Friday, May 27, 2022

Boundaries and Borders - Progress Is Measured in Small Steps

DH is driving me a bit crazy. In the past he usually stayed up until 11:00 pm or later watching television - the latest hockey or baseball game, a movie, even the news. Lately, however, he's been going up to the bedroom shortly after I crash at 9:00 pm, and he's asleep by 10:00. He's one of those "7-1/2 hours of sleep" people. His body wakes him up after 7-1/2 hours of sleep. When he goes to sleep that early, he's awake when I have my own private time and he's impinging upon my space and my peace and quiet. It's starting to drive me crazy. It's currently 5:30 am and he's up and already in the shower. I've barely started drinking my first cuppa of the day. GRRRRR




I'm not used to sharing my quiet time in 
the early mornings. Part of the reason I get 
up long before dawn is to have my alone 
time. That's getting shot to hell in a 
handbasket - a Rude Awakening. Here's 
a Magic card for Rude Awakening, although 
I haven't played Magic in years. 



But it's a "day off" for me, and I'm at least grateful for that. I'll make another four batches of Ogre Juice today so I'm set for next week, and I'll pick up a pound of ground beef at the store so that if DH decides to make Sloppy Joes for his dinner on Sunday or Monday. I don't want to eat the Sloppy Joe sauce. I love it, but there's a ton of sugar in it, and lots of other "flavor" chemicals, and I don't want it. I'll make my own sloppy with ground beef, tomato sauce and maybe some honey along with spices. It won't be the same, but it will be tasty. 




The Calendar is fun. It's a mix of facts, 
thoughts, humor and queries. Today was 
a question about when I could pull funds 
from a 401K without penalty. I already 
knew the answer on this one, but that's 
just fine. I'm down to Day 95 now. 



My BFF Sharon gave me a "100 Days Until Retirement" calendar for my holiday gift last year and it kicked off on May 22nd if I used my anticipated last day at work of August 30th. I am now down to 95 days until retirement. Will things be ready? Hell no. Like a lot of DH's projects, it was gung ho for a while, but then the steam vented out, the fires were banked, and nothing much happened. He's working on things, but that initial panic mode has disappeared. He needs to get that back. We've done a lot, but there's still a bunch that needs to be done. I'm spending my "spare" time working on Etsy. I'm very close to being able to upload ALL of the Swarovski crystal cubes. Hopefully by this time next week those will be up and I'll be working on a different shape. 






I might try to make some of these today. These are 
gluten-free Paleo and Keto burger buns and they 
look marvelous. I haven't had a burger bun in a 
long time, and I rather miss it. I'll need to get a few 
ingredients at the grocery store, but it might be 
worth the try. I have most of the ingredients already. 



So, it's supposed to be a lovely day today. At least I won't get soaked going to the grocery store and any other errands I might have to get done. But my schedule today will keep me indoors for most of the day, which is a bit disappointing. I'll have to make a point of going outdoors for some serious garden looking or maybe for a nice, brisk walk. That would be lovely. However, it's unlikely that I'll actually have the time for this, especially if I decide to make the burger buns I'm thinking about trying. Oh well, have an excellent Friday and I'll be back tomorrow. As always, please be kind, help others if you can and if the opportunity presents itself, and Slava Ukraini. 




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