Animated Meditation

My sleep was very light last night so I didn’t feel rested this morning.

I set my alarm for 6am but when it sounded, I continually hit the snooze button for more than an hour!

I left myself 35 minutes to get ready for meditation.

What was worse … before heading to class I had to go to the ATM for cash to pay for class!

I ordered a coffee and had to wait a couple of minutes for that, then I was pulled up by a neighbour for a chat and even though I extracted myself quickly, it still made me 5 minutes late for class.

The class was fantastic today. One of the best we’ve had that inspired deep conversation and we were animated and connected as a group.

Afterwards, I met The Gypsy at the Lions Park and we chatted for 2.5 hours. It was another perfect Winters day and a pleasant way to pass the morning.

It was such a beautiful day, I decided to go for a long ride before heading home, so I was, once again, exhausted by the time I did get home!

Straight to bed for resting, where I stayed all afternoon, even dozing once or twice.

I made chicken and vegetable pastries for dinner and served them with home made pickled tomato, cucumber and onion plus 1/4 of a fresh avocado on the side.

Then straight back to bed!

Off to the pier markets in the morning and BGWLBH has an appointment at the nail salon, so I need better sleep tonight.

Nite all.

This Week has Started

I slept well last night. 7.5 hours interrupted only by Harley jumping out of his bed and onto my bed at 6.20am. He licked my face, then curled up and went to sleep beside me.

An unplanned day in the Bay.

Breakfast at Arkarra Tea Gardens again.

A long visit to Spotlight. I needed to find some extra material for patch working my jeans and I thought Spotlight would solve the issue.

It didn’t.

There’s just too much to choose from and it took me forever just to choose from one small selection! I didn’t even look at the big rolls of material! I would like a couple more hours.

Only looking at blues and pinks …

… and they go pretty well with the stuff I’ve already cut and set aside. 

Then I went in search of batteries for our bathroom scales. They are never with regular batteries and today I found them in a chemist on a wall with a bunch of other unusually sized and shaped batteries.

I weighed myself this afternoon and I have gained 1.5kgs, which is not a bad thing for me. I am 55.2kgs and I’m pretty happy at that weight.

I’d like to tone up my saggy baggy bits though. That would require a commitment to regular movement and that’s a struggle for me. 

We arrived home around 3pm and I got changed, hung out my washing, took Harley out to play and then organised dinner. 

Leftover lasagne for Adoring Husband. Chicken schnitzel with wombok salad, garden salad and buttery potatoes for BGWLBH. Chicken nuggets for me.

I’m very tired this evening and I need to get up early for meditation tomorrow.

Nite all.

Cutting and Sewing

I did not fall asleep until 5am 😩

My body couldn’t relax. I had nothing on my mind. I just lay in the dark, wide awake and wondering why!

I put the golf on a couple of times, with the volume off and set the timer for one hour each time.

Finally, just after 5, I drifted into a light sleep and stirred many times until 9.30am when I decided to give up and rise.

I played with Harley for 30 minutes, put on a load of washing, got the lasagne sauce out of the freezer, gathered all the clothing that I’m cutting up for patchwork, cut out flowers, stars, strips, a unicorn and hand sewed one strip of material which will eventually act as a sun ray on one leg of my jeans.

It took a long time to pin and hand sew. I think I’m being way too particular!

I made a prawn salad for my lunch. 7 cooked prawns, shredded lettuce, 1 small avocado cubed, 1 small tomato chunky diced, 1 spring onion chopped, half a pear diced, fresh coriander and a sprinkle of toasted pine nuts. I made a dressing of coconut yoghurt, splash of ACV, teaspoon of mango and pineapple jam, splash of maple syrup, salt and a sprinkle of poppy seeds.

If I could order that in a restaurant, I’d choose it every time. Bloody delicious!

Adoring Husband and I watched a documentary on Woodstock (I only saw parts of it), followed by two games of football.

I made the lasagne with a salad for dinner.

We watched the first Block room reveal.

Now it’s already 11pm and I’m hoping that I will easily fall asleep very soon.

Nite all.

Perfectly Wintery

I slept for just about ten hours last night. 11pm-3.30am - pee - 3.45am-9am.

Amazing.

I took Harley out to play for about 30 minutes then made myself presentable for public display and hopped on my trike for a long ride.

