The mystery ingredient

I woke up multiple times during the night being too hot. I finally got up at 7:30 when I heard my phone alarm. I was not sure which alarm it was, so I changed the ring tone on the 8:30 alarm so I could tell the difference. My pendant was missing but the chain was entangled in my nightgown. I got dressed, then found my pendant. My head was itchy so I put a mixture of vodka and EO on my scalp. I had thought the itch was gone, but it has gotten significantly worse. I brushed and swished. I laid out practitioner supplements for the week. Chris left the lid up on the bread machine, indicating that he needed a loaf of bread. So I added all the ingredients and got it started. Then I wrote and posted my blog for yesterday.
At 9:30 I left for quilting, came back for my protein drink, then left again. When I got there, I put several bags of trimmings with the dog bed stuff. Terry was selling a handcrank sewing machine from the 1700's. I knew someone who likes old machines so I took a pic to send her. Then I sat and sewed while listening to the ladies chat. Scraps were thrown on a table for ladies to pick through, so I selected a few to go with the small squares Bertha gave me yesterday. I hung out a while longer, then went home.
I made and ate my pre-breakfast mixes. I sorted through e-mail. I sent a pic of the old machine. Then I made and ate breakfast while listening to a podcast. I boiled water to sanitize some utensils that touched a batch of ferment that went bad. And I washed the dishes in the sink. I made a list of the things I wanted to accomplish on my next trip. There were 5.
First I went to the Asian grocery and picked up a package of bitter melon. Then I went to the $ store to look for an ice scraper. Just after that, I arrived at church where I entered the data in the computer and printed reports. I called Elaine to see if she was meeting me there, but she said her back was out. So then I went to the bank to deposit funds and came home.
I decided to go for a walk. But first I delivered the package of bitter melon to our pastor, who likes cooking contests like Chopped. He was like a kid waiting for Santa, so happy to find out what the mystery ingredient was. Then I continued walking around the neighborhood. Sadly, I walked a little slower than yesterday. When I got home, I greeted Chris. I did some topstitching. I called MaryAnn back, and we had a nice long chat. I ate 2 beef ribs, and made a big salad. I read e-mail for a bit. I looked for my sewing glasses to do some cutting. I didn't find them. Chris showed me some online pics of the costume he would like me to make for him. I searched my fabric closet for silks from the Chosun. I pulled out purples and golds. Then we watched two episodes of ST:NG.
I posted the red and blue quilts to my Pinterest page. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to blog and take the last supplement.
* This machine is older than all of my machines put together. *

The watch saga continues

I got up soon after 7:30. I got dressed. I washed dishes while listening to a podcast on detoxing. I only had to restart it once. I deleted the first round of e-mail. I researched a new supplement that was mentioned.
When I had worked my way through supplements and pre-breakfast mixes and was ready to make breakfast, here comes Chris to put beef ribs in the oven. It's funny how we don't spend much time in the kitchen, but we always need the kitchen at the same time. When the ribs were baking, Chris played games on his laptop. I made and ate breakfast while watching tapping videos. Chris went back to work.
At noon, I put my sewing machine in the car and went to quilting. When I got there, I found a seat on the back row. I worked on towels, while talking to Bertha. Lauri held up my red quilt and my blue quilt so I could take pics for my Pinterest page. I told Dinah that I would supervise the next charity quilt.
At 3 I packed up and went to the mall with my watch head and the new watchband. I sat at Hobbs Jewelry for half an hour while the lady struggled to get the band on. Finally she said it wouldn't fit: the watch was 9mm and the band lug was 9.03mm. I had looked at watches in the display case. There was one I liked, but I wasn't ready to pay $300 for a watch. She paged through a sales book and identified one band that should fit. It was over $30 and too long. But she assured me that Mr. Hobbs could shorten it and that he would be back at work by the end of the week. So I paid for it and she special-ordered it. I left the watch head and the non-fitting band so he could shorten the new one to fit when it came in.
It was just after 4 when I got home. I took the mid-afternoon supplement, and went for a walk. I was able to walk at my normal speed for the first time in months. I stopped often to stretch my foot against the curb. When I got back, I called Faye, who was at Rehab with Dad. He was doing well and she sounded good too.
I read e-mail until an hour had passed since the supplement. Then I ate one of the ribs. Chris had put lots of spice on it. I also ate the rest of my sprouts since they had stopped growing. Chris cooked yucca root and mashed it. It was good with the rib juice on it. Later, I put the meat in a small glass container which went into the fridge. I wiped the grease out of the pan with paper towels and put hot soapy water in it. Chris would have skipped the wiping part, but I don't want all the grease going down the drain.
There was a package in my mailbox: a seam guide sticker. I thought $10 was too much for a sticker, so I scanned it into my desktop and then made a copy for next time (or another machine). I played a video of the installation procedure, but there was no sound. I tried the desktop and still no sound. So I turned to my old laptop, and there was sound, but it wasn't great. I took the sticker to my machine. It seemed larger than necessary and I wondered if I could cut it in such a way as to get two out of it.
At 8:10, we watched two episodes of ST:NG with Chris, then went to bed at the same time.
* She is going to teach a class on how to make this block. *

