Conversation

Earlier this month I wrote about a person at work who wants to help me be less shy. Today we had a quick conversation of the general, ‘how are you doing,’ type. He asked me if I was happy. I told him I find something every day to be happy for. I didn’t tell him that today one of those happy things was that short conversation. Other happy things from today:

• Gideon starts an art class today. I am excited and happy for him. 
• I finished watching the movie Tangled this afternoon. Without giving anything away, there was a part near the end that made me happy. Part of me was also a little shocked, but I could see where they were going with the storyline so I am okay with it.

Winston on the move.

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Currently listening to: The Awakening, by Nora Roberts

Currently reading: Fallen, by E Prybylski

Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.

Tired Monday

Last night I found a YouTube channel about the history of food. The particular episode that I watched was about pemmican. I'm pretty sure I wouldn't like it but the history tidbits were fun. Other happy things:

• Keziah and I drove long distances to return the rented air purifiers back to Maine. They wouldn't all fit into the van so we needed both cars. I’m happy to have helped and happy that they are back safe and sound.
• We stopped for lunch at a seafood restaurant. Everything was delicious and Keziah and I got to talk about upcoming events.

• There is a case of eggs in the kitchen on the floor. Nanni, the gray tabby, has decided that she likes to sit or lay on the box. It looks like she is nesting!

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Currently listening to: The Awakening, by Nora Roberts

Currently reading: Fallen, by E Prybylski

Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.

Birka is Over

The Market Day at Birka event revolves around the merchants. On Saturday there was fighting, meetings, the fashion show, and the arts and sciences display with dancing and bardic at night after court. The merchants are open Friday evening, all day Saturday and through Sunday afternoon. Many merchants do tend to pack up and leave early, but others stay to get as many sales as they can. So today I visited with a few merchants and friends as well as packing up. Other happy things from today:

• Keziah and I also had a guild meeting to attend. The SCA has guilds for people wanting to learn specific things along a particular path. This morning our local group officially received a charter to be part of the Guild of Foresters. This guild is basically to learn about outdoor living during the middle ages. We got to see new members join and others advance in rank. Our main reason to attend was to sign the charter saying that Stonemarche now has its own group of Foresters.

• Spending time with people and participating in the event this weekend was good, but so was getting home. The introvert in me was ready to be home and hotels are nice but I am looking forward to being in my own bed.
• Many people this weekend felt better about attending because of the air purifiers that Keziah worked so hard to obtain.  Many of them had signs on them with names or dedications.  One funny one that I saw was from 'Sir Phil Tration.' 

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Currently listening to: The Awakening, by Nora Roberts


Currently reading: Fallen, by E Prybylski

Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.

Birka Day Two

It was a busy day. I woke up early and did some weaving. It wasn’t enough though and never had time to get back to it. I’ll do my best to finish the bands up in the next week or so. I feel like the pressure is off and I can stop stress weaving. Other happy things from today:

• There were approximately 1200 people at the event today and the vast majority of them wore masks. It made me feel just a little safer and hopefully there will be less illness after the event. There always seems to be some kind of cold or flu that people bring home after the Birka event. 
• Keziah and I were able to spend some time in the merchant hall and see the lovely things that were in the arts and sciences display. 
• We had a small group of people that were at their first event that we talked with about the SCA. 
• There is a fashion show that has a different theme each time. This year I think the theme was mythical creatures. People were very creative. My favorite was a group of teens who put together costumes to show the seven deadly sins. Each of the seven teens had a sin that they found a way to portray. 
• Deserving people were recognized for the wonderful things they do at the court in the evening.

Here are some pictures from the event:

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Currently listening to: The Awakening, by Nora Roberts


Currently reading: Fallen, by E Prybylski


Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.

Birka Day One

There aren’t as many people at the event as in previous years, at least not yet. There are more people than I am used to though. So far I kept to myself a bunch and I am okay with that. I didn't even bother putting on my medieval garb.  Here are some happy things from today:

• The day didn’t go off as planned. I forgot some things at home-most important was my wallet. It all turned out alright though and that is what I can be happy for.
• At home, Winston tried to climb on my shoulder to get to my food.  Too funny!

• I got to see some people I haven’t seen for a while and I got some quick hugs.
• Keziah and I went to dinner with some other Baronages and got to know them better. It was a fun evening with them.
• About half of the last band is done. Depending on my morning I am sure to get at least another quarter of it done, not sure about the rest though. Progress is good.

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Currently listening to: The Awakening, by Nora Roberts


Currently reading: Fallen, by E Prybylski


Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.

Goals

It feels like all I did today was weave and walk. That covers most of it. I did laundry, dishes, helped clean out the cars, and ate too. Gideon was great. He helped with the cars, the dishes, and helped me with my laundry. Here are the happy highlights:

• The pain in my back seems to be lessening. Hopefully this trend will continue.  
• I took a break from it all and just rested for about 45 minutes.  Sometimes self-care is the most important thing.  
• Intervals of about fifteen minutes between weaving and walking or some other break seems to work fairly well. I got all my steps in and finished one of the bands. If things go well tomorrow, I’ll be able to weave a bunch. If not, there won’t be any chance of them being completed by Saturday afternoon.

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Currently listening to: The Awakening, by Nora Roberts

Currently reading: Fallen, by E Prybylski

Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.

Little Cat Tree

Before I pull out of the parking lot at work I check for messages on my phone. An email came in from work and I almost didn't check it. I'm so glad I did though, it was an opportunity for voluntary time off. I took it and so I'm not working tonight. I had been trying to decide whether to take the night off or not and that opportunity made the choice easy. Not only is the weather wet tonight, I will have more time to prepare for the weekend. Other happy things from today:

• Some weaving happened. I was tired so I didn't weave for long. After making a mistake I had to fix I knew I needed sleep instead of staying up to weave.  It was a good nap.
  
  
  

• Keziah got a new toy for the cats. They aren't sure what to make of it yet. The limbs with the balls on them bounce.

• Zeke made dinner tonight and I liked it. I'm a very picky eater so finding things that I like can be hard. Hawaiian chicken was really good though and I'm glad I was awake tonight to try it. Normally I'd be asleep preparing for work tonight.

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Currently listening to: The Awakening, by Nora Roberts

Currently reading: Fallen, by E Prybylski

Thank you for being part of my happy things. Stay safe.