Good Gawd, Woman!

So I've been trying since 2PM trying to get this malware off my computer. Internet Explorer keeps on throwing up random windows with the title "From Internet Speed Monitor." It wouldn't be so annoying if I actually USED IE, considering it would probably open up new tabs and not detract from my work so much. But no, I use Firefox and Internet Explorer keeps on popping up over everything.

FACKFACKFACKFACKFACKFACKFACKFACKFACK!

Ungh. I'll post more later, hopefully after I've fixed this abomination and gotten some work done.

January 23

Household turmoil pretty much prevented me from getting anything done. Hooray.

Time to get my butt in gear

There's nothing I want more in this world than a comfortable computer chair right now. I keep on squirming in my chair every few minutes, and it's really beginning to make me angry. I guess once I finish this blog entry I'll go ahead and move into the living room onto the couch... but no TV!

I'm kind of disappointed in myself for slacking off this past week or so on my resolutions. I stopped keeping track of my food on SparkPeople, and I haven't exactly been keeping up with Joe's Goals either. Not to mention I haven't even worn my retainers since January 6th! And of course my sleep schedule is crazy, as always.

I'm thinking about SparkPeople, and how it really isn't necessary at this point considering I'm doing a much better job of eating and being mindful of what goes into my body.

So, these are things I need to concentrate on!

• Check off tasks on Joe's Goals every day.
• If I start not feeling well or I feel that I'm slacking on my diet, post a food diary on SparkPeople to see where the problems lie!
• Brush those teeth and wear my retainer every day (and night).
• Try to get back into a normal sleep schedule by:
  • Limiting myself to 10 hours of sleep per night
    
  • Not allowing myself to sleep past a certain time (cutting back every day)
  • Setting a schedule and a definite goal to reach over time
    

In addition, I really need to plan out my activities over the next few weeks before Katsucon in order to ensure I get enough done every day to have completed my projects before the con. As you can see, I've added a countdown to the top of the blog to help myself keep track!

So, my goal tonight for sleeping is pretty much to go to sleep once I start feeling tired (instead of forcing myself to stay awake to work) and record the time I go to sleep. I can sleep 10 hours tonight, but cannot wake up any later than 3PM.

And lucky me, once I finish this post my roommates are out the door so the living room is mine! Time to move to a more comfortable seat.

Before Katsucon

It's always a bad time for me, right before an anime convention. I'm rushing to get things done in time for the big day, and my work just never seems to end. I stop sleeping, and am multitasking to the point where I'm sewing, typing, and chatting on the phone all at the same time. Not to mention there's usually something in the oven-- burning.

Well this con takes the cake.

By February 13th (when Katsucon starts) I have to have two websites done, promotional materials designed and printed, a costume finished, and enough money to pay for my share of the hotel room and food. It may not sound like a lot, but the websites alone are going to kill me.

I'd get into it more if it weren't 7AM and I weren't in desperate need of sleep. Tomorrow I'll elaborate and write a all about the things I should be doing and not ignoring!

Here are my ratings for the past few days:

January 22

Started the day off lazily, but busted my butt once WifeSwap was over!

January 21

Had my friend Mike over. Barely did anything work-wise!

January 20

Watched the inauguration and did a few chores around the house.

This House is Not a Home-- It's an Office!

Woah. I kind of went through the motions of it all, and now that I look back on it I keep on telling myself, "That's how an office SHOULD be run!" I can't go through all the details, because I really do need to be getting to bed, but basically today I've been juggling three customers, a bunch of phone calls, a bunch of e-mails, and customer service with two companies.

Last night I also managed to slice and code that pivotal design I made for that one company. You know, the design I had been stuck on for months? Point-worthy at 25 points according to my pre-defined list of point-earners! But since I still have to theme it to the framework I created for the customer, I'll go ahead and give myself 15 points now and 10 points once I've finished theming.

Ah, I've got to get to bed, so here are my ratings:

January 19


January 18

Although I got the design coded late at night, I barely did anything else that day because of my headache!

Gotta wake up before noon for the inauguration tomorrow! Night.

My Head Hates Me

I woke up this morning with a headache. Again. I'm beginning to think it's my sinuses occasionally being a pain in the ass as I have allergies. Although I take Allegra, I need to really be taking Allegra D (with a decongestant), but can't afford it.

I've barely accomplished anything today since my headache didn't go away until about 9:00PM.

I'm working with a difficult client, and it just aggravated my headache. I've just been thinking tonight that I should steer clear of that work until tomorrow. Tonight I'm going to work on something straightforward that I am in control of. My difficult client tends to think he knows best, and it irks me that he would rather me do low quality work and have something ready for the next day than give me a week to put out some quality work. It makes me especially angry because my payment is a percentage of the revenues from the website I'm working on for him, and if it looks unprofessional as a result of his decisions, I'm the one that ultimately suffers. So for today I'm going to work on another client's website that I KNOW will look good and give me some positive thoughts to sit with until tomorrow.