enchiladas today: 3 days ago soaked beans over night, have been rinsing them in a colander ~every 12 hours or so ever since to encourage sprouting. not every one sprouts, and that's fine. did not can them today, but took what i was going to use and boiled them until extra soft [we like mushy beans in enchiladas sometimes], drained [i save the water ( Read more... )

this is me venting and processing emotions, in a dark space, and also in one of the harsher places of my hormonal cycle. please do not take this personally, and feel free to skip if you are feeling vulnerable right now ( Read more... )

at one am this morning i saw there was a relevant event at the windup space tonight; fueled by wine, i determined to attend ( Read more... )

Got results back from titers test; still have antibodies for polio and MMR. That's the good news. Still leaves 5 vaccines needed, at least one has 3 shots in it...hoping I have time for it. But will do what I can ( Read more... )

another day that feels like fall! it's fantastic :D ( Read more... )

have dramatically changed my routine in an effort to switch things up...day 2...though not super strict, so more like day pre-2 and ill 'actually' start the [hopefully] strict adherence sept 19th with a friend online ( Read more... )

today's plans got changed due to someone else's physical situation. which...is okay, maybe, hopefully we can make it happen tomorrow ( Read more... )

I actually was super strict with myself and did not overspend/go off-list at the grocery stores for the first time ever! go me! [not really first time ever, but it's quite rare--chocolate covered mangos [and other valued added goods] call to me, but i resisted their siren song today ( Read more... )

after quite a lot of caffeine [i'd cut back for the last 4-5 days or so] and an intense workout, Im feeling much better [i'd also taken a break for 3 days from the gym, for various reasons]. Funny how that works ( Read more... )