Friday in Linville

[linaewen]

There's not much to report here in Linville, except that it's cold and snowy, and the sun is out today.  I had a productive no-computer Wednesday, where my main accomplishment was organizing my tupperware cupboard and the pantry, and actually sitting down and reading a novel for a change.  It was a pleasant day!  Yesterday was not as productive, I'm not sure why -- I think I was just tired (from having my sleep disturbed by a coughing DH), cold, and out of sorts, and it didn't make for a good day of doing anything.  So I just loafed and finished my novel, and unpacked one box of books.

Today I have plans for some errands (a search for warmer socks is in order if we are going to keep the thermostat set low like this) and I have some reports to prepare.  More boxes could be unpacked, as well -- I'm thinking it would be a good goal for the day to fill the empty bookshelves around the place, now that they are set up and dusted.

It's already midmorning, so I guess I shall get started on that!

ETA:  I was commenting in a friend's blog and came up with this thought, when talking about being on the computer less:

Time away from the computer at the right time is a good goal, that can make a difference to many projects that might suffer otherwise. One of the things I have to figure out, though, is how to do the real work that I have to do which requires the computer without being distracted by the other things that are there at the click of a mouse button. I might have to get everything on the laptop harddrive and then remove the network card, so I stay offline for the duration of that work time! That would help a lot, I'm sure.

I'm thinking I might have to try that today, with the reports I have to prepare.  Maybe I'll have to add a "computer on but offline" day to my schedule, in addition to my "no computer" day.  :-D

I had an open box as my usericon, but I have changed it to this one by juno_icons, which I call "Tree Firmly Planted" -- it reminds me of this verse from the Psalms, which is what my real goal in life is, to be firmly planted in doing what is right, and therefore prosperous:

       He is like a tree planted by streams of water,
       which yields its fruit in season
       and whose leaf does not wither.
       Whatever he does prospers.  (Psalm 1:3)

Comments

[siradaono.livejournal.com]

You just have to remember to leave enough time to unpack books because you KNOW you'll have to look them over as you do. Books are just like that. They command and call to us.
Keep warm.
Ono

[fafojoy.livejournal.com]

I have determined that much of my wasted time is spend on the computer, yet I have to be on the computer to work. Thus, after work hours are done, I am trying a few things. One is writing on the laptop either out of range of the wireless, or by disconnecting it. Were it my desktop, I would pull the network cable. There is also something mind-numbingly comforting about a good game of Bejeweled or Solitaire, so no more than two games per day. Already I am amazed at the difference!

[meneleth.livejournal.com]

I was admiring your icon even before I reached your verse. Very nice!

[estellye.livejournal.com]

That is a gorgeous icon, Meneleth!

[meneleth.livejournal.com]

Thanks! fluidic_icon does marvelous work and (because I can't make them myself) I really appreciate being able to use her icons.

Yours is lovely as well.

Books

[tuilelindowen.livejournal.com]

You're sort of where we are at. We're getting ready to unpack books. Only we have one more thing that needs to be done first that you probably don't need to do: earthquake straps. We bought them today after lunch. Ten sets. Three for the dining room hutches (china, crystal, storage); one for the bedroom (display cabinet); six for BOOKCASES. Once they are all installed the real unpacking begins.

And I am amazed at the temperature in your house. It gets below 70 here and I go nuts. I found some real nice fluffy bedsocks and I wear a fleece sweater to bed. My body temperature always drops at night, always has since I was little, even when it is hot, so no matter how warm or cold it is in the house I still need to bundle up in order to sleep. I met a Mayan indian, Dominga, from Oxhuc when I lived in Chiapas, Mexico, who had the same night drop in temperature I had. So it must be something genetic.

So just reading about your low house temp makes me go BRRRRRRR! My god daughter turned me on to hot ginger tea over Thanksgiving. I should send you some. It helps!

[estellye.livejournal.com]

I don't know if I can take a no-computer day. It seems that a few days away has left me with quite a job of catching up! But I was thinking that someday I would get a laptap without internet to do my writing on so I won't be distracted. Also I can break up the locational monotony by carrying it to a window or outside or to a cafe or something.

I do love the new icon from Juno. It is very fitting for the verse. I think that is an admirable life goal and you are doing pretty well with it in my opinion.

*hugs!*