9gHq5PHysbwtVc0hOFxnaP8_LNyVGrsB6dJJ8dkuaPL8p1SKv3g5qLZtjcw_89kjrNJMWUNutHKKpgO9vSnhMHY1A66YpfJV3o_q-IYXgsU/s2048/43.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha8mF4Y2XTOiCp-Icl--VSmcIvnt3KvKMz_XgrEaOUrZMw5ixdxGpb8ufJ7ZRDVCnI74OlvAlmIXe6m9gHq5PHysbwtVc0hOFxnaP8_LNyVGrsB6dJJ8dkuaPL8p1SKv3g5qLZtjcw_89kjrNJMWUNutHKKpgO9vSnhMHY1A66YpfJV3o_q-IYXgsU/s320/43.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Afterward, a couple of us talk for a few minutes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGG4cbLcWeFBc09RH6ZUA4O9ygiYQob4xec346VukvEA-aK8BACCWndACjxl6HV0ERw1zRz6l6TBhX3qckV0T0X4LDVVBKyFNwXMLLynVSH8VJ3GF1kRFX20MKe2wtgZlZgVmtq7c6_WC7dFSCFgQn8Gi-tAluzl3-tKEyvbgLTjuSHnCQMAcv2M8k/s2048/44.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGG4cbLcWeFBc09RH6ZUA4O9ygiYQob4xec346VukvEA-aK8BACCWndACjxl6HV0ERw1zRz6l6TBhX3qckV0T0X4LDVVBKyFNwXMLLynVSH8VJ3GF1kRFX20MKe2wtgZlZgVmtq7c6_WC7dFSCFgQn8Gi-tAluzl3-tKEyvbgLTjuSHnCQMAcv2M8k/s320/44.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Back home for part two of the dinner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepS1M2PpN__rGD25bcc10yxO-sWtSLHa39ObHgSPC0HGwlojrShztbDMuPF1Ew74zXZf6vP2Kc_vNXITmsTR-bI_jZ3qWJLUMVKGUp29F-CxM8FlIMXEmqF5lCw0Y0iMfaa3n1X3uKBKbtzQigDWmRLqc9ZoMT6AHEEqBu2W1GqCzdbgVuZKtOl2T/s2048/45.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgepS1M2PpN__rGD25bcc10yxO-sWtSLHa39ObHgSPC0HGwlojrShztbDMuPF1Ew74zXZf6vP2Kc_vNXITmsTR-bI_jZ3qWJLUMVKGUp29F-CxM8FlIMXEmqF5lCw0Y0iMfaa3n1X3uKBKbtzQigDWmRLqc9ZoMT6AHEEqBu2W1GqCzdbgVuZKtOl2T/s320/45.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is tomato crab bisque. Audrey taught me the recipe years ago. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-Fv3-ajw1mGYfRjPELI340sVkdzzp6cpBqOZFQL9nOjz3iJ2z0Qa9HH89gi6zCkQ4O1TJrisQ3Re3uUHGvrPMytOzSjjvBKjVcFozSxIWMPcSsMW5-tNxcRlsJpTc8Q5hjizNMN8ScmJTR5Z7lbLEqTVYimGvRxQMA96ra_czOUKB-qR0sl40FwN/s2048/46.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR-Fv3-ajw1mGYfRjPELI340sVkdzzp6cpBqOZFQL9nOjz3iJ2z0Qa9HH89gi6zCkQ4O1TJrisQ3Re3uUHGvrPMytOzSjjvBKjVcFozSxIWMPcSsMW5-tNxcRlsJpTc8Q5hjizNMN8ScmJTR5Z7lbLEqTVYimGvRxQMA96ra_czOUKB-qR0sl40FwN/w300-h400/46.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's the perfect complement to the sausage bread. My mother's recipe.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqukrQfhfJ6FIBySTiikZb74jZS_NF8eK7ASeSoLTU8LzJZToH5-yvHgYXomxW9LGSfOWpaudYiRV00cma18GPyIwDBDn8bqth0EvzXxBlr1AyMh7jt6Uqo2AAPRUW_mz92cAy8SoYe3UeR6dGoavGwSpcv-za89i4ES1MiV9oHCOMmIK6oSiGceKX/s2048/47.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqukrQfhfJ6FIBySTiikZb74jZS_NF8eK7ASeSoLTU8LzJZToH5-yvHgYXomxW9LGSfOWpaudYiRV00cma18GPyIwDBDn8bqth0EvzXxBlr1AyMh7jt6Uqo2AAPRUW_mz92cAy8SoYe3UeR6dGoavGwSpcv-za89i4ES1MiV9oHCOMmIK6oSiGceKX/s320/47.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhkEGPB8mxd-hTbFhWn-AtWvC68sy6sgXjeD98kRfQRoUdGg_fe-19MOK-W-uBBszJmPZOHtbFeyTB4UKKTz6ddCMKsPCG8js3bz0Ow8gJS0jePY5NWFGUZst_Y1RTCZ8z5yykNkpOh7UoeG4D3jEDuaqhTnpE15o2p6TOmeifOPVFlRTRRuRpMFp/s2048/48.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZhkEGPB8mxd-hTbFhWn-AtWvC68sy6sgXjeD98kRfQRoUdGg_fe-19MOK-W-uBBszJmPZOHtbFeyTB4UKKTz6ddCMKsPCG8js3bz0Ow8gJS0jePY5NWFGUZst_Y1RTCZ8z5yykNkpOh7UoeG4D3jEDuaqhTnpE15o2p6TOmeifOPVFlRTRRuRpMFp/s320/48.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We all eat up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxABaw4zy3Im6hNPrxMvCRT55Y3Znmo-2QH5TZXOuVLBDp3Ux_kDMkojvOelIgv-pYRIm30tY-uTBgedsyLVa0vEfzIzQZ9kw0VtxsgbE_qF89AkMPo_UAdSwwwEHojsmSgbKyt5oe8vyFcimRTeZ8mLQlfgGYNFKc2Z1jFj-ARb2NZkIKWNi_yXO/s2048/49.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxABaw4zy3Im6hNPrxMvCRT55Y3Znmo-2QH5TZXOuVLBDp3Ux_kDMkojvOelIgv-pYRIm30tY-uTBgedsyLVa0vEfzIzQZ9kw0VtxsgbE_qF89AkMPo_UAdSwwwEHojsmSgbKyt5oe8vyFcimRTeZ8mLQlfgGYNFKc2Z1jFj-ARb2NZkIKWNi_yXO/s320/49.jpeg" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Fletch helps me fold the clothes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NICu1hdiqLRj4n2Mk61wN-Q72PmzPpNtsIbyCxkYSBWaRTP8JDumaMGO7N78Ep2K_h5Y7rdDfPCVY_4RwMJ97n5VZpIcJlVOLndoCS-lnoNgeAutMB1AWZleA0Bz9UHixSiQi1ue-HplSQF89X16qX55HWN0rKhtnuqpr9FtycZQdQlNTt-cN6Pp/s2048/51.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NICu1hdiqLRj4n2Mk61wN-Q72PmzPpNtsIbyCxkYSBWaRTP8JDumaMGO7N78Ep2K_h5Y7rdDfPCVY_4RwMJ97n5VZpIcJlVOLndoCS-lnoNgeAutMB1AWZleA0Bz9UHixSiQi1ue-HplSQF89X16qX55HWN0rKhtnuqpr9FtycZQdQlNTt-cN6Pp/w640-h480/51.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zG9EueRIlRbVSc-MyXCdlx4venP8BteIgHCvA7q9RzOtbiLhL7BjL8xJ2Ae_vBfssRIJgSEMWDlGwbvw8cAjQt2gtv0ZsIcpWNH5QXRe2ltHpJbD1No07qXta1gV4AdKFQINQh4I_1L4yWGe589-myAZWAl2czAHVggc8nNofy4QXZxsv6hYb_iZ/s2048/52.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-zG9EueRIlRbVSc-MyXCdlx4venP8BteIgHCvA7q9RzOtbiLhL7BjL8xJ2Ae_vBfssRIJgSEMWDlGwbvw8cAjQt2gtv0ZsIcpWNH5QXRe2ltHpJbD1No07qXta1gV4AdKFQINQh4I_1L4yWGe589-myAZWAl2czAHVggc8nNofy4QXZxsv6hYb_iZ/w480-h640/52.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then it's good night for everyone.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">And that is a typical day in 2023. I've now had this job for 15 months, the longest I've ever had a job where I go to the office every day.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">To see the other years, here are the links!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2022/02/day-in-life-2022.html">2022</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2021/03/day-in-life-2021.html" style="background-color: white; color: #336699; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-decoration-line: none;">2021</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2020/03/day-in-life-2020.html" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">2020</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2017/02/ditl-day-in-life-2017.html" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">2017</a> </div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2016/02/day-in-life-february-12-2016.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2016</a> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2015/02/day-in-life-2015.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2015</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2014/02/day-in-life-2014-edition.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2014</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2013/02/annual-day-in-life-february-2013.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2013</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2012/02/day-in-life-february-2012.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2012</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2011/02/day-in-life-february.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2011</a></div></div></div><br /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: center;"><br /></span></div>parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com20tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-83482930147488144232023-01-01T16:43:00.003-05:002023-01-01T16:43:57.041-05:00Resolutions - 2023<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Okay, new year, new resolutions. This year, I want to concentrate on relationships. With friends and family.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">10) Get my hydration levels to over 50 percent.</b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">No matter how much water I drink, I haven't been able to lift it over 48 percent according to my "smart" scale.</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">9) Exercise consistently 4 times a week.</b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Moving this goal down a little. I want to be fit, but I want to make more time for spending with other people, too.</span><br /><br /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">8) Keep my nails nice.</b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Keeping this.</span><br /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">7) See two friends a month, and do two family activities a month.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">I need to make more time for the people in my life.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></span><b>6) Fix three things about the house</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">I will do it this year.<br /><br /><b>5) Make $120,000.</b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Gotta keep moving the goal posts up.</span><br /><br /><b>4) Achieve something notable at work.</b><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">This will count any large, positive change. A promotion, raise, award, notable benefit for my staff, anything that's more than going in 40 hours a week.</span><br /><b><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"></span><b>3) Read 12 books</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">I have not been able to read many books since the girls were born. I'm going to try for one a month, even though I've been balls at this for decades.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /><b>2) Get this house clean</b><br /><b><br /></b>Just deep cleaned for a party mostly. I will upkeep and hire help.<br /><br /><b>1) Fix all landscaping and back deck.</b><br /><b><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">I will do this, this year.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">For my kids and I, I resolve the following:</span><br /><br /><b>5) Help them navigate tween-teen years, be someone they can trust and love.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Keeping it</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /><br /><b>4) Get them involved in more household duties.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Right now, they do dishes, recycling and sorting their laundry. I want to add a few chores to help them segment their day and handle responsibility.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /><b>3) Save $10,000 more each for them.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Keeping. </div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><b><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"></span><b>2) Pay full attention to them when they ask me for something, but don't make them think the sun and moon both revolve around them.</b></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">Tough balance here. Currently, I have found that I don't pay full attention to them when they are asking for things, which frustrates them, and at the same time as not doing them, I have somehow convinced them that the sun and moon revolve around them. So, I need the opposite.<br /><br /><b>1) Help them get involved in sports, extracurricular activities or something else they like and can consistently contribute to.</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I want to help them find their way into being content and proud to be a part of something.</div>parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com16tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-12788807016649750822022-12-30T16:56:00.002-05:002022-12-30T16:56:13.767-05:00Resolution Check in - 2022<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Every year I do 10 resolutions for myself and 5 for my kids, and then don't look at them until the next year when I see if I actually did any of these things. Here's what I wanted to do in 2022. And what I actually did.</span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"> <br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"> </b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"> </b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">10) Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. 1 point</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" />I did this, mostly. It's dropped a tiny bit lately, but I'm taking the point.<br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">9) Exercise consistently 5 times a week. .5 point</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.85px;">I did this for the majority of the year, but from November on, I've been going just 3 times when I can because things got really busy. </span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">8) Keep my nails nice. 1</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.85px;">Amazingly, I'm still not back to biting my nails. They aren't long, but they aren't stubs and I try to paint them every couple weeks or so.</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">7) Get good at this job. 1<br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Killing it. So much so that they gave me another, harder, job to do at the same time.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">6) Fix three things about the house 0<br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I fixed not one big thing. I did get Carlos to re-put-up a shelf that had fallen. LOL<br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">5) Make $100,000. 1</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.85px;">$116,503.17 - I did this by working 2 full-time jobs, 2 part-time jobs, and 2 regular freelance jobs</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">4) Work on my freelancing book 0</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" />I did no work on this at all. Why isn't there more time in the day?<br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">3) Read 10 books 0<br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I read 2.5 books, lol </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">2) Get this house clean 0</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">This is actually a disaster. I am working hard on deep cleaning right now so I can maybe hire someone to help keep it clean. Right now, my house is a hellscape.</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">1) Fix all landscaping and back deck. 0</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.85px;">Complete fail. I really want to do this, but I just didn't have time to even touch it since last year. It's even worse.</span><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i>4.5 points</i>.</b> Not great, but working all those jobs leaves me very little time.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.85px;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.85px;"> <br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.85px;"> </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span face="arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif" style="font-size: 14.85px;">For my kids and I, I resolve the following:</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">5) Help them navigate tween-teen years, be someone they can trust and love. 1<br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">We're going through it, but things are slowly improving for the long game.<br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">4) Get their rooms cleaned and organized so they can decorate the way they like .5</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Nat's is cleaned, Dulce's is getting there. Keeping up with it is another matter.<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">3) Save $10,000 more each for them. 1<br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Done.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">2) Have one conversation with that that lasts 10 minutes or more a day. (Dinner doesn't count.) 1</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I mean, almost.<br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">1) Teach them to cook 0<br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I did not do this. But my kid did learn how to use the toaster this year, so there's that.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"> </div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><i>3.5 points</i>.</b> Still have to get on that cooking thing.<br /></div><div><br /><br /></div>parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-56542281304387130132022-07-22T10:23:00.000-04:002022-07-22T10:23:09.411-04:00How to Introduce Your Child to Technology the Right Way<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Many
parents have a fear of introducing their children to laptops and tablets
because they’re afraid they’re going to misuse them. And these fears are not
unfounded. If you don't put barriers around the usage of these machines, you
can expect your child to start spending more time than you’d like on them, and
this can quickly turn into an addiction.</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">You
also have to know which types of devices are appropriate for a child and make
sure that they start developing safe practices when using these devices. Let's
take a look at how you can <a href="https://inspirationfeed.com/introduce-tech-to-your-kids/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">introduce technology</span></a> to a child the right way.</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><a name="_n70gjgahk0nh"></a><span lang="EN">Start Small<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">If
your child is under five, then we wouldn’t recommend that you get them a full
setup yet. The most you should give them is a small tablet for children only.
The tablet needs to be robust and have the strict minimum needed to run a few
educational apps. You have to be very careful how you introduce the tablet too.
