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 give your body a boost by laughing or making someone laugh.

I was in Las Vegas a few weeks ago and went to a comedy show. My wife and I enjoy comedy and thought it would be a good night out with friends.

It was bad. Not the worst show, but probably top 2 or 3 bad ones. I can’t believe the headliner was on a marquee outside the MGM.

I didn’t laugh that night, but I decided to do something different when I made this tip. Instead of music or the radio when I ran errands, I decided to put on my Pandora comedy station. I have one built from Ricky Gervais, Greg Giraldo, and Dave Chappelle. I even kept it going with headphones while in the store.

I laughed in the car out loud, and smiled in the store.

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 eat some healthy food. Try something new today.

I am trying to be healthier and eat better. I’m also like cooking and am regularly looking for new recipes. As a part of my diet, I limit the things I eat most days, which sometimes get hard for the family. I was making a ground turkey meatloaf each week for dinner, and I knew others were getting tired of it. So I looked around.

I found this recipe for a turkey zucchini meatloaf with feta and gave it a try, changing up the normal broccoli for asparagus. It was a slight change, but it was more moist and tasty to everyone.

I also made some homemade baked french fries for everyone else. None for me.

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.

The weather is getting better in Denver. I’m still expecting snow sometime this spring, but last week we had a number of days that were sunny and 50x, 60s, and 70s. Need some moisture, but while we don’t have it, I’m trying to take advantage of things and enjoy a little more outside time.

I write these ahead of time, so this is for Saturday, 9 Apr.

I had an interview with DotNetDave in the morning, so I caught up on some work before that. I went outside around 12, planning to get a few things done around the house. First was replacing generator battery cables. Slightly unnerving, but something that needed to be done.

Next I worked on some landscaping around the generator, which I’ve been meaning to clean up before everything starts growing like crazy. Hard work, but good to be outside.

Finally, I spent a little time cleaning up the area around the water hydrant in the field. We had it replaced a little over a week ago. I had helped dig part of it up and then filled the hole when I was done, but before I could tamp down the dirt more, we went out of town. Today was cleaning up that area and removing panels.

I also had a helper (not really)

Around this I slipped into town and lifted weights, but I took a walk around the area near the gym to warm up instead of riding the bike to enjoy the outside world.

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 commit to being more active this week.

I tend to exercise regularly, though I’ve become less concerned if I miss a day or two than I was in the past. I’m a big fan of small steps, and rather than make this a month goal, let’s try making it a week goal.

I’m writing this in advance, so I’m noting this particular tip the week before and I’m starting on Tuesday, 5 Apr, to get through the week. Here’s my commitment, and I’ll try to update this once the post publishes:

Updates with my effort over the week.

• 5 Apr – yoga, class scheduled for this evening – DONE
• 6 Apr – weight lifting – I have morning meetings, but then I’ll go to the gym. – DONE
• 7 Apr – possibly skiing, trying to decide if I can get away. If not, I’ll likely try to swim – DONE – Cardio class with my wife
• 8 Apr – Yoga, scheduled – DONE
• 9 Apr – Saturday, and I’ll aim to bike and lift, legs today – Done–  yardwork and legs at the gym
• 10 Apr – Coaching all day, which makes things tough. I am hoping to find 20 minutes either early in the am or late in the day for a light yoga session on YouTube. – FAIL – nothing. coached from 7am-430p, drove home, had dinner, lay down
• 11 Apr – Back to yoga class, hopefully a hard one – Done – scheduled for this afternoon

This isn’t far from a normal week, but if I can get something in on the 10th, I’ll make my goal.