Foggy, but Functional

Week 1 of work is done. Weekend time! Time with Sarah and the gang later tonight. I've picked up a cough, either allergies or a chest thing. 

Once the entire household is awake, I'll shower and hit the day. Should do more homework, but the brain isn't prepped yet. 

 This is our Siggy (Sigrid) and I hated moving her from the bed. She was on my side looking all fluffy, tiny and cute.

Speaking of fluffy, fluffy pajamas. Happiness. Cannot go wrong with those.

Drinking coffee.  There is this weird thing outside called, I believe, sunshine. I now get to see it. For awhile I was nightshifting it and rarely saw the daylight. Good to see what it looks like. Great for the Vitamin D too, if you go outside in it.

Energized

Well..mostly. I'm heading back to work today. First day back in over 2 months. I've missed being active and about. I'm nervous, because I'm still not the healthiest I've ever been. But here's to hoping it goes well and that after all the catching back up I'll be a wizard on the phone. Or...something. :)

Yesterday wasn't too bad. I mean, I was exhausted all day. However, I accomplished homework and jewelry. I made the necklace I'm wearing today. :) Day before that, I made Banana bread! Mmm and coffee. I won't drink coffee without creamer. It is heaven in a cup with creamer. So to summarize the last couple of days:

 If you visit my Wordpress blog, you may have seen these. I like these two blogs for primarily photos. That one gets to have it all!

I've Neglected October!

I think I actually have one post from October. I haven't actually been going outside much. I've let the doldrums get hold of me a little bit and I've been a complete hermit.  So! Here's our "first" snow. It's October, so I woke this morning to this light dusting outside.  It's hard in Colorado to actually call it a First Snow.  It feels like there's very little time between the last snow and hail moments, summer rushes past, autumn seems like all of a week, and then you get this.

I love Colorado, though. I'm thankful for this gorgeous state. Snow driving won't be too much of a blast, but eh...I'll get through it. I return to work Monday. Nervous, a wee bit. Two months out of work and not much for treatment to make things a lot better since. However, I'm giving it a shot anyway. Wish me luck!

Maybe I should condense my blogs? No one actually follows this one.

Reading

Yes, actually reading. The last few years, I've rarely ever read. This is so different from the books I devoured growing up. I stopped reading. I stopped writing. I stopped dreaming. Not sleep dreams. You know what I mean.

Today, I start reading again. Then I sleep! Tired.

Very, Very Tired

Here are some lovely things I've received in the last week or so. I have more to take pics of (pretty cards, things like that, a bookmark.) I'm very behind. The lovely Owl...I loves Merlin! The turtle still is awaiting a name, but he's an amazing surprise and now sits next to Scott's painting :)

Feeling on the Cusp of Greatness!

Okay, maybe not, but it feels like accomplishment to me. I've been pretty down because I can't do all that I'm accustomed to doing. I can't even clean house like I normally would. However, I took a few moments when I felt a little less "off" and worked on my kitchen. It may not seem like much, but to me, it was awesome getting my kitchen to feel like a warm and welcoming place again. I even put on some pinto beans in the crock pot the next day. 

Warm feeling of home with the scent of eggnog candle stuff, hot coffee, and well...I just like our kitchen. 

• Tonight was yumminess with crockpot pinto beans, a hint of shredded cheese, some meat and red peppers with a bit of picante sauce. 
• More hot and yummy coffee. I've cut my coffee consumption down a lot in the last two weeks. 
• I like listening to my honey in playing a game. 

Overwhelmed....

But "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming." There's a light at the end of the tunnel; it's just a long tunnel. We have a lot of images today.  I've been quiet. so they've built up a little, you see.  :) My list of reasons and things that have kept me smiling:

1.)  I received 2 more gifts from some gals in the Sickies Swaps. I'm loooving this. And I feel a bit better about the fact that I can in some cases only send cards or hand sketched envelopes with letters. The first one has been an amazing lady and I have no idea how she keeps up. The second...Beads! Seashells, copper wire, findings. Happiness in a bag. 

2.) Our baby girl. I love Zoey so much.  She's too cute not to photograph every chance I can. "Daddy" was gone for only moments and she had to take over. 

3.) Both our girls! Zoey and Sigrid are equally awesome, snuggled on my pillow on the bed keeping each other presentable. 

