See 10 posts up, on the Healthy Booklovers’ game wall.

guess I’m on mah own…

Ah, too bad. I just got back in.
I know, it’s not as much fun, frogging away on your own.
Catch you another time.

ribbet!

Yup, I hear ya.

But, ummm…. Your profile actually shows 11 points!!
So, YAY!
(I think.)

Yes, I also see 11 points on your profile. Fun is back! :-)
(I think it’s just that the giving of extra fruit goes away when you’ve reached 10 points. And if you have 9 points and I give you 8 fruits, I can still top you up over 10 points, I think.)

Yes, Elkit! I’ve done that a few times. It’s fun!

Are you saying my negativity was a waste of my energy?
And isn’t it always?

Thank you Elke and Mary Ann for bursting a bubble that is better burst.

I will think of it as a burst of energy, and leave it up to you to assign positive or negative values to it.

Well said, Elke.
Thanks for another reminder.

Negativity is always a waste of energy, they say. Unless it teaches you something positive along the way. You could always GIVE THE LIFE POINT to someone. That would make it positive for two people, wouldn’t it? That would be like receiving it twice and balancing the Universe all over again. Or something like that.

I don’t know. Sometimes I like a bit of negativity in my day. A couple of choice swear words, a shaking of my fists toward the sky – makes me feel good, you know?

Ah, Elkit, interesting way to see it…so a little negativity makes you feel good in the end? Hmmm, I like that. Perhaps I’ll do more fist-waving toward the sky…!

Sometimes when I get cranky, I like holding on to that feeling. Until I start laughing at myself and letting it go. It’s good fun, give it a try! Just don’t forget to snap out of it eventually.

What everybody said. :-)

Didn’t somebody post a link a while back, to do with swearing being good for you?
Anybody have that link?

Wow!
I have been healed!
Thank you Mary Ann and lillianmaria for your quick healing techniques.

Nice to see you all hale and hearty and healed again, Brooke! I was too slow. ;-)

Thanks for the tip! I keep forgetting the tinyurl thing.. and hate to see the loooooong links i post sometimes :)

Meant to add:
Melody is quite a skilled astrologer.
Her newsletters and readings are wonderful.

8:05pm EST
1. Phone calls, paid bills, Weekly Review
2. In 15-minute segments: GTD and Dishes and bake cookies

Well I’ll be danged! A Frogathon, on a Tuesday evening!

8:10pm EST
1. Listened to podcast
2. Journal, then either eat supper if it’s ready), or brain exercise.

Hey there Mary Ann!!

9:02pm EST
1. GTD, Dishes, cookies, spinach
2. GTD, eat

Hey there Brooke!

9:10pm EST
1. Journal, ate supper.
2. Brain exercise, at least 15 min on The Project.

go, gals, go!
I’m headed for bed shortly.

10:05pm EST
1. ate, GTD, gave a haircut
2. GTD, write, meditate

10:10pm EST
1. Brain thing, then a bit distracted on web and HM.
2. 15 min on The Project, then planks, then relax.

11:08pm EST
1. Planks, evening chorey things, 15 minutes on Project.
2. I’m done – Relax, healthmonth, wank a bit. Have some fresh organic blueberries & vanilla frozen yogurt. Go to bed by 12:30.

Thanks, Brooke. This really helped to keep me on track for 3 hours.

11:16pm EST
1. Conversations, GTD
2. Walk, write

So glad, Mary Ann.
It helped me, too.
Have a lovely sleep.

Yeah, it’s kind of surprising sometimes, how effective this can be. Like, I really don’t want to have to slink back and say I just goofed off and didn’t do nuthin’ I said I’d do! :-)

. . . which is a definite possibility!

12:11am EST
1. walked and talked
2. write, meditate, ready myself for beddy-bye

You walked . . . OUTSIDE?
At midnight?
When it’s colder than the, um, ears on a brass monkey?

