Challenge 45: Get what I need at work

February 26, 2010

It hasn't started raining yet, and I'm feeling like I should be out with the dog (before it starts) instead of in here writing. But it's so cozy inside my blankets, and so here I am. Must take dog out when I'm done.

Yesterday's no complaining challenge was cool and interesting to me. It was almost as if the no complaining about my knees made them actually hurt less. Like, I didn't even really think about it much yesterday, outside of a few trips up and down my stairs. That just goes to show that when I don't put a bunch of attention on something (bad/that hurts/etc) that it becomes less bad or hurtful. I loved learning that. And it just occurred to me last night as I was cooking dinner. No complaining. Implement that more.

Also got some not so great news about my car that was in the shop. Basically, it's an old car that hadn't been driven enough, and the front suspension (and a bunch of other things I forget) is completely shot and would cost much more to replace than the car is even worth. The mechanic said that the car would be drivable for a bit longer if we put new tires on it, and suggested we do that and drive it until it just won't drive anymore. Now, usually, that news would probably make me feel doomed. Like "what the heck am I going to do now!?" but for some reason yesterday, it all seemed manageable. It felt like me and Vaughn were a team and we were going to figure out what to do, and it would be ok. So we went to get new tires. Good enough for now.

Vaughn is up in Tahoe for the weekend, so it's just me and the dog since last night. I don't have to work til 1, so I'm going to take him out, get the house organized, and go to the post office. At work, there are some things I've been needing and haven't really gotten them for myself. So that's my challenge today.

Challenge 45: Get what I need at work


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