The trouble with numbers

I got up at 8:30, an hour later than I meant to. I brushed, showered and got dressed. Then in a few minutes I had to leave for church.
When I got there, the choir was assembled, but not singing yet. I joined them. We sang through the song which was really nice and simple. Then I went back to my pew and talked to the people behind me until Don showed up. Then I talked to him. He got up and walked away to shake hands with people. He did not take his rollator so I watched him closely. The choir assembled to sing our song as a call to worship. Then the council president made announcements.
The baptismal font was set up in the center aisle. When the pastor invited us to renew our baptismal vows with water, I waited to see how it unfolded. People on the sides were going to the back so they could come down the center aisle. But Don and Jim headed straight for the font. That made sense for them since they were physically compromised. But while Jim came back the same way, Don went against the flow of traffic and out the back. One of the women went to walk with him so he wouldn't fall. Later for communion, I took his arm and walked him to the rail and back.
After church, I wished Cecelia a happy birthday. Then I walked Don out the front door to meet his ride. I went to the garden room to meet with Jim and Lars about problems with numbers for December. It did not take long. When I got to my car, I could not find my keys. I went back in the church and found them on the counter. I must have left them in the pew.
On the way home, I stopped at Tuesday morning for nuts, and found a chocolate mold tray shaped like Lego pieces. Then I went home and changed clothes. I took some protein powder and read e-mail. I went outside looking for dandelion in the sun. When Chris called me in, we went to Publix for groceries, and then put them away. I made breakfast and ate it while reading e-mail and listening to podcasts. I did no sewing because my left hand and forearm ached so much. I went for a walk to the soccer field and back. I used the massage ball on my back and neck. I started a new coconut milk ferment. I looked up the data behind some of the products mentioned in the podcast.
At 6:45 I heated up the leftover onions and garlic. I ate one egg, and a packet of tuna.
When Chris was done killing the 8pm boss, I sat on the couch with him and watched several episodes of ST:NG, during which I finished the binding on the blue quilt. Then he went to bed and I stayed up to post to my blog.
* Here is a pic from last Tuesday. *

