Tag: Blogging

The Daily EO: August 28th, 2012

This is my 200th post.

And since I should mark this somewhat arbitrary milestone, it seems a good time to let you all know that Emile and I are moving to Vancouver.  Yes, we are taking the plunge and heading west.

West where there are jobs.  Where there is rain instead of snow.   Where there are no spiders, just kittens.  West where mana can be purchased at the grocery store.  Where the subway is called the pleasing SkyTrain.  Where colds don’t last as long – if you even get one.

August 28th, 2012 Extra-Ordinary:    Saddle up the Fit, it’s another road trip west.

 

The Daily EO: August 9th, 2012

I go through times that I find it very difficult to write the EO.  Not because I don’t enjoy it, but sometimes it doesn’t flow.  It feels like the fingers are as stiff as the words.  And that has been true for the last couple of days.  You’ve probably noticed I am consistently one day behind.

Anyways, sometimes when I have these blocks, I am just really tired like I was a couple of days ago.  Other times there is another culprit.  And this time it is anxiety.  Why am I anxious?  Well, we have no jobs, limited income and in three weeks, no place to live.  I think that enough to cause some level of concern.  But I can handle that.  But what I cannot handle is the lack of plan to deal with these things.   And I don’t mean that I need to find us jobs and housing tomorrow, I just need a plan of attack to deal with all the above.  It needs to cover likely contingencies, and provide actions for me to feel in control.

I don’t know what city we are moving to, I don’t know what jobs we are going to get and I don’t know the timeframe for these things.  Can I come up with a plan of attack to deal with all of this?  We’ve agreed to sit down to start a plan tomorrow – and I think it is because Emile cannot handle watching me vibrate any more.  I am a delight to live with.

August 9th, 2012 Extra-Ordinary:  I feel better already with only a plan to make a plan.

The Daily EO: May 29th, 2012

I’ve entered a period of time that I don’t feel like writing – I suppose you’ve noticed in my more sporadic – and brief – entries as of late.  There is so much going on in my head, a level of heightened anxiety that I don’t want to examine in depth now.  That doesn’t mean I want to stop writing The Daily EO – it’s just I want you to know that sometimes they don’t come easy.  I guess that is when I need to push through and remember why I write this in the first place.

Breaking News: As I write this, our cat Beavis caught and killed a mouse.  Outside, not in our house.  He’s feeling pretty smug, but he still expects his regular food – no raw, stringy mouse meat for him.

Today’s EO. . .  Today’s EO. . .  Um…..

Okay . . . back from surfing the internet. . . .  Um. . .

It doesn’t help having Emile watching Penn & Teller’s BullShit in the background.

Okay. . . focus.. .  .

You know what it was?  The small order of french fries from Wendy’s – fresh and salty.  Oh, so salty.  So crunchy, so fatty.

Damn it.  Now I have to run with the mosquitos.

May 29th, 2012 Extra-Ordinary:  French Fries so good they overshadowed by the junior burger.

Maintenance May Day 29:
SMALL fries and JUNIOR burger (body, wallet)

The Daily EO: April 19th, 2012

If you are a blogger on WordPress, than you know about all the upgrades that you can make with just a little cash.  I have only been at this for a month or two, so it seems perhaps I should figure out the free stuff first, then move on to the upgrades when I get this huge following and a book deal.  Um, yeah, I’m not holding my breath either.

Nonetheless, I decided that I could wait for any rings, dings or whatevers on my blog.  I hardly even post pictures, let alone needing all sorts of widgets.  But there was one thing that my WordPress Dashboard always had highlighted in pale yellow right at the top.  It said “Make your blog your domain.  $17 a year to own http://www.thedailyeo.com”   Do I need to own the http://www.thedailyeo.com?  Not really, after all, most of my followers do it via e-mail.  And it’s not exactly hard to find my blog from Google or Yahoo!.  If you were looking.

So, I never signed up.  I don’t need it.

We were watching an episode from Mad Men this evening from Season 3 (skip ahead if this is a spoiler).  Anyways, Joan’s husband comes home with the wonderful news that he is going to be a surgeon!  In the Army!  In 1963!  Just 6 weeks of basic training, then he’d practice out of New York, and maybe be sent to this Vietnam thing going on – but that was unlikely.  Wasn’t Joan so happy for him?   I turned to Emile and said “You can’t join the Army without my approval.”   He answered back “You can’t buy a domain without my approval.”

April 19th, 2012 Extra-Ordinary:  Emile has a free pass to join the Army any time he wants.

www.thedailyeo.com

The Daily EO: April 12th, 2012

WordPress has a lot of statistics that you can review to understand who is reading your blog.  It is interesting and addictive.   When I wake up in the morning, four thoughts go through my head:

1.  Is it late enough to consider getting up?

2.  I wonder if my morning post-pee weight will be down from yesterday.

3. Did I get any e-mails?

4. Did I get any WordPress views, comments or followers overnight?

The stats available are things like the country the views were from (so far today 2 x South Korea, 2 x UK, 1 x Canada, 1 x USA), what tags are the most popular (1. Food 2.  Religion 3. Fitness), and who referred the person to the site (if applicable).  (PS, these stats do not include those of you who get this via e-mail unless you visit the blog).  It also shows search engine terms that resulted in a person finding you and coming to the blog.  Today a search engine referred someone to this blog because they typed in “daily eo”.  Wow!  Someone actually typed in “Daily EO” into a search engine.  Wait a minute!  That means I am in search engines!  I checked Yahoo! and Google, and there I am – The Daily EO, if you type in the “daily eo”.  (if Google doesn’t help you out by changing it to “daily word”).

Last week, I picked up my first stranger follower (hey there, healthdemystified!).  Not that he is strange, just that I don’t know him.  As well, I got 3 stranger likes.  (likes on a post from someone I don’t know).   So, now I am writing for friends, acquaintances and strangers.  And for some reason that seems more pressure filled.  Somehow I now have to be more entertaining, more witty, funnier, and more insightful than I have before.

A couple of days ago, I was speaking with a friend and we were discussing our husbands.  We were wondering why we both are successful managers who are calm and respectful to our team members almost all of the time, but why we go over edge when our husbands put dirty dishes on the dishwasher.  (WHY!!?  WHY!?  Just put it in the dishwasher!  You got this far, just put it in!!!   *deep breath*)  Why do we treat those we love worse than those who are not as precious to us?  Are we more secure in those relationships?  Are can we be the authentic selves because we know we are loved?

Why do I have to be better for strangers than I am for those I care most about?

April 12th, 2012 Extra-Ordinary:  Looking for the answer, but knowing that asking the question is just as important.