January 7, 2011

The Daily Post

How do you stay focused on a task or activity? What do you do when you need to concentrate or get things done? (Say, writing a blog post)

Blog posts are no problem to focus on, most of the time.  Usually I start them and then leave them in the drafts for a bit before I actually go back and edit them.  They are almost always started after midnight too, it seems.

Focusing on everything else is what is difficult! I usually just write out a to-do list and hope that one by one I tackle the items on it.  Then once there aren’t too many items left on it, I write out a new list to condense an add stuff to it.

However, if the task has ANYTHING to do with cleaning – especially my room – it will get put off for as long as humanly possible.  Every now and then I get motivated to clean my room, but that never lasts for long. (Which is why I have been working on the major overhaul of my bedroom for the past 3 or so weeks!)

Piggy Bank Goal

You may remember one of my goals for 2010 was to put all my change into a bank and then at the end of the year see how much I had saved.

I pulled out all the quarters, because I figured it would be silly to bring it to the bank when I’d end up taking it back out later before I go on a penny trip.  I had $14 in quarters.

Then my mom said she would give me dollars for dollar coins, so I pulled those out – there were 27.  (I get 3 of these every time I buy a round trip train ticket to NYC – so I must have bought 9 through the course of the year to end up with $27, because I don’t think I get these in change anywhere else)

And finally – we brought the pennies, nickels and dimes to the bank.  I was pretty sure I only had like $5 or $7.  My mom looked at the bag and guessed that it was $17.  The bank counter said it was $19.32.  I guess I need to spend more time around change LOL  I thought it was mostly pennies, but I guess not!

So all total, I had saved $60.32 over the course of a year in my pocket change!

My first day of High School.

How was your first day of High School? Get locked in a locker? Sit by the cute and popular guy at lunch? Were you nervous? Did you get lost trying to find your classes?

I was incredibly nervous my first day of high school and ended up missing 4 of my first 8 days of school because I was having adjustment problems.  Or maybe I was just having really, really bad post concert depression as I had seen (and met) Hanson for the first time the night before. It was around this time I was diagnosed with TMJ (which, 8 years later, may finally be on its way to going away thanks to my braces…)

Rock N Roll Fridays – KISS

1. DETROIT ROCK CITY: “You gotta lose your mind in Detroit Rock City, Get up
Everybody’s gonna move their feet, Get down, Everybody’s gonna leave their seat”
Have you ever been in a line dance or group dance? What was it?
No I haven’t

2. BLACK DIAMOND: “Out on the streets for a living, Picture’s only begun, Your day is sorrow and madness, Got you under their thumb”
What would be the worst change in your life right now?
I am pretty sure there is nowhere for me to go but up right now

3. DEUCE: “Baby, if you’re feeling good, Yes, baby, if you’re feeling nice, You know your man is workin’ hard, He’s worth a deuce”
When was the last time you got a tip?
Monetary tip? April I think!

4. STRUTTER: “She wears her satin like a lady, She gets her way just like a child. You take her home and she says, “Maybe, come on, baby”, She puts you down and drives you wild”
Do you know someone who easily manipulates others?
I can’t say that I do, fortunately.

5. I WAS MADE FOR LOVIN YOU: “Tonight I wanna see it in your eyes, Feel the magic, there’s something that drives me wild. And tonight we’re gonna make it all come true, ‘Cause girl, you were made for me, And girl, I was made for you”
What was the last thing you saw in someone’s eyes?
My reflection

6. LICK IT UP: “Dont need to wait for an invitation, You gotta live like youre on vacation. Theres something sweet you cant buy with money – lick it up, lick it up, Its all you need, so believe me honey, It aint a crime to be good to yourself”
When was the last time you treated yourself to something special?
I just buy what I want when I want it so it is hard to decide.

7. LOVE GUN: “I’ll be a gambler, Baby, Lay down the bet. We’ll get together, Mama…You’ll sweat”
When was the last time you gambled?
Last month

8. HARD LUCK WOMAN: “I keep telling you hard luck woman, You ain’t a hard luck woman
You’ll be a hard luck woman, Baby, till you find your man”
Do you have hard luck, good luck or no luck lately?
Lately.. no luck. Last year I had pretty good luck, at least with winning concert tickets and the like.

9. GOD OF THUNDER: “I was born on Olympus, To my father a son, I was raised by the demons (she laughs), Trained to reign as the one”
Who is your favorite super hero?
Wonder Woman

10. BETH: “Just a few more hours, And I’ll be right home to you, I think I hear them callin’
Oh, beth what can I do? Beth what can I do?”
What was the last reason you were late or detained?
I’m never late. Usually what detains me is traffic

11. CALLIN DOCTOR LOVE: “And even though I’m full of sin, In the end you’ll let me in
You’ll let me through, there’s nothin’ you can do, You need my lovin’, don’t you know it’s true”
What can you do that helps other people?
Listen.

12. I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE STATE OF ROCK N ROLL: “I gave my blood and I gave my soul
I stood my ground and I took control, The legend’s growin’ as the story’s told, I pledge allegiance to the state of Rock ‘n Roll”
What would you pledge allegiance to if given a choice?
I think the state of rock n roll is a good choice.

13. CRAZY CRAZY NIGHTS: “And they try to tell us that we don’t belong, But that’s alright, we’re millions strong, You are my people, you are my crowd, This is our music, we love it loud”
Are you a member of a group, (church, hobby group, civic group, network)?
Hobby groups… TEC – The Elongated Collectors – www.tecnews.org

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