13,521 Days Alive
3 Boxes of Books Packed
1 Slice of Cheese Pizza Eaten
Well, only one minor emotional breakdown today. Work was… difficult.
Packing isn’t going much better.
Continue reading “Of Pizza and (More) Packing”Of Pizza and (More) Packing
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Of Deities and Downsizing
13,519 Days Alive
11 Days Till the Move
1 Long Day
Today was spent clearing off my old bookshelves and getting them ready for their new home. And throwing things into boxes for donations.
Continue reading “Of Deities and Downsizing”Of Music and Misery
13,508 Days Alive
13 Additional Applications Put In
I… am a prideful creature. I despise asking for help. But I had to, to make my next steps.
Continue reading “Of Music and Misery”Of Burritos and Birthdays
13,487 Days Alive
1,000 Day Streak on Duolingo!
I’m super brain dead tonight, wrung out from a micro-manic episode in which I went through all my laundry to see what I could get rid of. The answer was not much.
Continue reading “Of Burritos and Birthdays”Of Spock and Sherlock
13,442 Days Alive
5,137 Words Written
1 Load of Laundry Washed
I spent most of my Sunday afternoon trying to write. I got a total of just over five thousand words written, but I don’t have a plot yet beyond “and then they kiss”.
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13,304 Days Alive
819 Days Straight on Duolingo
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When I was home for the holiday this past week, the Papas said that they needed my new address for a Christmas card. I thought nothing of it as they do send out holiday cards And then I received an amazing InstaPot /air fryer this afternoon from them! It’s HUGE and I love it. We’re going to make something in it this week. I can’t wait!
And then! The Christmas Bunny got me a new Christmas tree!
Continue reading “Of Trolls and Trees”Of Planes and Profanity
13,303 Days Alive
998.327 Miles, Approximately, Flown Today
8 Months Till the Move
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I’m pleasantly tired from today’s travel adventure from Midway Airport to Tampa International Airport.
Continue reading “Of Planes and Profanity”Of Helping and Happiness
13,302 Days Alive
16+/- Till my Flight Back to Tampa
4 Hours Working at the Costume Shop
2 Helpings of the Papas’ Vegetarian Lasagna
I’m happily exhausted today. Helped Papa Ben for several hours at his shop today. Sorted and measured costumes for his needing to be finished production of Elf that he’s working on.
Continue reading “Of Helping and Happiness”Of Lasagna and Laughter
13,301 Days Alive
2 Pans of Vegetarian Lasagna Made
1 Plan of Attack to be Made
We had an interesting day. Nothing quite went to plan, but we managed a pleasant day anyway.
Continue reading “Of Lasagna and Laughter”Of Cousins and Cats
13,300 Days Alive
815 Days Straight on Duolingo
14 Years Since I Last Saw Cousin Wixor
3 New Cats I’ve Made Friends With
1 New Book of Shadows
So I got to reunite with my “cousin“ Wixor today. We’ve not seen one another since 2007.
Continue reading “Of Cousins and Cats”Nanny Maggie, Cousin Wixor, and I circa 2007
Thanksgiving 2021
13,299 Days Alive
400 Years Since the First Thanksgiving
It’s a complicated thing, American history. But this isn’t a soapbox to speak of the slaughter and decimation of native peoples.
Today, for me, is about family.
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