This week has been a long one as I try to figure out my new job. It is gonna take a while to really get the hang of it. There is so much to learn. I think I have done OK as far as getting the hang of cutting video, saving it in the right format and putting it up the website. And I have spent some quality time on the wire service looking for stories to put up. Even made good use of the stock photo site to get photos with stories.
But there is still a lot of more to learn.
The schedule is another thing to get use to. I take about a two hour break in the afternoon since I get into the office around 8 a.m. and stay until 1:30ish and have to be around for the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. broadcast to get that video up on the website. I generally don't get home until 7:30, 8 p.m. Right now it has kind of interrupted my exercise schedule.
I get home around 7:30, 8, and we need to eat dinner and I am tired. Most of the days I had the motivation enough to get on the elliptical machine, minus two nights. Wednesday I had too many little chores I had to take care of and my head was hurting. Thursday was Grey's Anatomy and I have to see how the lives of the Seattle Grace doctors are unfolding. Yeah, it is a guilty pleasure.
But the weekend means more time for the elliptical machine and spending time with the ones that I love.
So, now to go have some fun. :)
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Tuesday, October 12, 2010
Some days are better than others
Day Two at work was a little more challenging. Not sure why, I did all the same things and I kind of felt like I was getting the hang of it. It might be that it is still so new that I am feeling a little overwhelmed. Don't worry, I still like it...I just worry that I am not doing a very good job, even though it is my second day and I still have so much to learn.
Just have to keep telling myself it will get better and easier. :)
On the workout front, I made it to 20 minutes, 2300 strides and 230 calories. I am satisfied, wished I could do more...just feeling really tired. Trying to get use to working a regular split, and that will take time.
That is more than enough to bore everyone out there....I think I am going to hit the hay.
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Just have to keep telling myself it will get better and easier. :)
On the workout front, I made it to 20 minutes, 2300 strides and 230 calories. I am satisfied, wished I could do more...just feeling really tired. Trying to get use to working a regular split, and that will take time.
That is more than enough to bore everyone out there....I think I am going to hit the hay.
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Monday, October 11, 2010
I still don't like exercise...
But I know it is good for me. While I haven't shed any inches, my endurance has improved. Mowing the lawn Sunday before Mass didn't wind me like it usually does....needless to say I was saying a litany of profanities under my winded breath. :)
Please don't misinterpret that into me liking to cut the grass. I still see it as a necessary evil to avoid a ticket from the city's code enforcement.
While I still don't like exercise, I look forward to it as a nice part of my routine. I am trying very hard to keep realistic goals. I'll be honest the competitive person in wants to jump on the elliptical machine for as long as Mr. X and do the uber challenging exercises. But I don't have that type of endurance. We have very different work lives. He is on his feet and moving. Heck, there are times when he is lifting things. His job requires to him to move. Newsroom jobs don't. There is a lot of time spent in front of a computer or on the phone, or sitting at number events: court hearings, press conferences (if you are lucky enough to get a seat at a press conference), various government meetings, even some civic events. Don't let the fact that we are busy fool you...there is a lot of time in a sitting position.
Needless to say, I don't move very much. As a result, I can't do the same exercises as Mr. X. But -- and this is hard for me to say -- that is OK. For exercise to be beneficial and not make me hate it, I have to take small steps and have REASONABLE goals.
So here are my goals: One, work out each day except for the day that I mow the lawn -- that counts as exercise.
Two, try to work out for 20 solid minutes with very small breaks. Water is important for Heatstroke Shepherd :)
Three, aim to burn about 250 to 260 calories. I know the number seems low but I know that the body burns calories in other ways and I don't need to burn everything on the elliptical machine.
Four, try to walk 2,300 strides. The workout that I like best targets the midsection (a big problem for me) and it generally gets me to 2,100 to 2,200 strides....so I have to do a few extra.
So far, I am doing well generally meeting these goals. Well except for tonight when I burned 302 calories and had 2,700 strides. I was pretty proud...my legs ache but I am proud.
New Job Update
Oh, and the new job went well today. It will take time to really learn the system and get good at it. But the people are great and I still get to work in a newsroom in front of a computer.
I suggest people log onto ktvl.com and see what is going on in the Rogue Valley...great story about the National Career Readiness Certificate.
Please don't misinterpret that into me liking to cut the grass. I still see it as a necessary evil to avoid a ticket from the city's code enforcement.
While I still don't like exercise, I look forward to it as a nice part of my routine. I am trying very hard to keep realistic goals. I'll be honest the competitive person in wants to jump on the elliptical machine for as long as Mr. X and do the uber challenging exercises. But I don't have that type of endurance. We have very different work lives. He is on his feet and moving. Heck, there are times when he is lifting things. His job requires to him to move. Newsroom jobs don't. There is a lot of time spent in front of a computer or on the phone, or sitting at number events: court hearings, press conferences (if you are lucky enough to get a seat at a press conference), various government meetings, even some civic events. Don't let the fact that we are busy fool you...there is a lot of time in a sitting position.
Needless to say, I don't move very much. As a result, I can't do the same exercises as Mr. X. But -- and this is hard for me to say -- that is OK. For exercise to be beneficial and not make me hate it, I have to take small steps and have REASONABLE goals.
So here are my goals: One, work out each day except for the day that I mow the lawn -- that counts as exercise.
Two, try to work out for 20 solid minutes with very small breaks. Water is important for Heatstroke Shepherd :)
Three, aim to burn about 250 to 260 calories. I know the number seems low but I know that the body burns calories in other ways and I don't need to burn everything on the elliptical machine.
