KT Donohue

Long Term WFH Sales Administrator with a side order of creative technical interest and the broken links and bad code to prove it.

Desk Build

I have been working on a project to build out my desk. During covid lockdown times, my husband started working from home and took over my desk with a Veradesk stand-up attachment and a double arm rig for a notebook and big screen. I must stop and say the Veradesk

Gods in Rocks, Mele Mongoose on the loose, Proust on the Beach Aloha!

We were on holiday last week to Waikiki. It was such a surprise that we got to go. We pinched ourselves on the plane, saying I can't believe we are going. Also, while we checked into our hotel, saying I can't believe we are here. Aloha!

Perspective, Giant Waves, Fine Details

Ask us what we did see. Don't tell us what we missed. We are on vacation in Oahu on Waikiki beach. It feels strange, but it's a nice break from the rain in Los Angeles. We went to Pearl Harbor and marveled at the Big Waves

Retro 50's Chic, Criminal Intent with Matthew Dicks and the Way Around a Short Length of Rope

What am I working on this week? I am packing. We booked a Costco vacation package to Hawaii. It's noteworthy because we have not been on vacation in eons. Also, we never actually went on a honeymoon. The lack of a honeymoon may explain why we continue to

See you next year, working out the kinks in systems, Richard Feynman my nerd crush

Endings and Beginnings I told my caregiver this week that I would see her next year. It's just a week away, but the stark transition from one time to the next is never more evident than what happens this weekend. The new year begins in just a few

Purple Cows, Love What You Do

I have a skill set challenge that I renewed this week. I am learning and expanding my SalesForce.com SFDC skill set. I tasked myself to spend so many hours a week learning new modules. Eons ago, you could only pick up the software skills for SFDC on the job,

10% Happier-ish Meditation as Rx with no Enlightened Side Effects

When I think of Budisim, I am immediately reminded of two scenes, one from TV and one from a movie. First,  in the AbFab tv show, when Eddie franticly enters a little buddist shrine and starts chanting in gibberish to make the universe go her way. It does not. Secondly

Fall with Style, Win with what You Have, and Menu

My favorite Buzz Lightyear line is when he flies away with Woody. He knows he can't fly and says, "I am not flying; I am falling with style." The character's self-acceptance of knowing his limits and using them to his advantage. If I do

Turn of a screw,

I always tell myself I like the easy answers best. I open myself to all repair options when faced with a drip or other repair problem. My gauge is broad, from the wrecking ball at the high end and the flip of a switch at the easy end. But for

Don't Skip Two Days in a Row; Second Brain as a Habit, Thankful at Runyon Canyon

In the world of good habits, you should not skip any good habits two days in a row. It's a good habit rule. I am working on good habits. There are things I try to do every day. Things have gone very well. I get up early and

Back to School Resolutions, Tiger in my tank, If I only had a second brain

I previously mentioned my love of making new years resolutions in the fall when school starts. We are raised to start school in the fall. We get new kit, new shoes, and school supplies that smell like the Target store. So whySo why wait for the New Year to make

Polar Plunge LA Style, Be a Voter, Ultra Podcast, The Iliad

What I am reading The Iliad | Homer, Alexander Pope Translator I am mesmerized by a poem written in ancient Greek, expressed in Queens English, as translated by 19th-century poet  Alexander Pope, and still keeps its meaning in the 21st century. I am not a poetry guy in general. However, this

Stepping back, Plumbing is for plumbers, and my future with abs of steel.

I wanted to get an early start on this week's blog because I have fallen off the wagon of reading and writing while I have been busy healing. What am I reading this week One thing I have been missing since last months surgery is the weekly 3-2-1

Starting a Successful Morning Habit, Dolphins, Dreadlocks, Drama, Pendant Lamps, Star Trek Hair

Let me start with a disclaimer. I do not condone or approve of captive dolphins and whale zoos. It's a horrible business. Therefore, please do not support operations that offer captive dolphin swimming schemes. Update on My Chrone's Treatment I am doing great. I saw my

Back in the saddle again.

I'm back in the saddle again - Out where a friend is a friend - Where the longhorn cattle feed On the lowly gypsum weed - Back in the saddle again ... |Cowboy song stuck in my head. This week's post is more for my IBD followers.

The Recovery, Walking, Sitting Up, and AI Activities.

I ask for a pass on spelling and grammar this week; I am well-medicated.  As a result, I am dependent on my AI to check all my work. The Recovery My friends, I am doing swell. However, it's one thing to be fine in Keck Hospital, where the

Kicking and Strutting, Drugs? Yes, Please, From Russia with Oil

I had successful surgery on Tuesday. They removed the last of my colon and gave me a full-time ostomy. I feel like I got hit by a truck. It's funny Keck is a teaching hospital, so every morning, ten doctors come into my tiny room as a group

Unsteady Apostle, The 5 am Club, Ice The Fake Food Group

I went into clinic Tuesday for my weekly IV fluids. This treatment has gone on so long that I think the kids of my original IV team have taken over trying to stick a vein. In fact, on Tuesday I broke in my new IV team. They got my line

Vince Guaraldi, Good Grief Cell Phone Replacement, This Toe Tag

This toe and no further. I am soaking my toe as I pull together my notes for this week's blog post. I have been suffering from an ingrown nail for way too long. I have so much else going on with my body; the pain of it has

Lincoln Highway, Choices, & The Summer Reading List.

We have finished up a big around-the-building project. We turned and leased two apartments. I like it when there is more than one unit to show, because it's so much easier to sell something when it's a choice between two options. Having two options takes no

The Heat is On, Welcome to Air Tags and the Dog Days of Summer

I am very susceptible to the summer heat, more than I should be. I don't absorb enough water with the "kit" I have left after my treatments for Crohn's disease. So, my activity level has dropped off significantly. I'm not particularly eager

One Step Back Ancestor Worship

One Step Back A month from now, I am removing the last bit of my Crohn's illness. My prognosis is that I will have better energy and regain some of my stamina. Everyone in my house is happy about that. First, the dog who yearns for the time

AI Art for People Who Can't Draw, Gardening in a Time of Drought

I have been through some changes in my past times. Now I am expanding from writing to new activities. I am looking for short-duration, low-energy output, and low-stress hobbies. Early in my Crohn's disease journey, I  nixed cage fighting and a hot pepper eating from my hobby options.

Keeping Up The Pace All Alone With Your Thoughts

I was all excited last week to reach 52 weeks of posts that the little voice in my head told me that I could skip this week. But unfortunately, "that is not entirely correct," I told myself. So I said I could miss last week but that since

Climbing Mount Everest, Waiting in the TSA Line, Drinking a Gallon of Water

I was listening to NPR in the car this week, and a quick little story tickled my interest.  A woman who is an avid climber broke a bone and looked at a long recovery.  She wanted to find a way to ensure she did the work to get better and