Monthly Archives: October 2014

DAY EIGHTY-NINE: Another Tired Tuesday

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Feeling worn down and worn out. Day off from work tomorrow. It’s some kind of no-student day arranged by the union. I put in for a personal leave day – only the second time I’ve requested a personal leave day in the seven years I’ve worked at the school.

Apparently one of my credit cards is now offering free access to FICO credit scores as one of the benefits. As of today my FICO score is 716. That is… not good. It’s not “bad,” but it’s borderline. A goal during the next hundred days will definitely be to improve my FICO credit score!

Meh… so much to do, yet all I want to actually do is lay down and close my eyes.

DAY EIGHTY-EIGHT: Monday

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Monday. Tired, as usual. Went to work. Came home. Sitting here in front of the computer now, getting ready to pay some bills.

Interesting post on Steve Kamb’s Nerd Fitness web site today: Life is a Game: A Major Epic Quest Update. That post links back to a very specific “how to” post: How to Accomplish that Big Mission on your Bucket List.

So if I want to DO stuff, there’s the “how to do it” instructions, right there!

Okay, then… what do I want to do? Something different than what I’m doing, that’s for sure.

DAY EIGHTY-SIX: Depressed

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I got depressed today while out walking. First of all, I was walking, not running, which is discouraging. I feel fat and slow and old. My weight is at 202 pounds. My largest trousers are too tight around the waistline. My car is broken and I don’t have enough money to get it fixed. And then I’m our walking past all the nice beach houses on Crozier Drive, houses that cost millions of dollars, and I’m realizing that I’ve wasted my life. I stopped and just looked at one house for a long time, and thought to myself, “that’s the kind of house I thought I’d be living in at this point in my life.” Continue reading DAY EIGHTY-SIX: Depressed →

DAY EIGHTY-FIVE: Is the Weekend Here Yet?

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Did I finally make it through to the weekend?

Current forecasts suggest Hurricane Ana will pass well south of Oahu. Weather effects should be minimal.

Priorities for this weekend: SLEEP! Exercise. Get some more house stuff done. Look into the “for sale by owner” process.

Oh, the real estate agent who was supposed to drop by yesterday afternoon did not show up; nor did he phone or send an email. I guess he was too busy to look at a small property that isn’t worth a million bucks or more.

 

DAY EIGHTY-FOUR: Stop Being Fat

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Another Thursday, another full pound. I’m at 202.4 pounds today. Last night the scale actually read 205 pounds!

Conveniently, the most recent post over at the EndingTheGrind.com web site is titled: 7 Ways to Look Better, Feel Better, and Get More Stuff Done. Point #3 is, well, it’s to the point: STOP BEING FAT! Simple, straightforward, and true. So are the other six suggestions in this great post – every one of them is worthwhile, simple, straightforward, and immediately actionable. None of them require additional research or information, special gear or equipment, or an outlay of cash. It’s one of the best, clearest, simplest no-excuse primers for “leveling up” your life (to use Nerd Fitness’ Steve Kamb’s terminology) that I’ve run across. And I run across a lot of ’em, seeing as how running across self-improvement plans on the internet is pretty much the only running I’m doing these days. So go check it out. Here’s the link again:

EndingTheGrind.com: 7 Ways to Look Better, Feel Better, and Get More Stuff Done

DAY EIGHTY-THREE: Another Hurricane

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At the present time, Tropical Storm Ana is forecast to both strengthen to hurricane status and directly impact Oahu. The projected path, however, is currently subject to a wide margin of error, and the storm will not be affecting the islands until Saturday.

A real estate agent we had scheduled to look at the house this afternoon was unable to make it. He claims he got busy with another project and asked to reschedule. An agent who looked at the house last week seemed rather unenthusiastic as well. Since even supposedly “always hungry” real estate agents aren’t interested in our property, I think the outlook for a sale, or at least a sale for enough money to make selling worthwhile, is rather dim.