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stonepicnicking_okapi) wrote2024-11-19 02:34 pm
stonepicnicking_okapi) wrote2024-11-19 02:34 pm
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News & Views: November blues edition
1. I am not feeling my best these days mentally. I don't know if it is seasonal affective disorder or post-election blah or vacation drop but it is a great effort to push through the day. I am thinking that when I start in earnest on the Xmas cards maybe I will start playing carols and get in the spirit of things and that will pump me up.
2. I finished my sister's Xmas gift. I will post about it on Friday. It is a flip book. I don't know if she will appreciate it but that's life. I am also going to collage with the ephemera I got in Aruba. I may try an altered book with the travel guide. I've done 2 xmas cards already.
I saw this theory on the internets that creating and consuming are a spectrum and that if you keep yourself more in the creating end of things than the consuming end of things, your mental health will be better. So, I am looking at crafting as therapy and a healthy alternative to Youtube scrolling.
3. Regular season soccer of Minisculus is over. One less thing to worry about. Next week the boys have 2 half days and the rest of the week off for Thanksgiving. I have parent teacher conferences on Monday and I am going to see about getting Minisculus a doctor's appointment. I think he has some kind of fungus under his toenail. He is squawking continuously because he thinks they are going to amputate his toe, but it's been many months and it isn't healing by itself. I thought it was a bruise at first but I don't think it is.
4. Still training for the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving. It is a 5k and I did it in 45:20 today.
5. The mice are back.
6. I ordered some regular 5 hour energy. I still maintain it is superior to the Extra Strength variety though I know not why. And I can't find the regular one in bulk in the store anymore.
13 NOV: Sandwich Day: What’s your favorite sandwich?
BLT with avocado. Tuna. Tomato & mayo on toast (with or without a fried egg)
14 NOV: Spicy Guacamole Day: Do you like spicy foods?
No.
15 NOV: Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day: Do you forget about food in your fridge for long periods of time?
No, I am vigilant about that stuff. Once in a while, something will slip by me (a can of whipped cream which went moldy) but it's rare.
16 NOV: International Day for Tolerance: What (or who) should you have more patience with?
The boys. Myself.
17 NOV: Homemade Bread Day: When’s the last time you made bread or ate homemade bread?
I have never made bread. I ate homemade bread as a child because a friend of my grandmother's made it, so maybe 35 years ago.
18 NOV: Apple Cider Day: Apple Cider. Yay or nay?
Nay. It's not bad but I won't go out of my way for it.
19 NOV: Have a Bad Day Day: What do you do when you have a bad day?
Jigsaw puzzles are remarkably therapeutic. Unfortunately the one I am working on now is REALLY hard.
2. I finished my sister's Xmas gift. I will post about it on Friday. It is a flip book. I don't know if she will appreciate it but that's life. I am also going to collage with the ephemera I got in Aruba. I may try an altered book with the travel guide. I've done 2 xmas cards already.
I saw this theory on the internets that creating and consuming are a spectrum and that if you keep yourself more in the creating end of things than the consuming end of things, your mental health will be better. So, I am looking at crafting as therapy and a healthy alternative to Youtube scrolling.
3. Regular season soccer of Minisculus is over. One less thing to worry about. Next week the boys have 2 half days and the rest of the week off for Thanksgiving. I have parent teacher conferences on Monday and I am going to see about getting Minisculus a doctor's appointment. I think he has some kind of fungus under his toenail. He is squawking continuously because he thinks they are going to amputate his toe, but it's been many months and it isn't healing by itself. I thought it was a bruise at first but I don't think it is.
4. Still training for the Turkey Trot on Thanksgiving. It is a 5k and I did it in 45:20 today.
5. The mice are back.
6. I ordered some regular 5 hour energy. I still maintain it is superior to the Extra Strength variety though I know not why. And I can't find the regular one in bulk in the store anymore.
13 NOV: Sandwich Day: What’s your favorite sandwich?
BLT with avocado. Tuna. Tomato & mayo on toast (with or without a fried egg)
14 NOV: Spicy Guacamole Day: Do you like spicy foods?
No.
15 NOV: Clean Out Your Refrigerator Day: Do you forget about food in your fridge for long periods of time?
No, I am vigilant about that stuff. Once in a while, something will slip by me (a can of whipped cream which went moldy) but it's rare.
16 NOV: International Day for Tolerance: What (or who) should you have more patience with?
The boys. Myself.
17 NOV: Homemade Bread Day: When’s the last time you made bread or ate homemade bread?
I have never made bread. I ate homemade bread as a child because a friend of my grandmother's made it, so maybe 35 years ago.
18 NOV: Apple Cider Day: Apple Cider. Yay or nay?
Nay. It's not bad but I won't go out of my way for it.
19 NOV: Have a Bad Day Day: What do you do when you have a bad day?
Jigsaw puzzles are remarkably therapeutic. Unfortunately the one I am working on now is REALLY hard.
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