Four, try to walk 2,300 strides. The workout that I like best targets the midsection (a big problem for me) and it generally gets me to 2,100 to 2,200 strides....so I have to do a few extra.
So far, I am doing well generally meeting these goals. Well except for tonight when I burned 302 calories and had 2,700 strides. I was pretty proud...my legs ache but I am proud.
New Job Update
Oh, and the new job went well today. It will take time to really learn the system and get good at it. But the people are great and I still get to work in a newsroom in front of a computer.
I suggest people log onto ktvl.com and see what is going on in the Rogue Valley...great story about the National Career Readiness Certificate.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
Is it evil?
That is the first question that came to mind when my Mr. X told me he wanted to get an elliptical machine.
Left side of Ginger's Brain: "This is for exercise isn't it?
Right side: "Yes. And thus it is evil."
Left side: "Yikes!!!"
Right side: "Yes, we should be scared."
And up until Thursday, I was frightened. I am not a big exercise person and understand that is partly why I am round and jolly despite diet efforts. And yes, I have tried exercise in the past and I know it can actually make me feel better. But it requires physical exertion, like mowing the lawn, and we all know how well I like that.
Then the machine was delivered and I got a little excited. This was an opportunity to improve myself. Start making myself feel better. Increase lung capacity. Maybe slim down a little. And just get the blood flowin'.
After we got it put together, I took it for a test spin. It was OK...six minutes was more than enough time on it.
But this morning, I couldn't wait to get on it and do a real workout. The biggest debate in my head was if I should eat first and have a cup of coffee before I launched into a cardiovascular workout.
Yeah, I had coffee and cereal first. Coffee always comes first. :)
But I was anxious and wanted to get started.
I wanted to do more than six minutes but I didn't want to overdo it...I do have to walk and be able to move in order to get through my day.
So I decided that I would do 15 minutes. Yeah, the Giggler here had to take a breather in the middle, but that is OK. I completed 15 minutes of exercise that got my heart rate up and made my muscles work a little. I am going to slowly work up to 20 to 30 minutes.
I don't think it is fun, but I liked that it made me feel full of energy that helps me get more done.
And that, my friends, is motivation enough to keep going.
Left side of Ginger's Brain: "This is for exercise isn't it?
Right side: "Yes. And thus it is evil."
Left side: "Yikes!!!"
Right side: "Yes, we should be scared."
And up until Thursday, I was frightened. I am not a big exercise person and understand that is partly why I am round and jolly despite diet efforts. And yes, I have tried exercise in the past and I know it can actually make me feel better. But it requires physical exertion, like mowing the lawn, and we all know how well I like that.
Then the machine was delivered and I got a little excited. This was an opportunity to improve myself. Start making myself feel better. Increase lung capacity. Maybe slim down a little. And just get the blood flowin'.
After we got it put together, I took it for a test spin. It was OK...six minutes was more than enough time on it.
But this morning, I couldn't wait to get on it and do a real workout. The biggest debate in my head was if I should eat first and have a cup of coffee before I launched into a cardiovascular workout.
Yeah, I had coffee and cereal first. Coffee always comes first. :)
But I was anxious and wanted to get started.
I wanted to do more than six minutes but I didn't want to overdo it...I do have to walk and be able to move in order to get through my day.
So I decided that I would do 15 minutes. Yeah, the Giggler here had to take a breather in the middle, but that is OK. I completed 15 minutes of exercise that got my heart rate up and made my muscles work a little. I am going to slowly work up to 20 to 30 minutes.
I don't think it is fun, but I liked that it made me feel full of energy that helps me get more done.
And that, my friends, is motivation enough to keep going.
Thankful and Relieved!
On Monday I won't be in the number of unemployed. I start the web job at the local television station. The actual title is interactive content producer.
I am really excited and relieved to have found a job so quickly. I left my page design job at the beginning of July when we officially moved from the Oregon Coast to the Rogue Valley. We had decided that a month of no work might be good for me since the last two years have been filled with a full-time job and school (don't let the idea of online fool you, it felt full-time). It was hard for me to do because I don't do well when I don't have something to do. That and I like to make a little green. (Gotta think about retirement now!)
The last three months I have been looking and looking for work.
I'll be honest, I was getting a little nervous. There were few choices for someone with a journalism degree, ten years experience at newspapers and a new master's degree in military history.
It has been an opportunity to truly understand what the unemployed and underemployed have said in various news stories. I definitely understood the sense of hopelessness. Even had a few days where I felt that hopelessness.
Luckily, I know the media industry is a changing beast and am willing to change with it. That understanding helped me apply for the television station job that I get to start on Monday!
And I am excited, not only because I have a job, but I get to have a role in the new frontier.
Can't beat that.
I am really excited and relieved to have found a job so quickly. I left my page design job at the beginning of July when we officially moved from the Oregon Coast to the Rogue Valley. We had decided that a month of no work might be good for me since the last two years have been filled with a full-time job and school (don't let the idea of online fool you, it felt full-time). It was hard for me to do because I don't do well when I don't have something to do. That and I like to make a little green. (Gotta think about retirement now!)
The last three months I have been looking and looking for work.
I'll be honest, I was getting a little nervous. There were few choices for someone with a journalism degree, ten years experience at newspapers and a new master's degree in military history.
It has been an opportunity to truly understand what the unemployed and underemployed have said in various news stories. I definitely understood the sense of hopelessness. Even had a few days where I felt that hopelessness.
Luckily, I know the media industry is a changing beast and am willing to change with it. That understanding helped me apply for the television station job that I get to start on Monday!
And I am excited, not only because I have a job, but I get to have a role in the new frontier.
Can't beat that.
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