Little Things Learned
Couple interesting occurrences over this very stressful week…
One, I accidentally forgot to set an alarm for an afternoon nap (in my car, at work). Even though I’d been good and tired when I laid down, I woke up exactly on time. Woke up fully, too, not just cracked an eyelid or barely got awake enough to notice the time. And I suppose that isn’t really surprising, considering how long I’ve been taking these naps, but since I’ve never been able to wake at the time I wanted, ever, it still impresses me. ;)
Two, I figured out a new way to sleep in the car, in the cold. Rather than have to take off my shoes in order to get into a sleeping bag in my passenger seat, I wear warm boots. I lay down and pull the unzipped sleeping bag over me, with the foot part over my head. I leave the bottom zipped, so this forms a tent, which is great, because I can’t sleep with anything over my nose or too close to it. This way, I can retain that warmth for my face without feeling stifled. And the boots keep my feet warm, and if it’s super cold, I wrap the bottom of my ankle-length wool trenchcoat over my lower legs as well. This setup is much faster to get into than the sleeping-bag-as-bag, and much faster to warm up in and warmer overall — I can even do it without the heating pad that I needed for the other setup. Woohoo!
Not fasting on Tuesday was pretty weird. I found myself wanting to, on a level. I felt too full most of the day, and vaguely dissatisfied; yet I was also more careful about what I ate and more attentive to its effects. My overall eating habits haven’t changed as much as I’d like them too, though. And I continue to think about fasting day with this weird longing. It felt good to be empty, I think, and to be deliberate about it. …This leads me to wonder if a middle of the road is possible. Some kind of restricted diet for Tuesdays, that doesn’t make me too tired. Perhaps — this is off the top of my head — a Clif’s bar in the morning, and broth or clear soup in the evening? Hmm. Could be worth a try.
Also, good rollerblading Christ it’s good to be off school for a few weeks!
…Other than those things, though, nothing really fun to talk about is going on, and I’m feeling massively antisocial this weekend — I did want to toss ya’ll an update, but I think I’ll go back to mindless video-games now thank you. Nothing personal!
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