(it’s -3F here right now. With the wind chill, it feels like -8F. Must be about the same where you are, eh?)

Wow.
A braver and tougher woman than I.

1:14am EST
1. conversations, made and ate cookies, wrote
2. write, meditate, ready myself for sleepy time

Soon heading to sleep…
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

Ha ha ha!
We’ve been walking every night for a few months and the later the better so we can walk in the middle of the road. I bundle up fiercely, only my eyes are exposed. I do NOT like to be cold. Wrap my head with two scarves, snow pants over pants over long johns, long underwear under long-sleeved shirt under fleece jacket under down jacket. Fleece socks over cotton socks in sneakers and a fleece hat on the noggin, and I’m ready to go. Not brave or tough, me. So nice the quiet and conversation with Zephyr.

And last night, at 11:57, we actually saw a FIRE BALL!!!!!!!!
And I recorded it on an online site.
It was aMAAAAAAZING. A white streak punctuated by a blue flash. Whoooooah!

Can I join in too? :)

10:36 GMT+2
1. Woke up, got dressed, checked email and other internet stuff, ate breakfast
2. Take a neighbour’s letter that was accidentally carried to us to him, go to the University by bus, eat lunch.

Elfu, it’s too bad, you’re in such a different time zone for this particular North American Frogathon!

But…. there are some people who live in Europe, who regularly start them, and you could “follow” them and join in on theirs. Then you’d have company!

Lorna, for example, lives in Spain, and is doing one right now: http://healthmonth.com/n/275926

Mary Ann, you are so helpful to others.

Brooke, bundling for the cold and then the quiet of the night … It sounds lovely. The fireball is pure icing, sparkly and sweet.

Ah, okay. :) Thanks for the advice! :)

Elfu, You (and EVERYBODY) are ALWAYS welcome to join in and Eat That Frog, even if everyone went to sleep!!

The more, the merrier!
Sometimes, it might even stay going through the night if we jump in from all around the world…

And also, the Mary-er!

1:00pm EST
1. Last hour: Out of bed, showered, dressed, briefly checked e-mail, fed kitty, little bit of vitamins
2. Next hour: Dishes (and maybe counters) until done, desk remaining time

P.S. I will be setting a timer throughout, most likely, to do my tasks in increments of either
15 minutes or
25 minutes and a 5 minute break or
45 minutes and a 10-15 minute break

2:02pm EST
1. Dishes, Recycling out, found a place that’ll take packing peanuts, entered water-drinking competition, wrote down things need/want to do but am not going to do until I’m done doing what I’ve planned to do, Desk, Kitchen counters, stove, drank water
2. Computer work 45 minutes, drink water

3:00pm EST
1. 55 minutes at computer: Biz e-mail, ripped CD and tried to figure out how to label it… urrrrrgh!, phone call, drank water
2. Computer work 45 minutes, drink water

4:04pm EST
1. Computer work – ripped, labelled, am I cool or what? drank water, little vitamins, phone call to work out stuff with a company
2. Off for an hour, maybe two…

Maybe someone else will have joined when I return!?
(I hope so.)

6:53pm EST
1. Last hour: Wrap up a meeting, drive home, check email & HM.
2. Next hour: change clothes, check laundry situation, plan the evening, sit at deck and start something.

Hi, Brooke! Glad to join you for the evening.

Hey good, this session seems active!! Hi Mary Ann, hi Brooke :-)

6:25am IST: Done: Wake up, tea, travel plans, HM.
Next: Journal, warm up, walk.

Hey, Smitha! Welcome!

8:07pm EST
1. Last hr: Oops, change in plan – more email, complicated laundry situation dealt with, one load put in, logistics for tomorrow.
2. Next hr: Eat supper, fuss with laundry, organize desk work.

9:02pm EST
1. phone call, cookies, a bit of tidying
2. vacuum, watch a movie…

I guess I didn’t get as much done as I had wanted.

