Learning to Be Like Water - Go With the Flow

Last night, while I was out feeding a Sushi craving, my internet signal was mysteriously losing connection. I returned home to an Internet Marketer's (and Facebook/Twitter Junkie) worst nightmare, NO INTERNET! *gasp*

Of course, I immediately called Comcast customer service, went through their troubleshooting process, twice, to no avail. The situation was made even more nightmarish when I was told that I would have to wait for a technician to be sent out to check the connection......on TUESDAY! "TUESDAY",  I exclaimed, " This is unacceptable!" I was told that was the earliest appointment and if anyone could be sent sooner, they would call. By this point I am highly upset. The Divas over at Diva Money Club were doing an Internet Marketing/Real Estate Investing Q&A webinar that I had been looking forward to attending all week, and it was going live in less than hour. Not to mention all the other work, and tweets, I wanted to get to that night.  My grind had been halted and I was powerless to restart it. 

This morning, I tried speaking to a manager at comcast, I tried contacting dispatch myself and offering to pay someone to come out, still I was told, Tuesday. *sigh* So fine, after a moment of stillness and meditation, I faced my only solution given the circumstances, a 1.5 mile walk, yes WALK, to Panera Bread so I could use their net.

The walk actually wasn't so bad, if it wasn't for the additional 10 pounds my laptop and folders added, it would have probably much more enjoyable. As a silver lining, during my walk, I discovered a nearby pilates studio, a Moe's Southwestern Grill, and a Planned Parenthood, three very important establishments to be aware were within walking distance. Finally, when I got my Panera, I settled in the meeting room, unpacked my computer and no sooner had I got it booted up, did the manager come in and announce that the room was reserved from 11:30am to 2:30pm....It was 12:30pm and no reservation sign had been posted. Annoying. The diner across from me, looked at me and said, "Well you didn't get to settle in long, huh?"  I replied, " That seems to be the theme of the day, so I've decided to just go with it, and be like water." He said, " Go with the flow."  Indeed.

I got rearranged, got signed onto the Panera-Net, and was alerted that there is a 30 minute time limit for the internet between 11:30am and 1:30 pm. Learning to be like water....the lesson continues....

Multi-Taskers Anonymous (Part 2)

 Last night, in classic multi-tasking addict fashion, I decided that I was going to...1) Take a bath 2) Eat cheese and crackers 3) Drink sparkling wine and 4) Watch a Ustream broadcast on my laptop, all at the same time. Everything was going fine until I had to get out of the tub to grab something and when I did, I tipped the glass of wine ever so slightly, and watched as it tumbled right onto my laptop.

So, now, the keyboard on my laptop is shot, some letters don't work, some letters type other letters, some type double, and backspace doesn't work at all. I had to go out and purchase a plug and play keyboard because using the on-screen click keyboard was bound to have my carpal tunnel totally pissed at me. I'm just thankful the computer still works.

Moral of the story: Your multitasking addiction can cost you. Choose wisely. If you missed my Part 1 of this post you can view it here:Multi-Taskers Anonymous (Part 1)