tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8605185179397433232024-03-18T19:18:45.843-05:00Eventually Your Life Becomes the PrayerTammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.comBlogger867125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-48300931451574106722024-03-18T19:18:00.001-05:002024-03-18T19:18:44.123-05:00Spring Equinox#1 - I knew something was up when beyond being tired, I decided I should just wear pajamas today. I took my temperature and my fever at that point was 99.3 F, later 100.3 F, just now 102.9 F. I'm grateful to be in a quiet safe home to experience this. #2 - I also somehow got the gumption (before the fever was so high) to make some "Cold Be Gone Flavor Bomb" soup which I am reheating right now. #3 - I have been sleeping most of the day, alternating with reading <b>American Dirt</b> by Jeanine Cummins which I have to wonder if this is why I'm sick in the first place. The book is very dark. (It's an Oprah book club pick which is why I'm reading it). The last Oprah book I picked was really dark too <b>The Road</b>. I wonder if I need to take a break from reading her suggestions. However then I remember <b>Open House</b> which was absolutely delightful. #4 - I just cued up Latte ASMR Night Nurse Taking Care of You, for when I need it tonight. #5 -I am going to use my wellness leave for the first time at my job, I don't usually get any pay when I'm sick.<br />Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-19637845834769161292024-03-10T19:20:00.001-05:002024-03-10T19:24:33.813-05:00From Suffering to Awakening: Embracing Consciousness in Virtual Worlds |...I keep trying to get this to start at minute 19. Even though I check the box "Start at 18:55" it doesn't seem to work. Anyway 19:00 - 20:30 is the point I want to share. I feel similary but can't quite articulate or understand it.
<iframe width="480" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/gCZ84F_l0J0?si=mDOWgKcJvO4qeU21" frameborder="0"></iframe>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-4334117767546107852024-03-10T19:16:00.004-05:002024-03-10T19:20:24.561-05:00Soccer etc.<p>#1 - #2 - I started playing on a 2nd Sunday soccer team today. How did this happen? Last summer I played on a rec women's team. The guy who organized it organizes teams in all these leagues. I don't really understand how he has time/energy for this, as I think he does it all voluntarily. Anyway, now I'm on his email list. He must have sent out something gauging interest in a Sunday pre-outdoor soccer "scramble". I either ignored it or marked "not interested" because I already have a Sunday team.<br /><br />
However some time later there was an email from him pleading for people to sign up. He had reserved facility space based on interest in his poll, but not enough people had followed thru and now he was going to be out a few thousand dollars.<br /><br />
Well, I organize my 1 Sunday team, so I am sympathetic to this so I looked more closely. And the 2nd half the games are at a location only a couple miles from where I live. And I could use more cardio. Ideally not on the same day as my other cardio, but anyway I signed up.<br /><br />
Today is the first day I have 2 games. The first game was at an unfamiliar location. I didn't really pay attention beyond the address, but once I got there I learned it was an ice arena and we were playing on a surface over the ice. This meant a few things:
1. It was a bit chilly
2. The surface was not ideal (pretty hard)
3. There are boards along the edge. I've heard of this but never played soccer with boards.
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It ended up being pretty fun. Since the ball rarely goes out of bounds there aren't many breaks. However I was comfortable with the skill level, and since many people I played with preferred D, I ended up in forward some and actually scored a goal! (I think I score a goal about once every 8 years in my regular soccer league).<br /><br />
#3 - My regular soccer game is pretty late, but will at least feel a little earlier to my body as daylight savings time was last night. I am going to try a new strategy tonight though as it can be hard to fall asleep right after a soccer game. When I get home I am going to shower and then lay down for a Latte ASMR video (well headphones I don't watch), because though I might think I don't have time for that, I'm hoping it will help me transition from soccer to relaxation quicker.<br /><br />
#4 - Last week I didn't buy enough groceries. I made a couple new meals from a library cookbook and I didn't have enough leftovers. Today I made a big pot of vegetarian split pea soup and made tempeh reubens with green beans and I have a bunch of leftovers from both.
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# 5 - I skipped posting a couple weeks here, one week I forgot and another I just didn't want to be on a screen in the evening. Even Eckhart Tolle has a hard time articulating it, but I agree. I'm trying to get this to start at minute 19:00 and can't get it to work, maybe if I put it on a separate post.<br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-72380971026280707412024-02-17T20:15:00.003-06:002024-02-17T20:15:31.837-06:00Good Trouble<p> I had a few friends over for lunch today. Before they left one gave me a card. Was it a thank you for lunch? My friend said it was a late birthday card. I read it quick. Then I read it again after they left and I was so touched. It says,</p><p>"Tammy, When I saw this card, I thought of you right away - someone who gets outside and enjoys the lakes and parks all year long. I hope you had a good birthday and it's good to see you enjoying your home and life. Thanks for being a great friend, teammate, letter-writer, poet and encourager to me all these years. And now to"...(and he named his wife and baby) "too!"</p><p>All of it is nourishing to me, however the part that I think touches me most is "encourager". This is not a friend I would expect to hear that from. I really don't talk, or see him much at all. </p><p>It is also really touching to hear him say "it's good to see you enjoying your home and life." It makes me think about how it has been a hard road that has brought me here. And I have not denied or hidden that. I'm trying. And it is nice to have someone say that shows.</p><p>This friend got married two summers ago. <br /></p><p>They had a baby in September, who I met today. We had lunch with another mutual friend and then took a brisk walk.<br /></p><p>My friend hasn't played on my soccer team since the baby until 2 weeks ago when he subbed. We play half field and at this particular location the goals are particularly small. My friend jumped up to head a ball when our goalie was up field and smashed his head right into the top of the goal.</p><p>On a normal field that isn't possible, so it wasn't something he was thinking about.</p><p>Anyway, I was glad to hear today that it turned out fine.</p><p>And now I'm going to watch the kind of film I like (or at least assume I do) John Lewis: Good Trouble</p><p><span class="kY2IgmnCmOGjharHErah" style="-webkit-line-clamp: 3;"><span>"Using interviews and rare archival footage, <b>JOHN</b> <b>LEWIS</b>: <b>GOOD</b> <b>TROUBLE</b> chronicles <b>Lewis'</b>
