Last week before the break and as usual I feel like we need it quite desperately. Which is, frankly, odd. Our daily lives are what they are, not all that strenuous these days, and December isn't objectively any harder than any other time. (We are really pretty lazy about Christmas. We don't send cards, for… Continue reading Christmas time (almost): 5 things 18.12.2017
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Making a (bunch of) list(s): 5 things 11.12.2017
I get unreasonable satisfaction from small achievements like getting the monthly recycling out on time. (There are specific, separate days for cardboard and paper. Glass, tins, plastic and textiles we bring to the collection points.) Saturday was a good day. I recycled ALL THE THINGS, including egg cartons to the farm shop for re-use, went… Continue reading Making a (bunch of) list(s): 5 things 11.12.2017
Feeling un-Adventurous: 5 things about December, 4.12.2017
Is there anyone who enjoys completely unmixed positive feelings about Christmas? I like it quite a lot, I really do – and am free from a number of sources of seasonal negativity, eg we don't these days have stress about family stuff, and being heathen unbelievers we can relish the secularisation of it all, etc… Continue reading Feeling un-Adventurous: 5 things about December, 4.12.2017
Small wins: 5 things 27.11.17
I've been working with pics a lot this week – new and old – and I'm noticing just how much my photography has improved. It's still not at all where I want it to be, but if nothing else, I can quickly see what's wrong with a photo. Sometimes I can fix it in post,… Continue reading Small wins: 5 things 27.11.17
Almost like a grown-up: 5 things I’m a bit proud of, 20.11.17
Having a nasty cold* this week, I used my time very strategically for resting and knitting. Which was harder than you might think, because I wasn't quite ready to dive into knitting on any of my planned designs. But even with my head full of snotty tissues (well, you know that's how it feels), I managed… Continue reading Almost like a grown-up: 5 things I’m a bit proud of, 20.11.17
With grim determination: 5 things 13.11.17
Technical knitting design discussion that I couldn't quite follow left me feeling a little sad about the high school teacher who ruined maths for me. I always enjoyed and did well in maths, until the final years. Could be that my brain genuinely didn't grok trig and calculus, and that's just how it would have… Continue reading With grim determination: 5 things 13.11.17
Still navelgazing: 5 MORE things about identity, 6.11.2017, dear gods when will it stop, enough already with the narcissism
Still keep thinking about my changing sense of self. I had a bit of a jolt this week when I realised I'm becoming far more conformist than I ever used to be (or wanted to be) – I was reading about Disneybounding (I KNOW RIGHT!!) and realised I'm never going to try it. Not just… Continue reading Still navelgazing: 5 MORE things about identity, 6.11.2017, dear gods when will it stop, enough already with the narcissism
Getting shit done (a bit): 5 things 30.10.2017
I have been wishing forever that Google Photos (which I love dearly even though the editing functions are way crappier than they used to be) had a way for me to file away old photos that I was finished editing and sorting into albums, so that I could see more easily what I had or… Continue reading Getting shit done (a bit): 5 things 30.10.2017
Goldenen Herbst: 5 things 23.10.2017
It's sauser season, yayyy! Life is so much more seasonal here than in the UK, which in turn was way more seasonal than SA. South African food seasons are basically chocolate eggs, Christmas cake, and the rest. Here, there are strong waves of new fresh fruit and veg every couple of months, special breads for… Continue reading Goldenen Herbst: 5 things 23.10.2017
Autumn in Ticino: 5 things 16.10.17
We spent half the week with the in-laws in Ticino (Switzerland's Italian canton) and I can report that three days or so seems to be about the right duration for a family holiday. I mean, sure, we can enjoy a longer break, but it's increasingly hard work. Especially if you're staying with people. The other… Continue reading Autumn in Ticino: 5 things 16.10.17
Woolly thoughts (and fuzzy logic) 