Groggy. I’m trying to shift my schedule earlier, which is somehow much harder to manage than I think it should be. I just want to get up at 6 instead of 7, but I’ve tried a few times now, and fallen back. Tried again last night — after having a lot of exercise during the day (swimming, weight training with Liz, weeding), I thought I’d be tired enough to fall asleep early. And I was, but then I woke up every hour or two; I think my body knew I was messing with it. Sigh. Anyway, woke up at 6:20, so that’s maybe progress. We’ll see. Will try to go to bed at 9:30 today, sleep by 10. Fingers crossed.
I’m tentatively hopeful that my (de Quervain’s) tendonitis injury is finally improving, more than three weeks in. I’m really hoping it is, and that I don’t need to go see a hand specialist for it. Trying a combination of a thumb brace to rest it periodically, stretching and light use (I can type reasonably okay today, which is a big improvement over even a few days ago), ibuprofen, and occasional application of ice.
Plan for the day:
- breakfast, meds, tea, try to wake up (DONE)
- 7:30 – 9: resin work:
- finish earrings for order to be picked up today (DONE)
- resin pour to finish off some orders for pickup tomorrow (DONE)
- try new resin ocean pour (DONE, but time-consuming)
- 9 – 9:45: swimming (I usually only do 20 minutes at the moment, but that’s the window I have reserved at the Y, and with walking over, changing, etc., it takes close to that time) — (OOPS, missed this due to new resin pour being more time-consuming than anticipated — will need to do some other cardio today)
- 10 – 11: computer/phone work:
- sort out current orders (I find this the hardest part of making and selling art, actually; tracking orders coming in on FB, etc. and getting back to people in timely fashion, etc., but I don’t have enough volume that it really makes sense to try to outsource it)
- call hospital and figure out how to schedule routine colonoscopy, sigh (I couldn’t figure out a way to do it in the myLoyola system online)
- call eye doctor and see if they can get me in
- answer backlogged e-mails
- post some photos
- 11: talk to Stephanie about various Serendib House tasks, including sorting out one very confusing mislaid order, sigh
That’s it for schedule (yay, summer), but there’s much weeding and other garden clean-up to be done, and I’d like to finish up that novella revision today too. If I’m very good and work diligently until, say, 3 (or as long as my sleepy brain holds out), I get to go pick up some propane and maybe a few more plants at Home Depot. Then I can try out my new flamethrower (for weeds in the pathways) this afternoon. Exciting!
Pic: Coneflower / echinacea (native) with Russian sage in the parkway — this is a great combo for a parkway / hellstrip that doesn’t get watered much (or at all), as they’re both quite drought-tolerant. And I think they look great together.
