I guess this is it

I got up before 7:30. I turned on the router and swished. I found a message on my phone that Michele was in DC and giving me the number. I checked e-mail, and exercised until the swishing was over. Then I called Michele. We had a nice conversation and I also talked to Cecily. I juiced and called Dad. Then it was time to leave. I grabbed my bag of handsewing and went to quilting. I talked to a number of ladies, sharing my story of having to decide whether to move to Korea. I talked to Beverly while someone slipped a gift into her bag. I showed off the fall Linus quilt top. I tried to remember that the weaving class is next week. After leaving there, I went to the Asian store for kimbap and sprouts. I asked the lady if she knew about Chinhae and all she had heard was of the cherry blossom festival. I ate a few pieces of kimbap in the car on the way to the dentist. I wished I'd had time to go home and brush. And, while sitting in the waiting room flossing my teeth, I wondered why I felt the need to be on time. The hygenist called me back, and asked me if I was on any new medications and I said no. She said that was rare, and talked to me at length about how her doctor kept trying to get her to take calcium supplements but she wouldn't. Then she took bitewing x-rays and the dentist came in to check my teeth. Then I got my teeth cleaned, as she rambled on. When it was over, she suggested that I get a 20 minute appt to check my nightguard. She and the dentist feel that it would stop the clenching, and that that is critical. She also scheduled me for another appointment in October. And, she said they meet every morning to choose a patient of the day. Who? Me? She presented me with an umbrella. (for the rainy season in Korea?) I paid and drove home. I ate my remaining kimbap with kimchi. I opened two windows and turned on the fan. I mowed the parts of the lawn that are getting leggy again. I came in and took my supplements and ate a banana with cinnamon. I put in my night guard to try it. I cleaned the juicer. I worked through e-mail, tapping or reading as indicated. I plugged my tablet into my laptop to recharge it, and it did something funny – turning off and on. I tried it on the desktop and it did the same thing. So I found the little thingy that allows it to plug directly into the power strip and it seemed to do better. I worked on gluing more diamonds for the hexecontehedron. I used paperclips to hold the edges down until the glue stick dried. I also tried clothespins but they were not flat enough or strong enough. Small binder clips worked when I ran out of small paperclips. I had to re-cut a set of diamonds because I had cut one set to the template size instead of a quarter inch larger. Parker wrote to say that she showed the property today and the couple seemed very interested, but were just starting their search. I did more gluing when I found another package of paperclips. I also found another glue stick that worked better because it was just a little dryer. I looked online for hampers or baskets to fill a space in the Airport Road house. I made breakfast and ate it. I was listening to an interview when Chris skyped me. We talked for over an hour and a half. He said he was told that he really needed to take this job by someone who knows how difficult it is to get this promotion. I made him promise that he would not leave me alone to make decisions and to pack, and to travel. And he would put my desires above those of his subordinates when it comes to vacation time. He said all the right things and I couldn't think of anything else to ask him to promise. So I said ok. And after he hung up, I burst into tears. I won't be miserable forever. But I am not happy about leaving. And I always knew we would leave here one day. So I guess this is it. And with that, it was time for bed.
* This is Lauri's quilt. She is so prolific. In the time it takes me to decide what pattern to make, she finishes a quilt. *

Decisions, decisions

I went to bed last night in a really good mood, repeating “How does it get any better than this?”. It was an affirmation from the Dain Heer interview. I slept well, and woke up way before my alarm. I might have gone back to sleep. But I still got up before the alarm sounded. I swished and exercised. I made a copy of the Tuesday block templates. I was working on tweaking a tapping file for my tapping buddy, when Chris skyped me to say he had been offered the job in Korea. He was asking if I was willing to go, but that he did not need an answer right away. I did not know what to say. I e-mailed MaryAnn since she lived in Chinhae for awhile. I finished the file and sent it to my buddy. I tapped for the overwhelming emotion of not wanting to leave the life I have right now. I juiced and cleaned up . I brought in the rain water from last night (it was a real frog strangler!). I ran the first pot through the coffee maker and it was slow. I wondered if there was a lemon seed stuck in there. I think one fell in a month ago. When it was finished, I unplugged it and shook it upside down. I could hear it rattling around, but could not get it to come out. I hoped that now that it was no longer stuck, the water would flow faster. I put another pot in, but it sounded just as bad. I e-mail Parker and she e-mailed right back. The length of her e-mail suggested that she had been working on it before she got my e-mail. She said there was still stuff that needed to be done, but two people had already contacted her to see the house, and that was quite a start. She said she had e-mail late on Friday so I looked for that e-mail and found one from Chris about printing insurance cards for the cars. I had marked it important, but since G-mail automatically marks e-mails as important, it no longer stood out. I printed them out and put them in my purse. I juiced, cleaned up, and made breakfast. I listened to an audio, but paused it to get ready to sew. While I was downstairs putting a second project together (in case I finished the first), Denise called. She suggested I could live with Chris only in the winter and spend the rest of the year here. At noon I headed to quilting in Chris' car. Of course I mentioned Korea to the ladies there. Several said they would come visit me if I went. I worked on the fall triangle quilt for Renegades. It took longer than I thought because I was one 'block' short and had to create another one. And I put narrow borders on it because of the bias edges. I had no time for the second project. It was after 4 when I left. I left my stuff in the car, but brought in the quilt top so I can show it off tomorrow. I had a bite to eat, and checked e-mail. I boiled the rest of the rain water in the tea pot. I also hardboiled 6 eggs. Then I raked pinecones out of the waterway behind the yard. That made it easier to mow. I also mowed part of the backyard where I had mowed before. I think some of the weeds had bowed their heads to pray when they saw the lawnmower coming the first time. But I got 'em the second time. I came in to check e-mail and soon Chris was on skype. We talked about going to Korea and how he wanted to go and I didn't, but I did not want to stand in his way. Then MaryAnn was on and since she had lived in Chinhae, I hung up with him to talk to her. Skype did not cooperate, so she called my phone. She told me of her experiences, and together we looked it up online. Then my phone died. Since it was 10pm, I decided to blog and go to bed.

Fun with spreadsheets

I got up with the alarm and was already awake. My ear hurt from sleeping on it. I tapped and the pain went away, though not immediately. I checked the temp and it was 40. I swished and my exercises and read e-mail. I took a shower and got dressed. I made breakfast. I put on my black dress and wore a pink short sleeve top over it like a jacket. I cut a piece of aloe off for Jennifer and put it in a baggie. I uncovered the peas and the basil. I took some extra shoes and a package of baby wipes with me to church. I put the shoes in the barrel set aside for them, but did not know where to put the wipes. I sat with a lady I did not know in the narthex, waiting for the ss class to let out so we could practice for choir. When I saw Jennifer, I gave her the aloe. Mary gave me an empty 2 liter bottle. Then we practiced and I walked out to join the others waiting to process inside. We sang and raised our palm crosses as we processed inside. The kids rang chimes and then sang. During the service, there was a reading of the gospel story where individuals stood up and spoke the parts. The guy behind me did an amazing job of being narrator. After the service, I counted the loose cash and we agreed to meet back at 2:30. I talked to several people, asking if the church had a printing calculator. Probably not. Then I took a pic of the cross from Honduras on the second cross wall. I went to Publix for groceries and got extra because they won't be open on Easter Sunday. Along the way, I tried to take pics of the blooming trees at Mayfair. When I got home, I put the food away. I made a salad, and ate it in front of computer while watching Philosoper's Notes videos. I changed my clothes and went back to church. Art wasn't there yet. When he came in, we sat down to count the offering for both services. I used my calculator to add up the numbers, sometimes having to do it more than once. He watched me as I did everything he instructed. We finished in an hour an a half. I went home to rake and mow. I mowed under the magnolia tree and in the back yard. I still hadn't finished all of the yard yet. I put the mower away. I found a package on the front porch. It was seeds for sprouting. I made a fruit smoothie, using up the rest of the frozen rhubarb. I read-e-mail, and made up supplements. I watched a bunch more of Philosopher's Notes on Youtube. They were really good. Then I tried using a spreadsheet to add the numbers on the offering sheet, but I did not know how to type the add function. I skyped the question to Kurt and Chris. I started meditating. Chris skyped back, and we talked. He had an answer to my question. I added several columns and decided our answers were good. Then Kurt skyped me and he had a different answer. I tried it and it worked, too. Then the connection broke. I lost the internet and don't know what happened. Chris was gone when I got back on. Kurt went to bed. I finished that meditation and did another one, getting very relaxed. I wrote up my blog notes for the day. I listened to an interview with Dain Heer. Then I downloaded my pics, posted to my blog, and went to bed.

