Jalal (Glory), 10 Sharaf (Honor), 172 BE - Saturday, January 9, 2016 about 12:16 PM Pacific Standard Time
What did I accomplish this week? Judging from the bruises on each arm a
great deal. I had a medical procedure on Monday that left bruises on my
right arm. The tests I had Monday required injecting me with a fluid for
a CT scan that I needed for a doctor's appointment on Wednesday,
January 6. Then on Thursday, I gave several vials of blood for blood
tests proceeding my doctor's appointment on Thursday, January 14. I also
have out patient surgery scheduled for Thursday, February 4. I still
have to schedule an appointment for February 1 or 2 for test I need
before the surgery.
What did I accomplish this week? I set writing goals for 2016. This year
I want to finish editing one novel and finish writing another. The
first thing I will do with this is print off the chapters I need to edit
so that I can have them ready to start editing this coming week. I
might print off some of the chapters in the other book so that I can
figure out what I want to do next.
The last thing I accomplished this week was starting a Tai Chi class.
The class is every Friday at 10:00 AM. I almost talked myself out of the
class because I though it was a chair exercise class which I do not
find challenging or interesting. The Tai Chi class is different because
it is challenging, interesting, and fun. Perhaps it is fun because it is
challenging.
Showing posts with label Summary Saturday. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Summary Saturday. Show all posts
Saturday, January 09, 2016
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Summary Saturday: The Week of December 20-26, 2015
Jalal (Glory), 15 Masá’il (Questions), 172 BE - Saturday, December 26, 2015 about 10:30 AM Pacific Standard Time
It's been a good week. I had some successes and I had some failures. I found numerous things to be thankful for. I discovered some attributes I need to work on. In five day a new Gregorian will begin, which is the time most people establish New Year's Resolutions. I no longer make New Year's Resolutions.
I make tentative goals for the first two and one-half months of the Gregorian year. Then on Naw-Ruz, which falls on the spring equinox, I make permanent New Year's goals. I celebrate a New Year on Naw-Ruz and in 2016 it falls on March 20. I have five items on my tentative goals list. I will write steps to accomplish those items before the end of 2015 and then I will confirm them by March 20, 2016.
1. Reading List
2. Novels to finish
3. Novels to edit
4. Poem forms to attempt
5. Exercise program
It's been a good week. I had some successes and I had some failures. I found numerous things to be thankful for. I discovered some attributes I need to work on. In five day a new Gregorian will begin, which is the time most people establish New Year's Resolutions. I no longer make New Year's Resolutions.
I make tentative goals for the first two and one-half months of the Gregorian year. Then on Naw-Ruz, which falls on the spring equinox, I make permanent New Year's goals. I celebrate a New Year on Naw-Ruz and in 2016 it falls on March 20. I have five items on my tentative goals list. I will write steps to accomplish those items before the end of 2015 and then I will confirm them by March 20, 2016.
Tentative Goals List
1. Reading List
2. Novels to finish
3. Novels to edit
4. Poem forms to attempt
5. Exercise program
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Summary Saturday: November 14, 2015
Jalal (Glory), 11 Qudrat (Power), 172 BE - Saturday, November 14, 2015 about 2:10 PM Pacific Standard Time
It's been an exciting and stressful week. Saturday should be a time to relax and enjoy the cool autumn air, but I don't think I can do that today because I have several things to do online. I did succeed in finishing two poems and a story this week, but I'm working on a third poem. The form I'm writing is a song, so I have to do a little research because the poem is about an event in history. It's a good thing I can do research online to make sure of the date.
It's been an exciting and stressful week. Saturday should be a time to relax and enjoy the cool autumn air, but I don't think I can do that today because I have several things to do online. I did succeed in finishing two poems and a story this week, but I'm working on a third poem. The form I'm writing is a song, so I have to do a little research because the poem is about an event in history. It's a good thing I can do research online to make sure of the date.
Saturday, September 05, 2015
Summary Saturday: A Good Week
Jalal (Glory), 17 Asmá’ (Names), 172 BE - Saturday, September 5, 2015 5:13 pm Pacific Daylight Time
It was a very good week for writing poetry. I completed five poems between August 31 and September 1. I also finished a 600+ word story. I have another poem to complete today if I can figure out the subject. I have considered and rejected two subjects so far today. One of the subjects was about my luck Harley-Davidson cap and the other was about a chartreuse dress which I cannot find so I must have given the dress away because it was either too big or too small.
