Wednesday, February 14, 2024

 Wednesday, February 14, 2024 

     I was wide awake, feeling like I had a wonderful night’s sleep. When I checked the time, it was 12:30. Damn! I set myself up in Gokhale’s stretchlying position, and I might as well use the time. I knew I had a full day ahead. Instead of doing my morning gentle seated yoga video, I showered. I applied Salon Pas and KT tape to my right inner thigh muscle that felt ‘pulled.’ The only cause was the change in my head position; from tilted to left, I made most of my life to tilt to the right. When I changed my head position, I could feel my weight shift to my left buttock. The whole left side of my body relaxed when I shifted. The right side went, “What?!!!”

     Wednesday was driveway yoga. I walked up and down my two-block street instead of around the block. That way, I could make it home quickly when my alarm went off at 6:50, giving me ten minutes to prepare for driveway yoga. I met Dean and Nina coming down the street. Elsa pulled to greet them. She responds to them as she does to a passing cat intensely. She ran to Nina, ignoring Dean, who petted her liberally. Dean and Nina walked up and down the street with me.

    After yoga, I had to leave at 8, right after the yoga class, if I was going to make the kapuna mahjong meeting at the church. I frantically got everything together to be ready at the end of the yoga class. I set up my water flask under the water dispenser in the refrigerator door. I put the packages for the miso soup into a cup. When I turned back into the room, I saw the floor was covered with water. At first, I thought the refrigerator was leaking again because the door had been slightly open all night. I quickly realized the water came from the dispenser. I told Yvette to start the class without me. I had to vacuum up the water.

     I grabbed my Bissel wet/dry vac. It wasn’t sucking it up. Instead, it was blowing the water away from the vacuum. Another broken object; the list grows. Solar panels, car, refrigerator ice dispenser motor, my Surface Pro is crashing, and now my Bissell vacuum cleaner. Fortunately, I had my Rainbow wet/dry vacuum at hand and used it to suck up the water. I wouldn’t like to be without a wet/dry vacuum. I use it to wash the floors. I throw several quarts of water on the floor and suck it up. The floor comes out clean, clean, clean. With all the water sucked up, there is no muddy water left on the floor. I am so spoiled.

 I had too much to do. I gave up the idea of leaving promptly. I had to be ready to be at Ulu Wini at 1. I sat down and enjoyed my piece of toast. 

I left around 8:20. Oh, well. I would be late.

   When I arrived at the church, only two people were in the meeting, Cathy and Paulette. I was hoping to just sit and watch. I didn’t have a handle on Mahjong. I wanted to sit and watch to learn. But with the three of us, I had no choice.

   Cathy started the session with healing prayers. I did better than expected with the game, although I confused the circles and the bamboo tiles. Cathy was somewhat impatient with my confusion. She, of course, knows the game well. After two games, I had had it. I was too tired to go on. I retired to the car for a nap. I remained in the parking lot until noon, when the Ash Wednesday mass started. I thought it would be a nothing Mass with few people. Boy, did I have that wrong.

   Judy called while I sat in the car and worked on my updates. She asked if the parking lot was packed. I couldn’t see anything until I looked into my rearview mirror. Oh, my goodness. The parking lot was full. I must have slept for close to an hour.

   I sat outside on the north lanai as usual for the Mass. Ash and Eucharist were brought to the lanai; we didn’t have to go inside. I had to leave right after receiving communion to make it to Ulu Wini in time. The school bus dropping off the kids arrived just before me. I waited until he was ready to leave;  he was parked, so I couldn’t get in.