It should stay in your possession most of the time. Make it seem as if it is
your tablet and not theirs. </span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Only
allow them to use the tablet after they have completed a task and use it as a
reward. Also, restrict the use of the tablet to certain times of the day. This
way they will see the tablet as a treat and will be less likely to form a
habit. And if they throw a tantrum, take away the tablet for a week. You'll see
how well-behaved they'll be next time around.</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><span lang="EN">Upgrade Them to a PC<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">You
should start thinking about buying your child their first PC or laptop around
the age of five. You can go either for a laptop or a desktop here. A laptop
will be better if they need to use their laptop at school and a desktop will be
better if they do most of their work from home. A desktop will make watching
what they're doing easier too. Here, go for a computer with processors around
the 1.5ghz mark with four cores at the very least, 8GB of RAM, and anywhere
from 100MB to 500MB of storage.</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><a name="_hrzljkdlqb2q"></a><span lang="EN">Get a Few Accessories<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Accessories
will allow your child to unleash their computer's potential and help them fall
in love with it. We suggest that you get a nice headset and a wireless
mouse/keyboard combination if they have a desktop. You should also look into
webcams if they show interest in creating content. If you're looking for great
accessories for children, you can check out these <a href="https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/d/deals/kids-computer-accessories/"><span style="color: #1155cc;">kids PC accessories</span></a>.</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2><a name="_b1fahlvluyvi"></a><span lang="EN">Use Parental Control Apps<o:p></o:p></span></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">You
need to have control over what your children are doing online and off. So, you will
need to invest in some sort of <a href="https://www.tomsguide.com/us/best-parental-control-apps,review-2258.html"><span style="color: #1155cc;">parental control app</span></a>. These are not perfect,
mind you, but they will do the trick if your child is still young.</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Some
of the apps we suggest you check out include Net Nanny, Kaspersky Safe Kids,
and Norton Family. Not only will these apps help control the amount of access
they have to different sites, but they even have features like geolocation that
will allow you to know where your child and their devices are at all times.</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="_fm8vjlt7wupc"></a><span lang="EN" style="color: black; mso-color-alt: windowtext;">Follow these few tips if you want your children to
get familiar with technology without becoming addicted. Start with baby steps,
no pun intended, and start building their setup as they gain experience and
show responsibility.</span><span lang="EN"><o:p></o:p></span></p><br />parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-85180645446267903892022-02-20T11:52:00.001-05:002022-02-20T11:52:24.992-05:00Day in the Life - 2022<div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Every year I do a DITL (I skipped 2018 and 2019 but I've been back on track for a couple years now). Through the years, I photograph an entire day, usually around Valentine's Day, simply because that happened to be the day that I started it all in 2011 or so. So, there is like a decade of a typical day in February to look back on. Here's this year's.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcgDA-Fw-hPihHzm9wQXaPh1CwFMrwwAAQNKyFxMOP3aFzsQ1beHHZ-vWLHGHBOhqATWW15_3-OUwpPxBqet4n4BrZaWPJW_3fcLVD8x3mpezVZ3ud5guSqp2z67BTt0kE54QAslJXKALEdatdp8MSEQbaR36cm5nQgAa3n6dhQ_GDM5b0RbKbl3Mt=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjcgDA-Fw-hPihHzm9wQXaPh1CwFMrwwAAQNKyFxMOP3aFzsQ1beHHZ-vWLHGHBOhqATWW15_3-OUwpPxBqet4n4BrZaWPJW_3fcLVD8x3mpezVZ3ud5guSqp2z67BTt0kE54QAslJXKALEdatdp8MSEQbaR36cm5nQgAa3n6dhQ_GDM5b0RbKbl3Mt=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wake up at 6:45 a.m. to get the kids ready for school and myself ready for work.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMPXCJU1Tnvt5AOucDOSxz3LmzLTA5b5gzs1-EQnez08qPlx86t5DGm8gjv-0fxL68ETjMZAW520fnGSMaxTnaiX04TXbW9nJMLzXHdMVefq_tngmwf9x5OnRqjsSHgOtrebK-dI4_WYWUEWFl-ALxy3UDHkDPTZjBt4b9gUHaba20GQbd-G6VWQom=s2532" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMPXCJU1Tnvt5AOucDOSxz3LmzLTA5b5gzs1-EQnez08qPlx86t5DGm8gjv-0fxL68ETjMZAW520fnGSMaxTnaiX04TXbW9nJMLzXHdMVefq_tngmwf9x5OnRqjsSHgOtrebK-dI4_WYWUEWFl-ALxy3UDHkDPTZjBt4b9gUHaba20GQbd-G6VWQom=w93-h200" width="93" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">It's colder than usual this week.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAj-P5BbyA7ZxMJhyl-30PcGCnfuP_rkRK4SrIEmpzUAjpRnhRnyp-2Icq8Nd5aKui8ek876zLwDq3ez92mUYV61j7EaBsVtXQRer1WGTYeptO_wyvQ_ohMHCjABsHt7W88guEscQkVs4ojvXlGCbLPOEmEKhUTZ9diJBVvekqoaZjKUGEJ3hMqq4m=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiAj-P5BbyA7ZxMJhyl-30PcGCnfuP_rkRK4SrIEmpzUAjpRnhRnyp-2Icq8Nd5aKui8ek876zLwDq3ez92mUYV61j7EaBsVtXQRer1WGTYeptO_wyvQ_ohMHCjABsHt7W88guEscQkVs4ojvXlGCbLPOEmEKhUTZ9diJBVvekqoaZjKUGEJ3hMqq4m=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I keep a log of how much water I drink a day to try to get it up to 8 glasses, though I've since learned I don't actually have to drink 8 glasses a day. That said, I continue to be chronically dehydrated no matter how much I drink, so I keep going.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJMDOlf4M195YF3N54M2WpmRSlIXCnAR4r50UKhADgeJNX0ZP47qTdLGtw1TOa_Z8kZcKO3Mz_uw7_BhtdVRB39H-8h3Q9wH3F6gCrrAlOvlzyxVhSlnbYa-hMUEvmTNdz6ngM3fCdBj-un4rw5ZWwCrD8tzQBFsfs4DBRwXuxLAWz02e5rarByZLH=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjJMDOlf4M195YF3N54M2WpmRSlIXCnAR4r50UKhADgeJNX0ZP47qTdLGtw1TOa_Z8kZcKO3Mz_uw7_BhtdVRB39H-8h3Q9wH3F6gCrrAlOvlzyxVhSlnbYa-hMUEvmTNdz6ngM3fCdBj-un4rw5ZWwCrD8tzQBFsfs4DBRwXuxLAWz02e5rarByZLH=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Kids' breakfast.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span><span><br /></span></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjxAf-dQBDSvi7KJBNwJeRhdDAGi6H8NKHO8AqUd_Y4CoPe8_UqCnY_UqmMwqns7vhAF-z_ihAlNGj3QUAAZoFsR5ZDKkW9htxGfhQB6VG5w9aIfHnEtsMAdqOdrGYApKmGA8sC0Ser77WIaOcvkZcxNLFcbon6Gshjc_PkkvTDl90r1oWB2hpu3D0b=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgixzqEhRg_qmgoHVS494uhqfSMXw7CLd346BNSGhwQ7ia3_Xo1jyRF4oydu-kaqQUo2WTcZ-xoFhzCcKyqQSeJkKpKfwK0MG7pxHP1H2NK2b3K47rGL3_77aKMmThW9XXDwlttoTVxyAnLMaMDxbUcxpO6RDlgURCPg75qkPakCRHtgK7gXejZaa8t=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">We see Ibis in our yard</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOnGfkUH6WBVbOB5Nwe79Req9zVqZybk2UG1G1yj19Vy6r89SZNabWQcX5WLXkajyr_TGGXk3qqkEGL2y-6obz-rXIOogQA1ZxJhCkBl_ZeDD9RgCnVfO226F2e3l6BJ5awhaLI4W91MlPcL5-mT2iIU5K73MnlqEv_HG4nS-SmGOgu4mLsyF62O8X=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOnGfkUH6WBVbOB5Nwe79Req9zVqZybk2UG1G1yj19Vy6r89SZNabWQcX5WLXkajyr_TGGXk3qqkEGL2y-6obz-rXIOogQA1ZxJhCkBl_ZeDD9RgCnVfO226F2e3l6BJ5awhaLI4W91MlPcL5-mT2iIU5K73MnlqEv_HG4nS-SmGOgu4mLsyF62O8X=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">And bark at neighbors.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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I'm supposed to be there at 8:30, but we have a deal while the girls are in middle school that I will be a little late because we never know if the bus is going to pick them up these days.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj83uPIUv06LMTX10QzBxmjg28TMLNub-Im0H0ckPUp8FJ-HNz43aKM9z9q0Z8mpFiAA7QP_YatJwtF2OAORCymgN8y0FDo344mB0zKhNBX5PDV-G_0ZtHjjxU6k9fmZdBZHzkquAFf9hm3h66jDN8gxBCkaxwVZnlVABgEGoiC6veRXuHDjk7Ba5IR=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj83uPIUv06LMTX10QzBxmjg28TMLNub-Im0H0ckPUp8FJ-HNz43aKM9z9q0Z8mpFiAA7QP_YatJwtF2OAORCymgN8y0FDo344mB0zKhNBX5PDV-G_0ZtHjjxU6k9fmZdBZHzkquAFf9hm3h66jDN8gxBCkaxwVZnlVABgEGoiC6veRXuHDjk7Ba5IR=s320" width="320" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtQHgw6CTTRQQxDKW_vtkr9F7LmXL1e-eNEAXP7f-CPlf58YvWGtKkV87YscziQLwGmabn2W86QwvtEv-uPcnkSJoB9-gWhmDIbd7VG2XoNbEyPrzLi83HSBaf5LJQbKnwsRMLasaqKMbAEVngXrWLSm6VGFXHSnV1AzutmHyDQ4A5nClNzyEVOrBw=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtQHgw6CTTRQQxDKW_vtkr9F7LmXL1e-eNEAXP7f-CPlf58YvWGtKkV87YscziQLwGmabn2W86QwvtEv-uPcnkSJoB9-gWhmDIbd7VG2XoNbEyPrzLi83HSBaf5LJQbKnwsRMLasaqKMbAEVngXrWLSm6VGFXHSnV1AzutmHyDQ4A5nClNzyEVOrBw=s320" width="320" /></a><br />Welcome to my office.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj83uPIUv06LMTX10QzBxmjg28TMLNub-Im0H0ckPUp8FJ-HNz43aKM9z9q0Z8mpFiAA7QP_YatJwtF2OAORCymgN8y0FDo344mB0zKhNBX5PDV-G_0ZtHjjxU6k9fmZdBZHzkquAFf9hm3h66jDN8gxBCkaxwVZnlVABgEGoiC6veRXuHDjk7Ba5IR=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj83uPIUv06LMTX10QzBxmjg28TMLNub-Im0H0ckPUp8FJ-HNz43aKM9z9q0Z8mpFiAA7QP_YatJwtF2OAORCymgN8y0FDo344mB0zKhNBX5PDV-G_0ZtHjjxU6k9fmZdBZHzkquAFf9hm3h66jDN8gxBCkaxwVZnlVABgEGoiC6veRXuHDjk7Ba5IR=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj83uPIUv06LMTX10QzBxmjg28TMLNub-Im0H0ckPUp8FJ-HNz43aKM9z9q0Z8mpFiAA7QP_YatJwtF2OAORCymgN8y0FDo344mB0zKhNBX5PDV-G_0ZtHjjxU6k9fmZdBZHzkquAFf9hm3h66jDN8gxBCkaxwVZnlVABgEGoiC6veRXuHDjk7Ba5IR=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9tUN9o2pI-v6byYlbSLTUeNIT_xG9y7Mq6PteQUOiQmCRvzKaVJU1xLxEgWnC4yh9TI2fCbWexb9RNN-TRprvEjqC9758XmtMDFsJHFtJXvQ8HOse2kID_uJr4mqeFhiAtq_fVDjdQlV9rJrHUMorD-P0v1QjWim1A0AcSK7dgpjlNXAfmz1QocTs=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9tUN9o2pI-v6byYlbSLTUeNIT_xG9y7Mq6PteQUOiQmCRvzKaVJU1xLxEgWnC4yh9TI2fCbWexb9RNN-TRprvEjqC9758XmtMDFsJHFtJXvQ8HOse2kID_uJr4mqeFhiAtq_fVDjdQlV9rJrHUMorD-P0v1QjWim1A0AcSK7dgpjlNXAfmz1QocTs=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Impromptu meeting with sales.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrCfxc3Ii-IR9Q7rcXDUqsu7_fdmS_lBHJmSXrthwxfv7Nc_0E7tjOPZaV4nahWOz7ip27nWZsiFH5HUzUV83sLCRtJiUWGaESl8UriH-FC8AVAbcSydUXCLE37BWT_WYyl3zqgN51iSKrByTO7fGZ8jeZ1Zk9p2yyb6TVsD_luzt80ivUYwBXZKH9=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhrCfxc3Ii-IR9Q7rcXDUqsu7_fdmS_lBHJmSXrthwxfv7Nc_0E7tjOPZaV4nahWOz7ip27nWZsiFH5HUzUV83sLCRtJiUWGaESl8UriH-FC8AVAbcSydUXCLE37BWT_WYyl3zqgN51iSKrByTO7fGZ8jeZ1Zk9p2yyb6TVsD_luzt80ivUYwBXZKH9=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then my production team and I make and edit a commercial for a local shoe store. That's Gator and Jon.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt9oJhdzKsqIHzFw93nUB8TGiQsPcAGdyetvONx10p3YMobzDijQjtag2eqrUOn4M9cFyd2d5fAYBEBJ0afRaxxPtK9vRb-5UnkbzB_XbqXTBauL7a1z7efe0-YABl6qjHk4yc8_12__JYPcDEV5cvBYcIT4701wf5J_nXKeL6d-sEE7fdETBM6luP=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgt9oJhdzKsqIHzFw93nUB8TGiQsPcAGdyetvONx10p3YMobzDijQjtag2eqrUOn4M9cFyd2d5fAYBEBJ0afRaxxPtK9vRb-5UnkbzB_XbqXTBauL7a1z7efe0-YABl6qjHk4yc8_12__JYPcDEV5cvBYcIT4701wf5J_nXKeL6d-sEE7fdETBM6luP=s320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrEF-66M26rScx1kwxu0wjs7G92gJRN-x4gpOCRyN7Irqd1p32pWVynLL3ZBYzj3rfmK7VfANrNcTiQm7jGwuXe8HLob4iD5vg7A7rUVrTnK6Sw6PvXjUsCdIkFE3E7CE7TlLrO1xbQo4f_7K-xro--skPBVQKVTE0wDanmHqmmFLv-7F2h1uVJiuv=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjrEF-66M26rScx1kwxu0wjs7G92gJRN-x4gpOCRyN7Irqd1p32pWVynLL3ZBYzj3rfmK7VfANrNcTiQm7jGwuXe8HLob4iD5vg7A7rUVrTnK6Sw6PvXjUsCdIkFE3E7CE7TlLrO1xbQo4f_7K-xro--skPBVQKVTE0wDanmHqmmFLv-7F2h1uVJiuv=s320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Jon teaches, Gator takes notes, I oversee.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGGMjSGP-6W_0suTVaVWsQYp_gmfmmOcVl4XDvbjhwrwLoqZxnCELyt-h-tE22ykMLvfA4Z1DG_tHDbomiYjFWSRW6TN6pC9QpELG1dbhx9Eu3wcoadxUqnNLr8unhxaAYqwYr0STGgQtHNYclGH_jDEEZ9N0UxxPbDb7J3G55Tmx5vtUP5tRDDRX8=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjGGMjSGP-6W_0suTVaVWsQYp_gmfmmOcVl4XDvbjhwrwLoqZxnCELyt-h-tE22ykMLvfA4Z1DG_tHDbomiYjFWSRW6TN6pC9QpELG1dbhx9Eu3wcoadxUqnNLr8unhxaAYqwYr0STGgQtHNYclGH_jDEEZ9N0UxxPbDb7J3G55Tmx5vtUP5tRDDRX8=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">My work to-do list for the day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2ybXM4b2QgaINvgkTKPPAftmc7EoLtX-UVG5j2gMvHVH83IIU0WWD2h4UKW0_et2NR1DG7DDuUWNqo7b9fWasY-buw3_xNA7iUWQrXQ6j-vBi0HIfJtz5t4wUsQOFDLEBfTquDRvLlpZY3D19vVmZCHgaXSn4Gm7BEQaVEtC8XE_7h4zrnQhl1k4U=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh2ybXM4b2QgaINvgkTKPPAftmc7EoLtX-UVG5j2gMvHVH83IIU0WWD2h4UKW0_et2NR1DG7DDuUWNqo7b9fWasY-buw3_xNA7iUWQrXQ6j-vBi0HIfJtz5t4wUsQOFDLEBfTquDRvLlpZY3D19vVmZCHgaXSn4Gm7BEQaVEtC8XE_7h4zrnQhl1k4U=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is a sponsorship promo spot I'm working on called Scholar Athlete of the Year. We partnered with an attorney's office to present one high school athlete with a $5,000 scholarship to college. That's my writing on the check, lol. We did the presentation, then I produced a :30-promo about it. It airs starting Monday.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9c-XPTXzFfdjlijVus7YYzDHXZG-F4STLvquXBtor0ZsGY60IxARGVMPL__FYqKGYoUHBfThwm0V36aYHpnSUsbTjZU3h346LMxK8yKBFhD4PDsxM6Vgjz_hCMwn8QJP1oWZdZ-gh1N_ddor8a0CbxWP-u5MFiWu-RpuTZMMfN6obBQ8YmNKUrXcV=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj9c-XPTXzFfdjlijVus7YYzDHXZG-F4STLvquXBtor0ZsGY60IxARGVMPL__FYqKGYoUHBfThwm0V36aYHpnSUsbTjZU3h346LMxK8yKBFhD4PDsxM6Vgjz_hCMwn8QJP1oWZdZ-gh1N_ddor8a0CbxWP-u5MFiWu-RpuTZMMfN6obBQ8YmNKUrXcV=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I tweak the script before final edits.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCOaddAdWvn3wZFzItX2tByvjHWOJl1u-SBWnkTsxfbN4TcP9bXcJ5xeNHWg6vSYAIhXjPQjQJ1rGOq8G-TLmaZyTJTyiO9j62UO7wimRtx9YZs3lXtAZxL7yuzBiL4k-_5JzlkL5y0Nul6cGEdcmFqZ2BiNv7JR8C8WW-aaAo-MJqA6C3Br8GwqDa=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiCOaddAdWvn3wZFzItX2tByvjHWOJl1u-SBWnkTsxfbN4TcP9bXcJ5xeNHWg6vSYAIhXjPQjQJ1rGOq8G-TLmaZyTJTyiO9j62UO7wimRtx9YZs3lXtAZxL7yuzBiL4k-_5JzlkL5y0Nul6cGEdcmFqZ2BiNv7JR8C8WW-aaAo-MJqA6C3Br8GwqDa=w150-h200" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I take the first half of my lunch break to work on a story for a freelance client about the Watchman procedure, in which doctors place a device into the heart through a vein in the groin.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi7VQy461ImisAnhEGUlsFpZGvPNidrHJ3IMxji0VKGXoILNG-P6Lm7GmQYtXfXhEu401e-_1qwOXnToPvy0gWaKuaKa5n2_0gi_sLTV-ISsEbW7Bk1NeTNx1XVnUZQdbCfTYe0segI2HMqlGIZ3EcXnqwuCQAQV2cI4XrnToZtQHFTW2_p5cpiz89=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgi7VQy461ImisAnhEGUlsFpZGvPNidrHJ3IMxji0VKGXoILNG-P6Lm7GmQYtXfXhEu401e-_1qwOXnToPvy0gWaKuaKa5n2_0gi_sLTV-ISsEbW7Bk1NeTNx1XVnUZQdbCfTYe0segI2HMqlGIZ3EcXnqwuCQAQV2cI4XrnToZtQHFTW2_p5cpiz89=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaIpSvOgD2XdvQL965CKQkpw4kS1TcgR9bGZQVGyF74bsSM1oC8N-gw-GwsJGrhVdnMsXOsFyJx2FwgDJOp72Cau6dqNeBTqLl5iXGPZW-aC1IajtcESNfyiiMeAPrXViyCpUAZdvBp98p-k3NDoo9_uJkk9zhlMYdVVbCqaSzXl2pCca4Y25C9ijn=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaIpSvOgD2XdvQL965CKQkpw4kS1TcgR9bGZQVGyF74bsSM1oC8N-gw-GwsJGrhVdnMsXOsFyJx2FwgDJOp72Cau6dqNeBTqLl5iXGPZW-aC1IajtcESNfyiiMeAPrXViyCpUAZdvBp98p-k3NDoo9_uJkk9zhlMYdVVbCqaSzXl2pCca4Y25C9ijn=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I go home for the second half of my lunch break. I love these satellites. We still use them. They're a lot more reliable than the internet, tbh.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz93zRB9un_JG2G6pTrj30TmlQxH1cPkj1nabikj2iZM5ijYl-dn3TIHXYUkEBqwWvJzyvCIjT-b84Ro6IDYtUyFVFXwUnjoOCFR7Uf_TDPx-xrgz_bakfSRHrZSC_e8E9G5HQrZUjTs3q0703GiH8Mglk31J--T9BKgwtWDdw_-W84ZhfywUz0meE=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz93zRB9un_JG2G6pTrj30TmlQxH1cPkj1nabikj2iZM5ijYl-dn3TIHXYUkEBqwWvJzyvCIjT-b84Ro6IDYtUyFVFXwUnjoOCFR7Uf_TDPx-xrgz_bakfSRHrZSC_e8E9G5HQrZUjTs3q0703GiH8Mglk31J--T9BKgwtWDdw_-W84ZhfywUz0meE=w150-h200" width="150" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Once home, I grab some Advil because I have a raging headache.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqjIx8p31HzV8tnMwIuTYXmL38e6aKNU1AxAk5g1FcasbexQweWrFXtUOwy4rKME44NIi6NGP3KXh8wCzNjgEYLXyqxpZBmYATGHedq-P6B9Mev1xzrJH-whSX1OCi2mg1kWDUJ0-URia0zNAxuqxCY2QvYrjZXmExavZLxyIrqbWJTrzR0sh5BfUr=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiqjIx8p31HzV8tnMwIuTYXmL38e6aKNU1AxAk5g1FcasbexQweWrFXtUOwy4rKME44NIi6NGP3KXh8wCzNjgEYLXyqxpZBmYATGHedq-P6B9Mev1xzrJH-whSX1OCi2mg1kWDUJ0-URia0zNAxuqxCY2QvYrjZXmExavZLxyIrqbWJTrzR0sh5BfUr=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I set the night's menu so everyone knows what we are having for dinner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0I_NVm-aBEdaLAXKnO4uL1A4HNmmxMy2KaicX2hSCceTuyl6p7mk774z-4u9cDyHTY7VCKEMzakXzKGfrLIQYePzZLioouBLg8eyg3qWoF58gw66E_3WGuCtBwZDnUkBmQHtGJyZ9_8vttp7uaerLfG3poip3gLI_QRSXpAGnz_c14QMiUzevtm44=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh0I_NVm-aBEdaLAXKnO4uL1A4HNmmxMy2KaicX2hSCceTuyl6p7mk774z-4u9cDyHTY7VCKEMzakXzKGfrLIQYePzZLioouBLg8eyg3qWoF58gw66E_3WGuCtBwZDnUkBmQHtGJyZ9_8vttp7uaerLfG3poip3gLI_QRSXpAGnz_c14QMiUzevtm44=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Say hello to the dog.