60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil
rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform and immigration" </span></span></p><p><br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-70712819010801552562024-02-09T18:52:00.003-06:002024-02-09T18:52:59.579-06:00Efficiently Written Gratitudes<p> #1 - My cousin got the job she wanted/applied for.</p><p>#2 - It starts in early March so she is going to move in with me at the end of the month.</p><p>#3 - This is perfect timing as I hoped she would wait at least another week and a half. I am having a radon mitigation system put in my bedroom closet, so I need to empty that closet, and I assume move anything else out of the room that I don't want to clean concrete dust off of. That is happening in a little over a week.</p><p>#4 - Emptying out my spare bedroom closet is making me store my things more efficiently, as well as go thru some papers.</p><p>#5 - The empty boxes that I had stored in the top shelves of my closets will be used by my friend during her remodel, including the packing materials I asked if she wanted to use or I should throw away.<br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-13426683463040084302024-02-01T20:48:00.002-06:002024-02-01T20:52:11.018-06:00I Know You<p>#1 - I'm feeling a little stressed and anxious tonight. It is the same as when I was in college at the beginning of the semester or a big project or...that is when I get stressed and anxious. The night before the test or the assignment is due, I'm ok, I'm prepared, I'm going to bed on time. I've done what I can and I let go (though if it is a test of course I still may feel nervous).<br /></p><p>So I'm seeing a big "project" of sorts a few months ahead and all the pieces that will need to be put in place/figured out by then. And though I'm not at the point where there isn't stress or anxiousness, I can at least say, "Hey I know you, you always come about this time. You are welcome to sit besides me," (this is something Elizabeth Gilbert would say), "but you are not driving. I will handle that."<br /></p><p>#2 - Tonight is the first time in 1 1/2 years of living here, that I've been waiting to use the laundry! There have been a couple times I've walked in the laundry room and the washer was running, but I've just gone back 30 minutes later and been fine. </p><p>Tonight I went in around 5pm and it was in use. I did eventually get my laundry washed, however the last time I checked someone else's clothes were still just sitting in the dryer, and I don't know whose...and I'd like to dry my sheets to get them back on my bed. However let me say this again</p><p>THIS IS THE FIRST TIME IN 1 1/2 YEARS THIS HAS HAPPENED!</p><p>#3 - I started with a new home visiting family this week. The mom is (thus far) engaged/attentive/not on her phone at all and the kids have a lot of imagination. We pretended the stuffed unicorn today was having a birthday party and all the animals were having cake. The kid said it was "broccoli cake"! Of course I had the animals say, "YUM!" even the tiger who usually only likes meat.</p><p>#4 - One of my cousins may come live with me - maybe just for a month or two - maybe longer. I'm looking forward to the possibility, yet also a little nervous. We have a really good relationship and I hope it doesn't change that.</p><p>#5 - I spent part of the day with another cousin (sister of the aforementioned). I didn't think I'd have much time with her today, however one of my home visits was cancelled so it worked out well. And it's a mom who already suggested we'd do a make up visit, which makes things much easier when a visit is missed.<br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-52861670480560998902024-01-24T20:49:00.001-06:002024-01-24T20:49:17.676-06:00What is True<p> #1- I had a pretty light healthy supper tonight. So I took the time
after, I was still a bit hungry, to make a carob mousse that I'd been
thinking about making recently and luckily had all the ingredients for.
The only fresh ingredient required was an orange. An orange, honey,
silken tofu, carob powder, vanilla and a little tahini in the blender.</p><p>#2- </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZsbA-h2zc60BX5vgguWV01wOdpgB1SNlDt1aytIO5l_9hgtAMWtwgsc6SOz9jYvJdZaTcZclpmyp9jwmknI1IkL4Ztr9mf-fgiuiAfFGSZgEOyJGmTY77HnCz6OTOffxcBIONX3OKbj4LQOTdhhn-3buI8MQvybsmdieQVuvo36pck2_CHK7vvl_IReK/s667/IMG_0725.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="667" data-original-width="500" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZZsbA-h2zc60BX5vgguWV01wOdpgB1SNlDt1aytIO5l_9hgtAMWtwgsc6SOz9jYvJdZaTcZclpmyp9jwmknI1IkL4Ztr9mf-fgiuiAfFGSZgEOyJGmTY77HnCz6OTOffxcBIONX3OKbj4LQOTdhhn-3buI8MQvybsmdieQVuvo36pck2_CHK7vvl_IReK/s320/IMG_0725.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><br />My
hallway has looked like this for over a year. A couple months after I
moved in my neighbor's toilet had a leak so the carpet and some drywall
were ripped out. The drywall has been fixed but I haven't done anything
with the floor. I honestly don't really care. It doesn't bother me.
Plus it has taken a while for me to figure out what I wanted to do. <p></p><p>Originally,
I was hoping for bamboo floor, then maybe hardwood to replace the
living room carpet. Though some say it's fine, others do not suggest
putting hardwood on cement slab. So it's an expensive thing to do
questionablely.</p><p>I've had a new plan for a while now and don't seem
to be changing my mind again so I could probably go for it. I want to
just extend the flooring in my entry way (at the very top of this photo)
down the hall.</p><p>The other couple improvements I've hired for here have taken quite a while. So, since things take a while I finally
decided to call someone on the "trusted vendor" list from my Realtor for
flooring. </p><p>The first guy is too busy/not interested. "I wasn't looking to do it until at least March." Didn't matter.</p><p>The
second guy told me to send him my address, which I did after our call
on Monday and then I heard nothing. Today someone calls and said they
want to stop by in 30 minutes, "What?" </p><p>"About the flooring."</p><p>"Oh, ok."</p><p>So he stops by measures and gives me a quote. "$600."</p><p>"$600?"</p><p>"Yes."</p><p>Wow.
That doesn't include the flooring which I will purchase ahead of time.
