California
Jun. 9th, 2013 11:18 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
helwenDay 3, cont: Hemmed a couple pair of pants and got another pair set up for hemming today. Put done pants on hangers. Dusted in hallway, wall that kitchen opens onto (including AC vent), and mom's bedroom. Finished sorting through vintage buttons. Cooked dinner (veggie/tofu stir fry w/curry and garlic). Long, wide-ranging chat with fitzw once he got back from Somer Draw. Long chat with mom while sitting on the floor (S&P shaker collection currently resting on floor, so we got down to look at it and stayed there), talking about lots of stuff, including the fact that we both tend to get invited and/or otherwise involved in groups who'd like to use our skills. Not a bad thing, but learning to say "No" is an important skill to acquire and continue to cultivate, to preserve ourselves. Can't help anyone if you're a wreck. Looking carefully at one's life and at the "big picture", choosing the best direction, all challenging stuff.
Day 4: Better sleep than previous nights, turns out it was cooler last night. Out the door by 7:45 a.m. to practice. Only 60F out but damp so I wore one of my mom's long-sleeved shirts instead of my usual sleeveless tops. Pretty much same forms as yesterday. Started to work on spear but the damp was getting to me, and I really want at least a stick to use... zenning weapons forms is cool, but wasn't to be this morning. Muscles were just a little too stiff, even after working on forms for a while, so went back inside and did some work on stretching and limbering, then squats, then finished up with gentle walking.
After that was packing up a few things, catching up on dishes, making breakfast (tried for omelet, ended up with scrambled), then shower. My mom is into reading a paper, so I read a few articles before getting online.
11:00 a.m. here now -- expect that since it's cooler than yesterday (got up to 100F), we'll do some work outside, dealing with storage or something.
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My mom's place has these cool "lights" -- tubes with a clear cover at the bottom, that go up through the ceiling to the roof. Above, there's a curved cover with a mirror or something reflective, that helps guide more light into the space. Unfortunately some installers didn't install well enough and complaints (probably in wetter parts of the country) eventually shut the company down. Hers work perfectly though -- only thing is I sometimes forget and look for a switch to turn one off as I'm leaving the room :D
I also like the slider bar for the shower head, so you can adjust the height it's at, and the head is on a peg so you can lift it entirely off the bar if you like.
Well, time to go.
Day 4: Better sleep than previous nights, turns out it was cooler last night. Out the door by 7:45 a.m. to practice. Only 60F out but damp so I wore one of my mom's long-sleeved shirts instead of my usual sleeveless tops. Pretty much same forms as yesterday. Started to work on spear but the damp was getting to me, and I really want at least a stick to use... zenning weapons forms is cool, but wasn't to be this morning. Muscles were just a little too stiff, even after working on forms for a while, so went back inside and did some work on stretching and limbering, then squats, then finished up with gentle walking.
After that was packing up a few things, catching up on dishes, making breakfast (tried for omelet, ended up with scrambled), then shower. My mom is into reading a paper, so I read a few articles before getting online.
11:00 a.m. here now -- expect that since it's cooler than yesterday (got up to 100F), we'll do some work outside, dealing with storage or something.
***
My mom's place has these cool "lights" -- tubes with a clear cover at the bottom, that go up through the ceiling to the roof. Above, there's a curved cover with a mirror or something reflective, that helps guide more light into the space. Unfortunately some installers didn't install well enough and complaints (probably in wetter parts of the country) eventually shut the company down. Hers work perfectly though -- only thing is I sometimes forget and look for a switch to turn one off as I'm leaving the room :D
I also like the slider bar for the shower head, so you can adjust the height it's at, and the head is on a peg so you can lift it entirely off the bar if you like.
Well, time to go.