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLapsn7zAhDvmWf9NCA_ES_j0VXsrkJpPHatJgW-qpqMJiEYWiE5hB7NLV-2nlrc-dt3Os3WlE5hoU1N1EHQrr0wcEwoAHxK6X054QXf6-XtwwZTdC7ficFOhbmwOxfZpAjdPm85U20skDWsVwmOqLM90GLBqwgp7x0-zIND1jR50a2FtiprwEG9VT=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLapsn7zAhDvmWf9NCA_ES_j0VXsrkJpPHatJgW-qpqMJiEYWiE5hB7NLV-2nlrc-dt3Os3WlE5hoU1N1EHQrr0wcEwoAHxK6X054QXf6-XtwwZTdC7ficFOhbmwOxfZpAjdPm85U20skDWsVwmOqLM90GLBqwgp7x0-zIND1jR50a2FtiprwEG9VT=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carlos is also having lunch. I start running the vacuum in a vain attempt to clean this house a little.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja32ogVo1dxGQ2bmWMk1ui-apxBT2wRBwLWfoCUR6ZXmCSRIsrujmQzPMQH5jYPOCUsRJszl9WO9SNbCJspfazV4wQzc-FyKjMMz9JQIHaUoH9Ox4PQdn9YCg-cvVvKZkMAbmlvh2U9nXPJZ2oFTg5e-hhZHowXpf_HXTqGt7dz15E92AXp3JKYzFi=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEja32ogVo1dxGQ2bmWMk1ui-apxBT2wRBwLWfoCUR6ZXmCSRIsrujmQzPMQH5jYPOCUsRJszl9WO9SNbCJspfazV4wQzc-FyKjMMz9JQIHaUoH9Ox4PQdn9YCg-cvVvKZkMAbmlvh2U9nXPJZ2oFTg5e-hhZHowXpf_HXTqGt7dz15E92AXp3JKYzFi=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">He works from home, so back to the office for him.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRiypuYz5RVN51_ezSCtxPQG4J4CrJ9OUzPK8RU10H799rm8KjBW58x3lzfAlfHAAwCkvWFb5jGL6u_vtb3G9ObTHZB4P0NevCCtkwMIAXWe6ZiVKRnEHTFUEu5fcMWjcfHN075IPDVRiCbXmPG6PIbn-kGgwYOK1rJx8ihCBKJOoKId0iFSVquQvY=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRiypuYz5RVN51_ezSCtxPQG4J4CrJ9OUzPK8RU10H799rm8KjBW58x3lzfAlfHAAwCkvWFb5jGL6u_vtb3G9ObTHZB4P0NevCCtkwMIAXWe6ZiVKRnEHTFUEu5fcMWjcfHN075IPDVRiCbXmPG6PIbn-kGgwYOK1rJx8ihCBKJOoKId0iFSVquQvY=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I water our dying houseplants.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTbkYhwtG4fcZXMq7aDiiu_TpZIUWRP5-c_MbNsegjWBSyeimE918mKI5fJd30Tm2z92SxeunhqSxW41XtE49RKroFpX6xFLTGsxIzirhYgukwgrA6sfwv25JyiceacaH5qxgvhqzUAHzBeVHKhHdY4hmmlO2VNNwhk3j8EJ-4SEMX1796-Q5m2swc=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgTbkYhwtG4fcZXMq7aDiiu_TpZIUWRP5-c_MbNsegjWBSyeimE918mKI5fJd30Tm2z92SxeunhqSxW41XtE49RKroFpX6xFLTGsxIzirhYgukwgrA6sfwv25JyiceacaH5qxgvhqzUAHzBeVHKhHdY4hmmlO2VNNwhk3j8EJ-4SEMX1796-Q5m2swc=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I have to run back to work because I have a meeting, so I grab a quick bagel and take it with me.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjQ1Gir8oQRvulKA2Z-gpB6b8QBkXRuYf0R1ZSp3g0JbTkR1mcUW3hZWyZSq_P8I6k5ppuont2y8xkzxRumTUGSBG8o7UriaKngY6vaBk-kWGR5iK22K06c62-73mQwlgG8jI7RZxIrsPDgAZF23LaYshFe0TQ0FZhN5X8QRazClJidkEsE1TU5YZA=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjjQ1Gir8oQRvulKA2Z-gpB6b8QBkXRuYf0R1ZSp3g0JbTkR1mcUW3hZWyZSq_P8I6k5ppuont2y8xkzxRumTUGSBG8o7UriaKngY6vaBk-kWGR5iK22K06c62-73mQwlgG8jI7RZxIrsPDgAZF23LaYshFe0TQ0FZhN5X8QRazClJidkEsE1TU5YZA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Conference call time.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQLhAYyZIZf9bIsu8x8j1bIAkUZNbmTFlygdqRP0K00bWxbAB5BafKACkm-gSfLmEpnWU-aeMNCx1TyozPvUB5J8WUp8boSQ-vkw08eAe4IwcmfmuTOY-Fg7MPvMmSQg5LrFZJWt5x_ADCRYKqm-mDqYaIY6eh9rzwh-xFoHUleHEB3VWMzG5JxgwU=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQLhAYyZIZf9bIsu8x8j1bIAkUZNbmTFlygdqRP0K00bWxbAB5BafKACkm-gSfLmEpnWU-aeMNCx1TyozPvUB5J8WUp8boSQ-vkw08eAe4IwcmfmuTOY-Fg7MPvMmSQg5LrFZJWt5x_ADCRYKqm-mDqYaIY6eh9rzwh-xFoHUleHEB3VWMzG5JxgwU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">This is pretty interesting. It's one of the steps of how TV programming actually gets on your television. We program the shows and the ads through a localized system, then I go through and put in the promos for the stations: stuff like clips of shows you'll see later, local news topicals, weather, sports teasers, etc. I fill the rest of the time on the logs. I send it in, and master control goes and finds the clips, puts them together, and plays it all on air.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMFDBMyr0oh8HY9z7rplOVOIr68eZK6zOSO2eKfvVTdJVs707F6hfvw22fJp6hG_MmE50ARee8lzgqMW4GLWIQHfWwvmZWflj6jhK-oiEmeaO6_2ApExRDR-7RDl_lfK19tDTJE0wlPN_Sizydw0RgAjgG9Q-E1IlwtVcHaNOI3TSJiUAc3x5hgN_n=s2532" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1170" data-original-width="2532" height="148" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiMFDBMyr0oh8HY9z7rplOVOIr68eZK6zOSO2eKfvVTdJVs707F6hfvw22fJp6hG_MmE50ARee8lzgqMW4GLWIQHfWwvmZWflj6jhK-oiEmeaO6_2ApExRDR-7RDl_lfK19tDTJE0wlPN_Sizydw0RgAjgG9Q-E1IlwtVcHaNOI3TSJiUAc3x5hgN_n=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I have a corporate Teams meeting on marketing and promotion.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGunUPe56zd8oebX4G0X4TIwi50MsipMYKFdF2Q2vvMhVl_uub9RPzb4Yov5AkCD1PwToiqXCQV3vL059tgUfp5R0qI9b9ASudDXEduO7e3knZA3EmL_46V9ag5hmMExfLgLPEkmwjv58xUz8LBsSK_ruxevJfi4rabPR98FRdEnHkfZP-8gFUjZCW=s3088" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgGunUPe56zd8oebX4G0X4TIwi50MsipMYKFdF2Q2vvMhVl_uub9RPzb4Yov5AkCD1PwToiqXCQV3vL059tgUfp5R0qI9b9ASudDXEduO7e3knZA3EmL_46V9ag5hmMExfLgLPEkmwjv58xUz8LBsSK_ruxevJfi4rabPR98FRdEnHkfZP-8gFUjZCW=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I use those computer glasses sometimes lol</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTLYI5ky0ru6ks3IZBJBisR3HNLcuKLhqgQp9H7QbZkpjIlJNRd4Scxm2kejoZ9RvGirkP1vgPrCAUhh4I29PnHyFmfXtdc_3mpZAyJYVC0jaxhsLJO7LP_jexf5zJEVaFpFkTzyCK2Q-0q5bkDAHADnEmC6VOo7dXhxDLb59IkXsm_cqQyJ1eHdME=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhTLYI5ky0ru6ks3IZBJBisR3HNLcuKLhqgQp9H7QbZkpjIlJNRd4Scxm2kejoZ9RvGirkP1vgPrCAUhh4I29PnHyFmfXtdc_3mpZAyJYVC0jaxhsLJO7LP_jexf5zJEVaFpFkTzyCK2Q-0q5bkDAHADnEmC6VOo7dXhxDLb59IkXsm_cqQyJ1eHdME=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I eat a snack. (This was also breakfast. Dry Life for life)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht8cLNR5yNpiL8b7GxhotC59c2Oc_qj7LEOMMV4Ej74MDWjIkvlqVnea9qh6LI8N6KI6S2otceAIjqMkRi3QIpAlggTu9X8ZTk_BcujiAqfsPX5lEp67_XPoIvupFgzpLd2pxokPC6Jp91LsY90WYYhZEMBRNZ9LWZ8qX24lBnrVt0GeMcsMBfg86B=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEht8cLNR5yNpiL8b7GxhotC59c2Oc_qj7LEOMMV4Ej74MDWjIkvlqVnea9qh6LI8N6KI6S2otceAIjqMkRi3QIpAlggTu9X8ZTk_BcujiAqfsPX5lEp67_XPoIvupFgzpLd2pxokPC6Jp91LsY90WYYhZEMBRNZ9LWZ8qX24lBnrVt0GeMcsMBfg86B=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I fill out the sponsored content log. This is where our news programming gets segments sponsored for money by clients. Like when you see "tonight's sports brought to you by Subaru" or whatever. We have to mark that down meticulously so that news and commercial does not get mixed up.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgM1FrLdPZ-MjUGBN0KTyEtE5k62_KvixfACSJhUrWrT_uHL16l2puC76WkBoz5X3zMsX24UAfQU8yU6CH2a0hM5lEM-eOtdzS8yORCqndmeSkMq1mnt9btCN5cdtGOL4KFmV4YGxu31ANe2lShgIScDVQdCFYgKRR9rRLpQfiAnVcc4ZCEidkznDI=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhgM1FrLdPZ-MjUGBN0KTyEtE5k62_KvixfACSJhUrWrT_uHL16l2puC76WkBoz5X3zMsX24UAfQU8yU6CH2a0hM5lEM-eOtdzS8yORCqndmeSkMq1mnt9btCN5cdtGOL4KFmV4YGxu31ANe2lShgIScDVQdCFYgKRR9rRLpQfiAnVcc4ZCEidkznDI=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That's it for my day. Got some of the stuff done. Time to go home.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzW8fJoLPVFHFdlJy7IdC5gFZZYZKpMujxFE7ZAKncHDqKPGadE1mD7qsYZT3AuJrKwP7w-GiYAGGIql0QXoOPcyU_U3ZqWBMfKnDrtSwBm7FrUc2isVpMcq93GuASgPCD3K50NXJt0lukCZrTNm-DYD94okKF0_LXTYEGpPCN6d9VS3n5eKEm-1Sf=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjzW8fJoLPVFHFdlJy7IdC5gFZZYZKpMujxFE7ZAKncHDqKPGadE1mD7qsYZT3AuJrKwP7w-GiYAGGIql0QXoOPcyU_U3ZqWBMfKnDrtSwBm7FrUc2isVpMcq93GuASgPCD3K50NXJt0lukCZrTNm-DYD94okKF0_LXTYEGpPCN6d9VS3n5eKEm-1Sf=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I find my children already there. Natalina bought an anime poster at the book fair and she is stoked.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdqhAwF8-GdgAZMAq_n6H6ZFZdFpRRI4ayv3T6nngOaw_Q-C0dcaPaFm4By3lPXzn0eSNZxkCaE7fr9TupGMYhtq0wCYbDh0vYRQTVcaLNvr2xizZQY9npBhEf_iVEa-BFvtbzIRyBsLKdOiFF33ljhqD8eODWnVci70C2TkqK_KhFlWkTs4S03S0a=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgdqhAwF8-GdgAZMAq_n6H6ZFZdFpRRI4ayv3T6nngOaw_Q-C0dcaPaFm4By3lPXzn0eSNZxkCaE7fr9TupGMYhtq0wCYbDh0vYRQTVcaLNvr2xizZQY9npBhEf_iVEa-BFvtbzIRyBsLKdOiFF33ljhqD8eODWnVci70C2TkqK_KhFlWkTs4S03S0a=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dulce hangs with the dog.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwmg57IYMugKJv_DFkRXDjrDNcPbNmKunAC5qm4XFwnD6CVyjJjhQPHn5FrtqeDQSm8a6BfeFTkJiEQ04WRDFDwR5Ctt9PIYcNyRIcejTsoSMHJW8MG6nfI5Hz6Att8egxUJ0rFl-NuCotv_ncONZaIbevG6C4Q_GHTjIAlqQNJSzDXvTr0EvrrOkx=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgwmg57IYMugKJv_DFkRXDjrDNcPbNmKunAC5qm4XFwnD6CVyjJjhQPHn5FrtqeDQSm8a6BfeFTkJiEQ04WRDFDwR5Ctt9PIYcNyRIcejTsoSMHJW8MG6nfI5Hz6Att8egxUJ0rFl-NuCotv_ncONZaIbevG6C4Q_GHTjIAlqQNJSzDXvTr0EvrrOkx=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Off to the gym for a Body Combat workout. Fellow instructors Jen and Kate say hi!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipM2NFX_Tu5pnofKz_bLs42dC8owX_EuxAwGhy0PEkgd4Qbz7ChVpbjVjoUdviVbk4lRpuCxbMeAxwhRoRtTEyIUSYUuaxcvsASlL5nO44q4OBv8Db8QGA7VOncQ2BhNzpaYJXmTioa-6VTKrxlgG_Ekl1LjZJwNboha_SgH8ti3Fg8MkVXd6K4LH5=s2532" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEipM2NFX_Tu5pnofKz_bLs42dC8owX_EuxAwGhy0PEkgd4Qbz7ChVpbjVjoUdviVbk4lRpuCxbMeAxwhRoRtTEyIUSYUuaxcvsASlL5nO44q4OBv8Db8QGA7VOncQ2BhNzpaYJXmTioa-6VTKrxlgG_Ekl1LjZJwNboha_SgH8ti3Fg8MkVXd6K4LH5=s320" width="148" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji5BMmMVPhDOEjN_4ihR2Lb_x6nuxye4_OabtsQmt40idSPj-iE5RohTrloUlZkgyuiinSxEbwmcXfI9hxub1iGPRLBCdRFkRaBM6KBFdgASIBeyyySc998FYiiP3cBSyMS53h2nFlVnmgJjBorIvrA6foTqt2AXKVoMjVlt5KuTyMz5G4xTuowKSU=s2532" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEji5BMmMVPhDOEjN_4ihR2Lb_x6nuxye4_OabtsQmt40idSPj-iE5RohTrloUlZkgyuiinSxEbwmcXfI9hxub1iGPRLBCdRFkRaBM6KBFdgASIBeyyySc998FYiiP3cBSyMS53h2nFlVnmgJjBorIvrA6foTqt2AXKVoMjVlt5KuTyMz5G4xTuowKSU=s320" width="148" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3ZtkyzdN2UDhyf5o-FVVBrNbogdIDgv9skA29skkgS0lYcBaSvMSX43t7UfA7-t6DNrsCQJefYQW17xKmxj44g06qJJaDEkFwciUkLH8NlP-gbBmR8V6vRehPHVQVkr1C6oNsm48aPbLQQVz9Q9_pfaXE2JyCEHUPGsfJ_nMQGJU22ITU-jXXYodj=s2532" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3ZtkyzdN2UDhyf5o-FVVBrNbogdIDgv9skA29skkgS0lYcBaSvMSX43t7UfA7-t6DNrsCQJefYQW17xKmxj44g06qJJaDEkFwciUkLH8NlP-gbBmR8V6vRehPHVQVkr1C6oNsm48aPbLQQVz9Q9_pfaXE2JyCEHUPGsfJ_nMQGJU22ITU-jXXYodj=s320" width="148" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I teach the standing option when we do pushups and burpees because I'm lucky.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVjoSuJvtYuhsNUqHTm2wgJsEO0ZraYlMfm7tLpOrSU4Jh2QIvhIxpe4Ioiop41OQfgaEVXBBRwl6GN9Z-LBLPOg4WIEMBe8NcvIivNULAfg0LIxsj4jNTjDE5s5Aj5pVljdpsEo4bONcjAc-5j4mRO0oQ-vnQ0r0lw_lfP845iRHRXZHsUNphZgE2=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjVjoSuJvtYuhsNUqHTm2wgJsEO0ZraYlMfm7tLpOrSU4Jh2QIvhIxpe4Ioiop41OQfgaEVXBBRwl6GN9Z-LBLPOg4WIEMBe8NcvIivNULAfg0LIxsj4jNTjDE5s5Aj5pVljdpsEo4bONcjAc-5j4mRO0oQ-vnQ0r0lw_lfP845iRHRXZHsUNphZgE2=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">By the time it's over, it is dark out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTRveQpazJWybGIyF1BPgOzbvmJqPfDfb41zShsWSY23mQD_cBfD6SGanTd2WwrcgDJZ8ndSAyrTc61RR6ziKnIs1bm_fIx-giVyjiFHod7p0aFQTl_2EP0x0MZKaIIdmzDmMSg9qFXlPO9gVW1Lfw_EgeI1pFDVu0zPfmLQfQtllzAtkweX52Vta_=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjTRveQpazJWybGIyF1BPgOzbvmJqPfDfb41zShsWSY23mQD_cBfD6SGanTd2WwrcgDJZ8ndSAyrTc61RR6ziKnIs1bm_fIx-giVyjiFHod7p0aFQTl_2EP0x0MZKaIIdmzDmMSg9qFXlPO9gVW1Lfw_EgeI1pFDVu0zPfmLQfQtllzAtkweX52Vta_=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I say hi to my lovelies. And tell them to do their homework.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqVQEOnP-2GHxaELwPMyfA7o6KWRp6PcISMssfjljZUR5dt_yD1be7JYURPUexk_dL7FxnGKdZrM9p4pVme-UtZef6Cb4R1XQmc73E2FG1x2hu7O8PYMK1JhtHy32vBZIU8HPdnkotjqYgq1tbX-2Z1p4iaEOVXLTB0cDLSM0pKzRqaw2R4Mc_62CH=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgqVQEOnP-2GHxaELwPMyfA7o6KWRp6PcISMssfjljZUR5dt_yD1be7JYURPUexk_dL7FxnGKdZrM9p4pVme-UtZef6Cb4R1XQmc73E2FG1x2hu7O8PYMK1JhtHy32vBZIU8HPdnkotjqYgq1tbX-2Z1p4iaEOVXLTB0cDLSM0pKzRqaw2R4Mc_62CH=s320" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I get ready to make dinner.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg17npBMlm_ILgILLN6prOKyMzJPO5Ku2X8IeUt6z9LdUf2hnGFYwy2kRYagSQOwlK3R-a3oGcLiXyH6BodOtTO7Z-hfLEFYaubh-jWShw4nNBjFFjeYL_7m6Djfgb_CP3RPRtAWSdkwWbodLB7ghY6NIgEn4v4fDqRN79YspIUwJkKIpLPv-VGpNL0=s320" width="148" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I listen to my podcast while making the food.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzcI-quR2sUKLkMPH3FClzmGHCXIBtLqN7sGwZI2SU88Ai-TvWwQZU3lBOPW611aOnAvFjetqy8nrpvPJpWrkvjhV8sU7F4bzKaHLLDnlczED8Is3S8R9iC45i0uch0GIzegQ4jt2hycVgXzhlxHAriTYizRt0pPFIQxjPy07ONszWk3RudOPGeQ5A=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhzcI-quR2sUKLkMPH3FClzmGHCXIBtLqN7sGwZI2SU88Ai-TvWwQZU3lBOPW611aOnAvFjetqy8nrpvPJpWrkvjhV8sU7F4bzKaHLLDnlczED8Is3S8R9iC45i0uch0GIzegQ4jt2hycVgXzhlxHAriTYizRt0pPFIQxjPy07ONszWk3RudOPGeQ5A=s320" width="240" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carlos reads.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_h_kvUjvfOTeXizH78eKI49Sa4njeNwCzGdxdPSM1Q117k5HghiW3qLjoHwyw0LzAYQguBcZn_T23QolmNS8YQAo0qnyfoTje9YzOMWQn4X1BXHDanRyqjUlERquZsOvsHgXaHWlvzqhCxtmq-ssd84I_1hLKSLT3CMp3bPa_fFkvSyvNMal-LaV9=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj_h_kvUjvfOTeXizH78eKI49Sa4njeNwCzGdxdPSM1Q117k5HghiW3qLjoHwyw0LzAYQguBcZn_T23QolmNS8YQAo0qnyfoTje9YzOMWQn4X1BXHDanRyqjUlERquZsOvsHgXaHWlvzqhCxtmq-ssd84I_1hLKSLT3CMp3bPa_fFkvSyvNMal-LaV9=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Hit my move goals while chopping peppers.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I call my brother just to check in, while we're on the walk.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivr7JMC6bPinaXOGqj4FAO_NzJcT9ksj56LPWjjFDpG-VhzAV3_yWgIXIMMQ0iuOIg3dOUl-Gnt_M4p_AlOswPFkGOEKMerm3WACiUNMywg6OhmUmpayXnzBPhQLJV0Y8P0NvEiugEplYOzLrkxdjbW4Qv9KnvywXjTX4bYR6KvTPAlHZJEO6MeSfb=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivr7JMC6bPinaXOGqj4FAO_NzJcT9ksj56LPWjjFDpG-VhzAV3_yWgIXIMMQ0iuOIg3dOUl-Gnt_M4p_AlOswPFkGOEKMerm3WACiUNMywg6OhmUmpayXnzBPhQLJV0Y8P0NvEiugEplYOzLrkxdjbW4Qv9KnvywXjTX4bYR6KvTPAlHZJEO6MeSfb=s320" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Come home, shower, fall into bed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinQL1MgJCsl2s8qiAzeEP0ktXn2S135CXzfiUtjsYduhyFXcTRfyekNPjXLdmgek391QRKi47PUj6OsUYgK_THgq_HSHdtXCQ9lq4Rhs0zNqTz7JBCBFWR1zmj9OQ-z0WOiHLhu2IpIWKZG8J7ZtfqWhuqDH04SZNsWdLkU_fg10OJ1bw3h7fnyMWF=s4032" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEinQL1MgJCsl2s8qiAzeEP0ktXn2S135CXzfiUtjsYduhyFXcTRfyekNPjXLdmgek391QRKi47PUj6OsUYgK_THgq_HSHdtXCQ9lq4Rhs0zNqTz7JBCBFWR1zmj9OQ-z0WOiHLhu2IpIWKZG8J7ZtfqWhuqDH04SZNsWdLkU_fg10OJ1bw3h7fnyMWF=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">But just because I'm ready, doesn't mean the girls are. One last selfie for the day.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div>If you want to check out our DITLs through the years, they can all be found here. It's interesting to see the changes. This is the first year since I've been doing this that I have been working outside the home, for instance.<div><br /></div><div><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2021/03/day-in-life-2021.html">2021</a><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2020/03/day-in-life-2020.html" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">2020</a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2017/02/ditl-day-in-life-2017.html" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">2017</a> </div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2016/02/day-in-life-february-12-2016.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2016</a> </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2015/02/day-in-life-2015.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2015</a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2014/02/day-in-life-2014-edition.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2014</a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2013/02/annual-day-in-life-february-2013.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2013</a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2012/02/day-in-life-february-2012.