God sent someone to change the sheets

While I was in bed trying to sleep, I thought of something I wanted to tell Parker. I tapped in the idea of remembering it again at 8am. I woke up to sunshine, and went outside to uncover the peas. But it was so close to freezing, that I left the cover on. I remembered what I wanted to tell Parker, and then my alarm rang. I took Netflix out to the mail box, and then wrote a message to Parker. I started reading e-mail, and took a break to write a script of next month as if it had already happened in the most wonderful way. I swished and exercised. I posted a pic of my backyard salad to Facebook. As I was reading e-mail, I came across a video showing the physics of dominoes and how a domino can knock over another one 50% larger than it. I could not resist watching more domino videos. I juiced a red beet, two broccoli stems, and some salad greens. I ate some of the red beet pulp. Then I meditated. I uncovered the peas. I ate breakfast, and finished the video “Stress: Portrait of a Killer”: The baboon society became much nicer after the aggressive males were killed off by tuberculosis from eating restaurant scraps. Then the niacin was kicking in, so I went outside to mow. Then I came in to check skype for messages from my tapping buddy. I went to my car to park it by the garage and when the key did not work, I said “Oh, these are kisses chrees” and laughed when I realized what I'd said. I got my keys and parked the back end of my car into the garage. I lifted out the tubs of donated fabric, and brought in my sewing machine and sewing accessories. I re-parked the car, and closed the garage. I read some e-mail, and did another meditation to catch up. I worked on resurrecting a printing calculator. One had corroded batteries, and even with new batteries would not work properly. I threw it away. The other one seemed to work, so I reassembled the paperholder part and re-inked the pad. But then it had trouble accessing power. And sometimes it would print out the wrong digits. So that was no good. I went back to e-mail and tapping. Then I ran the dishwasher. With all the sunshine, I decided to rake up pinestraw While I was raking, two ladies walked up and wanted to help. I figured they were with a local church, so I let them. Then I asked if they would help me change the sheets on my bed and they did. I shared some hummus, and some kimchi and some sprouts with them. I printed out my hummus recipe for the lady who asked. They were into all that sort of thing. Then they called up a short video clip on my computer – it was made by the LDS church. They offered to come back but when I did not respond, they left a card with their numbers. After they left, I finished the pinestraw and mowed in that area. Then I put the sheets in the laundry and read e-mail until it was time for the dryer. I put the rest of the laundry in the washer. I made another backyard salad, but this time I added a dandelion head and white violet buds. I figured if dandelion heads can be used to make tea, they must be edible. As I sat down to eat, I saw that Chris was on skype. We talked for awhile. Then I worked the Sudoku puzzle for this weekend while listening to an audio on eating well. Just as I was getting ready to empty the dishwasher, and bring up the laundry, Jennifer called to say she'd fallen and which essential oil should she use? I recommended aloe and promised to bring her a piece tomorrow. Then I tapped for her, finished the chores, and went to bed.
* My sprouting sweet potato *

Calling in the perfect buyers

I set my alarm for 7 last night and I actually woke up before then, wondering what time it was. I tried to go back to sleep but could not. And then the alarm rang. I got up, soaked the sprouts, and checked for e-mail from Parker. I started printing out the listing agreement forms. At first only half pages were printing, so I downloaded them to my desktop and then printed again. When Parker called, I was ready. We discussed which pages needed to be initialed or signed, scanned and e-mailed back. I only had time to do those which were needed immediately to get the house on the market today. Then I made and ate breakfast. I called Jodi and left a message that I would be there as soon as I could. I took a shower. As I was getting out, I got a skype message from my new tapping buddy. I had to tell her now was not a good time, but she shared with me a little of what was going on and I said I would tap for her. I got dressed, grabbed a couple of projects and headed to the Whitesburg church. Jodi was out of the room so I laid down my purse and opened my hatch back. When she came back, I asked to use her rolling wagon to bring in the donated fabric that was stored in my garage. She put out cake and oranges for those who would attend. Ladies drifted in one by one. I worked on making binding first. Someone had donated yards and yards of fabric that someone had practiced free motion on. Rebecca cut several baby size quilts from it and I bound one of them. Denise came and picked out some fabric and a pattern for making a quilt from strips that go all the way across. I alternately helped her with that and cut more baby size quilts from the pre-quilted yardage. Rebecca made the extras in to doggie beds to be donated to the shelter. A number of ladies made tops from donated blocks. Some did binding and some put on the labels. Some made backings and some took sets home to quilt. It was a very successful day. By 4 we were packed up. I came home, glad I had brought a coat since it got chilly today. As I drove up to the house, I could see the front door was wide open. I parked my car, and then called Denise. I stayed in the phone with her while I entered the house and looked around. Nothing had been touched or was missing. There was a package on the porch and I wondered if the delivery man knocked hard enough to open the door. It was locked but apparently did not catch in the frame. I locked it again, making sure it could not open. The heat was going strong. I brought in the wheatgrass and a seed starter. I put a large plant pot over the peas to protect them in case of frost tonight. I checked e-mail and listened to several interviews which were not that interesting. Parker e-mailed that all the pages came through and she was activating the listing today. I mentally sent a signal to the universe for the perfect buyer. I ate kimchi, and some ham and a sweet potato. I nearly fell asleep in my favorite chair afterward, partly because of all the time I spent standing up today. I was far too tired to get in some mowing. I got up when I heard the skype sound. It was Chris wanted to visit before going to his movie night. So we talked for a little while. Then he hung up. I read some more e-mail, and then had my own movie night. It was Earth to Echo from Netflix. It would not play on my laptop so I watched it on the desktop. It was a good movie and I enjoyed it, although the camera angles were reminiscent of The Blair Witch Project. I packaged the DVD to go back to Netflix. I started watching a video about stress in modern society that had aired on a PBS station and was now on Youtube. Then I almost went to bed without posting to my blog.
* This is pic from a book of quilts I'd like to try *

North Alabama Conscious Living

I got up on time this morning. I swished, exercised, and checked e-mail. I got dressed and texted my tapping buddy. She called at 9:30 on Skype. We tapped on my issues, but then she had to leave before we could tap on hers. We made an appt for next week at the same time. I juiced, and made breakfast, and read more e-mail. When I was ready to leave, I tapped for what I might be forgetting. I remembered to mow the lawn. So I did that, and brought in the mail (two packets of seeds) and took out the recyclables. I was in Chris' car before I realized I had the wrong key. So I went back in for that. I drove to quilting, and stalled twice in an intersection but for no reason that I can discern. Then I took a wrong turn and had to go around the block. When I got there, I sat and talked to Marjory and Pat. Marjory wanted me to look at a folder of Thrive foods (freeze-dried). I didn't see anything I wanted to buy. I looked at two of her quilt books, and I worked on the hexecontehedron while talking to Michelle. She has a Gammill Statler. When I finished sewing, I had to glue more diamonds to cardboard. But the fabric was too short so I went to another set, and the glue wouldn't stick to the template. The cardstock was too shiny. So I packed up to come home, and had no trouble. I e-mailed Denise to remind her. I started reading a pdf of the listing agreement, but my brain did not want to focus on it. I opened the garage door and parked my car in front. Denise arrived to help me load the fabric tubs in my car for tomorrow. She invited me to a seder supper at her house the day before Easter. She said it would take about 4 hours. After she left, I got out the mower and did what I could in the front yard until the rain hit. I put away the mower and came in to pack up the project she and I were working on. But the large piece of red that was/would have been almost a third of the quilt wasn't to be found. I listened to an interview while eating ham. I learned that 50% of our energy is spent digesting food, and the body heals when not eating. Suddenly I thought to put out the rain tubs. Then I finished the interview and supper. I responded to an e-mail from Parker and said we needed to talk but I was leaving soon. I drove to meet Jennifer at the Mellow Mushroom. She got in my car and we went to New Hope to the Meetup named in the title of this blog. There were three others there. Two of them had jobs very similar to Jennifer's. It was a great meeting and we shared a lot. It went late – so late that Parker called, thinking I was home. We had to make plans to try the call again in the morning. When it was over, Jen and I went back to her car, talked for a bit, then she got in her car and drove home. I went home, too. I got some water and skyped with Chris. We talked about the listing agreement papers that needed signing. I was so tired that I almost went to bed without posting to my blog.
* This is the quilt that Michelle was working on. *

Detox Day

I woke up before the alarm – 7:30. Surprising. I got started immediately on my detox routine. I thought Bob was coming by (because he said so) but he did not. So I was ready early to go to the sauna. Parker had sent me a contract to sign but it never came. So she sent another and it did not arrive either. She wanted to call me then, but I was on my way to the sauna. I started sweating fairly soon. There was one lady there who was in and out. The conversation helped the time pass. When I was done, I went to my locker and my phone rang. It was Parker and I told her I would call her back as soon as I took a shower. But when I got to my car, I did not want to sit in it while on the phone. A car is a metal cage that reflects the radiation back and forth inside. So I drove to a nearby park and called her there. We talked for almost 2 hours. I told her how good the house looked in the pictures that she sent. She was resistant to my request to have a 3 month contract instead of a 6 month contract. We talked about a bunch of other issues, too. I drove home. I was hungry so I made breakfast. I was still hungry, so I ate some blueberries. That made my teeth black, so I ate some sweet potato and that did the trick. I also brushed my teeth. I mowed the lawn and read e-mail. I meditated until it was time to leave for the Lenten service and choir practice. I changed my clothes. Driving to church, I wondered if there would be any two liter bottles after the supper. But when I got there, I did not see any. I gave some herbal tooth powder to Jen. She gave me a recipe for pepper juice. It includes horseradish, onions, garlic and ginger. It makes a tincture which is good for colds. I sat in my usual seat. The service was nice and the sermon was short. The intern did a lovely job of singing. After the service, I helped Art to count the cash. He said we would count the rest on Sunday afternoon. Then we had choir practice. I did not need my tablet since we did not have new music. After practice, Jen told me all the neat things she is doing tomorrow. And I told her how I signed up with a Facebook tapping group and now have a tapping buddy in India! Mary and I followed her out. Then I left, too. I noticed a burning smell. I remembered seeing an oil spot under my car at the gym. At the time I said it was probably already there. But I checked the engine temp gauge, and it was high, but not climbing. I wondered if I should be worried. When I got home, I checked my laptop to see if Chris was on. He had been, but wasn't anymore. I read e-mail and watered my sprouts. They are not growing as fast as before and I am running out of rainwater so have been using it over and over. I watered the wheatgrass. Denise called to ask if she should come over tomorrow to help load fabric in my car, and asked me to remind her. Her call reminded me that I needed to recharge my phone. I read e-mail until Chris came on Skype. He told me he was the boss while the boss was out of town. I did a Sudoku puzzle and called it a night.
* This is Carolyn's quilt in progress (from Monday) *