4.) This is my sweetheart. He's usually my number one reason to smile. His other best bud was in town this weekend so he took us out to a place we'd never been, Elephant Bar. It was fun, and great company. I do think my guy is handsome, and he never lets me take his photo!

5.) For now, I have a home. Our home has a balcony overlook to...a Tennis court. However, it's pretty when it rains and the lights shine on it. It was relaxing to stand out there and listen to the rain with my sweetheart. 

Going to Miss Alphas

We spent the evening finishing out Season 2 of Alphas. I'm very sad to see there won't be a season 3. The shows I love most seem to get canceled early, and then things like Desperate Housewives last forever. My favorite characters were Gary and Rachel. My man does an awesome Gary impression. 

This is what I was doing during the show:

I made a blanket for my niece that was a granny style. This one is for me. I'm a lot slower at working on this one and I'm using scrap yarn from various projects. Most of it is I Love This Yarn and Redheart.

Sunshiney

Not my mood as much as I wish, but I did see my first sunrise in a long time. I missed the most beautiful part of it. The girls kept wanting to come out onto the balcony with us.  I've been a grump and not wanting to be a grump to such a great guy.  The girls are even now being adorable. 

I also have been heavily fatigued and in so much pain today. I managed to get dressed. That took all I had.  My arms won't lift much today.  Beads are a sloooooow process.  I did, however, force myself to go outside and walk along the sidewalk this evening while I handled some important phone calls. Wore me out the rest of the way, but I love how our sky looks here. :) Colorado is splendid. 

Devoted

Following this book about daily devotions of sorts, today's entry was to find something today to describe that either felt like new or reminded me of something old to be thankful of that I might have stopped thinking about. 

"I sat in the car a moment and just closed my eyes. I listened to my music. I haven’t been listening to my music of late. Music warms my soul and keeps me going, and yet I’ve neglected that part of me. I learned long ago I couldn’t be with someone for whom music wasn’t important, or who didn’t have enough musical tastes in common.


Today’s first selection was my favorite, NIN. The song isn’t even important this time. It was simply the feeling of listening to it, feeling the bass in my body and knowing its touch without something tinged in pain. For a brief moment, it stole away some of my exhaustion and reminded me of what it feels like to hold energy in my limbs and heart. It felt great. This was followed by Depeche Mode, and then Kerli’s “Walking on Air.” If that doesn’t pick up the soul, I don’t know what would. So while the idea was to think of something old or new that moves me, this is what happened naturally.


Music is life.


Let music fill you with life.

My favorite socks EVER. I'm making something for Trisha as well. Hope she likes it. 

I will remake this character or something similar once I'm play real Torchlight 2

Lovely Sigrid who always takes over Daddy's chair the moment he leaves it. 

Accomplished

Well maybe not a lot. I did walk to the mailbox, however. I got out of the house. It was only a 12 minute walk and half a mile, but it was movement. I took random photos along the way and did pause once to watch a squirrel. Yes, that's a fire hydrant. Don't ask. I mostly enjoy playing around with filters and photos.

This was a gift from a swap buddy in Sickies Swaps :) 

Keeping on..

Today we bring you....Cats! There are always a lot of cat photos around here that make us quite happy. Anyone know a good free video editing software though? I want to add music to a video I have of Sigrid and I want to remove some sections of the video.

"In Repose" 

Yes, here are some pretty baby cats. I didn't feel well so was doing this Vicks treatment thing. The girls climbed onto me and went to sleep.  In the one on the right, Zoey was knackered out because I had the heat pad on my knee...and she had it under her toosh. 

Here we have a Zoey looking cute, a Sigrid trying to behave, then a Sigrid curled up like an angel and a Zoey making herself at home with a long stretch while I worked on beads. 

Yesterday we hung out at Sarah's which was really nice. Had some BBQ food and chatted a fair bit.  I've decided, all of my friends need AC though. :P  No one has AC; just us. 

Today might also be the day for more than one cup of coffee. It's raining again. 

Happy

This is actually from yesterday

Things I enjoyed:

• Time spent with my honey
• Playing Star Wars, even if I did get  a headache
• Seeing D and watching them hang up photos of PupPup
• Walking to check the mail...in the rain
• Opening my mail to find these two wonderful gifts from a new buddy.
• Muppet Socks!!!
• Owls :) 

There's a swap group I'm part of that sends pressies to each other, or even just penpals, since we're all pretty much dealing with various illnesses. My feet love fuzzy muppet-skin socks. 