The big reveal

I got up at 8:15. I took the morning supplement, then brushed and swished. I got dressed as silently as possible. I sat at my sewing machine, pinning the next placemat. Then I put on my coat and went outside to water the flowers and get some early daylight. There wasn't much because the sky was full of clouds, and they were moving pretty quickly.
When I went inside, Chris was up, had loaded the dishwasher and turned on the router. I started reading e-mail. I saw an open game of Solitaire so I played it. I kept playing games to watch the odds of getting a new victory image go down. Then I took my protein supplement. I also checked the mold plates that had been wrapped up for three days. There was no mold growing in either one.
I did some quilting while listening to a podcast. It was annoying that it would freeze and I would have to refresh the page and find the same spot in order to continue. At the most interesting part, I, put away the dishes from the dishwasher so I could be close to the laptop.
When I sat down, I saw e-mail saying a package was delivered. So I put on my coat to check the mailbox, but suddenly the wind and rain picked up so fiercely that I decided it could wait. I cleared more e-mail, and then Chris wanted to go to the WalMart nieghborhood store for cheese and milk. I elected to go along to look for kitchen towels and an ice scraper. It was raining, but not so windy, so I took an umbrella. When we got to the store, we found they had everything Chris wanted, but nothing on my list.
When we got home, I checked the mailbox and found the watchband that I had ordered. I was so excited! I opened the bag and took out the box, then took out the band. I tried to put it on, but it kept slipping in my fingers. Then Chris tried and he said the ends were too big for the watch head. I tried again, and the springy things came off. Chris tried again, but still no luck. He put the old band on just so I could wear it. He suggested I take the new band to the jewelry store at the mall and have them do it.
I put on another podcast and started quilting again. This one froze occasionally too. The old laptop doesn't do that. When I finished sewing, I sat down at the old laptop. I turned my attention to Instagram. It would not let me access my account, saying it had been inactivated for violating their policies. ??? So I created a new account using my Gmail address. Then I was able to look at quilt pics. But it didn't seem any better than using Pinterest or an internet search. So I moved over to Pinterest, looking for some kind of do-not-disturb sign. Nothing fit the bill. Then I added recent pics to my Pinterest quilt page. I made a big salad using up the last of the salad stuff and ate it. I discovered I hadn't posted in over a year, so I had a lot of pics to go through.
It was after 8 when I finished adding my most recent pics to my Pinterest page. Then I sat in the living room with Chris, and we watched a movie from Netflix called RA-one. It was a little strange, being partly in English and partly in some Indian dialect. Also there was singing and choreographed dancing, which isn't often seen in a superhero movie. It was pretty long. I got a few stitches in the blue quilt, but mostly it held my attention.
Now it is time to write my blog post and go to bed.
* This is the block that I remade yesterday. *

She started it

I woke up early and went to the bathroom. The house was dark and quiet so I thought Chris was gone. But after I went back to bed, he went in the shower. I must have fallen asleep after that. I got up at 8:25 after having a strange dream. Chris was gone, of course. I lit the candle and put it in the bedroom. I set a 3-hour reminder on my laptop. I brushed and swished. I washed the dishes in the sink. Then I transferred the anti-aging yogurt to a smaller container, and washed the original one. I made more spice mix and green powder mix. I listened to podcasts, and took pre-breakfast supplements. I made and ate my usual breakfast. I noticed that this new computer is louder than the older one, but loses sound sometimes and has to be rebooted.
After breakfast, I went for a walk. It was threatening to rain. I walked back by the baseball fields and tennis courts. I picked dandelion and dock.
When I got home, I listened to a podcast while sorting batting scraps from Mom. I looked into higher rate CD's for one that is maturing. I also checked out an infrared sauna blanket. It sounded great, but at $500 maybe it ought to do housework, too.
I found a baby ball that Mom started. I hand sewed while listening to a podcast. Then I turned it right side out and stuffed it. I had finished sewing it shut when Chris came home with a box. I opened the box and put the supplements away. I was hoping the new watch band would arrive today.
I called Faye, then talked to my dad. He seems to be getting stronger. He hadn't had a fat bomb today, so I encouraged him to have one.
Stacy called while I was talking, so I called her back. She needed to take a break and walk. So I put on my shoes and met her outside. We walked around about twice, then she had to go home for supper. I went home, too. Chris left soon after I arrived. I made a salad and added eggs and salmon. I listened to more audios as I ate. Then I watched three episodes of Royal Pains and used the massage ball on my back. Also, I beat my left foot with a cardboard tube. I drank some magnesium water and wrote my blog post. I quilted a placemat while waiting for Chris. He went straight to bed, so I published my post and followed him.
*This is the baby ball. *
P.S. Google made me change my password and the only thing that worked was bad language.

