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Birds: I wrote about observing a small diving duck at work on Tuesday. It's a female ruddy duck.
Blankets: Woohoo! Even more storage space in my linen closet by deciding to donate two large blankets. I received a lovely cross-stitch quilt (Florida weight) from my grandmother last year, which can replace some store purchased quilt. Other gifts of handmade quilts and afghans can keep us warm without the other store bought blanket. And a random throw can be donated as well. Enough room was cleared out so a Random Thing that did not have a place to be put up (and was on a stack of file boxes) now has a home. Pillows are in plastic dust covers. A dust cover is free for holding yarn for a project. Woo hoo!
Crochet: i finished the last stitches of the nephews' hats as i watched a webinar (vide sub). They have been soaked in a Modpodge water mixture, carefully shaped on cardboard & paper forms wrapped in plastic bags, and set out to dry under the dining room ceiling fan. I am now trying to figure out how i will ship them to Singapore: the medium size fixed rate box is remarkably expensive. ("Dear Brother, for Christmas have this shipping box. It's worth more than a tank of gas.")
Music: Gurdonark's efforts are a pleasure to support. I listened to Open Spaces with Christine on Thanksgiving.
Walking: Christine and i walked up to Shoreline Rd and back. She asked me about somethings that have been triggering me that i said we should talk about "later." I was delighted she remembered, delighted too with how relaxed i was that i could easily explain why i was feeling a little put out. She understood. How lovely! It's moments like this when i marvel at our relationship, something i knew was special so early on in our dating when i experienced her really listening and respecting what i said. She respects my boundaries so lovingly: maybe this is more common than i think, but it is not something i would expect from my childhood.
Watching: The Energy Project is a training group that helps companies and individuals become more productive. They offer free webinars which i've been attending for a while. I enjoy them, recognizing that they are only about personal change not systemic change. The advice in the webinars address what you can do for you (and occasionally, what you as a manager can do for your team). This one touched on how everyone reacts to threats to one's value, how one can slow the autonomic reaction down (deep breath of in three - out six, feel your feet), and how affirming the value of the attacker can deescalate the situation. (He talks about it being genuine and specific: no doubt that "Your call is important to us" can be triggering as you wait 15 minutes for help.)
Blankets: Woohoo! Even more storage space in my linen closet by deciding to donate two large blankets. I received a lovely cross-stitch quilt (Florida weight) from my grandmother last year, which can replace some store purchased quilt. Other gifts of handmade quilts and afghans can keep us warm without the other store bought blanket. And a random throw can be donated as well. Enough room was cleared out so a Random Thing that did not have a place to be put up (and was on a stack of file boxes) now has a home. Pillows are in plastic dust covers. A dust cover is free for holding yarn for a project. Woo hoo!
Crochet: i finished the last stitches of the nephews' hats as i watched a webinar (vide sub). They have been soaked in a Modpodge water mixture, carefully shaped on cardboard & paper forms wrapped in plastic bags, and set out to dry under the dining room ceiling fan. I am now trying to figure out how i will ship them to Singapore: the medium size fixed rate box is remarkably expensive. ("Dear Brother, for Christmas have this shipping box. It's worth more than a tank of gas.")
Music: Gurdonark's efforts are a pleasure to support. I listened to Open Spaces with Christine on Thanksgiving.
Walking: Christine and i walked up to Shoreline Rd and back. She asked me about somethings that have been triggering me that i said we should talk about "later." I was delighted she remembered, delighted too with how relaxed i was that i could easily explain why i was feeling a little put out. She understood. How lovely! It's moments like this when i marvel at our relationship, something i knew was special so early on in our dating when i experienced her really listening and respecting what i said. She respects my boundaries so lovingly: maybe this is more common than i think, but it is not something i would expect from my childhood.
Watching: The Energy Project is a training group that helps companies and individuals become more productive. They offer free webinars which i've been attending for a while. I enjoy them, recognizing that they are only about personal change not systemic change. The advice in the webinars address what you can do for you (and occasionally, what you as a manager can do for your team). This one touched on how everyone reacts to threats to one's value, how one can slow the autonomic reaction down (deep breath of in three - out six, feel your feet), and how affirming the value of the attacker can deescalate the situation. (He talks about it being genuine and specific: no doubt that "Your call is important to us" can be triggering as you wait 15 minutes for help.)
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