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Jan. 9th, 2019 07:42 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
demakatThe cat is being annoying. I locked her in the bathroom with me while I showered because she NEEDED to be in there for some reason. Guess what happens in this room! It's wet. All the wet. surprise. I love the cat, until she's super annoying and claws up my pants, gets upset when I say ow (because that hurts) and then gets stuck while ripping things. I need to get her a scratching thing in here because she keeps trying to use my carpet and NO.
*crankity bitching*
Tried the no-poo stuff again, and I think it's going to make my hair a frizz-fest. It shouldn't, but it does. Other than the part where it's not as curly as it use to be, the baking soda and ACV was working fine and was way cheaper than all these products.
I managed to get 2 days off, giving myself a 4 day weekend. I'm going to try and get down to a friend's house in Austin, which should be...something, as I've never been in Texas and wouldn't go if it weren't for knowing people there. I wonder if I'll ever be somewhere that I fall in love with. I love the UK, but that is unlikely to happen because I refuse to freelance or have my own business still (a business doing what? I don't even know).
Did think of a small side job today. I drew a cute sign for my plant about it's watering schedule, because I think the once a week cleaning person in our office keeps watering it. I was only doing it once a week, but it's a Chalandrea Elegans(?) which I'm notorious for killing and turns out they need to be watered more frequently. I really love them, but every one I've had has crisped up and died. Alternatively I can't gauge my christmas cactus at all and previously overwatered one until it rotted. So the one I currently have I worry over more than I should, but keep to a stricter watering schedule. Anyway! I have considered again, making cute plant things for people. Like little sticks that you can write the date you last watered stuff, or your plant's name. Then I come home and knit or make dinner, or shower instead of working on anything like this. Lame.
I don't normally do resolutions but I do think about the year ahead and kind of make up something to aim with. I talked to my mom and a friend about not knowing what to say to people sometimes, even/especially online. I know in the past I've been yelled at online for asking questions or expressing joy at people. And I get that not everyone wants that, but for me I think I need to start expressing myself more. I just don't know how to keep reminding myself that I should just say the thing, feel the feels. I can handle getting yelled at or not believed (I'd be sad though), and the whole "life is short" BS (which will not be my reminder phrase...cause too much sarcasm comes up from my brain). In that vein, I just told someone on twitter that I was so glad I followed them and said thank you. Cause YEAH! That was a cool post and I'm so glad they show up on my feed, and I said so. They liked my response and I did not get yelled at. Win.
Shared this thread from Ryan Estrada to a few people today, which is interesting because I was already thinking about feelings. How to let myself feel stuff, and that I shouldn't just let my joy be so fleeting yet roll around in my sad for a while. Both of them happen no need to hug just one close.
So yeah, that's where I think I'm going to put my energies this year. Taking the photos of the cool cars I see to send to this one acquaintance who would like that, asking another about knitting things even though my questions are weird (people traditionally wore clothing under wool sweaters = less itching and less washing of hard to wash/dry items...but what about wool socks???), and I'm sure other things along the way.
*crankity bitching*
Tried the no-poo stuff again, and I think it's going to make my hair a frizz-fest. It shouldn't, but it does. Other than the part where it's not as curly as it use to be, the baking soda and ACV was working fine and was way cheaper than all these products.
I managed to get 2 days off, giving myself a 4 day weekend. I'm going to try and get down to a friend's house in Austin, which should be...something, as I've never been in Texas and wouldn't go if it weren't for knowing people there. I wonder if I'll ever be somewhere that I fall in love with. I love the UK, but that is unlikely to happen because I refuse to freelance or have my own business still (a business doing what? I don't even know).
Did think of a small side job today. I drew a cute sign for my plant about it's watering schedule, because I think the once a week cleaning person in our office keeps watering it. I was only doing it once a week, but it's a Chalandrea Elegans(?) which I'm notorious for killing and turns out they need to be watered more frequently. I really love them, but every one I've had has crisped up and died. Alternatively I can't gauge my christmas cactus at all and previously overwatered one until it rotted. So the one I currently have I worry over more than I should, but keep to a stricter watering schedule. Anyway! I have considered again, making cute plant things for people. Like little sticks that you can write the date you last watered stuff, or your plant's name. Then I come home and knit or make dinner, or shower instead of working on anything like this. Lame.
I don't normally do resolutions but I do think about the year ahead and kind of make up something to aim with. I talked to my mom and a friend about not knowing what to say to people sometimes, even/especially online. I know in the past I've been yelled at online for asking questions or expressing joy at people. And I get that not everyone wants that, but for me I think I need to start expressing myself more. I just don't know how to keep reminding myself that I should just say the thing, feel the feels. I can handle getting yelled at or not believed (I'd be sad though), and the whole "life is short" BS (which will not be my reminder phrase...cause too much sarcasm comes up from my brain). In that vein, I just told someone on twitter that I was so glad I followed them and said thank you. Cause YEAH! That was a cool post and I'm so glad they show up on my feed, and I said so. They liked my response and I did not get yelled at. Win.
Shared this thread from Ryan Estrada to a few people today, which is interesting because I was already thinking about feelings. How to let myself feel stuff, and that I shouldn't just let my joy be so fleeting yet roll around in my sad for a while. Both of them happen no need to hug just one close.
So yeah, that's where I think I'm going to put my energies this year. Taking the photos of the cool cars I see to send to this one acquaintance who would like that, asking another about knitting things even though my questions are weird (people traditionally wore clothing under wool sweaters = less itching and less washing of hard to wash/dry items...but what about wool socks???), and I'm sure other things along the way.