The theme is something that happened fifteen years ago in 2000. The reason I rejected the Harley cap is because I think I received the cap at a later date. I know I received the cap during an election year, but I cannot remember which one. I think I will go with a wedding subject for this poem because I know I attended a wedding in 2000. That was the year my one of my brothers got married, so Mom and I attended the wedding. Now if I can remember everything that I need to put in the poem I will be find.
The deadline for the poem is September 6 at 9:00 am PDT, so I guess I better get started now that I have decided on the subject. I do not remember having this much trouble with the subject for the other five poems I wrote this week, but then once I write a poem I forget about the difficulties I encounter when I write it. This is probably one of the reasons I continue to write poems.
It was a very good week for writing poetry. I completed five poems between August 31 and September 1. I also finished a 600+ word story. I have another poem to complete today if I can figure out the subject. I have considered and rejected two subjects so far today. One of the subjects was about my luck Harley-Davidson cap and the other was about a chartreuse dress which I cannot find so I must have given the dress away because it was either too big or too small.
The theme is something that happened fifteen years ago in 2000. The reason I rejected the Harley cap is because I think I received the cap at a later date. I know I received the cap during an election year, but I cannot remember which one. I think I will go with a wedding subject for this poem because I know I attended a wedding in 2000. That was the year my one of my brothers got married, so Mom and I attended the wedding. Now if I can remember everything that I need to put in the poem I will be find.
The deadline for the poem is September 6 at 9:00 am PDT, so I guess I better get started now that I have decided on the subject. I do not remember having this much trouble with the subject for the other five poems I wrote this week, but then once I write a poem I forget about the difficulties I encounter when I write it. This is probably one of the reasons I continue to write poems.
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Summery Saturday: Thought on Today's Theme
Jalál (Glory), 7 Kalimát (Words), 171 BE - Saturday, July 19, 2014 about 7:20 pm Pacific Daylight Time
As Saturday draws to an end my thoughts go to the theme I chose for the day. I don't like it any more because it doesn't have a spiritual context. This is a blog about transformation and other spiritual subjects, I would like a Saturday theme that is closer to the theme of this blog. I am satisfied with only two themes (1) Meditation Monday (2) Thankful Thursday.
I went through several daily theme ideas for this blog, but very few of them satisfy me. I am again changing the daily themes for this blog and I can't seem to think of any that I like. Serenity Saturday sound good and I like the sound of it. Now all I have to day is come up with some thoughts of the subject. Perhaps I should consider answering the question What does serenity mean to me? or How do I achieve serenity? I need to sit down with my prayer book and say some prayers on this subject.
I like the sound of Serenity Saturday, now all I have to day is come up with a subject for each entry. Right now it could be Sleepy Saturday because I'm about to fall asleep on my keyboard, which wouldn't be a good idea because it would be an uncomfortable way to take a nap.
As Saturday draws to an end my thoughts go to the theme I chose for the day. I don't like it any more because it doesn't have a spiritual context. This is a blog about transformation and other spiritual subjects, I would like a Saturday theme that is closer to the theme of this blog. I am satisfied with only two themes (1) Meditation Monday (2) Thankful Thursday.
I went through several daily theme ideas for this blog, but very few of them satisfy me. I am again changing the daily themes for this blog and I can't seem to think of any that I like. Serenity Saturday sound good and I like the sound of it. Now all I have to day is come up with some thoughts of the subject. Perhaps I should consider answering the question What does serenity mean to me? or How do I achieve serenity? I need to sit down with my prayer book and say some prayers on this subject.
I like the sound of Serenity Saturday, now all I have to day is come up with a subject for each entry. Right now it could be Sleepy Saturday because I'm about to fall asleep on my keyboard, which wouldn't be a good idea because it would be an uncomfortable way to take a nap.
Saturday, June 21, 2014
Summary Saturday: Summer Solstice
Jalál (Glory), 17 Núr (Light), 171 BE - Saturday, June 21, 2014 about 10:19 am Pacific Daylight Time
Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year. It will not be long enough to accomplish everything I want to do today, but then no day is that long. I did do a fair job of accomplishing what I wanted this week; however, I could do better.
I think I need to change the way I do things. I either need a bit more organization or I need to set a time limit on each writing or housework project. I suspect the time limit would be better because every time I attempt to organize I start focusing on one thing to the exclusion of everything else. Also a time limit would be easier since I have an alarm on my cellphone and an oven time on my desk. I usually only use the oven timer for timed free writes. I prefer to use it for writing I intend to edit later rather then right after I finish, but I can change the way I write.
