Solutions for sleep

I got up at 8:45. I sewed a side triangle onto the quilt. Then I turned on the router and put water in the coffee maker to heat. I swished for 20 minutes and checked e-mail. I listened to an audio on sleep while starting my exercises. I jotted a few notes. I took some niacin and switched to drybrushing. I exercised while the niacin flush took hold. I boiled water for coffee. I went through the whole coffee morning procedure. I had to turn off the heating unit so I could hear my meditation music. It got cold in the house so I laid down with the infrared heating pad while the heater ran. When the temp came back up, I cleaned the kitchen and bathrooms.
I made up a mixture of different forms of vitamin C. Then I made 13 days worth of supplements. I worked on my next Swanson's order. I did some paida. I made and ate breakfast. I listened to a tapping audio. Chris came home in the middle of it. I paused it to talk to him, then put on headphones and finished it. I took a shower and got dressed to go out. I watched paidalajin videos on Youtube. Then I pinned one edge of the next side triangle to the quilt. I bundled up warmly and went out.
I drovet to choir practice. I wish I had worn warmer shoes. The temp had dropped a lot from earlier today. I dropped off Sunday's music and picked up the new anthem. We practiced three songs with a substitute organist. It went well enough. The director told us she had signed the choir up to serve on one of the Soup and Sandwich nights in Lent. She also said there would be no practice next week because of the Ash Wednesday service.
When I got home, I checked the house mail and there was none. I ate some dried mangoes, and some cashews with butter. I checked e-mail while Chris ended his game with Michele. I took my evening supplements.
We watched two episodes of Voyager. The second one was a throw-back to the 30's that took place on the holodeck. It was very amusing. I got ready for bed and put stuff in the guest room in anticipation. Chris shut down his computer and went to bed. I stayed up to blog and to solve my sleep problem. I plugged in my tablet because it has sleep audios on it, but it was too far gone to use tonight.
* This is a charity quilt that Bertha quilted, seen on Monday. *

It's just not the same

I got up at 8:30, surprised that I hadn't had to get up during the night. Was it the sleep salve? I sewed a strip on one of the strip blocks. Then I drank water and read e-mail until Yahoo went down. I listened to a podcast while doing lajin, then listened to Old Suzanna while doing paida. There are some racy lyrics to that song! Then I got dressed and went to quilting.
I talked to Jane, and looked at magazines she had brought in to share. Greta handed me a pattern for a barn block that we should all make for Jane's birthday (in secret). I signed a card for Jodi whose mother has been diagnosed with cancer. I crocheted a few more strips to my fleece rug. Beverly showed up to talk but did not have her quilt. Greta gave her a barn pattern, too. After everyone left, we talked about the barn block as we picked fabric strips out of a large scrap bag intended for dog beds. Later Anita showed up to claim what was left for the animal shelter.
I got in Beverly's car and we went to the Asian market. We stopped at the thrift shop next door first, but they had no crock pots. Then we got kimbap. I checked for natto, but all of them seemed to have sugar and MSG. Then we went to Thrift Mart. We checked in the kitchen section. There was a crock pot insert but it was round. Beverly found a fleece blanket. When we went to pay, the clerk said they sell 5 or 6 crockpots a day.
So we went to another thrift shop nearby. They had a complete crock pot for $18. It looked new and had a locking lid. Then we went to the one in Madison. They had complete crock pots. So I asked in the back if he had any inserts. He did not, but he marked the large one down to $10.00. I decided that was a pretty good deal, even if it left me with an extra electrical warmer.
Beverly drove us back to the church to pick up my car. It was raining. I drove home, and checked the mail. The whole wall of boxes was open, like an open vending machine. I took out our mail, which included one for our neighbor. I put it with her mail, then tried to close the wall but it would not close.
When I got inside, I ate the kimbap with kimchi while reading e-mail. Then I brought the crockpot in, washed it, and left the pieces to dry. I drove to the hotel on post to see if they had a lost and found. They did, but it was under the care of the head housekeeper who had left for the day. The clerk wrote a note and added my phone number.
When I got back, I listened to an audio while playing Solitaire. Chris came home and changed clothes. I showed him the crock pot. We tried the insert in the old crock pot and it was a smidge too big. Maybe if I had bought just an insert, I would have wasted my money.
I listened to another audio while sewing two of the side triangles to the quilt top. Then I had to plug in laptop to recharge. I ate an avocado, some seed crackers, and coconut butter. I played brain games, and leveled up on one. I drank bone broth with ginger,. I did a Meditation in Minutes video with headphones. I got a phone call from the Nielsen people prodding me to do their radio survey, which came in the mail today.
Chris played the dinosaur game with Michele until I reminded him of the time. Then we watched a movie from Netflix called “12:01”. It was kind of like Groundhog Day but on a more serious note. After it was over, Chris got ready for bed. I took my evening supplements and wrote up my blog post. I facebooked Myra to welcome her back from Korea. We texted until I finished my blog post, and then I went to bed.

