Sunday Happy

I love me some February, it’s one of my favorite months. Right in the middle of the winter, not as cold as January but always more snow, and the main holiday on the horizon is Valentines day, which I love because in terms of decorations pink and glittery hearts are pretty much the best. You feel me right? Right!

The week and it has already come and gone and that was that. Kind of the same old stuff. Worked on things, cleaned things, hung out with the littles and had dinner, wrapped Coco up in a rug. Not much new. One thing is that I think we finally got all of the tax documents in so that is now going to be my new hell for the next month or so. But I decided not to get to into it until next week, I need to meaty prepare. And I am apologizing now for the excessive amount of bitching I will be doing durning that time.

Thursday into Friday we got a good old dump of snow, at least as foot and a few inches. It came hard and fast and was everything a good snow storm should be. Work was even canceled! So the past couple days all I have been really doing is so much shoveling (the mr can’t really shovel cause his hand…) and playing outside. Finally got enough snow to pull our snowshoes out. YAY!

And here we are again at another Sunday. It is suppose to be gorgeous again today so once Judah wakes up (him and the mr had a boys night) and we do a little house cleaning (there is popcorn and cheese doodle dust all over) I hope to get out on the snowshoes again. Maybe I will just spend the entire day walking around outside. I might just do it.

Internet from the week.

-Whoa dude, these are freaking amazing. These eye-popping, hand-painted trucks rule Pakistan's roads

-Sprawling, Color-Coded Arrangements Expose the Intricate Underbellies of Mushrooms. Mushrooms are so cool!

-This is right up the mr’s alley. He falls asleep to The Office. I know this because ever once in a while his earbuds will die and all of a sudden I will wake up to Micheal or Dwight screaming. Funny yes but I want to punch him when it happens. Meditation App Calm Has Released a Soundscape Inspired by “The Office”-

-Loving This California Cabin and this House in England

-Baking Soda & Baking Powder Are Absolutely Not the Same Ingredient. I just had this conversation with a little.

-So I want to buy this toaster. I won’t cause it is expensive but if anyone out there wants to bu it for me…Hay’s New Toaster Is My Most Countertop-Worthy Appliance

-8 Projects DIYers Should Always Leave to the Pros I agree with these but also we do them ourselves. HA!

-Awesome. Photographic Composites Document the Mesmerizing Flight Trails of Vultures, Crows, and Bats

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

How is it really the end of the month? Sure every January feels like a time warp but this one especially. I am still coming to terms that it is not 2020 anymore and now that it is 2022… my mind can’t handle it. So my solution is to completely give up on trying to track the date and year. Who cares anymore right?

The week. Well it wasn't the greatest. It started off fine. The mr and I went and took in some sculpted ice, we had dinner at my moms, and I spent some time at the studio playing with glazes. Then Wednesday morning I woke up with a sore neck and a few hours later it was the worst pain ever and I knew what was happening because this happens a couple times a year. Something moves wrong in my old lady body and I can barely move my neck for a few days. And those few days suuuuuuck. I can’t lay down without wanting to cut my head off, sitting hurts, standing hurts. And all I can do to make it feel a tiny bit better is ice and heat so that is pretty much what I have been doing for the past few days. I mean I did go to work and have Barb over and I did go for walks and to the library but that was me pushing myself so I didn't loss my mind. Jeeze I really am an old lady.

So whatever, the week wasn't a total bust and my neck is feeling a bit better ( I can turn my head a little and laying down isn’t the most painful thing anymore) and now it is Sunday so the mr and I are probably going to do something. What we do has yet to be determined (still super cold and the mr can’t handle it) but hopefully it involves getting out of town and drinking coffee. We should be able to make that happen.

Internet from the week.

-Can Medieval Sleeping Habits Fix America’s Insomnia?. I personally don’t wake up very often and not be able to fall right back to sleep but everyone else I know does, especially the mr. I’ll make him rad this, it might make him feel better.

-I got to find me some tofu skin! Tofu Skin Is a Textural Delight of Rich Soybean-y Flavor

-I mean, yes!????! Life Sized pillows.