I can also change the way I do housework. Maybe I should use the oven timer for household chores. Give myself ten or fifteen minutes to do dishes or prepare something to cook. I have no idea how that is going to work, but it will not hurt to attempt using the timer for these chores.
Summer Solstice is the longest day of the year. It will not be long enough to accomplish everything I want to do today, but then no day is that long. I did do a fair job of accomplishing what I wanted this week; however, I could do better.
I think I need to change the way I do things. I either need a bit more organization or I need to set a time limit on each writing or housework project. I suspect the time limit would be better because every time I attempt to organize I start focusing on one thing to the exclusion of everything else. Also a time limit would be easier since I have an alarm on my cellphone and an oven time on my desk. I usually only use the oven timer for timed free writes. I prefer to use it for writing I intend to edit later rather then right after I finish, but I can change the way I write.
I can also change the way I do housework. Maybe I should use the oven timer for household chores. Give myself ten or fifteen minutes to do dishes or prepare something to cook. I have no idea how that is going to work, but it will not hurt to attempt using the timer for these chores.
Saturday, June 07, 2014
Summary Saturday: Sunshine and Triple Digit Temperatures
Jalál (Glory), 3 Núr (Light), 171 BE - Saturday, June 7, 2014 about 4:42 pm Pacific Daylight Time
It is the end of the first week in June, I am sitting in a cool apartment trying to decided what to fix with the chicken I have in the microwave. Every few minutes I glance out the window at the beautiful blue sky and bright sunshine. Every thirty minutes or so I check the local temperature on one of t he news website.
According to the website, the temperature is 102 degrees right now. It is supposed to drop to 101 degrees about 5:00 pm. I will check the temperature again about 5:30 to see if it dropped. I am planning to go grocery shopping on Sunday morning because I have to purchase some supplies for work on Tuesday.
It has been a warm week here in Las Vegas. The temperatures climbed into the triple digits almost everyday. So I have had to run t he air conditioner during the day, but I do not run it at night. I have a remote control that allows me to turn the cool air on and off at will. I hope it keeps the electricity bill down this summer.
It is the end of the first week in June, I am sitting in a cool apartment trying to decided what to fix with the chicken I have in the microwave. Every few minutes I glance out the window at the beautiful blue sky and bright sunshine. Every thirty minutes or so I check the local temperature on one of t he news website.
According to the website, the temperature is 102 degrees right now. It is supposed to drop to 101 degrees about 5:00 pm. I will check the temperature again about 5:30 to see if it dropped. I am planning to go grocery shopping on Sunday morning because I have to purchase some supplies for work on Tuesday.
It has been a warm week here in Las Vegas. The temperatures climbed into the triple digits almost everyday. So I have had to run t he air conditioner during the day, but I do not run it at night. I have a remote control that allows me to turn the cool air on and off at will. I hope it keeps the electricity bill down this summer.
Saturday, April 26, 2014
Summary Saturday: Review of April 20 to April 26, 2014
Jalál (Glory), 18 Jalál (Glory), 171 BE - April 26, 2014 about 2:40 pm Pacific Daylight Time
It's summary Saturday and, according to the note I wrote myself about today's theme, I'm supposed to summarize the week with a focus on what I learned. What did I learn this week? After contemplating this subject I decided that I learned the following things.
1. I do not have enough hangers in my closet to hang up all my clothes. Therefore, I have to clean out the large Tupperware© container, that is sitting in the bathroom, to hold my t-shirts.
2. I need to do my laundry every Friday morning because the laundromat has fewer customers, so I can find a place to sit while waiting for the clothes to wash and dry.
3. I need to purchase four more wash clothes because I only have two in the apartment.
4. It is difficulty, but possible to write 750 words without stopping.
5. I have more room for canned vegetables in my cupboard if I store the canned fruit in the refrigerator.
6. I need more storage containers of different sizes because I do not have enough to hold leftovers because I cannot cook for just one person.
I think that is about all I learned this week, which I thin is enough for one week. It is getting warmer here in Las Vegas, so I think I am going to like having a cold can of fruit in the refrigerator. The only problems is that I have to figure out different ways to fix applesauce. How many ways are there to fix applesauce before a person gets tired of eating it?
It's summary Saturday and, according to the note I wrote myself about today's theme, I'm supposed to summarize the week with a focus on what I learned. What did I learn this week? After contemplating this subject I decided that I learned the following things.
