Comments | bluestocking79: Cats: Nature's Way of Cheering Us Up

bluestocking79

Cats: Nature's Way of Cheering Us Up

Dec 09, 2008 21:30

Yes, I'm still alive. Yes, I'm still writing. :-P (Exchange mods, I think I need to make a sacrificial offering to you. Or something. I'd offer my firstborn, but I suspect you wouldn't want that. Blonds, maybe? Covered in chocolate?) And yes, I'm still crazy busy ( Read more... )

laughs, cats, real life

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geminiscorp December 10 2008, 04:06:19 UTC

ohh! What a pretty layout!

I'm sorry you've been blue lately. *hugs you* Hubby goes tanning when the SAD gets really bad. I'm sure it's all mental but somehow it helps. (he does argue on the sunscreen, but I've won that battle lol)

Your cousin is a smart woman! Enjoy trying all the new recipes and don't forget to share the best ones. =D

*hugs*

bluestocking79 December 10 2008, 15:27:46 UTC

Oh, thank you! Glad you like the new layout. It's by Tasha, from premade_ljs. I fell in love with it, because it was wintry without being Christmas-specific. And I love snow, provided I don't have to drive in it. ;-)

~hugs~ Thank you. It's just a whole bunch of small things from throughout the year snowballing into one big ball of unhappiness, I think. It will pass, and I know enough to be taking steps to make myself feel better. Tanning is an idea I hadn't considered, though I can see why it would help. You're smart to insist on the sunscreen, though! :D I'm also thinking about getting a sun lamp.

Ah, Cousin M is a very smart woman, but more than that, she knows me and she's a fellow baker. She knew I wouldn't want to miss an opportunity to try something new! I'm already eyeing new recipes to try for my usual cookie plate, and I'll be sure to share the results. (Well, virtually, even if I can't ship cookies to everybody.)

samantha_vimes December 10 2008, 07:36:28 UTC

Yay, cats!

bluestocking79 December 10 2008, 15:04:27 UTC

Is there nothing they can't do? (Well, maybe a few things, but if they had thumbs I'm sure they'd do those things, too.)

kribu December 10 2008, 08:46:08 UTC

Cats are great like that. :-D They nearly always do something incredibly cute or funny.

Sorry to hear about the whole being down thing. It's one reason why I so very much need snow in the winter - without it, the darkness is completely horrible; with it, it's at least a bit more tolerable. (And no matter what other factors there are in addition, I've found that the months of darkness never, ever help.)

*hugs*

bluestocking79 December 10 2008, 18:14:52 UTC

They do, don't they? Being with cats is good for the soul.

~hugs~ I'm feeling better today, in no small part because we have more sunshine than we've seen in days. Amazing what a difference that sunlight makes! You're right about the snow, too--somehow, I feel soothed when I see the snow, but the relentless grey and dark without it can be very depressing. And wouldn't you know, I've been feeling low since we've had days of freezing rain that washed away the snow...

shiv5468 December 10 2008, 08:59:22 UTC

Snerfles at Hobart...

bluestocking79 December 11 2008, 00:26:02 UTC

That expression is just priceless.

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bluestocking79 December 11 2008, 00:57:15 UTC

Hmm, funny how they do that, isn't it? They're happy to interrupt our sleep, but not so keen on curtailing their own. ;-)

Othello can be my alarm clock, too, but he's fond of sitting on my chest and then staring me in the face. If that doesn't work, then he starts licking my face, which is quite the scratchy-tongue experience. It does work, though...