He was ready to do the job. "I don't want it done until at least
March," I said.</p><p>"Ok just text me when you are ready."</p><p>"Should we schedule it?" I asked.</p><p>"Anytime is fine."</p><p>Now
I don't know if it will end up being this easy/quick. However nothing
else I've done here so far has gone so easily (and happily priced), so I
was in a bit of shock when he left of the <i>seeming </i>simplicity.</p><p>#3 - I emailed a high school friend (who I wasn't sure I even had an email for, and haven't seen in over 10 years even though she lives very close), after seeing the Flamenco group she used to dance with is performing soon. I asked if she would be part of the show.</p><p>She isn't. However her reply and the exchange meant. "Ok, maybe this is a person to consider keeping in my life." I invited her to a gathering at my place this weekend.</p><p>She can't come, but her response told me, "next time invite her." I actually considered inviting her, but I recall inviting her to a similar thing 4 years ago and getting no response from her. So I assumed either</p><p>A. I didn't have her correct email anymore</p><p>B. She wasn't interested</p><p>Neither of which were true.</p><p>#4 - Another friend's mom on the other hand <i>is </i>going to come. My friend's mom, and my niece. So there will be people ranging in ages from 12 to 70 something. I am very curious about how this is turning out. I have never had this many people over to my "new" place (about 15). And frankly last year I wouldn't have wanted that because people saying happy things about my "new" place would have just made me sad. </p><p>However, now everyone that is coming has been here before, so the focus will not be on the new place anyway.<br /></p><p>#5- It took me a lot longer than 90 minutes to listen to this because I paused it so often. Besides the content, it is so refreshing to see/hear men having such rich/deep conversations.<br /></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/8IRDGuDqqX4?si=tVr7KswX4XYmW-n4" width="480"></iframe> </p><p> </p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-24910274249467513722024-01-16T21:21:00.004-06:002024-01-16T21:21:55.928-06:00Skate Fit<p>I tried writing gratitudes multiple times tonight and just kept getting stuck. Finally I realized, I think I'm just supposed to tell this story... </p><p>As I pittered around trying to get the momentum to write, I went to http://centaurwalking.blogspot.com/ and read the January 15th post about fear. And maybe that will be my entryway - it is about how fear limits us.</p><p>I was afraid at the end of my last post, to go to a Skate Fit class.</p><p>Now this fear had nothing to do with any sort of harm whatsoever to myself, and yet, it was still powerful.</p><p>I'm reminded that Jason Mraz has a tattoo that says, "Beginner" on his arm, which he says, gives himself permission to fail. </p><p>So what happened at skating last week?</p><p>Well when I arrived there were people skating and I soon realized it must be private lessons as there were 8-10 skaters all paired up with an instructor. It was approaching the time for my class and I didn't see anybody, so maybe I'd just be going home? "This was still worth it," I thought., "At least I tried." It was really beautiful to see these adults working on their skating.</p><p>Then I saw 1 woman putting on her skates. "Are you here for the Skate Fit?" I asked.</p><p>"Yes."</p><p>"I'm a basic skater so I'm not sure what I'm doing."</p><p>"We're just here to have fun," she said.</p><p>Well, kind of. She, myself and 1 other skater entered the rink. There were 2 instructors and they said what we were going to do for warm up, none of which I understood. So we started skating and almost instantly split up into 2 groups, the other 2 skaters and an instructor and the other instructor with myself.</p><p>I explained that I usually only skate once or twice a year and mostly cross-country ski but we still don't have snow. They (the instructor asked to be called "they/them") said they were glad the lack of snow brought me there and then proceeded to give me basically a private skate lesson.</p><p>I don't know if I've ever had a skate lesson, maybe in early elementary school? If I did I don't remember it.<br /></p><p>One thing I've always wanted to do is be able to stop. I stop by turning until I run out of momentum. But we worked on stopping, along with lots of other things I've never done. They clearly LOVED skating and it shone thru their voice, and eyes and was infectious. They said they loved skating so much they never had a "real" job, which later really bothered me because there is nothing more real than the enthusiasm they conveyed.</p><p>About half way thru the class the other instructor came over to switch (thinking my instructor would want a break from me), and she was also helpful. She held my foot while I was trying to do the stop and told me I was putting too much weight on it (which is why any stopping motion was more of a falling motion). So I started learning to keep my weight on my other foot.</p><p>When I was leaving I heard one of the other class participants talking about a skating competition she was going to compete in, in another state.</p><p>Yeah. Not my level. She was kind enough to say there are usually more people there of various abilities.<br /></p><p>The class was a $10 drop in, but there was no one there to pay. The instructor said I could still pay online when I got home. When I got home I tried to but the class was closed. So basically I got a free private skate lesson.</p><p> I was so proud of myself I had difficulty calming down to sleep. The class is late 8:45-9:30pm.</p><p>I told myself I was going to go at least 1 more week. I wanted to tell the instructor that made the comment about them not having a "real" job that there is nothing more real than loving what you do.</p><p>If it ended up being (what to me were) "experts" and then mid level skaters and then me, that would probably be my last time.</p><p>So last night was week 2. There were 4 of us (which I guess is still smaller than usual). Two of them I'd describe as mid-level skaters, the other said she moved to Minnesota last year, so she learned how to skate and loved it. The instructors ended up splitting up again, 1 with the mid-level skaters and 1 with the recent move and I. Some things, like stops though, the instructors said we were going to work on and then gave a bunch of examples. So I just picked the most basic stop to work on, and the others could work on harder things. </p><p>It was really fun!</p><p>I've already skated three times this month. (I went on Sunday with my niece/nephew and my friend's kid), which is more than I usually do all winter. I realized one reason I only skate 1 or 2 times a winter is because I don't know what to do, I just do the same basic skate and it gets boring.</p><p>Last week when I came home I felt proud.</p><p>Last night when I came home I felt excited.</p><p>Both weeks it was bedtime and too late to call someone, and there is no one else here to share my joy . And I was reminded it is good to have someone to come home to when you are scared or sad or hurt to talk to and get a hug</p><p>and it is also good to come home to someone to share your excitement.</p><p>And it's ok I don't have that right now</p><p>and it's also good to remember.<br /></p><p><br /></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>"Fear halts more dreams than failure ever will"</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>Will Evans <i>Restless Spirit</i></b><br /></p><p><br /></p><p> <br /></p><p><br /></p><p> </p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-75526626348183745112024-01-08T19:01:00.004-06:002024-01-08T19:05:13.337-06:00Winter Sports<p> #1 - Today I watched my first cross-country ski race. When I got there I thought, "Why would anyone do this?" You are going to get hot racing so you have to stand around before the race in limited clothing. It is stressful and cold. If I were in charge of the world there probably would neither be any racing, nor record breaking. Some might say a boring place.<br /></p><p>Anyway, I didn't know what the parking situation would be. The race started at 4pm. I arrived at 3:30pm. I saw my niece and learned her race started at 4:30 + 35:40. That would be another hour and a half! I brought neither book nor phone to amuse me. I thought of going for a walk but I also didn't bring a watch. Sigh.</p><p>So I sat in the vestibule of the building and daydreamed, watched the high school kids and answered a grandma's question about the race (the little info I knew). </p><p>Around 4:20 I walked down to the course to get the lay of the land and pretty soon saw my niece in line to start. So the 35 minutes was 35 minutes after 4pm, not after 4:30.