This is a test...this is just a test

I was recently informed that there was a way that I could publish a post to my blog page directly from my Email application.  Basically, you set up your ‘custom’ email and then just send your blog to that email address and it publishes it for you!  This is my first attempt at testing out this new technology to see how well it works.  Imagine the possibilities and the increase in blog posts by being able to do it this way!

 

Cross your fingers, let’s hope this works!  If you are reading this…consider my “test” successful!!

 

 

 

A year of hiatus and I'm finally back at it

Home remodeling, that is.  Yes, that's right.  I took almost a year off after I worked around the clock for 5 weeks straight on the kitchen renovation last year with multitudes of TV cameras and producers and story managers and directors and sound guys (getting to know me VERY well, if you know what I mean).  I'm very excited for my next set of projects, all in the basement.  A new wine cellar to store all of my wines so that the current wine cellar room can be turned into a bathroom (already has plumbing in there).  I have a vision for that basement that will make it the best Guest Quarters possible!  Along with bar and living/entertainment area.

I knew that I would take some time off after I killed myself working on the kitchen, but I never imagined it would take an entire year to finally be ready to get back into it.  Do you think that the amount of time one needs to recuperate is directly proportional to the amount of stress/work was exerted to require the recuperation period?

Social Networking - Just Another To Do Item?

It recently occurred to me that I haven't really spent any time on any of my "fun" social networking type of websites in 10-14 days (really, it could be longer...I've lost track of time).  I think I posted one quick status at 3am asking if "being busy was a good thing."  Here's what I don't get.  When I go on vacation I LOVE the fact that I'm disconnected from the world.  But for some reason, being home and being too busy to visit Facebook or Yelp or web forums (that I'm typically a regular in) makes me feel REALLY BEHIND.  Just like one might get behind on emails (which is also happening to me, both work and personal).  I finally mostly caught up on work emails the other night when I worked from 6pm till 1am getting "caught up" but I'm still behind on other stuff.  I literally added a task item on my Task List to visit a particular web forum to write a post and update my 'online friends' on recent happenings (and I don't mean Facebook, I mean on relevant news related to the topic the entire forum is about).  I've "snoozed" that task for 2 days now.

What's with this?  I don't like it.  I don't like how I feel obligated to "keep up" with FB or any of the other places I often frequent when I don't have as much going on.  Are social networking sites putting added stress on people like myself?

To my friends who are reading this blog because I posted it on FB, I am taking this opportunity to apologize for not having read any of your status updates in the last few weeks.  If there is something I should know that is going on in your life...please email me.  I'll get to that in a few days :).