Last night I started reading the book titled Permission to Nap by Jill Murphy Long. I had bought the book awhile back on a whim and decided to get it out last night since I'm in need of some calm, meditative reading. I really enjoy napping. I don't get to do it through the week since I work during the day, but on the weekends, when I get sleepy in the afternoon, I go get back in bed, cover up with my cat, Heckle, and take a nap. It's really good sleep too. There are some really good illustrations in the book, along with suggestions for making your retreat special.
I know several people who say they are just not nappers. I don't know how I got into the habit of it myself since I didn't use to nap. I think I heard a couple of my coworkers talking about how they like to take a nap on Saturday or Sunday afternoon and then I thought, why not? What's stopping me from taking a nap? I don't have children and my husband just leaves me to my quiet time because he knows when I need a nap, I need a nap. He has been known to snooze from time to time himself. My cousin even takes regular naps in the afternoon.
The main theme of the book, as I have read so far, is that napping is important to revive us and make us more alert. It's something we should all do and we should not feel guilty about it. It's really a good book. There is even an article in the current Weight Watchers Magazine that talks about how important it is to get a good night's sleep. Most of us are sleep deprived and don't get nearly as much sleep as we should. The article says that not getting enough sleep can actually contribute to weight gain. They are both really good resources on sleeping and napping.
Wednesday, June 29, 2005
Wednesday, June 22, 2005
Birthday Calculator
My brother sent a link to me that is the Birthday Calculator. Here is the calculator for my birthday:
You entered: 2/25/1953
You were born on a Wednesday
under the astrological sign Pisces.
Your Life path number is 9.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2434433.5.
The golden number for 1953 is 16.
The epact number for 1953 is 14.
The year 1953 was not a leap year.
As of 6/22/2005 6:31:02 AM CDT
You are 52 years old.
You are 628 months old.
You are 2,730 weeks old.
You are 19,110 days old.
You are 458,646 hours old.
You are 27,518,791 minutes old.
You are 1,651,127,462 seconds old.
There are 248 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 53 candles on it.
Those 53 candles produce 53 BTU's,
or 13,356 calories of heat (that's only 13.3560 food Calories!) .
You can boil 6.06 US ounces of water with that many candles.
Your birthstone is Amethyst
The Mystical properties of Amethyst
Amethyst is used to increase spiritually.
Some lists consider these stones to be your
birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewlers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Bloodstone, Onyx, Moonstone
Your birth tree is
Pine Tree, the Particularity
Loves agreeable company, very robust, knows how to make life comfortable, very active, natural, good companion, but seldom friendly, falls easily in love but its passion burns out quickly, gives up easily, many disappointments till it finds its ideal, trustworthy, practical.
There are 186 days till Christmas 2005!
The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waxing gibbous.
**********************
This morning on the way in to work I heard a song that brought back alot of memories of an aunt who passed away last year. I'm an only child and my mom and dad did not have much money. In fact, we basically lived from paycheck to paycheck. My mother had a sister who had never married and saved just about every penney she ever made. I guess she must have felt sorry for me because when I was a little girl she used to come and pick me up every Saturday and spend the day with me. She would take me shopping with her, and sometimes she would buy me something and sometimes she would buy herself something. Usually, we would have lunch somewhere. In our town, there was a hamburger place called Oscar's where we would go and have a hamburger. There was another place called Shoney's, where we would go and get hamburgers. After we ate lunch, alot of times we would go back to her apartment and spend the afternoon. Usually, she would rest or take a nap and I would listen to her records. Yes, phonograph records. She had one of those old timey huge console stereos. I thought that was the berries. She had several albums that were to her taste and some of the artists were Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Boots Randolph, Ace Cannon, and Floyd Cramer, just to name a few.
This morning I heard a song by Ace Cannon called Tough. It's a saxophone number and it's ironic, but I remember every single note in that tune. Every time I hear Floyd Cramer play Last Date, I remember how I used to sit on the floor in front of my aunt's stereo and listen, and look at the album covers as I was listening.
Another funny thing that I used to like to do when we went to my aunt's house to rest. I loved to iron her sheets while she was taking a nap. Is there something wrong with this picture? I must not have complained because apparently I loved doing it. I sure can't imagine doing that now. It's all I can do now just do get the laundry done, much less any ironing. How things change.
You entered: 2/25/1953
You were born on a Wednesday
under the astrological sign Pisces.
Your Life path number is 9.
The Julian calendar date of your birth is 2434433.5.
The golden number for 1953 is 16.
The epact number for 1953 is 14.
The year 1953 was not a leap year.
As of 6/22/2005 6:31:02 AM CDT
You are 52 years old.
You are 628 months old.
You are 2,730 weeks old.
