Finding your mind Friday

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Finding your mind Friday

Postby Kathryn-in-Canada » Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:04 am

Hat tip to Lucylee for inspiring today's theme!

And, no, I don't think you are crazy, you are gifting your ancestors a curated piece of their history. Without requiring them to read through it all looking for the bits that will give them joy, then feeling obligated to keep everything. Tell your husband it is not a waste of time but a preservsation of legacy.

Since losing one's mind (or other things) is a common feeling here, I thought we should have a day where we ponder finding. Where do you find your sense of control? Where do you find a sense of peace?

And, in more practical terms: What can you do today that will help future-you find something they need, when they need it?

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Re: Finding your mind Friday

Postby Kathryn-in-Canada » Fri Feb 08, 2019 9:41 am

I lost a long post from my tablet after successfully opening the day. Sigh...

I'm up.

I've just finished tea, chocolate and light therapy.

It is another grey day here but to change things up, it is above freezing. At least it will be for a few more hours and then will plummet. But we have high winds so it would not be pleasant to be outside. High enough gusts that they hurt my ears because of the air pressure changing and pushing on my ear drums. The chandelier is swinging.

My focus today is cleaning and organizing. Dh has someone coming for coffee at 1 so by then, aside from vacuuming and mopping, I want to get the craft supplies konmari'd. I've moved them all to the sorting table from two locations. I have material craft stuff in a third spot but I don't want to add that in, because I consider that sewing, therefore another category.

The table is piled high. The supplies from the kitchen share a deep cupboard with catalogs, manuals, travel brochures and practical items like suction cups to hang things in the windows. I had no idea how deep the cupboard is but I'm now gathering boxes that I can use as 'drawers' so I can store things in the far back, under shelf, and just pull out the box to get access to those items. I assume I'm finding new homes for the papers since they'll be dealt with during the paper section of Konmari. I have a bag of craft supplies I found during the office supply Konmari, so I guess I'll have another bag of papers to deal with later (I have one now from the other kitchen drawer I cleaned out.)

That reminds me, I have two empty drawers in the kitchen right now. DgsM2 asked me what was in one when he was here and I told him to guess. He doesn't understand that so just opened it up and was surprised it was empty. Hmmm, can I use those for 'safe' craft supplies so he can fetch them himself? I have nothing kitchen related that need to be there.

I don't know how much of this stuff I'll keep. One of Marie Kondo's questions for deciding if one should keep a long-unused item is "Do you see the person you want to be wanting/needing this item?" Along with "does it spark joy?" this is a very useful question.

My craft supplies have remained untouched for almost 20 years. I last used most of them when I had the daycare. When we moved, I kept the items I thought I would use with grandchildren. So now I have to figure out if I will ever do crafty things with my grandkids. That's an unknown. They are over here a bit more than they were at first, so maybe dd will let me have dgs for longer stretches of time. He likes painting and we could paint on the balcony or in the kitchen for easy cleanup. And eventually, he'll get fine motor skills.

At present, he loves pulling out Nana's Pencils and having me draw things for him (really, really, badly.) We do markers at his house but I let him use the coloured pencils in the living room here because they can't cause too much trouble, unlike water based markers or crayons (which can get crushed and ground into floors when left lying around - don't ask how I know this!)

So I will have to ask myself "how much I will do with grandkids?" I don't have to do anything crafty, so the question really focuses on me, not on the grandkids. What am I willing to do with them?

Thanks for bearing with me through all this pondering, I think I might be getting rid of a lot of the items because I'm always busy when the kids are here and will likely always be busy when they are here so won't have time to supervise crafts like I did with my daycare kids.

That's an indication of how my energy level has dropped as I age. I used to have a craft project ready every day in December when the kids got home from school. We'd have snack and then work on making a decoration for the daycare tree. That wasn't for one kid, that was for 5 - 7, aged 2-12, depending on the day. I can't imagine having that sort of energy on a daily basis. This is also why I'm in awe of LadyM who is older than me by a little bit, and doing this daily.

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Re: Finding your mind Friday

Postby Harriet » Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:09 am

This title made me smile. Will think about whether I have any help to add for the concept! Sense of control and sense of peace are definitely two different things. But the second rests a bit on the first!

I pondered a bit Kathryn's use of the word ancestors. But when you think of your Dad, for instance, lucylee, is it not a gift to him that you try to organize and preserve the memory of time with him.

HRH has two appts this morning and doesn't want me to go. I've decided to honor this and not even ride along. One is for blood work and the next is with the specialist we are probably replacing, who is, IMO, a crazy-making person. HRH says he will do better one-on-one with him. He says (as he often does), "I've worked with guys like this." Which is his way of saying I haven't encountered as many different personality types as he has, or had to learn what approach to take to be heard. Also his way of saying they may do better in an all-man room. hmmm... ..

Dd20 is having an announced sleeping-in morning. Is it healthy? Well, it wasn't healthy to get so sleep-deprived in the first place, but she has stayed up into the night twice early in the week, working on homework and projects. Something's got to give. She will, I predict, stagger out here at about 11 and barely have time to get ready for a 12:30 lunch with the young man near his work. Then she goes grocery shopping for ds' household (very helpful, yes). I wish she and I could work together around the house when she has a day "off", but it never seems to happen.


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Re: Finding your mind Friday

Postby CathyS » Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:18 am

Hi!

