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Daily Ooos: Tuesday, May 18

faerywings

faerywings

The Loopy-O
CHEERY O
Where did my morning go????? Seriously. I woke up at 5 and couldn't get back to sleep. Rolled myself out of bed a little before 6. Now it is almost 8 and I am lost.

I had a wonderful day in the yard, even if I overdid it and my back was pretty unhappy with me. I guess that is what happens when you start dragging bags of mulch around. (I obviously decided to NOT clean my house!) A neighbor stopped to chat for a minute- saying how she sees me out there all of the time and how nice the yard looks, that I must have a green thumb. *looks at my hands, not a green thumb but dirty fingernails* Heh! I was able to get the two beds mulched, the morning glory seeds planted by the fence, and some more of the side weeded. The marigold seeds are getting bigger and I cant wait until I can transplant them along the house. Gary and Scott worked a bit in the backyard, they moved a large rock from one side to the other. now I need to go inspect where they put it. It is going to be gorgeous today, so I am going to be outside again. No, I am never done. :D

HAGD!!
 
@tanteva It is so sad about your friend, It is good to focus on the good things that she taught you. That poem is heartbreaking and inspiring at the same time and would be a beautiful addition to that page. I hope that you can find the missing LOs and kits on the old computer. 1 pound weight gain is worth it on occasion if you get to enjoy some chocolate. Yum.
Congrats on the summer job! You will do awesome at it unless I showed up, then you would *have* to be snarky to me. It's in the Code. Tell Discord I said uhdfjkhguisduh back!!!

@nancyr We didn't get any rain yesterday either so I am going to have to make sure everything gets watered esp if it gets as warm as they are saying. Upper 70s by me, how hot are you going to get? How did kitty do at the vet?

@felis I know I am a bit preachy (who me?? *innocent face* ) but depression is so isolating. The lockdowns sure didn't help. I love how we are all here for each other.

CBT is so helpful, wish I could be more consistent with it myself. I was going to ask you if you had any tips but you gave one already. Is this the App?
play.google.com

Calm - Sleep, Meditate, Relax - Apps on Google Play

Tackle everyday stress and anxiety. Self-care and sound sleep through meditation
play.google.com play.google.com
The write-up says it is free for some services, pay for others. Is the Free version good enough? I use Insight Timer for meditations and sleep stuff.

@scrap-genie is H&S going to be able to do in-person again soon? Bet they will be really happy when they can. I give them huge credit for doing this on Zoom.

@Cherylndesigns I thought of you as I was swallowing a bunch of Aleve yesterday :D Good that your back is better. My shoulders feel it too. Sure, go ahead and keep rubbing it in how awesome your palettes look. *cries* JK, I am so excited to see the photos and I can totally understand why it took so long to pick out landscape photos for that challenge.
 
faerywings said:
Is this the App?
play.google.com

Calm - Sleep, Meditate, Relax - Apps on Google Play

Tackle everyday stress and anxiety. Self-care and sound sleep through meditation
play.google.com play.google.com
The write-up says it is free for some services, pay for others. Is the Free version good enough? I use Insight Timer for meditations and sleep stuff.
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Yes, that's the app. I have no idea what you get for free, I've been paying for it all the time I've used it. Think it's about $70 for a year or something like that. Hubby says it's worth the money since I feel so much better with it. Besides the Daily Calm, which I do every day, there are tons of other meditations on many subjects, both led and more silent. Then there are lots of meditative music and classes on mindfulness. Plus the best part: sleep stories. I love putting on a sleep story and drift off to. Usually I never get to hear the end.

I guess there are free apps that work as well, but personally, I really LOVE Tamara Levitt, who is the "head mindfuller" (or whatever her real title is). She resonates with me, and she explains things in a way that I get it. At first I was a bit skeptic, I admit, but I had gotten an offer via a podcast I follow, had a 25% off code for the first year. And those gems she dishes out in her Daily Calms has really helped me - baby steps at a time. I thought mindfulness was HARD - but she helps me see that it's the easiest, most normal thing in the world.

Gee ... no I'm not sponsored ... I sound like I'm born-again ;)

Pass the Kool-Aid, please! :D

(Didn't get the old puter started. Hubby must have done something wrong with the cable. Will send him up again when he gets home. I want my old layouts and my missing kits!)
 
@scrap-genie Does your hubby play the ukulele? I love ukulele. It's such a happy instrument. I wish I could play any instrument. I can dabble a bit with a recorder (that was mandatory in school when I was a kid). But my parent didn't want to pay for me when I wanted to move on to the clarinette, hence I never learned.