1. I do not have enough hangers in my closet to hang up all my clothes. Therefore, I have to clean out the large Tupperware© container, that is sitting in the bathroom, to hold my t-shirts.
2. I need to do my laundry every Friday morning because the laundromat has fewer customers, so I can find a place to sit while waiting for the clothes to wash and dry.
3. I need to purchase four more wash clothes because I only have two in the apartment.
4. It is difficulty, but possible to write 750 words without stopping.
5. I have more room for canned vegetables in my cupboard if I store the canned fruit in the refrigerator.
6. I need more storage containers of different sizes because I do not have enough to hold leftovers because I cannot cook for just one person.
I think that is about all I learned this week, which I thin is enough for one week. It is getting warmer here in Las Vegas, so I think I am going to like having a cold can of fruit in the refrigerator. The only problems is that I have to figure out different ways to fix applesauce. How many ways are there to fix applesauce before a person gets tired of eating it?
Saturday, April 05, 2014
Summary Saturday: An Interesting Week
Jalál (Glory), 16 Bahá (Splendor), 171 BE - Saturday, April 5, 2014 about 4:05 pm Pacific Daylight Time
It has been an interesting week, I went to the gym three day, I did one load of laundry, and I received $30.00 in coupons for the Farmers' Market. Yesterday, April 4, I made green bean and asparagus soup, but did not use any chicken because I forgot to take it out of the freezer. I warmed up some of the broth for breakfast and for lunch I added some leftovers to the soup when I warmed it up. I have not decided what I am having for supper.
I did not go to the gym today because I was not feeling well, I am feeling better this afternoon. If I feel well tomorrow then I will go to the gym, actually I may go anyway. I have two load of laundry I have to wash tomorrow, I can do the laundry either before or after I go to the gym. I should do the laundry before because after I get out of the gym, I do not want to do anything except come home and eat something.
As I said, it has been an interesting week. I would say stressful, but then most of my weeks are stressful. Since I been going to the gym on a regular or semi-regular basis my weeks have been less stressful and they will become even less stressful as soon I can earn enough money to pay my bills. However, all in all it has been a nice week.
It has been an interesting week, I went to the gym three day, I did one load of laundry, and I received $30.00 in coupons for the Farmers' Market. Yesterday, April 4, I made green bean and asparagus soup, but did not use any chicken because I forgot to take it out of the freezer. I warmed up some of the broth for breakfast and for lunch I added some leftovers to the soup when I warmed it up. I have not decided what I am having for supper.
I did not go to the gym today because I was not feeling well, I am feeling better this afternoon. If I feel well tomorrow then I will go to the gym, actually I may go anyway. I have two load of laundry I have to wash tomorrow, I can do the laundry either before or after I go to the gym. I should do the laundry before because after I get out of the gym, I do not want to do anything except come home and eat something.
As I said, it has been an interesting week. I would say stressful, but then most of my weeks are stressful. Since I been going to the gym on a regular or semi-regular basis my weeks have been less stressful and they will become even less stressful as soon I can earn enough money to pay my bills. However, all in all it has been a nice week.
Saturday, March 29, 2014
Summary Saturday: Summerizing the week of March 23 to March 29, 2014
Jalál (Glory), 9 Bahá (Splendor), 171 BE - Saturday, March 29, 2014 about 7:07 am Pacific Daylight Time
It's been an interesting, educational, and stressful week. This is the third week in a row that I have kept track of weird, odd, and intriguing news stories. I keep the links to these stories The Snowflake Chronicles, a journal I have stored in my writing.com port. This week I also kept notes on activities I did each day because I didn't want the stress to produce "senior moments" if I decided to blog about those activities.
Sunday, March 23: Remained in apartment.
Monday, March 24: Went for colonoscopy follow-up, the doctor said he removed two polyps, and he want me to have another colonoscopy in three years.
Tuesday, March 25: Went to doctor & started new poem.
Wednesday, March 26: Decided to day to use the 5 lb. weights in my silver & fit class
Thursday, March 27: The class for clerk so that I can work the polls on election today
Friday, March 28: Went to Lutheran Social Services to pick up 20 lbs. of food.
Saturday, March 29: I have to fix myself something a bit more substantial for my second breakfast then Greek yogurt, zucchini nut cake, and coffee.
I'm not sure about my plans for this coming week because I have to check my April calender and decide on which day to go the the laundromat. As you noticed in the above summary, I didn't do that this week and that means I have at least two loads of clothes to lug to the laundromat sometime between March 30 and April 5, 2014. I think the best thing to do is just plan two trips to the laundromat instead of just one.
