holidays – killer puppy tails

Have I Mentioned I Dislike Valentine’s Day?

I probably have. Repeatedly. I mean, sure, in the context of everything else that’s going on in the world, this is a minor rant. But. There are all these people who are out there talking about how gay people existing is grooming children for sexual reasons and then we have elementary school kids doing thingsContinue reading “Have I Mentioned I Dislike Valentine’s Day?”

Happy First Day of Hanukkah!

For those who celebrate :) (For those unaware, it started last night, and when the sun sets wherever you are it will be the 2nd day.) I offer a lovely acapella singing for your holiday, courtesy of the marvelous Catherine Lundoff:

Day 285, with missing motivation

I woke up this morning with a massive “OH NO” sign flashing in my head. In my whole “prep myself for a holiday with no family besides Jon” I neglected something – the whole process of preparing to visit family is the literal trigger for most of my gift-organizing. I’d forgotten to coordinate an alternativeContinue reading “Day 285, with missing motivation”

Day 258, with old holiday habits

CN: Unhealthy work environments, a link to a former animal companion Once upon a time I used to spend Thanksgiving alone on a regular basis. I’d get a cornish hen and some blueberries and napa cabbage and then between checks on work I’d write, and write, and write. The first time it happened, it wasContinue reading “Day 258, with old holiday habits”

Day 250, with holiday plans

“People elsewhere are yelling about how horrible it is that state governments are headed for the oh-so-frequently-predicted-earlier-in-the-year second lockdown. Because it’s “cancelling Thanksgiving” or “cancelling Christmas.”

Holiday Week Hindsight

So this past week has been one for the ages as far as I’m concerned. Not only is Jon still recovering from knee reconstruction surgery (quite well, but still, he’s got a limited range of available activities) but I managed to do some fun damage over the course of the week: I somehow managed toContinue reading “Holiday Week Hindsight”

Being Prepared – The “Oh Crap” Version

Soooooo Turns out that it doesn’t really matter how prepared you are if you don’t have a table big enough to put all your planned food on, and neither your kitchen counters nor your refrigerator have enough space to hold the food either. Time to switch mental processing hats from “foresight” to “seat-of-pants ingenuity” :x

Being Prepared – The “Doc’s Ofc is Closed for the Holidays” Version

Every week I get an allergy shot, in order to reduce my immune response to my allergies and lessen the intensity of my breathing issues. (It’s made it easier to breathe on a regular basis, but the runny nose I got in exchange was annoying, and I still have bad reactions to mold.) Usually bothContinue reading “Being Prepared – The “Doc’s Ofc is Closed for the Holidays” Version”