November 30, 2012: House Video!

I have a bunch of cool stuff to cover today. First things first, though, it sounds like my remote troubleshooting of the computer yesterday ended in success! I finished off by doing a repair install, which disconnected TeamViewer when it got to the first reboot, so I didn't know for sure what was happening until today. Hooray for my computer skills! Total time to fix: probably four hours, though I'll charge for three just to be nice.

Second big news for the day: we had our home inspection, which went quite well. Funny enough, the guy doing the inspection is actually LDS and is in our stake, though I don't think I've ever met him before. There were some minor things that need to be looked at but nothing major that would stop us from buying; the foundation looks good, the roof is generally in good shape, and about the worst thing was the toilet: all three had some minor issues, like the gaskets need replacing or reseating on two, and one is missing the flapper valve that stops the water up top -- probably taken by the people who went through the foreclosure. But more important than all that stuff for the readers of my blog -- all five of you -- is that I made a video showing the various areas of the house, outside, etc. This will be something for all my friends and family to see, though note that this is the "before" sequence and as you'll notice several of the rooms are in desperate need of a paint job.

That should give everyone at least a reasonable idea of what our new house will be like. It's about seven years old and in reasonable shape, but with some areas that need work (particularly the yard). And sorry mom, but the vine by the front porch has to go! No way am I letting that thing get any larger and take over the side of the house!

On with the quotes from my readings today. I have two from the Book of Mormon, mostly because I really like the psalm of Nephi and so it needs to be in here, plus the second one seems like a scripture mastery -- and if it's not, it could be!

2 Nephi 4: 28: "Awake, my soul! No longer droop in sin. Rejoice, O my heart, and give place no more for the enemy of my soul." (The Book of Mormon, pp. 64)

2 Nephi 9: 28-29: "O the vainness, and the frailties, and the foolishness of men! When they are learned they think they are wise, and they hearken not unto the counsel of God, for they set it aside, supposing they know of themselves, wherefore, their wisdom is foolishness and it profiteth them not. And they shall perish. But to be learned is good if they hearken unto the counsels of God." (The Book of Mormon, pp. 75)

The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: "As individuals, groups, and businesses, we're often so busy cutting through the undergrowth we don't even realize we're in the wrong jungle. And the rapidly changing environment in which we live makes effective leadership more critical than it has ever been -- in ever aspect of independent and interdependent life."" (Pp. 101: Begin with the End in Mind)

Daily Check Up:
1) Scripture study: Yes (15 pages per day through the end of the year: 2 Nephi 3 - 2 Nephi 9, pp. 60-77)
2) Morning and evening prayers: Yes
3) 15+ minutes good book: Yes (The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People, chapter 4, pp. 96-122)
4) 15 minutes of parenting/relationships/children book: No
5) Exercise for 30 minutes or more: Yes (Raked heavy, wet leaves in yard and hauled them to the green belt for about an hour)
6) One doTERRA blog post: Yes
7) Use doTERRA oils for something: Yes
8) doTERRA Leadership and Mentor calls (Mon-Fri): Yes
9) Talk to two people about doTERRA: One (Brendan)
10) 15 minutes organizing office area: Yes
11) Solid 8 hours (M-F) working at my job: No, around six (House inspection)
12) Early to bed, early to rise: No (1:30AM to 6:30AM)
13) One AnandTech pipeline or article: No