I'd like to have that schedule, I think, Consuela. Having a time during business hours to run errands would make mylife so much simpler, and while I do think 8 hours is kind of too long, 10hours is not much longer, if that makes sense.

It is an Extension and it's called "Micro Breaks": [link] Suzi

I am doing extremely tedious online training modules so I can qualify to be a substitute teacher. It's very hard to concentrate, since there are guys all over the property! The two guys renovating the upstairs bathroom have been joined by two more guys, who have started taking down the useless chimney which runs down the middle of the house. Meanwhile, there is a ginormous crew who are replacing the roof on the barn. We budgeted for the bathroom before we moved in, but not the 15k reproofing, sadly. Had to be done though.

Still, lots of people! Doing things! And machines and hammering and ladders and and clomping around! It's hard to concentrate on "Concussions in Schools: Prevention, Control, Treatment."

That would definitely not be conducive to tedious training! (As important as concussion prevention is....) But probably is conducive to living in the house in the long run.

My work is a very strange mix between being at a desk behind a computer, in a studio, on the road, working on a construction site, and sitting in meetings usually away from the office.

I'm hoping to have a big drop in my cholesterol from being at altitude for 9 days

I didn't know that was a side effect. How did you handle the altitude? Living at sea level it is quite a shock when I visit high places. The last time I went I super-hydrated and that seemed to completely eliminate the headaches, which was awesome. My body still thinks there is no air though, zero stamina. Bodies!

Thanks -t, it has been loaded!

I'm working volunteer management for a small con this weekend. It is called HexaCon and is all about gaming. Role playing games, card games, board games... The game library is HUGE! It is the first year for this con and they have had 200 registrations so far. Not too shabby.

I am doing extremely tedious online training modules so I can qualify to be a substitute teacher.

Do you have headphones? DH uses his beats when he needs to concentrate.

It's sort of weird to have a govt shutdown actually impact my work & life. If by midnight, I'm likely going to have to work next Saturday;if still on by midnight Sunday, it's work as usual, the whole exercise will be rescheduled. Still get paid & all, we're indirect. And we're trying to schedule phone screens, so I had to tell hr to wait until Monday to even think about scheduling.

I do, but they don't make the slide-and-voiceover-reading the exact-words-on-the-slide any more interesting.

It also means that for the average person with an expected work week of 50 hours - at least. 20 percent of their time is unproductive.

Reading this after my quarterly goals review meeting where part of the reason I got 90% on my review was because my boss felt I could be more productive - that there are swings in my productivity where I don't get a lot done, and then weeks where I produce a huge amount of work - really hits home.

To be all me me me: I'm on the bipolar spectrum, and in me it manifests as cycles of Doing All The Things, followed by cycles of Ugh Nope Can't. I need to talk to my psych about adjusting my meds. But I'm tired and stressed, I don't want to cope with anything, and I had a meltdown last night after the meeting so now I'm dealing with the crying hangover.

Hi, my name is Jilli, and I'm going to blurt things out at all of you because you make me feel better.