First Day Back To Work

To make it so my last post isn't 5 years old, here's an update.

The past month or so, I'd been getting bit up by bedbugs at work. I've taken evasive actions at home to make sure I'm not getting bit at home. The head custodian came and shined a flashlight under my desk at work. From a distance. He couldn't see any signs of hair-strand sized bugs. I wonder why.

Thing is, they're probably in my chair!

So we had a little over a week vacation. Total solace from parasite hell. But... My first day back? I got bit on 8 spots. They were obviously starving.

Thankfully, I brought in a bottle of high-proof rubbing alcohol during the first attacks, and still had some in my drawer. I soaked my chair and I'm hoping I don't get bit again. It's my only defense against them.

I wish I could catch one so I could rub it in their smug faces that I was right!

Little Changes

TL;DR: New list-making scheme, new LJ/DW layouts/icons/moods, reading list.

I started using my weekly habits board again. This is the main affect of the New of New Year's. I start shit again.

I decided my habits need to be done at least once a week, instead of everything every day (except I do have some with (once a week), (3x a week), etc where I see fit). I actually have to put SHOWER on the list, because with my winter depression sinking its talons into me, it's hard for me to get up the energy to shower. Maybe I should go off-norm and shower mid-day, so I can't claim I'm too tired.

Since changing my monthly habit board to a weekly one, I've now got half the board to use for daily lists. I love making lists. They're my best way to 1) get shit done without forgetting, and 2) feel accomplished. I did just about everything from my first two days of lists, but yesterday, I only got done one thing (download some tunes), and I spent the rest of the time deciding which books to read this year, and read nearly an entire book in a day! Haven't done that since my days at Walden Books.

Here, I've also made a couple changes.

I had an increase in user icons, so I uploaded a few new ones, and changed my layout to match my new default. Currently working on uploading a new mood theme.

I also went through every livejournal I have and downloaded every single icon I could find in preparation for The Big Poof of LJ - is it really going to disappear?

If it does, my dreamwidth is the same username (diello). Bummed their paid accounts are so expensive, though. And I put up an entry so the last one seen isn't five years old.