I'll respond to you guys soon. Promise!
But first, I'm gonna talk about me. :-D
Spending spree bought me a new TV! My old TV has operated without a remote control for more years than the remote sensor worked. Oh, how I missed the mute button! This also means Zoey has a HUGE new play house (read: box). It's not that big, but compared to the rest of my apartment, it's substantial.
This new TV has brought me FOUR PBS stations! I can watch cooking shows on weeknights!!! This is very exciting, in case the exclamation points hadn't tipped you off.
Other recent purchases include an area rug, new jammies(!), and a bouquet of flowers I bought for myself last week, because I deserve them. [I have not been fired and don't believe I will be unless the company goes under, which is still a strong bet. I am performing work that used to spread amongst four people. stress]
I've been reading Barbara Kingsolvers' Animal, Vegitable, Miracle and I recommend it to everyone. Especially you. You should read it. You'll like it. I laughed so hard I was crying one night. I hadn't cried from laughter in ages, and I could say it's a new life experience to cry from laughter from a book. Well done, book. Bravo! It's an autobiographical non-fiction year of food life, where her family took a year to grow & harvest their own food, and subsist only of food from their county, with a few exceptions. It takes a great look at corporate food policies, and I think this book could make most non-religious vegetarians eat meat again.
On a road trip to Lone Jack, MO to visit Mary, I reacquainted myself with scanning the radio for new music and ran across a great song called "International Harvester". Yes, it's country. It's also uproarously (word?) funny. I'd search for a video, but most video programs still crash my browser. (a new computer is on my wish list, but it's been pushed down a ways.)
I don't recall if I mentioned this before, but I'm signing up to take music lessons this summer for 6 weeks, and I'm really looking forward to them. I expect it will be pretty casual (as casual as my perfectionistic self conscious person can be), which is exactly what I want. This is not a career program and it's not costing a bajillion dollars, so there is no drama around these lessons. But it will be something I think I'll enjoy and will help build a bit of a schedule for myself, which I'm learning is key to managing A.D.D.
Did I mention that I just realized I have A.D.D., have been on meds for 20 years, but haven't really studdied anything about it, ever, at all? I think I did. Well, a more structured life is apparently what I need, which I think is why I really enjoyed school, even if socially it felt hellacious, and academically it was a rollercoaster, for just continuing on with life, following a set schedule kept me moving and alive. I wish I could act the wistful spontaneous self-starter with follow thru, but I really don't function well that way.
At any rate, I'm actually feeling good tonight so thought it would be a fine time to rejoin my friends online.
I think there are a few birthdays lurking in the coming weeks.......
Spending spree bought me a new TV! My old TV has operated without a remote control for more years than the remote sensor worked. Oh, how I missed the mute button! This also means Zoey has a HUGE new play house (read: box). It's not that big, but compared to the rest of my apartment, it's substantial.
This new TV has brought me FOUR PBS stations! I can watch cooking shows on weeknights!!! This is very exciting, in case the exclamation points hadn't tipped you off.
Other recent purchases include an area rug, new jammies(!), and a bouquet of flowers I bought for myself last week, because I deserve them. [I have not been fired and don't believe I will be unless the company goes under, which is still a strong bet. I am performing work that used to spread amongst four people. stress]
I've been reading Barbara Kingsolvers' Animal, Vegitable, Miracle and I recommend it to everyone. Especially you. You should read it. You'll like it. I laughed so hard I was crying one night. I hadn't cried from laughter in ages, and I could say it's a new life experience to cry from laughter from a book. Well done, book. Bravo! It's an autobiographical non-fiction year of food life, where her family took a year to grow & harvest their own food, and subsist only of food from their county, with a few exceptions. It takes a great look at corporate food policies, and I think this book could make most non-religious vegetarians eat meat again.
On a road trip to Lone Jack, MO to visit Mary, I reacquainted myself with scanning the radio for new music and ran across a great song called "International Harvester". Yes, it's country. It's also uproarously (word?) funny. I'd search for a video, but most video programs still crash my browser. (a new computer is on my wish list, but it's been pushed down a ways.)
I don't recall if I mentioned this before, but I'm signing up to take music lessons this summer for 6 weeks, and I'm really looking forward to them. I expect it will be pretty casual (as casual as my perfectionistic self conscious person can be), which is exactly what I want. This is not a career program and it's not costing a bajillion dollars, so there is no drama around these lessons. But it will be something I think I'll enjoy and will help build a bit of a schedule for myself, which I'm learning is key to managing A.D.D.
Did I mention that I just realized I have A.D.D., have been on meds for 20 years, but haven't really studdied anything about it, ever, at all? I think I did. Well, a more structured life is apparently what I need, which I think is why I really enjoyed school, even if socially it felt hellacious, and academically it was a rollercoaster, for just continuing on with life, following a set schedule kept me moving and alive. I wish I could act the wistful spontaneous self-starter with follow thru, but I really don't function well that way.
At any rate, I'm actually feeling good tonight so thought it would be a fine time to rejoin my friends online.
I think there are a few birthdays lurking in the coming weeks.......