Wednesday, November 11, 2009

eh...

I've got to get back into the swing of blogging...Twitter has been spoiling me.

I've got write-ups of our two major hikes coming along for AITO and I've been working on some reviews for Epinions. That's good news...I don't think I've reviewed anything in a month! Got to get some more reviews to get more money.

Have the rest of the week off after I work tomorrow, so I'm hoping to get more motivated. Stack some wood, finish off the blog and Epinions stuff and start really buckling down and looking for a job since I sort of fell into a rut and felt sorry for myself lately and haven't been looking that hard. Kind of sad I've been unemployed 8 months.

Monday, November 9, 2009

I'm not dead...

Just was sick for a while and then went on vacation...

Photos are up...

The whole trip...

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The Jordan Cliffs/Penobscot Mountain Hike...
Jordan Cliffs/Penobscot Mountain Hike 11/5/09

Perpendicular Trail/Mansell Mountain Hike...
Perpendicular Trail/Mansell Mountain Hike 11/7/09

Friday, October 30, 2009

somewhat better

At least the bulk of the cold has left, now I'm left with some coughing and a tiny bit of a stuffy nose. I just wish the coughing would go completely away.

Thankfully last night was the first night I basically slept through the night. I needed that.

Adventure time with Sharon today!!!

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

recovering

Still feel sick...I think all the work on Sunday set me back a bit...however the leanto is finished. Check it out in the leanto building set...

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Saturday, October 24, 2009

sick

I've caught my annual fall cold...not sure what it is, but it seems to be following the normal path. Wake up with a sore throat for a day, then my head clogs up, then I start coughing and then it takes a while for the nose to clear up and the coughing to go away.

Of course, this time it occurred in the middle of our review at the store so I ended up working close to 30 hours in three days all the while being sick. At least by yesterday afternoon we had passed, so the work was worth it and now we don't have to worry about it for a while.

In the meantime I'm trying to catch up on sleep. Slept most of today away and then tonight we're driving to the Catskills to do some more work on the shelter before coming back on Monday.

Monday, October 19, 2009

snow

Look what we had yesterday...

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It only added up to maybe half an inch to an inch, but still, October 18th in Eastern Massachusetts and there was snow...go figure. When I lived in Greenville in Maine or in Lyndonville in Vermont, it would usually be the end of October before we'd get snow in the lower elevations.

Strange weather I suppose.

Crazy week coming up...yikes.

Sunday, October 18, 2009

39 and rain

It looks like November has come a bit early for us as a Nor'easter makes its way up the coast and we're treated to weather like this. Makes me glad for the wood stove and for the comfort of a hot cup of coffee.

Makes it kind of hard to do landscaping at the store for our corporate review though...I'm going to be running around like a chicken without a head this week.

Not sure what is up, buy my insomnia seems to be returning. I think it's the fact that the heat is on and the stove is going. It dries me out while I sleep since the humidity gets so low and I end up sleeping like crap. I swear, I was exhausted last night, laid down and proceeded to toss and turn all night. Woke up feeling like I was run over by a mac truck. I've got to clean the humidifier and hook it up in the bedroom. It doesn't completely solve the problem, but it helps.

That or I need to get some ambien.

In the meantime, I can get some other work done as I'm stuck inside.