Uh uh hello! No I was uh hmm yeah thinking with my eyes closed. That'll work.
I did really get a good nap today though.
Ooh I used to love coffee (used to live where they had drive up coffee place at every corner years ago) but after it started to bother my stomach, I ended up loving some "no-coffee coffee" mixtures. Basically iced chocolate milk (not sure what I was thinking with that one) or now my usual is hot nonfat milk and foam with hazelnut or vanilla flavor. Minus coffee.
Delicious, and without the bitter coffee taste! I know, horrible to many, but mmmm- and our church has a coffee service area before and after services. I still wonder if it's not too biblical to have a shop at church that sells on the day of worship, but I know the proceeds go to good causes and they do help me stay awake during Sunday School hour (uh, not that I have trouble with that, uh no, not me).
But on a more serious note I really miss being able to just go to church. Long story but my health is so bad right now I can't go places (partly due to taking chemotherapy but for out-of-control Lupus, not cancer), so my husband takes our kids and I have to watch online- and they are a week delay so I miss seeing the same sermon my kids do to talk about together, until a week later- not the same thing. Oh well for now.
On the question of my iPad Mini- oh my it is heaven! I use it for everything. Everything. E v e r y t h i n g! I spent several months of this year in the hospital and the Mini was small enough to keep with me and helped me deal with missing my hubby and kids between visits.
For writing books I use the Storyist app for iOS. It is amazing on this device. I also use the free Pages app for any kind of general documents someone needs, or google docs. And I used to grade papers and do everything with Blackboard on the iPad Mini when I was a professor (but haven't taught since summer 2015, but will again once healthy enough). I do own a MacBook Air, but I almost never use it.
I bought my girls a keypad that rolls up and you barely touch the keys to go with their Minis and it works, nice enough with Bluetooth (they had saved money for years and bought their own Minis). But ithe keyboard is really not worth it to me.
Sorry, I think I discussed everything but your actual question- how do I type on it? I thumb type. Yes I can do regular typing on a keyboard extremely fast, but I have become almost as fast now thumb typing as with a regular keyboard.
My favorite way on the Mini is using split keyboard-if anyone doesn't know, you do this by turning the iPad Mini landscape/sideways, then when keyboard appears, take thumbs together in the middle and swipe out. It's just perfect for my fingers once I got used to it. I only have to reach the keys I need from each side. So my hands are resting and fingers on the Mini (I have it in an I-Blason folio case so it's already propped up) and then my thumbs type on their respective sides- no need to pick up hands or anything.
My arms get weak easily so this is why I started doing this. But I have found I can now type without even watching my thumbs most of the time, it just took time to practice. Plus autocorrect helps a lot.
Anyway heyjude, glad to find someone else who can't live without their Mini! I do email, shopping lists, Amazon orders, Netflix, AW, book writing, online teaching, video conferencing, etc all with this nice thing that fits into my purse.
*sits back down on the dark side in a comfy chair, iPad on a pillow in lap, arms ready for thumb typing, eyes closed. Just thinking a bit. Yep that's it. Dream-thinking.*
So I'm giving my thumbs a short break (since I kind of made this post soooo much longer than the one-lined answer it could have been), but if anyone comes by after about 20 min, and my eyes are still closed, you can wake me- don't be too cruel- no need for a kick in the pants (unless I've slept all day and need a kick for BIC time).
I think just the smell of a donut could help wake me, or perhaps warm cookies. Hmm That'll wake me. Whichever, I'm not picky. But I love chocolate too. Hot chocolate? Surprise me. Anyone. Hmm that all sounds too good...
*closing the rest of the drapes- looks to see if it woke Victor- shhh*
atthebeach. I'm not procrastinating, though. I'm... um... thinking of really important things. Is what I'm doing. Yes. Yes, that sounds good!
Happy Monday! *leaves some Starbucks caffeinated coffee for everyone.*
