Tag: coping

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to enjoy photos from a time with happy memories.

Last year in June, during the lockdown, I had all my kids with my when we went camping in South Dakota:

The June before we were all in New Zealand, looking out towards Antarctica from Dunedin.

The June before that, 2018, we went to the Painted Mine park in Colorado:

Two years before that, we were camping in Grand Lake and riding horses.

June memories have been good. Not sure why I picked that month, but those photos came to mind recently.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to make some plans to do something you find enjoyable this weekend.

This is the time of year that is a bit hectic. More travel and trying to prep the ranch for winter.

However, I actually have a couple of things to do this weekend. First, I’m aiming to take a couple hours and go watch some volleyball. A couple of the kids I’ll coach this year are playing each other in high school Saturday, so I’m going over.

Second, my cousin is in town, and I’m going to take some time to meet with him and catch up.

Not as productive a weekend as I’d like, but I’m going to enjoy the time with others and then get to work around those items.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to find a moment to sit quietly and breathe for a few minutes.

I’m traveling today. Up early, I’m going to Pasadena to our office there to see a few people and get away from my small space. I have really missed this, and I’m excited to be going.

I’m adding a note in my calendar for this trip to follow this tip twice. First, when I get to the airport, which I know will be slightly rushed, I’m going to take a minute after I purchasing food and getting to the gate to stop and sit and breathe. Usually I’m checking email or reading, but here I’m going to sit quietly.  That will be my 7:05a meeting.

I know when I get to LA, I’ll be riding up to Pasadena. I’m going to avoid music and talking for the first part of the trip, just looking out at LA and letting my mind wander. Think, breathe, and relax. The rest of the day will be busy.

I started to add a daily coping tip to the SQLServerCentral newsletter and to the Community Circle, which is helping me deal with the issues in the world. I’m adding my responses for each day here. All my coping tips are under this tag.

Today’s tip is to try something different for exercise today, however small.

My exercise routine for the last year has been roughly this:

• Yoga 2-3 times a week
• Weightlifting 1-2 times a week
• Walking 2-3 times a week, often with weight lifting
• Swimming 1x week
• Snowboarding 1-2 times every couple weeks in winter
• Hiking at times
• yardwork/chores

As a change, I decided to do a do some pilates. I had done some years ago, but haven’t done a class at all. My boss used to talk about doing some YouTube classes while traveling, so I decided to try this.

I found Move with Nicole online, which was similar to yoga, but not quite the same. I did this 30 minute workout. Holy @#$!@#@!#, that was hard. I had to break a few times, and I found some muscles I don’t use enough.

I may try to add one day a week of Pilates to my movement, but certainly I’ll be sticking with 20-30 minute sessions.