Drunken Owls and Other Delights

...I just don't want them to be based on passive internet scrolling anymore, is all. A suggested I try out Squaredle, which is basically word game site should keep me busy and occupied during my work breaks. That's all I ask for. I did buy me a crossword puzzle book but it hasn't been doing the trick (especially when I'm having a busy day and don't want to think), so maybe I should put one of my word search magazines in my bag instead. 

But yeah, the Day Job has been a bit chaotic these last couple of weeks, between the bad weather, the good weather following, the upcoming holiday (Valentine's Day) and today's football game, not to mention being short-staffed due to scheduling and/or call-outs. I've been rather exhausted by the end of the shift after trying to keep everything running smoothly. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't (and sometimes I wonder why I bother). Hopefully next week will be significantly less nutty.

 Thankfully my cough and congestion lasted a mere couple of days and I was back to work on Friday. Speaking of which, my hours have been cut back a few per week and I'm only doing about 30 - 32 rather than the 35-38, and I have it on good authority that it's basically just that time of the year when it quiets down a little bit. There aren't any major holidays coming up until Easter and Memorial Day that would affect a grocery store. Which is fine with me as I'm still getting over thirty hours, they're glad to have me there, and our store is actually one of the better ones in terms of sales! 

Also in the day job universe, glass cases have now been installed on sections of two aisles. One is the biggest improvement: the hard liquor that wasn't already locked up. [The usual cast of idiots would always hit our vodka, whiskey and tequila but rarely anything else.] The other, as you will probably have already guessed, is the toiletries such as meds, detergents and cleaners. It's kind of sad that so many stores have had to do this, even despite getting security as we have, but we're doing out best to make the wait as minimal as possible. We still get so many customers coming in saying how much they love our store, and I've even gotten personal thanks from a few who thought we did an ace job helping them.

Meanwhile...I'm still working on the social media detox. It's gotten to the point on the phone where I uninstalled one of the web browsers and removed one from the screen. I do find that the Out of Sight Out of Mind Method of avoiding distraction works pretty well for me, so let's see if this works. It's another thing entirely here in Spare Oom, but I'll figure out something. There's also the issue of Avoidance here at the PC -- I know I need to work on the MU4 project, like, NOW, but hey maybe I should blog first or wait time for dinner hmm I should probably clear out my emails oh damn it all it's 8pm already too late to start anything.

Time to remind myself: just shut the f*** up and DO it already!


Anyhoo...hope everyone has a good week ahead!

I probably should be concerned that I'm working on Diwa & Kaffi Revision Version 2.1 at a snail's pace, but that's because I've been semi-distracting myself by watching BBC's Gardeners' World with A in the evenings. It's a distraction, yes, but it's a rather enjoyable and relaxing one, even if my thumbs are nowhere near the color green. Besides, the level of productivity has shifted back and forth since I started it. I'll get through a huge segment quickly one day, only to slog through five paragraphs the next. It happens.

Anyhoo...new month, new attempt to return to schedules. I'm trying to be good and get back into the habit of exercising in the morning. Just a few stretches and crunches, but I've noticed that doing it every single day has in fact shown results, so I may as well get back into it! I'm also trying to get back into the Daily Words again. Inspiration has semi-struck, so I'm curious as to where this will all go.

Other than that, not too much to report. Hope everyone has a good Fourth of July!

No, Jon.  Making plans to get stuff done today and then doing the exact opposite is NOT what you should be doing.  Eesh.  You're done distracting yourself?  Good.  Now GET TO WORK YOU LAZYBUTT.