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2012</a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2011/02/day-in-life-february.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2011</a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/379/79B2EC79FC4DBE3FC353A566AE26DAA3.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a></div></div>parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-35983403431322672352021-12-30T13:55:00.000-05:002021-12-30T13:55:29.216-05:00Resolutions -- 2022<div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">My resolutions for 2022:</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">10) Drink at least 8 glasses of water a day. </b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" />Increasing this from last year, from 6 glasses to 8. I think I'm ready.<br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">9) Exercise consistently 5 times a week.</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I don't know if I can keep this up. We'll see.</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">8) Keep my nails nice.</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Now that they've been not bitten for six months, let's see if I can keep them that way.</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">7) Get good at this job.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Now that I've got a job, I want to really improve. I've only been there a couple months, but there is so much I don't know.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">6) Fix three things about the house</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I'll keep this one.<br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">5) Make $100,000.</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I'll keep this one, too. Just to see if I can do it with my job and my side gigs (which will have to pay me almost as much as my job to pull this off.)</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">4) Work on my freelancing book</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Now that I'm not teaching the course this would be based on, it's time to put it to paper. Especially before I get too far away from the freelance life.</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">3) Read 10 books</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Dropping this WAY down. I think the only way I'll be able to do it is if I put read a chapter on my to-do list a couple times a week.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">2) Get this house clean</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I don't know how I will do this, and I don't care. Through hired help, or weekend work, or having my kids actually do chores, but this house is far too messy and it's getting worse and worse now that I'm not home as much.</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">1) Fix all landscaping and back deck.</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Overgrown, mulch doesn't stay down, weedy, too close to the house, and I haven't even TOUCHED the back, which is just barely hanging on.</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">For my kids and I, I resolve the following:</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">5) Help them navigate tween-teen years, be someone they can trust and love.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Keeping it</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">4) Get their rooms cleaned and organized so they can decorate the way they like</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">3) Save $10,000 more each for them.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Keeping. </span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">2) Have one conversation with that that lasts 10 minutes or more a day. (Dinner doesn't count.)</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">1) Teach them to cook</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">We used to do a thing during home school where one would help me with a dinner every night, switching. I'll dial this down a little because I like to listen to podcasts, but once a week for each one should do it.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/379/79B2EC79FC4DBE3FC353A566AE26DAA3.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a>parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-22308978065359262332021-12-27T09:50:00.000-05:002021-12-27T09:50:09.740-05:00Resolutions check-in<div><br /></div><div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Every year, I make resolutions, and every year, before I do, I check in on last years. 2020 was a bust, but I tried to do a little better this year.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">10) Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. </b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" />Done. I drink 6-10 glasses a day now. (And I'm still dehydrated, lol, what?) <b>1</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">9) Exercise consistently 5 times a week.</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Done. Just barely, but done. Not sure I can keep that up in 2022 tho. <b>1</b></span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">8) Stop biting my nails.</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Done. Again, not sure if it will last, but I have had nails since August, so not a bad run so far. <b>1</b></span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">7) Do some kind of yoga, meditation, self-care three times a week.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Nope. I tried, and did pretty well for the first month or so, but, yet again, just did not have the time.<b> 0</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">6) Fix three things about the house</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">I think I'll count this. I fixed the front arches, front wall, and side rotting windowsills. </span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;">1</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">5) Make $100,000 and/or get a full-time position somewhere.</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">I did both! This year, with teaching, many freelance contracts and clients, some traditional freelancing, and a full time job starting in November, I made $102,698. Of course, I have to take taxes out of a lot of it, but it still counts!</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">And I'm now the Creative Services Director for our local CBS/NBC affiliate. So, I'm counting it twice. <b>2</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /></span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">4) Publish 50 pieces</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I just made this if you count all the client work I did. Like just made it to 50 exactly. <b>1</b></span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">3) Read 50 books</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">HAHAHA. I read 3. And I started Catch 22. <b>0</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">2) Watch less TV</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I will give myself half a point because I started watching less TV when I started having to be at an office all day every day. <b>.5</b></span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">1) Start a new creative endeavor and get it off the ground</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">NOPE. Not enough time. <b>0</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b></b></span><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">I'm pretty proud of what I was able to accomplish this year.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><b>7.5/10</b><br /></span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">For my kids and I, I resolve the following:</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">5) Help them navigate tween-teen years, be someone they can trust and love.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">This has been so hard, but, really and honestly, through a lot of patience, and taking a lot of negativity in and neutralizing it, I really think I have done this. <b>1</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">4) Integrate them into my life more now that we're all home</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I also did this, up to a point. Then they went back to school and I went to work, so it's not as frequent, but it's not nothing. .<b>5</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">3) Save $10,000 more each for them.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Done. <b>1</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">2) Do something with them every day.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Not every day. That was too much. I'll amend this one for next year so it is doable. <b>0</b></span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">1) Have them help me with one unpleasant thing a day. (Like chores or projects)</b></div></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Again, not every day, and this one much less than the one before. I don't like having them do unpleasant things because of how unpleasant it is for me. <b>0</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2.5/5</div><div><br /></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/379/79B2EC79FC4DBE3FC353A566AE26DAA3.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0px;" /></a>parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-91432499403034010922021-03-12T13:30:00.005-05:002021-03-12T13:30:43.964-05:00Day in the life -- 2021Every year, I do a Day in the Life, or a DITL.<div><br /></div><div>I skipped 2018 and 2019, but I've done one every other year from 2011 on. It's cool to see the years in this way. Here is 2021's, March 11.</div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Wake up at 7:30 a.m.</div><div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDbyLgRWfRfk28aaegTgjz_NnEHZBXEhMnrfWjXN8SyC9CRRstNl4rgLex7V8WjPgzZCNOiTTx38huf8GfbyOH9mWeuU30mDDNE9mGLO_xeKGLRoahayZtuSoGIrJGNXccUsvKmHlG4I/s4032/photo+1.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="449" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYDbyLgRWfRfk28aaegTgjz_NnEHZBXEhMnrfWjXN8SyC9CRRstNl4rgLex7V8WjPgzZCNOiTTx38huf8GfbyOH9mWeuU30mDDNE9mGLO_xeKGLRoahayZtuSoGIrJGNXccUsvKmHlG4I/w337-h449/photo+1.jpeg" width="337" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Water. I keep a log now of how many glasses I drink.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWq5WfXL_m6SG6HmhqkNVlfdaOfUga5J4bIK-A4kMnSpyS5QQfs2GaX1b2Ey2rvgPaEk07M73dkkaTRcHgGxaenhTkgT2z4rCnOQh9IqN4E1UPYNuHPO7z3SAFWI6WRVGdd_Q7N2sUdg/s4032/photo+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBWq5WfXL_m6SG6HmhqkNVlfdaOfUga5J4bIK-A4kMnSpyS5QQfs2GaX1b2Ey2rvgPaEk07M73dkkaTRcHgGxaenhTkgT2z4rCnOQh9IqN4E1UPYNuHPO7z3SAFWI6WRVGdd_Q7N2sUdg/s320/photo+2.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I wake the kids up and make them breakfast. Coffee and fruit yogurt today.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCuWiJl8EKYvdv4oOYRHGaUaX8yC2A9-IoQFZOzDQOoEMfNYBT7lhPbCq2o-TNsF5rmDLrXiBvoMs7uOsuDP0vrmAilhk9J8-m9Wic3PuT_i7X0AaLEYD6PRZyoI_1eIKJK72AaX1JNo/s4032/photo+3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixCuWiJl8EKYvdv4oOYRHGaUaX8yC2A9-IoQFZOzDQOoEMfNYBT7lhPbCq2o-TNsF5rmDLrXiBvoMs7uOsuDP0vrmAilhk9J8-m9Wic3PuT_i7X0AaLEYD6PRZyoI_1eIKJK72AaX1JNo/w308-h410/photo+3.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I walk the dog as the kids start getting ready.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_g_9b9w110EPnHjiGJyezmzd8hM4JjbZpgHl78AWSMuq6R94Sx-ANMbmxmGkV4GHLRiEwwxhThBb52lG3BSSSlF4r709FEV_xsb4dzQXCeNo_UViV2VK_u4LgYqnp9Q4bZDUm7uQBII/s4032/photo+4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="488" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEid_g_9b9w110EPnHjiGJyezmzd8hM4JjbZpgHl78AWSMuq6R94Sx-ANMbmxmGkV4GHLRiEwwxhThBb52lG3BSSSlF4r709FEV_xsb4dzQXCeNo_UViV2VK_u4LgYqnp9Q4bZDUm7uQBII/w366-h488/photo+4.jpg" width="366" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Dulce likes coffee quite a bit.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQVvJBoL0r4y0Iw8h7KwqGTPRXdSvoe5FeBQg7q61bqFC-Hm2dtnyBU01ZMORm4K_wgozxzwLcBjDh2OraW8QUVDE6jdL0g9g1KrGOa8yfxYDmYzsYTimDnK_h3KlO0CIa6TVTu2yeAE/s4032/photo+5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguQVvJBoL0r4y0Iw8h7KwqGTPRXdSvoe5FeBQg7q61bqFC-Hm2dtnyBU01ZMORm4K_wgozxzwLcBjDh2OraW8QUVDE6jdL0g9g1KrGOa8yfxYDmYzsYTimDnK_h3KlO0CIa6TVTu2yeAE/s320/photo+5.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Natalina likes the yogurt.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pn1tkEQ8QBLBks5v759-grhDRcUpRWBWBxrhi2RKhN8e7LHBMigkUNdSFDuXRY-_jKjAnKio8iGoCaxctGpztbK4Ya0snQ8awEfmxlxIr3OavOBti9-AU_4j4F8XhMUXgOQmxBWy-BA/s4032/photo+6.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3pn1tkEQ8QBLBks5v759-grhDRcUpRWBWBxrhi2RKhN8e7LHBMigkUNdSFDuXRY-_jKjAnKio8iGoCaxctGpztbK4Ya0snQ8awEfmxlxIr3OavOBti9-AU_4j4F8XhMUXgOQmxBWy-BA/s320/photo+6.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Carlos wakes up and gives the dog a good morning hug.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5An55j46_9_XaArRpp1z_rZGDJON-T3D55qsaVg1ykHi-OHmkJT1h0U6Y6NITDFF3T1X8-CsHKNTrNgFTse8aGuoL5ZBleXvZ4kRjgM0972g1KrxYO1xzUzC-4uLLbuyPCOqnP7UapZI/s4032/photo+7.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="471" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5An55j46_9_XaArRpp1z_rZGDJON-T3D55qsaVg1ykHi-OHmkJT1h0U6Y6NITDFF3T1X8-CsHKNTrNgFTse8aGuoL5ZBleXvZ4kRjgM0972g1KrxYO1xzUzC-4uLLbuyPCOqnP7UapZI/w354-h471/photo+7.jpg" width="354" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The girls want to take a picture of me since it's 'picture' day.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixVS823gVTdU8GNMXfhFMzz2-L7-KThZ2DwNaD-mAuaJLwHlBwFQg-6HkeJuiwOzrwcNrz9JeqmQhOsdMjmCw-ZL9jx5YcwJ50zS5KxA96_Gmp5RjrNuEod4LAnWhls5zEKgZ36Lwu6E/s4032/photo+8.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhixVS823gVTdU8GNMXfhFMzz2-L7-KThZ2DwNaD-mAuaJLwHlBwFQg-6HkeJuiwOzrwcNrz9JeqmQhOsdMjmCw-ZL9jx5YcwJ50zS5KxA96_Gmp5RjrNuEod4LAnWhls5zEKgZ36Lwu6E/s320/photo+8.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">The girls are still eating, so I make their lunches.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgqGKv2pvdfEk6ReqSWW31w-m6bqhsTPEjIp7fNwHwO6_xh6Go-5ulqLEQ7mwlg1OWNDROeiDNPjG5SdXFYhJG8p9OeN9J2AkLXjHo92tyuTbiPLceQPrEPyAZfybtn-f_ykU-KBVc6g/s4032/photo+9.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtgqGKv2pvdfEk6ReqSWW31w-m6bqhsTPEjIp7fNwHwO6_xh6Go-5ulqLEQ7mwlg1OWNDROeiDNPjG5SdXFYhJG8p9OeN9J2AkLXjHo92tyuTbiPLceQPrEPyAZfybtn-f_ykU-KBVc6g/w308-h410/photo+9.jpg" width="308" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Goodbye girls! (They are going back to school after an entire year at home)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDYYfmc0TpX4N1tC_PnpL2UlAJKalLcuhm9tk5LPueLL4Xo8448DRN-ivhyphenhypheneRFrn5vIK8TjVZ7kCevC3qKTz1wo8W_6SbidTkJxZpoEK5a6lve2oENOvt0hyphenhyphenVaEG-xCzzxPzcoFGImNI/s4032/photo+10.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMDYYfmc0TpX4N1tC_PnpL2UlAJKalLcuhm9tk5LPueLL4Xo8448DRN-ivhyphenhypheneRFrn5vIK8TjVZ7kCevC3qKTz1wo8W_6SbidTkJxZpoEK5a6lve2oENOvt0hyphenhyphenVaEG-xCzzxPzcoFGImNI/w359-h478/photo+10.jpg" width="359" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Finally some coffee.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFpHkMr5g48q5tjKpQNdhLObOqK5hHG1LLY3ZCSGa09XAVlH9ANmLhMQ77mfrNyCf22YJPRcfqhCeW1dFSkcVARoKzBIJiMBn-jpvKkhy8BbEj8mm49Jvr1PCKhxUR1iheyJrDl8vaCs/s4032/photo+11.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="439" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGFpHkMr5g48q5tjKpQNdhLObOqK5hHG1LLY3ZCSGa09XAVlH9ANmLhMQ77mfrNyCf22YJPRcfqhCeW1dFSkcVARoKzBIJiMBn-jpvKkhy8BbEj8mm49Jvr1PCKhxUR1iheyJrDl8vaCs/w330-h439/photo+11.jpg" width="330" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Laundry.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VQGwqyhQ6D-ddpydLZ5pVMgy0NuGtK5X8hs_sxtJoKpvsux_qA1UFcc30NMGn-RqpTqZ0Aql_vqMCoVUuyoFoQvL1HV4oJhVXJydR1Yy8Lspk9l9EhfgI0RkiP95x3ah3XQ8SX6-BqY/s4032/photo+12.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VQGwqyhQ6D-ddpydLZ5pVMgy0NuGtK5X8hs_sxtJoKpvsux_qA1UFcc30NMGn-RqpTqZ0Aql_vqMCoVUuyoFoQvL1HV4oJhVXJydR1Yy8Lspk9l9EhfgI0RkiP95x3ah3XQ8SX6-BqY/s320/photo+12.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Now I do some quick work, emailing some freelancing clients about edits.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCvBVY_KwJx69XGb8CUb1jzavKBIpMuZNL5jDbdFFLp9-GmQmecK0aomKsTPkoabrZJQ3n-eLb_yHY8EE6tG-C4GQ3jOgt_sMlR27Nko8CE8nk4rPt31Qna9ediWqKjgAAgLmyMBJI6Y/s4032/photo+13.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzCvBVY_KwJx69XGb8CUb1jzavKBIpMuZNL5jDbdFFLp9-GmQmecK0aomKsTPkoabrZJQ3n-eLb_yHY8EE6tG-C4GQ3jOgt_sMlR27Nko8CE8nk4rPt31Qna9ediWqKjgAAgLmyMBJI6Y/s320/photo+13.