Tag: life

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 relax today with some yoga, tai chi, meditation or a quiet walk.

My choice is yoga. I try to do this 3-4 times a week, some in the gym, some at home. The gym is getting busier, so I’m doing a bit more at home. My usual choice is Yoga with Tim, who I’m enjoyed taking some medium level workouts from over the year. My wife got me started, and he has a few nice 30 day challenges to get you going.

However, a friend got me started on Yoga with Adriene, which is more renewing, meditative, and relaxing to me. Not as hard a workout, but refreshing. I decided to pick up a video today and take it easy.

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 sleep a priority and go to bed on time, turning off devices well before you turn in.

I don’t stay up late. I tend to try and relax at night with a book or a little TV with my wife. As I get tired, I’ll usually take off my glasses and then try to go to sleep rather than try to stay awake.

I had my first COVID shot recently, and I had a rough day afterwards. Between that, the shingles vaccine and some busy days, I’m trying to stay a bit more relaxed and take care of myself. While I am still trying to enjoy a busy life, I am also trying to not push too hard.

This week, I’ve been going to bed a little earlier, and trying to sleep well. I may watch a little TV with my wife, but I’m trying to keep it light and mindless, nothing that’s intense or excites my mind. Usually some silly comedy I can laugh at, and if I miss a bit of dialog, I don’t care because the story doesn’t really matter.

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 spend as much time as possible outdoors today.

It’s a work day for me, so not a lot of time outside. However, it is spring and there are things to do after a long winter. I took advantage of the flexible work time today to do some yard work. Taking a few minutes to spread some grass seed. Move a sprinkler here and there, move some dirt around to clean up the areas that eroded over the winter.

It was a good day for a bike ride as well. My wife and I went out, with our new dog stroller, and enjoyed a bit of the longer spring day.

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 get natural light early in the day. Dim the lights in the evening.

Like many of you, I work indoors for most of my job. While I do have a window, I can get distracted on the computer and not look outside. I do try and take some breaks, and may go outside, but likely not enough.

A few days before this post, I went to get my first COVID vaccine. I was up early, outside in the car for a few hours as we drove and waited. I came back to work, but I made it a point to get up a couple times and take a 10 minute break outside. walking around a bit and enjoying the day.

Evening was good, as I tried to take it easy, so we lowered some lights, and my wife and I read a bit and chatted in bed.