Day Three: I'm a Crochet Goddess!

Tonight’s Blog is delayed, but only about an hour and a half because I couldn't get my pictures on the computer because my phone wasn't connecting (I love that I can wirelessly send things from my phone to my computer!) and then I discovered that they were blurry so I had to take new pictures.  Anyway, they're done so now I get to share some cool pictures.

So, most of today was uneventful, which was cool. I discovered that going to bed at 1 am wasn't much better than going to bed at 3. Either that, or my bed is evil. I’m kinda leaning towards the latter these days, especially because of how I feel when I get up in the morning. If you are wondering if I got to my to-do list today, I haven’t even looked at it. I did meditate longer today, just because the first guided meditation I decided to try didn't help one bit. It got a bit weird and I kept zoning out at the exact same moment and rewinding to try to make it through. I had to give up on it after a bit. It kinda reminded me of the time I rode the It’s a Small World ride at Disneyland. I went into some weird trance and didn't remember most of the ride by the time I snapped out of it. Hmm, that ride might have to go on the “evil” list… but I digress. After a short search, I found this one thing where it’s just weird noises and is supposed to subliminally, or something, work on your pineal gland, whatever that’s for. It was 15 minutes long and I came out of it feeling very relaxed which is a good thing. It wasn't guided so I didn't feel so bad about my mind wandering. Wow, epiphany: maybe I should forget about the guided meditations and just do stuff like the weird noise stuff.  Gee, this blog is being helpful already!

Around 3 today, I texted Rob, asking if he wanted to go to Starbucks after he got off work. I got a resounding “Hell yes!” So that’s what we did. I thought about bringing some beading to work on, but instead opted to finish the belt that I was crocheting for my mom.  Well, I finished it and it turned out AWESOME! It’s probably the first non-scarf/blanket-like thing I've ever made. I know my mom is going to love it!

Full Belt

Lacing detail

 Now with more confidence in my crocheting skills, I started a hat before we left Starbucks. It’s a pattern that I found online.  I think I might be finished with it in a day or so, depending on how much time I devote to it tomorrow. Whether finished or not, I’ll show pics of my progress tomorrow night.

Day Two: That's some crazy looking fruit!!

Slow day today. I did my usual ignoring of my to-do list. I mean well, but this blog isn't called “True Adventures of the Easily Distracted” for nothing. I did take pictures of a bracelet that I recently made. I also took pictures of my babies, Shelly and Sheila. They are both over 4 years old …and turtles… but they are still my babies.  The bulk of my day went towards straightening my hair. I’m not happy with it at the moment but I’ll give it a day or two.

The babies say "Hi!"

I also tried meditating today; one of my occasional attempt to “meditate more” and even with a guided meditation (Deepak Chopra) my mind was ALL. OVER. THE. PLACE.  Maybe it was Deepak’s voice that wasn't working for me. Maybe I should’ve meditated after my shower instead of beforehand and I would've been more relaxed. And maybe, just maybe, I should realize that this was the first time I've tried meditating in a very long time and that I will improve with time and constancy.  Tomorrow, I’m going to check out YouTube to see if there’s anything on there that I vibe with better.

So there you have it. Nothing too exciting happened today, though Wednesdays won’t be very exciting for a while. I do know one thing though:  If I want to be productive in the mornings, it would probably be best to stop going to bed after 3 am as I did last night. 

Oh I forgot, something kinda exciting did happen tonight. I discovered some scary fruit while shopping for groceries tonight:

They call it Buddha Hand Citrus, I call it CTHULHU FRUIT!!!