It burns!

Sunburn.... oops. Went to the lake yesterday to celebrate Dad's birthday. We spent most of the day inside, but I still got burnt. But I did find out that, for me anyway, black tea (Earl Gray) works for soothing my sunburn. Nice.
Ada was exhausted, and today is as crabby as I am. This is going to be a long day. HOT, HUMID, no ac... just yuck. The house is not a bad temp in comparison to outside, but it's stale in here. Have 1 fan on me, don't want to waste creating more heat with more fans when it would generally be pointless.
The good news is, I should be getting an AC this week! Just in time for me to run around for the con.
Speaking of... a) I have a LOT of chainmail and b) It's still not nearly enough! Yeah I'm weird. Still working on inventory, should finish in an hour or so, if I'm not too distracted. Then onto a shawl for a mother of a friend who is not doing well. Just what I need, a lap full of yarn on a hot humid day!
On another note. I'm going to check out MLP: FiM partly cause I'm bored and partly for research. If I don't like it... back to documentaries it is!

Stinky!

Well Ada is certainly keeping my attention this week, even with VBS Monday through Wednesday. I think she has a hot spot on her neck... I still feel like a mean, moronic idiot about the whole thing in general. At least I think we're getting somewhere from where we were on Saturday night. The spot is scabbed over again and even without a sock on she seems to not be scratching at it too much, if at all.

Today's goals (short list due to exhaustion!)
Store spices / mix spices
Wash dishes!
empty wet/dry vac to try wet carpet cleaning method! (Cause Ada has made my house really stink... I'm kinda at a loss on how to start re-training her :( )

And finally... take inventory of chainmaille! yikes!

So.... yeah, wish me luck!


Edit: I managed to get one set of spice mixed, but then figured out I'm missing one for the other. Yuck
I did get the dishes done... and then made more messy ones!
It was a good attempt at something, but I think that it's just not my style, but it was a good idea for a starting block for something else that I might like!

High on the list for tomorrow.... chainmaille.

And the show must go on...

Crazy insane week ahead and I'm not sure how well I"m doing to begin with. Yikes. Goals for the week include surviving until Thursday, and figure out what I need to do to prep for a con. And I can't forget to change a dr appointment too.

So yeah, have a con coming up and I found out that I got into Anime Iowa as well. So all other plans are essentially trashed for the next two weeks, I should be ok with that. And after that... well I have to wait and see. I will either be going psycho getting ready for Iowa... or just generally feeling miserable... maybe... I don't know.

Here's Hoping!

The Wheels on the bus....

Really it's more like
The head on the lady goes round and round
round and round
round and round
the head on the lady goes round and round
all the blinkin' day!

ok withdrawal rant over.
Someone I follow on Facebook is working on a quilt, and I am MEGA jealous of her progress. She's over half way done in two days! So now I want to dig out mine and work on it too. Or would if I could get anything done lately. ugh.

Also... I really, really, REALLY need to get my new receipes together and sorted. Some are just too yummy, and some... I need to remember not to make again...

toodles!

Add To List!

I need to look into two more things!
1) Mosquito Plants!!! Holy Batman they are BAD!
2) Fairy plants for fairy gardens... I just can't resist. :)

More to add!
I also want to start looking at new tattoos to get... seriously addicted to INK. :)

And another sign that I would be getting better: Socializing online without freaking out. One step at a time please!

Spinning, Spinning

I hate withdrawals.... I feel... disconnected. Twisted... like those weird photo effects on phones and stuff. And my head twists, and then back to normal, only to do something else. The odd sleep schedule of the night/day didn't help. But I was successful in all my tasks. Thank you Lord. I really appreciate that. I think even Ada (my dog) knows somethings up, but she hasn't learned what to do when I'm off like this. Only that she wants me to pay attention to her. I think it's her way of diverting my attention... though I am probably giving WAY too much thought into the actions of a 9 month old puppy. :) She's still a sweet heart for all of that. And a very good snuggler. Though the way the humidity is going... and the temps... I don't know if I"ll care for that in a few days :p

Failed Experiment

For once I wasn't the one conducting the experiment... unfortunately... I was the rat.

Went to the head Dr. yesterday... The annoying switch of medications... the crappy withdrawal, the numbing effects of the new stuff, figuring when to take them, that I need to eat bananas when I take them.... all of that crap, written off in a flick of the wrist as a failed experiment. I was happy at first that he agreed with my assessment, but now... I'm getting more and more upset about it. I may not be able to make a con because of your failed little 'experiment.' I've missed out on two months of prep and only God knows what else because he had to see if some new medicine would work. I don't blame him, it's his job. But I think I still have the right to be bitter about it to some extent.

I'm getting sucked into virtual novel... Katawa Shoujo. It's a great story. Awesome art. And I want to get to know each of the characters! So far I've gotten two of six, but I am giving up on trying to figure out the rest on my own... since the bad endings really depress me.

Dad brought dirt today. That surprised me. I guess he likes my idea for the front, and/or he wants to transplant hostas as soon as possible. Either way, unless it's raining it looks like I'll be spending some time outside tomorrow. And for once, this spring. I hope it rains. It's going to be a long night yet. I haven't practiced near enough for church in the morning. Which isn't comforting. Onwards and upwards... well no not really... more like, one foot in front of the other, if I have to....

Grilled

Today was the first visit to a counselor in... only God knows how many years. I feel like my head was shoved in a George Foreman Grill and slammed shut for an hour. Hopefully this will go somewhere and not be another dead end.
My assignment for the next visit is to think of things that would be signs that I'm doing better. That's not as easy as it sounds. Have I ever been good enough to do those things in the first place? I don't know. But two that I can think of now (on a panini brain) are: 1) Being able to listen to Joey's Music (And Linkin Park) again. and 2) Actually have some white on my fingernails, at least 5 of ten. i.e. at least half my nails can't be chewed to the quick... current count 0/10... Usually a good indicator that I am way to stressed out.
Now, I am going back to bed.
Later

Plans... so many things to do!

So... Moved into a new house two months ago, and so not moved in yet. I need to keep track of things somewhere, so here it is!

Outside:
Plan Yard Layout!
     Decide on trees
     raised garden beds?
     Tire Bird bath/pound? http://pinterest.com/pin/531284087261883820/
     Rhubarb
     Lilacs
     Filler in corners by back steps?
     Decide what to do with the kitchen corner
Under the Pines
     put in dirt
     get ferns
     get hostas
     plant vinca vina
     get snow on the mountain
     get bulbs: lily of the valley and snow drops
     edging, what kind, where?

Find out when is the best time to plant/transplant, all plants for under the pines and the rest of the yard.

Figure out if I should start a small compost pile.

Inside:
Upstairs: unpack and organize! Yikes!

and last but not least...
Try the no poo method of hair cleaning. Man I'm cheap.

I'm sure there'll be more. But I'm not planning on get everything done in one season! But we'll see how it goes.

Stay tuned for more inaction at: Lady EnChaos!