Ahahahhahahahahahaahaaa. It's all you can do, right?

[lunabee34]

1. My parents weathered the storm okay; they'll be out of power at least through Monday (probably longer) but since surviving Katrina, they are mother-fucking prepared. Nobody I know died or was severely injured although some people in my parents' church had extensive property damage. /gratitude

2. Our roof is leaking. Naturally. Thank the baby Jesus in his golden diapers that we are renting and it is somebody else's problem.

3. I need to take a medication right as I start eating, and I keep forgetting to do so until after I've eaten. Help me figure out how to remember to do this. Josh has suggested setting alarms, but I don't eat lunch at the same time every day. It would work for dinner time because we always eat at roughly the same time. Suggestions?

4. I really want to explore the writing idea I had about interstitial cystitis. If I never write anything, it'll go nowhere. So I want to commit to writing daily. What is a good daily word count minimum to set? I want it to be substantial enough that I take it seriously but not so much that it's intimidating and I don't do it. Anyone who's ever had a daily writing goal wanna weigh in? What did you do? How did it work? Any other suggestions that you'd make for someone who's wanting to start a big project and needs to figure out how to generate consistent forward momentum?

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[monanotlisa]

ad 3. Try a visualization technique? It works for some folks: Wherever/however you are getting your food, imagine yourself doing so but getting the meds first. E.g. if your food's in the fridge, picture yourself in your mind opening the fridge door and reaching for the meds first, or opening the med cabinet first and then opening the fridge, etc.

[lunabee34]

That's an interesting idea. I've never tried visualization before. I'll start doing this at bedtime and see how it goes. It certainly can't hurt anything.

[monanotlisa]

Works okay for me -- last night in the pool I went, Oooh, must remember to grab Meyer Lemons from the tree on the way from the car to the house...and yep, I got out of the car, remembered, and got mah lemons. :)

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[lunabee34]

*high five*

I can't wait until I can swim again!