It’s been an insanely good garden year. We planted 6 tomato plants this year and they have produced over 100 lbs of tomatoes. I started making my second batch of tomato paste (about 40 lbs worth) 9 hours ago and I’ve just made it through the second cook down. A large part of tomorrow will be cooking it down further on the stove and then hours reducing in the oven.
That’s really impressive! I’ve pickled and canned sweet things before but I have never gotten up the nerve to can tomatoes much less paste!
Update- our date night went really well. We agreed there are things we need to work on, both of us, but I’m feeling the most hopeful I’ve felt since this all came up.
I need to finish my voter outreach postcards today and clean the house. My doctor prescribed a Nitroglycerin patch to help with the circulation on my hands (raynauds and auto-immune related). I put it on last night before bed and woke up with a headache. I hope it gets better as my body gets used to it. I can’t deal with headaches every day.
So, I started Christmas shopping online today. haha. I usually don't start this early but my Christmas club deposited a few days ago and I figured with COVID and delays I might as well.
I scored a great deal on a basketball jersey my 14yo wanted. I love deals!
I convinced my husband to take both kids out for a walk.
I Am ALONE
For about an hour.
I need you to know, and for once I am being ENTIRELY sincere, that I’m having a rough day but just absolutely lost it at this gif. Like, lost it. Your ancient ass is good for my soul.
My kitty died this morning. She was such a sweetheart and I can't believe it. She was at the vet all day a week ago, then seemed much better on Thursday and Friday morning, then crashed.
My poor kids are so upset. The house is too quiet.
That’s great news, Bernadine! I hope things continue to improve.
I need to do some work this afternoon and I really don’t want to. For whatever reason, these two proposals I have going in next week are really bugging me and I’m just not interested in them at all.
There were not one, but two damn pull ups in DS2’s hamper. And of course I washed them, which means all of those clothes are covered in that stupid absorbent material. I washed them like 5 times and finally gave up. Hopefully the dryer burns them off or something.
We have a whole bunch of Halloween decorations, inside and outside the house. I like holiday decor, it's fun to celebrate holidays and it's nice to mix up how things look. My H told me several people have commented on the "Happy Halloween" window clings on our slider door that are in the background on his Zoom meetings. One of his coworkers apparently asked him "but you don't have kids, do you?" and it bugs me more than it probably should. I am glad that we don't have kids 99% of the time but holidays are the one circumstance where I feel left out of something I want to be a part of. Yes, they are less fun for adults than they are for kids, but that doesn't mean we can't enjoy them too!
I kind of feel like I'm doing a poor job of everything right now. I'm taking 2 classes and in theory I should have plenty of time for them, but I'm way behind on writing a paper and feel like I'm having a hard time balancing keeping up with friends/family by phone and with staying on top of homework, actual work, taking care of things like cooking and laundry, making some minor improvements to our house (like painting our bathroom and refinishing the deck), getting regular exercise, etc. Theoretically I should have a lot more spare time than usual this semester, but it doesn't really feel like it. I'm sure most of the problem is that I'm tired about 90% of my life and never manage to fully focus, so everything takes a lot longer than it should. But it's kind overwhelming at the moment.
It didn't really warm up yesterday, but I managed to get off my duff long enough to harvest my one zucchini, harvest my garlic and see that it didn't bulb out (oh well), pull up all the dead peas, and transplant my hacked back peppers to new soil and move them indoors to see if I can keep them dormant but alive all winter. I still need to transplant the strawberries, but I was getting sore and chilly and had sliver in my foot so I was kind of just done. I think the weather will be cooperative enough to do it Tuesday though.
We watched Gemini Man last night. The effects to make Will Smith young was OK when he wasn't speaking, but it was a little too uncanny valley when he was talking.
I am so sorry bears, I too am grieving and wish you lots of hugs and strength. I ordered some stuff on amazon and DH was like "don't we already have X" and I'm like "just let me spend some money." Lol. We are getting/feeling better in our own unique ways.
I took a new position in July at my company. I haven't found much motivation in it. I do not know if it is because of the pandemic, the subject matter, or general burn out. And now I am especially disinterested. I think my goal will be to make it to the holiday break where I can step away for a week, not get behind in emails, and just disengage for a bit.
We spent the weekend in the mountains with my family and came back today. I have been so lazy. I unpacked, watched an episode of Away and took a nap. It’s been wonderful.
Post by mysteriouswife on Oct 4, 2020 20:12:22 GMT -5
I cry every single time I hear Macklemore’s song Glorious. I had to walk out of the concert when he started this song. It came on just a second ago. Now I’m crying. I think I’m broken.