Ice is gone! Now we are dealing with high winds and it's snowing. That's okay because if the power goes out I can actually walk across the patio and the driveway and get into my car. That wasn't possible for the past few days. I could have done it if needed, but why risk falling and possibly breaking something.

Sitting here having a hot tea and wondering what to do with my day. Woke up to a dish-free day, as in all the dishes are clean except for my tea cup and dh's coffee cup. We are going out for Vietnamese tonight, so there won't be many dirty dishes around here until tomorrow night.

I think I might tackle another corner today. Maybe the "closet" area of the library. Dh took the doors off when we moved in and built shelves in there for books and all my craft supplies. That used to mean all my cross stitch supplies, but now there is yarn in there and a clay wine bottle holder full of knitting needles.
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Re: Finding your mind Friday

Postby Nancy » Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:28 am

I was up early today.
25* to 30* todays temp range with 1-2 " + of snow tonite. We have not used the snow shovel yet this winter that might change.
I mopped last nite before bed.
Vacuum bed rooms x
H has left for work.
Dust x
Planning & journal X.

LUCY L. and others decluttering way to go!

To answer a sense of control come's when I do tasks time focused 2 - 10. Min. In length.
A sense of peace comes when I listen to music.

I think the snow has started south of us it is ten a m .
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Re: Finding your mind Friday

Postby DeeClutter » Fri Feb 08, 2019 10:58 am

Guess it's time for me to post and get busy. I'm just finishing up my coffee. Threw a load of laundry in before I ate breakfast. It's nearly time to toss it in the dryer.

Went to Trivia with dd and dh last night. Came in 2nd -should have been first except a team came from behind when he finally tired of their arguments and allowed them an answer which they had wrong. Oh well. Dsonil didn't go as he had to be to work (what a nice ring that has) at 5am. Meant he would have to get up about 4 at the latest. Tonight I'm taking dh to meet dd at A pplebee's (we have a gift card left from our anniversary last year). After we eat they're going on to Orlando for a hockey game and I'm coming home. Need to stop for a few groceries on the way I'm afraid.

Think I'll go tend to the laundry and go out for a short walk.
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Re: Finding your mind Friday

Postby BookSaver » Fri Feb 08, 2019 11:36 am

Good morning, villagers ~
As soon as I got up this morning, I dressed in extra layers so I could help DH scrape his windshield and windows. Outside, it was a relief to see that there wasn't as much ice on the car as yesterday. There was some snow but it was easily brushed off.

I was too cold to go around the house to look at my car. I'll clear it off later this afternoon.

When I came back in, I sorted and washed some dishes, which had a side benefit of warming up my hands.

Simple breakfast, graham crackers and coffee with milk. An hour later, a banana with a cup of tea.
Lunch will be homemade pepperoni & mushroom pizza using a small naan bread for the crust.
Supper will be some sort of pasta casserole to use up a bag of fresh spinach before it goes bad.

I've been catching up on blogs and vlogs. Can't sit still any longer, though.
Must sort out the laundry and put a load into the washer.

6x6:
* finish washing dishes
* 2-3 loads laundry
* update pantry inventory and finish putting away groceries
* prep for tomorrow morning's sewing group meeting, finish 1 report, organize all the papers
* scrape my car windows in the hope that will save time tomorrow morning
* decide which sewing project to play with tonight

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Re: Finding your mind Friday

Postby LadyMaverick » Fri Feb 08, 2019 11:48 am

My heart goes out to those struggling with the weather. It has the possibility of very real danger.

Yesterday my car door wouldn't open because of a covering of ice. However, I was able to get the passenger side door open and got in that way. We don't have the bad weather that many others are experiencing. Just a thin layer of ice that has melted.

Today I'm taking DS10 and DGD7 to see Philharmonic Orchestra perform Peter & Wolf. DS10 is not looking forward to this and has offered all kinds of creative reasons he shouldn't go. However, it has been declared mandatory attendance by me. If he gives me any sass or attitude I'm going to make him watch Mary Poppins too. >>>insert silly smile<<<<
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Re: Finding your mind Friday

Postby LadyMaverick » Fri Feb 08, 2019 11:58 am

Very thought-provoking questions.

Where do you find your sense of control? Where do you find a sense of peace?


When i am using SHE cards it gives me confidence that I'm not forgetting to do something which leads to a sense of control.

I get a sense of peace with prayer & meditation. Also just being in the vicinity of DH results in me feeling like everything will be okay. He is such a staunch supporter of me that I know he always has my back.
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Re: Finding your mind Friday

Postby Twins' Mom » Fri Feb 08, 2019 12:21 pm

Dh is at work and will soon be on his way out of town until some time on Sunday. I've been looking forward to the quiet time!

Kathryn, IKWYM about the craft supplies. I enjoyed so much making the card on Sunday afternoon, and would like to do more stamping. I have cardstock and designer paper (that is, patterned paper) galore, more than I will ever use. Should I declutter some of it? OTOH, most of my inks are dried out - in all fairness some are probably 11 to 12 years old. Probably too old to rescue with a reinker even. So I need to replace a lot of those if I want to actually stamp. More clutter or actual need or want?

Dcleaning lady is finishing up her magic here.

After 80 degrees yesterday it's cold again today, only it's only in the 30s.
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