Plague 2020 #11 September
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geowenchSeptember was a much better month for me than August - well at least until RGB's death, which has cast a pall over everything. It's terrible that so much was riding on that one woman - but somehow this country has gotten into such a disastrous state that she was literally all that has been standing between stripping basic human rights for so many people. Sigh.
I got back on the rehab horse in September. My knees were really hurting as the month began, and I thought to myself that I bet if I did squats every damn day for the month of September, my knees would probably be much improved by the end of the month. So starting Sept 2, I did my squats (almost) every day, and indeed, my knees are much improved, although I doubt that they will every be "normal" again. I walk about a mile almost every day, and on the weekends 2 miles. Next weekend I'll probably try for 2.5 miles (4 km). I know 2.5 miles doesn't sound like much, but back in January I could barely hobble 1/4 mile and it hurt like hell every step. So really this is a huge improvement and I'm quite proud of myself. A couple of days ago I added pushups (either from the wall or a counter, I can't even do them from my knees yet), and given that I now seem to have developed intermittent sciatica in my troublesome R leg, I think I'd better add SLDLs (straight legged dead lifts). So that's just three things to do every day. Take about 5 minutes. Plus my walks.
Work has been a bit rough lately. Just stupid politics plus my having a shit ton of work to do, and having a hard time concentrating. We hired a new person and this is the first new person that I have not trained (because I'm in the thick of things with trying to get 2 books finished). I'm a little surprising how annoyed I am that I didn't get to do the training, even though I know that I'm far too busy right now to do it, and that one of hte reasons we chose this particular individual is because once she is trained, she can actually help me out.
Sigh. What else? I had a birthday. Instead of celebrating in some cool town in Europe, like we've been able to do for the last three or four years, it was a night pretty much like any other. E got me a new sewing machine, which I am learning to use (it's a serger/overlocker, as opposed to my old regular sewing machine). I used to sew a lot more, I used to make myself these really gorgeous dresses back in the 90s. I want to get back to that. Today I cut out a skirt, using a sheet for material. Hopefully I will get it sewn up in the next couple of weeks and not let it sit around for months (or years).
I got back on the rehab horse in September. My knees were really hurting as the month began, and I thought to myself that I bet if I did squats every damn day for the month of September, my knees would probably be much improved by the end of the month. So starting Sept 2, I did my squats (almost) every day, and indeed, my knees are much improved, although I doubt that they will every be "normal" again. I walk about a mile almost every day, and on the weekends 2 miles. Next weekend I'll probably try for 2.5 miles (4 km). I know 2.5 miles doesn't sound like much, but back in January I could barely hobble 1/4 mile and it hurt like hell every step. So really this is a huge improvement and I'm quite proud of myself. A couple of days ago I added pushups (either from the wall or a counter, I can't even do them from my knees yet), and given that I now seem to have developed intermittent sciatica in my troublesome R leg, I think I'd better add SLDLs (straight legged dead lifts). So that's just three things to do every day. Take about 5 minutes. Plus my walks.
Work has been a bit rough lately. Just stupid politics plus my having a shit ton of work to do, and having a hard time concentrating. We hired a new person and this is the first new person that I have not trained (because I'm in the thick of things with trying to get 2 books finished). I'm a little surprising how annoyed I am that I didn't get to do the training, even though I know that I'm far too busy right now to do it, and that one of hte reasons we chose this particular individual is because once she is trained, she can actually help me out.
Sigh. What else? I had a birthday. Instead of celebrating in some cool town in Europe, like we've been able to do for the last three or four years, it was a night pretty much like any other. E got me a new sewing machine, which I am learning to use (it's a serger/overlocker, as opposed to my old regular sewing machine). I used to sew a lot more, I used to make myself these really gorgeous dresses back in the 90s. I want to get back to that. Today I cut out a skirt, using a sheet for material. Hopefully I will get it sewn up in the next couple of weeks and not let it sit around for months (or years).
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Date: 2020-10-05 05:59 pm (UTC)no subject
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Date: 2020-10-06 02:08 am (UTC)Are you a friend of of fineplan or did you just stumble upon me?
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Date: 2020-10-06 06:52 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-10-06 02:07 am (UTC)Pattern $14
Printing pattern on large scale printer $22
Fabric ~$40 (although I decided to first make it up on an old sheet since I didn't want to waste the expensive fabric if the pattern doesn't fit right)
Things I have in my stash and didn't need to buy: elastic, buttons, interfacing, thread, buttons, not to mention the sewing machine and needles plus basic things like scissors, pins, measuring tape, cloth chalk, etc.
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Date: 2020-10-08 07:46 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2020-10-07 01:22 am (UTC)Sure is sad that the Supreme Court is such a political issue - and that Trump is getting his way and exerting an influence that will continue so long into the future. Maybe we're fooling ourselves, but Australians regard our high level judges as being somewhat above politics. I guess another difference (among a vast number of differences) between the USA & Australia is that our constitution is so different. Ours is a rather minimalist one - no rights, very little chance of change, and most significant issues being determined by government rather than the constitution/courts.
Stupid politics at work?! That's very unfortunate, but I suppose it's inevitable. I have the rather cynical view that most people are focussed on trying to exert and maintain power and accompanying status, whether it's in relationships, in the workplace or in party politics and government.
I hope the new sewing machine works out well. I must admit I haven't used ours for a very long time, after a burst of sewing when I was in my 20s and 30s. And one of the major factors is the cost, as you mention in comments. The globalisation of the garment industry has really led to prices for clothes in Australia (and I presume also America) becoming very cheap compared with the cost of buying the materials to make for yourself. Of course, this precludes having clothes that are more individual and expressive of yourself - but I've given up on that years ago.