Backyard salad

I woke up before the alarm. I imagined the sound of each one (there are two) and then I felt like getting up. It actually did ring while I was in the bathroom. I swished, exercised and checked e-mail. I juiced a cucumber, two carrots, a zucchini and a handful of dandelion. I cleaned up in the kitchen. I cleaned up a little in the dining room. I put some kimchi in a container to take to Beverly. I got out the fermented cabbage, but it was too far gone. When I got to quilting, I gave the german lady a business card for the massage therapist. She gave me a pair of size 11 knitting needles. She said she was getting rid of stuff she couldn't use anymore. I think if she goes to the therapist, she will be able to knit again. I gave Beverly the kimchi and she tasted it. She did not decided to go buy her own this week, but maybe next week. I walked from table to table showing the picture of the raffle quilt. I sold 4 tickets. Two people said they could bring a dollar next week. Beverly and I packed up Jane's stuff before we left. We did not know where she was, but wanted to help. My phone rang but took a message before I could open it. It was the eye center saying they had made me an appointment and I should call if I couldn't keep it. When I got to my car, I called and canceled the appointment. Then I went to the Asian store for kimbap and bean sprouts. I ate several pieces in the car, then drove home. I ate the rest with kimchi, and then made breakfast. I read e-mail and listened to an interview. I used my new magnifier lamp to do a Sudoku puzzle. I brought in the mail and there was a very nice card from Chris. Even if my day hadn't been going well, it would have gotten better. It made me smile. I decided that I needed to be out in the sunshine. First I planted some herbs that I bought at the grocery store. Then I pulled weeds from the flower bed. I mowed in the front yard, then raked in the side yard. I raked up the monkey grass clippings in the front yard and saw that some of them had rooted. I pulled weeds from brick wall by the garage. I swept half of patio. I took a break to read e-mail and do lots of tapping. Then I mowed again, and removed the debris from the patio. I put away all my tools. I picked some wild lettuce that I found in the lawn. I also found some dandelion, oxalis, wild violets, a leaf of basil, chickweed, kale, and some clippings of wheatgrass. I took picture of the salad, and sat down to eat it in front of the laptop and saw that Chris was already on Skype. So I talked to him while I ate. I discovered that my new lamp is really good for getting out splinters. I gave the sprouts their nightly bath. I filled a large jar with water from the shower filter. My rain water is gone so I have to go back to filtered tap water. I cleared clutter in the kitchen in preparation for Bob to come tomorrow and look at the kitchen floor. I listened to an audio on happiness tips, and did a Sudoku puzzle. Now it is time to go to bed so I will do some tapping for getting to sleep.

Long day of sewing

I woke up before the alarm but did not get up until it rang. Then I started my usual morning routine with e-mail, swishing, exercise, juicing, meditating and breakfast. I brought in the rainwater collected yesterday, which was not much. I used some of it to start a new batch of sprouts. I processed the rest of it, filtering and running it through the coffee maker. But the coffee maker processed it very slowly and I was ready to go to quilting, but still waiting for the water to finish. I wondered if there was something in the reservoir that was slowing the flow, like a lemon seed. But that was months ago. I washed the collection tubs while I waited, and then went to quilting in Chris' car. The event was sparsely attended. I sewed shut my little handmade prop that holds two paint bottles. Then I worked on the triangle quilt from Renegades. The triangles were easy enough to sew together but the halfs were more difficult. I sold $5 worth of quilt raffle tickets. I was there until 7. Lauri and Virginia were still there. I came home, and brought in the mail. I called up e-mail, and got some ham from the fridge. Chris called on Skype while I was starting to read a bunch of e-mails from Parker. There were several unanticipated items that needed handling. I continued my lunch/supper at 8:30 when I hung up with Chris. I called Dad to tell him that Cecily had all her teeth pulled and we talked for almost 2 hours, mostly about his health issues. Then I tried to eat some sprouts and fermented cabbage and broccoli. It was time to blog and go to bed, but I wanted to finish my e-mail. I saw Swansons was having a 20% off sale, so I went to the site and the items in my cart no long exceeded $50 so to get free shipping I needed 27 cents more. I added an extract and then placed the order. I skimmed the remaining e-mail and decided to do some tapping to get to sleep.
* This is a block one of the ladies showed me on Saturday *

A minor miracle

I let the alarm ring unimpeded. Then I had the thought that there was just enough time to do laundry before going to church. So I got up and collected the laundry on the floor and in the hamper. But then there was my bath towel. I needed it for a shower and then there wouldn't be enough time. So I left it for later and unstacked the dishwasher. I swished and exercised. I made breakfast. I ate it while reading e-mail. I got dressed and went to church in the rain. Cecelia fastened the hook and eye at the back of my dress that I couldn't reach. The choir warmed up and sang our song. I got the words wrong, again. Our pastor was away for spring break, so we had a retired pastor who had just joined our congregation. The intern gave the sermon and she did it very well. After the service, I met Art and we verified that there was no loose cash in the offering. He told me to come back at 2:30 and he would show me how to count and tabulate the envelopes and checks. This was a minor miracle.
After that I went to Publix for groceries. I brought them home and put them in the fridge. I changed my clothes. I read e-mail while I ate lunch: sprouts, hummus, Camembert, frozen pineapple. About 2 I checked the front porch and there was the Amazon order. There was a bag of cacao powder for Jennifer. I took it with me to church. Art was already there, waiting for me. He showed me how he counts and tabulates all the checks, cash and EFT's. It got pretty confusing, especially when someone wrote one check and the amount had to be divided up between the two accounts. By the time we finished just that (he took the checks and cash home to write out the deposit tickets himself), two and a half hours had passed. I put Jennifer's cacao in the choir room. I spoke to JenQ who was warming up for praise band practice. Then I went home. Chris was on skype so I skyped him back. While we were talking, he needed a break to check his laundry, so I put sweet potatoes in the oven. After the call, I did a Sudoku puzzle. I made a home grown salad with kale, chickweed, dandelion, and assorted sprouts. When the sweet potatoes were done, I ate part of one with butter and cinnamon. I added sprouting seeds to my Amazon order and had enough to qualify for free shipping. I assembled my new lamp/magnifier. Then I finished drying the laundry, and put on a movie called “ Tower Heist”. It was great. I sat in my favorite chair and munched on Camembert. When the movie was over, I posted to my blog, meditated, and went to bed.
* This quilt was made for a breast cancer survivor in our guild *

Good scents

I got up not long before 8. I turned on the router, and then swished while clearing e-mail. Today is National Quilt Day so all the quilt companies are having sales. I investigated the cost of replacing my 60 degree ruler. I exercised, and got dressed so I could put Netflix in the mail. I picked some dandelion on the way back from the mailbox. I juiced carrots and two oranges. I meditated. I read e-mail and listened to interviews. I called Denise to see if she wanted some sprouts. I tried out the diffuser with Terrashield, an essential oil blend that is supposed to get rid of bugs. I placed an order with the heirloom seed company. I made a to-do list for today so I wouldn't for get. I ran the dishwasher, and checked off something else. I went to stitch group. Denise came in later and I gave her some sprouts. All of us had a good time sharing stories. I worked on sewing pieces of the hexecontehedron. At one point I lost my needle, then found it. While I was sewing, I found another one. When I got home, I found a third one in my underwear. (I don't want anything pierced but my ears. ) Firefox had updated but did not save my open windows, so I went through my history several times to find and reopen the important ones. I read e-mail, and made hummus. I ate it with sprouts and then with broccoli florets. I was eating dates and chocolate when Jennifer called. We had a loooooong conversation. Then I went back to listening to audios. I worked the Sudoku puzzle for Monday. After I added some orange oil, the diffuser gave off a smell like Grandma's china cabinet. I made up supplements for the week, and prepared an order for more, waiting for a better deal – seems like there is a new one every day. I re-glued some of my diamonds for the hexecontehedron. I finished two audios by then. I decided I did not want to spend $30 to replace my ruler, which left me $4 short of getting free shipping on Amazon with my order of chia seeds. But it would wait for another day. As would the laundry, which was the only remaining item on the to-do list. It was time to go to bed.
* from the guild show and tell, made entirely by hand. *

