Friday: Thankful for It All

I must say, the last picture,

with the quotation from

The Christmas Mouse,

is something I wish I can be one day.

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Today was a better day,

the sun shone.

I got some more letters done and mailed!

(Elizabethd one is winging your way!) 

I organized a bit in our office (yay!)

I walked over 5K steps again, briskly. 

It was cold today.

So I always run hot, always have, when moving about.

When I was thin and now when I am more filled out and not

so thin, but mostly happy about where I am, anyway, I've always run hot

so I have learned that, even in 27F weather (that's below freezing) it's better for me

to double up on leggings (a 'silk' layer and a 'fleece' layer, both synthetic) and

same under my lined jean jacket (yep, no winter jacket for my exercise walks,

I'll merely sweat and feel overheated, and YES in cold below freezing weather); I wear

my long tall Birkenstock boots, a skirt to my knees and wool socks over my cotton

socks, a scarf (not woolly) under my jean jacket, a winter scarf over my buttoned

jean jacket and a warm hat and ear muffs.  Warm gloves.

And ZOOM I am OFF and walking.  No wool other than socks as natural fibers

merely make me itch if I get near to them! And ONLY big wool socks OVER

100% thick cotton socks!

 When I dress like this, in this colder weather, I have to keep moving!

  If I stand around I'd get cold.

But when I am walking, why I was just fine.  A bit cold means I walk faster

and feel more alive.  I like cold.  As long as I can keep moving and then when 

tired go back in where it's warm and have a nice cup of tea 

or heated milk with cocoa/hot chocolate mix.

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So tonight I answered a few of my emails AND actually did 2 edits on two of my

essays, one edit each.  Now that felt good.  I never get to them, it seems

and I am always happy when I do.

I knit more today and talked with my good friend A in Romania. 

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So I bought some red lentil noodles from Trader Joes.

I cooked half the bag for dinner.

Well. HMmmmmmmm........ 

they were 'OK' but felt starchy, like they never fully cooked,

too chewy/thick.  So...maybe not a buy-again product for us.

We will eat the rest of the already made pasta tomorrow.

And I have another half bag to use up at some point...

not sure exactly how to do that but something will work out.

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Well, thank God for this day.

It's not easy, these days, almost a year in to the pandemic.

But this day did something good; in my life; I am thankful!!

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May God help us; may He give us His peace

in the midst of life's storms....

God bless you and bless you and bless you...