Travel
I woke up about 4 a.m. and got my binoculars to look out the window to see the stars. Without turning on the light I picked up a notebook and pencil and drew circles from left to right to represent the bright stars I saw - when I looked at the drawing this morning I think I need to try it again but with a flashlight! I found a starchart and was able to tentatively identify the stars I was looking at, and I hope to get a more definitive answer by tomorrow morning. I should just go outside and sit in a chair for an hour or so but I hate to take a chance on falling asleep in my back yard! I would love to live somewhere I had a better view of the night skies, but that hasn't happened since Ireland. I should probably try to find a local amateur stargazers' group to join.
I went to the farmers' mkt this morning, and did a few little things around the house today, but mainly I just vegetated. I was under the impression that it was easier to travel from east to west than from west to east, but I must have it backwards. I'm still having a terrible time adjusting. It couldn't be my age having anything to do with it, could it?
I ordered a new Garmin GPS from Costco Online and hope to get it early next week. I haven't been able to get the old one to work. I normally only use it when traveling - not because I need it for directions, but mostly because I can see the speed I'm going and track the miles to my destination. All models seem to be proud of the fact that street names are used, which is fine if you are traveling around a city, but useless on the highway. My old Garmin would still be referring to a street name when I was 100 miles past the town and the road reverted back to the route number. I hope the new one has an option to use route numbers where available, but I doubt if it will.
I certainly hope I'm getting closer to normal by tomorrow. I've caught up on sleep so I don't know why I'm still feeling like I'm in another world.
- Feeling Great!
I thought for sure I would have to just vegetate for a week or so after the trip I just finished, but I'm feeling pretty good. I am used to going to bed fairly early and getting up early in the morning, and hope to keep it up. I...
- A Day With Liam
I had Liam today - Steve had to drive to a meeting in San Francisco, and Meg had to work. Steve hasn't been feeling well and Meg went home early because of being sick. I spoke with Jeannie and she sounds really bad too. We all have...
- Sunday Relaxin'
I drove over to Jeannie's this morning for coffee and some tasty cookies. We sat around and worked the NY Times crossword puzzle, and talked about getting an assembly line together to make tamales. It would be so much easier than one person...
- I'm Still Jet Lagged
I hope I get back to normal soon because I feel like my brain is somewhere else! I woke up at around 5 a.m. and was surprised to see all the light coming through my bedroom window, which faces south. There were a number of very bright...
- Getting Excited
As I always do before a trip, I'm getting excited. It's a feeling like I'm outside of myself and watching things go by as time draws near to leaving. There is so much I need to do but just can't get started. My sister...
Travel
Just sitting around on Saturday
I woke up about 4 a.m. and got my binoculars to look out the window to see the stars. Without turning on the light I picked up a notebook and pencil and drew circles from left to right to represent the bright stars I saw - when I looked at the drawing this morning I think I need to try it again but with a flashlight! I found a starchart and was able to tentatively identify the stars I was looking at, and I hope to get a more definitive answer by tomorrow morning. I should just go outside and sit in a chair for an hour or so but I hate to take a chance on falling asleep in my back yard! I would love to live somewhere I had a better view of the night skies, but that hasn't happened since Ireland. I should probably try to find a local amateur stargazers' group to join.
I went to the farmers' mkt this morning, and did a few little things around the house today, but mainly I just vegetated. I was under the impression that it was easier to travel from east to west than from west to east, but I must have it backwards. I'm still having a terrible time adjusting. It couldn't be my age having anything to do with it, could it?
I ordered a new Garmin GPS from Costco Online and hope to get it early next week. I haven't been able to get the old one to work. I normally only use it when traveling - not because I need it for directions, but mostly because I can see the speed I'm going and track the miles to my destination. All models seem to be proud of the fact that street names are used, which is fine if you are traveling around a city, but useless on the highway. My old Garmin would still be referring to a street name when I was 100 miles past the town and the road reverted back to the route number. I hope the new one has an option to use route numbers where available, but I doubt if it will.
I certainly hope I'm getting closer to normal by tomorrow. I've caught up on sleep so I don't know why I'm still feeling like I'm in another world.
- Feeling Great!
I thought for sure I would have to just vegetate for a week or so after the trip I just finished, but I'm feeling pretty good. I am used to going to bed fairly early and getting up early in the morning, and hope to keep it up. I...
- A Day With Liam
I had Liam today - Steve had to drive to a meeting in San Francisco, and Meg had to work. Steve hasn't been feeling well and Meg went home early because of being sick. I spoke with Jeannie and she sounds really bad too. We all have...
- Sunday Relaxin'
I drove over to Jeannie's this morning for coffee and some tasty cookies. We sat around and worked the NY Times crossword puzzle, and talked about getting an assembly line together to make tamales. It would be so much easier than one person...
- I'm Still Jet Lagged
I hope I get back to normal soon because I feel like my brain is somewhere else! I woke up at around 5 a.m. and was surprised to see all the light coming through my bedroom window, which faces south. There were a number of very bright...
- Getting Excited
As I always do before a trip, I'm getting excited. It's a feeling like I'm outside of myself and watching things go by as time draws near to leaving. There is so much I need to do but just can't get started. My sister...