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time to fix my cable situation, by which I mean, cancel it and get faster internet instead. This took forever. Seven phone calls to Cox, and I bought a modem without a router, and ugh.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMGvmfOwxqrpQ2xIkt5mBk-Vfh-Q0_jRntIq6PZm-R4qdCP0XJluYHCGuhLDVMnsOQQhYVQKMdqikZVKNXDBL7T2JBSrsbJWg49M_emUva4GQ6aQa3rZCCYbY_0vlQBPBH0460G_h4Yc/s4032/photo+14.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmMGvmfOwxqrpQ2xIkt5mBk-Vfh-Q0_jRntIq6PZm-R4qdCP0XJluYHCGuhLDVMnsOQQhYVQKMdqikZVKNXDBL7T2JBSrsbJWg49M_emUva4GQ6aQa3rZCCYbY_0vlQBPBH0460G_h4Yc/s320/photo+14.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">As I'm wrestling with that, Carlos takes off to get his COVID vaccination, yay!</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5M1n6jatFfdELBVrArdnhYAi3ZixsuwRbbDH4_d8jUyeZnuBRcKhbdauCtsZtF6G8xLIBM1yIMpatSVWJTAsfoYJagNN_qnH-abELHhU9Hzm45MtK-JqPkacVN_VRxJ2ipBned2ieuXM/s4032/photo+15.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5M1n6jatFfdELBVrArdnhYAi3ZixsuwRbbDH4_d8jUyeZnuBRcKhbdauCtsZtF6G8xLIBM1yIMpatSVWJTAsfoYJagNN_qnH-abELHhU9Hzm45MtK-JqPkacVN_VRxJ2ipBned2ieuXM/w368-h490/photo+15.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I have to run across town to buy a router. Sigh.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXMORnYL-C2ucvJWUpc0-z4pNkHreW97mMXA-wW5CPkHUiJuFicEpv5BXTtuo41A99Q2MTqRdKKYiKIfm1ZeQWjziz-rJODoWYeCoU2CKZ6oUxXcsoHx8HYDe-JxtOOzzAp0snTg_D_g/s4032/photo+16.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgXMORnYL-C2ucvJWUpc0-z4pNkHreW97mMXA-wW5CPkHUiJuFicEpv5BXTtuo41A99Q2MTqRdKKYiKIfm1ZeQWjziz-rJODoWYeCoU2CKZ6oUxXcsoHx8HYDe-JxtOOzzAp0snTg_D_g/s320/photo+16.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Ah. The router isn't connected properly, you don't say. I call Cox a few more times and we get it straightened out.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIyYlZdk5YNml_rOJDXSA7nxW-FS9_i1ZUkqwzjpeAsmksJh1ps-Wanp-gs6a71B4lvGaQPVkUh_3qe55i1ub9Jm9IElI7zWuotDbqrxzyz1eTDNdWOQ7c6YNdwv3ac9bxXqu8f-DBYc/s4032/photo+17.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAIyYlZdk5YNml_rOJDXSA7nxW-FS9_i1ZUkqwzjpeAsmksJh1ps-Wanp-gs6a71B4lvGaQPVkUh_3qe55i1ub9Jm9IElI7zWuotDbqrxzyz1eTDNdWOQ7c6YNdwv3ac9bxXqu8f-DBYc/s320/photo+17.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Lunch break.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIX4oNLqaUDmqENuYZA43ESs4gWoiB85_gMX7ofr4kv1cFU22RIwF29QUvvgFh635UZUUggqgZAOLCxtEdfGAdOC8bv4FHYt6tIVx4quEIQYoPBKP6KoUw3j2VMsowCbjGUvYCILS_mdQ/s4032/photo+19.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="491" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIX4oNLqaUDmqENuYZA43ESs4gWoiB85_gMX7ofr4kv1cFU22RIwF29QUvvgFh635UZUUggqgZAOLCxtEdfGAdOC8bv4FHYt6tIVx4quEIQYoPBKP6KoUw3j2VMsowCbjGUvYCILS_mdQ/w368-h491/photo+19.jpg" width="368" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Next up, some work for a small news room where I do election integrity management.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXG289NxIzfBXK-4JzxQ_JivMNo6ejt0Zkoc9iffUR8zmguaV_H6e2OuMOirwh3EPxeFjeIrxlx4th_Nis7qd3xCXkQ5NICAlUYerpPZ5hAnY4sP8MXVMe4bqW9YycWjxP7tH7OouEWw8/s4032/photo+18.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiXG289NxIzfBXK-4JzxQ_JivMNo6ejt0Zkoc9iffUR8zmguaV_H6e2OuMOirwh3EPxeFjeIrxlx4th_Nis7qd3xCXkQ5NICAlUYerpPZ5hAnY4sP8MXVMe4bqW9YycWjxP7tH7OouEWw8/s320/photo+18.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then, grading. I have too many jobs.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjK5QiSw26JExKknaMNdcG4UR1xifT30O3zOMAn1XMfFCeJ2_AwysjU55sa52TQQD0vY5e7FcmFj4ulxw2difJZ3W_if8tmiDiouSTzLGY6pGyDqTKfM8y4Eln09EkMUrwZYqhp-Q8sUQ/s4032/photo+20.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjK5QiSw26JExKknaMNdcG4UR1xifT30O3zOMAn1XMfFCeJ2_AwysjU55sa52TQQD0vY5e7FcmFj4ulxw2difJZ3W_if8tmiDiouSTzLGY6pGyDqTKfM8y4Eln09EkMUrwZYqhp-Q8sUQ/s320/photo+20.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Time for some dishes.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzMk8q6KnEX-4b2abxvkAVUszDXd3c9gxGqufvSoZnSYDLCG4vmmXbl7u5v-doKsZMhlzG0UTlZv3MfC9Y6Hkatw56Ik1oq64-XmIleXjk1GLu3xrDOnd06Pm2kOyviw5KtRCb9XEfNo/s4032/photo+21.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdzMk8q6KnEX-4b2abxvkAVUszDXd3c9gxGqufvSoZnSYDLCG4vmmXbl7u5v-doKsZMhlzG0UTlZv3MfC9Y6Hkatw56Ik1oq64-XmIleXjk1GLu3xrDOnd06Pm2kOyviw5KtRCb9XEfNo/s320/photo+21.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then I get to pick the kids up from school.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dynUSylZv05RRwdEHXsAv7yYfBZ4JDky2Q7q7boj27xeKAs2T79LcmD1UVDdDTI5TsRm3NTYSvUIcWgqhtZvDWikRaJQHAo5tIJUArndKtF94AYxF3BLJWIzEVCWQ-dSLA9p6PMejiE/s4032/photo+22.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="425" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8dynUSylZv05RRwdEHXsAv7yYfBZ4JDky2Q7q7boj27xeKAs2T79LcmD1UVDdDTI5TsRm3NTYSvUIcWgqhtZvDWikRaJQHAo5tIJUArndKtF94AYxF3BLJWIzEVCWQ-dSLA9p6PMejiE/w566-h425/photo+22.jpg" width="566" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Snack. (not pictured the donuts I also had).</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7zMS9uSH8XE9bS5lPgW3S8wwPVI2mDgz5_R7mjPsZdtbmnWQYv_quOmrVHyL0UbS8WXo9v-twJPXYvW6MhWAE5xVZRTiksNAxzXBXsNchd0PGWBmsu6L1pcfwVE48S-GnSsa8VbkGhM/s4032/photo+23.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia7zMS9uSH8XE9bS5lPgW3S8wwPVI2mDgz5_R7mjPsZdtbmnWQYv_quOmrVHyL0UbS8WXo9v-twJPXYvW6MhWAE5xVZRTiksNAxzXBXsNchd0PGWBmsu6L1pcfwVE48S-GnSsa8VbkGhM/s320/photo+23.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Natalina making cookies, Dulce consulting.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipDiZORPNq7nsUkTsKk-XwwraB0Tcdvw12iqmV6N-yyJVVmZveWpavUGdExKQk87muhTpU_WoSYWzroVDspxvnZElxsPShFXroEoD-f6jQozGt0IaPJAa2zzGlhJDOn7aX4IvSgv08M0/s4032/photo+24.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="431" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjipDiZORPNq7nsUkTsKk-XwwraB0Tcdvw12iqmV6N-yyJVVmZveWpavUGdExKQk87muhTpU_WoSYWzroVDspxvnZElxsPShFXroEoD-f6jQozGt0IaPJAa2zzGlhJDOn7aX4IvSgv08M0/w324-h431/photo+24.jpg" width="324" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 6 p.m. I work out, body combat at home (no going to the gym these days)</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5A-Qk2jYoUmwQcSyP6t8Kd3K_49NaNlsMS0dU_o3-BWR3TSI0l31WZKSX_8DzkLQw0DPZpMR3kvd6875daO58SppLUfNzJBBIt7kqr6RSra1eYLk28dOcIxC3TNWCXHoimDbvO8eQlTE/s2532/photo+25.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="686" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5A-Qk2jYoUmwQcSyP6t8Kd3K_49NaNlsMS0dU_o3-BWR3TSI0l31WZKSX_8DzkLQw0DPZpMR3kvd6875daO58SppLUfNzJBBIt7kqr6RSra1eYLk28dOcIxC3TNWCXHoimDbvO8eQlTE/w317-h686/photo+25.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhn-2PLHwxJOXJrPWI-UYfyRRgxCqTrf_JedCRq5qG7o8vzUnBlwsVz-Ulc_yzPW07K6Lnroxi5diZqCVb9DMiDwE842u1Y00rnG7j8Y3ye9SV5D0AA9F4kOSkMcTsqmG-1ZpeDovN-lE/s2532/photo+26.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="649" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhn-2PLHwxJOXJrPWI-UYfyRRgxCqTrf_JedCRq5qG7o8vzUnBlwsVz-Ulc_yzPW07K6Lnroxi5diZqCVb9DMiDwE842u1Y00rnG7j8Y3ye9SV5D0AA9F4kOSkMcTsqmG-1ZpeDovN-lE/w300-h649/photo+26.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That completes my move, stand and exercise goals.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwW14UcFcXLhyklLurDYRIkAx-n2EFRoq5U64MJ_k5iRKUgW9V1LQRrfGhIoMzJSqhB_OqExau2j4djXRz4S-9xSPHPjbPvp1fXo9z-db2e3HcGUFG0s33vPtXJsus2IlC85wb4vKbKw/s4032/photo+27.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXwW14UcFcXLhyklLurDYRIkAx-n2EFRoq5U64MJ_k5iRKUgW9V1LQRrfGhIoMzJSqhB_OqExau2j4djXRz4S-9xSPHPjbPvp1fXo9z-db2e3HcGUFG0s33vPtXJsus2IlC85wb4vKbKw/s320/photo+27.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">At 7:30, I call my friend for our every other week happy hour over the phone.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-58AiG9irGo70EEQ80M9MeHWxlEoJxOFYQfSya-i4c-wqLV6w0I8M_NGZcWWZVIJtwWQwk2kg2L3XYZ2RuC1CqAEC293dVdciaiISUv-toSZAQGVlnun8LJTpmh3teJkJbD2AK7NiEx0/s2532/photo+28.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="2532" data-original-width="1170" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-58AiG9irGo70EEQ80M9MeHWxlEoJxOFYQfSya-i4c-wqLV6w0I8M_NGZcWWZVIJtwWQwk2kg2L3XYZ2RuC1CqAEC293dVdciaiISUv-toSZAQGVlnun8LJTpmh3teJkJbD2AK7NiEx0/s320/photo+28.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Made shrimp peri peri for dinner.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuh6ugO688DVEqWoqX_ld2EvaeLIVhzt3TvAQVIcJY9uKtL0h-GdBTRIEIN6hVl9y-x8kwIzi_1LNZxwy0CwFahpwW0nGg68lki3hIT3tQd7pGeDpCjXh_2QQZVwk_fCHuNafafyRiZac/s4032/photo+29.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="540" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuh6ugO688DVEqWoqX_ld2EvaeLIVhzt3TvAQVIcJY9uKtL0h-GdBTRIEIN6hVl9y-x8kwIzi_1LNZxwy0CwFahpwW0nGg68lki3hIT3tQd7pGeDpCjXh_2QQZVwk_fCHuNafafyRiZac/w405-h540/photo+29.jpg" width="405" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Called the kids for the meal.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJqS578GVRT_v9_U7Ta0wtrx7f_oT0Pxye_Kxa8KUqfIsY579bxpZQm051FQ2NVpykatvMiVKBxIA7NCzZAlPRviozBmhuFZGWSXUZVfCW_8U9qpWytEvtVwJ2J2MSEbw3sUh2yqzTWI/s4032/photo+30.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="463" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggJqS578GVRT_v9_U7Ta0wtrx7f_oT0Pxye_Kxa8KUqfIsY579bxpZQm051FQ2NVpykatvMiVKBxIA7NCzZAlPRviozBmhuFZGWSXUZVfCW_8U9qpWytEvtVwJ2J2MSEbw3sUh2yqzTWI/w347-h463/photo+30.jpg" width="347" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Then family dinner, wrapping up around 9 / 9:30 p.m. when everyone goes to bed.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uolqD3TRF6IHQ1Ug1SBqakzHATc08pcD2DY1jtzY-O8Cv4Fm7uOoZZQqHHYySFdwZZv08P3fbptQdD41eCqmtp7NPPqROOOJkJCdRVdskir5gQmyPOdqGLFD5Y45zAmMJD2rwOna6V8/s4032/photo+31.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="446" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2uolqD3TRF6IHQ1Ug1SBqakzHATc08pcD2DY1jtzY-O8Cv4Fm7uOoZZQqHHYySFdwZZv08P3fbptQdD41eCqmtp7NPPqROOOJkJCdRVdskir5gQmyPOdqGLFD5Y45zAmMJD2rwOna6V8/w595-h446/photo+31.jpg" width="595" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Like I said, I do these every year. Some of the pictures have gone missing, but here is the gist throughout the years.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2020/03/day-in-life-2020.html">2020</a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: left;"><a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2017/02/ditl-day-in-life-2017.html" style="color: #336699; text-decoration-line: none;">2017</a> </div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: start;" /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2016/02/day-in-life-february-12-2016.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2016</a> </div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: start;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-align: start;"><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2015/02/day-in-life-2015.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">2015</a></div><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; 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text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br />parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-32490944849447055562021-01-02T15:14:00.001-05:002021-01-02T15:14:14.213-05:00Resolutions - 2021<div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">My resolutions for 2021.</div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">10) Drink at least 6 glasses of water a day. </b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" />I almost do this. I'd like to do it do it.<br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">9) Exercise consistently 5 times a week.</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I got up to a little over 4 times a week this year. We'll try again.</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">8) Stop biting my nails.</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I had done this, but lapsed in 2020. I'm going to try to do some vitamins, too, to strengthen them.</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">7) Do some kind of yoga, meditation, self-care three times a week.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I'm trying to get away from gleaning my value from my accomplishments.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">6) Fix three things about the house</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">5) Make $100,000 and/or get a full-time position somewhere.</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Didn't quite make it this year.</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">4) Publish 50 pieces</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">This is a large goal, but with teaching less, and counting regular clients, maybe I can make it.</span></span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">3) Read 50 books</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">This year, I read two, so.</span></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">2) Watch less TV</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I think if I spend at least one hour of my working time without Netflix on, I can do this.</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">1) Start a new creative endeavor and get it off the ground</b><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Working with a friend on a possible podcast, and I have a book I want to write. But anything will count.</span></span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">For my kids and I, I resolve the following:</span><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">5) Help them navigate tween-teen years, be someone they can trust and love.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">4) Integrate them into my life more now that we're all home</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">3) Save $10,000 more each for them.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">2) Do something with them every day.</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="font-size: 14.85px;">1) Have them help me with one unpleasant thing a day. (Like chores or projects)</b></div><div style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div><b style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div>parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com49tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-14875913303416136032020-12-29T17:18:00.005-05:002020-12-29T17:18:55.656-05:00Resolutions Check-in - 2020<div><br /></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Well, 2020 was not a year for keeping resolutions, was it. But we'll check in anyway.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">10) Drink 6 glasses of water a day. </b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I will give myself a point. I drink 5 to 6 glasses of water a day. And I am still dehydrated. WHY. 1</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">9) Exercise consistently 5 times a week.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Nope. I averaged just over 4 times a week. We'll try again. 0</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">8) Get my nails nice</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I started biting my nails again, lol. 0</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">7) Contribute to election integrity in ways that are tangible and meaningful before the election</b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">I did this. I wrote articles, coordinated a book about voting machines, did a video series on voting in Georgia and headed a student voter guide project. 1</span></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">6) Fix three things about the house</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I fixed the driveway, the fence, and the back wall of the house (got rid of the door and the wood rot). 1</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">5) Make $100,000 and/or get a full-time position somewhere.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I did not. I made $91K and I almost got a full-time job, but I did not. 0</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">4) Publish 30 pieces</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Published 26. Close but no cigar. 0</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">3) Go somewhere overseas.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">HAHAHA, 2020. WHATEVER. 0</span></span></div><div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2) Meditate for 30 minutes a week and see one friend a week.