Goodbye, July

I'm glad July is over. Not much more to say than that. Another ER visit, but also lots of fun. But also lots of sleepless nights. And breakthroughs with Ben. I just noticed that I was happy when June was over too. I need to work on that. I need to end August not being so glad the month is over.

The Big Elements

simplify - I've kept my part of the bedroom clean and have been thinking of other ways to simplify. I also employed simplify's cousin clarify in looking into my Social Media "Strategy" (interestingly enough, that netted me new followers on Twitter, friend requests on Facebook and connections on LinkedIn.) Kicked off Project Haven with Lori, an effort to determine what our bedroom should (and shouldn't) be.

diet and exercise - exercise- check. diet - brrrrrt and pbbbbbbt. You'd be disgusted with me. I'm disgusted with me. Only two really egregious days, but in the same week - that's bad. I'm bad.

work - as always, a constant state of flux. The story of my life.

family - we're still overdue to call Lori's dad and brothers, we spent time with Lori's mom, two different family events with my parents and one even with my brother and his family.

family present ideas - no new idea per se, but we've been talking about gifting, partially because I've been thinking about how I don't want stuff and we discovered that we're more interested in experiences. There is some stuff, but it's all too expensive.

Top 5 Posts This Month

• How To: Fix a "TE Error" on an LG-WM2277HW (part 1 of 2) -- Jan. 27, 2011
  Nothing will ever catch up with this one.
   
• How To: Fix a "TE Error" on an LG-WM2277HW (part 2 of 2) -- Jan. 27, 2011
  Part the second.
   
• Why Husbands are Frustrating (Life with #Autism) -- July 24, 2013
  My attempt to help wives on MyAutismTeam with why they're feeling resentment towards their husbands and why their husbands aren't being as supportive or participating as much as they'd like and my ideas on how to get them involved more.
   
• Attention to Detail 2 (A Work-Related Post) -- July 8, 2013
  *sigh* Bolts right through important information. Good enough, right?
• Update -- July 10, 2013
  Just an update on Ben and the cat and a photo of mean with a full beard though there's claims that it can't be seen in the photo.

My Favorite 5 Posts This Month

• Faster, Cheaper, Easier (A Work-Related Post) -- July 18, 2013
  I like this one, possibly because I like the fake PowerPoint slide I created. But it was based on a real one I saw this month.
   
• Change in Plans -- July 2, 2013
  How can I handle interruptions better?
   
• Why Husbands are Frustrating (Life with #Autism) -- July 24, 2013
  I've been seeing lots of women frustrated on MyAutismTeam by their husbands and I started to write a note but it turned out to be too long and suddenly it was a blog post. A very popular blog post. (Hint: They're moving through the stages of grief more slowly and might be stuck.)
   
• Time of Death -- July 12, 2013
  I came to a realization. I'm vague, but it's crystal clear to me.
   
• Project Haven -- July 4, 2013
  Lori and I embark on a simplify project for our bedroom.