What’s new.

9:09pm EST
1. Ate supper, did laundry, made tomorrow’s breakfast.
2. 10 minutes to finish laundry, then straight to desk to work!

7:50am IST: Done: Journal, warm up, walk.
Next: Cool down, declutter room, bathe, breakfast.

Maybe more tomorrow….

10:05pm EST
1. Laundry, organized work at desk, break for HM, back to desk. Did my goal – about20-30 minutes at desk.
2. Bit more at desk, then miscellaneous stuff on computer.

That’s it for me for the night. ’Bye for now!

Smitha – have a good day! It’s odd that your day’s just beginning now. (Well, not so odd, I guess. I mean, the world IS round. :-)

Brooke – tomorrow afternoon I’ll be back at it, if you want to do stuff in tandem.

Good night Mary Ann and Brooke! Now, where will i find company for more frogging??

Aw. :-(
How about this — I’ll think about you until I go to bed, and then maybe I’ll dream about you, frogging. :-)

Smitha – I am here. Just saw this and happy to carry on with you. Night, others!

10:14EST (11:14 AM, GMT+8 – KL)

1. Organisation, admin, prep for new year-long Yoga course, reading, journaling
2. First yoga pre-work exercise, journaling, write small stone, correspondence if time

Yay, Cynthia saves the day! :-)

Thank you for the thought, Mary Ann! And good morning, Cynthia!! So happy you’re here :) BTW, where do you live?

Done: Cool down, made breakfast, bath.
Next: Declutter room, pack a carton.

Always happy to find a friend awake when I am, Mary Ann! I was sorry I didn’t get on board earlier, thought I’d missed it all. Smitha, I am just outside Kuala Lumpur. You?

12:11PM GMT +8

1. Wrote to HM about getting another incorrect notice, got nice reply back from Billy ( glitch in new bugfixes); did first Viparita Karani (legs up the wall pose), wrote course exercise about it; set up new yoga area to save fiddling, did pre-reading for Yoga Nidra.
2. First Yoga Nidra, write about it, small stone, move sprinklers, lunch.

Hi Cynthia, i’m in Tamil Nadu, India. Wow, you’re one person on HM whose day starts earlier than mine :-)

Great you’ve heard from Billy.. I too wrote to Derek, twice, about those incorrect notices; no reply so far.

10:25am IST: Done: Declutter room; Packed one carton.
Next: Break; Gather all books to pack from cupboard; Check trunk.

How nice, Smitha! Our closest restaurant is Indian, and the owners say they are Tamil. They make “roti canai” (Malay=Chennai in India, same pronunciation as c=‘ch’) and it is the best thing in the world—ever. Well, they make other breads but the roti canai is divine. Nice to share this time and space with you!

13:30 hrs GMT +8

1. 22min Yoga Nidra, wrote pre-class responses, lunch, sprinklers.
2. Small stones (must!), Lumosity brain training, review resource list from writing agency, (try to) fix connection on washing machine

That’s interesting – roti canai? Would be nice to try it sometime :) Yes, it’s great to share this time with you!

12:05pm IST: Done: Break; Gathered books from one shelf.
Next: Check trunk; Pack gathered books.

lol will send you some! My granddaughter liked it so much she had a t-shirt made here that said "I

15:15HRS gmt +8

1. Brain training, small stone, threw screwdriver at washing machine, help D with something
2. Shower and dress to go out, feed dogs, turn off sprinklers.

:) Now i’m really curious about it!

1:40pm IST: Done: Checked trunk; lunch.
Next: Pack books!

Lol, will get you more info. Flat bread, like paratha but different flour. Not dosa either. Flaky, round, stretchy, cooked on hot grill. Divine…!