-Your gas stove could be hurting everyone around you. And now I feeling like not only are we never doing gas anything again but I want to replace our gas range now…. AGH!

-Your New Cookbook Might Be at the Bottom of the Ocean. I bet these cookbooks are going to sell like gang busters when they get reprinted.

-I am always thirsty. Thirsty? Here's how your brain answers that question

-Do I Need to Store Grapes in the Fridge?. Or if you are like me they go right into the freezer cause frozen grapes are the best.

-I just like these house. If a House Were a Well-Worn Coat: A Design Couple’s Snug, Earthy, Reclaimed House in the UK. Also this A frame

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

How are you handling the winter so far? Are you freezing you ass off? Are you spending all of your time inside? Me, I freakin love it!!!! Sure -20 is a bit rough on the eyeballs and there is a need for an extra layer or two but I really truly feel that winter is season of my soul. I want to spend all of my time outside. The world is calm and quiet and no one else around. It just feels bigger and more full and I could live the season forever. But yeah, it has been damn cold this week. Multiple frozen face mornings for sure.

The week was nothing special. Well the snow we got was fantastic. I wasn’t feeling the greatest (not sick, just blah) but I also found out that someone I worked with last week had covid so I was a little edgy and basically went outside for runs and walks but stayed away from people until I went and got tested. Got the results back and no covid, yay!(Although when I got the email and it said negative the first thought was, Oh shit, negative means I have it! That thought lasted about a minute before I woke up. Ha!) So it was a low key week. I shoveled a lot, Barb come over for dinner, I picked up farm share, painted some mugs, threw a few big ass bowls, stuck my wheel on cinderblocks (FINALLY), and went outside I much as I could without getting frost bite. The mr has been home a lot so we are still doing our afternoon reading hour thing. He has gotten a little better at not talking. But he still does. And that’s about it.

Today, well it is going to feel down right balmy with temperatures in like the high teens so you bet I am dragging the mr out. I have a few hikes in mind but I haven’t decided on where we should go. I want to get out of town but don’t want to drive to far (car air dries me right out.) We might also go look at some ice sculptures, maybe pick up a cup of coffee, walk around like tourist. We will see how much outdoor activity I can pack in before the mr calls uncle.

Some internet from the week.

-Oscar Mayer comes out with bologna-inspired sheet masks. This just looks really freaking g.ross.

-I will never ever let someone else pick out my groceries and deliver them to me. I don’t care what anyone says. NEVER! I Haven’t Stepped Foot in a Grocery Store in 21 Months — Here’s What’s Changed and What I’ve Learned Since I Started Getting My Groceries Delivered

-The M&Ms are different now. Killing that sexy candy vibe.

-This pretty much sums it up. You’re Invited to the Wedding I Planned in Middle School.

-Is It Really That Important to Rotate My Pans While Baking?

-I love me a good meteor shower. Ten Dazzling Celestial Events to See in 2022.

-Grocery Store Shortages Are Back. Here’s Why.

-And here I thought a dingbat was a not very nice name for a somewhat looper person. Everything You Need to Know About Dingbats, the Retro Home Style That’s All Over LA

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Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

And we made it through another week. Good on us!

The past week was alright. Nothing to exciting other then the mr getting his stitches out the other day. I can’t think of much else that went on. Oh Barb came over for dinner one night and I stuffed her full of beans and heard all about it. HA! And you know how I said last week I was getting rid of the tree? Well I did but it took me until Friday to actually get myself to let it go. (I was one of those people. And I think if it wasn’t dead I would have kept it up longer.) I also spent time doing clay stuff, going though a pile of paperwork (how the fuck is it tax season again?) and frost burnt my legs and face with all the subzero running. (I was going out in -25 degrees. I am stupid) It has been cold. Like really freaking cold. And cold I am good with but man we need a snow storm. I would really like a good foot or two of big fluffy snow please and thank you.

And back to Sunday. It is still super cold so I know I am not going to be able to convince the mr to do anything involving outdoor activity (I am fine with that, I will just run in the woods like usual) so I am not sure what we will do. Maybe after my run I will do the grocery shopping and then just spend the afternoon reading and drinking all the coffee on the couch. He did suggest that we instate a daily reading time together (I am so down with this) but the only problem with it is that when we sit down to read, he starts to talk. I don’t know about you but I can’t read and talk at the same time and there in lies the problem.

