I'm Getting Some sleep but it's Not All That Much

 Last night Marshmallow was up a little longer and really wanted to play at stupid times of the night. So while I still got a good amount of sleep it was much interrupted.  I've also had  to start giving some taps on the nose to her as she loves to play but some of her playing is a bite that is not nice and playful.  It's a full on chomp that hurts!  Right no she is passed out on my shoulder after a quick playing session that has apparently worn her right out.

We Have A New Family Member!

 Yesterday we went for a drive and picked up a surprise for the girls.  Turns out that surprise was a kitten and she is adorable.  She has been christened Marshmallow and she's been the center of attention since she got here.  She is still a very little girl so her day consists of eat, play, sleep, repeat.  She is thankfully litter trained and is eating solid food so she's very busy all day alternating between the places she sleeps.  I was quite worried that last night was going to be a very long night but she slept mostly through and only woke me up twice, one of which was just early this morning.

Today was my first day back at work since I took holidays last week.  There were a bunch of emails to try to get through (not finished yet) and three meetings today that I had to attend and I was kept busy.  Then Bear is home from school because there was a positive case in her class so I'm trying to keep her where she needs to be.  Plus keeping a kitty out of trouble.  I've had my hands full and I'm ready for nap, even if I can't have one.

As of now I'm just getting supper in the oven and wrapping up the day for today.  I think I'll need a nap this evening just to keep going for the rest of the night.  No big plans for evening though, some TV watching and a shower later are all that are on the go.

There is Not Much Going On

 It's been a quiet few days in the house as we just settle in and enjoy the holidays.  We have done some cleaning and some TV watching and just general hanging out with each other.  There haven't been too many fights so that is nice.  

However, there are signs that people are getting bored and so I imagine that there will be fights and yelling to come.  Right now Bear is actually cleaning the doors of the house because she wants to clean something and I don't want to have to follow behind and do it over so this was a good compromise. 

Last night I gave in and went and got my nails done again.  I've had them off for almost a year now, but I was tired of them looking so short and breaking and just being ugly.  So I went to a place that was open late but I won't go back.  They cut me with the nail file and then told me I needed to relax my hand.  Not happy.  The nails were well-done thought and look nice.

In other news, Hubs misjudged a parking space and cracked the bumper on his car.  He's going to just order the part and fix it himself with helo from his friends so that is nice and keeps the costs down but it's still a pain.

I think that is all the news for the day.  Stay safe everyone!

This is Getting Old Now

 It was back to being -51C with the windchill this morning.  Hibs used my car to take the girls to school and to get to work as his clutch gets sticky when it's this cold out.  Only a few more days though and we should be past this.  I hope.  I know it's always expected here in January or February but more than 2 or three days and I'm over it.  

Work has fallen a bit behind today as there was a Town Hall this morning for two hours that meant I didn't do anything else while that was happening.  So I've got a bunch of emails that are piled up that I need to get through now.  Beyond that, work has been okay so far.

I've been trying to get myself into a good routine each day and i want to add some things to it but I'm fading and losing motivation and hope.  I need to stop feeling restless but bored.  That makes for a very bad combination.  

Car Has A New Screen

 I had to take the car in to the dealership yesterday and it took forever to get it back.  I finally called them at 4pm and they said it would be ready for the time I got there.  So I called the shuttle and away I went.  So far the screen is working but we'll have to hope we don't get any more cold weather that normally makes it go blank before next winter.

There is not much else going on here today.  The kids have a teacher appreciation day at school and they got to wear a hat which they will wave around at a certain time in the day.

Hubs had to switch out to a warmer jacket to do his waiting for the kids after school.  He's been freezing lately as they always seem to be slow getting out, our kids I mean, so it means standing in the weather for a good 15 minutes. When it's this cold that is a long wait.

I think I'm going to order myself some lunch today as I'm not feeling like making anything and also I like the variety of things I can order.

Stay Safe everyone!

Another Cold One Today!

 I had to get up slightly earlier than normal today as the car was to be taken in for a new console screen.  Basically, ever since I first got the car, six years ago, as soon as it gets cold out the screen goes blank and the steering wheel buttons don't work.  This is not really the most horrible thing that could happen, it's more of an inconvenience, but to have spent a crap load of money on the first new car I'd ever owned and to have something repeatedly break was demoralizing.  It's a quick fix for the dealership, I just need a hard reset of the battery, but I don't feel I should have to have that done.  So today they are replacing the console with a new one, in the hopes that this will no longer happen.  I had to drop it off for 8AM so I made sure to get up early to make the kids lunches and get myself into a presentable state to be seen by other humans.  Also it is still -40C here with the Windchill so I needed to make sure the car started.  Thankfully everything went as planned and I was shuttled home by twenty to nine to start the work day.

