This posting daily thing-not so much with the working out
I have been remiss in posting daily. Although, TBH, RL is quite busy, so I definitely have excuses. All sorts of excuses.
Right now, though, I am cranky/stressed. I shall list the ways.
*one of my dogs thinks digging under the gate is a great way to spend time. Bricks, gravel, wiring on a post along the other side-nothing helps. He just digs farther and deeper. This is the second night I've heard a car honking at him. Fucker.
I put a plate of granite there tonight. I hope he won't be able to get past that until I get the concrete. I've decided to concrete the holes from now on. Pray it works.
*my master bath shower is leaking again (it's a built in). The sealant has been patched at least three times, and they've all eventually failed. I finally called the plumber, and he said that I have to call the custom bathroom people to fix it. Something about the pan failing possibly. Really? For real? I don't want to know how much this will cost. Probably better to just have a new one put in since this one is old and has black stuff that is impossible to get off in a few places.
*I haven't been getting enough sleep. Or, more than usual. Various reasons. One is because these advent fics. Hard to keep up when Wed and Thurs I don't get home until 9ish. Still, though, this is mostly my fault.
*I've been more down than usual. Some of that from the sleep issue. Some from the other problems. Some from my brain being an idiot.
*In efm the last two weeks we read this book about being multicultural. It was kind of interesting once you got past the constant trying to sell you his first book and the fact that he often used 20 words when 2 would do. And the jargon without an index. But, it made me think more about people having different starting places/points of view (eg. when referencing a certain event, we think different things about it).
Also talked about our win/lose culture, which is often harmful because it implies a loser. And how judging is a way of trying to become Godlike/take his place because only he can judge.
This is all good and interesting. Except my brain takes it to the next level. I feel like I'm judging, so I go through why I'm judging, where those people might be coming from, what their culture would be like, I need to know their culture because how can I do this without knowing, and what would they be thinking, and I can't think of them as similar to me because that's assimilating cultures which is wrong because it assumes it would all be my culture, bla bla bla.
It might be better for me to go back to where I was before this started. I enjoy my group because we have a variety of backgrounds, and we've gotten to know each other, and have been able to see how that affects how they see things. This was good because it was right there, and I could take it in and understand it.
*I'm worried about my friend who is stressed about Christmas. I'm not sure how to support her, so I just give her what help I can without being overly so.
*I do really like my new Shark vacuum, though (got it mid-November). It's the rocket, which has so many cool attachments including one for my wood floors. The only way it could be better would be if it was cordless.
*But, half day tomorrow. Maybe half day Wed-but have two services at church to sing at until 11pm-ish. Christmas at P's. Was hoping to see Hobbit Fri, but will probably be cementing the dog into the gr..er, cementing his holes. Maybe Sat? But then there's Into the Woods. Hmmm....
*Night.
Right now, though, I am cranky/stressed. I shall list the ways.
*one of my dogs thinks digging under the gate is a great way to spend time. Bricks, gravel, wiring on a post along the other side-nothing helps. He just digs farther and deeper. This is the second night I've heard a car honking at him. Fucker.
I put a plate of granite there tonight. I hope he won't be able to get past that until I get the concrete. I've decided to concrete the holes from now on. Pray it works.
*my master bath shower is leaking again (it's a built in). The sealant has been patched at least three times, and they've all eventually failed. I finally called the plumber, and he said that I have to call the custom bathroom people to fix it. Something about the pan failing possibly. Really? For real? I don't want to know how much this will cost. Probably better to just have a new one put in since this one is old and has black stuff that is impossible to get off in a few places.
*I haven't been getting enough sleep. Or, more than usual. Various reasons. One is because these advent fics. Hard to keep up when Wed and Thurs I don't get home until 9ish. Still, though, this is mostly my fault.
*I've been more down than usual. Some of that from the sleep issue. Some from the other problems. Some from my brain being an idiot.
*In efm the last two weeks we read this book about being multicultural. It was kind of interesting once you got past the constant trying to sell you his first book and the fact that he often used 20 words when 2 would do. And the jargon without an index. But, it made me think more about people having different starting places/points of view (eg. when referencing a certain event, we think different things about it).
Also talked about our win/lose culture, which is often harmful because it implies a loser. And how judging is a way of trying to become Godlike/take his place because only he can judge.
This is all good and interesting. Except my brain takes it to the next level. I feel like I'm judging, so I go through why I'm judging, where those people might be coming from, what their culture would be like, I need to know their culture because how can I do this without knowing, and what would they be thinking, and I can't think of them as similar to me because that's assimilating cultures which is wrong because it assumes it would all be my culture, bla bla bla.
It might be better for me to go back to where I was before this started. I enjoy my group because we have a variety of backgrounds, and we've gotten to know each other, and have been able to see how that affects how they see things. This was good because it was right there, and I could take it in and understand it.
*I'm worried about my friend who is stressed about Christmas. I'm not sure how to support her, so I just give her what help I can without being overly so.
*I do really like my new Shark vacuum, though (got it mid-November). It's the rocket, which has so many cool attachments including one for my wood floors. The only way it could be better would be if it was cordless.
*But, half day tomorrow. Maybe half day Wed-but have two services at church to sing at until 11pm-ish. Christmas at P's. Was hoping to see Hobbit Fri, but will probably be cementing the dog into the gr..er, cementing his holes. Maybe Sat? But then there's Into the Woods. Hmmm....
*Night.