It's been an interesting, educational, and stressful week. This is the third week in a row that I have kept track of weird, odd, and intriguing news stories. I keep the links to these stories The Snowflake Chronicles, a journal I have stored in my writing.com port. This week I also kept notes on activities I did each day because I didn't want the stress to produce "senior moments" if I decided to blog about those activities.
Sunday, March 23: Remained in apartment.
Monday, March 24: Went for colonoscopy follow-up, the doctor said he removed two polyps, and he want me to have another colonoscopy in three years.
Tuesday, March 25: Went to doctor & started new poem.
Wednesday, March 26: Decided to day to use the 5 lb. weights in my silver & fit class
Thursday, March 27: The class for clerk so that I can work the polls on election today
Friday, March 28: Went to Lutheran Social Services to pick up 20 lbs. of food.
Saturday, March 29: I have to fix myself something a bit more substantial for my second breakfast then Greek yogurt, zucchini nut cake, and coffee.
I'm not sure about my plans for this coming week because I have to check my April calender and decide on which day to go the the laundromat. As you noticed in the above summary, I didn't do that this week and that means I have at least two loads of clothes to lug to the laundromat sometime between March 30 and April 5, 2014. I think the best thing to do is just plan two trips to the laundromat instead of just one.
Saturday, March 08, 2014
Summary Saturday: Looking back over the week
Jalál (Glory), 7 ‘Alá’ (Loftiness), 170 BE - Saturday, March 8, 2014 about 5:30 pm Pacific Standard Time
I just finished eating a grape sucker for my snack today. I know that isn't a good snack, but it was lying on my desk and I didn't want to throw it away. I got it when I went to the bank on March 3, to withdraw the money for the rent. At the time I didn't think about the type of snack it would make or anything else because it reminded me of my childhood.
This has been an interesting week, I went to the gym on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and today. I worked out on the treadmill, the stationary bike, the cardio machine, the machine that lets you do leg stretches, attended an hour long exercise class, and I did balancing exercises. Today I planned to attend a yoga class but got confused about the time. I thought the class started at 10:30 instead of 10:00 am. I worked out on the machines for an hour and then went to the grocery store.
On Thursday morning, I went to the laundromat. On Friday, I stayed home and remained in the house almost all day. I did go outside twice to take trash to the dumpster in the alley. I ate only one meal Friday, so I ran out of energy before I accomplished everything I wanted to do. I went to bed early on Friday and I overslept this morning, which may be one reason I thought the yoga class started later in the morning.
I like going to the grocery store on Saturday after my gym workout. The reason is the free food sample, which I think count as a snack. The samples were good, unfortunately I couldn't purchase the products because most of them aren't on the diet plan my doctor gave me. However, I doubt the samples had very much potassium in them because they were all small and less then bite size.
Well, that is about it for this week, tomorrow Day Light Savings Time begins. Since I haven't plugged in the clock radio, I have only two clocks to sit ahead. I have to manually set the clock on the stove and the microwave.
I just finished eating a grape sucker for my snack today. I know that isn't a good snack, but it was lying on my desk and I didn't want to throw it away. I got it when I went to the bank on March 3, to withdraw the money for the rent. At the time I didn't think about the type of snack it would make or anything else because it reminded me of my childhood.
This has been an interesting week, I went to the gym on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and today. I worked out on the treadmill, the stationary bike, the cardio machine, the machine that lets you do leg stretches, attended an hour long exercise class, and I did balancing exercises. Today I planned to attend a yoga class but got confused about the time. I thought the class started at 10:30 instead of 10:00 am. I worked out on the machines for an hour and then went to the grocery store.
On Thursday morning, I went to the laundromat. On Friday, I stayed home and remained in the house almost all day. I did go outside twice to take trash to the dumpster in the alley. I ate only one meal Friday, so I ran out of energy before I accomplished everything I wanted to do. I went to bed early on Friday and I overslept this morning, which may be one reason I thought the yoga class started later in the morning.
I like going to the grocery store on Saturday after my gym workout. The reason is the free food sample, which I think count as a snack. The samples were good, unfortunately I couldn't purchase the products because most of them aren't on the diet plan my doctor gave me. However, I doubt the samples had very much potassium in them because they were all small and less then bite size.
Well, that is about it for this week, tomorrow Day Light Savings Time begins. Since I haven't plugged in the clock radio, I have only two clocks to sit ahead. I have to manually set the clock on the stove and the microwave.
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