Comments on === The Jet Set: Spinning

I am linking to this post tonight.

2010-01-03T20:43:15.007-07:00

I am linking to this post tonight.

I do. I am. I don't have any noise-cancellin...

2009-12-10T12:12:04.123-07:00

I do.
I am.
I don't have any noise-cancelling earphones, but I do stuff earbuds as far down my ear canals as possible, and sometimes the trusty iPod helps. Sometimes I can only meditate on silver bullets.

Not sure I could ever be an actual Executioner though.

I never posted on this but I sure have thought abo...

2009-12-09T21:56:19.281-07:00

I never posted on this but I sure have thought about it a lot.

I have spun my whole life. I think my mother has too. My mother had dreams she has never seen. It makes me sad and mad to think that might be me.

Posts like this make me angry because it is all too true. Sometimes I think I need help because I go crazy with too many ideas and I feel hopeless.....

I will stop.

Finally catching-up on your blog. This post is fa...

2009-12-08T10:23:01.979-07:00

Finally catching-up on your blog. This post is fascinating. I'm def not an executor. And I'm grateful to now have a vocabulary word to go with what happens sometimes in my brain. It's hard to have regular conversations with people sometimes when my thoughts are whirring. Spinning.

Thanks.

I'm tapering the dosage of my ADHD medications...

2009-11-20T20:40:40.303-07:00

I'm tapering the dosage of my ADHD medications, so I spin quite uncontrollably most days.

It's like my life turns into a 24 hour news channel and all the crawls and feeds and headlines are competing for attention with the anchor who usually represents the person I'm talking to and they finish their sentence and I was too distracted comparing them to a news anchor so I lost track of what was going on and I'm like "OH CRAP! I'm supposed to respond now, huh?" so I just say "yes" and sometimes that's the right thing to say and sometimes it isn't.

And you're right... spinny days usually precede overly creative days. I think I'm due for one of those soon.

Total spinner here. I loved reading this. It mak...

2009-11-19T19:08:38.396-07:00

Total spinner here. I loved reading this. It makes me feel more normal. My mother is an executor (executer?) and has always had difficulty understanding the way I work. I am the queen of unfinished projects, I go on kicks where I obsess one thing to death. Sometimes I finish and am pleased with the result, but more often than not I am on to the next big thing before I can finish what I started.

Erin, thanks for the comment. I've worked with...

2009-11-19T12:41:08.836-07:00

Erin, thanks for the comment. I've worked with executor people for my whole career. You're great inspirations and when we're teamed up, cool things happen.

Like Rookie-Cookie, I have to mix the mundane with...

2009-11-18T22:30:13.345-07:00

Like Rookie-Cookie, I have to mix the mundane with the lofty goals, otherwise neither get done. I write out these giant lists with little boxes next to each item, so I can enjoy the gratification of "finishing" something. Sadly, the list has stuff like "Make new skirt, paint Eleanor's room, shower, make pies, mop floor" etc... Making the bed and showering shouldn't get equal billing with finishing a painting, but there you have it.

Spinning Days. It now has a word... Like, today I...

2009-11-18T21:18:38.175-07:00

Spinning Days. It now has a word...

Like, today I was doing the laundry, when I accidentally sketched a new wall design then installed the new track lighting. Laundry is still in the dining room.

What I should be doing is designing new front landscaping post-Noreaster.

At least my track lighting is in.

I am definitely an idea person! I'm a spinn...

2009-11-18T18:29:14.231-07:00

I am *definitely* an idea person! I'm a spinning expert. Execution can be accomplished, but it's stressful. Actually, so is spinning. But it comes more naturally to me!

I'm not a spinner. Not sure I'm into execu...

2009-11-18T17:40:32.574-07:00

I'm not a spinner. Not sure I'm into executing either. Is there a category for people who avoid projects altogether?

Spin. That is a good word. Yes, I spin, a lot. And...

2009-11-18T15:54:48.412-07:00

Spin. That is a good word. Yes, I spin, a lot. And if it doesn't get written down, it won't let me sleep. I have cheapy grocery store notebooks filled with ideas and lists. And all are written in pencil, Ticonderoga pencils:) It's anything from what diapers I liked that I last bought at the grocery store to what I can do with 3 boxes of phyllo dough sitting in the freezer. It's things I need to remember to clean, pay and try.

What am I currently spinning over? How to make chorizo and pineapple work together in a recipe and trying to remember to change the oil in my car.

I usually just sit; numb, with a blank stare. My ...

2009-11-18T15:52:18.392-07:00

I usually just sit; numb, with a blank stare. My mind doesn't move that quickly. Spinning sounds like fun :)

By the way, were you at the Bijou Market a couple Saturdays ago? I thought I saw you walk in and was *this close* to coming across as a stalker by saying, "are you Azucar/JetSet/Carina?" I went against my instincts and decided to save my group from embarrassment. ;)

sheesh, I'm spinning NOW! What's up with ...

