I’m going on vacation tomorrow. I should start repeating that to myself at least once an hour so I start to do something about it. It isn’t exactly real in my brain so I haven’t done things like laundry or even planned what laundry might need to be done. I’m going to San Antonio. I [...]
I posted in December about trying to choose Baby Daddies for Prize. Baby Daddy #1′s people sent me a DVD. He is lame. I was crushed. Yesterday I went to visit Baby Daddy #2. I really wanted to see him move since I didn’t want a repeat of #1. But the weather was bad and [...]
I just finished reading To Believe in Women – What Lesbians Have Done For America – A History by Lillian Faderman. It was quite an interesting book. The premise is that most of the women who were trailblazers in fighting for women’s rights in various aspects were living lifestyles that would be considered lesbian today. [...]
For two months I have been bothering the security office of a local college about my husband’s fingerprints for the homestudy. For 2 weeks I’ve been bothering the state Bureau of Criminal Investigation for the same thing. When I called the college today the cop starting protesting, “I called him yesterday!” before I got my [...]
This is a picture of a dog who is so tired that she can’t keep her eyes open. Her head keeps drooping and then she wakes up. Why is she so tired? Because she’s spent the last few days driving me absolutely batty and that can wear a dog out. It is interfering with her [...]
1. This morning my email contained a link to a site that shows the sex offenders in your area. Normally I’d just delete this but I clicked and entered my address. Turns out my next door neighbor is on the list. Now this guy is creepy but in a totally harmless kind of way if [...]
I’ve been using a website called Calorie-Count to track the calories in what I eat. It has a recipe analyzer that I like since I never eat just “1 med. banana” or anything else like that which are generally your only options in other programs. It also has nutritional info on lots of restaurants. Be [...]
Last night at work one of the receptionists took her dog out to go to the bathroom. She came back in with a cardboard cat carrier. It had been left behind the back tires of the other vet’s SUV. She was parked with the front of the vehicle facing the building. When she was going [...]
I was downstairs last night when the husband and HandyBoy were sanding baseboards. The husband had spent the day sitting in a chair in the computer room watching HandyBoy paint and ever so helpfully pointing out spots that he might have missed. I can see why HandyBoy might be getting a bit perturbed with the [...]
From the 101 Things in 1001 Days list (see sidebar): 50. Take a trip with my frequent flyer miles I just booked my trip to San Antonio Texas. The husband has two business meetings in TX in the same week. He has a few days off in San Antonio between them so I’m going to [...]
I am a creature of habit. I get up in the morning, feed the inside critters, grab some breakfast, and head to the computer. My world has been shaken this weekend by a remodel in the computer room. My computer was a tangled mess of cords. I was able to get to the husband’s but [...]
Whenever I do any type of energy work I can feel a strong blockage in my chest. This corresponds to my personality. I’m really good at feeling negative emotions but tend to actively stifle positive ones. So I can easily be mad but can feel my body fighting down joy. I’ve always been like this. [...]
Two days ago the horses were scheduled to get their feet trimmed. Now despite all their quirks they both are absolutely model citizens when the farrier comes. They know that you don’t pull your foot away or try to put your foot down when the farrier is holding your foot. That day they were both [...]
Temp outside – 16 Temp inside – 61 – Totally out of propane and the furnace is not working anymore. I’m supposed to get some delivered today. But the house is holding the heat well with a few space heaters. I’ve always accused it of being a heat sieve but maybe it isn’t as bad [...]
A few days ago the husband reported that he went to buy me something for Valentine’s Day. He reported this proudly because he never buys except at the last minute. He also told me that he couldn’t give me whatever it is because it wasn’t Valentine’s Day yet. This is also an improvement because once [...]
It is a bloody winter wonderland outside. I believe I have made my feelings about snow clear in the past. I’m not a fan. I grew up in a snowy part of the country. I have moved a bit south to a place where snow is expected but doesn’t really seriously happen all that often. [...]
I haven’t been riding since my accident last May. I need to start again but serious injuries really shake me up. I’m sure that’s a sign of intelligence but it doesn’t help my confidence. I think I need to start again from the beginning. I want to teach the husband to lunge Prize while I [...]
I want to feed birds. But the birds around here must be the most self-sufficient animals ever because they refuse to come to my feeder. I have high quality feed and everything. I realized it might be hopeless this fall when the corn was harvested. A lot of it spilled on the driveway as the [...]
We are having a period of existential angst here. Spirit is depressed. I know this because he is pouting. He makes sure that I know he is pouting. I knew something was wrong was soon as I walked into the barn yesterday. The energy was all wrong. I asked him what was wrong since he [...]
Today I learned about the Mass for Broken Needles, a Japanese tradition where women take all the needles that they’ve broken to temples to be blessed and thanked for the work they did. Japan’s throwaway culture can rival that of any Western country, but at the Sensoji temple in central Tokyo, dozens of women in [...]