Well here we are, last Monday of TFY and I actually have a little time to sit and reflect, so here we are. It has been A Year, but never mind all that; I've come through the plague far, far better than most – no financial or health hit, and my mental health actually benefited… Continue reading That clean slate just kinda looks like a black hole though
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You say “empty mind” like it’s a bad thing
Year-end conversations have me thinking about what I've personally gotten out of 2020 – even TFY has brought some gifts. Well, as previously mentioned, it has been kinda nice (or at least a welcome respite) having my personal woes overshadowed by global disasters, and not having to talk about myself much. Just having a major… Continue reading You say “empty mind” like it’s a bad thing
Elegy to Joy
Friday started out so nice – lazy morning, call from an old friend, swimming in Katzensee while the kids were at school (why don't I do this more often?! why is it so hard and weird to just do something nice all by myself?) – and then our lovely Joie de Floof was run over… Continue reading Elegy to Joy
Happy new (school) year!
I used to be so confused by American bloggers going on about the fresh energy of September, turning leaves and new pencils, because (a) "back to school" didn't mean very much to me as a childfree person and (b) the school year should OBVIOUSLY start in January as it does in sensible antipodean countries, come… Continue reading Happy new (school) year!
First world problems
Our coffee machine is on the fritz again and I am suffering. I dimly recall being perfectly happy with instant, once upon a time, but that time has passed. Proper coffee has become my most luxurious essential, or my most essential luxury, I'm not sure, but either way: I really really REALLY miss it. Have… Continue reading First world problems
Ok, break’s over: 5 things 8.6.20
Kids back to normal school timetable today OMGWOW. Am torn between "woo yay!" and "oh crap," because suddenly I have to revive my dozen weekly alarms (not just waking up, but managing the kids' complicated school and hobby schedules), and not only that, suddenly I myself am expected to do stuff. The pressure is back… Continue reading Ok, break’s over: 5 things 8.6.20
Ups, downs and dead ends: 5 things 25.5.20
Both kids back at school, after a slow start since M was still coughing and had to miss the first of this two days a week. But imagine the happiness when the time finally came. Never has (near) normality been such a thrill.We had friends over for dinner. Well, drinks that turned into dinner. It's always… Continue reading Ups, downs and dead ends: 5 things 25.5.20
Real life threatens to return: 5 things 6.5.20
State of quarantine: filing my nails now counts as an achievement, but to be fair, it kind of always felt that way. This post is coming to you two days late, partly because Monday sort of slipped by me (I mean who the hell knows what day it is any more) and partly because I've… Continue reading Real life threatens to return: 5 things 6.5.20
Mood swings, mood roundabouts: 5 things 14.4.20
Stage of cabin fever: alternating between smug satisfaction at cooking/baking efforts and extreme grump at having to cook ALL THE DAMN TIME. Similarly, C alternates between randomly declaring "I'M BORED" and "I LOVE MY FAMILY" (and has rearranged her room twice more, with at least one more effort planned). She has also opened a "restaurant"… Continue reading Mood swings, mood roundabouts: 5 things 14.4.20
Talking ’bout a revolution: 5 things 6.4.2020
Cabin fever status: day drinking (and bedtime boozing). Sourdough, like everybody else. Experimenting with eyeshadow like I'm 13 again. Oh, and C has rearranged her furniture three times. And, amazingly enough, the kids seem to have settled into a mellow mode for mockdown,* in which they (sometimes) hang out together and (mostly) nobody winds up… Continue reading Talking ’bout a revolution: 5 things 6.4.2020
Woolly thoughts (and fuzzy logic) 