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clevermanka) wrote2014-03-12 10:02 am
clevermanka) wrote2014-03-12 10:02 am
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The experiment continues
The headline to the article is ridiculous because GIFs are already a language as far as I'm concerned (and I know I'm not alone), but this article about a project on GIFs at MIT is pretty fucking cool. Thanks, redheadfae for the link! Perhaps alas, I didn't find the actual survey very interesting. The emotions/reactions I got (shame, relief, pride) didn't match at all with most of the gifs I was shown, so I kept clicking the "neither" option. Not very exciting. I got bored. It was fun to see the different gif options, though.
I know a few different people who are trying to incorporate some sort of mindfulness/meditation techniques. Here's an article that has six quick and simple exercises on mindfulness. I especially like the one that focuses on a natural object. Maybe I need to get a fake plant of something in my office. I would love to have some of those teensy little succulents but I'm pretty sure they require some real sunlight. Oh, hey, maybe my salt lamp would work!
After hearing my complaints yesterday, Dr. Khosh said to resume the progesterone supplement. I took my first dose as soon as I got home last night. Let's hope I see the results as quickly as I did last time. My sleep is actually getting worse. Couldn't fall asleep until well after 11:00 last night, woke at 3:00, and slept only fitfully until 6:00. I got up, intending to call in sick to work, but couldn't find my phone. The twenty minutes of rummaging around downstairs woke me up sufficiently to just go ahead and get dressed.
My inability to fall asleep was especially frustrating because I skipped the gym last night because I was so tired I had concerns about my ability to safely throw weights around. I forced myself to stay awake until 9:30, but then as soon as I lay down, bang! Wide awake. I'm so tired I can't sleep. This happens after I reach a certain level of insomnia and it's a major bummer.
I'm keeping up with the kettlebell challenge, though, and they're getting easier. This morning I did my first 100 in sets of thirty. And that's with the 35lb bell! At work I can do fifty swings in a row with the 20lb bell. I still space them out because doing fifty every hour will wear me out. But if I'm feeling particularly spunky, sometimes I'll do fifty instead of twenty-five and just not count the extras. Yesterday was my first day to successfully eat a tad more than normal, too. So I'm seeing progress in some areas. I TAKE MY VICTORIES WHEN I CAN.
Speaking of victory, I'm gonna leave you with this image I saw on Tumblr.
You're welcome.
redheadfae for the link! Perhaps alas, I didn't find the actual survey very interesting. The emotions/reactions I got (shame, relief, pride) didn't match at all with most of the gifs I was shown, so I kept clicking the "neither" option. Not very exciting. I got bored. It was fun to see the different gif options, though. I know a few different people who are trying to incorporate some sort of mindfulness/meditation techniques. Here's an article that has six quick and simple exercises on mindfulness. I especially like the one that focuses on a natural object. Maybe I need to get a fake plant of something in my office. I would love to have some of those teensy little succulents but I'm pretty sure they require some real sunlight. Oh, hey, maybe my salt lamp would work!
After hearing my complaints yesterday, Dr. Khosh said to resume the progesterone supplement. I took my first dose as soon as I got home last night. Let's hope I see the results as quickly as I did last time. My sleep is actually getting worse. Couldn't fall asleep until well after 11:00 last night, woke at 3:00, and slept only fitfully until 6:00. I got up, intending to call in sick to work, but couldn't find my phone. The twenty minutes of rummaging around downstairs woke me up sufficiently to just go ahead and get dressed.
My inability to fall asleep was especially frustrating because I skipped the gym last night because I was so tired I had concerns about my ability to safely throw weights around. I forced myself to stay awake until 9:30, but then as soon as I lay down, bang! Wide awake. I'm so tired I can't sleep. This happens after I reach a certain level of insomnia and it's a major bummer.
I'm keeping up with the kettlebell challenge, though, and they're getting easier. This morning I did my first 100 in sets of thirty. And that's with the 35lb bell! At work I can do fifty swings in a row with the 20lb bell. I still space them out because doing fifty every hour will wear me out. But if I'm feeling particularly spunky, sometimes I'll do fifty instead of twenty-five and just not count the extras. Yesterday was my first day to successfully eat a tad more than normal, too. So I'm seeing progress in some areas. I TAKE MY VICTORIES WHEN I CAN.
Speaking of victory, I'm gonna leave you with this image I saw on Tumblr.
You're welcome.