It was busy at the boat ramp, at the Lions park and at the beach.

I did a little grocery shopping before returning home.

There were a lot of families, a lot (6) of e-trikes being ridden by ‘over 50s’, a lot of barbecues and picnics taking place, a lot of fishing and a lot tables full of people catching up over coffee.

I noticed that my old shop was empty! It has freshly painted walls and fresh carpet put in by the previous occupiers, so it looks fresh and new. I’d like to find out what the rent is like now. Maybe there’s an opening there for me!

I stopped during my ride home and enjoyed the river view for a while before moving on. As you can see, it was a perfectly glorious day. A soft breeze, blue skies, sun shining, birds singing, people smiling, fish biting … a perfect Winters day.

It was after midday when I arrived home and after 90 minutes on the trike, I was ready for a nap haha. I forget that I’m 66yrs old and cannot be as active as I once was without consequences. Perhaps if I did it every day, my body would adapt and it would be easier! I might try that.

I had planned on doing some patch working on my jeans today, but I put that aside (I did purchase some sewing paraphernalia today, like pins, unpicker, tape measure, white pencil, thimble etc) and instead I watched an interview on YouTube Diary of a CEO with Dr Rhonda Patrick.

She knows everything there is to know about supplements, ketogenic state, high intensity exercise, dietary medications like Ozempic, insulin resistance, cognitive function, lifespan, health-span and peak span and so much more.

The interview lasted for 2.5 hours and she was incredibly knowledgeable, articulate and passionate about ways to live a long life free of diseases and conditions that hinder quality of life.

She spends a lot of time either doing her own research or studying the research of others so she had amazing facts and figures to support her findings.

If you get the chance to look him up YouTube - Diary of a CEO (Steven Bartlett). He interviews the most interesting people regarding 

• mental health
• the human conditions
• physical health
• AI
• Finances
• Medicine
• Medical Training
• Cancer
• Body language
• Proof of aliens
• Social media
• Hormone therapy
• Christianity/Spirituality
• Sex
• Dreams
• Sleep
• Power

… and so much more! Every interview is an education in itself and I can’t get enough!

I ended up staying in bed all day watching the interview, the football and half a YouTube movie which I’ll finish watching shortly.

Adoring husband heated up one of the delicious bakery pies for my dinner.

Let’s see what tomorrow brings.

Nite all.

Friday Fun

A day in the Bay.

We started at Arkarra Tea Gardens for breakfast.

BGWLBH had bacon and eggs with a pot of English Breakfast tea.

I had a pot of Peppermint tea.

Breakfast was shared with a friendly magpie.

I was dropped off at Office Works to purchase some fabric glue while BGWLBH drove to her workplace to correct an error that she’d made the day before.

Having extra time in the store led me to buy two journals, some paper flowers and some letter stencils. What should have been a $28 purchase ended up being $103! Self control where are you?

It took us a while to find a car space at Pialba Square. I’m not sure that I’ve seen it that busy before and there was nothing unusual going on in the area.

We strolled through the ladies boutique, but found nothing we liked. The local art and craft store had nothing new on display. We did a run through BigW and left there empty handed.

In Choice, I found a lovely rose gold frame to mount the beautiful poem that The Gypsy wrote for me when I helped her after the surgery …

It’s a beautiful poem from the heart and I was very touched by such a gesture.

I also found some bamboo cotton buds and a few other bits and pieces. A quick visit to the chemist for BGWLBH while she ordered the juices.

The traffic was crazy when we left and a lot of drivers were taking stupid chances causing us a lot of stress! With various road closures due to installation of traffic lights and other nonsense, the traffic on smaller streets is chaotic and drivers are impatient.

We also left at school pickup time so that didn’t help and we drove through two different school zones. There are roadworks on our way home with red light wait times, so the drove home just seemed to go on forever.

I got changed and took Harley out to play while BGWLBH made herself some Bruschetta for her dinner.

I made honey king prawns with eggy rice for myself.

It was delicious!

Adoring Husband made chicken Tom Yum Goong soup with sourdough toast. No photo.

Two games of football tonight and my tips are better tonight than last night!

It’s almost 10pm and I’m feeling pretty weary so it’s time to curl up under the covers.

Nite all.