My hubby can play any instrument he touches basically. But he's a perfectionist, and is never satisfied with how thing sounds, he only plays when he's alone. I can find him strumming on his electric guitar, without plugging it in. I think he misses playing guitar, but never wants to really commit. It's sad when perfectionism stops you from doing what you love. It's better to be like me ... dabble in everything and never succeed. :D :D :D
 
Been a busy few days... working on winnowing down kits from designers who had stopped designing by moving their stuff onto DVDs. Yes, I finally got a pack of DVDs so can get this done. Didn't get the 5TB ExHD yet. Hope to get over to get this week.

We had some wild weather yesterday... got up to 80* then plummeted to 55* in less than an hour. There was hail between Albuquerque and Santa Fe... the ground looked like it has snowed - completely covered in white! And there were several tornado alerts for many areas of the state. The wind was whipping the trees around for several hours. Put the down comforter back on the bed - so glad I had not packed it away yet - as it was down to the high 40's last night. Today will be a cool day - may make it to 70* late this afternoon. The eastern part of the state is still under a severe storm warning - possibility of more tornados this afternoon. I am in the center of the state so should be okay. But will be paying attention to the weather. Guess the front coming through is responsible for my back, feet and knees aching big time. They are still sore so will be taking it easy today.

Chris, sorry your back was acting up, too... you have been such a busy gardener so can understand. How nice of your neighbor to compliment you on your yard and your green thumb.

Cheryl, congrats on getting a lot of your new "garden" planted. Love the photos showing your raised beds. So glad you have Ava to help you out with hauling heavy bags of mulct, etc. Hope your back is feeling a bit better now.

Kythe, congrats on your foray into designing... love that collab you did.

Eva, I envy your hubby being able to play music. I have a chord organ that I play around with... but not when others are near. I do fine with the right hand but adding the chords are tricky. LOL ... but it pleases me to make some kind of music when I want to do that. Hope that you are able to find the LO/kit on your old computer. So sorry about your friend. Yes, that is a beautiful poem and would make a lasting tribute to your friend.

Time to get a shower and get dressed. CYL
 
Hubby got the old computer running. Did a quick check and the layout is there! Also, just as a quick check to see if there were digital scrapbooking supplies that I don't have on this EHD, I checked the Anna Aspnes file (I sort all Oscraps stuff by designer) and I have about 10 more just of her Palettes, then element packs and many more. And that was just one designer. o_O

Guess I won't be scrapping tomorrow - I will be sorting files. LOL
 
Hello my lovelies.

First of all, I love how we're all here for each other. We can't give each other physical hugs, but cyber hugs are pretty darned wonderful! We all just seem to "get" each other. That old depression is something that I've had to deal with - it's not just something that you can "make go away". Scrapping on my computer has helped me more than anything else has for years. Also, being with like-minded people in a community like this has really helped me. My Ava is such an Old Soul. She said "Cici, it's wonderful that you have these online friends and you're so close to them". I read somewhere that our "online friends" are REALLY friends and we shouldn't think otherwise.

Chris @faerywings our backs, thighs, behinds, and anything else should be toughening up, right? I can actually get up and down today without wincing.

@tanteva Eva, hope you're doing okay and not letting yourself go too far down that dark hole. I know it's hard not to. I made my own sleep/meditation soundtrack about 3 years ago. After looking at the prices of some of them when they first surfaced on FB, I decided I could make my own. It took me a long time to get it right - the sounds can't go up or down - they have to be constant. My playlist is about 6 hours long, but I put it on shuffle and never hear the same two songs in a row. I used to sleep in my earbuds (yes cords and all), but got air pods and since I only sleep on one side til early am, I only have to wear one.

I set the timer on my phone for the "music" to stop after 2 hours, but I rarely make it past 15 minutes. When I wake up in the morning (early), I turn over and put the other air pod in.

I also have a playlist just for meditation. Amazon Prime Music has anything that I could ever want, and I can also listen to it offline. The last two times I had to fly, they got me through my anxiety. I bought noise cancelling padded headphones and zoned right out.

Kay @BrightEyes your weather sounds as crazy as ours. Really hot one day, then cold the next. It's starting to even out, finally.

Waving to everybody and sending hugs. Sorry for the non-personals, today. :(
 
Now my files are on the EHD - now I need to see what I got.

This is how depression shows. I thought I had total control of what I had backed up 5 years ago. Sure didn't. There's so much to take care of when you get back to life. So much left un-done.

Gee - I must sound like I'm in a really dark hole to you all. But I am not! I'm happy and grateful and life is great. It's been hard work, but I am happier than I've ever been.
 
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