There's a Mirror On the Wall

Not as sunny today, but the sun is not absent, so that's good enough.

I got the kitchen floor swept yesterday! And all the organizing that goes with sweeping, and got my laundry done, and I ate breakfast, dinner, and dessert. I finally put away the utensils from the previous load of dishes, and pulled some of the clean dishes out of the dishwasher from this load.

No story words, but also brain will not settle on a fandom, so who knows. I'll see what I get done today, if anything.

I did get more map work done, though, so that's good. Eventually I'll get this all the way down to the very fine-grained map I want. That will also be very massive, and probably split up by continent, just to reduce the size of individual files.

Breakfast this morning is dessert leftovers, because I haven't tested how well these freeze, so the sooner eaten, the better. (I am, though, now entirely out of canned fruit.)

And five things makes a post.

I have a proof-of-concept on underwear that I can wear without a pad for my periods. I have a week before I can test it, but I have it. (I'll still need pads this month, but if the proof of concept works, I make a bunch and I'll never have to use pads again, just pull on my underwear.) I contemplated doing more sewing today, but balked, so not enough spoons for that and I'm not going to push myself on that.

I was going to do cooking today, but I am more out of spoons than I thought, and dad has things this afternoon enough that my brain is going "but there is no space in there for me to ask for help cooking" even though there is. Because ADHD brain.

I got my dishwasher empty, at least, and I counted the number of rings for my jars, and I at least have enough of them to deal with the salmon that is baking that is the only part of the cooking that got done. I can leave the rest to wash later or possibly tomorrow morning.

I brought half my laundry up. I forgot to get the load out of the dryer. So I will have to fetch that when I take my bin of jars downstairs and package up baked salmon for freezing. None of it is getting actually put away, and the only piece that will go where it needs to go is the freshly laundered quilt.

My mother's parents are dead to me at this point. Not just not talking to them. They expressed no concern at all about yesterday's violence, and in fact, he just told mother that she had nothing to worry about. I. Let's just say my brain went "well fuck, my mother's parents are Nazis". And yeah. I already didn't want to talk to them, but at this point. Just fuck no. Good to know where they stand, and fuck them entirely.

And five things makes a post, I'm going to go tell my phone to shut up with the alarm and take the bin of jars downstairs.

I slept late, but the cats and me are all fed, I've gotten the bed made and gotten dressed and opened the curtains, and taken my morning meds. Everything is at a low level ache, and I'm still feeling like everything is too much, especially noise.

(Ok, so that may be a silent migraine, but it's not coming with the usual brain fog, so I don't even know.)

The sun is shining, and making the muslin that is the window side of the canopy glow so I will have some hours of suitably diffused-but-bright light. Direct sunlight is not my friend, but I am still a solar-driven critter and will get cranky without regular sunlight.

Marisol and Sigdis, upon their return from the vet, first bolted for the bedroom and under the bed, then snubbed me briefly, but I had a secret weapon called breakfast. And then I had clingy cats who craved reassurance all day that I still loved them and they wouldn't have to go back to the vet any time soon. Marisol is about six pounds and Sigdis is eight or nine, I forget precisely, and both are at good weights for them. And Marisol got all the necessary shots, and all is well, so we're good until toward the end of next year.

There was some snow yesterday, and then a lot more of wintry mix, so there is no snow remaining by the time I woke up this morning.

And I'm going to go attempt to do something, and I'll see what something is over the course of the day. I hope everyone has a fantastic day and good sleeps when they get there!

Today is full of ow, and being very frustrated because my social interaction is almost entirely text. Which. Isn't actually much different from normal, but it feels more wearing lately, because the world is trying to tear itself apart at the seams, and the people yelling the loudest kick and scream about people trying to make the world better.

(And yes, I have a phone, but. When audio processing is being difficult, it's harder than usual to get past the anxiety issues around dealing with the phone. Even with people I'm close to.)

I got dishes into the dishwasher yesterday, and a load run, and I got them out this morning, and most of the rest of the dirty dishes rinsed and in. Which is progress. I need to get the utensils wiped and into the dishwasher, and I need to clean the sink out, hopefully today. Because then I can start working on attempting to wash most of my clothes (not towels, not bedsheets - the former gets too heavy, the latter are too bulky) up here in the sink. So I don't have to deal with the heat in the summer or the cold in the winter just to get my clothes clean. Especially the summer heat, because that fucks me over worse than cold.

And it shouldn't take too long to hang-dry with the dehumidifier going. Longer than a dryer, but that will eventually be solved when dad finally gets the older dryer up here and gets the electric sorted so I can use it. (I can live without a washer. A dryer will be far more useful.)

It's over a week into May and I still haven't turned off the heat, and tonight there's a fucking frost advisory, and whyyyyy? (Rhetorical question, I know the answer, I'm just complaining vociferously about it.)

Also, I took an actual shower, and my body has decided that proper thermal regulation is for cowards. My toes and fingers feel like icecubes, and I need to put on a hat (achieved) and a couple blankets (requires getting up) to stay warm. More layers of clothing would work except that if I get up and move around a lot, I end up overwarm and sweaty.