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Nope. I started doing this. And I was doing incredibly well. Then the pandemic hit. So. 0</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">1) Read 12 books.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I read 2. But this year I swear to God, I'm going to read. 0</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br />3/10 better luck next year.<br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">For my kids and I, I resolve the following:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">5) Help them navigate tween-teen years, be someone they can trust and love.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">yes. 1</span></span></div><div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">4) Read to them every night.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Nope. I started this, but it got away from me. 0</span></span></div><div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">3) Save $10,000 more each for them.</b></div><div><br /></div><div><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Killed it. I saved nearly $18K each for them. 1</span></span></div><div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2) Do something with them every day.</b></div><div><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I mean, yes? Because we have to do school every day? .5</span></div><div><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">1) Have them do chores every day.</b></div><div><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Again, I did not do this. 0</span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2.5 of 5.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br />parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com33tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-51008147172174320512020-12-27T10:04:00.000-05:002020-12-27T10:04:14.163-05:00Freelancer Numbers - Year 6<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">This is my fifth full year of freelancing (I started a half year before that), but since becoming a freelancer, I've also done adjunct (freelance) teaching, and taught more than full-time so I'm going to show salary with that included and without it. Just like the past few years, teaching took up a bunch of my pitching and writing time, but also gave me a steady paycheck that I could (mostly) earn from home. And I get to teach students about journalism and how to do it! For me, this step was worth it. Of course, this year, I stepped over into too much, teaching a double course-load (8 classes) last semester. So my freelance numbers are abysmal. I'm going to change that this year. Less teaching, more writing!</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I want to add that when I started this money tracking, I was not making very much, and I liked being transparent to show other people the journey.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">I also took on a part-time job as a program manager for a remote newsroom. So, between that and teaching, I pull up to 80 hours a week, working.</span></span><div><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Please keep that in mind. It's not sustainable. Don't do this. There is only so much a person can do, be kind to yourself.<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;" /></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">This year, I made $91,756 total.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I made ~$62,500 from teaching, down from $76,000 teaching last year.</span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Remember, I added a job in there, which covered another $19,500<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Therefore, I made only about ~$9,000 writing this year. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Again, I hope to change these dynamics next year.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I want to give you a rundown of the totals for the last five years, just so you can see the trajectory.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br />2020: $91,700<br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">2019: $94,600</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">2018: $</span><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">77,900</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2017: $</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">65,600</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2016: $48,000</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2015: $23,000</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2014: $6,000</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">My lowest income month was June at $4,670.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">(Last year's lowest income month was </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">September at $4,430.</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">My highest income month was January at $10,532.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">(Last year it was </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">February at $13,112</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">. This was an all-time high</span>)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">On average I made $7,641 a month, which is $1,910.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Last year I made</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"> $</span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">7,882 a month, which is $1,970 a week</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Remember, though, I still have to do my taxes on ~$29,000 of this.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE MONEY:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">We'll focus now on just the writing. To get that $9K, I published 23 pieces this year, which is up from the year before when I published 21.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">My highest number published in a month was June with 4 pieces published.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I had several months where I didn't publish anything, which is not great for a freelancer.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">In terms of publications, I published in 13 different places, down from 16 last year, including websites, newspapers and magazines.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">The most pieces I published for one place? 3 which is the same as last year down from 7 the year before that, and down from 15 the year before.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">The lowest I wrote for was $50. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">The highest check for one piece I received this year was for $2,500--for a piece in a college alumni magazine.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">On average, I made $391 a piece this year, lower per piece than any recent year. In fairness, I have not been paid for SEVERAL of my high-number pieces, each coming in at $1,000-$2,000. So, a truer number, actually, is $473 a piece for what I've been paid, or, $630 a piece, when my accounts are squared.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">THE EFFORT BEHIND THE NUMBERS:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Let's talk pitches, rejections and acceptances. To publish my 23 pieces this year, I sent out 72 pitches this year.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I was rejected outright 29 times. </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I was accepted 16 times (I was commissioned for some of these pieces, which doesn't count in the pitching process). </span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I was ignored 27 times (which is a silent rejection, obviously).</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">So, my percentages work out like this:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Accepted: 23% of the time (same as last year)</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Rejected: 40</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">% of the time</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Ignored: 37% of the time</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Total Rejected: 77% of the time.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I was accepted 23 percent of the time, and rejected 77 percent of the time. THIS HAS BEEN CONSISTENT FOR 3 YEARS NOW.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Keep trying! Keep going! We can do this, freelancers. It is possible.</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif;">Last year's <a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2019/12/freelance-numbers-year-5.html">complete numbers are here</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-size: 14.85px;" /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">2018 <a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2018/12/freelance-numbers-year-4.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">complete numbers are here</a></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">2017 <a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2017/12/freelance-numbers-year-3.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">complete numbers are here.</a></span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2016 </span><a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2016/12/freelancing-numbers-year-2.html" style="background-color: white; color: #954f72; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px; text-decoration-line: none;">complete numbers are here.</a><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: arial, tahoma, helvetica, freesans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">2015 <a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2015/12/freelancing-numbers-year-1.html" style="color: #954f72; text-decoration-line: none;">complete numbers are here</a>.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /></div>parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com28tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-77503950171611848032020-10-23T09:44:00.007-04:002020-11-08T19:46:43.950-05:00Top 5 Tips for Finding The Right Addiction Treatment Program for You<div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">If you or a loved one has been struggling with addiction, then you have probably looked into the various <a href="https://theheightstreatment.com/treatment-programs/">addiction treatment programs</a> available. There are now a huge variety of options when choosing an addiction treatment program for you or your struggling loved one. Finding the right program can seem terribly high stakes and very complicated. At the end of the day, you are going to have to look at a few key factors when considering your options and assess which program best fits your needs. Here are the top 5 tips for finding the right addiction treatment program for you. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>1: Get Professionally Assessed </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Before you decide to seek out an addiction treatment program, you should make sure to get professionally assessed by a doctor, social worker, or other professional who is experienced in substance abuse issues. This will help you get an idea of all your options and discover any underlying psychological problems that will undoubtedly affect your decisions about what sort of treatment you wish to undergo. The results of your assessment will allow a trained professional to recommend a course of action, which will give you a good place to start on your treatment journey. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>2: Research Your Options </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Because of the wide variety of options available today, doing research on your options is absolutely essential. If you have underlying conditions such as anxiety, depression, or other psychological disorders, you will have to make sure that any treatment center you consider is equipped to offer resources to address those issues. You may even find a facility that specializes is your particular difficulties, which of course will almost always be the better option. Call any centers you’re considering and ask about the resources they offer and how they may help with your particular situation. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>3: Consider Medication </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">There are particular types of addiction, such as opioid addiction and alcohol addiction, that can be treated more effectively when you are open to using medication. These medications can help lessen cravings, mitigate withdrawal, and treat dependency on the drug. Most addiction treatment centers use medication throughout the detoxification process, but only some will utilize medication for the addiction itself throughout the treatment process. If you believe that you will benefit from medication throughout the process, you have to be sure that the treatment center you choose provides those resources. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>4: Ask Questions </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">This is the only way to really compare and contrast the different options that you will find. Here are some questions you may wish to ask. Does the facility offer therapy, medication, or a combination of both? What scientific framework is the facility working under? Is the rehab individualized or more general? Does the facility offer aftercare programs after leaving the physical building, or will you have to find another resource to guide you through your longer recovery journey? Every addiction treatment program will be different, and it is important to understand these differences before you commit yourself to a facility. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><b>5: Don’t be Fooled by Luxury </b></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: justify;"><span style="text-align: left;">Even the simplest of <a href="https://theheightstreatment.com/treatment-programs/">addiction treatment programs</a> can cost thousands of dollars per month. WIth that sort of financial commitment, it’s easy to think that having private rooms, pools, and other amenities is the equivalent of quality treatment. Luxury isn’t the point of treatment, however, and you shouldn’t let yourself be fooled by it. Looking at the quality of therapy, medication, reviews, and success rates is far more important than looking at the amenities offered by a facility. Your recovery has far greater stakes than a luxury vacation and deserves to be treated with the seriousness and respect that entails.</span></div></div>parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com65tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-67065497596742470952020-05-28T09:39:00.000-04:002020-06-11T09:57:17.809-04:00How to Approach Depression Treatment with your Teen<div class="MsoNormal" style="font-family: ebrima; line-height: 15.6933px; margin: 0in 0in 8pt;">
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I made coffee, and said goodbye to Carlos.<br />
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Time for breakfast. Toast and a boiled egg, with strawberry and orange juice.</div>
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After the girls are dropped off, it's time to actually start my day, which consists of a 16-task to-do list and a roll of the dice. I start with a house or work related task, and from that task, I count the number on the dice down, and that's the next task I tackle. Janel is going to love this, I'm sure. I don't know why I do it like this. I just do. Laundry was first because I'd already started it.</div>
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I start on work for an organization for which I am a project manager. We are (have by now) going on a trip to Georgia to do video work on the new voting machines and voter suppression there. Right here, I am organizing the trip, where we will go, who we will film, etc.</div>
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Next some house work and errands. Our fence blew down in a windstorm and I had to call the insurance. Then the family needed some groceries so off I went. Typical haul for a week.</div>
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We were getting our driveway repaved, so the girls marked their name in the pavement.<br />
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Check in with the girls. One is doing homework, the other is eating a snack.<br />
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I have a herniated disc, so often during dinner prep, I lay down to stretch my back out. Hi.</div>
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As any parent with a teenager knows, it isn’t easy.