Impressive bird

Last night I put sleep salve on the bottoms of my feet and then covered them with socks. I did feel sleepy sooner, but was hoping to actually fall asleep right away.
I got up at 9. I sewed a strip to the strip block. Then I turned on the router. While it warmed up, I started a loaf of bread for Chris. I washed my hands and wiped the measuring spoons and counter top in case remnants of flour were triggering some sort of gluten sensitivity if I touched it.
Then I turned on the laptop to check e-mail. I put on an audio while I did two rounds of lajin. I also did some paida. I swallowed some XCT oil and some coconut oil. When I returned to my laptop, I had trouble with Yahoo. At first it was just slow, in both browsers. But then it stopped working altogether, which is when I figured it that it was actually the site itself. But, it meant that I could not read my e-mail.
So I got dressed and went to quilting. There was road work on Drake. It did not slow traffic much, but it did coat my car in dust. Again.
When I got there, the parking lot was much fuller than usual. I rolled my cart inside and there were plenty of people having lunch. I set up my machine on a table in the back of the room. There were no chairs left. Laurie suggested I borrow one from another table in the back. I visited with a few ladies, looking at what they were working on. Carolyn had an impressive rooster made of flowers and leaves. Then I settled down to work on my side triangles. I listened to the conversation around me. It was nice. Bertha talked about the stitch camp they were going to this weekend and invited me to go. But it seemed awfully last minute.
One by one, they left until only Lauri and I remained. Then Sheryl arrived and set up her machine. I finished sewing strips to my side triangles. At 4 I packed up my machine and project and left. The sun was setting and shone in my eyes as I drove down Drake.
When I got home, Chris was there, on his laptop. I took my supplements and some ghee. Then I made and ate breakfast. I checked e-mail. Fitbrains.com sent a message telling me to complete my training. I clicked on the link and played the games. I was disappointed with my scores. I blame the trackpad for slowing me down. I assembled the recyclables and put them out on the porch.
Chris' alarm rang. I did not know what he was timing, until he turned on the TV. Then I remembered that Lucifer plays on Monday night. So I finished the piece of aloe I was eating and sat with him to watch the show. Then we watched three episodes of Voyager. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to blog.
* This rooster is made of fussy-cut flowers and leaves fused to a background. I am impressed. *

Brain training

I got up around 8. I sewed a strip to one of the strip blocks. I drank a quart of water and read e-mail. I did two rounds of lajin. I stopped to take a shower and get dressed for church. I ate a few seed crackers with hummus. Then I put on my coat and went to church.
I got there just as the choir was warming up. We went through the piece several times and it went better than on Wednesday night. I sat with Don, as usual. The pastor gave the announcements and then the service started. I wrote my last check for the monthly offering. After the service, I spoke to Jennifer about choir practice being late during the season of Lent. But she assured me that we would be finished by 8:15 (so I can get back to base before the gate closes.)
When I got out to my car, I called Chris and told him I was on my way to Publix. I proceeded to Publix, parked and got a cart. I started shopping. Chris came in with a cart, but put it back when he saw that I had one. We shopped together. At the end, he got in line while I went back for cashews. Then we went home separately. Because of where I was parked, it was easier to get on Whitesburg and come down Drake. There was no road work. But Chris beat me home even though he had to load the groceries in his car first and unload at home. I helped him put away the groceries. I washed all the cans. Chris gave me a new book of checks. I made and ate breakfast while listening to an audio. At 4:15 I went for a long walk in the neighborhood. When I got back, I ate the remaining cashews with butter.
I went looking for my wedding ring, which has been missing since we moved here. I found my engagement ring so I put that on. I played brain games from fitbrains.com. I got bad relative scores on games I thought I did well at. I got a really good score on one that I thought I did badly at. I ate some ground beef casserole and mushroom soup. I washed the new dish drainer from the humane society thrift shop. I swapped it out for the broken plastic one. I jotted some notes for my blog.
I made a small batch of sleep salve. Because it involved melting beeswax, it took awhile. I put the 180 drops of essential oils in a separate jar. When the was was melted with the coconut oil, I added the olive oil. When it had cooled down slightly, I poured it in the jar with the essential oils. I left it to harden while Chris and I watched three episodes of Voyager. We looked up some of the guest stars. I posted to my blog and then we went to bed.

Sewing Saturday

I had gas again last night and could not blame it on bean soup. So I blamed it on the salad instead.
I got up at 8:45. I could not find the strip blocks, so I sewed two scrap squares together to fulfill my resolution. I took a packet of vitamin C and read e-mail. I made and ate breakfast. I also ate some figs. About 11 I got dressed and packed part of my leaf block project in my rolling cart. I put the machine and tools in my trunk and headed out.
I drove to the Bailey Cove library, where members of the Modern Quilt Guild were having a sewing Saturday. First I helped Amanda hand-sew a sleeve to the back of a quilt that they were submitting to a show. Then I cut my green blocks into triangles. I also cut a bunch of one inch orange strips. I waffled a bit on whether they should be sewn in as strips or as piping. I decided they needed to show up more, so I sewed them to the bias edges of the green triangles as strips. I noticed the intestinal gas coming back and decided it must be the figs. I talked to the ladies while we all sewed. Then at 3:30, I packed up and came home.
I did three rounds of lajin. There was some tapping with the audio I was listening to. I made a big salad and checked e-mail. I watched a video on brain plasticity, then played brain games on the fitbrains.com website. I thought I did alright, but it said my scores were comparatively low. Curious. I played one called Apples to Zebras and unlocked the next level. Chris made a big pan of ground beef something. It had onions and yellow peppers in it. We both had two helpings.
Then We watched three episodes of Voyager. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to take my evening supplements and post to my blog.
* This is Amanda's project. *

