OT - Women Wednesday
Happy Hump Day, STalkers! Sorry this is so late in the day, but I'm trying to not overdo things on the computer screen (and still using JAWS part-time).
The world continues to be a cross between an apocalyptic nightmare and an introvert's dream.
What are you doing to take care of YOU? I have been:
- Smashing bath bombs and using spoonfuls in my foot spa (lavender smells soooooooo good)
- Listening to Sibelius, eyes closed, and doing NOTHING else (except that foot spa)
- Cloud watching (not a problem with a little blurred vision)
- Cooking from scratch. Yes, COOKING. I love to cook, but reading any recipes was a pain. And as much as I love my DH, he's like an annoying little boy in the kitchen. Hovers, sticks his head over the pot to sniff, wants to openthe oven door, always asking stuff... "What's that?" "What's it taste like?" "What'd you just put in?" "Can I have a taste?" LOL
What are you doing to self-soothe, relax, and take care of YOU - physically or mentally?
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Exercising. I started back
Exercising. I started back full time this week so I get out and walk through out the day, it breaks up the monotony of sitting back at my desk and gets me out in the fresh air.
I bake bread when I am home, I have perfected my french bread and have started working on making pretzels. I also love having music on in the back ground it makes time go by faster.
Oh pretzels are easy! Yum so
Oh pretzels are easy! Yum so so good fresh. I just made focaccia for the first time and we were all wondering where that bread had been all our lives. Just out of the oven and we ate almost half of it.
Foccacia is good! I like it
Foccacia is good! I like it with pear and gorgonzola with honey drizzled over the top.
I have never tried to make
I have never tried to make pretzels. Now I want warm pretzels with cheese sauce...
self-sooth
Hey Aniki - we bought a fishing boat. LOl. To forstall any new child support orders I am claiming its mine lol. Still kind of giddy over it.
Bingeing unapologetically on netflix.
Eating carbs. No guilt, for now.
Calling old friends.
Cool! Fishing is my DH's
Cool! Fishing is my DH's favorite pastime. If I can't be IN the water, being ON it is the next best thing.
Carbs... nom nom nom.
Drinking a LOT of wine.
Drinking a LOT of wine. Before the UK lockdown, we were in the process of buying a new house and selling ours. Our chain of buyers and sellers has 6 participants, and the 1st time buyers at the bottom of the chain have decided to reduce their offer - we don't yet know by how much - in view of COVID house price falls. If others in the chain are all prepared to absorb a little of this reduction then it may still all go through - but sadly I have a bad feeling that it may not. I suspect the people whose house we're buying will not budge on price. If my suspicion is correct then the chain will collapse and it will be back to square one for us.
Fingers crossed on the house,
Fingers crossed on the house, Kes!
Wine sounds good right now.
Exercising more
I am taking a daily walk midday as well as hitting the Elliptical and am going to add yoga a few times a week. Reading more, cooking more and my god Aniki my husband is a clone of yours in the kitchen. He cannot walk past a pot without stirring or sniffing. Doing more yard work. I am working on an oral history of my mom's life. She's 93 and the last of her generation on both sides of the family. And drinking. I am definitely drinking more. I think that's a function of the weather. Spring has been rainy and cold here.
Crspyew, is your DH one who
Crspyew, is your DH one who likes to eat but hates to cook? Mine is only in the kitchen to make coffee or pester me. *lol*
That oral history sounds so cool. I need to look into that.
Getting out as much as
Getting out as much as possible. Exercise outside when it's not raining and cold. Mountain biking different snowmobile trails in the state forests. Still some snow at the higher elevations, but hopefully will be able to go hiking soon and kayaking soon.
I've made it a point to go
I've made it a point to go out and get some vitamin sunshine every day. I'm looking forward to kayaking and canoeing this year.
It's still early here!
It's still early here!
1) Jogging. I started walking, then part jogging, now I'm mostly jogging 4x a week for an hour at a time in the early mornings. Alone time. Beautiful scentery. Exercise.
2) Going for a short walk with a neighbor or hanging out with her on her deck. Appropriately distanced.
3) Cooking or baking when YSD isn't here so I can make whatever I want. DH has noticed the difference and I don't care. He can cook for her since she's reverting back to 5 yo food choices and I don't play that game.
4) Reading for a good long time on Saturday mornings Since I work remote I can get a little more done around the house during the weekdays so I have some extra time to myself on the weekend.
I would say we are both drinking more, but it's still w/in reasonable limits. We've just cut back on buying alcohol so it's not in the house. DH is fully cut off from any ice cream. He has no filter with that stuff.
Cover, so funny you mention
Cover, so funny you mention ice cream. It wasn't more than an hour ago that I was thinking I could really go for some! How about vanilla with Kahlua drizzled over it?
I'll be honest, I'm doing
I'll be honest, I'm doing everything bad. Drinking too much. Smoking too much. Eating too much. Not exercising enough. Between COVID-19, my high stressed job and us closing our business, it's my only way to cope. lol
DPW, you're coping and that's
DPW, you're coping and that's good enough! Many of us have been thrown into unexpected situations and it's not always easy to suddenly shift gears and keep going and act like it's just another day. I had to make a number of changes to WFH and, quite frankly, it SUCKS. Work has invaded my sanctuary. I find myself thinking about work far too often, getting less sleep (I'm already an insomniac), and craving comfort foods like bread and cake. I ate an entire box of GSC trefoils in one day. *sorry2*
I confess: I've been craving cigarettes. And I quit smoking 9 years ago. Hang in there, hon. We'll get through this. {{hugs}}
My plan was to get my body in
My plan was to get my body in super good shape, do something with my hair, redecorate pretty much every room in my house, write a novel, re-learn Spanish, cook every night, and get my gardens prepped for spring.
What have I actually done? Read 23 books in seven weeks. And drank lots of coffee.
Meh.
I drank lots of coffee,
I drank lots of coffee, freezer prepped food, and COOKED. Our freezer and deep freezer are full. Only things we'll need soon will be milk, eggs, and fsome fresh produce. I have plenty of easy meals ready to go!