Typical day today in Seattle. Gray and rainy. This weekend was fairly nice, cleaned the house, did laundry. We had friends over for dinner on Saturday. It was good to see them.
I have starting to learn how to knit. The class is good and I am currently making my first hat. Knitting is hard and if you make a mistake, it shows. With sewing there is a bit of wiggle room that isn't there with knitting.
Sunday was the start of Day Light Savings Time. I have never liked moving forward/moving back. It is an archaic rule that congress has tried to change, but for some reason has never been able to. New goal to add to New Years List- write congress that Day Light Savings Time must be abolished. In our modern society we do not need to have this law anymore.
What to do?
When we bought our house two years ago, we checked out the crime and other reports available to us from King County and the City of Seattle. Now I learn there are convicted s__ offenders living the next street over. Is this a big deal? I am not sure. I have young children. I have a young woman as a nanny. I am hoping that we'll get a chance to know them and understand that they are not a threat. Our neighborhood is wonderful. I know my neighbors and we don't just watch out for each other, but we talk to one another. My neighbors have become friends.
The reality of modern society is that there is more information available to everyone about who we are. Voting records, criminal history, driving records, etc. With this new access to a lot of information, it is important to not over react. My main goal, besides keeping my family safe, is to learn how to deal with conflicts of interest, how to be a part of a society where what is good for the community doesn't always meet my individual expectations/needs.
Music
My son started taking music lessons. Great little school called Arts in Motion. He is learning the violin. I played the flute and piano. Add to my New Years goal- buy a piano. The evidence is overwhelming that learning music helps the brain with math and science.
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