Well, this is just stupid. We're sitting here watching "Back to the Future". I've seen it plenty of times, but we're both hooked. Well, it is fun. And it has been a while.
So, I'll try to write with distraction. I am NOT a multi-tasker.
Anyway, I got to bed at a really good time last night. Into the bedroom by 9:30, reading, puzzles. Fell asleep by 10, maybe.
I woke up before 5, feeling rested and awake. Instead of the kitty coming to wake me up, I went out looking for HER! :-)
Anyway, I decided to exercise and was finished by 6:15. Devotions, shower, then we went out for breakfast. I tried to run a few errands, but came up unsuccessful. Well, I guess successful in that I learned that the items I wanted weren't available. So, I will need to look for them somewhere else, or come up with an alternative plan. Either way, it's going to take some time. Bummer.
Then to a friend's house to paint a piece of furniture. Part way done today, probably (hopefully) going to finish tomorrow.
We met the Mr. at a burger joint. It's the best burger place in town. They taste quite a lot like In-N-Out burgers in the US. Nothing else comes close. It sounded like a great idea, but by the time we got done burgers and fries, I was full to uncomfortable. Ugh.
Afterward I met with a friend for a while. I took a motorbike taxi home. Before we started off I haggled him down to a dollar. He agreed, and caught some ribbing from some of the other taxi drivers, who thought he should have held out for more.
The roads were crowded, so by the time we got to my house, I had decided to give him roughly 10 cents more. But he wasn't satisfied. He wanted 25 cents more. I stood firm and told him I was already giving him more than we had agreed on. After a bit of convincing, he took it.
Do you think less of me for being so stubborn about a few cents??? I keep telling you—it's the principle of it all. It was a fair price. I know the nationals pay less. Maybe it's time for me to leave here.
I was thinking on the way home that I hadn't taken many photos. I had been so intent getting from here to there, running errands, meeting people. For most of us the point of the journey is getting there. But that doesn't leave much time for looking around, for noticing beauty.
This photo experiment is really helping me to slow down. To notice the journey, and not just rush from point A to point B. The point IS the journey. I really need to remember that.
I made lentil stew for supper. Mr.'s recipe. Very good, as always. (Although, I must admit, it tastes better when he makes it. Maybe just because I don't have to put so much work into it!)
The kitty played hard for quite awhile this afternoon. Now she's just zonked out. She's sleeping in places she never sleeps—like just out in the middle of the floor. I must admit, since I clipped her nails, she's a LOT less painful to play with. We will not bear battle wounds any more.
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