</p><p>We only have a dusting of snow still so they are skiing on a man made snow course and would do 2 laps. There was a good spot to stand where I could see my niece 4 times. This was a classic ski race (versus skate ski) and most of the kids were poling it most of the way which is a lot of back and upper body strength.</p><p>It's so interesting how seeing someone we love do something pulls us in. Before she started I watched the students going by nonchalantly, however once she was in, I was in. It really reinforces to me how what the people we care about do, expands our world. I've skied this course many times (never racing), and yet suddenly I felt it in a whole new way.</p><p>At the end she asked me what was more exciting to watch, the cross country running or skiing. I said the running, because when she runs I run to different points in the course to see her. It takes a lot more effort and adrenaline from me. But then I thought more about it and in those races everyone starts at the same time so it is easy to ascertain who is winning and losing. In this race, they start staggered, 5 people every 30 seconds. Plus they are doing 2 laps, so you may know where the people you start with are, but the other people on the course you have no idea if they are ahead of you or behind you.</p><p>So despite what I said earlier, it is less stressful, but also less exciting.</p><p>#2 - It was also a great day to watch as it was near freezing (around 0 C), whereas the forecast for next week is finally January winter weather (a high of 0 F/-17 C). <br /></p><p>#3 - I lost a winter hat at a home visit last year. I lost another one last week.</p><p>The family had the second hat when I asked about it today.</p><p>#4 - My other family said, "Sorry we have a situation," when I arrived today. I came in concerned, but the "situation" was simply that the kid was asleep and the mom couldn't get her to wake up. It ended being really nice because her newborn was asleep too so I got to just talk to the mom in the quiet for 15 minutes. It felt sweet. </p><p>#5 - Finally I am going to try a fitness ice skating class tonight. It is good this is a gratitude day, because writing that will give me another reason not to change my mind.</p><p>I saw skating lessons in the park and rec catalog last month and marked it. They had beginner, intermediate and advanced levels (for adults). I have the same basic skating skills I've had since a kid since I go about 1-2 times a year. "Maybe I should take an intermediate class and actually improve on something." I thought. But I didn't sign up.</p><p>Last week when we STILL didn't have snow (to ski) I called about the class. I thought it might be cancelled for lack of enrollment, but there is a waiting list! Go adults!</p><p>So I can't do that but they also have this "fitness skate". It is a 45 minute drop in payment to get exercise while skating. It does not specify what level of a skater you need to be. So I'm guessing I might not skilled enough for it. However it is Monday nights for the next 6 weeks and if I happen to like it then I could keep going.</p><p>And if I don't I never have to go again.</p><p>It is also 8:45-9:30pm so very close to my bedtime.</p><p>So it would be much easier for me to just stay home, however I think of Eleanor Roosevelt at times like these who said, "Do something every day that scares you." And how rarely I do something that scares me. But this would qualify, so I know I've got Eleanor on my side.<br /></p><p><br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-86982865143852066372023-12-17T20:56:00.006-06:002023-12-17T20:56:52.713-06:00Next level<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>#1 - Maybe a morning like today, 7 or so years ago, I felt so directionless/lost after my soccer game. I couldn't figure out where to go or what to do with myself. Then I stopped at the library and checked my email and there was a <i>very</i> intense angry message from my former partner. "Oh, that's why I feel so off today," I suddenly understood.</p><p> I mention that because today I felt a little similarly, a <i>little, </i>I<i> </i>had a morning game at that location/same time of year<i> </i>and I just was in a weird space afterwards. Not like last time. I don't feel any anger, just in a different space. In the afternoon I pulled out a 2016 journal and was reading/reflecting a bit on that time. Soon enough, I got a phone call from a friend who broke up with her boyfriend, then got back together, now might be breaking up.</p><p>I was in a receptive/relatable place to take the phone call.</p><p>#2 - And afterwards it all made sense, I love that I had just been sitting there quietly for quite a while really doing hardly anything. It was almost as if I was waiting for that call. #3 - After I had the energy to start prepping a vegetarian lasagna and I've had a very content evening.<br /></p><p>#4 - Here is a quote from my 8 year old nephew that I sent to a couple friends today. He heard a song on the radio yesterday - Wham Last Christmas</p><p>"This song is really old</p><p>It is from the 18's."</p><p>(he meant the 80's) <br /></p><p> #5 - And though I highly value having people in life that I feel connected to, this video reminded me that someone without a strong personal attachment to other people (or that is the impression I got), can do a hell of a lot of good.</p><p>A whole nother level<br /></p><p> <br /></p><p>"Unbelievably frugal" Indianapolis man left $13 million to charities<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/S5WHPY5zxmk?si=dWQb3CM8Q7we1wh1" width="480"></iframe></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-49258922785681859712023-12-09T17:14:00.000-06:002023-12-09T17:14:18.132-06:00Seeds and Fruit<p> The winter after my mom died she got a postcard in the mail about an annual volunteer/donation event. I highly doubt it was something she was ever a part of, so I don't know how she got on the mailing list, but I took the nudge and went.</p><p>It is put on by a non-profit in a lower income neighborhood. They ask for a variety of new donated inexpensive gifts which are then sorted by volunteers (all the gifts for toddlers in one section etc). For $1 a child (or parent for the child) can buy a ticket and with that ticket the child (with parental help) writes down five names and ages of people the child will "shop" for.</p><p>Today was that annual gift sale. I think I've been doing this for the past 15 or so years. </p><p>The first few years I was more involved as I helped sort gifts before the sale and helped on the sale day. They didn't have it in 2020 or 2021. I was there last year, but going this year I was feeling rather ambivalent about it/disconnected I guess. However I walked in the door and I heard, "Tammy we're so glad you are here." (I have no idea the person's name who said that to me.) Then another person said, "Jim says what a great job you do in the auditorium."</p><p>Basically the first few years I volunteered at the event day I had a minor roll walking kids from one building to the other. However one year, a key person was sick and I ended up in the auditorium and it was a situation where someone had to take charge and I did. </p><p>I forget that part of myself, because it doesn't come out a lot. However there were maybe up to 100 kids waiting and they had to be kept in order (or parents start freaking out) and there were a few demanding parents, and I took over and kept things going. </p><p>Ever since then I've had that role.</p><p>Last year was a lot more chill. They've expanded the building where it is held, and maybe reduced the number of kids? I'm not sure, but it wasn't a big deal last year.</p><p>Today went pretty smooth, though at one point we did have a backlog of kids and a few parental complaints to handle. Afterwards at least two random people came up to me and said, "You are good at that." I find this mind boggling, basically all it takes is a plan, clear communication, boundaries, and a bit of smiles and kindness with the kids. I do often look at the other adults in the room and think, "Just be clear!" I don't know, I guess that is how are strengths go, they just come naturally so it is hard to understand other people not getting it.</p><p>I know my dad felt that way about many mechanical things that were beyond me.</p><p>So I was more than grateful to have shown up today. After I got home I thought I'd just lay on the floor and rest, however I wanted to clean the kitchen floor and I still had the vacuum in there from this morning when I broke a glass.</p><p>I ended up looking up how to clean the compressor on the refrigerator, something I've never done before but heard of. And then I cleaned the prints off the front of the fridge AND cleaned the floor.