Wasting time

I got up soon after my alarm went off. I brushed and swished, taking the first round of supplements. I read e-mail. One article mentioned a scene from Jane the Virgin which talked about tapping. So I looked it up on IMDB. I read some of the blurbs, but it didn't make sense because I did not know the characters. So I watched the first episode on Netflix. Halfway through the second episode I decided I'd had enough and closed that window. I got dressed, and made breakfast.
It was raining and I didn't want to get my machine wet. So I threw the yellow kimono in a bag and just took it. I went to quilting. There were only a few ladies there because of some retreat that started last night. I finished sewing the front band on the yellow kimono by hand. I conversed with Leanne, Melissa, and Mary. Leanne gave me a free-standing embroidered butterfly that she'd made. It is beautiful.
On the way home, I stopped at the mall, and picked up my watch with a new band. It fit well and I was pleased. When I got home, I noticed the yogurt maker had finished an hour and a half ago. I quickly put the yogurt in the refrigerator. It seemed too runny and I wondered if it didn't work.
I looked through the special fabrics in the guest room and found a piece of gold that might work for Chris' costume. But it had wrinkles as a design element and I did not know quite how to sew it to preserve the wrinkles. I trimmed one edge and used the trimming to audition on the outfit. I still wasn't sure I could make it work.
I had a Pinterest window open for costume pics and I happened to click on puns. From there, I was able to waste a lot of time. I collected puns and sent them to Kurt. Chris came home from work. Around 5 I heated a bowl of onions and garlic and cabbage. When it was hot, I added mashed yucca and some ham. I also had a square of chocolate and some coconut flakes.
I finished the raw edges of the crotch seam in the yellow silk pants. Then I finished raw edges in the yellow kimono. I stopped when Chris told me I had a message on Skype. It was my tapping buddy. We tapped for my inner child before the age of 1.
Afterward, Chris and I watched two episodes of ST:NG. Then I sat down to write my blog post. I brushed my teeth and got ready for bed. Lately I have been doing some yoga stretches just before laying down.
* This is what we each got at the guild meeting on Tuesday night. *

Gotta draw the line somewhere

I woke up thinking about the Dudley song. I got up at 8, and couldn't get it out of my head. The stove was hot because Chris put the pork in to warm up before he went to work. I brushed and swished several times. I soaked my sprouts, which are probably ready to eat. I turned on meditation music. I drybrushed, rebounded, and did lymph-moving exercises. I took supplements for push-catch. I boiled water for coffee, swept the floor, and wrote myself a note to pick up Roz for choir practice.
I spent over an hour meditating and tapping. I cleaned in kitchen until Chris came home and got the pork and went back to work. I cleaned the bathrooms. I listened to Margaret talk about the chakras while I made yogurt and finished the kitchen. Then for some reason the audio failed. I took a shower, got dressed and restarted the computer. I ate ham, and a can of soup.
I went to the Korean clinic at 2. They were happy to see me. He had a number of things for me to work on. He had gotten a notice of failure to file some tax form by the end of the year. I found it online and he printed it out. Then we spent quite some time filling it out. I hope it was right.
I came home with kimchi and onion juice, courtesy of the doctors. I checked gmail and saw that Roz had another ride. I took the mid-afternoon supplement and read e-mail for an hour, then made breakfast for dinner. Chris came home with lots of leftover pork. I collected all the recyclables and took them out to the recycling bin. I had to flatten a lot of boxes to fit in there. I also checked the house mail, but found nothing. It seemed bitterly cold outside, but was not quite freezing. I set the plants out to get rained on tomorrow.
I went to choir. I put the invoice in the treasurer's box. I picked up new music and went to sit with the choir. Jennifer gave me some apple chips and the empty egg box from November. Then choir practice started. We went through all the pieces, then gathered at the front of the church to sing the one for this Sunday. After practice, Lars talked to me about a check that came in dated for December 31, saying we have to draw the line somewhere.
I drove home. I made some magnesium water to sip while watching ST:NG. We watched two episodes. I put tiny silk stitches in Chris' garb while sitting there on the couch. Afterward, I took the push-catch supplements and wrote my blog post.
* This is the quilt that the modern quilt guild is submitting to QuiltCon this year. *