You are 19,110 days old.
You are 458,646 hours old.
You are 27,518,791 minutes old.
You are 1,651,127,462 seconds old.
There are 248 days till your next birthday
on which your cake will have 53 candles on it.
Those 53 candles produce 53 BTU's,
or 13,356 calories of heat (that's only 13.3560 food Calories!) .
You can boil 6.06 US ounces of water with that many candles.
Your birthstone is Amethyst
The Mystical properties of Amethyst
Amethyst is used to increase spiritually.
Some lists consider these stones to be your
birthstone. (Birthstone lists come from Jewlers, Tibet, Ayurvedic Indian medicine, and other sources)
Bloodstone, Onyx, Moonstone
Your birth tree is
Pine Tree, the Particularity
Loves agreeable company, very robust, knows how to make life comfortable, very active, natural, good companion, but seldom friendly, falls easily in love but its passion burns out quickly, gives up easily, many disappointments till it finds its ideal, trustworthy, practical.
There are 186 days till Christmas 2005!
The moon's phase on the day you were
born was waxing gibbous.
**********************
This morning on the way in to work I heard a song that brought back alot of memories of an aunt who passed away last year. I'm an only child and my mom and dad did not have much money. In fact, we basically lived from paycheck to paycheck. My mother had a sister who had never married and saved just about every penney she ever made. I guess she must have felt sorry for me because when I was a little girl she used to come and pick me up every Saturday and spend the day with me. She would take me shopping with her, and sometimes she would buy me something and sometimes she would buy herself something. Usually, we would have lunch somewhere. In our town, there was a hamburger place called Oscar's where we would go and have a hamburger. There was another place called Shoney's, where we would go and get hamburgers. After we ate lunch, alot of times we would go back to her apartment and spend the afternoon. Usually, she would rest or take a nap and I would listen to her records. Yes, phonograph records. She had one of those old timey huge console stereos. I thought that was the berries. She had several albums that were to her taste and some of the artists were Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Boots Randolph, Ace Cannon, and Floyd Cramer, just to name a few.
This morning I heard a song by Ace Cannon called Tough. It's a saxophone number and it's ironic, but I remember every single note in that tune. Every time I hear Floyd Cramer play Last Date, I remember how I used to sit on the floor in front of my aunt's stereo and listen, and look at the album covers as I was listening.
Another funny thing that I used to like to do when we went to my aunt's house to rest. I loved to iron her sheets while she was taking a nap. Is there something wrong with this picture? I must not have complained because apparently I loved doing it. I sure can't imagine doing that now. It's all I can do now just do get the laundry done, much less any ironing. How things change.
Thursday, June 09, 2005
Troubling News
I received some troubling news yesterday. My mom called to tell me that she had had a free medical test that was offered for seniors by one of our local hospitals. The test was for aneurysms. Her doctor called her yesterday and told her that they had found a small aneurysm in her stomach. I guess it's called an aortic aneurysm. It sounds serious to me. Anything with the word "aneurysm" in it can't be good. I have been researching it some on the Internet on several medical sites and it just doesn't sound good. The doctor wants to schedule for her to have a CAT scan to see how large the aneurysm is and if it's changing in size since the test. She said she might have to have surgery. My mom is concerned and so am I. We just don't know much about it, but we will have to research it and find out what we can.
Please keep us in your prayers.
Please keep us in your prayers.
Friday, June 03, 2005
The Cat in the Book
I was surfing the Internet this morning and found an interesting article called The Cat in the Book. It talks about cats in books and the relationship between people who like to read and who also love cats. It's that way for me, at least. I love cats and I also love to read. There is nothing I love more then curling up with a good book and my cat by my side.
On the new lifestyle front, I lost 5 pounds last week. I was really pleasantly surprised since I didn't think I would lose anything, except for maybe a pound or two. So, I'm really encouraged and working hard at eating better and living the lifestyle I know I need in order to be healthy again.
Earlier this week my boss gave me this this article with information about the little birds that we saw at Spring Creek Retreat last month. They were really sweet little birds and we thought they were baby birds that may have fallen from their nest. They were very tame, too, and allowed me to take several pictures. It's nice to read about them and finally know what kind of birds they are.
On the new lifestyle front, I lost 5 pounds last week. I was really pleasantly surprised since I didn't think I would lose anything, except for maybe a pound or two. So, I'm really encouraged and working hard at eating better and living the lifestyle I know I need in order to be healthy again.
Earlier this week my boss gave me this this article with information about the little birds that we saw at Spring Creek Retreat last month. They were really sweet little birds and we thought they were baby birds that may have fallen from their nest. They were very tame, too, and allowed me to take several pictures. It's nice to read about them and finally know what kind of birds they are.
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