</p><p>So now I'm going to have dinner and then head off to another annual event. It is the kirtan and Rumi poetry night I've been attending for years. Although, I don't think they had it in 2020 and 2021 and last year I missed it so it's been a while. The organizer usually remembers me there too though, because I am one of the few people that recites by memory (instead of reads) a Rumi poem. It is an event I introduced my former partner to, and one he enjoys. I know he went last year and he may be there tonight, so it is especially nice that one of my cousins has been listening to some kirtan music and when I mentioned it to her, said she'd like to attend with me.<br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-6664476801953440412023-12-01T18:56:00.001-06:002023-12-01T18:57:35.997-06:00The Spaces You Inhabit<p> #1 - There is a woman (originally from Belgium) living in Italy whose perspective/blog I always enjoy. I was especially fascinated when she posted places they were looking to buy to live. I found it fascinating how different things were/seemed. They did eventually move, and today she posted videos of the place. I greatly enjoyed seeing their home and I am ESPECIALLY happy to see it has light. I remember one of the options they were considering that I thought if the doors were closed would feel like a tomb.</p><p>http://centaurwalking.blogspot.com/ <br /></p><p>#2 - I started a new job a little under a year ago. One of my first pleasant surprises was that the meals provided during my training would all be vegetarian! (If the organization provides food it is vegetarian so that it is kosher.)</p><p>A month or so ago we received an email about the annual "holiday" party. I looked at my schedule and saw my home visits with families conflicted. It was a relief, I didn't even have to try to go. But then...last week we got an email with the details of the holiday party and it's going to be games! They are asking people to sign up to bring games to play. Suddenly I wanted to go!! I emailed my coordinator and asked if I could reschedule my 2 conflicting families to attend and she said yes.</p><p>Then today in our weekly staff meeting we watched</p><h1 class="style-scope ytd-watch-metadata"><span style="font-size: medium;">How Full is Your Bucket? For Kids by Tom Rath and Mary Reckmeyer</span></h1><p>https://youtu.be/mWe6Z3zFwoA?si=H9BIkTln9HueCWT6</p><p>This was a sweet story and one I want to read to my niece and nephew. Since we work with families that wasn't so unusual. </p><p>#3 - However, after the story we did a very "Tammy activity". We each put our name three times into a bucket and then pulled three names from the bucket. On drops of paper we were supposed to write something we appreciated about each name we received, or if we didn't know the person, we could write a question to them of something we'd like to learn about them. #4 - After I wrote my 3, there were extra drops of paper you could write additional gratitudes if you wanted. I decided to write one for my coordinator/manager. I don't remember exactly what I wrote, but it was something about how I've had plenty of challenging people in my life, however for whatever reason, I've always been blessed by great managers. I wanted to thank her for continuing that trend and also say how much I appreciated being able to be fully myself. </p><p>What was funny was, I didn't realize until I was about to write this. I received 4 drops. It was pretty obvious to me the 3 people that were assigned to write drops about me. I really appreciated one that said for example, "I love your calm firm energy," however I hardly ever talk to this person, so I'm sure she wouldn't have written that to me without being assigned my name. I mention this because, just like I made an extra effort to write my coordinator a note, she <i>also </i>clearly made the effort to write me a note, and this is what she wrote,</p><p>#5 - "I really appreciate how you show up as your full self in the spaces you inhabit."<br /></p><p>Coincidence?<br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-18112416582434155852023-11-16T19:22:00.002-06:002023-11-16T19:22:54.763-06:00Gnat<p> #1 - A roommate from college called unexpectedly because she wanted to do a quiet writing retreat this weekend and she wondered about options. #2 - Of course I jumped in on research and suggestions, this is definitely up my alley! I was also grateful to talk with her and hear what inspired this.</p><p>#3 - I bought some curtains at the thrift store, but they are a bit long with my baseboard heaters. I emailed a friend's mom to ask if she had a sewing machine last week. She did and said she could hem them. I dropped them off last Friday and said, "no hurry". I bought blackout blinds for my bedroom because of the exterior lights, however I didn't get them quite wide enough to block the light that seeps in the sides and it has been annoying me for months, though I always forget this during the day.<br /></p><p>Anyway, she said they are already done! I don't even have a curtain rod yet.</p><p>#4 - One of my co-workers had a back surgery recently. I volunteered to do the home visits for one of her family's if it wasn't too far away and it fit my schedule. Today her manager sent me a couple options and I picked one that will be less than a 15 minute drive, so I'm glad to be able to help out.</p><p>#5 - I've had fungus gnats on a couple of my plants that have really started driving me nuts. I've had sticky pads on the soil for a while which has been killing some, but not taking care of the problem. I bought some "neem oil" spray and did a couple more things today to take the situation a bit more seriously and hopefully make a dent in the proliferation.<br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-43413634030860286482023-10-25T18:38:00.003-05:002023-10-25T18:38:41.792-05:00Same Team?<p> #1 - I rejoined the fitness center near me. Monday I tried a new class, it was ok. Today I returned to a barre class I knew I enjoyed. I was concerned when I left in the spring it would be discontinued as typically there were so few of us there. Today it was at least triple the size.<br /></p><p>#2 - I had my second visit with a new family I am working with. They were in the backyard when I arrived so we did the visit outside which was nice to have that option.</p><p>#3 - I was going to do the visit right after the aforementioned barre class, however they asked to switch our schedule again and I'm glad we did, otherwise I would have felt rushed.</p><p>#4 - Another house I visit can really be a handful/bursting with energy. I often wish we would go outside. Today though everyone was subdued and patient and the kids waited for the mom to carefully take out the new pretend medical kit I brought. She even got a marker to write their names on the doctor coat.</p><p>#5 - Relationships require a lot of communication, compromise and remembering that you are on the SAME TEAM. I was reminded twice today of this. Relationships can bring immense support, stability and comfort, and that can be missed. However, when I hear and see how remembering we are on the same team/compromise isn't working well for people, it can be nice to not have that struggle.<br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-49873947653548688102023-10-17T19:58:00.003-05:002023-10-18T07:33:02.274-05:00Two Neighbors<p> #1 - One of my upstairs neighbors has more than 1 adult/vehicle and only 1 parking spot. <br /></p><p>Right now some of the parking spaces have been blocked off because they are re-shingling the roof. So I just sent a message that they are welcome to use my assigned space while this is going on. She responded with a big thank you.</p><p>It's an effortless thing on my part, and to think it all began because...you may or may not remember my first interaction with them a year ago. One of them left an unkind note on another neighbor's car, about using