In search of crock pots

I had trouble falling asleep again last night. I blame the bean soup. Hopefully that problem has solved itself. I slept in until 9:30. When I got up, I spent some time auditioning piping to add between the side triangles and the intended border. Once I selected one, I felt better. I sewed a strip to one of the strip blocks and turned on the router. I checked e-mail and swished, then drank a quart of water. I did paida and lajin. I made and ate breakfast.
By this time it was after 1. I needed to get going with things on my to-do list. I searched for a long sleeved, but not too hot, shirt and got dressed. I wrote a check and put it in the mail. I went to the thrift shop on Bob Wallace to get a crock pot insert. But the one they had wouldn't fit. They had a whole crock pot, but it was smaller than mine. I went to the Humane Society thrift shop. But they did not have one either. Their crock pots were really small. I hated to leave empty-handed so I looked again. I found a coffee pot that would fit my coffee maker better than the replacement one I have. I also found a metal dish drainer to replace my cracked plastic one. I texted Beverly for a suggestion of where to look and went home. Traffic on Drake was slow, but not as bad as I feared.
When I got home, I decided to go for a walk. Beverly called just as I was leaving. So I walked as I talked to her. When I got back, Chris was home. He had brought me a box from the post office. I opened the box and put the supplements away. I mixed up a batch of seed crackers and listened to some audios. I filled a large bowl with hot soapy water and washed a bunch of stuff and cleaned the stove top. I ate some of the seed crackers with the new batch of hummus. Although I liked the lemony taste, it did not enhance the seed crackers. I made a large salad. I ate it while attempting to watch the latest episode of X-Files. But the Fox network would only give me a 5 minute pass. I tried every trick I could think of, using an alternate browser, deleting recent history and all cookies, and an internet search. Finally I found an article that said the current episodes are locked for 8 days. So I watched a previous episode instead.
It was after 8 when I finished. I took my evening supplements while Chris cued up Voyager. We watched two episodes. He was tired and went to bed. I stayed up to blog.
* This is a pic I took of Bertha's quilt on Monday. *

Spilling the beans

I had trouble getting to sleep last night because of gas. Probably from the bean soup. So I fell asleep late and woke up several times during the night. Finally I fell asleep. I woke up at 10am. I auditioned some green fabrics for the border, but was not satisfied with the choices, so I went looking in my fabric room for more candidates. I sewed a strip to a strip block, then turned on router. I checked e-mail and did lajin while listening to an audio. I rinsed the garbanzo beans, and gave them fresh water. Then I made and ate breakfast. I checked e-mail again. I got dressed, and packed the leaf block project into my rolling cart.
I headed out to Stitch-Its, but had to turn around at the entrance to go back for my purse. Resuming my course, I stopped at the gas station. Normally I don't like putting gas in my car so I made up a little song about how wonderful it was. When I left the gas station, I ran into road work. It made traffic extremely slow. So I arrived much later than I intended. I gave Pat her books and the list I had typed up for her. I laid out the leaf blocks on the pool table. I looked at the two choices for border, but still no decision. I sewed the rows together without the side triangles, and cut more purple strips. During all the sewing, I visited with the ladies and looked at what they were doing.
At 3, I packed up and came home taking Bob Wallace to avoid the road work. There was some rain along the way, but it was not raining at home when I arrived. I pulled my machine out of the car and rolled it inside.
I put a bowl of bean soup in toaster oven. I carried the crock pot of remaining bean soup back to the fridge and attempted to open the door. It was heavy and it slipped. It shattered into a big bean mess. I cleaned up the mess, which was not what I wanted to be doing. Then I put on an audio and did some lajin, while I answered texts from Kurt. I did some paida as well.
Chris came home, and he cooked the chick peas. I looked up how to avoid gas with beans. Then I ate the bean soup with seaweed and turmeric. I made a large salad. After eating the salad, I started making hummus using the chick peas that Chris cooked. But I could not find any tahini. I asked Chris to go to the store and he agreed. I cut up part of a head of cauliflower and stuffed the pieces in a jar of pickle juice. I read more info on paidalajin. Chris returned from the store at 6:55, an hour later. There was not time to finish the hummus. I moved my laptop to the guest room. I contacted my tapping buddy and we tapped on her issue for an hour or so with much success. Then I finished making the hummus, making more than usual because I had soaked too many peas. In the second half I put lemon peels and I liked how it tasted. I put the hummus away, then the remaining chick peas, then cleaned up all the utensils and such.
Chris called up the next episode of Voyager. We watched it together and he was falling asleep by the end. So he made his sandwich and went to bed. I stayed up to blog.
* My peace lilies look much better today. This is the quilt Mary was binding. It was beautifully quilted. *