F. called this morning. We had a wonderfully long conversation so I am feeling much better about being in contact with him. I just miss him quite a bit when I am not with him and think about him far too much.
I am having a mildly productive day. I felt good about my exercises - and have started a second session on the exercycle, though I am only up to an additional 5 min. I continue to increase repetitions of sit curls and leg lifts, and pelvic thrusts, and hip circles. This week I have taken up F.'s suggestion of using wrist weights when I do my arm exercises. I used to do weight lifting but hadn't quite worked out how to keep it up when it made the tendonitis worse. So I am hoping this will work.
I have had time to do everything on my list except for two items. But I think I will get to at least one of those yet today. I scrubbed the sink, wiped down the stove, bathroom sink, bathroom shower doors, and toilet. Then cleared out most of the yarn and stuff from under my end table. Tom was kind enough to vacuum up the inch (only a slight exaggeration) of dust as I hit my yuck-limit quickly. I told him he didn't have to do it though - I would just work on it again tomorrow until bit-by-bit I got it all taken care of. But he did it anyway so tomorrow I will deal with the last few items, wash and polish the wood, then take items piled on the floor in the living room and organize them there. This may seem like a small thing to most of you but every little bit of clutter that can find a home out of the way is an improvement. And every time I go through these piles I do throw some out, and file some. Theoretically if I go through them enough, eventually what is left are only items I actually want to keep and have a place for. Good theory, hunh?
This afternoon D. and I started emailing back and forth. I love doing that as it almost feels like a conversation. This is probably the second major conversation that I have had with him. We have spoken for short times or in a group at a festival before but not in a very intimate way. It has been very nice to make a connection like this with him. It would be nice if we keep it up long enough to begin to get to know each other.
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