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Apologies for the near month of lack of public postings. Things have been incredibly stressful in my professional life and that has really worn me down. It's a constant struggle for me not to feel completely down and out about it. Then there's the self-defeat conversation I seem to have with myself a lot lately over this. Not a good combination.
I started ukulele lessons this week. :) I need a hobby that gets me out of the house and trying to teach myself was going so-so. My teacher is very patient with how slow I am. I have to keep reminding myself that my hand-eye / brain-hand coordination will eventually pick up so I can transition from chord to chord faster. My songs to practice this week are "Wipe Out" and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". I'm increasingly getting better at "Wipe Out" as it requires picking at the strings. It's slow going for "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with chord transitions and stumbling over the strumming pattern.
I really need to winterize the scooter. Snowflakes keep dropping and melting lately. Scooter season is definitely over. Winterizing means running fuel stabilizer through it, so I'll have to freezingly zip around the block, and removing the battery to bring inside.
I have an upcycle project to work on this week. I want to convert an oversized sweater into a sweater dress. Now to decide if I want full length sleeves or 3/4 sleeves. Hmmm.
Yesterday was the one year anniversary of cutting my own hair. Besides the bangs and side shave, I haven't had my hair cut again. I clip split ends as I see them, but my hair seems to be in surprisingly good shape for being coloured and bleached. I keep thinking my hair should be longer, but hair grows slowly and that's just the way it is. I also think I shed quite a bit.
I started ukulele lessons this week. :) I need a hobby that gets me out of the house and trying to teach myself was going so-so. My teacher is very patient with how slow I am. I have to keep reminding myself that my hand-eye / brain-hand coordination will eventually pick up so I can transition from chord to chord faster. My songs to practice this week are "Wipe Out" and "The Lion Sleeps Tonight". I'm increasingly getting better at "Wipe Out" as it requires picking at the strings. It's slow going for "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" with chord transitions and stumbling over the strumming pattern.
I really need to winterize the scooter. Snowflakes keep dropping and melting lately. Scooter season is definitely over. Winterizing means running fuel stabilizer through it, so I'll have to freezingly zip around the block, and removing the battery to bring inside.
I have an upcycle project to work on this week. I want to convert an oversized sweater into a sweater dress. Now to decide if I want full length sleeves or 3/4 sleeves. Hmmm.
Yesterday was the one year anniversary of cutting my own hair. Besides the bangs and side shave, I haven't had my hair cut again. I clip split ends as I see them, but my hair seems to be in surprisingly good shape for being coloured and bleached. I keep thinking my hair should be longer, but hair grows slowly and that's just the way it is. I also think I shed quite a bit.