Yesterday began productive and then took a nosedive
I woke early yesterday, a little after 6, and thought to bestir myself and get my errands done before the rain set in - supposedly around 11 am. Even though I wouldn't let myself go back to sleep I couldn't drag my ass out of bed until nearly 8 am. Then I just quickly ate a couple of pieces of toast, threw on my clothes and sallied forth into the cool, grey morning. I almost made it in before the rain descended but it began on the way home. I got a little soggy hauling groceries up to the apartment but it didn't really start raining in earnest until I was sticking my key in the door and then it really let loose. The rain had begun nearly an hour early.
My streak of productivity continued...for awhile. I got everything put away, all the dishes washed and some lunch made but once I sat down to eat I was a goner. The rest of the day was spent on the couch alternately watching TV (I was catching up on 6 episodes of Wynonna Earp) reading and watching the rain which was quite peaceful. I was reading fanfic and a new book by KJ Charles Spectred Isle, the first in a new series called Green Men that I'd pre-ordered several weeks ago. Pretty good so far. Anyway, other than stirring myself later to try out a recipe for a low carb orange pound cake nothing else got done. The cake is pretty tasty with a cup of my herbal tea that I drink to try and keep the snot monster from smothering me in my sleep - so far it's barely keeping him at bay.
I'm going to try out a new fish recipe later. I've been trying to incorporate more fish in my diet that isn't fried. This is Greek style salmon with lemon and oregano. I got the fingerling potatoes to add to it but instead of adding mushrooms and peppers I think I'll throw in the last yellow squash I have in the fridge. Maybe a couple of my small peppers. I still want to make a lip balm base though. We'll see if industry wins out over my couch.
Last week I got plenty of hours at work which was great, but the trouble with that is that, not being used to full time, when I do get it I'm really wiped out by the end of the week because I'm not used to it. Next week will be nearly a full schedule too. It's inventory week so I won't be doing the job that I usually get to work at 4 am to do so I'll either work with the stocking crew for a couple of hours or, if the prices changes are heavy as they were last week, I'll start on those. I could ask to come in later and they'd probably OK that but I like getting off early in the day though this week I'll get off at noon instead of 10 am. Since I need to take at least a half hour lunch break if I work after 10 I thought I'd make use of the nifty new lunch container I bought! It has an expandable lower square bowel (yeah, not so much) bowl that's going to hold a pretty big salad and in the top tray, which is freezable, there's a dressing container and room for lots of cold nibbles like cheese, summer sausage, carrots and radishes. I also roasted a couple of heads of garlic yesterday to make some roasted garlic hummus today and I bought some baby cucumbers since my next batch won't be ready for another week or so. I'm trying to eat healthier. The last few months my eating habits have been slipping out of control and it needs to stop before they go to far and it becomes really hard to turn around again. No more vending machines at work. That way lies momentary delight and ultimate despair.
Finally, I need to decide if I'm going to place an order with one of my lotions and potions ingredients distributors. I hate paying for shipping and they have free shipping if you order $40 or more which I can and have done but I don't want to spend that much right now. But right now they have free shipping no matter the order size - until midnight tonight. And there are a couple of things that I've been wanting. I filled my basket on line and it easily came to over $40 but I whittled it back down to about $20 for the basics. I think that's doable.
Ugh! I just smacked a mosquito that was buzzing around me and she had obviously already visited someone/something else because she left a juicy, bloody smear on me! Gross!
Oh well, time to go have a cup of my snot-be-gone (tastes better than that sounds) and a slice of low carb orange pound cake for my mid-morning snack. The rain stopped earlier than expected - early early this morning instead of mid-morning - but it's lovely and cool still, only 75 today. I shall revel in the weather while I can.
Aaaand, my formatting is still borked on DW and I have to keep inserting html tags for paragraphs. I know if I contact TPTB they'll fix it but I'm just too lazy at the moment. Maybe this week some time.
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