I am not alone

I got up when Parker called, just before 8. She told me that she didn't know what could have happened to the drawers, but that the contractor bought stuff to make new ones. She also said the new tile looks great and the bathrooms may be finished by the end of tomorrow so she will get pics then. The bad news was that the old master bath ceiling leaked and the contractor is looking into the problem. But the basement was dry. Also the fridge needs deep cleaning and she estimates $40 to $50. The handles are broken off and some pieces inside are missing. She said if all goes well, the whole house will be finished in a week. And, she knows a couple who wants to see the house. After her call, the phone alarm rang. I guess it was waiting for the call to end. I watered the wheat grass and put it outside. I swished and exercised. I soaked the sprouts, much of which is ready to eat. I took a shower. It surprised a spider crawling in the tub. I did not need an audience. After the shower, I put on an audio. I juiced carrots, an orange and broccoli stems. I threw out some of the broccoli heads that looked possibly moldy. I ate some of the pulp. I stopped the audio and put on a meditation. I drank the juice (which did not taste as good as I expected)and meditated. Then I made breakfast and ate it in front of the computer. I watched a video on mansewing.com. He was constructing a quilt with cityscape on it. Then I listened to an interview with Carolyn Dean. She underscored the importance of magnesium and how so many things (like fluoride and medications) deplete it. I colored the sheet of hexagons to record the ways they could be divided up. I called Bob about the kitchen floor. He said he'd be back from California next week and will check it out. After the call, I heard a rodent scratching in the walls. Is that so I won't feel so alone? I opened the windows and turned on the fan. I tapped. I tapped about the rodent and about the house. I tapped for whatever else came to mind. I drank mugs of warm salt water to keep my electrical system tuned up for the tapping. All afternoon it went on. At 6 I took a break to cook some eggs in the toaster oven, and to eat some of Denise's sauerkraut, which had been fermenting for at least 2 weeks. I put on my glasses and looked in the mirror to see if I looked any younger. What I saw was how dirty the mirror was. So I got a paper towel and dipped it in the jar of water with lemon rinds. I washed the mirror with that, and it did a great job! I looked so much better! While soaking one foot in magnesium oil, I indulged myself in TWO episodes of X-Files, finishing the CD. The last one ended with “To be continued” so I went to Netflix and queued up the next one. Then I put on an audio and took my laptop downstairs. I cleared my work table, and was preparing to fussy cut some floral fabric when Chris skyped me. I took the laptop upstairs to answer him. We talked for about half an hour, then he went to bed. I listened to another audio while finishing up the first half of the hexecontehedron. What a milestone! I hope the other half won't take as long. Then it was time to soak the sprouts and go to bed.
* This is from the guild show and tell last night. I think it was called Murder in the Sunflowers. *

Guild meeting

I got up with the alarm. I don't remember having trouble falling asleep, but it wasn't as easy as I thought it would be, given the proclaimed benefits of soaking in magnesium oil. It was raining, so I put out the collection tubs. And I swished while checking e-mail. Then I juiced mung bean sprouts and papaya. I cleaned up the juicer, then made and ate breakfast. I meditated with Oprah and Deepak. I got ready and drove to quilting in Chris' car. I sat and talked to Leanne, and saw her pictures from New Zealand when she visited her brother. Then I glued fabric diamonds to cardboard before I realized that batting was supposed to be inserted between them before they were glued. I pulled the fabric apart and inserted the batting. It was messy and I decided that an old all-purpose glue stick was not the best idea. Before 2, I came home and checked for mail. There was none. I cut out paper piecing rectangles from the printer paper. I labeled all the parts. Then I looked for a newer glue stick. I checked e-mail, and there was nothing from Parker who was supposed to call. For lunch I ate sprouts, chocolate and dates, and later a coconut. Ralph wrote that he put the drawers back after he painted them. I looked through pics to see when the drawers were there and when they weren't. I found a Dec pic where they were there, and wrote to Parker and the contractor. Then I drew hexagons in a drawing program on the desktop. I printed them, and printed out more pp rectangles. I cut those apart and labeled them. I checked e-mail once again. Chris needed me to print, sign, and return a form, so I did that. I ate some ground beef before going to quilt guild. I got there on time but got in a conversation with Marjory. I stood with Jodi at the Comfy Quilt station. I picked up my name tag raffle tickets. I sat in for Denise while she ran an errand. Then I sat with the Thursday group's table. My raffle tickets did not win. For the program we played a quilt version of bingo. From the announcement I thought that we were all supposed to chip in with fat quarters, but I was the only one that brought some. They already had their fat quarter prizes. Anyway, I did not win. The second part of the program was to stitch and chat. But most people left. I told Leanne I was going to make one stitch just to say I followed the program. So she got out her project, too. I could not stop with one stitch so I finished the side of the diamond. Before leaving, I picked up 20 tickets for the raffle quilt. I am supposed to sell them. I walked out with Marjory and Susan(?). We talked about driving stick up the steep hill. I did it in second gear and this time it told me to shift to third about 2/3 of the way up. It went much better than last month. When I got home, there was a Skype message from Chris, so I messaged him back and we talked for awhile. Then he went to bed. I got an e-mail from the contractor saying the drawers had been missing since he took over the job. I wanted to watch an episode of X-Files, but it was too late since I expected Parker would call first thing in the morning. So I cropped all the quilt pics from the meeting, posted to my blog and (hopefully) went to bed.

Wheatgrass

I slept in a little after having had a hard time falling asleep. I got up to exercise, swish, and check e-mail. I tapped while listening to meditations and detoxing. I added coffee grounds to some shampoo I'd made. I juiced mung bean sprouts and lettuce. I trimmed the wheatgrass. I took the pulp and the wheatgrass and put them through the wheatgrass juicer. Sadly some of it spilled because I had forgotten which end the juice came out of. I had a lot of clean up to to. The kimchi made noises as it fermented, and at one point startled me. I checked e-mail just before I left for the sauna. I got one from Parker, so I took a moment to answer it. I did not get there by two. At first I sat on the top row to get the sweat going. I tried the steamroom across from the sauna, but I had trouble breathing that hot wet air. So I sat alone in the sauna. After an hour, I took a shower and drove home. I ate sprouts, and thenground beef. I made breakfast and ate it outside, because it was such a lovely day. I responded to another e-mail from Parker: progress is being made, but four drawers are missing. I looked up how to grow wheatgrass. They said once you trim it, you can get a second crop. So I watered the wheat grass stumps. And I planted two mung bean sprouts. I read e-mail and listened to two interviews. I paused the second one to go to church a little early to make sure I got a program. Jennifer gave me a diffuser that she got at the mall. I told the organist that I juiced the wheatgrass today. (She took me to the store that sold it). Tamara and two of her kids sat with me. The little boy was a little distracting, but then it is hard to be so young and have to be quiet in church. The message was very good. I liked the guest pastor and his message “Even now”. After the service, I met Art in the little room in front of the sanctuary to count cash. He said he would show me on Sunday how to count all the offering. This is a big step for him. Then I went out to shake the pastor's hand, but somebody got me in a conversation and I missed him. Soon it was time for choir practice. Cecelia asked me to sit and sing with her, so I did, hoping Doris wouldn't mind. After practice, we spoke about wheatgrass, using activated charcoal for brushing and swishing, coffee in shampoo, etc. When I got home, I watered my newest sprouts and the grass. I brushed my teeth with activated charcoal, and took notes for my blog. I sat with my feet in a dish of magnesium oil and had my laptop on my lap. I read articles as I soaked, hoping Chris would call when he got in. But he must have gotten in too late. Finally I wiped my feet, put on socks and went to bed.