Show-n-tell

I got up soon after the 7:30 alarm went off. I got dressed, and stood in the sunlight streaming through the blinds in the kitchen. I made up a week's worth of supplements from the functional medicine practitioner. I checked e-mail, and soaked sprouts for 10 minutes. I brushed and swished. I checked out the mold plates, two of which were barely showing anything. The one from the fabric room had a few colonies.
I took the protein supplement, then put my machine in the trunk. I got on the road, but the car had trouble adjusting to the freezing cold. I was both sympathetic and worried. But it was fully warmed up by the time I got to Beverly's house. She showed me shelving in her house that came from her mom and dad.
I drove us to quilting. I set up my machine. Robin gave me a stack of 5” squares, which I sorted into lights and darks. Beverly set up next to me and we both sewed squares together. The electricity went out for a short time. I got 5 rows done and added two from Beverly. Other ladies put out a lunch of mostly breakfast foods. Beverly arranged for another ride home so she could stop at WalMart for groceries.
I went home and was surprised to see Chris there. Apparently he never went to work this morning because he wasn't feeling well, and had moved into the guest room. I took my supplements and pre-breakfast mixes while listening to Margaret Lynch live. After eating breakfast, I cracked open a coconut; something Chris found very amusing.
At 1:45 I went to church. I recorded the offering in the computer and printed reports. I met with Elaine. We did testings and clearings. Then I went to bank to make the deposit. I had to wait quite a while because someone brought in a mountain of change and the teller had to wrap it all.
When I got home, I took the mid-afternoon supplement. I went for a walk, but a short one because of the cold and the wind. Then I read e-mail, and checked my blog for projects done in the last month. I put said items in a bag. I ate supper, and found a new way to go to guild meeting; one that would avoid traffic on Jordan Lane.
When I got to Sew Creative, I parked and went in the back. The meeting hadn't started yet, so I looked through the store, but found no night sky fabric. Then I took a seat in back. Linda asked me to sign in. I did not know we were taking role. But each person who signed in got a pin cushion, a sticker, and a pack of needles. I also had to sign up for show-n-tell: something I had never done before. I chatted until the meeting started. When show-n-tell came, I showed a shuttle block, hanging towel, and placemat. I took pics of the items other people showed.
After the meeting, we had a dirty santa exchange for those who had a gift last month but it got snowed out. Surprisingly the gift I brought (fabric) was stolen twice. That made me feel good. But the gift I unwrapped was not my style or color and did not get stolen. That was a shame because the person who made it put a lot of work and thought into it.
I got home about 8. When Chris was ready, we started watching Dressed to Kill, which was a Netflix movie with Michael Caine. But it was awful. So then we watched two episodes of ST:NG. I took supplements, and wrote to my blog post before taking the last one.

At least the sleeves are finished

It was after 8 when I got up. Chris had just put two pork roasts in the oven. I brushed and swished. I read e-mail. I made pre-breakfast mixes. I consumed them in the wrong order however. Finally I made it to breakfast.
After eating, I threw projects in with the sewing machine and put the machine in my trunk. It was in the 20's outside. Brrr! I stopped at the gas station to fill up. It was cold standing there. Then when I opened the little book to record the mileage, I found that the ink was frozen. So I headed to the church, and held the pen in front of the heat vent. When I got to the church, the pen was working again. I filled out the book, and then got my machine out of the trunk. I left it by the office door, walked to the quilter's entrance to get inside, then went to the office to bring in the machine.
I set up in the back while the ladies finished lunch. I completed several rocket blocks, and the set of squares. Judy told me about her daughter joining the SCA. When others had cleared out, I used the whole cutting table to measure and cut panels for Chris' costume. Then I packed up and went home.
Chris was still roasting the pork. I pieced a gray strip in order to get a few last little squares for the project. The jewelry shop called and said my watch was ready. But I was in the middle of sewing then.
I auditioned parts for decoration on the ends of the sleeves. When the decision was made, I cut strips and sewed them on, using the sausage roll technique I learned from making pillowcases. I frenched the second decorative seam, and sewed the sleeves to the garment. I had Chris try it on for size. The sleeves were a bit short IMO, but there was little I could do at that point.
Chris pulled the pork out of the oven and shredded it. I had a small bowl of it, plus a can of soup and some carrots. I also ate the last of the anti-aging yogurt.
I cut strips for the yellow collar band on the yellow kimono. I made one long strip and sewed one edge to the edge of the garment, then started handsewing the inside edge so it wouldn't show.
We watched two episodes of ST:NG. I kept sewing. Chris boiled eggs for tomorrow. I forced myself to stop sewing and write my blog post.
* A new lady came today and this is what she has been working on. *

