3/31/10

Having seen this bag in the window three weeks ago, I obsessed over it until I finally decided I had to have it and now it is mine!

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3/30/10

How do we climb into the head of a selection committee to determine what is most important to them so we creat a presentation that addresses there concerns—they’d be crazy not to select us.

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3/29/10

It feels as if the rug has been pulled out from under me, wondering if the message I heard was the message intended.

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3/28/10

Twenty two years ago today, a journey began that has changed my life, thanks to my bff.

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3/27/10

C’mon Duke-win the next three games and I come from behind to win the pool-yeah like that’s gonna happen.

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The Young Victoria

I rather like historical movies, but I really wasn’t sure what the point of this one was. The costumes and sets were beautiful, and Victoria looked a bit like Queen Elizabeth (the nose in particular). But there was too much that wasn’t clear and hard to follow and didn’t really make the point. Was it a love story? Was it about a kind and compassionate queen? Was it about political control (mostly)?

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The Checklist Manifesto by Atul Gawande

I’m a fan of this author. I really enjoyed when he talked about the new building that was being built at his hospital—it was designed by my firm, and I’ve worked at his hospital in the past.

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84 days (12 weeks)

since Kona’s last seizure. This puppy has been doing pretty well. This is the longest he has gone without a seizure in over year. We are titrating him down on the potassium bromide and I think its time for him to go see the vet again. He still isn’t 100% but he is sooooo much better than when he was sick around Christmas.

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3/26/10

After feeling pretty good yesterday, this too passed; it really was a crappy day today.

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FTF Weekend of March 26th

Yet another long week away from home, SFO-PHX-TUS-LAX-SFO, and precious little time to spend with my honey before it has to start all over again. The next few weeks are going to be brutal.

ACHA certification renewal.

Meet with L

Massage

First draft of taxes.

See DO

See Acupuncturist

reschedule doctor appointment

send presentation to attendees

pick up prescrptions

take vitamins

make vitamin packs

eat fruit

hug hug hug mrrad

research location for HCPC meeting

reschedule vacation

grocery store

yoga

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3/25/10

I am feeling surprisingly good about how the project is going and am in a good mental place right now hoping the mandatory conference call on Friday afternoon does not destroy it.

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3/24/10

A long long day of meeting with people can suck the energy and life right out of me.

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3/23/10

Four airports and four cities in two days and I’m not home yet.

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3/22/10

Nine years ago today our wonderful 16 year old Doberman, Sonnet, left this earth and was free of her old broken down body; she was our baby and our teacher and it broke our hearts to lose her.

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3/21/10

Paperwork can be so overwhelming and such up so much time that the weekend is over before it hardly begins.

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Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

Loved it.

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Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

Loved it.

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Shanghai Girls by Lisa See

Loved it.

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FTF Weekend of March 19th

Oh my goodness, I am so tired, with a migraine coming on, and a body that is in pain from all of the standing and walking I did this week. My feet and ankles are so swollen they look like water balloons. I do have several things to accomplish this weekend but the most important one is REST.

-wish brother Al a happy birthday-

-send belated birthday card to Griffin-

-send birthday card to Hayden-

ACHA certification renewal -arghh, I can’t remember my user name and password and the password has been sent to my span folder which I can’t access unless I’m in the office and I won’t be in the office for 3 more days. This group makes its soooooo difficult to renew each year_

-xmradio subscription-

-phone rebate-

-pay last of this months bills-

timesheet

invoices

-review contract ammendments-

-make appointment with DO-

-reschedule doctor appointment-

-make appointment with acupuncturist-

water plants

-register for Caregiver University-

-go to Caregiver University-

yoga

read

nap

hug mr rad

-grocery store-

-mani/pedi-time for sandals means time for good lookin feet—

-post newest pictures-

research location for HCP committee meeting

send powerpoint presentations to attendees

-fill out AIA CEU form and send in-

renew ASHE membership

relish the beautiful spring weather

-call in prescriptions-

pick up prescriptions

take vitamins

make vitamin packs

eat fruit daily

send birthday gift to brother.