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Three Shades of Blue

I got up at 8. I turned on the router. I alternately read e-mail and exercised and swished. I juiced squash, pea sprouts, carrots and broccoli stems. Then I put the heads of broccoli in water to rehydrate. I put a new batch of seeds in the sprouter to soak. I put out Terro for the ants which are now in the kitchen near the sink. I took my hexe project pieces to quilting. I talked to Jane and Beverly. She gave me an empty 2-liter bottle so I can make a seedling planter. I did not get any sewing done, but I promised to bring her some kimchi to taste to see if she wants to buy her own. I helped Jane put away the flannel boards, and took a pic of her quilt. I stopped at the Asian store for mung bean sprouts and kimbap and kimchi. I think I got the wrong kind – with fish sauce. It did not smell like what I got last time. Also I stopped for gas on the way home, even though I had half a tank. The weather was good and it might not be next week. I brought in the mail, checking at the mailbox to see that it was our mail. Nothing important. I ate the kimbap with already fermented kimchi. I read a tapping article and it brought up a childhood incident where I fell off my bike and suffered a head wound. I tapped inside and then I sat out in the sun to tap some more. I uncovered the kale. Then I laid on the ground to tan the back of my legs. I came in and processed some rain water (that was a few days old). I made and ate breakfast. I listened to a Deepak Chopra meditation. I submitted an order for tooth powder and a light with magnifying glass to work on the hexe project. I called the other eye center location. They answered their phone and all my questions too. I was very impressed. I rinsed the seeds. I put away stuff in the kitchen while listening to an interview. Then I went downstairs to work on my version of the quilt that Jane made. I needed copies for the paper-pieced part. I scanned and printed it 5 times, and it still did not print the right size, changing software and printer settings. Finally I just pressed the print button on scanner and it came out right. I did it again, and tried to get 4 on a page. I decided that her ruler-assisted handdrawing was not exact enough so I planned to do my own. I checked for Chris on skype first, but had to update skype. Then I decided I need the aid of computer software to increase accuracy of the paper-pieced rectangle. Just as I finished, Kurt skyped me and he took pics of me holding the skype embem. Then Chris was on. I cut up the foil wrapper for the dark chocolate to sharpen my scissors as we talked. I saw an Evernote with pics and text from Parker. When I finished talking to Chris, I went through the Evernote making notes of things I wanted to say. I responded to her in an e-mail. Then I went back to the desktop to finalize the rectangle and the lines inside. I printed out multiple copies. By then it was after 11, so I went to bed.
* This is Jane's version of the Three Shades of Gray quilt, the design that needs the paper-pieced rectangles *

The joys of sewing

I got up at 8, checked e-mail, drank water and swished. I took out the garbage and rolled it to the curb. I wrote Parker a check and put it in the mailbox. I put some bentonite clay in water, and listened to an audio while I cleaned up some clutter, and made a papaya seed smoothie- day3. I substituted carrot for some of the papaya. Then I sat for awhile tapping because I did not feel well on the smoothie. I went to quilting about 12:30. Roberta told me that Dinah had spoken heatedly at the congregational meeting yesterday and that sparked her heart event. There were lots of ladies at the group but Bertha had left, to see Dinah in the hospital. Debbie had brought hexagons to work on for charity. So I made a 'flower' too. She furnished the fabric and the cardboard template, and a glue stick. I really liked the glue stick, but it was temporary glue and I need permanent glue for my hexe project. I finished it just as she was leaving. Glenda talked about the retreat last week. Mirna stopped by to say hello. I stayed behind with Lauri as the others left. I was sewing triangular blocks together. I got home just before five. There were 5 pieces of mail in the box and three were misdelivered. I wondered if some of our mail got misdelivered too. I ate sprouts with fermented nut cheese, and then some ground beef. After reading the latest e-mail, I went out to enjoy the last of the sunshine. I sat in the backyard, eating dark chocolate and dates. I sat for a while longer until the sun was almost gone. I came inside. I ate some papaya, and threw out the rind. I watched some tapping videos, and a few others. Kurt tried to call me on Skype three times, but never got through. I sent the details of a bill to Chris. I was listening to an interview with Jack Canfield when Chris called. We talked for almost an hour and a half while I worked on the hexecontehedron. Then he went to bed. I drank the clay water from last night and made more for tomorrow. I wrote to Jennifer and then researched how long to ingest the clay: depending on the clay, some people take it daily like a supplement. Others use it occasionally for detoxing or treating ingested poisons. I had planned to do some sewing for tomorrow but it got too late and I had to go to bed.
* This is Glenda's t-shirt quilt *

Something new

I woke up before the alarm and waited for it to sound. Then I arose to start my day. I checked the temperature and e-mail. I swished and exercised. I made a papaya smoothie, day 2. I thought I put less in so it wouldn't be so filling, but I was awfully full when it was gone. I soaked my sprouts, and ate a few. All of a sudden the volume has increased and it is more than I can eat in a day. I anointed a dry magnolia cone with orange and peppermint oils. I put it in a bag for Mary. I put some sprouts in a bag for Jennifer. I took a shower and got dressed. I turned off my phone for church. I got there in time to sit and talk with Art and Don before practice began. Jennifer asked if anyone knew of a trombone player or trumpet player for Easter. Every one pointed to me. And Rachel said “no, no, she gets to enjoy her Easter, the rest of us have to suffer.” And I thought it didn't make sense. I will still be singing with the choir so I am 'suffering' with them, just not volunteering for extra duties. After practice, Cecelia and I played some of our notes on the piano. She promised to sing in my ear. I left the sprouts in the choir room for Jennifer and gave the cone to Mary. Jennifer came to me just before the service started to ask if there was a point she could tap to calm down. One of the choir members said something that upset her. During communion Cecelia told me that there were tiny cups of water in the wine holder. After the service, I went to the offering room to help Art, but Charlie was already there. So I put the offering plates away. I asked, and Cindi showed me the wafer box so I could read the ingredients. I learned a lot today while they counted. Then when I talked to Mary, she said they would pick me up after lunch to go to Garden Cove. I went home to change my clothes. I did not need any groceries other than produce. I picked some dandelion on the way in, and made a salad with that, my sprouts, and grocery store sprouts. I poured olive oil on the mixture and ate it while jotting notes for my blog. I also turned on my phone. I made and ate breakfast. Mary called to say they were on their way over. I stacked and ran the dishwasher. I went outside with my grocery bags and purse. I collected some rainwater from the top of the kale. I picked up sticks in the lawn. When they drove up, I was checking the overhang for water damage. I saw some in the back. I sat in the back seat behind Jennifer. Mary drove us to Garden Cove. I am not sure I could find it again. The store was full of fresh vegetables and health foods, dried foods, special flours, etc. They did not have much organic produce today. They had cranberries, but they were sweetened with sugar. I got a fresh coconut, and some bentonite clay powder, as well as fruit and veggies. I also filled a jug with oxygenated water. I am not sure what that is, but it was only 69 cents a gallon. When we got back to my place, I thanked them for taking me and encouraged them to come back for irises any time. When I went in, I put away the produce. I looked up how to take bentonite clay, and e-mailed it to Jennifer. She got some too. I read an e-mail from Parker and responded to it. Chris skyped me so I sent it to him as well. We talked about this and that, but nothing new. We looked up farro and sorrel because I had seen them at the store. I went outside barefoot to pick up more sticks and uproot a small tree trying to grow in the garden. It was growing through a hole in a brick so that made it tricky. When I came in, I drank a mug of water, and put some clay in another glass of water. I left it to soak for at least 30 minutes before I drank it. I cleared e-mail and listened to a tapping audio on resentment. Between tappings, I worked on the hexecontehedron. When it was over, I drank the clay water and then sat in the den and kept tapping. I felt like I was having a physical and emotional detox. It was after 10 when I decided to quit and go to bed.

Not exactly Pi

I heard the alarm ring at 8 but did not feel like getting up. It was almost 9:30 when I found the strength to get out of bed. I checked on the desktop. It needed info to finish rebooting after crashing. Once it rebooted, I ran the program that installs a new driver. Well, it uninstalled the old one but for some reason the new install failed. Great. Just frickin' wonderful. I soaked my sprouts for 10 minutes and swished. I doubled my exercises because I forgot to do them yesterday. I brought in some rainwater and used it to water the plants inside. I took the various vitamins and supplements. I made a papaya smoothie and ate it. This time I had pineapple so it made more. Maybe it was too much to eat all at once. I fixed breakfast so it would be ready to eat later. I tapped and tapped for situations that just won't resolve. I called the eye center and left another message. I cleared a few more e-mails, then went to the desktop. It needed rebooting again after applying updates. The fax-n-scan software did not work. The new scanner utility did not work either. Both seemed to think there was no scanner/printer. The software to install the new driver had requested that the scanner be disconnected and the antivirus turned off. I had disconnected but refused to turn off the antivirus. I wondered if that could be the problem. I unplugged the scanner and plugged it back in. Then BOTH programs ran just fine. I scanned my page and printed it. Denise called to see if now was a good time to come over. I ate a few bites of breakfast, and put the tapping pages back in the book. I tapped through it and moved to the next section. I started the laundry. Denise came over. First we talked about various problems we were having, and then we went downstairs to work on her charity quilt. When the washer was finished, I put the load in the dryer. When that was finished, I took it out and folded it. We laid out the main part of the quilt top that we got sewn on the floor in front of the tv. She left about 5:20. I went to check the mail, but there wasn't any. I finished my breakfast and ate the last of the ham. Don't ask me how old it was, all I know is that I enjoyed every illegitimate bite! I cleared the latest e-mail, and looked online for something pi related to celebrate pi day. Sadly pie is not on my list of things to eat, but I thought pi could be. So I posted a website that will calculate a person's age in pi years. Then I cut open an avocado and pried out the seed. I enlarged the round hole left behind and cracked an egg into each one. I put the halves into the toaster oven to bake. Chris skyped me. When the timer rang, I pulled the avocados out and ate one while talking to Chris. After we hung up, I put the laptop in the den so I could sit in my favorite chair and watch X-Files. When it was over, Michele Skyped me. She thought she had packed her debit card and was calling for advice. I told her to call Chris, so she added him to the call. Then she found her card. So we chatted about things that she needed to do before leaving Korea in the morning. I bathed my sprouts for 10 minutes. They were ready to eat but I wasn't ready to eat them. It was late so I decided to post to my blog, do some tapping and go to bed.

