Critterfixer Posted December 19, 2021 Share Posted December 19, 2021 Morning. It's the holiday break for us! Today's goals: House: chores Garden: none, but I might pull out the seed catalog and dream Cooking: chicken strips, potatoes, possibly donuts Writing: journal, revisions, painting GN panels, short story drafting Art: class today That's about it. I have a ton of planning to do this week, but that's pretty normal. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 21, 2021 Author Share Posted December 21, 2021 Morning. Staying busy on break as usual. I'm trying to get through some cooking and revisions today. Hope I don't mix those two things up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 Yay holiday break! This week is pseudo-holiday break. Today I cancelled our Christmas Tea party b/c of omicron realities; and need to get exercise, do holiday prep, clean house, stay sane and joyful. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 22, 2021 Author Share Posted December 22, 2021 Morning! Yeah, holiday break is less of a break than I'd like. Starting out the day with a dog who isn't feeling well. Thankfully, she does this with some frequency because of her other health issues, and I've got medications. Hopefully will see her right in a day or I'll have to cancel plans for tomorrow's hike and go work on her some more. Today's goals: Try to relax, get some revising and painting done, and keep up with the dog. I also need to do a little grocery shopping. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted December 23, 2021 Share Posted December 23, 2021 Evening! I'm sending Good Thoughts to you & your dog, Critterfixer -- glad you have her medicines on hand, and I hope she recovers soon. Today we got a chunk of stuff done: some very very minimal school, boys & DH made a run to the dump, I did holiday stuff & got some exercise. Tomorrow will see some last-minute Christmas errands and an hour or so drive to catch up with some of the friends who would have been at our Christmas party -- they live several hours away, but happen to be much closer for an afternoon in the park tomorrow so the boys & I will have a chance to see them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 23, 2021 Author Share Posted December 23, 2021 Morning. No more dog accidents, thankfully. She seems to be feeling better, but no hike for us today. I'm going to hang around here to keep a watch on things and make sure she eats regularly. She's incredibly picky to begin with, so this means cooking for her. I'm also baking cookies today and revising, so it's not like I'll spend the day doing nothing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted December 24, 2021 Share Posted December 24, 2021 13 hours ago, Critterfixer said: Morning. No more dog accidents, thankfully. ... Yay! hope she's even closer to 100% today. We Got Stuff Done. The house is getting messy; stuff needs wrapping; the fridge needs cleaning; tomorrow is our grocery run. Whee! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 24, 2021 Author Share Posted December 24, 2021 Morning. Dog is still doing better. The boys and I are planning to go to the lake today. I need to bake a pie this morning, and get some cinnamon rolls prepped this evening to bake tomorrow. Other than that, I think I'm more or less done. Can spend some time revising while the boys paddle at the lake. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted December 25, 2021 Share Posted December 25, 2021 Merry Christmas! 🙂 Hope the lake has been wonderful. & this ongoing thread has been a wonderful gift to me. My very best to y'all & yours. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted December 27, 2021 Share Posted December 27, 2021 Happy Day-After-Christmas. 🙂 This week the goals are: lots of family time; get plenty of exercise; begin to recover the house from the depredations of the holiday season; generally do as little as possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Today was fairly successful, though we are In Process with gingerbread houses which is taking a surprising amount of time. However. The base houses are now assembled & drying; icing is ready to go; and the candy decorations have been unearthed. So tomorrow should be all the fun bits of gingerbread-house making. Tonight: straighten a bit & grok out tomorrow; get clean; tuck boys in; watch something with DH, hurrah! Tomorrow I'd like to focus on more doing as little as possible and a good deal of exercise. We're getting some vaccinations (flu, COVID booster) and DH and I have date night, probably on the heated patio of a place in town. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 Morning. This is literally the first time I've had to do anything in the way of email, forums, and so forth! I am working out of town all week and just can't get here most days. Better luck for me next week! Hope everyone is doing well. I'm dealing with some amazingly horrible back pain, which I hope shifts soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Critterfixer Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 I survived. Todays goals: House: catch up chores Cooking: shells and cheese, beef and gravy for toast, bake chicken, clear fridge. Gardens: none, but be ready to pull in the hardy rosemary because 18F is pretty cold. School: none Writing: finish listening to another chapter in revisions, draft a short story, catch up on poetry reading for group and critiques, write up a book review, pick some more books for reading in January. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 @Critterfixer-- hoping the back pain's subsided. You sound extraordinarily busy. Today I tried to do as little as possible and mostly succeeded. A little wonderful thing happened: the Economist's "Style Guide" arrived. It is so much fun to read! Here's a little example, as well as I can render it given constraints of the forum editor: "Fractions are more precise than decimals (3.33 neglects an infinity of figures that are embraced by 1/3), but your readers probably do not think so. You should therefore use fractions for rough figures: 'Kenya's population is growing at 3 1/2% a year.' 'A hectare is 2 1/2 acres.' and decimals for more exact ones: 'The retail price index is rising at an annual rate of 10.6%.'" I don't know, just makes me happy. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
serendipitous journey Posted January 2, 2022 Share Posted January 2, 2022 (edited) Okay, sketching out tomorrow. More of doing not much. Trying to do as little as possible, noticing what needs doing and what works for restoring wellness, what doesn't. I'm extending the holiday at least another week, to give us (me, really) wellness recovery time. sleep in a bit house fitness for me, the full round: try to do this 6 days this week & see how it helps sleep, mental health, &c. fitness for boys, run + DareBee out of the house stuff some sort of hike extra ingredients for dinner -- some chiles, maybe sesame oil, seeds get a big wall calendar for the new year. or do this mon or tues when it is more rainy. holiday school: Anki, minimum for elder, some poetry/poetry memorization, some classical sayings, dabble in piano for younger, read some holiday stories/LotR dinner: sesame noodles, chicken, greens got turned to pasta with Alfredo sauce read some fun stuff Edited January 3, 2022 by serendipitous journey 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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