I have 10 minutes left of my ride to my tutoring session, so I thought I’d try to squeeze a slice in.
It’s been odd weather the last few days, humid and breezy, sprinkles of rain, likely because of Hurricane Melissa. My heart hurts for Jamaica and Cuba and Hispaniola. It’s useful to know when hurricanes are coming and at what speed, but when you are just watching and waiting for the devastation… it’s terrifying. Reminds me of the movie Melancholia which I was weirdly obsessed with in college. Knowing the planet was coming to destroy you and not being able to do anything about it.
7 minutes.
I found a knitting club at a local bookstore that meets on Tuesday evenings, but I don’t think I’ll go tonight. I’m exhausted, and I’ve been getting a ton of knitting in, like in the string quartet concert we went to this weekend. I’ll try again next week!
I did set some craft goals of learning how to continental knit and crochet. Time will tell when I’ll start those. Soon?
5 minutes.
Yesterday I had my annual mammogram and breast ultrasound. I arrived ten minutes early and was surprised to see there were already a bunch of ladies ahead of me. They called us all in at the same time. We took turns in the two changing rooms and put on the blue robes. The waiting room was freezing, luckily I had a sweater. The tech who did my mammogram spoke to me in Spanish and pressed my boob in between the plastic slabs before SMOOSH!
There’s got to be a better way to do this.
4 minutes.
I’ve started driving again, a little bit at a time. Sunday morning grocery runs after I drop P off, early enough that there are hardly cars on the road. Monday evenings for my massage therapy or Fridays for tutoring E. Easy, quick drives. I still jump at some point every time. But I’m getting more comfortable.
Otherwise I take Lyfts, like this one, and try to distract myself on my phone instead of watching the road.
1 minute.
I did it! I’m going to text my writing partner and see if she can squeeze in a 10-minute slice too.
Writing With Abandon 
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