the unassigned parking spaces instead of his assigned space... <br /></p><p>#2 - I went outside and the neighbor right above me was unloading a bunch of plants. "Wow," I said, "You just bought this many more plants?!" (I have long admired all the green I see in his windows when I come home and it's dark).</p><p>He explained that these were actually plants he's had but had put in his parents yard for the summer to get some extra sun. "Do you need any plants?" he asked.</p><p>"I don't need any, but I always like more plants."</p><p>"The pathos plants work well in low light."</p><p>"My friend told me to get some pathos to put on my kitchen cabinets. I was waiting until I get a window in my door though so they'd have more light." I replied.</p><p>He then said he was making some more baby pathos and would pass one on once he got it established. </p><p style="text-align: center;">#3 - "Don't let this darkness fool you</p><p style="text-align: center;">All lights turned off can be turned on."<br /></p><p> <iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/6W8no5Fmogo?si=LrPULjPDuh_Af_QG" width="480"></iframe></p><p> #4 - I heard about the hospital in Gaza that was bombed on the radio this afternoon.</p><p>Early this evening I took a mountain bike ride at a nearby park.</p><p>At the end of my ride I decided to double my monthly Doctors without Borders contribution. The contribution is so minuscule I neither notice it nor even recalled what the amount was. <br /></p><p>"What motivated me to make this change?" I reflected.<br /></p><p>It wasn't just hearing the devastation on the news, the devastation didn't motivate me.</p><p>It was combining the knowledge of the devastation, with an action (biking) that filled me with beauty and strength. It's the old adage about how you can't fill from an empty cup.<br /></p><p>When I got home I tried to look on my statements to see how much my current donation is. I found nothing. I
looked more and found the last deduction was in June. I recalled that I
had gotten a new card because of some potential fraud, so my monthly
donation hadn't occurred the last three months.</p><p>I called and fixed that.</p><p style="text-align: center;">#5 - "<b>You can bomb the world to pieces</b></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b>but you can't bomb it into peace</b>."</p><p style="text-align: center;">Michael Franti <br /></p><p> <br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-28457690136549326552023-10-10T07:46:00.002-05:002023-10-10T07:46:26.269-05:00Mental Health EXPERT: How to Work WITH Your Anxiety to HEAL Your Life wi...<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Last night in bed I realized I forgot to post this conversation as one of my gratitudes. Conversations like these between men give me hope for a different male energy, one we so desperately need.<iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/F9Dz_Je2FYI?si=7qCqW1hQ6CQhylpC" width="480"></iframe></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-4832681536274843972023-10-09T19:57:00.003-05:002023-10-09T21:31:11.849-05:00My Father's Daughter<p>#1 - I was planning on doing a radon test in the home we bought...so I guess that is why I did a radon test in my condo. I didn't think there would be an issue, there isn't a basement and the bathroom fans in this complex run 24/7.</p><p>To my surprise the short term test came back 4.0 which is equivalent to 8 cigarettes a day. So I took a long term (90) day test and that came back 5.0 - worse.</p><p>I had one mitigation consultant out here last week. He really didn't know what to do and if it would work which was definitely discouraging. It's hard to know if I should contact someone that works with multi-family buildings or single family. Obviously I live in a multi-family building, but I wouldn't be paying to mitigate the whole building so the guy I spoke to who only does multi families wouldn't come out here. He did talk with me on the phone for quite a while though and gave me a couple other names to try.</p><p>One came out today, I told him I thought the constant fans would mean there wouldn't be an issue but since then the research I've done has taught me the opposite. "Not only that,"he said, "but your hot water heat means air isn't circulating."</p><p>These are conversations I would have had with my father. He would be so interested in all of this.<br /></p><p>#2 - Paths of least resistance. I made an offer, which I lost, on an upstairs unit in this complex before this one. It was <i>gorgeous </i>like organic magazine living gorgeous. My unit, on the other hand, felt like a rental, which it was.</p><p>I'd take my unit any day over the one I lost though because as a lower unit it has a door directly to a patio outside.</p><p>I told myself in the upstairs unit, that it wasn't far to walk downstairs outside to some picnic tables. This is true.</p><p>But it is also true that would reduce the amount of meals I took time to eat outside by at least half. Today's dinner would have surely been one of them.</p><p>#3 - And because I ate dinner outside I thought, "I'd like to go for a walk." It's easy for me to have that thought here. As I started my walk I once again reflected on the magic or grace that brought me to live here. Homes in this area were well out of our reach, so it hadn't been an area I was considering.</p><p>About 3 blocks into my walk I saw an office chair with a "free" sign at the end of a driveway. I have an office chair but I sat on it and it seemed more comfortable than mine. "If it is still here at the end of my walk I'll get it," I thought.</p><p>When I returned it was still there. Rolling it down the street was <i>really </i>loud though and I thought I was disturbing the whole neighborhood. There was one guy walking his dogs and he was glad I was taking the chair (it was his).</p><p>#4 - When I got home I decided the chair is actually about equal in comfort to mine, however, definitely more stylish. And I have a little desk like/junk mail area by my entry that I have a cushioned folding chair now, but maybe I'll just use this instead and keep both.</p><p>#5 - Before I left for my walk I thought about calling my cousin whose birthday is tomorrow to see if she wanted to walk with me. I knew she was camping with her boyfriend the last couple nights and maybe she was still there. But then I figured, "No she's probably returning from camping still, or hanging out with him."</p><p>As soon as I got home I got a call from her. She is still there and she asked me if I wanted to go for a walk tomorrow! So after work I will see her then.</p><p><br /></p><p>P.S. I'm adding this song which is on repeat tonight. I wonder why it resonates so much, I don't relate to many of the lyrics, but the emotion, yeah I connect with that.</p><p><br /></p><p><iframe frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://youtube.com/embed/tGVRsIDNuKU?si=AnnM335MOMSx0VCY" width="480"></iframe></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-28882292552738322332023-10-01T14:31:00.002-05:002023-10-01T14:31:41.983-05:00Resilience <p style="text-align: left;">I woke up at 6:00 this morning to drop-off my college roommate at the starting line of the Twin Cities marathon. She had been awake for a half hour already, when she learned via her phone that the marathon had been cancelled.</p><p style="text-align: left;">To everyone in MN who prefers the climate to change, rather than have to move to a warmer one, you are now a winner.</p><p style="text-align: left;">People texted my friend other marathon options...that included added costs, travel and scheduling conflicts. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Last night when we talked about her "why" for running. She had decided she was running this race to learn about resilience. She was anticipating physical resilience, or mental perseverance, not that the race she had trained for months for would be cancelled.</p><p style="text-align: left;">This is a different kind of resilience.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Life is tricky. <br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">After a few hours she decided she needed to get out and walk or bike. I asked if she wanted to run at all. She said no, she didn't have water to take with her (she planned on water en route). I asked where she wanted to go, by me or on the race route. She said she didn't care. So I decided we'd just walk from my place.</p><p style="text-align: left;">But then I thought about it and decided we should go to the race route, there would probably be other runners out there and it would be good for her to be with others sharing her disappointment. </p><p style="text-align: left;">We drove to the route, parked and started walking. There were other runners and there were still people cheering, some people were passing out water, and there was music. </p><p style="text-align: left;">"I'm wanting to run," my friend said.</p><p style="text-align: left;">"I figured you would," I responded.</p><p style="text-align: left;">"I don't have my brace."</p><p style="text-align: left;">"We can go back to the car and get it,"</p><p style="text-align: left;">"I don't want to go back."</p><p style="text-align: left;">So she started running, I went back to the car. Then drove ahead and tried to find her. </p><p style="text-align: left;">It is tricky because they decided to cancel the race for the heat, yet people were still running and the route wasn't marked as well and there was less support for runners, certainly no runner tracking. I almost gave up on finding my friend and then I spotted her. I parked a bit ahead, stopped her and she put some supports on her legs, grabbed some gel packs and kept going with her cell phone.