I assumed everyone knew this, but apparently not.  The ones who die from swine flu or the H1N1 virus all have other medical issues going on as well.  If you’re relatively healthy and strong, it’s just another flu and the bug will pass through you in 5-7 days.  Don’t be freaked out thinking “OMG they are closing schools near me, I am in danger”.  It’s just a flu.  Even if you’re diagnosed with it. It’s just a flu.  It will pass.  Get medical attention but don’t freak out.

Then when it’s over, start eating healthier and you’ll build your immune system so it’s easier in case there’s ever a next time.

I finally got the June Horizons Magazine done and it will go to the printer on time.  This is the first time I’ve finished it so close to the wire.  I layout most of the articles and the ads 4-5 months ahead of time.  Advertisers pay up to a year in advance, so I know to include them.  My final layout week each month is – more than graphic layout – mostly me taking care of the bookkeeping end of it, making sure everyone who is going in is paid.  That’s probably the smartest thing I do, business-wise: is to not let clients owe me.  If they want the discount price, they pay in advance.  That way, no one has bad feelings because someone else didn’t do what they said they were going to do.  Especially when dollars are involved.  That way, relationships are saved and honest people are kept honest.  So this past week has been a lot of hours at the computer each day, with a flurry of last minute ads and phone calls.  I skipped church on Sunday to work as well, and finally by the end of Sunday I knew I’d have the magazine done on time.  Whew! Continue reading →

I’m coming to the end of final layout on the June Horizons. I’ve never cut it this close before, and I got slammed with last minute ads.  About 10pm last night I got to a place where I know I can finish on time.  It means working 10-14 hours today, but it will be an easy and fun part of the job. All day, I go back and forth between my desktop and laptop computers, and some of my programs show up differently on each one.  Whether it’s the difference between Windows XP and Windows Vista, the capacity of the computer itself, or some internal settings I am unaware of, I view different screens with different options. Continue reading →

Remember the old question: If someone offered you a million dollars to push a button which would kill someone else, and no one would know you did it, would you do it?Would you still do it if you knew by doing so, that would add your name to the list of those willing to play that game, which means you might be the next one to be destroyed by someone else upon their decision to choose the million dollars. What games are you signed up for? Do any of these sound familiar?

The Game of Lying
Your entry into this game is by telling small fibs, exaggerating, distorting and/or censoring, and telling outright lies to anyone for any reason. Once you’ve joined this game, you can expect to attract fibs, lies, exaggerations, distortion and censorship at any time, from any one. Continue reading →

Friday, May 15, 2009.   Final layout is almost done on the June Horizons Magazine. Wow, I am late finishing it this month.  I woke up this morning at 3:30 am, did my meditation and now, just 2 hours later, I am going to go back to bed for a few hours. After my little tummy bug bout on Monday, I’ve skipped my evening yoga this week to conserve my energy.  That sounds funny as I type it – skip my yoga to conserve energy??  I do some stretches here and there all throughout the day, but I’m not doing anything inverted or taxing.  I know that simple yoga stretches can really work your muscles, and I’m all for daily yoga.  It keeps my muscles long and limber, and keeps me sane.  So it’s essential for me to do some form of it off and on throughout the day, to keep the energy lines open inside my body.

I started back yesterday eating every few hours and am now fully hydrated and feel fairly fueled.  Yesterday for lunch I made an onion, carrot and celery soup, sauteing the vegetables to a caramel before adding fresh basil, rosemary and tomato from the garden.  Then I added some vegetable broth and a few butter peas; forty minutes later it was delicious.   When I am feeling low energy, an intense veggie and greens soup fixes me right up.  I drank the broth on and off throughout the day, and had some watermelon and a slice of Ezekiel toast with tomato.  I’m glad now that I made enough soup to have some for today as well.

Now, for me, time to go back to bed for a couple of hours and then get up to finish the mag.  I’ve got just 186 emails left to go, only about 30 of them are ads for the June magazine.  The rest are just awaiting response or action after I get my job to the printer.  I usually run about 100 emails a day behind, but I get through them pretty quickly.

Life is good!

Thursday, May 14, 2009.  I woke up this morning feeling rested and revived after my little tummy bug or whatever it was earlier this week.  So now I just have to get right to work finishing the June Horizons so I can get it to the printer on time.   Since I have to give that project my first fruits this morning, I will just here include my Facebook posts for the past couple of days. Continue reading →

Wednesday, May 13, 2009.    I feel back to normal today. I went to the bank and post office first thing yesterday while I had energy, then worked for about 5 hours on the June magazine.  Then I basically napped and lolled around the rest of the day while I took last minute ad deadline phone calls.   I ate very lightly: some soup, a Lean Cuisine turkey and vegetables meal for supper, a boiled potato with some broccoli for dinner.  So I am now kind of late working on the June Horizons but I think I can do it in time.  It always works out for me somehow.  When I know something has to be done on time, I always muster the  where with all to do it.  I am going to implement some new and improved policies for eating.  I already, for the most part, eat the right foods.  I still have a habit, though,  of overeating rice, bread and pasta.  My new policies include: Continue reading →

I woke up yesterday morning about 4:00am and began a 12 hour session of tummy upset. No fun! Especially when I have exactly 5 days to get the magazine to the printer.  I’d spent most of Sunday afternoon sleeping, which I seldom do – sleep the day away.  I am not a recreational sleeper, so for me to spend extra time sleeping, I must need it.  I felt fine Sunday, and after I woke up, I cooked some chicken with rice and ate it about 5pm.  When I woke up at 4:00am Monday feeling really icky, my first thought was I might be overdoing it by eating chicken several times a week as I’ve been doing.  Then later yesterday it occurred to me to take my temperature, and it was 100.8.  (Right now it’s 98.2.)  So maybe it was a tummy bug moving through my system, instead of me eating something that disagreed with me.

Whatever it was, it was a good reminder that I have been getting a little lax in my eating habits.  I ate Chinese food a couple of times last week, which is no big deal except that restaurant food contains hidden fats, and fats are what my body reacts adversely to.  The past couple of years I have made it a point to have only one substantial meal each day, and 2 lighter meals: salads, soups, and my body likes that routine.  But the past week, after eating (vegetarian) Chinese food for lunch, I would then cook some chicken and rice for dinner.  That makes for a day of heavy eating for me.  And I did it a few days in a row.  So when I woke up and was sick, I figured that was what it was due to.  It was a good reminder to get back on track, and what happens when I stray. Continue reading →

Monday May 11, 2009.    Ugh.  have been in bed since 4am feeing mega-icky.  Very humbling when others have to do for you.  Am finally getting some Emergence’ cranberry in me and feeling like I can walk to the window to look out.  Almost time to go back to bed!