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Regaining Control of Life

From time to time it is easy to get caught up in the daily routine of life. Each day is the same as the last. Same commute. Same work. Same coffee breaks. Same lunch. Over and over. Habits and routines can be great for achieving great things

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COVID Contingency Planning

Tonight, Mrs. Mata and I sat down with our youngest to discuss the contingency plan in the likely event that we get sick. Most people will get a cold or flu. Mrs. Mata is a preschool teacher. I manage a facility. Dealing with people is our j

3 months ago by shainemata, comments: 0, votes: 6, reward: $0.20

Going Into a Three Day Weekend

Credit Natura_Photos on Pixabay I have a three day weekend coming up. Two big jobs are pending for this time off. One is to work on the GMRS repeater w

4 months ago by shainemata, comments: 0, votes: 2, reward: $0.00

Hive Disappointment

I was looking at my Hive stats. It appears that I have only earned 147.79 Steem/Hive

4 months ago by shainemata, comments: 2, votes: 10, reward: $0.80

My Actifit Report Card: June 30 2020

Today consisted mostly of daily activity, which is administrative work. So, I spent a lot of time seated, including at the clinic where I

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My Actifit Report Card: June 29 2020

Today’s step count is surprising. I thought it would be lower considering that I forgot my phone at my desk a couple of times. Tod

4 months ago by shainemata, comments: 1, votes: 7, reward: $0.01

My Actifit Report Card: June 28 2020

Today was an absolutely lazy day. The most I did was drive my daughter to an appointment and pick up some groceries. The rest of the day was spent curating on Hive.This report was published via Actifit app (

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My Actifit Report Card: June 27 2020

Today was a bit slow, as Saturdays should be. I got called to work to open doors. I also wanted to check on HVAC settings I had changed.

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Trying to catch a pet

Last night my wife came running into our bedroom because she saw a tarantula in my daughter’s room. She absolutely HATES spiders, big juicy ones in particular. I w

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My Actifit Report Card: June 26 2020

Today’s step count was unintentional. I didn’t make time to walk. It all just happened as a part of my daily activity. This included over

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I Powered Up Another 87 Hive

I powered up another 87 Hive today. My weekly power up should be around $20. I lose some of that with fees from Coinbase and Blocktrades. However, it is still momentum in building my account. It's funny that I was celebrating that I reached

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More STEEM Power Down Coming

Fortunately, Dlease has an option for canceling a lease renewal. One prior leaser renewed for three months at a little over 8% interest. It's a great price for him. However, it's much lower than other leases on the market. I think I can do b

4 months ago by shainemata, comments: 0, votes: 14, reward: $0.36