It's official; we're adopting the porch cat whose photos have been lighting up the book of face. Her name is now PHRYNE, because she will charmingly get all up in your business before you even know it. Mycroft, true to his name, is kind of a grump about it all.

SO EXCITE!

Ha, that's so funny that you got married there! It looks gorgeous.

It's really lovely. You won't have leaves on the trees then, so it lessens the effect, but it's still really nice. AND 3 MINUTES FROM ME.

I mean, it's literally 1.2 miles from me, so I could walk it, but it's all uphill. Like, SUPER uphill. So that would never happen.

Phryne is a perfect name--she's a glossy black, like character-Phryne's bob!

Cute character drawings, Gud!

Wafting feel-betters to those what need them. Day four of dizzying headache. Closed eyes in a dark room is booooring.

Congrats Porch Cat Phryne! You landed well.

My current working setup is a big comfy chair with my computer on a side table and keyboard and mouse on a laptop board.

I have moved my computer into my great room and have set up a 'Cagney couch' next to the dining table. It's pretty great. The wider, open space seems to inspire me.

I wish, however, something would contribute to some extreme focus.

I need to create a fb fan page, an online course/ebook client attraction thingie, do something with the parts of my wordpress website that aren't working.

It is all, totally ARGH and I am vexed. VEXED. Why can't I afford to get someone to do all this for me?

I wish Ginger was here to talk me through pdf stuff.

Speaking of same, have any of you used Prezi? I love the look of it, but wonder if it is worth the learning curve.

Send inspiration and, you know, actual ability!

Hil, will you be around then, or back in NJ with your family for the holidays/school break?

Probably in NJ, but I'm not sure -- might be coming back to Cincinnati earlier.

Is anyone around and up for being a productivity buddy? I have procrastinated to the point of panic and paralysis, and I *have* to nudge some things along tonight (like planning work tomorrow and communicating such to my helper and a client).

All right, I'm just going to post here for my own accountability, feel free to scroll.

Done so far: shower and a 1/4 Xanax (bless the drugs), put away a few articles of clothes (each time I go into the bedroom for something, I put away a few things), sent three overdue messages for work, counted how many scheduled work days I have left to complete the project from hell, started filling in my planner for the week, made a pitcher of iced tea.

Next: two more work messages, get an insurance quote for the car I'm buying, message my doctor's assistant, put away dishes. That is pretty much what I *have* to get done tonight, I think. Need to look back through planner to see what else has fallen through the cracks.

Setting timer for 25 min and... onward. When I get going all my anxiety seems so dumb. I try to remember during the anxiety but it's a work in progress.

Are you still going, smonster?