Bluewhisper

 #1 - I still like Latte ASMR and Gentle Whispering ASMR best.  However there are other voices I find soothing - Whispers Red, Falling UP, and most recently Bluewhisper.

#2 - I'm doing one evening home visit a week. During the visit we are supposed to ask the parents what they want to work on.  During my evening visit the mom has come to me with things to practice (she was told areas to work on during the kindergarten assessment). This makes me feel like we are a team, which is the whole point of the program.

#3 - Tuesdays is the one day a week the fitness center I exercise at has a 6:30AM class. I only get up slightly earlier to do that, but it is still a challenge, especially when my alarm wakes me in the middle of a dream about a big wave pool/ocean. I want to keep going, not only for the exercise, but because I want them to keep offering this time slot.

There is only 1 other woman who regularly attends with me.  I know people pay a lot of money for personal training, however that is not appealing to me.  I like the energy of others exercising with me, and in this case, at least the 1 woman who continues attending.

#4 - I picked up Ani Di Franco's memoir for some reading material this weekend.

#5 - Sometimes children and adult food preferences don't match.  However in the case of the Duluth Grill, my niece and nephew had a great experience there last year and enthusiastically want to eat there again thankfully.

Skating

 #1 - I had my third ice skating lesson tonight.  I probably took some sort of lesson when I was a little kid.  If my mom were alive she'd remember.  I know she enjoyed ice skating.  But as an adult tonight was my third actual "class" and I did my first crossover.  Last week we did the foundation for crossovers, which I didn't even know what they were but my lay man's definition is "real skating".  I caught on quick!  Backwards crossovers however, I think that is going to take a while.

#2 - We also tried "hockey stops" tonight.  I have always thought hockey stops are a bit sexy. The grace and power combined I guess.

#3 - When I walked out of skating I unexpectedly splashed in a puddle, I was wearing rain boots. I laughed.

#4 - I opened my pantry.  I thought, "This is wealth."

#5 - A meditative song -

Follow

from Into the Night by Robinson & Rohe

Little Things

 #1 - I have a post election cold.  I woke up Wed morning with a sore throat (despite going to bed Tuesday early without looking at any media).  Friday night I went to hear some music and then had guests so I did not get to bed early.  Last night I was asleep by 9pm and slept til after 6 which I really needed.  I remind myself, "This is wealth."

#2 - This morning I moved my desk back into my "office/guest room" after finishing painting and am typing from there right now.  I look forward to my bedroom being just a resting space again, though really having the desk in there worked fine too.

#3 - And I have 1 piece of furniture I want to move back that is difficult to move by myself, but instead of trying (which I have done in the past even though it's not a good idea), I have a friend visiting this weekend, so she can help me move it tonight.

#4 - I used to have 2 paring knives. A couple years ago 1 disappeared, and now so has the second.  I'm assuming the 2nd will reappear, but regardless, I've been thinking about getting another one for a while now.  I have a Target gift card from work so I just looked online and picked that and something else.  However I was still $10 short of free shipping (both items I picked where not available for pick up).  I didn't want to make up something to buy, but I thought a while and found something I usually get at the co-op to add to my order.  It came out $.05 over my remaining gift card amount with three delivery dates.  "So wasteful," I thought, until I realized I could get $1 off my order by combining delivery dates. Of course, my preference anyway!

#5 - My wrists were really bothering me a couple weeks ago.  However I started doing the exercises again that a PT recommended a few years back for this issue, and it is really helping! I am so grateful to have the resources to know what to do in this situation, before the problem grows.

Done Painting for Now

#1 - I'm done painting (for now at least).

original color

1st paint job

now

 

#2 - I'm also done door knocking for this election cycle. I did the last one I plan to do today. 

After I had some time to support a friend in a tough time and do the simple acts of listening and helping her prep dinner.

  #3 - I got my Covid and flu shot yesterday and feel tired and a bit warm today. I'm grateful I picked a weekend to do this when I didn't have much going on, so tonight I can just rest. Actually a perfect night for a long Latte ASMR video. She's got a new one, "Autumn Night Pampering".

 #4 - I was asked if I wanted both shots in the same arm.  I asked for advice and it was a matter of if you wanted both arms a bit sore.  I chose 1 arm, and it hurts.  I couldn't roll over onto that side last night, so I was glad I had 1 side I could roll over on. I think I'll space my shots out next time.

#5 -Usually by this time I'm out of leftovers for the week.  But today I still had homemade meals to eat both for lunch and dinner.  (Quinoa and veggie pita pockets for lunch and a vegetable stew for dinner.)