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I went for a walk with M. today. I talked on the phone with K. today. It was nice to get back into a routine again.
I decided to find a dairy-free chocolate advent calendar. I've never had an advent calendar (it is possible that when I was 25 or 26, someone gave me a paper one, but I don't think so); we didn't do Christmas growing up and when I quit being a JW, I switched to a Solstice thing with a willingness to play along with / incorporate any one else's Thing. And I thought to myself, Self, just because Advent is someone else's tradition is no reason not to get some of that daily chocolate and little doors.
R. mentioned that the Boston Globe had an article about a beer advent thing. So I looked that up, and discovered that the beer store next to Seoul Kitchen in Westford is part of what the article was talking about. So I went to buy a box, and they upsold me to the Extra Special Beer Advent Box, to the tune of $169 (probably tax on top of that, but honestly, who even cares at that point? It is over $150 for a full case of beer. We're talking wine prices here). At first, I was like, you want how much? And then I thought, oh, fuck it. Let's do it. Cans 1 and 2 are cooling in the fridge. I plan on helping by at least tasting. Beer and chocolate, every day in December until Xmas Eve. Who knows how many migraines this might turn into?
I did some laundry, and I ran roomba and Eufy. The floor is much less crunchy now. I wouldn't say the house is clean, but it is definitely cleaner. I also wrote some charity checks and got those and a couple other checks in the mail today. This month's Mighty Fix arrived, and it is unusually cool: a little packet on a carabiner with chopsticks, knife, fork and spoon (all bamboo) in it. I had _just_ dug out of the hiking gear my old plastic knife, fork and spoon on a loop. I think the bamboo may replace it, but I may carry both for a while (in my G-Ro / go bag / carry on bag).
I made blondies today.
ETA: I decorated the tree today.
I decided to find a dairy-free chocolate advent calendar. I've never had an advent calendar (it is possible that when I was 25 or 26, someone gave me a paper one, but I don't think so); we didn't do Christmas growing up and when I quit being a JW, I switched to a Solstice thing with a willingness to play along with / incorporate any one else's Thing. And I thought to myself, Self, just because Advent is someone else's tradition is no reason not to get some of that daily chocolate and little doors.
R. mentioned that the Boston Globe had an article about a beer advent thing. So I looked that up, and discovered that the beer store next to Seoul Kitchen in Westford is part of what the article was talking about. So I went to buy a box, and they upsold me to the Extra Special Beer Advent Box, to the tune of $169 (probably tax on top of that, but honestly, who even cares at that point? It is over $150 for a full case of beer. We're talking wine prices here). At first, I was like, you want how much? And then I thought, oh, fuck it. Let's do it. Cans 1 and 2 are cooling in the fridge. I plan on helping by at least tasting. Beer and chocolate, every day in December until Xmas Eve. Who knows how many migraines this might turn into?
I did some laundry, and I ran roomba and Eufy. The floor is much less crunchy now. I wouldn't say the house is clean, but it is definitely cleaner. I also wrote some charity checks and got those and a couple other checks in the mail today. This month's Mighty Fix arrived, and it is unusually cool: a little packet on a carabiner with chopsticks, knife, fork and spoon (all bamboo) in it. I had _just_ dug out of the hiking gear my old plastic knife, fork and spoon on a loop. I think the bamboo may replace it, but I may carry both for a while (in my G-Ro / go bag / carry on bag).
I made blondies today.
ETA: I decorated the tree today.