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3/20/10

A morning spent learning about cargiving and resources for the elderly was overwhelming and depressing; if only I could ignore it all and make it go away.

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3/19/10

A lovely day for the first day of spring and the beginning of more daylight than darkness for the next 180 days.

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The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls

I also like this one as much as I liked Half Broke Horses

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The White Queen by Phillipa Gregory

I liked it, as I have most of her books. I’m a fan of historical fiction

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March 2010 Photo 10

I love
the color
and angles
the interplay
between the two
in the urban
landscape

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March 2010 Photo 9

Golden
California
Poppies
among the
rails of
Muni

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March 2010 Photo 8

Life in the
city
posters on
walls
declaring
city life

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March 2010 Photo 8

Life in the
city
posters on
walls
declaring
city life

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March 2010 Photo 7

Argyle on
a wall

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March 2010 Photo 6

San Diego
Marriott Marina
reflectingthe
Manchester Hyatt

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March 2010 Photo 5

The stairs
to where?
the blue sky
too high

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March 2010 Photo 4

The little
red school house
a miniature version
of our city hall

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March 2010 Photo 3

I love the
play of
circle in circle
but the actual building
is not up to
good design standards

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FTF Weekend of March 19th

Oh my goodness, I am so tired, with a migraine coming on, and a body that is in pain from all of the standing and walking I did this week. My feet and ankles are so swollen they look like water balloons. I do have several things to accomplish this weekend but the most important one is REST.

wish brother Al a happy birthday

send belated birthday card to Griffin

send birthday card to Hayden

ACHA certification renewal

xmradio subscription

phone rebate

pay last of this months bills

timesheet

invoices

review contract ammendments

make appointment with DO

reschedule doctor appointment

make appointment with acupuncturist

water plants

register for Caregiver University

go to Caregiver University

yoga

read

nap

hug mr rad

grocery store

mani/pedi—time for sandals means time for good lookin feet

post newest pictures

research location for HCP committee meeting

send powerpoint presentations to attendees

fill out AIA CEU form and send in

renew ASHE membership

relish the beautiful spring weather

call in prescriptions

pick up prescriptions

take vitamins

make vitamin packs

eat fruit daily

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3/18/10

March madness is maddeningly on.

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3/17/10

There was no pot of gold at the end of my presentation today but it went well and now its over. {whew}

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3/16/10

The presentation powerpoint is done and the actual talking is only 12 hours away.

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3/15/10

Walk, walk, walk, smile, shake hands, smile, make small talk, walk, hug, walk, walk, smile, smile, shake hands, make more small talk, walk, walk, stand, stand, walk, walk, smile, smile smile, shake hands, exclaim how long its been, walk, walk, stand, smile, shake hands, exchange business cards, walk, walk, smile, make small talk, exchange business cards, walk, smile, talk, hug, walk, smile, talk, stand, exchange business cards, walk, smile, shake hands, catch up, walk, smile, eat a bite, walk, talk, smile, shake hands, exchange business cards-you get the picture of a day at a conference

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3/14/10

Ah, the smell of procrastination in the morning, it smells like panic.

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3/13/10

Frustration sprung from what seemed like the air, depleting the household and then clearing the aura.

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3/12/10

Exhaustion hung around me like a leaves heavy with rain.

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March 2010 Photo 2

The view from
my LA hotel room
I love the way
the buildings
frame the view

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March 2010 Photo 1

Ahhh,
my favorite subject
again
this time with
a smile on face

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The Blind Side

OK-I really loved this movie. I’m usually always multi-tasking when I watch a movie at home or in a hotel room (laptop up and running with a movie in the background). But this one totally captured my attention. A definite feel good movie.

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Up in the Air

I enjoyed this movie, probably because it so represents my life (with the exception of firing people and an on-road affair). But I “get” the packing, the security line (the dance of disrobing and unpacking), texting to someone you love from a hotel room (mrrad and I text back on forth during American Idol), the special lines that we get to use, the whole frequent flyer thing. Except I don’t use it as an escape from real life-it is merely a necessity of employment for me.

