Today is Holocaust Remembrance Day, so I'm remembering my Aunt, who survived Terezin, and my grandparents who did not survive Auschwitz. "nuff said.
Yesterday ran quite smoothly - swimming, the dental visit, shopping at all three of the stores I needed to visit, even getting gas ( a totally miserable and COLD experience). Of course there were stumbling blocks - mainly consisting of the outside temperature. I was in the outdoors a minimal amount of time, but at -13 F (-25 C) with a wind chill actually bringing temps even colder, it wasn't a lovely walk around the block. It was a hurry up and get into the next store ASAP day.
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I had never gotten a dental impression before, but my breath work from my daily meditations certainly helped me here. I had to breathe through my nose, and to stay as immobile as possible. It only needed one try to get a good mold. Leonard will work on it and with luck, I may be able to pick up my new retainer on Monday. |
I started out with my dental assistant, Leonard, at 7:30 am to get an impression of my upper teeth for a retainer that I will wear each night as I go to sleep. I'm hoping this will help my teeth keep their alignment without having to go for more intensive procedures like braces. Right now my left front upper tooth is constantly hitting my left front bottom tooth, and I doubt that can be good for either tooth over the long run. I'll get a call-back, probably for a Monday fitting.
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I live up here in the Frozen Northlands and I know how to deal with our cold temperatures. I had my hat, my scarf, the hood of my parka and my gloves, but my nose still was plenty red by the time I got to my third grocery store, and the air was so cold it took my breath away. Today will be a bit warmer, and then we'll dive down into the cold once more. |
Since it was too early for Whole Foods, I headed over to the first of my three grocery stops - my co-op. I hadn't really intended to get a lot there, but found several things I needed, and got the first of the four "Damn! That's an amazing tattoo, Did it hurt?" comments I got yesterday morning. It's always nice to have my winged scarab seen and acknowledged. It was pure happenstance, my hat kept falling over my eyes as I was looking through the shelving, so I pulled it off and had it in my basket along with my gloves. I got three more positive comments when I was at my second stop at Whole Foods, and then had a nice conversation with my favorite produce guy at my local grocer (he headed to Florida last night to spend several days with his extended family in a warm climate. I'm envious of the warm temperatures, but I'm not really that fond of Florida in general).
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My kitchen sink as I went to bed last night. Maybe 1/4 to 1/2 inch of water had drained in the previous hour. DH couldn't sleep last night - stress - but the water finally did drain and he wiped the sinks out and got them nicely clean for Jack. I only hope Jack can get out sometime soon. It's a pain to not have a sink to work with in the kitchen. |
Finally I got home, and got everything put away. The sink had been acting up, draining slowly, so I was very careful, but I did have to use it a little bit, and yeah - it was a problem. By the end of the day, it had turned into a BIG problem, it really drained slowly. DH said he couldn't be bothered with fixing it until next week, and I wasn't very happy about that. I made it his responsibility to handle the dishes after dinner, and that's when he realized things had gotten so bad that it really didn't drain at all. After a lot of cursing and more than an hour trying to snake out the pipes, he gave up. I'm calling Jack this morning to try and get him out today, if possible, tomorrow, if not today. Maybe I'll get a new faucet out of the whole thing. That would be lovely.
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I've started a new Masterclass with MindValley called the "Art of Astral Projection". I remember wanting to do astral projection a lot when I was much younger, but never had any luck with it. Maybe I'll have better luck this time around. I'm trying to blend this into my morning meditation. I may have to do my actual meditation at work, and my astral projection practice in the early mornings when I'm generally uninterrupted (except for today since DH couldn't sleep). My early morning time is limited because of my exercise schedule. |
So, there's a lot going on this morning. When I awakened at 3:00 am and started my morning meditation (actually my second class in the Astral Projection masterclass), I heard DH come down and check the sinks. They hadn't drained at all last night, but they were clean and dry now. He said he couldn't sleep and had cleaned them out, so I guess the water eventually went down, but VERY slowly. I'm going to hope that Jack can get over today, but of course there are no guarantees. I'll be using the bathroom and laundry room sinks until the kitchen is back in operation. Sucks to be me sometimes! Have a totally excellent day and I hope temperatures and plumbing issues are not a problem in your life. *Hugs* to all and I'll be back tomorrow for the next stage of my life's never-ending soap opera. LOL
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