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Silence and Rest: One out of Two - Check

Scroll, rest, tv, rest, what time is it, what day is it? I remember last when my life was the same but that was during the pandemic. Where do I start with this random appearance in my blog, where I appear only to rant, fill the silence, or just look for attention? Downtime is considered a godsend for busy people but is it? I am usually and epically piling up steps at work - never stopping - and running my body down daily. Cooking professionally will do that to the mind and the body. Was I directed here because of this or for some deep-buried need, usually when my mind and body are idle? Shall I fill the void with writing, daily, as I used to do, emptying my mind in my words - regardless of whether it makes sense - and posting it for all to judge? We'll see, but doing it on my mobile phone is impossible since my eyesight is shite and my one hand can't feel the touch screen.  Tune in... I need to have some motivation...

Idle Time Idle Mind....What's Going On in There?

With all this time on my hands I do a lot of thinking. Most of it is what I could be doing right at that moment. On a regular day off I sometimes spend my day shopping, not necessarily buying anything, just scanning racks, looking for deals. I do have a bit of an addiction to shoes and jackets, as my bulging closets suggest. Anyways, I have been passing time looking for certain things I apparently need, or think I need, or want at that specific moment where my brain drifts off into space. Recently rearranging my apartment has me wishing I had a stereo system. I don't have expendable money, as almost everyone is experiencing in this time of Covid 19, but when I look at my vinyl record collection, it brings back the fond memories of listening to music with all the pops and crackling sounds, especially now that I have all the funny old vinyl my parents had while I was growing up. Sure we all could easily look it all up online, but it takes all those warm fuzzy memories away. I have ...