Hoofing it, an old term I used to use when I walked to work some days in my youth. It was fairly common growing up. It just meant to walk someplace. I think that is why most of us were so thin. We walked and ran a lot. And when we were on wheels it was a bicycle.
Well it’s a Monday morning and I’ll be hoofing it again today with lots of walking. Some with my granddaughter, some photographing, and some on the treadmill.
Soon I’ll have to help get breakfast going and then some drawing with my granddaughter. I’ve got an easel set up and I’m going to go over the different types of papers to draw on and the different materials used. And then we will make a few drawings together.
I love helping her explore the arts. I’ve got a camera battery charging for her to take my old digital out and take a few photos and I’ll make prints for her.
I’ve been reading a few things that are making me reevaluate how I’m spending my time. And sometimes making some hard decisions, because it involves people. But I’ve made some things a priority in my life now and I want to complete them.
I’m trying to reduce some things that are time drains. I’ve been steadily dropping my screen time on my smartphone. I don’t want my face in that thing. I’ve got to reduce the time I spend reading on it more though. It would be nice to get that time down to 15-30 minutes a day with just phone, messages, a weather check or two and maybe 2-3 news articles. Not that I’m dropping my news intake, its just easier to read on the computer or listening to something while also working.
But back to people. Another blog by Sadie reminded me of the effort I make to keep in touch with friends that isn’t reciprocated. Maybe they just don’t have time or just don’t care to keep in touch. Either way I’ll be dialing back this year the time I spend keeping in touch with everyone. Like I said I got a new set of priorities.
Not that I’ll completely lose touch bit it probably won’t be as frequent as in the past.
Random Thoughts of the Day
- I was trying to appreciate the sunrise, but the clouds over the Atlantic ocean weren’t cooperating this morning.
- People know right from wrong. It’s ignoring the wrong and doing it anyway that makes it really bad. For those people I have no sympathy.
- I was renamed the Cover Monster by my granddaughter as I used this big quilt to chase and cover her occasionally.
- Age just keeps bringing on new pain experiences. It’s getting pretty good at perfecting it’s craft.