16:45 GMT+8

1. Got self ready and out the door, remembered to turn off sprinklers. Phew. Fed dogs. Dogs happy.
2. List of six errands at garish Las Vegas-style 4m sq ft mall…but lots of walking, yay, then hubby coming to meet for dinner. FitBit now: 3,423

Ah, that reminds me of what’s called “Ceylon parotta” in Chennai!! It’s made of maida and is very stretchy – check whether it’s like the image below:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zFHwVDJu4cE/TR1yWO2tDlI/AAAAAAAABbc/RUrBe5K7Kh8/s1600/madu7.jpg

3:25pm IST: Done: Finally packed 1 carton of books; got lost in some old photos i came across :)
Next: Break, select photos, pack another carton of books.

Oh, yes, that’s it! PAROTTTA=Paratha. That makes sense. “Roti” means bread in Malay so this is the ‘Bread of Chennai (Canai)’. It is very Mamak (Indian) here and very popular to eat with a dahl, etc. this is an authentic Malay recipe (though of course it isn’t Malay in origin) but I haven’t tried it. The local guy does it soooo well! Malaysia is about 16%, most Tamil but I know Punjabis too. What fun!

18.15hrs GMT+8

1. Walked 4,000 steps+ but spent most time in Marks&Spencer trying (buying) clothes. Then GNC, unsuccessful attempt to buy yoga blocks, now at a detox smoothie bar.
2. Ace Hdwe, Bookstore for the illusive bird book and new journal, new keyboard. Walk! Meet D for dinner.

Oops, forgot the link! http://www.food.com/recipe/roti-canai-authentic-malaysian-recipe-270723

Now i wonder why we call it “Ceylon” parotta – Ceylon is Sri Lanka!
And thanks for the recipe, Cynthia! Wow, i didn’t know you had to soak it overnight in oil :) But.. this recipe says the rotis are square??
And are you looking for a bird book?

5:15pm IST: Done: Looong break; chose photos; surfed web :(

Next: Pack another carton.

6:45pm IST: Done: Packed another carton; rearranged suitcase; snack.

Forgot what’s next :)
7:05pm IST: Next: Pack suitcase

Smith, thanks again for the company! Yes, looking for a book on the birds of Malaysia. Have been to three or four bookstores now and get lots of blank looks. “Ceylon parotta” must be the old name. And, yes, it’s the oil that makes it so fabulous and stretchy, of course. And delicious!

22:00hrs GMT+8

1. Thai dinner with hubby, bought travel guide on Singapore for trip next week, Starbucks and chat afterwards.
2. Doggie bedtime, my bedtime! Nite-nite, all, and good morning all you good people on the other side. :-)

Smitha, thanks again for the company! Yes, looking for a book on the birds of Malaysia. Have been to three or four bookstores now and get lots of blank looks. “Ceylon parotta” must be the old name. And, yes, it’s the oil that makes it so fabulous and stretchy, of course. And delicious!

22:00hrs GMT+8

1. Thai dinner with hubby, bought travel guide on Singapore for trip next week, Starbucks and chat afterwards.
2. Doggie bedtime, my bedtime! Nite-nite, all, and good morning all you good people on the other side. :-)

Good night Cynthia! Thank you for your company :)

9:05pm IST: Done: All books packed; Sorted papers; Swept room.
Ok, it’s been a fairly productive day :) Good night.

Poor Dexter, the subject of such concern.

This is one of the best things I’ve ever seen in my whole life.

OMG! That was one of the weirdest things I have ever seen. Where did you find that? I sat there with my mouth open the entire time!

You want weird and fun?
Here’s some more – one of my very favourites – best on “full screen”:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zo4Y0TxW41g

I will add this to the top of the wall, too.

Ok, so I didn’t go to sleep because you are asking interesting questions. Yup. I do. Remember. Feeling. Lighter.

Yeah. When I was about 25.

Or, 6.

why you so wise brookers?

I read that and felt my shoulders loosen, felt my breath slow down. Seriously – what a powerful statement/poem/question/idea. I loved it!

kind reminder, brooke. thank you.