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deathpixieSo, yesterday was busy. Helena came over and we took over Aisy's apartment for the Great Christmas Cookie Bake Off. Yes, folks, I was involved in the creation of cookies. And they turned out pretty damn good, too. ;) Ten dozen of the buggers, so now I have cookies for work Christmas gifts (barring two people who are gluten intolerant, who I have ideas for) and all I need to do is package them nicely.
Yesterday (well, today, actually, but yesterday in Australia Time) was my mum's 60th birthday. I tried to call and wish her a happy one, but the phone was engaged, so I shall try again after work tonight. But I did try! And I shall wish her a happy birthday here, too, with the birthday cake icon and everything:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MUM!!!
After baking, we had dinner down at 17 Steps, which was amazing as always. So much love for that place, I want to share it with everyone I know. I went back upstairs, but I was kind restless, so I went back down to 17 Steps and watched A Nightmare Before Christmas with folks - there's kind of an informal Sunday night movie night going on. That did the trick in terms of making me sleepy, even if my dreams were extremely weird, including coming to the first aid rescue of three cyclists who had crashed due to one slipping on wet leaves on the road and taking out two other people. Yay road rash, not.
Now for the meme:
Day One: Ten things you want to say to ten different people right now.
Day Two: Nine things about yourself.
Day Three: Eight ways to win your heart.
Day Four: Seven things that cross your mind a lot.
Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot to you (in no order whatsoever).
Day Seven: Four turn-offs.
Day Eight: Three turn-ons.
Day Nine: Two images that describe your life right now, and why.
Day Ten: One confession.
1) Story ideas. I'm not always writing them, but the ideas are still happening, which is good.
2) Memories. My therapy tends to dig up a lot of the past, mostly because many of my emotional reactions are tied to things that have happened to me that I haven't been able to process properly due to various factors, including the feeling I needed to be strong and cope. At the moment, the break up with the ex and my high school experiences are cropping up a lot, probably because my abandonment issues are at high level. The trick is to acknowledge my reactions are skewed out of proportion due to my past issues, not because I'm being crazy pants.
3) Money and budgeting. I haven't really been able to budget properly since the relationship ended, which is hugely frustrating, so I'm trying to pay attention to what I spend on what and work out where I can make changes.
4) To do lists. I always have a running list in my head of things I need to do, although sometimes things fall off, like making doctor's appointments (*note to self, do that now*).
5) Contingency plans. I always try to have a back-up plan for things. Yes, I'm paranoid and I don't trust people, but I've had the rug pulled out from under me far too often in the past and I'm paying attention to my instincts these days a lot more.
6) French practice. I try and "translate" my inner monologue periodically, to test myself.
7) X-Project. Mostly along the lines of what needs to be done to try and keep things running.
Yesterday (well, today, actually, but yesterday in Australia Time) was my mum's 60th birthday. I tried to call and wish her a happy one, but the phone was engaged, so I shall try again after work tonight. But I did try! And I shall wish her a happy birthday here, too, with the birthday cake icon and everything:
After baking, we had dinner down at 17 Steps, which was amazing as always. So much love for that place, I want to share it with everyone I know. I went back upstairs, but I was kind restless, so I went back down to 17 Steps and watched A Nightmare Before Christmas with folks - there's kind of an informal Sunday night movie night going on. That did the trick in terms of making me sleepy, even if my dreams were extremely weird, including coming to the first aid rescue of three cyclists who had crashed due to one slipping on wet leaves on the road and taking out two other people. Yay road rash, not.
Now for the meme:
Day Five: Six things you wish you’d never done.
Day Six: Five people who mean a lot to you (in no order whatsoever).
Day Seven: Four turn-offs.
Day Eight: Three turn-ons.
Day Nine: Two images that describe your life right now, and why.
Day Ten: One confession.
1) Story ideas. I'm not always writing them, but the ideas are still happening, which is good.
2) Memories. My therapy tends to dig up a lot of the past, mostly because many of my emotional reactions are tied to things that have happened to me that I haven't been able to process properly due to various factors, including the feeling I needed to be strong and cope. At the moment, the break up with the ex and my high school experiences are cropping up a lot, probably because my abandonment issues are at high level. The trick is to acknowledge my reactions are skewed out of proportion due to my past issues, not because I'm being crazy pants.
3) Money and budgeting. I haven't really been able to budget properly since the relationship ended, which is hugely frustrating, so I'm trying to pay attention to what I spend on what and work out where I can make changes.
4) To do lists. I always have a running list in my head of things I need to do, although sometimes things fall off, like making doctor's appointments (*note to self, do that now*).
5) Contingency plans. I always try to have a back-up plan for things. Yes, I'm paranoid and I don't trust people, but I've had the rug pulled out from under me far too often in the past and I'm paying attention to my instincts these days a lot more.
6) French practice. I try and "translate" my inner monologue periodically, to test myself.
7) X-Project. Mostly along the lines of what needs to be done to try and keep things running.
