I've had a nice few days on my own, while my husband has been at our cabin. These separations are good for me, because the routine is broken up a bit, and I can be more spontaneous, and I don't cook. This morning I cleaned out the freezer, and discovered a lot of very old breads, waffles and the like, which somehow I always think we will eat and we never do. Now that I'm watching my carbs, breads just sit in the refrigerator, until I fear for their freshness, then I freeze them, then they develop ice all over the ziplock bag, then I throw them out, despairing of figuring out how old they are. This is not an efficient system.
I recycled many old magazines as well, finally surrendering to the fact that I will never read certain articles, those kind where they would be educational, and I would be a more informed person, but I can't make myself sit down and plow through. Today I'm okay with being uninformed.
Yesterday, my neighbor next door called and asked if I knew how to get her flashing hazard lights on her car to shut off. I explained I am an idiot with that kind of thing and my husband was at the cabin, but came over anyhow. And here's the thing: I did find the button and shut them off as soon as I sat down in the driver's seat. I was overwhelmed with my own expert technological capability. I have new respect for myself. And hopefully, my neighbor is now in total awe of me.
So, along with seeing a concert, a movie, having a Buddhist study group, seeing my teacher's dharma talk, having lunch and shopping with my daughter and dinner with my son, I have done these more important, life altering tasks. Who knows what amazing thing I will do today!? Certainly, not me.
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