Archives for December 2017

So yesterday kind of got away from me. I started running way too late, and that made everything late right until bedtime.

Good day, though. Turns out I can actually run/walk 13 kilometers. Also turns out that it takes me two whole hours, and that afterwards my toes are frozen. I think I will pause the half-marathon training until it’s no longer freezing, and doing shorter runs on Saturday as well. It’s not as if I were actually scheduled to run a half-marathon.

I made the Nusszopf, and cut the boy’s hair, and spun a bit, and crocheted. Did not make music, and did not look at the novel-in-progress. I did go grocery shopping, though, because baking Nusszopf is hard without nuts and sugar.

Today I will take a train towards the Alps, and be at spinning meeting all afternoon. I still have to pack half the things which is rather unusual for me. I’ll live.

I always think that I can do all kinds of things on the train, think about the novel, and make notes and such. But then I always forget how uncomfortable and tight it is, and how loud everybody is, and so I better just pack my ebook reader and read a bit.

Here’s a badly lit picture of the Nusszopf, have some if you like:

Well, I made the mistake of trying to finish reading a book at night before turning the lights out which resulted in me not getting enough sleep. I also didn’t finish the book.

So that resulted in me being slow and sluggish and feeling a little down all day. One of these days I’ll learn.

Still, I did the usual weekly cleaning, no mopping, though, helped my husband make pizza, we talked a lot about what is strssing us, and what we can change to make that better, I taught some students, practiced a little, and recorded the podcast episode.

The boy and I watched some more Star Trek TNG, and it’s getting better and better.

Then I went to bed too late again.

Today there will be a long run, maybe a pedicure, not sure yet, the baking of the Nusszopf, the cutting of the boy’s hair, the publishing of the podcast episode, and some music. Also the spinning of the fiber advent calendar. I’m giddy with joy because I have it. It’s a bit silly.

And tomorrow there will be the big Saint Nicolas spinning meeting to go to which will take most of the day. Also something to look forward to.

At least I did manage to practice all my instruments for once.

I did not record the podcast episode, though, because I was too busy freaking out about another potential new student. Everything is fine, and he’ll start lessons net week.

Having gotten enough sleep felt wonderful, and of course I then went on to go to bed way too late last night. I always keep making the same mistakes over and over.

Now it’s December already, there’s snow outside, and the year is almost over.

Since it’s Friday I will spend today rather busy with the weekly cleaning, lots of teaching – not as much as on a usual Friday, though – and recording the podcast. I will also open the first „door“ on my fiber advent calendar. This is the first time I’ve had an advent calendar in decades I think. I am excited and have high hopes of spinning it all from day to day.

And then the weekend. Which looks to be rather busy as well. Saturday I will publish the podcast, and cut the boy’s hair, bake Nusszopf and maybe do a round of errands, and on Sunday I will go to the big Saint Nicolas-spinning meeting that’s only once a year.

But first today.