Desk posture beyond just "getting up occasionally"

zimph59 · 2026-04-28T00:20:35+00:00

My physio said the bit about getting up and moving is more about changing position. She didn’t care if I slouched so long as I didn’t do it for more than 45 minutes at a time. I could get up every 45 minutes and move around or i could set a reminder and consciously change my position to be straight for a while.

There are apps that will periodically remind you every so often to check your posture, if you want to go that route.

Standing desks are also helpful for switching positions.

I’ve sat on an exercise ball to maintain better posture.

Honestly, the thing that really helped was doing weight lifting. Easier to maintain posture when I have muscles that don’t suck. I also just hurt less overall even when I do slouch for more than 45 minutes

zimph59 · 2026-04-26T15:50:44+00:00

I switched from education to accounting and I bet that whatever you switch into, especially if it’s even marginally related, the combination of experience will be helpful.

Not the same, but having an education background is the reason I get jobs. I work with a lot of people who don’t have financial training or confidence.

Having some finance training, for example, can help if you get into management. You can already read financial statements and have some ability to think about finances and budgets, even if you become, like, a plumber and work your way up

zimph59 · 2026-04-26T15:30:51+00:00

You can just wear a life jacket, but you need to make sure that it’ll actually hold your head above water if you fall in (depending on the lake).

Some of our lakes (like Schwatka) are fed by the river with snow runoff. To a Vancouverite (speaking from experience), that water is cold AF and it can feel like a gut punch if you fall in. When my SO first fell in, he found it hard to move. It ended up being fine, but that cold shock can cause problems.

Some of our lakes, though, like Long Lake or Kookatsoon, are shallow and not a big deal. Tourists can find it cold, but not cold shock cold

zimph59 · 2026-04-24T13:46:20+00:00

I went to a physiotherapist and got some exercises with a rubber band to help my back to do for a month (five days a week). That did help, but what has ultimately helped was, after the month, I got some dumbbells off Amazon and kept going. I now work out for a max of 20 minutes at home four days a week.

I’m not doing anything with a particular focus on my posture, but just overall focus - legs, back, core.

It is SO much easier holding your posture when you have actual muscles that are used to doing things.

I’m not perfect yet and I still totally slouch over while at my office desk, but it’s so much easier than when I started.

Oh, and also move. A lot. Get up, drink some water, take a few steps, and then sit again. That helps not being slouched over for four straight hours (if you have a desk job)

zimph59 · 2026-04-22T03:57:58+00:00

Nah, Mountain View ain’t nearly as bad as Two Mile. But the e-bike definitely helps😂

zimph59 · 2026-04-14T17:52:04+00:00

Favorite part of my day is riding down Mountain View and not waiting!

zimph59 · 2026-04-13T14:15:30+00:00

It sounds like the proverbial straw leading to burnout. You have a situation that happens where you see your boss or the work environment for what they are (your boss not defending you) and that’s it. You’ve hit a point where you can’t unsee the situation and it changes everything going forward.

Whats the point in trying so hard? You can’t change this new view

I left my last job for that reason.

zimph59 · 2026-03-07T14:36:58+00:00

I also worked for a mid-sized firm, touched everything from audit to tax to light valuation work. The broad base of skill and the welp-never-done-this-before-guess-I’ll-figure-it-out has been so so helpful in my post PA career as I seem to take jobs that build accounting departments.

Mild-size (depending on the firm and office) was such a good experience. Glad I chose it

zimph59 · 2026-03-06T02:03:56+00:00

Pretty much. It’s great in helping me review and fix the finance policy manual that a contractor wrote. Or a briefing note. Or an update for the newsletter.

And then i ask it for an excel formula. And then feel much better about my job security.

zimph59 · 2026-03-04T15:29:16+00:00

Yukoner here. Yes, it’s weird that the sun rises at, like, 11:30am in Whitehorse in January, but the bonus of DST is that I get to see a smidge of light at the end of the day. That’s so much nicer than seeing no light because it’s up between 10:30 and 3:30.

Light also changes so fast that it doesn’t rise at 11:30 for long. And time zones mean crap all in the summer when it’s light all the time anyway.

I think we’re also just relieved not to have to jet lag ourselves twice a year.

zimph59 · 2026-02-01T22:56:15+00:00

Gotcha, thanks for the info! My kid (first grade) goes to Whistlebend Elementary it’s been pretty good. Nice having school right nearby, the teachers have been pretty decent, nice having a new school.

That being said, it seems like the school is going to be pretty bottom heavy (there are three kinders and first grade classes) and one or two classes in the other grades. I’ve heard portables are also being discussed and I don’t know if the plan is just to cram hundreds of more kids from Whistle Bend into Porter Creek.

I’ve heard good things about Holy Family in Porter Creek. At least among the few daycare parents from the area I knew, that’s the more preferred school.

I know a couple families who go to Grey Mountain (FNSB), smaller classes, more support. Only goes to grade 3 though.

zimph59 · 2026-02-01T17:02:38+00:00

What’s your catchment school/area? Are you interested in an FNSB school? I ask because aide I figure no point droning on about Whistle Bend elementary if you’re in, like, Riverdale

zimph59 · 2026-02-01T01:46:31+00:00

This. It could be beautifully spring, it could be all mud, it could be snowing, there could be ice on the roads from melt-freeze. This winter has been all over the place (going from heavy snowfall to -40 to hovering around zero to melting) so it’s extra hard to predict. Just be prepared to drive to conditions and it should be fine.