Struggling to scan

I heard the alarm but slept in. I got up when the phone rang. It was Parker. She said she mailed some pictures. I fired up the router, but there were no pics. She sent them again and still no. I told her about the revaluation and she asked me to send her the paper. After I hung up, I tried to scan it, but the scanner utility did not work. So I took a pic and lightened it with software, then sent it to her. I soaked my seeds/sprouts and swished. I checked again, but no pics. I looked outside hearing the wind blow. The plastic patio table was upside down on the other side of the brick wall! I heated up some rainwater for tea. I went outside to pick up the table and put it back on the patio. Then I spent all morningooking on line for inexpensive bathroom ideas for the old master bath in the Pinehurst house. I sent some pics to Parker. I forgot to exercise. I juiced a bag of kale. Even an apple, 7 carrots, lo han, and stevia could not mask the taste. But I got it down. I read some e-mail and articles, made breakfast, and ate breakfast. I watched a video on the benefits of saunas, particularly low-emf infared saunas. I brought in the mail. There were two unexpected bills from Schaeffer Eye Center. I ran around looking for receipts to show we had already paid these. I got distracted and made up a week's worth of supplements. Then I found a packet of health receipts – thank goodness they were in there! But the bills still made no sense. I scanned and printed a copy of the credit card receipt. (I rebooted the desktop to get rid of the error message from the scanner utility). I called the eye center and left a message. I brought in some more rainwater and filled a sprout basket with dirt. I looked for more health receipts, and found a pile of papers that needed sorting. I listened to an audio while I split my time between processing rain water and sorting. I cleaned out the sprout container and put that (seed husks) on the dirt bed in case some of the seeds were more than husks. I did more sorting. I ate the last banana w/ pecan meal and cinnamon. It was raining so I put out the tubs again. As I was going through the bookd for an old tapping summit, I came across a sheet I wanted to copy. I tried to scan it, but it did not work. I got the same error message that I saw before. I did not want to reboot the computer every time I need to scan a sheet, so I looked online for an updated driver. I had just downloaded it when Chris skyped me. I answered it and the desktop crashed. So I went out to the laptop and waited for him to call back. We talked for some time and then I told him I had to go because it was late. The desktop was waiting for me to choose an OS before booting back up. I told it to load Windows and then came back to give the sprouts (I can call them that now) their 10 minute bath. I used the time to sing a few hymns on Youtube. Now I will post to my blog and run the driver, then go to bed.
* these are January, February and March sunboonet sue blocks from Tuesday *

See how they grow

.Even though I had trouble falling asleep last night, I woke up early this morning. I did not know how early it was until I got up. It was maybe 10 till 8. I swished, checked e-mail, exercised and juiced. I did not exactly meditate but I relaxed while listening to an audio and tapping, and then made breakfast. When that was over, I pushed myself away from the laptop to get dressed, and grab my sewing project. I took Chris' car to the Thursday group. I did a little handwork, but mostly talked. Pat told me all about how her grown son loves getting a crocheted afghan twice a year. The lady whose daughter died was presented with 26 heart blocks. When I got home, it was looking like it might rain again. I ate a banana mixed with pecan meal, and some frozen mango chunks. I watched a TED talk on reversing desertification with planned grazing. I planted the peas into the flowerbed by the house for protection. I cleaned the white enamel tub and determined that it was not suitable for collecting rainwater for drinking due to rust. I brought in a plastic tub of rainwater for processing. I looked for a Dropbox pic of a broken door at the Pinehurst house but did not find it, Read e-mail, ate sprouts with hummus, added air to my back tire with the little air compressor, planted beans in the pea pot, checked e-mail, tapping through scripts in The Big Book of Tapping. I took a break to check e-mail and that is when Chris skyped me. We talked for an hour. Nothing new, except receiving a revaluation of our Pinehurst property in the mail. It was way over what Parker said we could sell it for. I ate a piece of aloe and went back to tapping. I listened to an audio interview. I put on some space music from Youtube and did some more tapping. A lot more tapping. I began to see things in a new way, new and a little disturbing It took a bit of digesting. The wind began to howl. There was a strong light from next door, but it only lasted a few minutes. I decided to go to bed and see how I felt about things in the morning.

Progress at the house

I had a very hard time falling asleep last night. So when the alarm rang this morning, I did not push myself to get up. It was after 9 when I did, and then only because I had the thought that Parker should have called. I drank lemon water and soaked the seeds, but they were slimy and I threw them out and washed the sprouter. I checked e-mail and there was one from Parker with pictures of the kitchen walls, bedroom doors, and both bathrooms. The bathrooms were gutted and one had new drywall. The doors were painted and the kitchen was primed. I wrote to Parker to say how good it looked, but that I thought we agreed the kitchen only needed paint in certain areas. I asked for an accounting of labor hours. I started the coffee detox, going through the checklist. The postman rang the bell. He had a package and several bills to give me. I played two audio interviews. I handwashed my nightgown to get an iodine stain out of it. I juiced all the mung bean sprouts and an apple. I ate the apple pulp. I cleaned up the juicer. I put on my bathing suit and assembled my sauna bag. It was almost 2 when I left. There was no one there at first. But others were in and out. One lady was reading a Korean book. I had no problem getting the sweating started. I was planning to go in the steam room but did not need to. After an hour of sweating, I showered and got dressed. I drove home and unpacked my bag, hanging up the wet things. I made and ate breakfast. Then I ate some ground beef from yesterday. I e-mailed the bills to Chris. I looked up how to remove iodine stains for my pajamas that have been washed already. It mentioned sodium thiosulfate. Not knowing what that was, I just scrubbed it with soap like I did my night gown. A little additional scrubbing with an old toothbrush and it was 99% out. I got a little glass cup and filled it with water. Into it went all the soap curls from the two soap dishes in the bathroom. I figured a little soaking and they will melt. I unpacked the Swanson's order, and put the items away. I used the packing material (and that from last week) to pack up some of the glassware on the sideboard, making it feel less crowded. And then, all of a sudden, I realized that it was 6:40 and still daylight! Quickly I got ready for church, grabbing my tablet but unable to find the ear buds. I took it anyway, in case they were in the car. But I did not see them there. I barely made it to church in time for the service. It was a bigger crowd than usual and they ran out of booklets. The lady next to me shared hers. After the service, Art and I counted the cash in the offering plate.
Then we had choir practice. Afterward, Mary invited me to go to Garden Cove on Sunday afternoon. Jennifer showed me a bean cereal that she picked up at Kroger. It looked like a knock off of Cheerios and I wouldn't have paid any attention to it, but there was NO sugar in it at all. Then I came home, and charged my tablet. I rustled up a pair of ear buds for it. I tried some wormwood complex in water - yuck! I put a new seed blend in the sprouter to soak. I hung up some red and gold fabric on the window to audition it. I looked up Holden service booklets to see if I could download one to be sure I have one next week. But it is a publication that has to be ordered, for $6.50. I took the recyclables out to the street for pickup tomorrow. On my way back, I brought in a tub of rainwater for processing. While I was processing it, Chris skyped me. We talked for a little bit but did not have much to say. So he hung up and went to bed. I finished processing the water and drank several mugs of hot water. Then I finished the audio I was listening to, and tapped before going to bed.
* I never heard of a bean breakfast cereal before *

Wanna hear a story?

I heard the alarm go off at 8, but did not feel like getting up. I tapped until I did. Then I checked e-mail, swished, and exercised. I did a short tapping meditation for mornings. I juiced an English cucumber and some celery. Not bad. I did not have time to clean up the juicer just then. I got caught in reading something on the internet. And then I had to get dressed and go to quilting. Ok, so I did not do any actual sewing. I took a pic of the Sunbonnet Sue blocks that were brought in, and of Jane's fairytale quilt wallhangings. I talked to one lady about knitting. She said she couldn't do it anymore because her hands hurt. I told her about the massage therapist using a tennis ball to work on the fingers from the top of the forearm. When she left, I talked to Beverly. We helped Jane pack up. Then Beverly and I stood talking in the parking lot. Then I went to Asian store for kimbap. I also bought sprouts. I had the soy ones first and then traded for the mung bean. Silly me, I thought they were the same thing, looking just alike. I ate three pieces of kimbap in the car before driving home. Then I ate the rest with kimchi. Mmmm. I also read e-mail, and saw a crowd funded project for a beehive that allows the honey to be drained into a jar without any mess or fuss, smoke or bee suits. I saw a Facebook post from Michele that suggested that she isn't getting her deposit back, nor an end to her lease. I looked up how to make a diffuser for essential oils. Most used reeds. One was made with clay, and one with oil on a clothespin. I tried that one. And on the way back from getting the mail, I picked up two magnolia cones to dry out and anoint and hang. Back to e-mail, I found out that poor Michele will never get her/our deposit back because the landlady filed for bankruptcy and was renting her an apt that did not legally exist. Know a good lawyer – in Korea?
I researched taxonomic classifications of plants to get a range of vegetables after reading that many veggies in the grocery store are related to broccoli. I spent a lot of time taking notes, thinking that there must be an easier way to keep track. I chopped up an onion and fried it in a pan while I dug up some garlic in the back yard. I sliced that in as well, and then added two pounds of ground beef. continued checking taxonomy. I ate some beef, and then added a jar of canned tomatoes. I drank some of the juice. The sheer volume made me think that I will be eating this for weeks. I did two daily Sudoku puzzles, and checked for new e-mail. I went to the stewardship meeting at church, and learned a lot about the financial record keeping. Verizon has asked to rent a piece of the property to build a cell tower – no decision needed yet. I unlocked my car from the church building so I could run over through the rain and get in. But it locked itself just as I got there. I must have bumped the button as I ran. When I got home, I saw the Chris had skyped me. He had skyped with Michele and gotten her story, which hadn't improved. She hadn't been required to pay rent since last fall, but the lady didn't tell her. There was no new news on any other front, so we hung up and he went to bed. I went back to my taxonomy project. I took a break (aka procrastinated) to do the Sudoku puzzles for the rest of the week. If I die before Monday, it's ok. I checked e-mail hoping for something interesting, but no. I posted to my blog, did some tapping and went to bed.

