Monday, January 6

Post 1048, Day 6 of 2014
- and 1101 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

The first real work day of the year (I worked on January 2nd, but it was D-E-A-D, and so, in a manner of speaking, was I) and there are changes afoot.

None of these workplace changes are for the better. My manager retired, and has been "temporarily" replaced by a team consisting of the Regional Manager and the Director of Software for the Region.

The good part is that the Regional Manager is my former manager from when I was first hired here, and she is very pleasant to work with, an excellent administrator and very savvy, technically. That covers all the good things. 

Unfortunately, the Regional Manager is also fairly demanding, requiring updates, and with a mindset that everybody should be busy all the time.

Which doesn't describe me or my aspirations at all.

I am pretty safe in the knowledge that any time after my nest birthday, in about three weeks, I can - and will - quit and start being retired. That won't be ideal, I've been shooting to retire when I can get the full package from Social Security and the minimum pension from the VA, which is on my 66th birthday, in 2016 - two years and 3 weeks away.

But, I'm not all that attached to any plans, and while less than ideal, in some ways an earlier retirement would be even better, get me moving on the next chapter of my life a little sooner.

I'm just going to roll with it - see what comes around, and keep trying to stay in the Present, be present, and have a good time.

I read something I thought was profound and pretty damn inspirational this weekend: "When an egg is broken from the outside, it is death. When broken from the inside, it is life."

Here's to breakthroughs from within.

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 Food and Diet Section

2013 Daily Weight

Today's Weight:         203.6 lbs

Previous Weight:        203.6 lbs

Day Net Loss/Gain:      - 0.0 lbs

Diet Comment

I'm still leaving the old chart up until I have a more data for 2014. No gain, despite my late snack last night.

Food Log 

Breakfast

A cacao-kale-hemp-chia protein shake (almond milk, kale, a large egg, raw organic cacao powder, hemp seeds, chia gel, whey powder (30g protein), cinnamon and stevia-inulin blend).

Lunch

At Ling-Ling's Chinese Buffet and Grill:

Brussels sprouts, kimchee, and, from the "Mongolian Grill", my go-to dish: pork and chicken with cabbage, onions, mushrooms, green peppers and broccoli. This is the same picture, as always.

Dinner

Black bean hummus, Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread, "Greek" cole slaw (just my regular home-made cole slaw with lots of feta cheese added - I was surprised how good it was!).

Snack

More black bean hummus with Ezekiel 4:9 Flax sprouted grain bread.

Liquid Intake

   Coffee:  20 oz.   Water: 122+ oz.

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