Monday

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"Silence should be used sparingly. But used, nonetheless." - Stephanie Ericsson

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I don't know what it is but I have not been waking up full of energy the last couple of weeks. I don't want to get up when my alarm goes off and it's not because it is terribly early. The absolute earliest is 6 a.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays because I go to the food bank on those days. Next comes 7 a.m. on Sunday so I can get to church and then 7:45 a.m. the rest of the week just because. I'm slowly trying to get up earlier because that is when I have the most energy and can get the most done. But then, I think I have written about this all ready.

I did meditate this morning. I still have so much work to do in the second bedroom. My meditation space is just that, a space. I have just enough room for my floor pillow with room for knees to be on the carpet. After that I am enclosed by boxes. I know, it takes time and when I am feeling energetic I will tackle those boxes.

I got in a 30 minute walk this morning. I walked up to the pharmacy and back. I'm not feeling that energetic this morning so I feel this is good enough to begin the week.

Yesterday the pharmacy sent me one of those robotic phone calls stating one of my scripts was ready. Lucky me, when I arrived this morning the scripts I called in last night were ready for pick up as well. The good news, there were no co-pays on them. The no co-pay on my meds is helping to finance the monthly premium on my insurance.

It is a lovely day out. The sun is shining and there is only a light breeze.

With very little breeze, I attempted spray painting my nursery pots. Well, there was enough of a breeze to get spray back onto the uncovered part of the parking lot. I thought I had put out enough paper but I guess not. This is my first attempt at spray painting in a good many years and my first pot shows it. Oh well, I will look at it as a piece of art. You know, like I intended to have drip down the side marks and the footprints of a little fly, and the edge mark of the paper that got away from the weight I had set on it. My second pot is much better. Michael took over on the third pot and it is the best of all three.

I did not follow Nate Berkus' suggestions such as wearing rubber gloves. I have blue paint on one hand. I didn't use a flat paint but a glossy. Although I did put down newspaper, I just didn't put down enough. Oh well, live and learn.

At least now I have three blue pots!

Oh, I went surfin' the 'Net and discovered I have an account on Flickr and have never used it. So, tomorrow I am going to upload some photos and hopefully put some photos here on JS.

I read some e-mail and responded to others. I took time to read some of my latest book and tried to take a nap but that didn't work out.

I did get ready to go to my Monday night meeting. I feel like I bookend my weekend by attending the Friday night meeting and then going to the Monday night one. Plus, it sets up my week to be a good one.

mz. em

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Currently reading:
-- "Alex Cross's Trial" - James Patterson and Richard Dilallo
-- "The Daily Book of Art: 365 readings that teach, inspire & entertain" - day 165
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