What’s something most people don’t know about you?
I started drinking coffee when I was in elementary school.
I’ve actually wanted to leave Phoenix several times but thus far it’s never quite worked out for me.
I took a fancy version of shop in high school and learned how to read a schematic and built some cool stuff like a light bulb that turns on automatically in the dark. I could also tell you the amount of ohms in a transistor based on the color of the bands at the end of the transistor. I have no clue how to do any of that now.
What strategies do you use to increase comfort in your daily life?
Act busy to avoid getting more work assigned. If you’re already busy, act busier. Rinse and repeat. This also works if you want to avoid chatting with coworkers. If they want to ask you questions about work stuff, tell them to throw a meeting on your calendar. 90% of people from my experience will never willingly schedule a meeting but be prepared for the 10% that will. None of this is a guarantee of smooth sailing but it helps make the daily less rocky.
Any vacation is memorable as long as you are not working or checking in with work or thinking about work. ‘Nuff said.
I also advocate for taking at least a lunch break during the working day, which can be thought of as mini vacations. Taking a walk or even stepping outside your home or office for a few minutes can do wonders.
If you work in office, try to find green spaces nearby to walk around or even just sit for a few minutes and enjoy the quiet.
Here are some of my mini vacations when working at the office. These were all taken within the past two weeks.
So I know some of you are thinking -” uh isn’t it hot in Phoenix right now”. Yes! So your next question might be “how are you outside walking around taking photos?!” Well- because when I am in the office, the air conditioning is set much lower than I’m used to so I need to dethaw by mid-day and it takes a good 10-15 minute jaunt around the area to do that!
Ok so for me the motivation to get out and take a break is two fold- mental AND physical health/comfort. Because feeling like a popsicle all day is completely unproductive.
Also notice – we still have greenery in the dead of summer!
Heritage Square Downtown Phoenix Arizona Center Downtown Phoenix Virginia G. Piper Plaza Downtown Phoenix
1. I still don’t know the correct answer to the riddle “how many chucks would a woodchuck chuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood” and I fear I will never know the answer. Seems like I could just add up the number of times the word “chuck” appears but that seems too obvious.
2. That I’ll turn into some crazy person who decides not to retire. I’ve dreamt of retirement since I was a girl (yeah you read that right) so not retiring would shake up the core of my identity.
3. That I’ll develop some weird health condition that prevents me from drinking coffee. Would be almost as devastating as item 2 above if not more so.
4. That I’ll never make time to learn underwater basket weaving.
5. That the Friday/Saturday morning kids show Xploration Earth is right and we’ll all be eating crickets as our main source of protein by the year 2050.
Phew now that I got that out of my system, what are you all worried about? Can’t be nearly as bad as my list.
unfrazzled analyst 