Managing Stress

It seems that I go through these phases where I get more stressed out much more easily. Sometimes I feel like I am on a roller coaster ride, and that I can't seem to get on top of things. I definitely don't want to have things be easy all the time, but sometimes I get worn out if I feel like I'm putting in 110% into something, but I'm not getting anywhere. That is what I fear...that my hard work is actually not paying off.

Is it wrong for me to want to be as productive as possible? Is it wrong to not want to feel like I am getting somewhere and not just spinning my wheels all the time? Is it wrong for me to not want to waste time?

I'm not asking for a perfect environment, where everything goes as planned. Because I know that is not possible. What I think I need to do is evaluate my strengths and my weaknesses and figure out how to best utilize those in all areas of my life.

Tonight I spent some time doing research on dealing with stress. I learned that there are things I can do to cope with stress, and that I need to do a good job of staying away from the things that stress me out. Below are some links to the sites that I found very useful:

http://www.quintcareers.com/managing_job_stress.html

http://www.cvtips.com/handle_stress_at_work.html

http://www.buzzle.com/editorials/8-21-2006-106124.asp

http://www.cvtips.com/tackling_stress.html

The fact of the matter is that we all handle stress differently, and it effects us all in different ways. In the last few years I have become increasingly aware of what stresses me out and how I can flourish.

Blog Priorities

I'm not publicizing my blog yet, because there are things I want to add before people see it.

The list below is mainly to create a priority list for myself in what I want to work on in regards to the blog:

- Create a web album with categories for photos.
- Add links to my friends websites in the right nav area.
- Update the header with a collage of photos.

I really want to get away from My Space, even though I might still use it from time to time, mainly to keep connected with my friends.

Fable 2

Last week I got a new game called Fable 2. This is a pretty fun game. You can purchase all the buildings/houses/castles that are in the game and you can earn gold every 5 minutes from the shops you own and from renting out any houses you own (you even earn gold when you are not playing). There are a lot of choices in the game that either make you more pure, or more corrupt, and these change your appearence.

The game even supports split screen co-op, which definitely would be worth a shot. I may post some game screenshots this weekend.

New Blog

Creating websites for a living sometimes takes the desire to do anything related when I come home. However, I think it is healthy for me to express feelings and desires in a healthy way with a website. It provides a way for family and friends to see what I'm up to, and it kind of tracks my life (so to speak).

It also can help me learn new things by writing how-to articles, posting photos, posting videos and posting interesting sites that I come across.

It took me a while to get http://www.chrisroane.com/ and http://chrisroane.com/ through Blogger, but I finally got it figure out.