Teenagers have a lot to deal with, and their rapidly changing hormones don’t
make it any easier for them. However, while some troubles are expected with
teens, sometimes these issues grow too large and your teen will start to
struggle. If this happens, it could result in destructive behavior or poor
performance at school. The best thing you can do is look for some <a href="https://www.parentwin.com/2018/10/recognizing-teenager-is-suffering-with.html">signs
that your teen is struggling</a>, especially when they won’t tell you directly.
Here are a few signs to look for:<o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>They Keep to Themselves<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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While many teenagers want to be left alone, teens keeping to
themselves more often than they used to could be a sign of an internal
struggle. Teens, just like everyone else, don’t want to let others see them
having a hard time. The result is that they will keep to themselves and hide
their struggles away from the world. If they want to spend a little less time
with their parents, this is normal. But if they are avoiding family functions
altogether, and especially if they are avoiding their friends as well, it could
be a sign that they are having some issues. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>They Lash Out<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Some teens won’t internalize their problems and instead will
start to lash out. Internal struggles can make us angry or cranky, and teens
tend to feel these emotions even more strongly. Most parents won’t get away
without ever arguing with their teenager, but if the outbursts start to become
more frequent than they once were, your kid may have something going on in
their life. The lashing out could take the form of arguing, yelling, or simply
misbehaving. Keep track of your child’s behavior and see how it has changed
over time. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>They Seem Stressed<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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Sometimes it’s just obvious <a href="https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/symptoms-of-stress">when someone is
stressed</a>. They become irritable or they spend all their time working. Life
as a teenager isn’t easy and sometimes the amount of work they have to do can
become overwhelming. If you find your teenager in front of their textbooks all
the time, they are likely dealing with some stress. We have all had to deal
with stress at some point or another, so think about how stress impacts you
personally, then start to look for these same signs in your teenager. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b>How You Can Help Your Struggling Teen<o:p></o:p></b></div>
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If you think your teenager is struggling with something,
there are a few things you can do. First, you should try <a href="https://childmind.org/article/tips-communicating-with-teen/">talking to
your teen</a>. They may not want to talk, but reminding them that you are there
for them can go a long way. If they don’t want to talk, don’t pressure them too
much. Instead, just remind them that you are available and try to find subtle
ways to coax it out of them. <o:p></o:p></div>
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For teenagers dealing with more serious mental health
issues, you should consider getting them professional assistance. <a href="https://paradigmaustin.com/teen-depression-treatment/">Teen depression
treatment</a> is a good thing to look into, as is simply speaking to a
therapist. Sometimes your child won’t want to talk to you about their problems,
but they would be willing to talk to someone neutral. This is a good way to get
your teenager the help they need without invading their space. <o:p></o:p></div>
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If your child is dealing with a lot of stress from school,
try to find some simple ways to help them out. You could help them complete
some of their projects, study for a test, organize their notes or even talk to
their teachers if need be. You don’t want to do all the work for them (that
would defeat the point), but that doesn’t mean there aren’t ways you can help
lessen the load a little bit. Also, remind them to step away from their work
from time to time and do something they enjoy, otherwise, the stress will just
make the work even harder. <o:p></o:p></div>
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All teens will go through some issues, it’s a part of
growing up. Your job as a parent is to make sure the struggles don’t get too
much to bear, and that your child knows you are there for support if they need
you. Be on the lookout for signs that your teen is struggling more than usual,
and if you spot any of them, take some action to help them out. When problems
are ignored or unattended to they can snowball into something worse, so do your
best to spot signs of a struggle as early as you can and get your child the
help they need. <o:p></o:p></div>
<!--EndFragment--><br />parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com149tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-87455493892908698132020-01-02T18:22:00.000-05:002020-01-02T18:22:23.920-05:00Resolutions - 2020I'm at the point where my resolutions each year are the same because I just want to keep doing what I am doing and do it better. That's a good place to be.<br />
<br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">10) Drink 6 glasses of water a day.</b><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">This was 4 for a couple of years, and last year I did it, but I'm still chronically dehydrated, so I am upping it to 6 to see if that helps.</span></span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">9) Exercise consistently 5 times a week.</b><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Again, this had been 3-4 times a week, and I managed it, so let's kick it up a notch.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">8) Get my nails nice</b><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Last year I finally managed to stop biting them, now I want them strong and healthy.</span><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">7) Contribute to election integrity in ways that are tangible and meaningful before the election.</b><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><b><br /></b></span></span>
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">6) Fix three things about the house</b><br />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">I'll keep this one, and the chimney doesn't count because I organized that this year.</span></span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" />
<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">5) Make $100,000 and/or get a full-time position somewhere.</b><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I don't think this can be done. I think I hit my max in 2019.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">4) Publish 30 pieces</b><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">1) Read 12 books.</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">For my kids and I, I resolve the following:</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">5) Help them navigate tween-teen years, be someone they can trust and love.</b><br />
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<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" />parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com159tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-89334537253071235042020-01-01T13:01:00.001-05:002020-01-01T13:01:04.951-05:00Resolution Check-in 2019<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Every year, I make 10 resolutions for myself and 5 concerning my kids. Then I don't look at them again until the next year when I see how I did. Usually I manage to keep 4 to 6 of them. Let's see.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">10) Drink 4 glasses of water a day.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Did it. I found that drinking an entire glass of water at a time without even putting the glass down to breathe was the only way I could do this. I can't have something around to just sip, it will never get drunk. But I can force myself to drink four times a day. 1 point</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">9) Go to the gym and/or run consistently 3-4 times a week.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Did it. There were times when I fell short, but other times when I worked out every day each week. I even decided to train to be a body combat instructor, which will hopefully happen this year. 1 point.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">8) Stop biting my nails</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I did this, which is very weird. But I'm only giving myself half credit because my nails are shit and break as soon as they grow so they still look very short, though neater. .5</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">7) Do something at least once a week to help those in need, or resist politically</b><br />
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<span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Half credit. I did not do something once a week, but I did do things. I hope that I can step this up, especially since it's 2020 which is a big year. .5</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">6) Fix three things about the house</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">I'll give myself this, although the things fixed were small. Carlos fixed the toilets, I redid the grout, and we have people coming next week to fix our chimney and reside wood rot. I count that because I scheduled it last year. 1 point</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">5) Make $90,000 and/or get a full-time position somewhere.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Last year, I said this was a huge stretch. I made $94K. 1 point</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">4) Publish 50 pieces and teach a full course load all year.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif;"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 14.85px;">Half credit. I taught a double-full load, but I only published 25 pieces. So, twice and half. .5</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">3) Get my passport and Portuguese citizenship (if not for me, at least for the girls).</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Half credit. We finally got our passports. I didn't even look into Portuguese citizenship though. That seems hard. .5</span><br />
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<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">For my kids and I, I resolve the following:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">5) Get them to stop fighting all the time.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">.5 They fight...less.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">4) Sign them up for separate activities they might enjoy.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">1. One is doing basketball, the other did gymnastics and now cheer.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">3) Save $10,000 more each for them.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">.5 Almost. I managed $8,100 each.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2) Spend at least 10 minutes with them, doing something they want to do every day.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">0. I spent time with them every day, but not necessarily doing things they want to do.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">1) Have them do chores every day.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">0. I did not even attempt this, even though I should.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I want to add that when I started this money tracking, I was not making very much, and I liked being transparent to show other people the journey.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I'm five years in now, and I work 60 to 70 hours a week on writing and teaching. I don't feel comfortable sharing my income numbers anymore, and it's really strange because you'd assume it would be the opposite...that those making little wouldn't want to share, but those making a lot would want to show everyone.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br />I made a lot. And I feel gross sharing it. But it's not to brag. Remember, the first full year of this, I worked just as hard and made $23,000 (well, almost just as hard. My kids were 5, and they required a lot more care than they do now. Keep in mind where you are in life when you assess yourself and make your goals. Remember many other people have it much easier, due to timing, circumstance, situation, health, support, etc.)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">That said, perhaps this will be the last year I do this. Especially if I make most of my money from teaching, because even though it's technically contract work, I can no longer consider it freelance.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">This year, I made $94,591 total.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I made ~$76,000 of that from teaching.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Therefore, I made ~$19,000 writing this year. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">This is more money from teaching and less from writing than last year.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I want to give you a rundown of the totals for the last five years, just so you can see the trajectory.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2018: $</span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">77,900</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2016: $48,000</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2015: $23,000</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2014: $6,000</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">My lowest income month was September at $4,430.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">(Last year's lowest income month was </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">February at $3,860</span>)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">My highest income month was February at $13,112</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">(Last year it was </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">June at $10,660.</span>)</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">On average I made $7,882 a month, which is $1,970 a week.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Last year I made</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"> $6,489 a month, which is $1,622 a week.</span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Remember, though, I still have to do my taxes on ~$20,000 of this.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">THE NUMBERS BEHIND THE MONEY:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">We'll focus now on just the writing. To get that $19K, I published 21 pieces this year, which is down by half from the year before when I published 45. For scope, the year I freelanced only, I published 80. For important comparison, that year I made just under $24K, which means I'm being paid on average three times as much per piece now.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">My highest number published in a month was October with 6 pieces published.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I had several months where I didn't publish anything, which is not great for a freelancer.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">In terms of publications, I published in 16 different places, up from 12 last year, including websites, newspapers and magazines.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">The most pieces I published for one place? 3 down from 7 last year, down from 15 the year before.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">The lowest I wrote for was $50. </span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">The highest check for one piece I received this year was for $2,000--for a piece in a print women's magazine.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">On average, I made $900 a piece this year, same as last year, up from $600 a piece last year, and $440 a piece the year before and $300 the year before that.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">THE EFFORT BEHIND THE NUMBERS:</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Let's talk pitches, rejections and acceptances. To publish my 21 pieces this year, I sent out 162 pitches this year. My acceptance rate this year was incredibly low. Why? Probably because I'm shooting for higher paid publications, and they are harder to crack. Usually I'm accepted a third of the time. This year, not even close.</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I was rejected outright 59 times. </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I was accepted 37 times (some are still in edits, some were commissioned, and some were killed). </span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I was ignored 66 times (which is a silent rejection, obviously).</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">So, my percentages work out like this:</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Accepted: 23% of the time (same as last year)</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Rejected: 36</span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">% of the time</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Ignored: 41% of the time</span><br />
<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Total Rejected: 77% of the time.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I was accepted 23 percent of the time, and rejected 77 percent of the time.</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></span></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: "arial" , "tahoma" , "helvetica" , "freesans" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">2017 <a href="http://www.parentwin.com/2017/12/freelance-numbers-year-3.html" style="color: #6699cc; text-decoration-line: none;">complete numbers are here.</a></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Summer is here, and that means hot weather
and cool water activities! Whether you’re looking to enjoy the summer locally
or you’re planning a trip away, water-based recreational activities provide excellent
opportunities for fun, exercise, and a chance to cool off. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We’ve talked before about </span><a href="https://www.fabulousmomblog.com/healthier-lifestyle/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">simple ways to
have a healthier lifestyle</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">, and the good news is that many of these activities
are very fitness-promoting, and all of them will get you outside and having
adventures!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">1). Swimming<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">This is one of the most obvious things you
can do in the water, but that’s for good reason: swimming is fun, requires no
advanced equipment, is extremely refreshing, and is potentially one of the most
fitness-promoting activities you can engage in. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Whether you’re enjoying a pool, a lake, or
the ocean, swimming is a wonderful way to </span><a href="https://www.livestrong.com/article/502158-the-five-best-outdoor-sports-and-recreational-activities-for-exercise/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">escape the heat
and promote fitness</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">
at the same time. It’s also an excellent activity for the whole family,
although you’ll want to make sure everyone practices water safety (and no doubt
it goes without saying, but young children should wear life preservers). <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">2). Boating<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">You don’t have to own a boat or know
someone who does to enjoy the wonders of boating: there are many waterways,
including oceans, lakes, and rivers, where you can go on professional boating
trips. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">In fact, there are a </span><a href="https://www.discoverboating.com/resources/top-ten-reasons-to-go-boating-recreational-boating-activities"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">variety of ways to
enjoy boating</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">:
you can charter or rent a boat – by the hour, day, or month – which you operate
yourself, or, more realistically for most of us, you can sign up for a ferry,
join a group excursion, even board a fishing boat. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Boating is wonderful for many reasons: the
adventure, the opportunity to experience a variety of different bodies of
water, and the other experiences you can have while you boat. There are boating
opportunities for fishing, whale watching, boat racing – sailboat racing is
particularly popular on some bodies of water – and simply taking in the
surroundings and enjoying the scenic beauty.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">3). Jet skiing<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Jet skiing involves watercraft, but is
different enough from boating to warrant its own entry. Jet skiing is a
tremendous amount of fun if you enjoy fast, high-powered watercraft and
adventurous sporting experiences. This might be an ideal bonding activity with
adventurous teens.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">4). Water skiing <o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Water skiing is, as the name suggests,
skiing on water. The water skier is towed at high speeds behind a high-powered
watercraft and uses either two skis or a single ski to glide on the water. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Although water skiing may look
intimidating and challenging for children, in fact it is surprisingly
kid-friendly. Even </span><a href="http://betterboat.com/teaching-kids-to-water-ski/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">young children can
learn how to water ski</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> if you, or an instructor, are willing to teach them. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">5). Water polo<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Water polo is essentially handball, but
played in the water. A team sport, water polo is played by teams trying to get
the ball over the net while preventing the rival team from doing the same
thing.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">You and your family can play water polo as
an intense, competitive sport if that’s the way you like to play, or as a fun
and friendly game. Most likely, you’ll play in a swimming pool, but it is
possible to play water polo in lakes and yes, even in the ocean. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">6). Surfing<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Seriously, where would this list be
without surfing? It’s one of the more iconic beachside activities, not to
mention the basis for a surfing subculture. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">The basic idea behind surfing is simple:
take a surfboard and use it to ride the forward face of a wave, which will
primarily carry you toward the shore. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">This sport may seem counter-intuitive for
children, but in fact it can be a wonderful experience for them. Learning to
surf with kid-appropriate waves can help children to </span><a href="https://www.sandiegosurfingschool.com/blogs/surfing/10-reasons-kids-should-surf"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">develop strength
and balance while enjoying the outdoors</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"> and learning values of patience and self-confidence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><br /></span></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">7). Skimboarding<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Skimboarding may look a lot like surfing,
but the idea is subtly different: instead of swimming out to catch the waves,
skimboarders start at the beach and ride the outgoing waves away from beach.
