I learned that kayaking and rushing is a terrible combination! I learned that it’s a very bad arrangement to have to catch up with other paddlers. Hard to do and not fun.
At the same time, I learned that kayaking with a bunch of friendly strangers can be really fun.
Just start out together or go another day.
After all these years, I learned that the Weber kettle gill has a hook inside the cover so you can hang it vertically on the side of the grill, rather than put it down in the sand or wave it around in one hand while you manage the food.
Ruth taught this to me. She learned it from seeing it illustrated in an ad and found out they all have this hook!
I learned that an outfit that looks good on the hanger may not look so good in real life.
It’s all about the drape. And layers. And where they layer. And stuff like that.
I have learned that even if it’s hot out, I still need an extra layer for the bus because it’s freezing in the morning. Then once off the bus, even if it seem cool enough at the start of a morning walk in the peak of summer, it’s soon going to be sweltering so go ahead and peel those layers off in advance.
I have learned that a day can go any way at all and that I can’t tell how the day is going to go, just by how it starts.
Oh. Big.
I am learning that the less dependent I am on external validation, the more stable I am. Fewer highs, perhaps, but more meaningful ones. And definitely fewer lows, and not as deep.
What a year!
See January 11, February 4, March 8. What’s it gonna take???
I have learned that:
“You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
You can’t always get what you want
But if you try sometime, you just might find
You just might find
You get what you need” Mick Jagger/Keith Richards
What have you found?
I have learned that Outlook has a dropdown for recently-used meeting locations. Since I use the same things over and over in that field (long dialin strings, the same rooms), this is nice time-saver.
My brother learned that you need to focus on cutting down the tree when you are cutting down a tree. Never mind that strange guy in the parking lot. Get him out of the way and then focus! This was a painful lesson and one from which he is still recovering.
Jane's Lessons Learned 