</p><p style="text-align: left;">She started running at mile 4. I drove to mile 10 and waited with my sign for her. I really didn't think this would be that fun, but I was really surprised to feel the opposite, even with much fewer runners and supporters, I got caught up in the energy. She hugged me at mile 10 and continued. I dropped her stuff off at her friend's near the end of the route, and then I went to play soccer.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I don't know how far she got. I'm sure there are people who still pushed themselves today, without the medical support the marathon provides. She had her adult children textable to pick her up, as well as the friend who lived later en route. So I just hope she was able to feel her resilience without endangering her health. </p><p style="text-align: left;">Just writing this I started worrying about her in the heat. I went to get my work cell phone. I got her 17 year old's number (who was one of the people picking her up at the end of the race) last night. I was going to ask, but there was already a text from him 20 minutes ago,</p><p style="text-align: left;">"She finished."</p><p style="text-align: left;">I'm not sure if that means she made it to the finish line, or that she completed the whole 26.2 (since she started near mile 4), but it does mean her family knows where she is and she is breathing.</p><p style="text-align: left;">And I'm so, so, so grateful that we didn't just sit inside all morning. I'm grateful she eventually wanted to go for a walk. And I'm grateful I listened to my intuition that she should be around other runners. I couldn't imagine planning to run 26.2 miles one day and then</p><p style="text-align: left;">not running at all.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I thought she needed something, even if were less, to still feel an accomplishment.<br /></p><p style="text-align: left;">However she finished, she did it with less institutional support and less fan support. There wasn't a race app that people that loved her could follow to find her.</p><p style="text-align: left;">Yet she kept going.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I guess resilience is the word alright.</p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p><p style="text-align: left;"><br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-29703924753195129062023-09-28T10:40:00.002-05:002023-09-28T10:40:18.091-05:00Oprah Shares “The Letter from Glennon that Freed Me”<h1 style="-webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; box-sizing: inherit; color: #1d1d1f; font-family: "SF Pro Text", "SF Pro Icons", "Apple WebExp Icons Custom", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 1em; font-style: normal; font-variant-caps: normal; font-variant-ligatures: normal; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: -0.065px; margin: 0px; orphans: 2; padding: 0px; text-align: left; text-decoration-color: initial; text-decoration-style: initial; text-decoration-thickness: initial; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span aria-label="243. 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Oprah Shares “The Letter from Glennon that Freed Me”</span><span class="product-header__identity podcast-header__identity" style="box-sizing: inherit; display: block; font-family: "SF Pro Display", "SF Pro Icons", "Apple WebExp Icons Custom", "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; font-weight: 400; letter-spacing: 0.027em; line-height: 1.22226; margin-bottom: 2px;"><a class="link" data-metrics-click="{"actionType":"navigate","targetType":"link","targetId":"LinkToPodcast"}" href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-can-do-hard-things-with-glennon-doyle/id1564530722" style="box-sizing: inherit; color: #0070c9; letter-spacing: inherit; text-decoration: none;">We Can Do Hard Things with Glennon Doyle</a></span></h1><p> It was a damn good letter, after minute 50 in the podcast, though I'm not sure if it would be as impactful without listening to the whole podcast.<br /></p><p> </p><p> </p><p> https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/243-oprah-shares-the-letter-from-glennon-that-freed-me/id1564530722?i=1000628652758</p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-8293434564585598162023-09-16T21:13:00.001-05:002023-09-16T21:13:31.569-05:00Cross Country<p> I went to my first cross country running race today. When I pulled in I thought I must be at the wrong spot, it looked like a festival with food trucks etc...</p><p>First my nephew ran a mile race. He doesn't regularly run (well beyond the way a 8 year old runs all the time playing), but because it was the home race I guess they had something for the elementary kids? I was grateful he had a different color shirt on than all the other kids so he was easy to spot. I also learned I need to dress to run at these races, unless you only want to see them go by once. If you want to see them multiple places on the course you need to be ready to move. Luckily, I'm usually dressed pretty movement friendly, however next time I will also wear running shoes.</p><p>My niece is really fast. She ran a 2 mile race and placed 4th (she missed 3rd by less than a second). When I got there I thought, "I'd rather watch her play soccer," which I haven't got to do yet this year because the games have been overlapping with my park and rec tennis. I also thought, "In a couple years she is going to have to choose between this and soccer, I hope she chooses soccer."</p><p>That was my thought before the race, after the race I thought,</p><p>"I hope she chooses what she loves."</p><p><br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-56780776018370765892023-09-08T21:13:00.001-05:002023-09-08T21:13:41.492-05:00Whispering in Your Ear<p>#1 - I stopped doing anything with my photos (besides taking them) in 2016 when I filled up my last album. One thing I want to do while I'm single/have lots of time to myself is catch those up. I am surprised how much I am enjoying creating photo books. I have to be careful when I start working on it (like tonight when I gave myself an 8pm cut off, and that was 45 minutes ago). I am now caught up to middle of 2021. So I've made a lot of progress. </p><p>#2 - We had our first staff meeting for one of the jobs I do during the school year. One of the ice breaker questions was, "What was your favorite/most memorable vacation?" I didn't have to think long before writing my most recent trip to the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (in 2020). I think everyone else in my group mentioned an international trip, and my director said to me, "Even more than Japan?" </p><p>"Yes," I replied, "even more than Japan."</p><p>It could be a painful memory, but so far it's still a treasured one. <br /></p>#3 - When I moved into my place there was one home improvement I knew I wanted to make (besides painting). Most condos I looked at didn't have any natural light in the kitchens because there would be a wall in between. I'll include a photo for reference. My kitchen wall runs perpendicular to the outer wall, so some light comes in. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgOLcX5Zywu2KJWTk4Lsw3fI2xUQg0nVga3KgY_IFv7l9AmT_GP2ZwFMGAXxEYGSXWiI0EblXwPtcyTyicJv2R6Oe4fhOlHyUBQmpato1EvLcD58rClVTLzlh6NnPVmcKbs4YQD-OfVx0r7A6m49vetcJM5PDIKNU0VDdZTkbmbaSA-GyFGJ0vceAg5RT/s3648/IMG_0283.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="3648" data-original-width="2736" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXgOLcX5Zywu2KJWTk4Lsw3fI2xUQg0nVga3KgY_IFv7l9AmT_GP2ZwFMGAXxEYGSXWiI0EblXwPtcyTyicJv2R6Oe4fhOlHyUBQmpato1EvLcD58rClVTLzlh6NnPVmcKbs4YQD-OfVx0r7A6m49vetcJM5PDIKNU0VDdZTkbmbaSA-GyFGJ0vceAg5RT/s320/IMG_0283.JPG" width="240" /></a></div><p>Even more light would come in if I could replace that white door with one with a window, as a number of people in this complex had done. I told my Realtor, "In a year or so, when I think I've moved thru the majority of my grief, I'm going to get a new door to let in more light."</p><p>So it's been a year, and I was really HOPING to do this before fall/it gets cold. Someone came out to give me quotes in late July. He said it would take about a week and I still don't have them.</p><p>So maybe I have more grief to move thru this winter?</p><p>I don't know, but I called another place today and they are coming out to give me a quote on Tuesday. And I suppose either way, hopefully I'll get quotes from both now to make a more informed decision.