Curl up, says the body, curl up and sleep
Nov. 23rd, 2025 05:21 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
flexagonA gentle week in most ways, although workouts were un-gentle: three private handstand lessons on three days in a row, followed by three days in a row with backbends. And yes this is more than I care to be asking of my hands and wrists, so today in open studio I took it pretty easy and avoided handstands. The sixth of those days was my last -- for now -- private walkover lesson with the tumbling coach, yesterday. I still don't have an unspotted walkover, but I'm within spitting distance again on the back one, and she taught me some cool drills for active splits and for shoulder stretching. No regrets.
On Tuesday I managed to watch Episode 3 of Pluribus with both the bug and the squirrel, making it the only episode I haven't seen twice. I wish more people were watching this show so I could talk about it more. I think I would want to join the hive mind; I'd be ragingly curious, and also afraid it wouldn't last (and I wouldn't want to miss out on the experience). But thus far I'm the only one; neither of my partners would want to.
Thursday I met a leak detection specialist over at the rental cottage, and we searched for any evidence of the leak our tenant was worried about. There was no such evidence found, but we did get locked out, so the whole thing involved a locksmith at the same time(!), followed by doorknob shopping and installation. The dead doorknob was some kind of commercial version very rarely used in residential settings, so the locksmith had to be pretty destructive to remove it.
Overall, I feel I'm preparing for the winter season in a very primal way. Laying in supplies. Looking for things I'm running out of, and buying new batches of them (lip balm, underwear, food storage containers, soap, earplugs). I took my deep-winter clothes out of storage, and stored my high-summer stuff instead, and bought two cheap pairs of joggers that feel strange -- but admittedly soft and comfy -- on my legs. The smart thing to do would be to prepare more for Christmas, but no, my body only cares that it's dark outside and feels that some kind of hibernation is in order.
Not sure if I've mentioned it here before, but I fully intend to enter a sewing phase once the condo project is fully settled down. I've been looking around at sergers and coverstitch machines, and learning a bit about things like blunt-tipped needles for sewing jersey. Somewhat amazingly, it seems there's a serger at my local library that patrons can use! So I intend to trot on over there, see if it's real and try it out before buying anything.
Still very happy. Just living my little life. Birdie's other dad visited this weekend and had lunch with us, and he burst out that he loved me and is so glad I am around and being in Birdie's life. SO CUTE. Granted he was well into the 2nd cocktail at that moment, but still.
On Tuesday I managed to watch Episode 3 of Pluribus with both the bug and the squirrel, making it the only episode I haven't seen twice. I wish more people were watching this show so I could talk about it more. I think I would want to join the hive mind; I'd be ragingly curious, and also afraid it wouldn't last (and I wouldn't want to miss out on the experience). But thus far I'm the only one; neither of my partners would want to.
Thursday I met a leak detection specialist over at the rental cottage, and we searched for any evidence of the leak our tenant was worried about. There was no such evidence found, but we did get locked out, so the whole thing involved a locksmith at the same time(!), followed by doorknob shopping and installation. The dead doorknob was some kind of commercial version very rarely used in residential settings, so the locksmith had to be pretty destructive to remove it.
Overall, I feel I'm preparing for the winter season in a very primal way. Laying in supplies. Looking for things I'm running out of, and buying new batches of them (lip balm, underwear, food storage containers, soap, earplugs). I took my deep-winter clothes out of storage, and stored my high-summer stuff instead, and bought two cheap pairs of joggers that feel strange -- but admittedly soft and comfy -- on my legs. The smart thing to do would be to prepare more for Christmas, but no, my body only cares that it's dark outside and feels that some kind of hibernation is in order.
Not sure if I've mentioned it here before, but I fully intend to enter a sewing phase once the condo project is fully settled down. I've been looking around at sergers and coverstitch machines, and learning a bit about things like blunt-tipped needles for sewing jersey. Somewhat amazingly, it seems there's a serger at my local library that patrons can use! So I intend to trot on over there, see if it's real and try it out before buying anything.
Still very happy. Just living my little life. Birdie's other dad visited this weekend and had lunch with us, and he burst out that he loved me and is so glad I am around and being in Birdie's life. SO CUTE. Granted he was well into the 2nd cocktail at that moment, but still.
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Date: 2025-11-24 04:33 am (UTC)I am also toying with the idea of taking up sewing...i am somewhat intimidated tho.
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Date: 2025-11-24 08:37 pm (UTC)Have you done any sewing at all? Quilts (with straight lines and woven-not-knitted fabric) can be really fun and a good way to start. My mom taught me to use a machine when I was young, and I've done some basic alterations, but I want to level up and work with jersey and make professional-enough-looking hems.
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Date: 2025-11-26 02:42 am (UTC)I'm mostly intimidated by the machine. But i also want to make 100% cotton bras.
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Date: 2025-11-26 11:54 pm (UTC)Sewing: yay! Can't wait to read about all the things you make!
Winter: I dunno what's wrong with this particular year, but it feels SO DARK all the time. I have windows in my office and everything, and I go upstairs often enough to get more tea, but I totally, *totally* understand the hibernation urges.