*goes and wraps up in a blanket burrito to stay warm*

Gray and dreary out, but I still feel accomplished. Got three more face masks sewn, so now mom and dad each have two. Colors have been picked out for one of my brothers and his wife, and for two friends. I have ribbons for two sets, so if I keep to one set (two face masks from a fat quarter) a day, mom has a chance of keeping up, and all them will have made-to-length ribbons.

Hopefully will get words at some point today. Did get words yesterday, so snippet shortly.

Got photos taken this morning, and taking a day's break from the movie tonight. Will be starting Lord of the Rings, extended version, tomorrow. Six days to watch three movies, because taking a break in the middle of each because that's how the discs are set up and ADHD brain has been annoying.

Sparrows have set up nest under the eaves of the neighbor's shed, and are providing quality cat TV for Marisol, at least.

I have gotten my "finished all the things" star for my daily side of my to-do chart every day this week (started on Saturday Because) so far, and if I can do that today and tomorrow, I get an extra star. And my more-than-weekly side has also gotten a star for each day for doing more than one thing on that side each day. And words every day. And the only thing that doesn't have a second day I did something on it is the litterbox sifting, and if I can get that today or tomorrow, that means everything has been done at least twice this week and will be able to get its column sticker.

What, beyond MORE STICKERS, I am going to do if I get all the stickers, I dunno yet. Maybe order food for delivery, because not having to cook for a day will be awesome.

Got words yesterday, and will be posting the daily snippet as soon as I decide if I want to post the Witcher stuff or part of a scene from the current chapter-in-progress of Burning Bright, which, yay, it's going again. At least a little.

Got photos of the cotton thread today. This involved also coming back upstairs to find my (small) cone of one of the colors that is out, and bringing it and the ball wound off it back upstairs after.

Bucket of trash went into the bin. I have card stock enough to get through months of weekly to-do charts now, and I have gotten the litterboxes sifted.

Dad is out for a necessities run because I am out of pads for my period....

And he texted as I was typing, he was able to get the last pack of one of my preferred kind. So no having to rely on the reuseable ones which on heavy days also mean putting a towel down and not wearing pants. Yay!

Our state has a governor who actually gives a fuck and is now not just suggesting that people stay home, but instructing them to shelter at home unless for groceries or they are essential workers. It goes into effect at 8pm tonight. Which. Here's hoping people actually listen.

I, myself, am not leaving this property until this is over. Might step out of my apartment because even through a mask to avoid pollen, fresh air and sunlight. And going down to the house because there's still inventory to do, and until that's done, on sunny days I need to get at least an hour or two in of attempting to get some of that done.

Beyond that, though. I have my cats for not becoming utterly touch-starved, I have the internet for distractions, I have Sims3 and jigsaw puzzles, I have my organizational projects and my learn how to do things projects and Duolingo and writing (of which I have been getting words the last couple days) and crochet and braiding and sewing and so much cleaning. And am still likely to get a little lot stir-crazy because while I have all of that usually, I also usually have some chance to go places at least once a week.

Nope. Nope. Nope. Not right now, I like living, thank you and anyone who isn't being as cautious and responsible as is possible for them to be within the constraints of surviving can please take a dose of flaming hot lava rocks.

(My cats are starting to pick up on my stir-crazy, I think, because they are acting out more than usual. Still love them dearly.)

Ugh. It's gray and drippy and gross outside, I ache all over because that's what happens with weather changes, and my throat decided to throw a hissy fit about belting out music yesterday. It made me feel better at the time, and it still makes me happy, so whatever.

I did eventually get lunch yesterday, though it was a microwave lunch and load the dishwasher because the sink was full and overflowing with dishes. I looked at my to-do chart, and it's not actually that much a surprise I ran myself entirely out of spoons. I got the daily side entirely done, and most of the more-than-weekly side as well. I even got enough words to get a sticker for that!

Which means there will be a snippet once I get this post up. :)

Also, apparently tumblr has fixed the issue about mandatory beta, though I don't know if they've fixed the other issues that came with the beta. Certainly once it's pushed as standard I won't be able to use it without a direct link to how to fix the color scheme because their default is migraine-inducing high-contrast.

And to be honest, I'm not likely to use it as much as I did for a while. Because I need a break and also because I don't need the random unannounced updates that break things and leave me upset and aching with the anger that has no outlet. Once everything is stable and x-kit is updated to work with it, I may or may not default to it more again, but right now I don't see it happening for a couple of months at least.

There was bonus sun, so more photos. I did not get all the bits done I wanted to get done on the inventory, but most of it.

This week's to-do chart is set up and ready for stickers. I did not get a full board last week by one empty spot on Sunday. Maybe this week. I did, however, get a bunch of stickers for last week's more-than-weekly side (don't have to be daily, but have to have more than one of them in a day to get the day's sticker, and more than one in a column to get the to-do-thing's sticker). Which is awesome.

Marisol is still in heat, but mostly sleeping because dude. Jess is currently sleeping on top of the same basket as Marisol, and they're peacefully coexisting. For now. I suspect by the end of the day, Jess will be looking hunted again and be giving me the "why is she not spayed already, human?" look.

I did not get enough story words yesterday to snippet, but I can live with that. I was working on other things. :)

Sims 3 playing today, because I can, and because it helps.