My life [annotated]: Archive

Nov 30, 2010

#4 Loko #photo

My sister just discovered "That's what she said"...

Mom: Abbie, you should find some more inspirational quotes for your binder.
Abbie: That's what she said.
... [what?! No that is not what she said, little girl]

Totally strange but...

Good luck Erin! Let me know how it goes. I need to do this too. If someone didn’t wake me up this morning [my dad asking me if I was going to work today] I would probably still be asleep. I didn’t even hear the alarm go off!

lowbrowbrilliant:

…today I’m going to attempt to break a 27 year old cycle of horrific lazyness/lack of control over my sleepy morning self.

How, you ask?

Well I’m going to PRACTICE!

This is going to sound really stupid, but it works. Practice getting up as soon as your alarm goes off. That’s right — practice. But don’t do it in the morning. Do it during the day when you’re wide awake.

Go to your bedroom, and set the room conditions to match your desired wake-up time as best you can. Darken the room, or practice in the evening just after sunset so it’s already dark. If you sleep in pajamas, put on your pajamas. If you brush your teeth before bed, then brush your teeth. If you take off your glasses or contacts when you sleep, then take those off too.

Set your alarm for a few minutes ahead. Lie down in bed just like you would if you were sleeping, and close your eyes. Get into your favorite sleep position. Imagine it’s early in the morning… a few minutes before your desired wake-up time. Pretend you’re actually asleep. Visualize a dream location, or just zone out as best you can.

Now when your alarm goes off, turn it off as fast as you can. Then take a deep breath to fully inflate your lungs, and stretch your limbs out in all directions for a couple seconds… like you’re stretching during a yawn. Then sit up, plant your feet on the floor, and stand up. Smile a big smile. Then proceed to do the very next action you’d like to do upon waking.

Now shake yourself off, restore the pre-waking conditions, return to bed, reset your alarm, and repeat. Do this over and over and over until it becomes so automatic that you run through the whole ritual without thinking about it.

Don’t even ask me why I’m reading motivational self-improvement blogs ok. Clearly unemployment is starting to get to me. Anywho, I’ll let you know how it works out.

Nov 30, 20103 notes

#alarm clock #family #resolutions

My boyfriend, Alex, lives in a high-rise apartment building occupied by college/university students — people you’d think would have some intelligence,” says Meghan in Hamilton, Ontario.

Of course, a little learning is a dangerous thing. In Alex’s building, this seemingly civil request from one of the building’s residents garnered the following indignant response.

But Meghan says her favorite thing about this exchange is the placement — right next that big ol’ city-mandated “no smoking” sign.

Nov 29, 20101 note

#passive aggressive notes #reblog #link

Today is the 2 year anniversary of The Ride From Hell.

Two years ago, during my senior year of college, I was all set to drive back to school at the end of Thanksgiving break. Unfortunately, I had no idea what was about to happen. I had agreed to drive back with four other people because then gas would cost virtually nothing, and since at the time I was driving a 13 year-old SUV, practically free gas sounded awesome. We left at 2pm, and I didn’t need to get back until 10pm for a meeting with my group for a project. Eight hours, that should be plenty of time! Especially since it usually only took 4 and half hours. I thought I had factored in plenty of thanksgiving traffic. But in retrospect, what I’m about to tell you is partially my own fault [which is what this blog should really be called].

Read the rest of this story after the jump

My life [annotated]

November 2010

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