  My mood has been a little on the down side lately.  I start the day fine but by bedtime I am seriously cranky and want to have nothing to do with anyone.  I'm not sure why this is happening but I do want to change that as soon as I can.  I'm tired of crabbing at everyone and it's not fair to them that I take it out on them.  Maybe I need more chocolate in my life?

  I'm also feeling very tired of having to make meals everyday, all day, for months on end.  It doesn't stop me from doing it but I find I order lunch in for myself a bit more than is probably good for my wallet.  However it's such a simple little treat for myself that I have a hard time not justifying it.  I'll have to give it up for shortly but for the next little bit I think I'm going to keep it up.

  Well I should actually get to work and sort through my emails to see what needs to be dealt with today.  Not too much new has come in but I have lots that need following up on. 

  Until next time, stay safe everyone!

It's Still Cold Here!

 This morning it's very frosty here.  The kids still have school but it feels like minus 51 with the Windchill.  

  I just got a very scary phone call where they say my child is not in school this morning.  Well that's a surprise since she was dropped off there.  After a quick call to Hubs to make sure there was no car trouble, I called the school to check and she is there, it was just a mistake made by the teacher on attendance.  Doesn't make it any less scary though to have thought your child was somewhere and then to think maybe they are not.

  Today is a fairly booked day on the work schedule but I'm hoping things stay calm and I get through it all.  I'm working out my new path of housework and work work intersperced with actually standing up from the computer for a bit so we'll see how it goes.  It all depends on my calendar though and when the meetings are as to how much gets done and in what order.

  Not too much else is new here today so I'll sign off for the time being.

Stay safe everyone!

Back to A Normal Friday

 Hello All, 

  Bug is back at school today after the Covid case break they had.  It does seem a little odd that they wouldn't just finish out the week at home and begin again on Monday but they did the fourteen days and they are up so back they went.  I was looking forward to having the house to myself again but it's Hubs bi-weekly work video call so he's actually at home instead of at the other job.  On the bright side he is going out for lunch with his co-worker so I won't have to see or interact with him until about 2pm.  Probably for the best as we had words to start off the day and I don't actually want to have to talk to him right now.

  I'm feeling slightly better emotionally then I was a couple of days ago.  However, I'm still much too sensitive to tears and many things are setting me off.  Even things that quite literally have no impact on my life are making my cry.  It's very annoying.  I'm also on an off again period with my meds so that probably isn't helping things.  I need to book an appointment with my doctor anyways since I got the letter from the health agency saying I'm due for a pap test.  They are only required here once every three years as long as the test comes back clear.  

  I'm not feeling the items I have picked out for meals for the rest of the week.  Maybe tomorrow I'll make the roast but tonight is going to be pizza and I don't care.

I'm Not Feeling Well

 I'm really not feeling that well.  I had another of the time shift moments where I get violently ill this morning.  Add to that, I was already feeling off and tired and it's been a bad morning so far.

Bug is still home doing her schoolwork today.  Thankfully we've got it all figured out now and there are no more of the issues we had been dealing with logging in.  She did get a headache yesterday from staring at the screen for so long though so we need to make sure we take more breaks today.  

I also need to get food into the slow cooker shortly as that's what we are having for supper tonight.  It's supposed to be turkey breast but the store didn't have any so chicken breasts it is.  They will be all lemony and tangy and I think it will be good.

I don't think there is too much else going on today.  I will try again in a few days to see if I'm feeling better.

Stay Safe everyone!

February Already

 Today didn't start off the best of days.  I found out that an old co-worker of mine had passed away and that was really sad.  That gentleman was one of the nicest and most pleasant people I've ever worked with and to hear that he'd passed was a bit much.  I've not been feeling very happy lately anyways and that just added to that weight.

In other news, Bug is home from school for the week because there was a positive case in her class.  It doesn't mean too much is different but she can't go anywhere and I have a companion for my days at home.  Makes me stop and eat something once in a while.

Not too much else is new, I've still got a tonne of work to do and there is a never ending steam of emails that keep piling up.  I'm feeling like a failure on so many levels and I just want to sleep all the time.  I've also been having some tummy issues so I'm thinking there might be some long covid things going on thought the main nausea has stopped.