Clean kitchen

I woke up at 8, (the new 8) when the phone alarm rang. I shut it off and went back to bed. I started worrying about the kitchen floor again. The phone rang and it was Parker touching base with me. She said I could wait a few days to send a check because she and the contractor would have bought the stuff and would know what it cost. I took a pic of the ceiling in the basement under the refridgerator. I looked up my pics from when we moved in and compared them. The water stain looked the same, but the tiles in the corner looked a little different. I printed out the hexie templates from a link in Debbie's e-mail. It is for a donation to the head of DGS whose baby was born with health difficulties. I called Sharon to tell her about the kitchen floor. She said Bob would call me when he could come over. Then it seemed like a good idea to clean up the kitchen and diningroom. I did not want the kitchen to look like a place where things get spilled all the time. (But it is. I don't know why I am always dropping things and spilling. I do wipe them up right away, though.) I did better than I thought could be done. I found places for things that haven't been put away in some time (or never). The doorbell rang. To my relief it wasn't Bob. It was the postman. He brought me three packages and some bills. I went back to work. When I was finished with the kitchen, I juiced and turned to the diningroom. I did not do as good a job, but still, it was enough to see that there was no food on the table to draw the ants. I realized I was a day behind on my Sudoku when I uncovered it. I put in a few numbers as I ate breakfast, and then it was time to go quilting. Not many ladies showed up since there was a quilt retreat this week. I showed off my DGS quilt top. While chatting with the ladies, I trimmed the triangle blocks for the Renegade project. I sewed a bunch together in pairs. Maryann and I went to see Roberta who was organizing and throwing out stuff from resource room. There were some peanutbutter lids which I picked up to replace mine which are getting rusty. (As it turns out, they were slightly too small) I walked out with Maryann to my car and drove home. I brought my sewing stuff inside. I also brought some stacking baskets inside and up to the kitchen to place beside the fridge. They did not fit so I had to turn them sideways. Mostly the stuff from the pile of boxes fit in the baskets. I tried to wash two pairs of grass clippers with lemon rind but it did not work well. I rinsed them and put them outside to dry. I checked e-mail, and put stuff in baskets. I worked the Sudoku puzzle for this weekend and today. Then I opened the mailed boxes. My just cleaned table was now full of packing materials. Clutter abhors a vacuum. I folded the packing materials and put them in a box. I listened to an audio on flow state. I guess that what happens when I am in my sewing room. I sat in the den and savored some ham and thoroughly enjoyed it. (It isn't really on my diet). I read more e-mail, and listened to an audio. I ate hummus with sprouts, and a few crackers from yesterday. They're not really on my diet either since they don't contain anything I'm not getting already. I got to watching tapping videos on Youtube. I took a break to find some red and gold fabrics for a possible window topper to match the one I found at the rummage sale. I played one of the audio bonuses from the tapping summitt. When Chris came on skype, I talked to him for almost an hour. Actually, staring wordlessly was involved. (“What do you want to talk about?” “I don't know, what do YOU want to talk about?” “I don't know.” “Lets not start that again.” - from the Lion King). I finished the audio while tweezing my eyebrows and giving the seeds their evening soak. I read through an e-cookbook for adrenal and hormonal support, but the recipes had too many ingredients for me. I read through a website created by a friend's son, and now I will play a tapping meditation and go to bed.
* This fish, tied to a board, was placed near the inside brick wall of the fireplace to cook. *

Lemon peels + vinegar = ?

I got up when I heard the alarm. I turned on the router and folded some laundry while I waited for it to take effect. I laid in the sun on the guest bed, enjoying the moments until, suddenly, the thought burst upon me that today might be the day time leaps forward. I leaped forward, to check my laptop. It was an hour ahead of my phone. Gasp. I made breakfast and ate half of it. Then I took a quick shower, no time for my hair. I got dressed and drove to church. The praise choir was singing instead of the regular choir so I needn't have hurried. Tim told me there was a stewardship meeting on Tuesday and that I should be there. I hoped I would remember. As I sat to wait for the service to begin, Jennifer handed me two small clippings. I handed her some soap samples that I got in Korea but never used. She had to sit down before she could tell me what the clippings were. But I figured they were mint and lemon balm so I tasted both. During the passing of the peace, she confirmed my conjecture. After church, I went in the little back room to assist Art. All I did was pull out the cash and write $12 on a scrap of paper with my name. And I put the offering plates back in the cabinet. That is where I saw Cecelia. She told me her procedure went well. Jennifer introduced me to Donna, the former choir director who was here for the goodbye party for Heddy. Heddy is going to live with her daughter so she won't be alone. She is a founding member of the church. Jennifer brought me into the fellowship hall to see the food and pointed out what I could eat. There was hummus with crackers from Trader Joe's. I put the hummus on celery and picked up some fruit. I told JenQ what a good job she did on one of the communion hymns. But I said it quietly because the organist was nearby. I sat to eat and talked to the lady in charge of Evanglism. I also talked to Jim the trumpet player before I spoke to Heddy, and drove to Publix. Thankfully I remembered my shopping list and shopping bags. I got what I needed, including avocados and eggs, which I saw on a Pinterest site. I went home and put the groceries away. I changed my clothes. I collected rain water from the cover of the kale bed. I filtered it, and ran it through the coffee maker. This took all afternoon. During the down time, I finished a video on permaculture. I ate sprouts with hummus, and juiced a bunch of lemons. I looked up lemon pith to see if it was good for anything. Everything I found included the peel. I washed the water containers, and the kale bed cover. I read how to make lemon cleaner by soaking lemon peels in white vinegar for two weeks, then straining out the peels. I updated my phone to the right time by turning it off and back on. I ate a banana with walnuts while watching videos on growing plants in bottles. I found soda bottle hydroponics very interesting, but since I did not have any soda bottles, I looked up water jug gardening. I skyped with Chris for awhile and nearly fell asleep afterward. I watched the last episode of X-Files on the Netflix DVD and readied it for the mail. I checked e-mail for anything from Parker or the contractor. I checked the floor around fridge for water since the floor boards seem to be swelling. But I did not find anything wet. I soaked the remaining broccoli sprouts, and started a new batch of seeds. They were not labeled so they will be a surprise. I looked through pictures taken when we first moved here to see what the basement ceiling looked like back then. I found one but was too tired to go in the basement to take another pic to compare it to. I decided to blog and go to bed.
* This is a corncob checker set from one of the cabins at Burritt on the Mountain *

Unexpected outing

I slept so well that I was still sleeping when the alarm went off. I stayed in bed until I wondered if the contractor had sent me a message. So I turned on the router and checked messages. I guess gmail was slow because no new messages showed up. So I read through yahoo mail, and put on an audio by Swami Beyondananda. Funny guy. While it was playing, I did my swishing and exercising and soaking of sprouts. I juiced celery, a carrot and a zucchini. It could have been worse. I ate some of the pulp for fiber. I cleaned up and rested, doing some foot reflexology, then made breakfast. I started watching a video on permaculture. It was very interesting and I wish Chris could watch it with me. I paused the video. I loaded the dishwasher and dragged a basket of laundry to the basement. Denise called to say she was on her way over. I started the laundry with the white load, hoping to get it dried while she was here and could help me put the sheets on the bed. She was going to work on the charity quilt from last week. But because it was such a nice day, she asked if we could go to Burritt on the Mountain. Dr. Burritt had a farm and mansion and left it to the city when he died. They were having cooking demonstrations in historic cabin houses moved to the estate. I said ok. She brought me a jar of sauerkraut that she had made. I started the dishwasher and then we left. We drove up the mountain to the Burritt property. He was married three times so I don't know why he did not have any heirs. Anyway, there were a bunch of small old houses/cabins where docents dressed in 1800's clothing were doing cooking demonstrations. It was very interesting. Some gave samples. Most of the samples were baked goods which neither Denise nor I would eat because of sugar and wheat. But all the docents were having a meal later including veggies and chicken, ham, fish etc. I asked if they could look away for a moment while I sampled the chicken. There was a nice demonstration of egg preservation, and how to tell an old egg from a fresh egg. Some of the bedrooms in the cabins had old furniture and old quilts on the beds. There were animals, but we did not have time to see them. We did see the mansion, which was built in the shape of an 'x'. And the nice lady provided us with CD players and headphones to listen to the 'talk' as we toured the rooms. Several were bare because they were between exhibits. Some were locked. But it was a very interesting talk, and we learned that he believed in homeopathy, that there was natural solution to all ills. He even preferred to heat with wood fires rather than use the electrical heating system. At the end of the day, Denise drove us back to my house. She helped me put clean sheets on the bed, and then she went home. I moved the white laundry from the washer to the dryer and washed the other load. I opened the dishwasher to dry. I checked e-mail. I fried up the last 4 eggs for supper today and tomorrow. I finished the video. Chris skyped me. Mr. John e-mailed me for a decision on drywall or beadboard. I put the rest of the cooked eggs away. I ate some dates with dark chocolate. It felt like a sugar rush. I took my second set of supplements. Then I sat for a long time with no energy. I decided that going to bed wouldn't be any less productive, so I soaked my sprouts and went to bed. Sadly I could not sleep. I tapped in my head. Finally I got up to check for e-mail from the contractor. I read other e-mail, and looked at Pinterest egg recipes online. I listened to a tapping audio, and took an adrenal stress quiz. I watched part of another video from the permaculture man Geoff Lawton. I paused it to go to bed, then realized there was still laundry in the dryer. I folded some of it and brought the towels up. Then I remembered to post to my blog before I went to bed.