Back to ST:NG

I got up just after 8. I lit the candle and put it in the bedroom. Then I got dressed, and brushed my teeth. I deleted the first round of e-mail. I got a text from the Korean doctors saying they did not need me to come this week. I read a few e-mails, and drank some protein water. I also ate the colostrum mix. I picked up my purse and a book, and paused for a moment, thinking I was missing something. I drove to the chiropractor. It was then that I realized I did not have the stim pads. But she had extra's. I waited my turn in the hallway, reading my book. Then she took me to a table to have my back stretched. She placed stim pads on my back to deliver electric shock. After 12 minutes, she came back to let me up. Then I waited in the hallway again to see the doctor.
When he called me in, he asked how I was doing and I mentioned my foot. He told me to buy an L-shaped item to keep my foot at a 90 degree angle while sleeping. He said WalMart had the best price, but that involves the most walking as well. He told me to get new shoes. He adjusted my neck and back. We discussed nutrition. I gave him a pot of lip balm and he seemed to be pleased to get it. When I checked out, there was no charge.
When I got home, I finished my book and moved the candle to the bathroom. Then I made and ate breakfast. I went for a walk, taking a different route so it took longer. But I walked slowly, and picked dandelion. When I got back, I looked into mmst silica and ordered a product. Then I looked into how to use the task scheduler to make reminders appear on my computer screen. It took a long time to find a way that worked because Microsoft inactivated the simple ones. Finally I found some code I could copy/paste in a small space to do the job. It seemed like there must be a better way.
I moved the candle to the fabric room. Chris came home from work. He had not gone to the post office, so I went. On the way back, I stopped at the library to drop off my book and the books on CD, and pick up the next book in the series. When I got back, I opened the box from the post office. I put liver and onions in a dish in the toaster oven. I ate some seed crackers with salsa. When the liver was hot, I covered it with kimchi. I ate that while reading e-mail. I found the Netflix series that I hadn't finished months ago, but by then my computer was not making any sound.
At 7 I blew out the candle and sat down for tapping. My tapping buddy was online soon and we did our usual tapping and talking. We worked on frustration with the speed at which everything is changing. The message I had scheduled earlier came up several times because I set it to repeat once an hour. I made a note to change it now that I know it works.
Chris called up ST:NG on Netflix. I commenced binding while we watched one episode. When it was over, Chris made his lunch and went to bed. I stayed up to blog and finish my vitamin water.
* This is the candle that inactivates mold with its citrus extracts. *

A messy project

I got up around 8. I lit the candle and put it in the master bedroom. I took out of the room things I thought I would need in the next 5 hours. I swished, brushed and swished again. I finished some topstitching. I read e-mail. I made coffee. I did my once-a-week exercises. I meditated and tapped. I read several pages from a book that is due soon.
I moved the candle to the fabric room. I cleaned the bathrooms and mopped one floor. I washed dishes, then showered and got dressed. I went for a walk around the circle. My left foot was very cooperative. Although it was 30 degrees this morning, it was up to 58 by 2pm, so I didn't need a coat.
When I got back, I blew out the candle. I made and ate breakfast. I put some coconut oil and beeswax in a bowl over hot water. The coconut oil melted soon, but the beeswas was very slow. I set out mold plates in the hall bath and the guest room. I was surprised to see that one was cracked. So I covered the crack with tape and let it go. I set the timer for one hour. Chris come home while I was eating liver. Soon the timer rang but I couldn't remember why I set it. He wanted to go straight to the dealership to pick up his car. So I finished the liver and we left. Jordan road was backed up. I did not wait at the dealership, but went home, going through Gate 9. It was backed up as well. Note to self, don't go anywhere at 4pm.
The beeswax was almost melted. I washed 19 little pots. I put essential oils in a jar. I added olive oil to the beeswax and coconut oil. I mixed it with the oils in the jar, and spooned out the liquid into the little pots. It was messy. My hands were oily but I tried not to get any on the outside of the pots. The leftovers went into the jar. I put one little pot in my purse for tomorrow.
I finally remembered the mold plates and picked them up. I wrapped them in tin foil and put them aside to grow out any spores that they might have. I made a salad, and had some blueberries and pumpkin puree.
There was a message from Stacey, but when I called her back, there was no answer. So I grabbed my purse and went to choir practice alone. I was a little early. I found my folder, took out the old music and put in the new. I sat in my spot and conversed with the basses until Jennifer started the warm-ups. We sang through three songs, repeating as needed. We assembled at the front to sing the one for this Sunday. Then she dismissed us early. Stacey had come in late, but she stayed to talk to me. She had not worn a coat, so it was uncomfortable to see her standing outside as we talked. I gave her the little pot of lip balm from my purse. Then we agreed it was time to go home, since the gate closes at 9. She left first and I was right behind her. But we took two different routes. Still, I pulled up behind her at the first light on post, and followed her home, passing by and parking in my driveway. I wondered if she noticed.
Chris was ready with the last CD of the book. I put another pot in my purse, then I sat beside him and resumed working on the binding. I got almost a whole side done before the CD ended. Chris went to bed and I stayed up to write this post.
* This is a quilt I saw yesterday. *