What I Learned in October

  • You can order replacement lids for your Pyrex glass storage bowls!  (I got mine from Amazon). Those bowls get a workout in our house, and we had managed to loose almost all the lids.  I’m so happy to have new lids.  In fact, now I even have spare lids.  I’m sure that won’t last long.  I’m positive there is some kind of a monster in my cupboard that frequently steals lids from my storage containers.
  • At the piano I started learning a new Bach fugue, as well as an interesting piece by Isaac Albaniz.
  • When taking a picture of a LARGE group of people, take about a hundred more frames than you think you need, and double check, triple check, quadruple check that you can see everyone’s face.  The evening I took pictures for my choir, it was raining and we were in a rush to get out of the inclement weather.  I made a lot of mistakes, which lead to the fact that we had to retake the picture on a different day.  I felt a little upset with myself, but it’s OK.  We learn from our mistakes, and no one was harmed in the process!
  • I never thought I would have any use for an insulated cup like a Yeti tumbler.  I’m not the kind of girl who carries around cups with things to drink when I leave my house (probably because I try not to leave my house any more than necessary).  Earlier this month, though, we were headed to get bagels with some of the kidlets, and I thought to grab a jar to bring a glass of milk along from home.  “Why don’t you use my Yeti cup?”  suggested Dr. Peds.  You can’t really put milk in a water bottle because it makes the lid gross, but you CAN put milk in a Yeti cup because the lid is constructed so differently.  Let me tell you, it was pretty great having a cold glass of milk with my bagel.
  • Taking pictures of fast moving toddlers requires a higher shutter speed than I remembered.  Oh the things you forget when you no longer have toddlers around!  I really do love toddlers and preschoolers,  and I miss them a lot.
  • On the cello I’m learning some nitty gritty technical things, like finger balance and some specific string crossing techniques, that feel like slow progress, but are really helping.

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