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3/11/10

A great day of team collaboration but the best part of the day was crawling into my own bed.

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3/10/10

I am so proud of team for plowing through a back log of work which was demonstrated by reports that show everything is up to date.

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3/9/10

An utterly long long day with meeting after meeting after meeting left me totally wiped out.

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3/8/10

Started the day off with a visit to the dentist; I was six months late for my six month appointment.

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3/7/10

A very low key day haning with mrrad.

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FTF Weekend of March 11th

I was in LA all week and was still recovering from whatever virus I had last week. I am wiped out this morning. I leave on Sunday for a conference, at which I am speaking, in San Diego. So I have 2 days an quite a bit on my list to accomplish.

conference call this afternoon

prepare contract amendment

finish powerpoint presentation for conference

pay bills

return bedspread

mani/pedi

massage

hair appointment

hug mrrad

grocery store

nap

eat fruit

take vitamins

renew ACHA certification

xm radio subscription

phone rebate

water plants

renew prescriptions

pick up prescriptions

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3/6/10

A very disappointing day for my husband and his band but on the brighter side it was 13 years ago today that we spent the first night in our house.

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Medicine, Miracles, and Manifestations by Dr. John Turner

This was an OK book, but there really wasn’t much meat on the bones to make it really interesting.

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Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls

I really enjoyed this book. Set in the desert southwest in the first half of the 20th century, it chronicles a sassy, hardworking, strong woman.

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3/5/10

A partial day in the office and another pounding headache ended a low key week.

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FTF Weekend of March 5th

I’ve been sick all week and still don’t feel great. Dr. thinks it might be H1N1 but isn’t sure since I didn’t have the cough (although the cough is not always mandatory). Very disappointing week for mrrad and his band. The new keyboard player started spouting off about what is wrong (obviously lacks social skills when coming into a group that has known each other for a few decades) and the bass player quit because her other project just got professional management. Things were just starting to come together after the death of their keyboard player in December. They’ve cut a demo and finished up the mix-down last night. I feel so badly for mrrad. I know he is very disappointed, he has worked so hard and has been playing with this group for a year and a half. Guess that’s the music business. So for this weekend I have no absolute “must do” items on the list.

hug mrrad lots

pay bills

rest

read

nap

eat fruit

take vitamins

maybe think about research project

maybe work on presentation for the 17th

hug mrrad lots

shop for new quilt (the one we love has frayed edges)

movie?

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FTF Weekend of March 5th

_I’ve been sick all week and still don’t feel great. Dr. thinks it might be H1N1 but isn’t sure since I didn’t have the cough (although the cough is not always mandatory). Very disappointing week for mrrad and his band. The new keyboard player started spouting off about what is wrong (obviously lacks social skills when coming into a group that has known each other for a few decades) and the bass player quit because her other project just got professional management. Things were just starting to come together after the death of their keyboard player in December. They’ve cut a demo and finished up the mix-down last night. I feel so badly for mrrad. I know he is very disappointed, he has worked so hard and has been playing with this group for a year and a half. Guess that’s the music business. So for this weekend I have no absolute “must do” items on the list.

hug mrrad lots

pay bills

rest

read

nap

eat fruit

take vitamins

maybe think about research project

maybe work on presentation for the 17th

hug mrrad lots

shop for new quilt (the one we love has frayed edges)

movie?

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3/4/10

I could never have imagined the first time I heard the Beatle’s song “When I’m 64”, that I would someday being hearing it done by a barbershop quartet.

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3/3/10

Even though I was home feeling unwell today, I spent most of the day on various conference calls.

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3/2/10

A doctor’s visit, a nice nap, and a little bit of work, wrapped up with American Idol capsulized my day.

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3/1/10

The virus, while quieting down, has not yet fully retreated, leaving me tired, achey, and cranky.

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2/28/10

A nasty virus, released by the wonderful Saturday massage, attacked with a vengences,spiking a fever and making every muscle and joint in my body hurt to the point that I could barely move.

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