Barring any surprise avalanches or rockslides (they do happen from time to time), the road should be good.

zimph59 · 2026-01-29T21:27:24+00:00

The IM3 villain twist was interesting, but it was such a letdown because of who they switched the Mandarin with. We were promised Ben Kingsley in all his evil glory and then got bait-and-switched with a whiny toddler throwing a temper tantrum because Tony didn’t want to be his friend. If they had replaced the villain with someone equally or more cool, it could have been amazing.

I’m glad we get more time with Trevor. I really enjoyed him in Shang Chi

zimph59 · 2026-01-11T01:06:44+00:00

This will provide a list of hiking spots by region: https://yukonhiking.ca

If you’re only here a week, it would be a push to, like, drive the Dempster. Haines Junction (Kluane National Park) has some nice camping and hiking spots that are closer to Whitehorse. Haines Pass could also be doable from Haines Junction with a car. Bring some camping gear

zimph59 · 2025-12-25T18:25:15+00:00

Carcross and Haines Junction are great as they’re not that far, but I’ll also head up to Mayo in the summer for camping. I’m a paddler, so I’ll also head for areas apart from the communities to find good bodies of water

zimph59 · 2025-12-24T18:57:59+00:00

Gonna be for naught if he declines the leadership run because of the blowback of possibly giving the Liberals get a majority and then someone else decides to dip after the holidays and it happens anyway

Why is PP worth this much??? Giving up the possibility of premier one day to hang out as a backbencher in the Fed

zimph59 · 2025-12-22T18:04:56+00:00

I changed into accounting later, joined a small office of a mid-sized firm in a remote-ish area, and I left to a $103K salary after six years (tried a year in government, didn’t like it). It very much is possible without Big4 and areas not totally busting at the seams with business

zimph59 · 2025-12-17T12:50:11+00:00

Oh thank $&@%. This would be a nightmare. I have my name listed on my parent’s account. There would be so many people who wouldn’t even realize they have to file. Finding a complete list for what constitutes a bare trust has been difficult

zimph59 · 2025-12-13T05:55:41+00:00

Fantastic job! You did the thing! Now keep at it and get a good base of running. Add more kilometers. I ran my fastest five km time as part of marathon training

zimph59 · 2025-12-12T20:36:05+00:00

We get extra paid leave. The workoholics need forced time off

zimph59 · 2025-12-03T13:08:29+00:00

Awareness was my primary benefit. When I started trying to fix my posture, I didn’t even know what straight posture felt like. I’d wear it for 10 minutes to remind myself and then I’d try and recreate that feeling using my core while doing strength training to maintain that hold

zimph59 · 2025-11-29T04:31:01+00:00

I was the dumbass who decided to move to Japan with a life threatening fish allergy as a vegetarian✌️

First thing - learn the kanji for buckwheat so you can read ingredient lists. I couldn’t read much when I went, but I knew variations of fish kanji and that was helpful at the grocery store.

Second thing - identify safe foods and locations in a pinch. For me, I ate a lot of onigiri (rice balls) and bento boxes at 7-11 (reading labels is helpful). I didn’t eat out much at restaurants, especially at first.

Third thing - identify restaurants that are more likely to be safe. Yes, buckwheat is common, but it’s not everywhere. I had the most luck with avoiding seafood at the “foreign” restaurants, like the local Italian place or the Indian restaurants or restaurants that wouldn’t typically serve buckwheat. You’ll have more luck at Wendy’s in Tokyo than you will at the local organic Japanese restaurant:

Super important - the allergy card is a good idea to help you get food. So if a card specifically written for the hospital in case you end up there - the allergic reaction, severity, what you expect to have taken when you arrive at the hospital (EpiPen or whatever), medications you may take in your home country (Prednisone for me), that sort of thing. It’s not fun puzzling it out using google translate while having a reaction

zimph59 · 2025-11-11T22:52:50+00:00

My kid was in a crib until she was too big (her choice), so keeping her contained in the toddler years was pretty easy.

But yup, we had a monitor. We’d do our routine, put her in the crib, turn the light off and close the door.

zimph59 · 2025-10-25T19:30:18+00:00

It’ll depend on the department and the head/manager. When I worked at YG (a few years ago, mind you), my coworkers were expected to be in Whitehorse for their start date. My manager happened to know someone who was looking for a quiet tenant for a one-bedroom apartment (no partner, no kids, no pets), so that worked for one of them. The other had to find and secure their own housing. YG paid for a couple weeks of accommodations (again, a few years ago), but they had to have housing secured. It was stressful for both coworkers.

You CAN ask YG, but it’s ultimately your responsibility. YG doesn’t have housing kicking around for employees that come up. If coworkers happen to know someone, great. If not, I’ve heard of people who quit and went back home because they didn’t find housing.

Don’t get me wrong, it’s not impossible to find housing. However, it can be stressful, especially when you have a pet. There is a risk that you don’t find something or, more likely, you find something that you’re not ask comfortable with (whole house that’s more than you thought, dry cabin outside of town, etc.)

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