After I figured out the commands to use my hands rather than my System Crafting module, for reasons I've already discussed, I let my System take care of fixing the roof thatching while I (finally) had time to think.
No, meditation was time for cycling mana, and increasingly, my own aura. I wouldn't say dingy so much as just a few shades off from its natural color. I reserved that time for after dusk.
Seriously, it's a lot like sewing. One stitch in time saves nine, and having taken so long off from taking care of my mystic reserves, it was going to take about three hours a night for two, maybe three weeks, just to get my aura working right.