Month: February 2014

Stress Relief

Day 16 / Forgiveness and Children

Day 16 / Forgiveness and Children I’ve been pondering this one for several days. My first reaction is that I wouldn’t need to forgive my son – I’m the one who needs forgiveness. I think of all the things I didn’t do right in his life. I remember them keenly. Even little things like, one […]

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Do Not Complain Reboot 32 Day 4

Do Not Complain Reboot 32 Day 4 – My life isn’t always stress-free . What I aim for, though, is to deal with those stressors in a way that preserves my health. My stepfather is giving me much of his old stereo equipment which I’m then selling on CraigsList. It’s been going smoothly in general, with […]

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weekly weigh-in

It’s weekly weigh-in time! Today I am 133.6lb, 19.9% fat, 54.9% water, 36.1lb muscle. How are you doing this week? #exercise #lowcarb

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Yoga

A much-needed yoga session. Various stresses in my life ease away while holding downward facing dog and plank pose. #yoga #stressmanagement

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Meditate

A bit late for my 10pm meditation, but that’s quite OK. I was petting my kitty, Juliet. Now it’s time for serene contemplation :).

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Spare Room Cleaning

Happy happy! Today’s cleaning project got the desk out of the music room and into Bob’s office, so I can practice Bach Prelude in C Major again! My keyboard had been blocked by the mess. I find that song so soothing 🙂   Bach Prelude in C Major I play it slower than this though, […]

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Yoga

Back on my night schedule; woke up at 2pm. A lovely yoga session with sunlight streaming through the window. Then organized my watercolors. Bob got me some lovely bins and binders so everything’s neat now. Excellent. Next up, a final read-through of my latest 10-chapter novella so I can hand that over to the reviewers.

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Meditate

Starting my 10pm meditation – meditating on the beauty innate in every day :). And music, sweet music! #meditate

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Do Not Complain Reboot 32 Day 2

Do Not Complain Reboot 32 Day 2 – It was the mess that did me in this time. It seems to be either the mess or food that will get to me. Fri was a long day already, and a CraigsList person had decided he’d come out Sat at noon to pick up an old […]

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Book / Product Reviews

Flesh and Blood – Rutger Hauer

Flesh and Blood – Rutger Hauer and Jennifer Jason Leigh in a rough medieval world – Flesh and Blood – Rutger Hauer Have you seen this? This one spurs discussion for me. What should she have done?

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