2009-11-18T14:49:35.629-07:00

sheesh, I'm spinning NOW!

What's up with Mid Century Modern Utah? I'm dying for an update... you know, when you stop spinning.

i've never commented before, but this post got...

2009-11-17T22:56:35.470-07:00

i've never commented before, but this post got me thinking. i'm not a spinner at all. I'm not an idea person. I'm definitely execution. I don't always finish projects though, but if the project was a good idea to begin with, i'm great at executing it. Usually the projects I don't finish are the ones that started with my own "weak" ideas.

I suddenly feel much more worthwhile. I always wondered about not being very "creative."

that sounds awful! It sounds about how I feel when...

2009-11-17T20:11:04.504-07:00

that sounds awful! It sounds about how I feel when I'm on twitter or worse, gno on twitter...shhh.

My mind never stops and that's the entire prob...

2009-11-17T17:11:37.430-07:00

My mind never stops and that's the entire problem.

Noelle, you can use Unisom when you're pregnan...

2009-11-17T14:22:38.226-07:00

Noelle, you can use Unisom when you're pregnant, and that stuff is great.

After reading this, I'm beginning to have a li...

2009-11-17T14:01:56.967-07:00

After reading this, I'm beginning to have a little clarity into my life. I don't have days of spinning-I have weeks.

Will anything ever get accomplished in the hands of a professional spinner?
I just checked the previous comments, maybe I'm just ADD. Oh well, it was nice to have that little 'spin' while it lasted.

I hope you are able to get many things accomplished in the near future.

Yes. Oh, yes. I like to mow the lawn or vacuumn o...

2009-11-17T13:17:37.467-07:00

Yes. Oh, yes.

I like to mow the lawn or vacuumn on those days. Something about making straight lines and keeping a pattern help to calm me.

I was going to try and be clever "I spin, the...

2009-11-17T10:16:59.936-07:00

I was going to try and be clever "I spin, therefore I am..."

But yeah...I'm a spinner. Big time.

I have spinning nights. Had one last night in fact...

2009-11-17T10:07:51.374-07:00

I have spinning nights. Had one last night in fact. Usually after a few hours of sleep - then I lay awake spinning for three or four hours until I will myself to settle down. Ambien had mostly solved this problem but being pregnant means no drugs and hence the spinning nights have resumed.

I am most definitely a spinner. Probably why I he...

2009-11-17T09:52:50.828-07:00

I am most definitely a spinner.

Probably why I heavily rely upon my day planner, sticky notes and my blackberry at all times. (yes. i use all 3)

Also keep a notepad by my bed which I am known for jotting down the endless ideas, tasks at 3 am.

That's the perfect way to describe it - spinni...

2009-11-17T09:29:20.306-07:00

That's the perfect way to describe it - spinning. The worst for me is at night, when all these ideas seem to run around screaming for attention. Then I end up staying up too late writing, using a flashlight to put the ideas in a notebook by my bed until the ideas are all down on paper.

(I sound crazy.)

Sarah, picking one repetitive thing like that help...

2009-11-17T09:05:05.906-07:00

Sarah, picking one repetitive thing like that helps me too. The worst are the days when I can't pick just one task and therefore can't stop tumbling.

I wondered if people would bring up ADD. I know I'm not ADD since these days aren't my defaults, they're outliers. But once a month or so, whiiirrrl.

Comments on === The Jet Set: Spinning

I am linking to this post tonight.

I do. I am. I don't have any noise-cancellin...

I never posted on this but I sure have thought abo...

Finally catching-up on your blog. This post is fa...

I'm tapering the dosage of my ADHD medications...

Total spinner here. I loved reading this. It mak...

Erin, thanks for the comment. I've worked with...

Like Rookie-Cookie, I have to mix the mundane with...

Spinning Days. It now has a word... Like, today I...

I am *definitely* an idea person! I'm a spinn...

I'm not a spinner. Not sure I'm into execu...

Spin. That is a good word. Yes, I spin, a lot. And...

I usually just sit; numb, with a blank stare. My ...

sheesh, I'm spinning NOW! What's up with ...

i've never commented before, but this post got...

that sounds awful! It sounds about how I feel when...

My mind never stops and that's the entire prob...

Noelle, you can use Unisom when you're pregnan...

After reading this, I'm beginning to have a li...

Yes. Oh, yes. I like to mow the lawn or vacuumn o...

I was going to try and be clever "I spin, the...

I have spinning nights. Had one last night in fact...

I am most definitely a spinner. Probably why I he...

That's the perfect way to describe it - spinni...

Sarah, picking one repetitive thing like that help...

I am definitely an idea person! I'm a spinn...