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elainegrey) wrote2011-05-05 06:53 am
elainegrey) wrote2011-05-05 06:53 am
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Yesterday was (i hope) the sickening fall of a roller coaster ride, and i'm now on the clicka-clicka-click of the lift up another hill.
My current skin flare is taking spoons.
As i sit here, i wonder, what can i write about (think about) that's not going to be the same dwelling on distress? Before the training last week, i was planning outings and had two guides in my Amazon cart. Are they available at the public library?
* Moon Northern California Camping: The Complete Guide to Tent and RV Camping (Moon Outdoors) - Tom Stienstra; Paperback
* Merced and Tuolumne Rivers / Stanislaus National Forest, CA - Trails Illustrated Map # 808 (National Geographic Maps: Trails Illustrated) - National Geographic Maps; Map
No, they're not. The library's camping guide is five years out of date; this one is ... three. I'll spring, anyhow, and hope the reason the book isn't available for a few days is that a new edition is coming out (although it could be everyone else is already planning their summer trips).
Christine's bought an air mattress, so i believe she really has car camping in mind. To be honest, that's what i grew up doing. I fantasize about more rugged camping, but if we're testing the concept, car camping with the big new tent and an air mattress is a first step.
Another recent purchase was some essential oils. I put some in a small glass cup on my desk yesterday, hoping the tangerine/clove/ginger blend would be a pleasant undercurrent to my work day. Oh my, was that potent! I'll need to be much more careful when i try again. Maybe one oil at at time, to start?
And then there's Edward. Edward has been staying out all night for the past few warm days. Christine saw the raccoon Sunday or Monday night, and that was our last sighting of the bandit. There's roof repairs going on in the complex. Plenty of things to disrupt his pattern, but he comes home midmorning and curls up in his bed just inside the cat door. I don't know if he's "our" cat, but it's nice he keeps coming back.
My current skin flare is taking spoons.
As i sit here, i wonder, what can i write about (think about) that's not going to be the same dwelling on distress? Before the training last week, i was planning outings and had two guides in my Amazon cart. Are they available at the public library?
* Moon Northern California Camping: The Complete Guide to Tent and RV Camping (Moon Outdoors) - Tom Stienstra; Paperback
* Merced and Tuolumne Rivers / Stanislaus National Forest, CA - Trails Illustrated Map # 808 (National Geographic Maps: Trails Illustrated) - National Geographic Maps; Map
No, they're not. The library's camping guide is five years out of date; this one is ... three. I'll spring, anyhow, and hope the reason the book isn't available for a few days is that a new edition is coming out (although it could be everyone else is already planning their summer trips).
Christine's bought an air mattress, so i believe she really has car camping in mind. To be honest, that's what i grew up doing. I fantasize about more rugged camping, but if we're testing the concept, car camping with the big new tent and an air mattress is a first step.
Another recent purchase was some essential oils. I put some in a small glass cup on my desk yesterday, hoping the tangerine/clove/ginger blend would be a pleasant undercurrent to my work day. Oh my, was that potent! I'll need to be much more careful when i try again. Maybe one oil at at time, to start?
And then there's Edward. Edward has been staying out all night for the past few warm days. Christine saw the raccoon Sunday or Monday night, and that was our last sighting of the bandit. There's roof repairs going on in the complex. Plenty of things to disrupt his pattern, but he comes home midmorning and curls up in his bed just inside the cat door. I don't know if he's "our" cat, but it's nice he keeps coming back.