Well this is a find kettle of fish
Sep. 12th, 2022 10:15 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ianukWhen last I wrote it was a monday like this one. Mom has since recovered from Covid but that was a scary thing. She doesnt' remember a week and only could complain that they made her do things too quickly (get dressed and ready for the day), she's usually doing all of that herself but she didn't cause she was ill. So that is what you complain about. They also had to do some tube feedings since she wasn't eating. She grumped about that too and said the food they were bringing her she wouldn't feed to my cats. This is again from the woman who made me eat the same casserole for 6 days a week for years complaining about food. sighs. But she is at least is here to complain.
Benton was out of school for 3 days and I got what he got and was so done by the end of that week. It wasn't bad just sore throat, achey head and lethargy. It was not covid...we tested multiple times but it still sucked and we were both crabby patties the whole weekend which was fine...it was a holiday weekend. I read a lot and slept a lot. I took care of Ari's kitties and birds. Mel and I finished going through the entire handspun stash that had gotten hit by moths. We lost a bit and now need to bag it up and store it again. But that was a lot and we got it done finally. I did not get to the linen closet redo but that is okay.
I finished book 29: Life and Limb by Jennifer Roberson; Read number 30 of the year Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire which was fabulous and mind blowing and cliffhangered!; (31) Read Death by Cashmere which is a Seaside Knitters Mystery by Sally Goldenbaum it was okay...I need the second book and own the third?; (32)Read Uprooted by Naomi Novick and Wow it was amazing and I want more in that world. Am now reading The Enchanted Emporium by Tanya Huff who is a mixed bag for writing. This world seems interesting so we shall see. I got it used so not too worried if its meh. Online reviews are a mix and some people get weird on "magical inbred families" and well, meh. I read enough fanfic I don't get squicked out from odd family dynamics etc.
This last weekend I went to drop off meds with mom and visit with her and she basically shooed me off cause she was busy playing games with the other little biddies. It was weird. I had barely talked with her for two weeks...she had had covid and well I felt super weird getting dismissed. I went and got a PSL (oatmilk) from Dunkin' and then went shopping for all things fall. I got some witchy stuff and got gifts for the next day for a party. It was splendid and I was out of the house for more hours than I had been in weeks. It was nice...did I do some shopping therapy, yes, did I need to do that? Yes. Got home for a nice dinner and I went to bed early to try to finish books number 32. Saturday I got to sleep in a bit and then got dressed to head to a pool party. Thyra had gotten a new pool installed with an amazing baja deck with umbrellas in the pool. Had a nice time getting drinks and chatting with folks and just relaxing and getting vitamin D. The apprentice requested the right to kidnap me for dinner and drinks so we got home at 5pm and then I got a shower and dressed up nice for the evening. We hit Ermanos and then did more drinks and churros at the Boxyard. Got a wonderful picture of the full moon over the awnings over Boxyard which was great. I slept almost 10 hours and then went and got to do all of the shopping for groceries. Costco and Safeway. Benton helped me with the Costco run but it was too loud and crowded and he was so done. I get that and I got him an eegees. I then got laundry on cause I was down to the underwear that I hate to wear...I need to put it away but its at least washed and dried. My goal is to work on that tomorrow.
So I've not been to the gym cause sick and then work last week was nuts with only 3 days of work I did 32 hours. WTF? Ugh. Usually holiday weeks you are able to get things finished and relax...that was not the case. I had finance variances to do for myself and my mechanical lead and that was done. It was a lot of work but I found the reasons things were weird and why I'm 800k$ behind schedule. and 1.3M$ overspent. Yeah. stressful
This week my goal is two gym sessions and to try to be kinder to myself. Mom's birthday is tomorrow. I hope to do something with her but we have an appt. We shall see. We shall see what the oncologist has to say this week. I'm pretty sure the numbers will still be bad but we will take that river when we have to traverse it.
Benton was out of school for 3 days and I got what he got and was so done by the end of that week. It wasn't bad just sore throat, achey head and lethargy. It was not covid...we tested multiple times but it still sucked and we were both crabby patties the whole weekend which was fine...it was a holiday weekend. I read a lot and slept a lot. I took care of Ari's kitties and birds. Mel and I finished going through the entire handspun stash that had gotten hit by moths. We lost a bit and now need to bag it up and store it again. But that was a lot and we got it done finally. I did not get to the linen closet redo but that is okay.
I finished book 29: Life and Limb by Jennifer Roberson; Read number 30 of the year Be the Serpent by Seanan McGuire which was fabulous and mind blowing and cliffhangered!; (31) Read Death by Cashmere which is a Seaside Knitters Mystery by Sally Goldenbaum it was okay...I need the second book and own the third?; (32)Read Uprooted by Naomi Novick and Wow it was amazing and I want more in that world. Am now reading The Enchanted Emporium by Tanya Huff who is a mixed bag for writing. This world seems interesting so we shall see. I got it used so not too worried if its meh. Online reviews are a mix and some people get weird on "magical inbred families" and well, meh. I read enough fanfic I don't get squicked out from odd family dynamics etc.
This last weekend I went to drop off meds with mom and visit with her and she basically shooed me off cause she was busy playing games with the other little biddies. It was weird. I had barely talked with her for two weeks...she had had covid and well I felt super weird getting dismissed. I went and got a PSL (oatmilk) from Dunkin' and then went shopping for all things fall. I got some witchy stuff and got gifts for the next day for a party. It was splendid and I was out of the house for more hours than I had been in weeks. It was nice...did I do some shopping therapy, yes, did I need to do that? Yes. Got home for a nice dinner and I went to bed early to try to finish books number 32. Saturday I got to sleep in a bit and then got dressed to head to a pool party. Thyra had gotten a new pool installed with an amazing baja deck with umbrellas in the pool. Had a nice time getting drinks and chatting with folks and just relaxing and getting vitamin D. The apprentice requested the right to kidnap me for dinner and drinks so we got home at 5pm and then I got a shower and dressed up nice for the evening. We hit Ermanos and then did more drinks and churros at the Boxyard. Got a wonderful picture of the full moon over the awnings over Boxyard which was great. I slept almost 10 hours and then went and got to do all of the shopping for groceries. Costco and Safeway. Benton helped me with the Costco run but it was too loud and crowded and he was so done. I get that and I got him an eegees. I then got laundry on cause I was down to the underwear that I hate to wear...I need to put it away but its at least washed and dried. My goal is to work on that tomorrow.
So I've not been to the gym cause sick and then work last week was nuts with only 3 days of work I did 32 hours. WTF? Ugh. Usually holiday weeks you are able to get things finished and relax...that was not the case. I had finance variances to do for myself and my mechanical lead and that was done. It was a lot of work but I found the reasons things were weird and why I'm 800k$ behind schedule. and 1.3M$ overspent. Yeah. stressful
This week my goal is two gym sessions and to try to be kinder to myself. Mom's birthday is tomorrow. I hope to do something with her but we have an appt. We shall see. We shall see what the oncologist has to say this week. I'm pretty sure the numbers will still be bad but we will take that river when we have to traverse it.
