Friday eclipse and more

November 19, 2021

I woke up around 3am and had to go outside to see the longest lunar eclipse in 600 years.  The moon was half covered and so pretty.   I wasn't able to capture the picture on my iPhone as well as what I was seeing with my eyes and I was a bit disappointed. But I saw the Little Dipper and a shooting star.  That was special.  I need to learn more about iPhone photography.  Here are the pictures of the eclipse. 

I was able to go back to sleep until the glitches started.  We must have had about 9 or 10 glitches but thankfully my UPS (universal power supply) worked and I didn't lose the internet or my computer.  Hubby called the power company and it was due to a power outage in the neighborhood affecting about 108 of us.  

So around 5 am I stepped outside again.  The wind had picked up and it felt colder than it did earlier. I had to walk down to the neighbor's driveway to get these pictures.  The eclipse was over and the full moon was spectacular and almost ready to set.  

Around 7 I saw this beautiful sunrise from my window.   I feel blessed to have been able to experience these wonderful moments this morning.  

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Sleepless in my house

 September 21, 2021

Yes that's what happened to me Sunday night.  After falling asleep around 11:45pm I woke up somewhere around 1:30am and "that's all she wrote." 

My mind was spinning and even with some rounds of EFT tapping, trying to meditate, telling myself that this moment was the only one to think about, getting up and walking around, a few swear words, I was still awake. I was also thinking how how spacey I would feel the next day.  At least I didn't have any appointments, just an early afternoon food delivery.

I'm so glad I don't have insomnia like this often.  I remember back in the 90s when I could only sleep a couple hours a night for three months.  It was brutal and was caused from PTSD after a surgery outcome that was different from what I'd expected.  All this triggered childhood surgeries that hadn't been healed.

What do people do when they can't sleep? Some get up and read, but I was just too tired to concentrate. I need to get a blue tooth headset so I can listen to some guided meditations or an app for sleep on my phone. I love my iPhone but don't like that they eliminated the headphone jack. I don't like earbuds or anything sticking in my ear.

I've read about people cleaning houses or baking when they couldn't sleep.

Who has insomnia and what do you do when you can't sleep? 

I fell asleep after breakfast on Monday for about an hour and surprisingly felt better than I thought I would.  I also got some answers about something that was worrying me, so I breathed a sigh of relief.  Another nap after lunch helped too but around 7pm I felt myself starting to fade.  It was too early to go to sleep for the night and too late for a nap. 

I'm happy to report that I slept 7 house last night and feel thankful and refreshed.

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Catching up and a sweet day

 Yesterday was a nice day.  For some reason I was more relaxed than I have been in a while.  I think Mercury retrograde kicked my butt - well not exactly my butt but further up.  I had a front tooth removed with no chance of replacement.  Ugh.  But you know what?  It is what it is and I'm going to live with it.   I decided that at my age I wasn't going to get a fake tooth on some wires to make others happy.  

I'd been saving for my first iPhone for almost a year.  Every reading I did went into the savings.  Hubby had a flip phone which I didn't know how to use.  So I wanted both of us to get the same brand of smart phone.  He got the iPhone SE20 and I got the iPhone 11.  I'd been using my Galaxy Note 4 for 6 years and the apps weren't working anymore.   I have an iPad which I love and I knew I'd be able to use an iPhone and teach him how to use it too.   It's been quite a trip setting it all up but fun.  I love some parts of technology, especially if I'm familiar with it.  I did a lot of googling to learn stuff and yes I have more to learn.  

We changed doctors and may be changing eye doctors too.  So with all this and emerging from the Covid but fully vaccinated, I just haven't had the energy to blog.  

But yesterday was more relaxing for some reason and we sat on the porch enjoying watching the birds, especially the hummingbirds.   I was playing with the camera on my new phone and this is what I got:

A hummingbird in flight!  That made my day!!

I hope your week has been relatively less stressful and I hope next week is even better for all of us.

Love, Jean

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