They then catch the next wave back to the beach.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Skimboarding also makes use of a smaller
board than surfing, meaning the equipment is slightly different. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">As the description suggests, skimboarding
may be easier and more accessible for children, not least because it does not
require an ocean- or sea-sized body of water. Skimboarding can easily be done
in lakes and rivers. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">8). Paddle boarding <o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">We’ve saved arguably the best for last.
Paddle boarding, or more precisely stand up paddle boarding (SUP), is done by
riding a board in the standing position and using a paddle to row. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Unlike surfing, you don’t need waves – in
fact, you’re probably better off without them, especially early on (to learn
more, go to </span><a href="https://www.paddleboarddirect.com/"><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">PaddleBoardDirect.com</span></a><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">). This is because
you’re supplying the power as you row. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Paddle boarding is a great workout, and
probably even easier than surfing to start teaching to your children.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">Conclusion<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
<b><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;"><br /></span></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal;">
<span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 12.0pt;">From swimming to boating to paddle
boarding, there are a variety of wonderful water-based sports and recreational
activities to help your family keep cool and have a blast this summer while
staying safe. Enjoy the water!</span></div>
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<b>TEXAS</b><o:p></o:p></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]-->STOP DEATH AND MISTREATMENT<o:p></o:p><br />
<br /></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">South Texas Human Rights Center<a href="http://southtexashumanrights.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #1da092;">http://southtexashumanrights.org/</span></a><br />
</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">A
community-based center, this humanitarian organization seeks to end death and
suffering on the Texas-Mexico border. It engages in different community
initiatives to attain this goal.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;"><br /></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.5pt;"><a href="http://www.dmrs-ep.org/get-involved/"><span style="color: black;">Diocesan
Migrant & Refugee Services</span></a> is the largest provider of free
and low cost immigration services in West Texas and says it’s the only
organization in El Paso serving unaccompanied children.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.5pt;"><br /></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="color: black; font-family: "times new roman" , serif; font-size: 14.5pt;"><a href="http://cohintl.org/"><span style="color: black;">Circle of Health
International</span></a> has staffed a clinic caring for refugees and
asylum seekers immediately upon their their release. Their McAllen, Texas,
clinic is currently seeing up to 100 patients a day.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Immigrant Advocacy Center</span></a> provides legal representation to
immigrants who might not be able to afford it otherwise. It’s accepting <a href="http://las-americas.org/get-involved-2/volunteer/"><span style="color: black;">volunteers </span></a>and <a href="http://las-americas.org/get-involved-2/donate/"><span style="color: black;">donations</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span><strong><span style="font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;"><a href="https://www.raicestexas.org/"><span style="font-weight: normal;">https://www.raicestexas.org/</span></a></span></strong><span style="font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">
The Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (<a href="https://www.raicestexas.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1da092;">RAICES</span></a>)
is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that promotes justice by providing free and low-cost
legal services to underserved immigrant children, families and refugees in
Central and South Texas. RAICES is the largest immigration non-profit in Texas
with offices in Austin, Corpus, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">Casa de Proyecto Libertad<br />
<a href="http://www.proyectolibertad.net/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1da092;">http://www.proyectolibertad.net/</span></a><br />
</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">Provides
legal defense and advocacy for immigrant families in the Rio Grande Valley,
supporting community organizing for immigrant human rights. The organization
gives quality, low-cost legal services for immigrants, and is always looking
for volunteers.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Representation Project), based in Harlingen, Texas, provides free legal
services to detained asylum-seekers. It recruits, trains, and coordinates the
activities of volunteer lawyers, law students, and legal assistants. (It is a
joint project of the American Bar Association, the State Bar of Texas, and the
American Immigration Lawyers Association, and is supported by the Texas Access
to Justice Foundation.)<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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“volunteers who speak Spanish, Mam, Q’eqchi’ or K’iche’ and have paralegal or
legal assistant experience.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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consortium of the <a href="https://cliniclegal.org/"><span style="color: black;">Catholic Legal Immigration Network</span></a>, the <a href="http://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/"><span style="color: black;">American
Immigration Council</span></a>, the <a href="http://www.raicestexas.org/"><span style="color: black;">Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal
Services</span></a>, and the <a href="http://www.aila.org/"><span style="color: black;">American Immigration Lawyers Association</span></a>—provides
legal services at family detention centers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://forms.nomoredeaths.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1da092;">http://nomoredeaths.org/</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br />
</span></a></span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">A
humanitarian organization based in southern Arizona, it works to end death and
suffering in U.S.-Mexico borderlands. It encourages a humane immigrant policy
and seeks for volunteers for its programs and services. Its website also
provides up-to-date information about migrant deaths in the border; note that
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an Arizona project offering free legal services to men, women, and
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">Coalición de Derechos Humanos<a href="http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br />
</span></a><a href="http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net/" title="http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net/"><span style="color: #1da092;">http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net/</span></a><br />
</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">Grassroots
organization that promotes human and civil rights of immigrants, fighting
border militarization and migrant abuses. Derechos Humanos acts to influence
public policy and opinion on immigration. Its bilingual website has useful
resources for immigrants and advocates, such as </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net/projects/know-your-rights/" target="_blank"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">'Know
Your Rights' cards</span></b></a></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">,<b> <a href="http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net/projects/yo-soy-testigo-i-am-a-witness/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1da092;">an abuse report hotline</span></a></b>,
and </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.derechoshumanosaz.net/projects/arizona-recovered-bodies-project/" target="_blank"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">updated
information on Arizona migrant deaths</span></b></a></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">Ángeles del Desierto/The Desert Angels<a href="http://losangelesdeldesierto.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br />
</span></a><a href="http://losangelesdeldesierto.org/" title="http://losangelesdeldesierto.org/"><span style="color: #1da092;">http://losangelesdeldesierto.org/</span></a><br />
</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">A
binational humanitarian group, located in San Diego, CA, that conducts search
& rescue operations, with the sole purpose of saving lives and rescuing
bodies. The organization also helps with Mexican repatriations and by leaving
essential supplies along paths.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">American Friends Service Committee San Diego<br />
<a href="http://www.afsc.org/office/san-diego-ca" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1da092;">http://www.afsc.org/office/san-diego-ca</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br />
</span></a></span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">AFSC
San Diego supports immigrant-led organizations by developing "human rights
committees" and working to include immigrant voices in policy debates. It
is also in charge of the </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.afsc.org/program/san-diego-us-mexico-border-program" target="_blank"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">AFSC
San Diego U.S.-Mexico Border Program</span></b></a></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;"> which seeks to protect
the human rights and self-determination of migrants and border communities.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Department of Homeland Security are turning to a migrant shelter run by the San
Diego Rapid Response Network for help. The coalition provides these families
with basic supplies, legal services, and information about the rights of asylum
seekers, as well as travel and limited financial assistance to help them reach
loved ones in other U.S. cities. You can help fund the group's recently opened
migrant family shelter by donating to this </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://www.gofundme.com/migrantreliefsd" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; font-family: "helvetica neue";">GoFundMe campaign</span></a></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "helvetica neue";">. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><strong><span style="font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">Coalición de Derechos
Humanos </span></strong><span style="font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">CDH (described below in Immigrant Rights section) has a Missing
Migrant Project which includes specific attention to the recovery of
remains. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://derechoshumanosaz.net/resources/disappeared-report/">https://derechoshumanosaz.net/resources/disappeared-report/</a></span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.humaneborders.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1da092;">http://www.humaneborders.org/</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br />
</span></a></span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">Offers
humanitarian assistance through the deployment of water stations on routes
commonly used by migrants, with the sole goal of preventing deaths. It also
develops informational resources about migrant deaths, and accepts volunteers.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">Colibri Center for Human Rights<br />
<a href="http://colibricenter.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1da092;">http://colibricenter.org/</span></a><br />
</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">Holds
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">Border Network for Human Rights<a href="http://bnhr.org/" target="_blank"><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br />
</span><span style="color: #1da092;">http://bnhr.org</span></a>/<br />
</span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">BNHR
is an immigration reform and human rights advocacy group. It is a grassroots
organizer with a large membership and capabilities, currently focusing on the
nation-wide push for a just immigration reform. The organization also releases
useful reports, including annual documentations of abuses in the border.<b> </b></span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">Southern Border Communities Coalition<br />
<a href="http://soboco.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1da092;">http://soboco.org/</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br />
</span></a></span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">Bringing
together 60 organizations from California to Texas, Southern Border Communities
Coalition looks to ensure fair and accountable border enforcement, humane and
rational immigration policy, and a positive quality of life for border
communities. Its website has up-do-date border accountability information,
including </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://soboco.org/border-patrol-brutality-since-2010/" target="_blank"><b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif; text-decoration: none;">a section
documenting Border Patrol murders since 2010</span></b></a></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Advocacy Project</span></a> works to prevent the deportation of
asylum-seeking families fleeing violence. The group accepts donations and asks
people to sign up for volunteer opportunities <a href="https://asylumadvocacy.org/get-involved/"><span style="color: black;">here.</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.cdmigrante.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color: #1da092;">http://www.cdmigrante.org/</span><span style="text-decoration: none;"><br />
</span></a></span></b><span style="background: white; font-family: "lucida sans unicode" , sans-serif;">Binational
organization based in Mexico City that educates, empowers, and advocates for
immigrants, while also providing transnational legal representation and advice.
CDM focuses on the rights of Mexico-based migrant workers who must constantly
move between their homes and the United States.</span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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emergency situations in an effort to provide children with a safe, playful
environment that's stocked with toys and crafts. You can help support migrant
children's needs by </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="https://support.savethechildren.org/site/Donation2;jsessionid=00000000.app30122b?idb=1822245986&2562.donation=form1&df_id=2562&mfc_pref=T&NONCE_TOKEN=0ACAB667EF749ECB37DA7A7503BF0D3A" target="_blank"><span style="background: white; font-family: "helvetica neue";">donating here</span></a></span><span style="background: white; font-family: "helvetica neue";">. </span><span style="font-family: "times new roman" , serif; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Enter <a href="https://www.getnamenecklace.com/">get name necklace</a>. These personalized pieces allow you to express your deepest love and affection for those you care about in your own unique way. And it's not just regulated to words, although a poem or beautiful screed could be just what your loved one needs at the time--a well-placed inside joke, super-hero reference or song lyric could mean everything. But if you are more visually based, they can actually etch sketches on your preferred metal pieces, giving you artistic photo-realist reminders of those you hold dearest. The <a href="https://www.getnamenecklace.com/">Sterling Silver Carrie Name Necklace</a> is one of my absolute favorites.<br />
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Plus, it's not just about necklaces. Father's Day is just around the corner, and these etchings look amazing on dog tags for Dad. Not that necklaces can't be for guys. There are several models just perfect for the man in your life. A simple ball chain and sturdy vertical make the jewelry sleek and subtle. Not to mention you can rake in the deals this week and throughout the summer with various codes for holidays (three for Father's Day alone!), shipping rates, and discounts on bundled orders.<br />
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There is also a vast collection of rings for your birthday needs and more. I know I always need more gemstone jewelry for my birthday, and July's ruby is one of my favorites. Not to mention earrings, bracelets and full collections you can collect. Plus, they have free express shipping on certain orders, and they accept not only all major credit cards, but PayPal and other online payment, as well.<br />
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As I gear up for the summer gift-giving season, I know I'm taking my business to <a href="https://www.getnamenecklace.com/name-necklace">https://www.getnamenecklace.com/name-necklace</a>. I love personalized gifts, and this is right up my alley.<br />
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<a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="https://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/379/79B2EC79FC4DBE3FC353A566AE26DAA3.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0;" /></a>parentwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10056331784261915713noreply@blogger.com178tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2621701638860930715.post-40294757867615402282019-01-01T18:32:00.001-05:002019-01-01T18:32:23.037-05:00Resolutions - 2019<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">In keeping with tradition, I will make 10 resolutions for myself and 5 with regard to my children and never look at them again until nearly 2020. 2018 was a very big, very stressful year. Most of the resolutions will probably remain the same and I'll just try to keep them this time.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">10) Drink 4 glasses of water a day.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Same as last year. I didn't keep it up last year, and I think it would really help me feel better.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">9) Go to the gym and/or run consistently 3-4 times a week.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I want to keep this one too. I think I can do it this year.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">8) Stop biting my nails</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Keeping it. Every year I try.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">7) Do something at least once a week to help those in need, or resist politically.</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I'll try to keep track of this with the activist check-in posts.</span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">There is lots to fix. Last year I did the deck and the roof and the gutters. This year, maybe the driveway, the toilets and the bathroom grout? Maybe the lawn? Don't know!</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">5) Make $90,000 and/or get a full-time position somewhere.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">This is a huge stretch. HUGE. I'd be happy with $80K again. I'd be over the moon with $85. I'd also be happy if I could grab a full-time job at a place. But, of course, that means I have to apply.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">4) Publish 50 pieces and teach a full course load all year.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I'm going to keep this one. I got to 45 pieces, and I think I can bump it up to 50.</span><br />
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<b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">3) Get my passport and Portuguese citizenship (if not for me, at least for the girls).</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Since I didn't do this last year, I'm going to try for it again.</span></span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2) Start a vegetable garden and keep it alive.</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Way easier said than done.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">1) Read 12 books.</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">My reading has taken a nose dive in recent years. I'm averaging 2-3 books a year at this point. I'd like to bump that up. It means I'd be relaxing a little more, too, which is always good.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">For my kids and I, I resolve the following:</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">5) Get them to stop fighting all the time.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">Lol. Every year we try.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">4) Sign them up for separate activities they might enjoy.</b><br />
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">One is really into basketball, maybe dance for the other? Sign them up and take them to their practices, etc.</span><br />
<br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">3) Save $10,000 more each for them.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">I'll be happy if I can manage 5K each, but 10 is the goal.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><br /></b><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">2) Spend at least 10 minutes with them, doing something they want to do every day.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">It's amazing how hard this is to do.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><b style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;">1) Have them do chores every day.</b><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><br style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #333333; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 14.85px;"><span style="font-size: 14.85px;">Chores every day, because people do chores. But not my kids. LOL not my kids. Going to try this again this year.</span></span><br />
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