Working on a golden kimono

Hot flashes kept waking me up last night. But, when morning came, I got cold and kept falling back asleep. I forced myself to get up at 8. I took the first supplement of the day – G.I Detox. Then I brushed and swished. I took my shower while swishing. It was really cold outside so I dressed in black pants and a nice top. I read e-mail for a short time, then did my hair and put in my earrings. I took the protein supplements, then put on my warmest coat and went to church.
After the choir warm-up, there was a concert of sorts starring our organist and her piano-playing friend. It was lovely. We clapped at the end, then Lars made the announcements. Pastor got the service started. For some reason known only to him, he had us meet and greet each other early in the service, then had a passing of the peace later, during which we were to pass only the peace. I didn't get it. Stacey told me that her husband was going to watch 6 hours of football and she asked if she could go walking with me later. After the service, I took Don's envelop up to the offering plates. I collected all the monies and put them in the safe. Pastor was there changing his robe. I told him 6 hours of football would be a punishment for me. He wished there was more football. Then I talked to Lars and Tim about money stuff. Finally I went home.
When I got home, I took the vitamin C, putzed around in the kitchen for 15 minutes, then took the fat-soluble vitamins. I was ready to go shopping but Chris wanted to wait 45 minutes until he had killed the boss. It's a gaming thing. So I fixed breakfast and ate it while reading e-mail.
Finally we went to Publix and got groceries for the week. Chris bought two large pork roasts for work. I helped put the food away. Then the doorbell rang. Stacey was there with my tree all wrapped in it's paper. I put it in the garage and then she and I went walking.
And walk we did. We went around different ways. We checked on wild daffodils and other stuff. By the time we got back to her house, it was 4pm and she was tired. I went home, and got a book to read while sitting outside in the sun. But the sun quickly dropped and I got really cold. So I came in. Chris was cooking ham and cabbage and onions on the stove. I put my hands near it to warm up. He stirfried the bitter melon that soaked in vinegar. I covered mashed yucca with the ham mixture and then added the bitter melon. It was quite reasonable, although at times the bitterness did come through. Then he stirfried the melon that soaked in milk over night. It had all of its original bitterness, so clearly vinegar was the winner. But personally, I thought the ham mixture was great without either.
I surfed pics of garb, looking for ideas for Chris' costume. I decided what to do with the remaining yellow silk, but once I had it cut, it just wasn't quite enough, unless I pieced it. Chris suggested sleeves of a different fabric.
By then it was after 8. We sat down to watch two episodes of ST:NG. Then I made six portions of liver-clearing supplements. (I am trying a new phase to my supplement routine. Thirty minutes before taking the Ultra Binder, I am going to take bitters, milk thistle, etc. ) I set the timer for 30 minutes. I rinsed the sprouts that I started a few days ago. I sat down to write my blog post. When the time was up, I took the G. I. Detox and got ready for bed.
* This is one of the pics I captured for inspiration. But how do I make the shoulders stand up like that? *

The golden pants

I woke up hearing the 8:30 alarm. Chris gave me a reason to stay in bed until 9. He got on his laptop. I used mine to read about air ozonators, and activated charcoal packs. I followed the new order of my morning supplement routine. Around 11:30 I made and ate breakfast.
After breakfast, I ironed the length of gold silk. I cleared some space on my cutting table. I laid the fabric down. Chris brought me a pair of scrub pants. I put one leg inside the other and then laid it on the fabric and cut around it. I made a second one from the first cut. Then I sewed each leg together, then sewed the crotch. I had Chris try them on. They were tighter than I'd planned. I added a second line of stitching for reinforcement. Then I put in a casing at the top. I found a long shoestring that Grandma had saved. It was perfect. I threaded it through. I also zigzagged the seam allowances. I left the hemming for later. Now if I can convince Chris to spin some story about how his character lost his shirt, I could be done.
It was a cold and rainy day and I never did go for a walk. By the time I was done with the pants, it was 5pm and getting dark. I took the afternoon supplement, then checked e-mail. I called Faye to see how things were going. I talked to Dad who was able to hold a normal conversation. Faye told me her dog died today.
I made a big salad for supper. Then I parsed out two weeks worth of supplements. I set aside empty bottles to be reordered. I almost finished a podcast I was listening to. Then we watched two episodes of ST:NG. I helped Chris dress the bed with clean sheets. I drank some magnesium water, then wrote my blog post. It wasn't quite time to go to bed so I made a supplement order from Swansons.

Beginning the process of creating his costume

I got up at 8 thinking I heard the 8:30 alarm. I brushed and swished. I washed up and got dressed. I spent the morning looking at magnets on Amazon and at the place I bought my really strong ones. But the shipping was more than the magnets at that place, so I stuck with Amazon. I finally found something similar to what Hobby Lobby had, and placed an order.
Then I started looking at kimono patterns to find one appropriate for Chris' costume. After 10, I started the new order of supplements and pre-breakfast mixes. I am trying to separate the fat-soluble ones from the water-soluble ones.
After making and eating breakfast, I looked some more. I had trouble locating patterns for pieces I wanted to make. Some had instructions, but no diagrams. And one was so detailed that I couldn't follow it. I set out three mold plates for retesting. Then I walked for 40 minutes, including walking through the brush looking for wild daffodils.
When I got back, I looked for patterns for hakama pants, which might be Japanese, or Chinese. And might be suitable for his costume, or maybe not. So many decisions to make. As it was sunny, I decided to take a break and sit outside and read for awhile. I was so glad to see the sunshine. When I came in, I found that Chris was home early. He hadn't known I was in the back yard. He put mail on my laptop, but it was nothing I cared about. I read e-mail for a bit and listened to podcasts. At 5, I made a large salad for supper and put chunks of ham on it. It was so satisfying.
After supper, I perused Mongolian images on Pinterest, hoping a fully formed image of Chris' costume would appear in my mind. Their typical deel involved fasteners that I didn't have. So it never quite gelled. I took down Chris' measurements anyway.
We watched two episodes of ST:NG. I asked Chris to look at my thumb because it felt like a splinter was in it. But he saw nothing there. Then I posted to my blog and called it a night.
* This is a poinsettia that the Korean doctors raised from a normal sized plant last year. *