STANDING/SITTING

 

Monday to Friday Stew gets up and does about 40 minutes exercise.  Isn't he good!

That's his 'Rise and Shine' routine.

Me?  I stay in bed as long as possible, I hate getting up early!

This morning, once I'm up, I shall drive over to Te Aroha and swap the cushions we bought. Then I can show you WHAT we bought!

Once home again, I am going to try sewing...

ABOVE:  I'm gunna try sewing standing up!

And if it works out better for my back to alternate between sitting and standing, I shall invest in a 'standing desk'.

But first, I have to ascertain IF I can work standing up.

So, let's wait and see.

For now... I am gunna get out of bed, shower, dress and so on, then go over to Te Aroha.

ONWARD...

I left home at 8.30 am.  It is now 12.45 pm, and I'm finally home!

My trip to Te Aroha turned into a 'shopping trip' to various places.

I will fill you in once I've had some lunch, and edited my photos....  hold on ...

ABOVE: The trip to Te Aroha was uneventful... except for playing 'dodgem' with a ruddy big water tank in Morrinsville.

When I arrived in Te Aroha, I had to wait for the shop to open.  She was a bit late.

When I went in, she didn't say a damn thing about us travelling over on Sunday for NOTHING.  I was a bit cross.

She had ample time to reply to my two phone messages, and/or the Messenger message I left her ... but no.  

So, instead of buying two more cushions to add to the two I had, I only swapped the doubled up one out for a different one.

I won't be visiting that shop again.

I decided to visit a couple of fabric shops on my way back to Hamilton.

They were not too far out of my way after all...

ABOVE: First stop was 'Tis The Season' at Matangi, where I found some really lovely fabrics.

ABOVE:  My second stop was at 'Bower Bird' in Tamahere.  Again, I found some lovely fabrics to add to my stash.

ABOVE: After that I ended up at Lacy's, measuring up where to put the double fridge/freezer.  I have had an idea.   More on that another day.

DEAD

RAT

SQUASHED FLAT

It was on Lacy's driveway.  She thinks it was her car that did the damage.  😂😖😏

ABOVE: My two new cushions.  So cute, we just had to get them.  They are in a similar vein to one of our big cow paintings.

ABOVE: The lovely fabrics I bought today.  6 are for Runners, and three are for???  I just loved them?  That will do.

Now, I'm taking a break for a little while, before tackling that sewing machine on my bench top.

DOGSTARS:  I will use the machine pedal flat on the floor, not up on my wedge.

ONE.... HOUR... LATER:

And I  have found out I can't sew standing up.  I have to lean down a bit to see the needle and what I'm doing, and OMG, that causes instant backache.

If I were to raise the machine much higher, my shoulders and arms would be working raised too high up... again causing pain.

So.  Back to my sewing desk I go.  I will just have to make sure I take time out to stretch and relax every couple of hours, when doing a lot of work.

At least I tried it.  And ultimately saved myself wondering if a standing desk would work for me.  AND I saved several hundred dollars on a standing desk I didn't need.

I did some cutting out this afternoon, but not for long as I have got a shitty headache.  I need to take a Panadol.

Stew is making himself toasted sandwiches for his dinner!  I am such a lazy tart sometimes.

It's not as cold as yesterday, but still cool enough to want me Hotpod and blankie on.

I'm now settling down for the evening, there's a new programme starting on Channel 1 that I want to see.  Elsbeth... it sounds interesting.

And on that note, I'm outta here.