Oh and one more thing. I am trying to make room for new stuff so all the pottery I have left on the site, stem+node, is on sale, like $10-$20 off. Do me a favor and give it a new home!

Internet from the week.

-After the Beanie Baby bubble burst. I always wonder about collectables and how there are some people who collect just for to make money. Seems strange and risky but what do I know.

-I could look at these drawings all day. Dig Into an Enormous Archive of Drawings Unveiling the Complex Root Systems of 1,180 Plants

-Snoop Dogg May Be Releasing His Own Food Line Soon — And It’s Probably Exactly What You’re Thinking. What are you thinking? I was thinking junk food for stoners.

-The State of Grocery Shopping in 2022. Seriously with the rising cost. I can’t deal.

-An all natural pest control. But then you have lady bugs. Um, Why Are People Releasing Ladybugs Inside Their Homes?

-4 Organizing Habits to Ditch in 2022 (and 4 to Start), According to Pro Organizers. I know a few folks that have an addiction to buying organizational things only to buy more organizational things to organize those organizational things. It drives me MAD!

-Super in love with this one. An A-Frame Cabin in Minnesota

-Would you buy a flat of amazon returns? I sure the hell wouldn’t. The (not-so) secret second life of your Amazon returns

-Rare Footage Captures the Luminous Tentacles of the Psychedelic Jellyfish as It Floats Through the Pacific Ocean. Whoa. Jellyfish are so cool.

Pictures from the week.

Sunday Happy

What a week. It started off with crazy shit (stray bullet through house) and then it just stayed kind of hectic feeling. Tuesday the mr had his hand surgery which went well so that was good. Then the next day I went to the dentist which also went well but with recent events there has been a lot of hospital/ doctors and I am feeling burnt out with all the visits. One more this week for the mr to get his stitches out and a new cast but hopefully that will be it for a little while Or until the next week when he will have to go back again. 😬.

Other then all the doctors, I went into the studio and cleaned a deep clean, I riffled through so much paperwork just to realize that I need to riffle through a bunch more, and I picked up the first farm share or the year.

Friday my dad came to town and brought his new dog. I was excited to see my dad but realized after seeing the dog that I am in love, want to keep him for myself, and that I might just have to off my dad to make that happen HA!. Anyways…I spent time with the old man while he was in town, went for freezing cold runs and froze my face, and yesterday I finally packed up all of Christmas. Well almost all. I kept the tree up with just the lights for one last day. The mr and I are going to take in out of the house today and I am sad about it. If it wasn’t starting to drop all its needles I would probably keep it up for a while longer. Maybe even be that weirdo that keeps the tree up unit spring, (If you do that then yes, weirdo but also I am here for it.)

So yeah, today we are taking the tree out (maybe… Maybe a few more days? I really love the tree)t and I am going to try and drag the mr outside somewhere (he can’t deal with the cold) but not much else is planned. Probably hit up the grocery store, maybe the library. Keep it a low key day. Maybe I’ll back something. I don’t know. I’ll let the day be what it will.

Internet from the week.

-Go on and eat! Is it safe to eat snow? Scientists say yes — with these caveats.

-A New California Law Will Help Prevent Food Waste by Requiring It to Be Donated Instead of Thrown Away. I think this should be law everywhere. I mean really, why isn’t it?

-If you keep only one room clean, make it the kitchen. 21 Smart Ways to Keep Your Kitchen Clean, at All Times

-I have been going through a lot of ginger lately. Our Go-To Methods for Storing Fresh Ginger

-Who Is Responsible for Dessert Hummus? So dessert humus… I don’t know if I actually consider it hummus all. When you start adding a bunch of sugar to chick peas it turns into a whole new thing.

-Pretty sweet A frame situation here.

-Is your dog bilingual? A new study suggests their brains can tell languages apart. Dogs are smarter then we think.

-What Is Podi & How Do You Use It?

Pictures from the week.