Tired, bit late, so it’s a swift one tonight. Almost done organizing the finances. Not a banner year in that regard, but we SURVIVED. Of course we did. Bc we’re badasses 🙂 Joy is currently curled up HARD against me, which means it’s time for sleeps. Night...

A random video came up on FB tonight of this guy in Petaluma giving a tour of his massive Star Wars collection, and hanging in the background was this huge Millennium Falcon…and it triggered a memory for me: I had a friend when I was younger who had the same giant...

A day of errands. Work permitted, thankfully. There were groceries to hunt down, returns to make, dog food to donate, a dirty car to wash, salads to procure. I started (ish) on the finances by realizing the estimated tax payment I thought I’d made I actually hadn’t....

Fresh sheets. Did the laundry today. Fresh Ira. Took a shower before bed. Glorious. I really want my rhythm back. I’m going to try and capture it tomorrow, or at least start it. I’ve been getting up on time. But, I’ve fallen into a loathsome habit of going back to...

I don’t know why, exactly, but tonight is a cozy night. The coziest night I’ve felt in a while. Pups are extra snuggly. We watched a movie together and I ate spaghetti and had a glass of wine. And now we’re in bed, gonna go to sleep early, and maybe read for a bit....

Wow. We watched the first genuinely, bonafide, no-excuses, terrible Hitchcock movie tonight. It was…wild. Nonsensical. Trash. Had to happen eventually, I guess. Anyway…it is late, so this is a short one. Night night. More tomorrow 🙂

Sigh. So…I learned something today: when measuring flour, you must scoop with a spoon into your dry measuring cup, then lightly level off. If you scoop it straight from the bag, like a dumbass, your baked goods will come out dry af. I knew it was off as soon as they...

I did it. I cooked myself a steak dinner. Set off the smoke alarm. I’d even opened up all the windows and put the central air fan on in anticipation…but it wasn’t enough. Not by half. Sigh. Whoever thought microwave stove hoods are sufficient for cooking should...

So, I want to learn how to cook a steak in an iron skillet. We don’t have a grill. That’s fine. We so rarely eat grill-able stuff, at least in the quantities necessary for a grill. So…a skillet. It’s enough for Liz and I to make a dinner to share. That’s what I want...

LONG workday today. A good one. But, long nonetheless. It felt normal, which is exactly what I needed. I didn’t quite get to bed when I wanted to last night, but better prospects tonight. Joy just curled herself up into the blanket on the bed. Like, under the blanket....