It’s been kind of rough lately.
Yesterday I went to pick up the kids and there were latex balloons in the office. I was wearing a respirator and my car was closed, but I still reacted (I had parked right outside the open door).
I went home, showered, and changed my clothes. Thankfully it was mild, though I had some breathing issues (asthma, throat tightness, phlegm) for about an hour. If I hadn’t been wearing a respirator I’m sure it would have been worse.
I still have to figure out how to clean the interior of the car. Latex particles behave like smoke, and particles are smaller than smoke- so though I can try to minimize how much of them get to me, balloons will always be dangerous.
It seriously was an awful afternoon. Plus the kids got contaminated.
Thankfully the principal was very kind and responded to an email I’d sent, requesting he consider banning latex balloons, and they are going to. I wanted to cry when I got that email.
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I found an arrangement of How Can I Keep From Singing, by Mark Patterson, that I sang a little bit of. I wasn’t sure about posting this very rough first recording- an extremely rough draft, if you will. You might not want to listen to it. It has *lots* (I mean, lots) of mistakes. It’s a near-first take, basically. Thought it might be fun to share the process.
I’ve always loved this song. I really miss teaching choir.
Also I finished another friendship bracelet yesterday. I really like how it turned out. I love the braided ends. I think something about rainbows peaks to my heart- especially the red and blue. Maybe it’s a Nordic thing? Polish? Something about it really speaks to me.
This one was a little thicker than the earlier one of this pattern.
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