WAIT—do I need to absorb the water I'm drinking? I need to get more information on that! Thanks, Linda, for that tip. I will check it out. Yesterday, I drank three containers, equivalent to 12 glasses of water.
I think I can get into the habit, and I think I'm good with three containers a day. I just looked at the salt thing online and must do more research. How does one determine if you retain (and how much) that water to stay hydrated or just need to be in your body to flush stuff out? Questions - questions!
The weather is a bit crazy, but that's the new norm! And besides that, this is winter in Canada! Yes, we're going to get snow and wind! But I confess that I did not step outside yesterday. OK, so I need different boots when I'm in the country. I'll have to schedule the retreats at other times, or I will buy new boots!
OK -- so the city girls were entertained again! There was a planned power outage yesterday, but we were assured they had a plan as there isn't a generator. They hooked this little thing behind the tractor, and voila, when the power was shut off, we still had power.
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| Our power source for an hour |
It took them about an hour to switch out the transformer at the road, and then we were back on the grid. There was zero issue. I love how farmers are so self-sufficient. They know what to do to fix pretty much anything. This is not something that you'll find in a city. Yes - I'm generalizing - I know that. But you know what I mean. Living on a farm makes you highly creative as you constantly solve problems!
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| The hydro workers |
Look at the outdoor seating area - if the weather keeps up, those chairs will be buried.
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| Weiner roast anyone? |
Yeah - I finished my mittens!! Except for embellishing some of them. Those snowmen and Santas need faces!!!
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| My mittens are all sewn!!! |
Now, I'm working on my next project, my 365-day project. I finished three blocks but forgot to take a picture, so you'll see them tomorrow. I seem to chuckle a lot these days. I was reading my 5-year journal and noticed I started the 365-day project four years ago—almost to the day!! I should be done four months out of 12 by the end of this retreat! So, another eight years, and I should have a quilt!
I may have mostly fixed my sewing machine issues by putting the proper spool cap on! I'm using up some almost empty spools of thread, but I watched this time! It was a non-issue day!
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| Another empty spool! |
I'm back to writing and making phone calls today. I plan to get that out of the way today to focus on the sewing for the rest of the retreat.
I also forgot to take a picture yesterday of the great giveaway. After dinner, when everyone was here, I laid out all the stuff I brought from Diane's, and I'm happy to report that a good part of it is gone! Yeah, my car will be slightly emptier than when I came!!
Well, it has to be short and sweet this morning.
Have a super day!
Ciao!!!
Your annual bloodwork tells of your balance of water and chemicals. Kidney functions are BUN and creatinine. Visual: color of urine should be bright/light yellow. Dark, drink more as your body is holding on to it, nearly clear-yeah, you're drinking enough water (that is me but my kidney values are consistently normal). And there's your Nurse education for the day :-)
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