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I promised myself I would complete these tasks on my day off:
  1. Write 3 blog posts.
  2. Do 2 loads of laundry.
  3. Watch 1 episode of Mad Men. 
Now, the third may seem a bit strange, as Netflix, more often than not, ends up on my "completed" list without any conscious effort. The idea was not to exceed that one episode before the other two tasks had been completed.

So I did the first load of laundry and have been dragging my feet about the posts...and staring longingly at the TV. So it's time to sit down and write.

I decided to begin with the least labor-intensive blog I have. Hmm, that's not right. I guess this blog format seems easiest because the word-of-the-day posts have a rigid format and I need a little structure right now. My OCD tells me to look back at old posts to see what format I used for these kind of things, but that is the first of many tangents I will forgo as I pursue my goal.

Today's word is equanimity, which according to Dictionary.com, means "mental or emotional stability or composure, especially under tension or strain; calmness; equilibrium."

Jessica credited her yoga and meditation classes for increasing her equanimity in the workplace. Rick, her arch-nemesis at the office (if just in his own head), hadn't noticed a difference in her stress management skills. Rick just saw an increase in her bullshit.

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