The Pool, The Web and The Heat - The Week Progresses

Yesterday was a day that started out shortly after midnight with lightning, thunder and rain. Although the storm had mostly passed by the time I was at the gym doors for swimming, there was active lightning all around us, so I knew the outdoor pool wouldn't be open - at least not immediately. Still, this week is an impossible week, and I have a crunched Friday schedule, so I opted for swimming indoors to at least get my workout done. 

This is NOT my YMCA, but it's actually pretty close to 
how my indoor pool looks. It's relatively short, so it's 
a lot of back and forth, where in the outdoor pool, it's a 
long stretch. Outdoors I can wear my larger flippers, 
but indoors my shorter ones are as long as I'm willing 
to go (when I even bother with flippers at all). 

It turned out really nice. I had a lane all to myself and got in a good workout. All in all, it wasn't a bad experience and I had fun, so I call that a total WIN/WIN situation caused by Mother Nature. Today should be back to "normal" for this time of the year. Swimming outdoors, and at minimum, sharing a lane with one other person. That's far from a hardship in the Olympic length, we barely intersect as we're passing each other. Still, it was a luxury to have a lane to myself. I enjoy watching the sun rise, however, and having that happen while I'm in the pool is a real plus. 

DH has decided to use Network Solutions 
to help him build his website. I've never 
used them, but it seems to offer what we're 
looking for, and really, we're not looking 
for anything complex. Just a basic web presence. 

DH is progressing with his website. He's using a software platform called "Network Solutions" to help him set it up. He was late getting into the shop yesterday because he was wrapped up in that. Your various suggestions were very worthwhile and helpful as well. Things are coming together, just not quite as quickly as he had wanted. Still, that's OK. It's getting there. And those stumbling blocks are nothing new, just requiring a small reset with each one that we encounter. I'll continue to reformat his photos while he's busy on other things. I think the photos need to be resized to be "consumer friendly" in the end. Photos are something I understand - I deal with them every single day. 

I edit photos every day for my blog - I need them to fit 
a certain size parameter so that they can be published 
and look appropriate on the other side. His photos, right 
now, are raw, so I'm going through them one at a time 
and resizing them to a more reasonable size to send 
in bulk to any potential customer. 

I also had fun customers yesterday, spaced out well so that everyone got the help they needed without pulling me in too many directions. I would have liked more sales - it's been a slow week - but I really can't complain. It's been a HOT week, and wise people are staying indoors with their A/C on. 

It's been a hot week here in the Frozen Northlands, so 
just getting into the pool has been delightful. I've been 
keeping the fan on at work, and running the A/C now and 
again to get the edge off. So far, so good. 

So, I'm off to the pool for my final swim this week. Tomorrow morning I'll be going to the grocery store quite early to get my vegetables for Ogre Juice which I'll make after dinner tomorrow night for next week's portions. It's all falling into place, more or less. The sacrifice for Chickie's vacation has been laundry. I've done one load for myself, but DH said to wait a week on his, and the household laundry (bed linens and towels, mostly) will also be pushed off a week. Oh well, can't have everything - LOL. Have an excellent Thursday, I'm almost halfway through Chickie's vacation time, she's having fun, and I'm surviving. I'll call that a win and be back tomorrow. Slava Ukraini.