Is there more coffee?

[jadesfire]

I am not feeling particularly awesome today. Mostly, I am cold, tired and hungry (I just ate, so am waiting for it to kick in). And a little grumpy, but that's just randomised stress that I can't seem to get rid of.

Despite this, today I am awesome because I cycled all the way to work in 21 minutes. And that included two nose-blowing stops, because damn, it's cold out there. Also, I am awesome because I got coffee from the staff room without getting cake as well. That's been one of my big blind-spots lately, I think. I'll help myself to a piece at morning break, then another at lunch, then completely forget about them and have another with afternoon break. I think. It's hard to tell, since I tend to forget! So the plan down to Easter is not to have the cake at all, which will be horribly hard, but then I can go back to having it after Easter once I know I'm in charge, not it! I will be master of my own cake consumptions! Mwahahahaha *cough*

Thanks for all the recipes yesterday, guys. Between you and the BBC Good Food magazine, I fully intend to eat well over the coming months :)

So tell me, how are you awesome today?

Comments

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

I am awesome because I gave the dog a good long walk - even though my throat hurts and my glands are swelling...

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Oh noes! Make sure you get plenty of rest as well!

But that definitely counts as awesome, and I'm sure the dog appreciates it :) Is that him/her in your icon?

[mad-jaks.livejournal.com]

That's my Milo!boy yes. Not long now, and then I can go home and *sleep*

[stackcats.livejournal.com]

Cake is my weakness too. It's just so... cakey.

I am awesome because I managed not to buy a bunch of books I wanted while browsing Amazon.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Ooh, not buying books is HARD.

As is not eating cake! It would be fine if I could stop after one piece, or even remember that I've eaten one piece, but until I can, I've had to take myself off cake.

Hopefully it'll just make me appreciate it even more after Easter ;)

[aeron-lanart.livejournal.com]

I am awesome because I managed to buy 2 tickets in row C of the Stalls at the Phil in Liverpool for John Barrowman's concert in October before the ticket site slowed to a crawl.

Oh and I'm running at a default of awesome as I'm cycling/using the train to get to work even though I'm on nights.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Fantastic! *twirls you* You're going to have a great time :)

[azure-chaos.livejournal.com]

On, now that's really awesome :)

[blackmare-9.livejournal.com]

I am awesome in many ways this morning.

I packed most of what I need for drawing classes last night, so I'm not scrambling the way I used to.

I am giving myself enough time to get to the bank before class.

I've remembered that I need to print some dog photos to take with me so that I can do sketches for my next animal portrait client between classes.

I am not freaking out and panicking over my finances, but finding ways to earn more and take control.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

That's so organised! Sounds like it's making your morning much easier to cope with :)

I'm so glad the move has been good for you - it seems like you're getting much more work and that it's really coming together \o/

[blackmare-9.livejournal.com]

Oh, darling. Thinking of myself as "organized" is kind of ... new to me. I've been improving but it is such a slow, painful process.

I just now remembered that it would help if I had the address for the place in Savage where I have to go this afternoon. At least I remembered before leaving the house this time.

[blackmare-9.livejournal.com]

I am really impressed, by the way, with your determination in the Battle of Cake, and with your bike-riding, and everything.

I know it's a constant struggle -- I have my own versions of that -- and I'm proud of you for keeping on.

Also, I forgot to mention that I am awesome because I've become more proactive about getting work. I'm finding opportunities to promote myself instead of waiting to get noticed. This isn't really in my nature, and feels odd, but I think it's working.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

*grin* I love the capitalisation there. The Battle of the Cake makes it sound like there should be broadswords involved.

Like you said above, it's a slow painful process, and I very much have to battle the attitude of "if it's hard/difficult/causes you discomfort you shouldn't do it". It's the kind of thing that's true in some circumstances, but is too easy to apply to everything.

Go you! It certainly seems like you keep posting "I got a commission from talking to someone" - would be interesting to go back through your journal and see how many times that comes up!

[miss-zedem.livejournal.com]

*squishes you*

Although, do we need to worry about you moving on to plans to become master of the universe once you've conquered the cake thing? ;)

Today I am awesome because I took a different route back from the park with the dog rather than one of the routes I know. It's a good sign - I usually love taking different routes and/or getting lost, but I've been oddly resistant to doing it since we got here. Mini-exploring, yes, but a step in the right direction \me/

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Today, the lemon cake. Tomorrow the chocolate one. The day after, THE WORLD!!!

Mwahahahahahahaha*cough*

Exploring sounds like a good thing. The place must have some things to recommend it ;)

[phoenix64.livejournal.com]

You know what? Today I am awesome just because. Today I don't find myself getting weepy at the smallest thing. Today I feel good for no reason other than the absence of a reason not to feel good. To me? That's AWESOME.

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

\phoenix/

In fact, let's add some pompoms to that.

*\phoenix/*

Sounds pretty damn awesome to me :)

[naye]

AHAHA scheduled an "information seminar" & first job interview with 24 hour's notice and am ALMOST ready to go. (Sleep. Lack of sleep will be a problem...!)

You will beat the cake! ♥

[jadesfire2808.livejournal.com]

Eee! Good luck! *crosses everything*

*uncrosses to type*

*grin* Beating the cake sounds kind of messy and was definitely hard work :)

[azure-chaos.livejournal.com]

Hope it goes/went well :)

[crystalshard.livejournal.com]

I am awesome today because I finally got the timing for Art Thou Troubled? right. This is good, because my singing exam is in just over a week.

[azure-chaos.livejournal.com]

Oh, I'm so awesome today just for surviving it while in so much pain, I think.

I was awesome yesterday for the amount of research I did for the fic I'm working on (it would have been great if I'd been able to write on it today, but we take our awesomes where we can).

I'm not sure if I'm awesome for the ridiculous amount of bunnies my brain is producing but I'm definitely awesome for remaining sane in the face of their rampant reproducing.

Re: Cake - if you have a tendency to forget maybe limit it to the depressing work days (which for me used to be Monday and Thursday for some reason), obviously after you've achieved your goal of no cake til after Easter ;) But it'd be very easy to fall back into the same thing so while you're surviving each break with resisting, you need to be coming up with a plan for when you allow yourself to have that treat ;) Oh, what about a sticker chart, a little gold star or smiley face for every break you survive and then a reward when you survive so many? Why yes, we do have a small child around, what gave it away? lol.

Well done on your continued resistance, it's made even more awesome because it's probably even more tempting when you're not feeling so great. Well done :) Also, the cycling thing is brilliant too...haven't ridden a bike in...well, forever... I'd probably fall off without stabilisers lol. I have a mobility scooter though, does that count? *grins*.

Nate

[klatubarada.livejournal.com]

Sending you hugs of understanding from the Frontline of Cake and Lunchbox battles.
I have been calmly awesome this week as i realised i really *dont* have to fill my hand sized width and depth'd lunch box to the very brim and inhale said food in 5 mins flat.

I half filled it all week (despite minor panic attacks of OHNOES WHAT HAPPENS IF MY STOMACH RUMBLES *rolls eyes at self*)
and i have been ok.Quite the epiphany i must say..

(and we never talk of bike +me +loose trackies = wide eyed postman in van with a very (full) view! )