Comments on: Occupational Hazard http://electrolicious.com/2004/07/occupational_ha Daily affirmations of a word mercenary Sat, 22 Nov 2008 12:19:12 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: xaotica http://electrolicious.com/2004/07/occupational_ha#comment-4546 xaotica Thu, 22 Jul 2004 00:19:13 +0000 #comment-4546 i am in the same situation. and it blows. i can't wear any of my clothes and i feel awful. i go through periods of working out regularly but it's so hard with school full time + work full time :( i am in the same situation. and it blows. i can’t wear any of my clothes and i feel awful. i go through periods of working out regularly but it’s so hard with school full time + work full time :(

]]> By: Dani http://electrolicious.com/2004/07/occupational_ha#comment-4545 Dani Wed, 21 Jul 2004 19:13:03 +0000 #comment-4545 I am so much happier ever since I started working outdoors. Is there a way you could do freelance ass-sitting work part-time and then lower-paying but more physically gratifying work the rest of the time? Or you could live outside the city, somewhere you could work the land/garden/etc. At least you're realizing this issue now at a wee age of 29, instead of a few decades later when your vertebrae are all fused! love, dani I am so much happier ever since I started working outdoors. Is there a way you could do freelance ass-sitting work part-time and then lower-paying but more physically gratifying work the rest of the time? Or you could live outside the city, somewhere you could work the land/garden/etc.

At least you’re realizing this issue now at a wee age of 29, instead of a few decades later when your vertebrae are all fused!

love,
dani

]]> By: bushtit http://electrolicious.com/2004/07/occupational_ha#comment-4544 bushtit Sat, 17 Jul 2004 22:38:26 +0000 #comment-4544 How about being a massage therapist (the legit kind)? You spend a lot of time on your feet, plus you work out your hands and arms all day. On top of that, people talk about really freaky stuff with their massage therapists, so it might give you some good inspiration for your writing. Or you could open a hoop aerobics studio. Hell, I bet you could be selling a Hoop Yourself Healthy workout video via tv infomercials within a couple of years. Then you could get rich, retire and just write. Which would leave you sitting on your ass all day. Hmm. Nevermind. How about being a massage therapist (the legit kind)? You spend a lot of time on your feet, plus you work out your hands and arms all day. On top of that, people talk about really freaky stuff with their massage therapists, so it might give you some good inspiration for your writing.

Or you could open a hoop aerobics studio. Hell, I bet you could be selling a Hoop Yourself Healthy workout video via tv infomercials within a couple of years. Then you could get rich, retire and just write. Which would leave you sitting on your ass all day. Hmm. Nevermind.

]]> By: Vera http://electrolicious.com/2004/07/occupational_ha#comment-4543 Vera Fri, 16 Jul 2004 15:46:11 +0000 #comment-4543 Screw dieting; timing is everything. Here are two timing tips: 1. Eat dinner early. Basically, try not to eat anything after 6:30pm or so. It really helps. A lot of people eat dinner at 9 or 10. That's just CRAZY. Your body will never be able to burn it by the time you go to bed. 2. If you have to eat high fat foods, eat them in the morning. If you're going to eat a candy bar, for example, eat it at 11am, not 11pm. Also, a fun thing for exercise is to put on your favorite music and dance for an hour or so in your living-room on a Saturday afternoon. If you need a shower afterwards, you know you did it right. Re career: I guess you will have to become a professional hooper after all. :) Or you could start teaching writing classes. As a teacher, you'd be on your feet at least part of the time. Screw dieting; timing is everything. Here are two timing tips:

1. Eat dinner early. Basically, try not to eat anything after 6:30pm or so. It really helps. A lot of people eat dinner at 9 or 10. That’s just CRAZY. Your body will never be able to burn it by the time you go to bed.

2. If you have to eat high fat foods, eat them in the morning. If you’re going to eat a candy bar, for example, eat it at 11am, not 11pm.

Also, a fun thing for exercise is to put on your favorite music and dance for an hour or so in your living-room on a Saturday afternoon. If you need a shower afterwards, you know you did it right.

Re career: I guess you will have to become a professional hooper after all. :) Or you could start teaching writing classes. As a teacher, you’d be on your feet at least part of the time.

]]> By: amanda http://electrolicious.com/2004/07/occupational_ha#comment-4542 amanda Fri, 16 Jul 2004 00:02:18 +0000 #comment-4542 It's my current plan to become a high school theatre teacher. It seems to be the perfect balance of sitting when I'm tired and activity when I want to move around. It’s my current plan to become a high school theatre teacher. It seems to be the perfect balance of sitting when I’m tired and activity when I want to move around.

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