Puttering Day

Sunday, February 15th

Intention for the day (I'm going to try again):

To do my best to joyfully move through the day.  If things become stressful I intend to retreat somewhere and find something to do to relieve the stress that is not always my cell phone. 

Here are some happy things from today:

  • The sunrise was pretty with some shades of peach in the clouds.


  • One of my goals was to organize my desk some.  In the process of doing that I came across some window crayons I have had for a while.  I decided to draw on the bedroom window.  It didn’t come out very well.  I was at a weird angle reaching over the desk to draw.  It was fun though.
It says, "Everyday is a treasure."



I tried to see it from outside, all glare.

  • I found some slides in my desk drawer.  After some trial, error and an internet search I figured out how to take a picture of them.  The slides are of my Aunt and Uncle’s 50th wedding anniversary back in the 1980’s.  I made and decorated the cake.  I'm posting the pictures of all the slides because there were only four.





  • The other day I forgot to post all the things I was gifted for Valentine’s Day.  It is nice to be thought of, but I really need to downsize.  Thankfully, most of the gifts were snack related.  




  • In the afternoon I got distracted by the packages I had delivered.  I ordered an extender for the shower and a few other things.  One of these things was a set of Baoding balls.  I got them after seeing an ad about them supposedly helping with memory.  I’m not sure I believe that, but they looked like they would help message my hands.  They came with other hand message tools.  They really seemed to help so I am happy with the purchase.  I got two types, but only one arrived today.


  • Today I learned that one of the walking trails nearby is less than a half mile away.  I did a loop on the trail that was just a hair under two miles.  It was a beautiful day to be outside and moving.  I really needed that.





  • Sunset.

  • Kayden might have a problem.  😉


End of day intention wrap up:  Today was a good day.  I feel like I remained mostly joyful, or at least not down or stressed.  When things started to be stressful I either talked it out with someone or let myself be distracted by other things.  I delayed working on my taxes by helping others do things and eating.  I eventually did sit down and gather some of the information I needed to do the taxes.  I’ll work on them more another time.

☮

Finished listening to: The Simpler Life, by The School of Life.  —I finished this.  I don’t think I am the target audience for this book.

Thank you for being here and being part of my daily happy things. Stay safe!

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