</p><p>#4 - Grace is my word of the year. In the beginning of the year I definitely found a few examples of it, however sometimes I was wondering where to find it.</p><p>Lately it seems to be everywhere.</p><p>Today I was sitting outside eating and someone scooted up to a car. At first I thought it was a teenager just because of how she moved and the little scooter. She made some comment about what a pain it was but that it would be better when it's done. (They are redoing the main parking lot in my complex.) When she came back around I asked, "How long is the lot closed?"</p><p>"Til Sunday,"</p><p>"You are welcome to park in my spot until Sunday."</p><p>"What spot are you...do you park in your garage?"</p><p>"Yes."</p><p>Then she asked how long I lived here and I asked the same. She bought it in 2008. "Wow you've been here a while."</p><p>"Well, I got married..." and then a story began about how she got married and rented the condo out and was in an abusive marriage and then moved around a lot and her ex-husband followed her around and...she told me quite a bit for never speaking before. But the long story short was, I had wanted to offer my spot to someone in the other buildings. And I did offer it to the one person I know over there, but she was going to be out of town. So I just let it go. And then the universe said, "I am going to scoot another option right in front of your nose..."<br /></p><p> #5 - "I am whispering in your ear Tammy...Imagine that the deepest, deepest, most soulful part of you is about to be increasingly welcome, welcome in collective group mind." Caroline W. Casey<br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-860518517939743323.post-26009919132188448272023-08-31T17:39:00.002-05:002023-08-31T17:39:22.675-05:00I Remember Everything<p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p> #1 - I enjoy living alone, fairly often however when I sit down to dinner I think that it would be nice to talk to someone. This happened today and then I recalled I had seen in the mail preview I get in email (and usually ignore) that there was something from a friend. So I got up and went to the mailbox.</p><p>#2 - The letter in itself was a gift, but even more so it sparked a conversation/response in my head on things I was just thinking about the last couple days.</p><p>I've thought quite a bit about how essential the audience is. What I mean is I won't write the same letter to different people, the recipient evokes part of what I write.</p><p>Or if you are at a concert, how much the audience is captivated by the musician affects the performance.</p><p>We give our power away or maybe a better way to say it is</p><p>we allow our power to be used, or</p><p>what we focus on grows.</p><p>#3 - I was hoping to get a new door before fall, with a window to let more light in the kitchen. Someone came out the end of last month to give me some quotes. He said he'd send them the next week. This was a month ago. I've tried following up a couple times, and am starting to wonder if this will be able to happen this year (before it gets cold). He finally answered today. Maybe the door will have to wait, maybe I should go with someone else... I'm trying to be engaged and move along the process, while also not being too attached to my own timeline.<br /></p><p> #4 - I emailed my manager for the job I do during the school year about my availability the next couple weeks. She ended her email, <!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<p> #5 - Song on repeat this week.<br /></p><p>Zach Bryan - I Remember Everything (feat. 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(The Diary of a CEO). I remember reading the warnings in tampons when I was younger but I've never heard anyone talk about it. I'm completely in agreement with her concerns about chlorine bleach, dioxin and synthetic fibers in tampons, what I was confused by was her saying that even organic tampons contain pesticides. </p><p> It is true there are pesticides just inherently in our environment, but the whole point of the "organic" label is that the cotton is grown without pesticides.</p><p style="text-align: left;">I just looked this up and I can't attest to this website but this corroborates my knowledge</p><p style="text-align: left;">"Because they don’t contain synthetic and toxic ingredients like
pesticides, herbicides, bleach, chlorine, and other disinfectants, they
are certainly the more natural option, and will break down quickly and
more safely for the environment."</p><p style="text-align: left;">https://www.greenmatters.com/p/best-organic-tampons</p><p style="text-align: left;">I am not saying you can't get TSS from organic tampons and <b>I completely commend the work Lauren Wasser is doing</b>, it was just one thing I was perplexed by that she said.</p><p style="text-align: left;">#2- A friend of mine hurt her foot this weekend, she went in to urgent care and was potentially on the road for surgery and a really long recovery. That may still be the case, however it also may be a broken toe and Mayo Clinic says, "<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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6 weeks" which is a long time, but shorter than the original scenarios.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">#3 - One of my plants has developed a crop of fungus gnats. However the three things I employed from the internet seem to be working. -Letting the soil dry out. -A apple cider vinegar/water/dish soap mixture - and some yellow sticky traps set on top of the soil.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">#4 - This gratitude is a fingers crossed gratitude. When my offer was accepted on this condo a little over a year ago, I had a few days to review the HOA documents. One of the items in that document stated there was the potential for an assessment for hail damage from a storm. So I asked the seller to either:</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">A. Reduce the price $2000 or</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">B. Put $3500 in an escrow account for a year for any pending assessments on the roof hail damage.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">He chose B. Nothing happened last summer, or over the winter. Once spring arrived and they could look at the roofs I thought it would be decided. I listened to the board meetings each month. Nothing. So I emailed the management in May (which was a year since the storm) asking for documentation if there would be a bill.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">They asked me to contact them again in July. I asked the title company if there was anything I could do. They said the seller is already asking for the money, but he has to wait the year. That is the agreement.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I contacted again in July.<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I listened to the the board meeting in July. They said there would be an assessment and we'd have the numbers the next day.</span></p><p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I emailed a couple days later and got the response, </span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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should be wrapping up today with the spreadsheet."</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">Well, time was ticking, a couple weeks later (last Friday - when I didn't know if my final day was Monday or Tuesday), they said they'd have it in a couple hours. They didn't.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;"> Fortunately it wasn't Monday because despite my pleading for a bill, yesterday I had nothing.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">Today they did send me an estimate I could send to the title company. And the title company sent myself and the seller something to sign to release the money to pay my assessment.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">I'm grateful it was enough for the title company and the responsiveness of the woman that works there.<br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: times; font-size: small;">What I don't know yet is if the seller is going to attempt to dispute it. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b>#5 - </b></p><p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> "We've come in modern times</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b> to
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span> </p><p style="text-align: left;"><b> </b></p><p style="margin-left: 120px; text-align: center;"><br /></p>Tammyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00181844196543853983noreply@blogger.com0