The world around us is batshit and is some ways is worse than we imagined with Trump's Nazi-style deportation. We have a raging band of cruel idiots running our country and the next Democrat to take office will have a world of hurt to try and put right (and won't be able to so will be criticized but what can you do?)
And we sit in our homes enraged, sad, scared but having to survive. So how are you surviving?
I passed the one year anniversary of my retirement and I finally am starting to find a rhythm. Sleep is non negotiable. If I am tired, I sleep. And if I can't sleep then I don't. Why fight it? I have no schedule that I must be locked into.
I love cooking and baking but I don't feel like doing it that often. Sausages and onion rings is a perfectly acceptable dinner, as is a bagged salad or a burger. As long as I eat and don't bring snack foods into the home, I'm okay.
My French lessons are going well. I'm using Babel currently and I'm learning. Slowly. Which is good because even learning slowly is learning.
I read more, My life is still too quiet but I'm not quite ready to change it. My daughter is doing well.
Check in if you want to. Az: are you crafting? Lea: still writing? Willa: World domination on track? Carolyn: fuggedaboutit.
It's way beyond scary to see what you are facing up there at the minute and it's affecting us down here too. I laugh at the funny clips on Insta and yet, it's terrifying to think that orange eejit is still allowed to run things. Surely to Chuck someone on his side of the table needs to see he's not all there and yet, they're all happy to let things be. It's horrifying and I hope the voters learn from it, although I doubt it, given they let the menace in for a second term. Reap what you so areshats but shame for making the majority suffer too.
ReplyDeleteAs to me, still plodding along. Not sleeping but it's stress over Dad I think. And I need to take better care of myself but who has the time for that lol. I haven't written anything (other than emails or comments here) since 5 Dec 2024 - can you believe it! LOL. I guess between Dad and making sure Mum is ok and we got the bills paid, I just couldn't find the will to write. I occasionally have a thought that might be a spark but then I think, fuck it, I can't be botherered. That annoys the shit out of me because i so loved writing. Maybe I need to re-read some of the stuff you and Carolyn wrote, or even my stuff and see if a spark happens. Doubt it lol
Good luck with the French. When I started high school, I had the option of French or Indonesian and everyone told me that anyone can learn French so I went the other way. Tranferring to a new school didn't give me a language option so I didn't get to continue and now I'm wishing I had done French because maybe then I would be able to understand some of the Divo songs lol. Can't wait to hear you speak all French to me in your accent lmao. xx
Good luck to you and all the ladies. Hugs from a frosty and wet Perth xx
PS - Willa? Can I be on your side in the world domination? LOL ;)
if you're not, it's not worth doing! But I think it's all too obvious I haven't made much progress. :-(
Delete❤️❤️ bless. and we'll get there. It's a big world, it will take time lol :)
DeleteDear Lori, you are a wonder and a sweetheart.
ReplyDeleteSadly, I haven't been crafting or reading, or doing much of anything but survive. And that's already a win, given the U.S.'s fast slide into full-on fascism.
Az, that makes me sad. I wish there was something anyone could do but nowadays **gestures at world** We're living at the beginning of the end of America and it's too fucking much to fathom. Just surviving is rebellion. I sincerely, sincerely, sincerely hope that you don't hesitate to reach out if you need anything.
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