1) Coming in late to work. It's hard for me to come in on time. I can get to work in about 20 minutes, 30 minutes if there's traffic. My commute to work goes against the flow of traffic, so that's not normally a problem. It's just that I get caught up doing so many things that I lose track of time. I do as many housekeeping chores as possible before I leave for work--dishes, folding laundry, vacuuming, general tidying up. And then I always fail to factor in the time it takes me to lock up the house, walk to the car, get out of the parking lot and on the road. My supervisor is a bit pissy about my tardiness, and I really am going to do my damnednest to get here on time. I figure if I arrive here with lots of time to spare, I can always catnap in my car in the parking lot at work, or play some Animal Crossing or Pokemon X before my workday begins.
2) Healthful habits. Yes, I could stand to lose some weight, exercise more, eat more healthfully. Yes, I have a thyroid condition where gaining weight is almost a given. No, I will not make any more excuses. I'll just suck it up and do it. So far I've been drinking fruit/veggies smoothies in the morning and I will be participating in a run next month (it'll be a walk for me, though).
3) Stop taking things personal. It's not always about me, but for some reason, I just think it is! Whether it is a friend who I haven't talked to in a long time or some random comment in an online forum, I get paranoid that something I did made this person upset with me. It usually eats me up inside and then I find out it so wasn't the case. I have to work on not giving a flying fig and stop thinking things are worse off than they seem.
4) Stop spending money on unnecessary stuff. The biggie here is my doll hobby. Spending here tends to get out of hand, and it can happen quickly since the dolls, wigs, eyes, clothes are all pretty pricey. It's not uncommon for me to be prone to impulse purchases because of things I am unable to resist. So I'll make a list of the things I am allowing myself to spend on this year:
- Yeolume. The newest member of the Pullip family. She's adorable, and I just want one...
- Four doll wigs. I can think of four dolls that I need rewigged--three of my tinies (Kissa, Koko, Yume) and one pullip.
- Three doll face-ups. One from Buff, one from Myufish and one from ~Akai Arashi~. The dolls have already been sent to Buff & Akai Arashi. I've contacted Myu, but she hasn't replied yet. I know she's busy, probably swamped with doll heads, so it's understandable.
Hi Wassa Bee
ReplyDeleteIt's me, Julie aka blukat. I hope you don't mind me commenting here. I didn't know you had a blog so it's nice to see you posting.
I can relate to some of the things you mentioned here. It's tough trying to stick with things that are good for us. I'm with you on the healthful habits and stop spending money on unnecessary stuff. I think you are smart in picking out a few things that will be okay to get. I'm trying to do that too. It does help me to have that reward and I try to remember that each time I am tempted to spend.
I agree too that online stuff gets difficult. Sometimes I wonder why stuff I post doesn't get comments or gets ignored while others get a lot of attention. Or why people I have known stop responding when I comment. I agree it's not worth it to spend time and energy over it. I think it takes time and effort to reach that. My worry too is that I will end up shutting myself off from others. I also try to remind myself that there is nothing wrong with having feelings. Those who do are more empathetic and kind which is a good thing.
I hope you and your family are doing okay =)
Happy New Year, Julie! My blog is very new and as you can see, not updated regularly. I will try harder to do more entries, though. And, nope, I don't mind at all--
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You are right, it's natural to have feelings which explains why we feel hurt or slighted in an 'unfeeling', anonymous environment like internet forums. I agree that it's a good thing.
I notice that there are many more 20-somethings on DM...and they comment tons on one another's topics. I'm putting myself in the older demographic, and I think my threads don't get as many comments. Is that where you notice your stuff not getting commented on?
It's been OK so far here--my kids and my husband are ill with some kind of flu, so I'm guessing it's only a matter of time before I get whatever they have. I wish I had some kind of hazmat suit, I really don't want to come down with something. This morning it was a cold 57 degrees. I know that it gets way way colder where you are, but a wimpy island girl like me has to drive with the heater on in cold weather like that! I'd never survive in the snow.
If you ever need to vent, feel free to PM me or email me. I always reply!
I remember when I started on Den of Angels it took a little time before I started getting responses to comments and some people became friendlier. I have to say I don't see that on Dolly Market. I think it's a good place for info and market place and there are some good people there but overall I started feeling a bit slighted. You have reassured me that it was not just subjective on my part but more of the nature of the board.
DeleteI do think it's a bit cliquish and maybe it's the age factor. So I don't comment much anymore. Sometimes too it gets a bit judgmental about a certain doll or complaining which puts me off. I'm just trying to find ways to enjoy my hobby without letting it put me off.
Sounds like that flu was not fun. I know people here got pretty sick. Thankfully it's only cold here for a little bit. The snow was fun too. Lasted like four days.