I went to look for ways to treat myself -- a gold star equivalent -- for doing some ugly, yucky stuff, so I searched for "non-food rewards" because

1. I already know that chocolate and cheese exist.
2. After cleaning out truly stinky stuff I don't even want to think about food.

Even though I specifically did NOT take the drop down suggestion of "non-food ( Read more... )

Being stuck at home continues to wear on the entire household. Being semi-snowed in really shouldn't have made a difference to that vibe but, well, it did.

I got two lessons into the first drawing class I bought at udemy and realised it was *not* what I needed, and then was pleased that the $125 course I decided to take instead went on sale right ( Read more... )

I accidentally did a major bit of cleaning (and throwing out) on the 1st day of "National Clean Your Home Month" (aka Salty Pirates) which is a somewhat Nanowrimo-esque thing about doing a little bit of cleaning every day.

I found 5 nail clippers in the same (not bathroom) drawer, and chocolate too old to be eaten (*has a sad*)

I'm going to attempt ( Read more... )

I resorted to a can and a half of Monster energy drink to make it though the Pancakes and Booze show (we tore down at 1 am) and was basically completely wrecked for two days following. My body appears to be almost entirely done with bubbly caffeinated drinks, so I need to come up with a new strategy before the next late night show, and frankly, a ( Read more... )

I finally got back to the gym after more than a week off, and am not back to my old norms, but am at least better than that last horrible day, where I couldn't even budge my normal warm up weight.  I have been unrelentingly tired, even when I get enough sleep, for days on end now, which is really irritating, and I think part of the issue.

Our ( Read more... )

I can tell I'm getting way more serious about the jewelry because I've started to get really frustrated with the limitations of my materials and fine detailing that 99.5% of the population won't notice.
But I have a large new crop of pendants made, am about to finish a batch of rings and bracelets, and then I should have enough stock to definitely ( Read more... )

I'm starting my year off by getting rid of stuff. Recycling (omg so much recycling, and why won't instagram embed anymore?), the bits of trash that always accumulate, and then the most important things is GETTING RID OF STUFF. I have a ginormous box labeled goodwill and I'm not going to stop until it's done, and whenever I start to get twitchy ( ( Read more... )

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