I've plenty to say and no energy to say it.
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Today’s music stuck in my head is Morning Train. I didn’t like this song 40 years ago and I’m enjoying it less today. (link)
I just browsed the college community education catalog to dream about any class that I could take. I have zero intentions on following through, yet I persist in looking at the catalog when it arrives; as if I’ll suddenly become a different person. Although there is a free Medicare class that I might take as Kevin is planning on retirement in the next few years. That’s the stage my life is in right now and isn’t that jarring and weird.
I still have color Christmas lights in my office window and around my monitors on the desk. There’s some burnt out bulbs and that’s okay. I relate with them right now. I just need some whimsy and light gdammit.
Also, I made it through the holiday without buying holiday décor. Then, the clearance sales got me in their grip. It was just a few trees, some LED ones and a candle. Then there’s the birds. Have you seen the birds? Well, they were at the Target and now other stores are selling them. I bought a grumpy little bird in a red coat at Michaels then got a Queen and Consort at the wallyworld. I did not buy a King because: no. But they’re more Winter than Christmas. But then I just took out my Valentines Day birds. I have issues.
I ordered a Blind Date with a Book online again. This one was a “Surprise Me” category and I got a spicy book; including a spicy cover. (A Rogue’s Rules for Seduction – a Last Chance Scoundrels book) While this order wasn’t a choice I would have consciously made, I like the allure of opening these mystery book orders and getting the stickers. I am a child of the 80’s after all.
It’s 50 degrees today and I might mention that it’s January in the PNW. This is unnatural, for sure. Social media memories show that we had six inches of snow a few years ago. I would enjoy snow right about now.
Last year I received a journal in my favorite color and I’ve put it to use in an interesting way. I made a list of screenshots from my phone into categories: Trips I want to take/places to see. Hikes I want to do. Ideas to try. Therapy notes of ideas/quotes that I’ve read on the social media. I’ve pasted in postcards and stickers that my BFF has sent me over the past year(s) to keep me on the right side of the dirt during all of this chaos.
Then I saw there’s a Junk Journaling trend on the social media, which is very similar. I like the idea because it encompasses chaos. Write a sentence a day, or a paragraph, depending on your mood. Tape a photo on that page, or a menu or receipt to remind you of that particular day. Write a quote or a song lyric. Just something to acknowledge that day or week or month. Anyway, I thought that was a good idea for those of us who WANT to journal but just aren’t wired that way.
Kevin gave me a cup warmer for my desk and I have to admit, it’s pretty awesome. As a result, I tend to drink more coffee in the mornings now. Before, it would get cold and I’d just dump it down the drain. Now I can’t believe that I didn’t do this sooner. It feels lazy because I work from home but it feels necessary if one works in an actual office.
We’ve watched two things that we really enjoyed after a long drought of television we both enjoy. His & Hers is TENSE but good. There was a little yelling of “C’mon, really” but overall we really liked it. On the opposite side of the spectrum, The Man Inside is just perfectly lovely. Funny, charming, low key emotional. We’re halfway through the second season now.
I made Jambalaya! Well, not totally from scratch. I saw a recipe on the ticktock and asked Kevin if he thought that he'd like it. He said he didn't want sausage or kielbasa so I went full Sheldon Cooper and used hot dogs. I used Zatarain and added red & green peppers, onions, and diced the hotdogs. Also, it said to use chicken broth instead of water (?) The first time it came out perfect and we really liked it. The second time I added too many peppers and hotdogs. It was still good, just spicy and hot-doggy.
Okay, hopefully this provided a few minutes of distraction for everyone.
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