March 29

Once more a new day dawns and I make resolutions.

1965

Back to school, but this time, no rehearsal!! No show!! No nothing!! Ahhh! What a life.

K told me V took some pictures of me. He's a photographer for the school paper but she says he took several. Looks promising.

We had a vocab quiz in Spanish and I got a 76. Marcia got 100, of course. Well, I've got to wash my stockings out. I hope I see V tomorrow!! Hope he looks for me!!!

Comment 2023

The stockings mention brings back memories. Back in the 1960s, when girls wore skirts to school, we had to wear stockings, tights or knee socks. (Bare legs were against the dress code.) They all had their disadvantages. Tights created static electricity, making your slip and skirt cling, bunch, and ride up. Stockings (pre-pantyhose) required garters, either on a narrow belt or a girdle. Knee socks, stockings and tights all had the disadvantage for a tall girl that they were never long enough. What a relief it was to go to barelegged in the summer, and even better when I went to college and started to wear slacks or jeans most of the time.

1985

What I like most about this new house is mornings. What a treat to wake up to the racket of birdsong! This will be a shorty. I think Kiddo is waking up. Already, I might say. It's not yet 7 AM and she didn't get to sleep until after 10. Well, now it's raining…hard. An unpredicted shower. Very summery, for late March. It is supposed to be in the 80s today.

2002

My life is a vast, unending series of unfinished projects. Will this be another one? I considered making a list, but I would never finish it. The ceiling above my bed is mostly white, with a swath of blue around the ceiling fan. I can't remember when we started painting it. Maybe when Kiddo 1 moved into the other room, and Kiddo 2 moved downstairs. I think Kiddo 2 was 10 so that would be five years ago? I wonder how long it would take to finish it? Maybe one hour of moving or covering furniture and two hours of painting. I could do it in one afternoon. I could have done it 50 times in the last five years. But I didn't. Why not?

2003

Is sitting still required for centering meditation? When I sit still I become more aware of the busyness around me. Swimming, walking, making something or doing something with my hands. These are all paths to the center for me. 

Later that day: What a full day had great fun with our group, some wonderful meals, and then some dancing in the hot tub. The high point was my first ever full body massage, lavender scented and accompanied by O'Carolan music on the Irish harp. Lovely. I wish I had another day after this one. But I do need to get back to work. Sigh.

2004

On the train going west. I've been up for about 3 1/2 hours or so. Watched the sunrise over Western Kansas, took a shower and then had a light breakfast with a lovely old couple from Albuquerque. They were originally from East Germany, immigrated in 1960, before the wall was finished. We are stopped at LaJunta, Colorado for a service stop. So far we are wondrously on time. I stepped out for some exercise but it was a bit too chilly for me. Perhaps in the 40s still? So I walked about 10 minutes and called it quits. This morning I am working through my project list; lots of weeding, thinking and planning to do.

2006

Once again on train 29 heading to Chicago. How I love my little retreat in the cabin. It is spring, and I am determined to savor it. The air is light and scented with rain and spring blossoms. The trees are pink and yellow. I feel the strength of new beginnings deep in my soul. I got lots of work done in the last week and a half, and now I am nearly done with several major projects. Life gets better after this weekend!!

2018

The weatherman promises us a couple of days of spring before late winter chill returns. Yesterday I believe I hit bottom in my sluggish ways. It would appear that I sat in the blue chair playing games and dithering aimlessly on my iPad for about seven hours, from 3:30 to 10:30 PM. This must stop. So once more a new day dawns and I make resolutions. To answer emails, to exercise, to talk to people, to reduce my playtime. (The aimless kind not the creative kind.) Today's tarot: “She finds deep meaning in her daily life because there is a purpose and connection to others in her work.” Truthfully, I am not there yet, but that is where I want to be.

2023

Yesterday we got back from a weekend in Chicago. Amtrak, of course. Even in the upper berth, it’s a wonderful way to travel.

2024

Remembering all the train travel I used to do this time of year. Thank you, Popular Culture Association, for always scheduling your conference in major cities right before the Passover/Easter holidays. I have two rail trips coming up so far this year; not enough, and neither of them long enough.