I bought a new laptop and it will arrive tomorrow.
I was supposed to go to acupuncture today but I cancelled it earlier in the week. Now I wish I had kept the appointment.
I have had to cancel my tai chi meet ups. No tai chi until I can walk again.
Until tomorrow...
Today was the final MBSR online course. I was excited to meet one more time. Well, my pets decided they wanted to be part of the class! First Lucky would not lay down and paced the floors. Tick, tick, tick went her toenails. Then my bird, Sunny, decided to join the fun and started talking to himself and then screaming for attention. I was trying not to laugh during the meditation when Sunny was chattering to himself. He imitates a sound I make every morning; a sort of clicking. It was really hysterical to hear that while I am trying to meditate. He really liked the meditation leader's voice and every time he would talk, Sunny started to make noise. After a time of the screaming I finally put him to sleep (by covering his cage).
Overall, the course was excellent. It helped me deal with some of the stress I have been going through as well as, the pain. I didn't meditate yesterday or today and I really feel a difference. I am not as calm.
I had a situation today where a nice neighbor texted me to ask about the complaint made about me to the city. I had no idea there was a complaint made against me so I was shocked. It seems a neighbor is upset that I had construction done without a permit. I called my contractor and he told me that if there is no structural changes, no permit is needed. It left me thinking why would anyone make a complaint without knowing the facts? Why not ask me? I have one neighbor that I had some dealings with over the years and I suspect it is him. Normally I would have been very angry about something like this, but instead I was more interested in what makes a person do this type of behavior.
I went to tai chi with my 82 year old instructor and was invited to join a tai chi class with a number of people on Saturday morning. I think I will go in a few weeks when I am not busy. Sounds fun. My instructor has been teaching me each Wednesday morning and after learning the moves, I video him so I can practice at home. I chromecast it from my phone to the TV so it is like he is right in the room with me!
Anyway that was the majority of my day. I have to get up in the morning and meditate so I am going to sleep.
Until tomorrow...
I woke up early to go to Tai Chi. I recorded the instructor so I can practice correctly. He seemed frustrated that I did not practice. I need to commit to the practice sessions since he is volunteering to help me.
I am moving out more stuff. Today I took a huge bag of pills to a drop-off center. I am sure you know that putting old medications into the water system is causing problems for fish, tadpoles, frogs, etc. Not to mention our drinking water. I had a gallon plastic bag of old, unused medications to put in the drop box. I still have liquid, inhalers and lotions to get rid of. I need to find a location.
I spent the rest of the day finishing the clearing out of my office. Once I had that finished, I worked on my bedroom and bathroom. Then I started on my living room. In my living room I still had old Christmas and birthday cards on a shelf. I am embarrassed to stay how many years worth but it was since Christmas 2019. I was just stacking them and thinking I would go through them and I never did. Yes, they were opened but I want to make sure I have the person's newest address and maybe there is something nice someone said. They are all gone now except the super nice ones.
I have one full day and one partial day to finish the clearing out before the cleaning team comes.
Today in the MBSR course we practiced meditative walking. It is a type of really slow and intentional walking. I think I do it by accident while I walk Lucky uphill. She goes very slow uphill these days. Super fast downhill and on flat areas.
After writing my post last night I got a phone call on my cellphone. It was the second call that I received that dropped in the middle of the call. I could not call the person back because the phone was acting weird. I called the carrier and got tech support. The very nice woman figured out the problem and fixed the phone. It turns out that when it was sent to me, there was a button not checked and it was making the phone only work on the cell tower I was nearest. So when I was at the park with Lucky, the phone found that cell tower. It didn't switch to my cell tower so when I was on the phone, the phone was confused. The woman from the carrier fixed it and now the phone works fine. Phew!
Until tomorrow...
I woke up really early to meet this guy I met at my old tai chi class, to do tai chi. I met him in a park at 7:30 am to do tai chi. He is willing to teach me for free. He just likes teaching people. He is 83 years old!
He was very patient with me since I have limited capacity to remember the steps. He just showed me the first two steps. The reason tai chi is difficult is because there are different types and different lengths and different number of movements. He does the 128 movement alone but does the 64 movement with me. Or should I say the two movement tai chi since that is all we did. I met another person who he taught and they do the long version on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. I met him before her class. Turns out she has dementia and is doing tai chi for memory and exercise. I may go more often. Let's see.
Tonight I had my third MBSR class. We did lying down yoga as well as other things. I could only do so much because my hands can't grasp things. We had to grasp our legs and knees for a long time. That is when I "tap out". The pain in my hands is enormous. It is not for me. I did the rest of the lying down yoga that didn't include hands.
I started putting Lucky in the doggie stroller. I think she needs to get used to it. Her arthritis is getting so bad in her back legs. Here is a photo:
She is such a good girl. She just sat down and let me push her around. We need to keep testing before I trust her. I put my previous dog Happy in it once and she leapt out in the middle of the street and almost choked herself. Don't want that to happen with Lucky. She does look cute though, doesn't she?
Until tomorrow...
Today was a day of mindfulness. First I went to have my teeth cleaned and got my next set of invisilign braces.
I got my photos back from pictures I took a long time ago. Only about two were any good. It was a long time since I used a film camera.
Then I went to Tai Chi. There was a Tai Chi master watching the class and I liked his style better. Unfortunately he practices at 7:30 am in the park. 7:30 am! I have to think about this. He does the 64 movement tai chi which is the style I learned 15 years ago. The current class I have gone to twice does the 128 movement tai chi. I don't know how to do it and it really isn't a class that teaches, it is more of a class where people do it and you have limp along to figure it out. Not the best teaching style.
Then tonight was MBSR class #2. Lucky was not cooperating with me and wanted to play 3/4 of the way through. This is a good thing so I turned off the video and played with her. She hasn't wanted to play in a long while. The class was over 1 hour of different types of meditation (including Qigong) and then after break, the teacher talked and then we broke into break out rooms. No one was talking so I started acting as facilitator. I met some nice people. We got out of class early so I am happily going to bed.
Until tomorrow...
