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Tag: coping

  • Daily Coping 28 Sep 2021

    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 extra water day. Drink a bit more than you usually do.

    I try to drink a decent amount of water, but I’ve gotten out of the habit at times. When the pandemic first locked things down, I started to fill 4 water bottles and leave them on my desk, with the goal of drinking them all each day.

    Slowly, I’ve gotten away from that. Today, I’m going back to that. Three large water bottles on the desk this morning.

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    I’m going to try and rebuild a good habit of drinking more water.

  • Daily Coping 27 Sep 2021

    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 experiment with a new healthy recipe today for a meal.

    I like cooking, but even if you don’t, find something and give it to the person that cooks for you. Or try something new at a restaurant.

    My wife wanted to do the Whole 30 diet. I’m working to accomodate her, and find some recipes that work for her. I had planned on one thing, and altered it slightly for her to meet the diet. I made some sheet pan fajitas, served over lettuce. Chicken in this link, but  switched to steak.

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    A big hit with the family, though she didn’t get the guacamole that the rest of us did.

  • Daily Coping 24 Sept 2021

    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 walk away from your desk for 5 minutes. Find a quiet place and just be.

    I struggle to take short breaks from my desk. I have no problem burning an hour at the gym, but taking 5 minutes mid morning or in the late afternoon is a struggle.

    As I wrote this, I was in Santa Fe with my wife, working in our horse trailer.

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    I am taking some breaks to go film her competitions, but those are set events and it’s about a 5 minute walk, a 15-20 minute film, and then 5 minutes back. Good breaks, and I’m getting in some movement, but it’s not relaxing. I feel stressed to get back to work.

    However, I saw this tip and decided to try it. I got up, walked outside, and just looked around at the Santa Fe day. This is the view just outside the door.

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    I decided to just come out a couple times today, stand here, enjoy the warm air, and just look around. No agenda, no purpose.

    It was a nice break. We’ll see if I can do this more when I get home.

  • Daily Coping 23 Sept 2021

    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 touch base with a friend and share something you appreciate about having them in your life.

    I don’t do this enough. I did earlier in the pandemic, but I’m starting to try and rebuild some of this habit.

    Today I reached out to a friend in Denver and texted back and forth for a few minutes to catch up and schedule lunch. I told them how much I appreciate the little time we get together and the change to share in each others’ lives.