Lockdown, Day #78
I've been using the local common as a site for my evening and morning walks right now; I'm at the point where I find myself repeating my walks down certain streets ad nauseam, but I do find the common to be a nice place where I can walk around and be alone with my thoughts, particularly if there aren't too many other people around.
I did go off the beaten track a bit on my last few walks; it was partly adventurous, and once just because of social distancing, and because I sensed I had joggers coming up behind me (am I the only person who just slows right down from sheer courtesy if stuck behind people going slowly behind them?)
Here's last night's sunset.
I've restarted an audio book that I gave up on, based on advice from someone else. I got a bit too honest about the fact that I was doing a bad job of taking in what they said, because, well, I find my conctration span can be a bit short, and they told me, "You should stop listening to it", and I did.
It's at times like this that I think, why do I persistently listen to what everyone else thinks, because I have independance, and occiasionally fantasise about what would have happened if I'd told the other person to STFU, usually ending up glad I didn't speak my mind.
So, I've decided to listen to one or two chapters a day, and just try to keep up my attentiveness to what is being said. I did better just now than last night, when I suddenly got distracted checking something on Livejournal, then thought, "What did he just say?"
So, I'm determined to finish what I start this time.
I also noticed that I've been waiting for a book I ordered off 10ofthose.com some time ago, and it's not arrived, which can only mean that:
a) I didn't complete the order properly, and it wasn't processed, or
b) The post is just mega-slow because of Coronavirus.
I'm going to check my next credit card bill to see if the purchase appears, unless it appears in the meantime.
I did go off the beaten track a bit on my last few walks; it was partly adventurous, and once just because of social distancing, and because I sensed I had joggers coming up behind me (am I the only person who just slows right down from sheer courtesy if stuck behind people going slowly behind them?)
Here's last night's sunset.
I've restarted an audio book that I gave up on, based on advice from someone else. I got a bit too honest about the fact that I was doing a bad job of taking in what they said, because, well, I find my conctration span can be a bit short, and they told me, "You should stop listening to it", and I did.
It's at times like this that I think, why do I persistently listen to what everyone else thinks, because I have independance, and occiasionally fantasise about what would have happened if I'd told the other person to STFU, usually ending up glad I didn't speak my mind.
So, I've decided to listen to one or two chapters a day, and just try to keep up my attentiveness to what is being said. I did better just now than last night, when I suddenly got distracted checking something on Livejournal, then thought, "What did he just say?"
So, I'm determined to finish what I start this time.
I also noticed that I've been waiting for a book I ordered off 10ofthose.com some time ago, and it's not arrived, which can only mean that:
a) I didn't complete the order properly, and it wasn't processed, or
b) The post is just mega-slow because of Coronavirus.
I'm going to check my next credit card bill to see if the purchase appears, unless it appears in the meantime.