I see Hurricane Ike is headed way west and just a category one as it moves over Cuba.\u00a0 Our prayers must be working!\u00a0 Over the weekend I took photos of all my household and garage belongings, just to have on file.\u00a0 I also bought two big plastic tubs, so in case I have to evacuate, I can just put my needed office stuff in the two tubs and I’m set.\u00a0 It includes:
\nLaptop computer
\nExternal hard drive
\nHM Biz Checkbook
\nPortable USB adapter
\nInsurance files with photos of household items
\nSoftware cd box
\nCell phone charger
\nBlue tooth charger
\nStamps envelopes
\nFlip calendar (with bills in it) and all mail on desk
\nVitamins\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/p>\n
Also bring suitcase with clothes, shoes, bring water boots,\u00a0postage meter. at least one drum, the main CPU and printer if I have room and sandbag the front door.<\/p>\n
That’s my list.\u00a0 I don’t think I’ll need it this season, but at least I have it together.\u00a0 It\u2019s funny, I\u2019ve had a van for a decade and now have a little car, and for once I wasn\u2019t thinking about storage space when I bought it.<\/p>\n
I mowed my lawn yesterday, the swales are completely dry again *yay*\u00a0 Now that the parched areas of the yard – like along the street – have gotten saturated, there are lots of grasses growing and it is filling in again.\u00a0 I have taken my shovel out and dug out some dirt from near the drain openings under my driveway.\u00a0 I throw the dirt up into the berm.\u00a0 So it may just wash right back down, but at least I cleared it up a little.\u00a0 It feels good to go outside and work up a sweat working in my yard\u00a0like that.<\/p>\n
Full moon is Sept 15.<\/p>\n
I return calls as I drive, although I realize I shouldn’t try to do anything other than pay attention to a conversation when I am having one; rather than driving, etc.\u00a0at the same time.\u00a0 I realize in retrospect that I only listen and respond superficially, since the call has only part of my attention.<\/p>\n
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That is something I am working on: Letting people know how much of my attention they have in the moment. I used to just listen to everyone as long as they ‘needed’ me, then I grew up and realized that wasn’t productive, nor helpful in the long run for either of us.<\/p>\n
I realized that yesterday Iin a call wth a friend lapsed into my old language\u00a0about “doing all the work myself” and made it sound overly complaining.\u00a0 The truth is, I enjoy every step of the process and I prefer working alone behind the scenes.\u00a0 I have a lot of projects going on and I enjoy\u00a0the time management of it all.<\/p>\n
There are times when\u00a0people stop and say hi at church or wherever, and automatically get into networking mode about business proposals, when I’d just like to say hi and hug everyone and sing and dance around together.<\/p>\n
I always tell friends that I am happy to listen to business proposals, however\u00a0I ask that\u00a0all info be emailed to me\u00a0in a short form that tells me clearly (1) what you would like from me and (2) what\u00a0benefit\u00a0I receive.\u00a0 I won\u2019t read a big giant agreement or lengthy website about something unless you give me the short version in your own words. I have too much going on to check out everything that everyone sends me.<\/p>\n
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