Of Starlight and Stretching

January 3, 2026 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,800 Days Alive

2,236 Days Straight on Duolingo

It’s a super moon today, the first full moon of 2026. There is also some kind of meteor shower thing that I haven’t bothered to go outside and look at. I’m so, so tired of being in discomfort, and pain, and unable to focus. I am doing my best to keep going. I’m doing yoga as often as I am physically capable of doing so. Sleep is elusive due to pain and discomfort; I fell asleep after 4 AM this morning and I assume that Sunday will be more of the same.

Take your meds, folks

Of Hip Pain and Hydroxyzine

December 28, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,794 Days Alive

2,230 Days Straight on Duolingo

5 Shelves on the Bookshelf I Built This Evening

3 Ibuprofen Taken

Welp, I had a full on panic attack today. Pretty much disassembled my room onto my bed trying to find the old smart watch that DW gave me back in 2020.

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Of Cotija Cheese and Chuckles

December 22, 2025December 26, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,788 Days Alive

2,222 Days Straight on Duolingo

2 Massive Trays of Chicken Nachos Made for Dinner

Well, I finished today kind of late, but at least I finished. I am still struggling emotionally with the holidays and everything else going on right now. And that stuff going on in my life, the lives of my loved ones, and the general world on fire thing we’re all dealing with right now.

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Of Tearing Up and Time Consumption

December 5, 2025December 6, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,771 Days Alive

400+ Ebooks Removed from My Kindle Collection

211 Approximate Hours Until the Start of Hanukkah 2025

50+ Pages of Notes Taken in Today’s Training Sessions

It was my third day at my new in-office job today. Everyone is still super awesome. They are also super loud, but when I am training, I can shut the door so I can actually hear the videos I’m supposed to watch.

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Of Plows and Punctuality

December 2, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,768 Days Alive

1 Hour Early to Work today

Well, I started my new part-time job today! I think I clicked pretty well with my new coworkers. Or at least I hope I did!

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Of Reality and Ranunculaceous

November 25, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,761 Days Alive

239 Days Until My 15th Millenary Anniversary

5 +/- Types of Flowers I Want to Make into an Art Piece

Did you know that I can’t have any of my top three favorite flowers due to their potential toxicity to cats? Yup. Buttercups, specifically ranunculus like delphinium, foxglove, and tiger lilies are my hands-down favorite flowers.

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Of Tears and Tension

November 24, 2025November 26, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,760 Days Alive

It’s ten days till 4th of December. Between the death-anniversary, money stress, a uterus in literal bloody rebellion, and a three day and counting tension headache, I just want it to stop being so hard to be alive.

Take your meds, folks.

Of Onions and Overnight

November 22, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,758 Days Alive

6 Cookies Given to L to Enjoy

1 Massive Tub of Popcorn

I cried. In a mostly-good way, but yeah, that movie was a fist to the emotional solar plexus.

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Of Recipes and Rest

November 21, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,757 Days Alive

36 Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies Made

18 Ounces of Peanut Butter

1 Cookie Eaten

Son of a bitch. Guess who forgot to hit post again?

I have a social event tomorrow morning in the form of meeting up with L at the local AMC Theater to go see a matinee showing of Brendan Fraser’s new film, Rental Family. I am super excited about it!

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Of Gladness and Gardens

November 15, 2025November 18, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,750 Days Alive

2,088 Days Streak on Duolingo

Well, posts AGAIN work a lot better if one remembers to actually POST them. Ugh

In my defense, I was absolutely exhausted. Poor Lucian woke up with a migraine, which was miserable, so Llama and I hit up the local botanical garden instead, just the two of us.

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Of Foil and Furniture

November 9, 2025November 10, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,745 Days Alive

65 Hours, Give Or Take, Until Llama Arrives

4th Week of Diagnostic Coding for Medical Billing Starting Tomorrow

3 Chicken Teriyaki Foil Packets

Okay, this time I didn’t fall asleep without posting. I did however get completely sidetracked trying to put my room back together. Brian built the new desk I got off Amazon for me today. You know, the one I’ve been meaning to build for like three weeks now? That one.

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Of Snickerdoodle Frosties and Snowfall

November 8, 2025November 9, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,744 Days Alive

89 Hours, 5 Minutes Until Llama Arrives!

53 Days Until the Gregorian New Year

2 33 1/3 (LP) Records Listened to Today

1 Pan of Challah Bread Pudding Made

I knocked it out of the park today! Baking, at least. Desk still is not built, but Brian said he would help me oh tomorrow with it.

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Of Expenses and Experiences

November 7, 2025November 18, 2025 ~ Theodora Vanyar ~ Leave a comment

14,743 Days Alive

5 Days and Counting Until Llama Comes to Visit

1 Desk STILL Not Put Together

For some reason I cannot fathom, I am having the hardest damn time getting to building my new desk. I need someone to sit with me. My brain just needs someone to parallel and yammer at. I am not good with silence right now.

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