Wednesday's Putterings
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Wednesday’s big accomplishment: I learned how to diagram a simple sentence.
And, as I go to post this entry about mostly-yesterday, the sun has finally decided to peek out from behind the clouds.
Weather / Phenology:
Though they promised me clear skies and sunshine, I’ve awakened to yet more pearly grayness. (Which is better than dark, sodden grayness I suppose.) My boy is excited because the ground isn’t as wet today as it has been for the last - what - three days? That doesn’t sound so bad, but only the shining exception of Sunday interrupted the longer string of icky days that goes back more than a week. Maybe we are paying our dues early and the week of Halloween will be fantastic. If that’s the case, I’ll soldier on through another week if necessary.
Several of the big chickens have taken to roosting on top of their house at night. That’s fine for now but it’s likely to cause problems when the temperatures plummet and I want to shut them inside their building. As it is now, I can’t reach them to move them.
Mood Summary:
Coincidentally, an excellent summation of my general mood:
Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20)
Trying to keep your life in balance can be quite a challenge now, for it's difficult to know how to pace yourself. You want to do enough to see progress, but you don't want to wear yourself out before you reach your destination. Take time out to relax along the way and you will be able reach more distant destinations.
‘Bad bout of worrying that I’m dying again last night. It’s so stupid and wasteful but it creeps up on me when the day gets quiet. I know that I am allowing years of physical self-neglect rattle me. I have been adding deliberate exercise into my days but I’ve been letting yoga go by the wayside. I still haven’t re-incorporated vitamins back into my schedule.
This would be the place in the entry where I lament my inability to be consistent and ask the universe why “everything” is so hard but I’m thoroughly sick of that. Apparently the universe’s answer to me is that I have to try harder. Gah.
Looking back, I can see that I’ve wasted an awful lot of time in years past - mostly on angst. Some childish part of me wants to see more progress now that I really am working on something tangible for 6-8 hours a day. I feel productive but, at the end of every day, I think about the fact that time is my enemy. That piece I posted recently, (about putting ten years into a dream before the dream begins to pay out,) is haunting me.
Five Gratitudes:
1) A couple of hours watching entertaining television while eating a decent dinner, snuggling my husband and supervising as my son enjoyed social time (with a real-world friend, online). Everything I do is done in sets and groups. It’s that multi-tasking thing again.
2) The fact that we are not experiencing any problems with the tech side of Ch-‘s school - apparently a bunch of other families are struggling with slow connections and unresponsive pages.
3) The crockpot and what it does to an inexpensive roast. Also instant potatoes which have saved my butt a couple of times this month.
4) Having a chance to actually visit with Young Master L-‘s mom when I went for a short walk (with Boo) to fetch my son.
5) I learned how to diagram simple sentences today!!
Accomplishments:
Got through the day.
School: (4 hours, 40 minutes) Math (4), Spelling, Grammar (3), Lit, and Comp.
Phy Ed: encouraged 40 minutes of mostly light activities.
Otherwise? Hmm. Arranged donation pickup for Mz D-. Made dinner and kept up with the house. See what I mean? A day done gone and no forward progress on anything big. Gah! (Again.)
Daily Dozen
My Mission 101 List
My Evil-Twin Mission 101 List
Start Date: July 27, 2006 10:00 pm ---- End Date: April 24, 2009 10:00 pm
Goal Level Behaviors
Routines
Cleaning: zones & weekly schedule
Wednesday’s big accomplishment: I learned how to diagram a simple sentence.
And, as I go to post this entry about mostly-yesterday, the sun has finally decided to peek out from behind the clouds.
Weather / Phenology:
Though they promised me clear skies and sunshine, I’ve awakened to yet more pearly grayness. (Which is better than dark, sodden grayness I suppose.) My boy is excited because the ground isn’t as wet today as it has been for the last - what - three days? That doesn’t sound so bad, but only the shining exception of Sunday interrupted the longer string of icky days that goes back more than a week. Maybe we are paying our dues early and the week of Halloween will be fantastic. If that’s the case, I’ll soldier on through another week if necessary.
Several of the big chickens have taken to roosting on top of their house at night. That’s fine for now but it’s likely to cause problems when the temperatures plummet and I want to shut them inside their building. As it is now, I can’t reach them to move them.
Mood Summary:
Coincidentally, an excellent summation of my general mood:
Gemini (May 21 - Jun 20)
Trying to keep your life in balance can be quite a challenge now, for it's difficult to know how to pace yourself. You want to do enough to see progress, but you don't want to wear yourself out before you reach your destination. Take time out to relax along the way and you will be able reach more distant destinations.
‘Bad bout of worrying that I’m dying again last night. It’s so stupid and wasteful but it creeps up on me when the day gets quiet. I know that I am allowing years of physical self-neglect rattle me. I have been adding deliberate exercise into my days but I’ve been letting yoga go by the wayside. I still haven’t re-incorporated vitamins back into my schedule.
This would be the place in the entry where I lament my inability to be consistent and ask the universe why “everything” is so hard but I’m thoroughly sick of that. Apparently the universe’s answer to me is that I have to try harder. Gah.
Looking back, I can see that I’ve wasted an awful lot of time in years past - mostly on angst. Some childish part of me wants to see more progress now that I really am working on something tangible for 6-8 hours a day. I feel productive but, at the end of every day, I think about the fact that time is my enemy. That piece I posted recently, (about putting ten years into a dream before the dream begins to pay out,) is haunting me.
Five Gratitudes:
1) A couple of hours watching entertaining television while eating a decent dinner, snuggling my husband and supervising as my son enjoyed social time (with a real-world friend, online). Everything I do is done in sets and groups. It’s that multi-tasking thing again.
2) The fact that we are not experiencing any problems with the tech side of Ch-‘s school - apparently a bunch of other families are struggling with slow connections and unresponsive pages.
3) The crockpot and what it does to an inexpensive roast. Also instant potatoes which have saved my butt a couple of times this month.
4) Having a chance to actually visit with Young Master L-‘s mom when I went for a short walk (with Boo) to fetch my son.
5) I learned how to diagram simple sentences today!!
Accomplishments:
Got through the day.
School: (4 hours, 40 minutes) Math (4), Spelling, Grammar (3), Lit, and Comp.
Phy Ed: encouraged 40 minutes of mostly light activities.
Otherwise? Hmm. Arranged donation pickup for Mz D-. Made dinner and kept up with the house. See what I mean? A day done gone and no forward progress on anything big. Gah! (Again.)
Daily Dozen
My Mission 101 List
My Evil-Twin Mission 101 List
Start Date: July 27, 2006 10:00 pm ---- End Date: April 24, 2009 10:00 pm
Goal Level Behaviors
Routines
Cleaning: zones & weekly schedule