Storm Number Two

The second of three powerful storms moved through San Diego today.  There is a third, even more powerful storm coming our way around Thursday.  Some forecasters are calling for 6-8 inches of rain just this week!  Our annual rainfall averages only 10 inches, so this is major!  This is supposed to be an "El Nino" year.  The last El Nino was 1998, and many parts of San Diego County flooded back then.  They showed the footage from back then on the news, even though we hadn't moved here yet.  There was even a tornado warning issued today.  We never get that!

When I left work, the storm clouds just started to dissipate.  Look, you can see the tiny sliver of a moon too!


At the beginning of the year, I had read a very good article at Zen Habits about How To Make the Most of the Fresh Start of a New Year. My biggest takeaway from it was living and concentrating in the moment. I particularly liked #2: Decide on what matters most today, and #3: Clear away distractions and focus. I had figured out that most of my lack of productivity problems are related to internet distractions, so #3 was especially calling my name. It seems like turning off the internet and email for a set period of time to focus on the task at hand is a good idea from time to time.

Lo and behold, I got to work today, and Peppermint IM'ed me and said she just got done with 90 minutes of shutting off Firefox and concentrating on work. So I decided to give it a try. I actually did get a lot done! Of course, we didn't completely shut off the intertoobs, because we were still chatting with each other. :-|  I mean, let's not get completely crazy!  But, one step at a time, right? I've been thinking lately that my attention span has been getting shorter and shorter in the last few years, and it really could be because of the internet distractions. Sometimes it's too much of a good thing! That's why it feels very comforting to me to step away from the computer and go read. Just lounge on the couch and read.

Speaking of reading... I am still on track with my daily Bible reading and getting through the whole Bible in a year. Well, I'm half a day behind. Somehow I didn't get to reading my Bible last night until after I was in bed and after taking cold medication. Bad combo! I fell asleep halfway through. I will catch up tonight.

I am designing some new templates for my store! I'm excited about these new templates. I hope to get them into my store later this week. :) Speaking of my templates and my store... did you see this post at Simple Scrapper today? Several people called it to my attention today, but I would have seen it eventually, because I read Simple Scrapper everyday. I was SO honored and excited to be included in the "10 designers & shops to watch in 2010"!   To make it doubly happy for me, Peppermint was on the list too!  :D

Back to designing and trying to be productive now!