He's my hero

I slept well, but woke up early. Then Chris called at 7:30 to check on me. I was fine. I went back to bed. I heard the alarm sound. I ignored it, but a little later the phone rang. So I got up to answer. It was Paige. I told her the rummage sale had been delayed until noon. She said she'd pick me up at 12:30. Then I got a call from Parker. She said she signed us up for what sounded like a revolving account at Lowes. She also said Natalie was taking some pics in the old bathroom to show what doesn't appear in the pics from last night. I turned the HappyLight on while we talked. After the call, I swished and soaked the sprouts. I exercised, took my pre-breakfast supplements. I answered some e-mail, and then juiced carrots and the rest of the mung bean sprouts. I ate the carrot pulp. I sat to meditate and then made breakfast. I ate it in front of the laptop. I got dressed and read e-mail again. Then I sat and tapped while looking out the window for Paige. When she drove up, I put on my coat and ran out. I got in her van and we put our purses in the back. Then she drove us to the rummage sale at the Monday church. I did not need anything, but I found a few things anyway. On the way back (which was short) we passed a sign for an estate sale. So we went. It was a big house, but there were a lot of people in there. I saw a floor lamp with a magnifier. It was marked $75. A man said everything was 25% off today and 50% off tomorrow. So I thought of coming back Saturday to see if it was still there. When we got home, she helped me bring my stuff in the garage. Then she went home. I checked e-mail and replied to Parker. I forwarded it to Chris. I brought in the mail. There was no card from Chris, but there were bills, which I wrote Chris about. I looked up some videos that a friend recommended. I hung up the valance on a window in the dining room to replace the piece of sheer fabric that did not look good. But the valance looked so good it made the other window look bad. I searched and searched online for a matching one with no luck. I ate some kimchi, and dates with dark chocolate. Chris wasn't on skype yet because it was movie night. So I decided to watch an episode of X-Files to have my own movie night. After the episode was over, I saw that Michele was on skype, so I texted her. She responded with two problems: her landlady was being hard to get hold of now that it was time to return the deposit, and the movers wanted over a grand to move her clothes and books to the U.S. I did not know what to tell her, so I skyped Chris who had just walked in. He had all kinds of things to say and suggestions and people to call. She and I were very impressed. I told Michele that Chris was my hero and she agreed. She left the group call to get started on his suggestions. He and I continued to skype until his computer crashed. I kept checking my e-mail accounts for messages from him or Parker. He came back on after he rebooted. Then he had to go to bed to get up early in the morning. I was surprised to see that it was 10pm. I posted to my blog and listened to the last tapping audio from the summit. I laid on the inclined board while the sprouts soaked. When the audio was finished, I went to bed.

Skateboard blocks

I had trouble falling asleep last night. I was in a dark mood. Then I woke up early, in an adrenaline rush because it sounded like a large swarm of beetles were cascading into the room (like in he Mummy). But it turned out to be rain or sleet on the roof. Later the sound softened, and it became snow. I tried to go back to sleep, and wondered when in my life being asleep became more attractive than being awake. When the alarm rang, I got up to shut it off. I put on my bathrobe and sat in the den, trying to wake up. All of a sudden my brain switched on. I swished and tapped with an audio in front of the HappyLight. I exercised, and took pre-breakfast supplements. I savored the liposomal vitamin C as I watered the sprouts and prepared the juicer. I made up a week's worth of supplements. Then I looked into the ones specifically recommended by John Gray. I thought I had them all and was ready to implement on his specified schedule. But several were missing – had I decided not to take those? I had to look into it before I finalized the supplements. I juiced mung bean sprouts and all of my pea sprouts. They weren't looking so good. I could not resist planting three of them in a small glass bowl on the window sill. I juiced 4 carrots and ate the pulp. Good for fiber and parasites (getting more one and getting rid of the other). I finished the supplements, and made a list of what needed replacing. I sat down at the laptop to order as much of the list as possible from Swansons since they were running a rebate offer depending on how much the total was. I got the $30 rebate. But what a chore to research all the options on their site and Amazon! I didn't think the mail went today and neither did the recycle truck. My recycling was really piling up because of weather issues. I went downstairs to stay-stitch the DGS blocks and trim them. Then I made the three skateboard blocks for March. I also put the finishing sashing on the quilt top from earlier this week. Then I tried making rectangles to fit the wedges that go with the Renegades next project. I came up to have supper. I put the remaining sweet potato and onion in the toaster oven to warm up. I ate broccoli with hummus and Chris skyped me. We looked at pictures the contractor send of damage to the subfloor in the old master bathroom. He found it after taking out the cabinet and pulling up three layers of vinyl. After hanging up with Chris, and feeling a little strange, I got a message that Jennifer sent me (and a lot of other people) with an article on how to spot a stroke. I passed all the tests, but thought my tongue looked a little crooked. She called me and we must have talked for hours. She told me about her visit to the doctor and the essential oils she is taking. We also talked about massages, and things to tap on. After she hung up, I listened to one of the tapping audios she said was so good. I put some lavender/spearmint hand lotions on so I could smell it as I tapped. But there was no actual tapping in that audio. I rinsed the sprouts and then decided to post to my blog. I finished my day with the short tapping meditation that came after.

Wednesday night service

I woke up early again today. But I kept trying to go back to sleep. I gave up and got up when the alarm rang/tweeted/played. I swished and read for 20 minutes with the HappyLight. The thermometer proclaimed a balmy 65 degrees. I exercised, rebounded, and drybrushed. I swallowed 6 frozen oil capsules. Then I did the coffee detox and listened to two tapping audios. I juiced cucumbers, carrots, papaya and some pea sprouts. I kept tapping. I filled two water bottles with warm salt water. I packed my sauna bag and put on my suit. Then I drove on post. There was no one in the sauna. I was alone for awhile and tapped, then two ladies came in and another two. It was quite the party at one point, but most did not stay long. I wanted to try the steam room to get the sweat going, but it was out of order. After sweating for an hour, I showered and got dressed. I went home and checked the mail: none. I wanted to make breakfast, but it was sunny out, so I went out barefoot to collect the rain water from the tarp over the kale. I noticed that the christmas lights were all out. Nothing lasts forever. Due to a forecast of precipitation and freezing temps, I figured all the daffodils would get frozen to death. So I picked most of them and put them in a vase of rainwater. Roz called to say she did not need a ride. She also said she heard that I was a saint. Oh dear, what did I get volunteered for now? But it was about me helping Art count the offering. I had volunteered for that (not that he'll let me or anyone else), so it was ok. Then I made breakfast and ate it. I jotted notes for my blog. It clouded up outside and the wind picked up. I brought the water inside to filter. I listened to several short audio interviews as I filtered water and ate some sweet potato and onion. I also ate a square of dark chocolate with dates. I listened to a longer interview with tapping. I had to pause it so I could change my top and go to church. I took my choir folder and tablet. I sat in my usual pew. Mr. Cox sat with someone else. It was a very musical service. There was one part where a lot of people sang one line solos. I was glad I wasn't one of them. But I was invited to sing one next week. I turned it down. After the service I stood in line to shake hands with the intern and the guest pastor. Then I went back into the sanctuary for choir practice. JenQ sat with me. Jennifer gave me trombone music for Easter. After the practice, I told her I would rather not do it. She was gracious enough to accept that. She also told me about the things she is trying to help the sinus infection that came on in the last few days. Then I went home to skype with Chris. But he wasn't home yet. So I drank some tea and resumed my audio. He skyped me when he got in. We talked for awhile and then he went to bed. I finished the audio and listened to a short tapping meditation before going to bed.
* In case anyone desperately wants to see what egg and banana pancakes look like. *