Still Sad

Trying to think of the positive.

Reasons to Smile Today:

1. Awesome boyfriend

2. Great time with two friends

3. Lemon blueberry pie

4. Jack Skellington nails

5. Sweet Sigrid Sleeping

6. Our girls in all their beauty

7. Tyra, sad sister who is beautiful with her bicolor eyes. 

Love ya, Dave.  Heart is with you. 

"Like" ya, baby, and you made my day brighter as you always do. 

Loving the Family Life

Yesterday was BBQ time for my friend's son's birthday. Happy Birthday, James! We went over, hung out in the yard. My BF hates all the photos we took of him, and I'll only post people photos with permission.

Her yard, however, was very relaxing with the breeze blowing in the trees. I was super tired and sleepy all day long since I haven't been resting well. The company was wonderful, the food a delight (I ate too much!!!) and here are some of my takeaways from the day.

The animals are Diesel, her sweet little chichi; Sultan who is her big old boy, and then Jorge who isn't much smaller. He's a chubby bubby.  Sultan is an old man and getting healthier. Please, remember catfood tends to come in a vegetarian mix and look for the kind that has the most meat to it. Cats are carnivores. He's doing fantastically.

Inspired by the Day

I'm working on coming to terms with my health issues still.  Today has been quite the day for a headache and feeling pretty out of it. I have, however, tried to make it a productive day. I hung out on Rift a little with a friend (Rift and Ride!!) and worked on beads while doing that. Earlier in the day, man and I were watching Enterprise while I made up a bracelet. 

I saw this post on Facebook, with incorrect spelling and all that. Changed it around and added the text back after playing with the colors a bit. Normally I won't do that, but with this image, I feel it is important. The essence is exactly what I want to hear right now and need to remember. It's a tough time on many levels. I really have no idea what to do with some of what I (we) are going through. There are challenges to be met. 

This one, on the other hand, totally made me think of my daughter. She loved SIMs a lot when she lived with me. I also have these moments of forgetful spaciness. :) Maybe it really is about SIMs! :P 

This is the bracelet I worked on. I'm aware that it's kind of old school. I don't have any hemp cord, so it's made with crochet thread of two types, glass beads and my paper beads. I love how it looks. My guy said, "It's so 90s." He meant, he likes it, but it has that old fashioned appeal. Is that good??? I'm trying to decide what is a good price for bracelets like this in my Etsy shop.

Trying to Count Her Blessings

It's been a stressful few days for me. I know a lot of people have more health issues than I do, but it's hitting me a bit hard. I'm trying to remember all the good things and to not let my stress levels rise. There are things to be thankful for.

Obviously, I'm always thankful for our girls. I think they are the sweetest, most adorable kitties ever. 

For a state that rarely gets rain, we're thankfully getting a lot of rain now. Flooding in some areas, but I do love the sound and smell of rain.

We also have food. Pretty thankful for that. Making a pot of homemade meatballs. I just added the pasta sauce too, after taking this photo. Mmmm. 

Sleepy

Not a bad day today at all. Ready to sleep. Had to take medicine for the pain, but that's fine. It helps for the sleeping, since I have the hardest time doing that on Sunday nights anyway. Today wasn't too bad. I could have used more time with my sweetie. That's per usual. Went grocery shopping. Since the rent thing worked out we had money for food. Mmm, lots of nice slow cooker foods that I hope will last us for most of the next two weeks. Fingers crossed, seriously. Made a really delicious mushroom chicken meal tonight with red onions, mushrooms, garlic, celery and yummy chicken. It was fall apart goodness. Have enough for tomorrow night, so if I have energy, I want to go to the gym after work. I really want to have energy. 

Made more beads....had coffee. I was missing coffee. Then played a short bit on Rift. Guild leader is a sweet dude and he got E and I these cool outfits (and swimsuits from summerfest.) I looooove this outfit. See, Myg loves it too. :) 

The Yin and Yang

Our two angels, not my two babies at Mom's, were cuddled up in that position on J's lap. We were watching 24 and then checking out photos of our girls on the TV from my phone. Aren't they gorgeous? I'm thankful for:

• Yummy food
• A wonderful man
• Two gorgeous girls
• A fun and free game to play
• Beads! 
• Food. Coffee. Did I say food? 
• A house full of warmth and LIKE :P