Of Travel and Tuna Breath

September 7, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

15,046 Days Alive

47 Minutes Spent Cleaning Up My Room with Owl as my Body Double

22 Days to Finish the Surprise Daisy Cardigan for Grandma Gator

22 Days Until My Commencement Trip

11/38 Daisy Motifs Made

2 Packets of Garlic and Herb Tuna Eaten for Dinner that Benny the Cat Tried to Help Me Eat

Drove the 144 miles from Owl’s place in Illinois back to Madison today. Only a few more weeks and I’ll be living there full time. The same amount of time until my commencement trip.

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Of Coffee and Caps

August 29, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

15,037 Days Alive

1 Great Act of Kindness

I ordered my cap and gown for graduation!!! I am so damn excited for graduation. I didn’t get chosen for speaking, but I’m actually quite okay with that.

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Of Caterwauling and Cuddles

July 26, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

15,003 Days Alive

144+ Miles Driven Today

2 Hours of Country for Car Karaoke Sung Along To

Owl and I fell asleep cuddling and watching an early collection of The Great British Baking Show. As such, I left almost an hour later than I usually do to go back to Madison. I am… toast after this weekend.

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Of Passing and Packing

July 25, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

15,002 Days Alive

313 Miles Travelled Today

2 Chicago-Style Hot Dogs Eaten

Trigger warnings: loss of pet, grief, depression

I miss my Spock. He passed away, in my arms, on the 16th of June. Five weeks and I am still devastated. He was 16 and will be greatly, greatly missed.

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Of Soap and Spock

June 14, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,961 Days Alive

I got to make cold processed soap today with Owl. I am more than a little worried because Mr. Spock is under the weather and he’s just so damn old for a cat.

I’m going to bed in self-defense.

Take your meds, folks.

Of Brute Strength and Blessings

June 13, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,960 Days Alive

1,085 Days Since My Mother’s Death

I am down in Illinois visiting my girlfriend Owl and I realized that I genuinely feel like she is a supportive partner, not a child masquerading as an adult. It’s a rather glorious realization.

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13 Moons Reading Challenge, Update #3

April 6, 2026April 6, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

Hello again, my friends!

Now, y’all know by now that I am nearly addicted to reading. I am an utter bibliophile and reading challenges, specifically this reading lunacy is just up my alley.

Here’s a quick breakdown of the 13 Moons Reading Challenge for you, if you missed my first posts about it:

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Of Excitement and Extraordinary Ordinary Days

April 5, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,892 Days Alive

6 Eggs Scrambled for Dinner

3 Mini Waffles Eaten

1 Doctor Appointment Tomorrow

I am out of energy today. Happy Easter to those who celebrate it. Happy Sunday to those that don’t. And happy birthday to my SIL, Bubbles.

Of Audiobooks and Anxiety

April 4, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,891 Days Alive

152 Miles Driven Today to Meet Up With Uncle Comic

49 Words Per Minute Typed Going Moderately Slow

12.5 Hours Till the 221B Weekly Write In!

1 Accidental Nap

My jaw is doing the thing where it keeps randomly clenching bilaterally. I assume it’s because of anxiety, because solo trips, more than about 45 minutes have a tendency to make me anxious.

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Of Artemis II and Assimilation

April 1, 2026April 2, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,888 Days Alive

20,095 Hours Until I Turn 41 Years Old

94 Days Until I Finish My College Classes

4.0 GPA

We watched the successful Artemis II launch today. I was kind of distracted because of the amount of physical pain I’ve been in the last couple of days.

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13 Moons Reading Challenge, Update #2

March 30, 2026March 31, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

I love to read. It has been a fantastic, well-honed coping mechanism for the last several decades. It is no secret in my social and familial circles that I am an utter bibliophile. So a reading challenge is just up my alley.

Here’s a quick breakdown of the 13 Moons Reading Challenge for you, if you missed my first post!

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Of Laundry and Loving an Idiot

January 11, 2026March 16, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,808 Days Alive

1 Closet Now 2/3rds of the Way Cleaned Up

The photo you see is me taking a step back from my closet. I haven’t really been able to bring myself to actually start this project until pretty much earlier this evening. I’m going to keep working after this and my initial discussion board post for school this week. After that, who the heck knows what’s gonna happen.

Take your meds, folks.

Of Mount Clean Clothes and a Manic Upswing

January 10, 2026March 16, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,807 Days Alive

1 Closet in Desperate Need of a Clean Up

The photo you see is me taking a step back, looking at the monster hellscape that has become my closet, and nearly crying.

I’m going to tackle it today. Pray for me.

And take your meds, folks!