Let it Snow!

Yes! We finally got a good snow storm in the valley. The mountains have been getting some but I wanted it at my house for Christmas. I'm guessing I'll still have a little bit by the 25th since it's going to be cold this week and the storms aren't over yet.  

Last night I woke up around 4 am and looked out my window. I knew it was supposed to snow and it was raining when I went to sleep. It was absolutely beautiful to see the snow coming down and there were no tracks of any kind in it yet. It was pristine. All white and pretty falling down from the sky. 

Needless to say, I'm in a great mood. I do love newly fallen snow. 

Happy Late Thanksgiving 2022

Well, my “staycation” week is almost over. I was off work and didn’t really even think about it, which is really nice. I had a low key and uneventful Thanksgiving day, which is probably something else to be grateful for. LOL I did a little shopping and am almost finished, and we even made a little candy yesterday. That day was probably the most stressful and chaotic with kids running around and making messes and that kind of stuff. But we survived that also. 

I put up my Christmas tree and decorated a little bit this week as well. And it’s finally trying to snow again. It’s just making everything wet and not sticking but I’ll take it. It put me in the mood for soup so I’m currently making leftover turkey soup that I will eat with some leftover rolls. Can’t wait! 

So happy thanksgiving and here comes Christmas right around the corner. Can’t believe it’s the holidays again already. 

November 2022

And now it's November. I'm "working" from home today. I say "working" because I'm really staring out the window watching it snow! It is a winter wonderland out there. I'm pretty sure it won't stay very long, although we have another storm forecast for the weekend. But it's here now and I'm loving it. That's really all I have to say. 

Book Update

I’m looking at the books I’ve read this year and I really feel it’s been a lackluster year. I mean, I have read some good and great books, and I have a new series to fan girl over, but it’s a feeling overall. I have only read 50 books so far this year and I checked and last year at this time it was 65. I’ve still been reading web comics but I’ve fallen behind on a lot of those as well. I haven’t gotten above 4 books in a month since May. And finding a new book to start has been hard. Not that I don’t have tons of books I want to read sitting around. I just can’t settle on any of them.  What I have been doing is re-reading, both books and web comics. The past few months I’ve just enjoyed returning to old favorites rather than starting something new. I’m trying to be fine with it but it’s funny how I feel like I’m behind or something. It’s not like I have an actual reading goal and I will still average over a book a week, which is pretty good. Maybe those stacks of books sitting around are getting to me. Might be time to find a place for them on a shelf. Ha ha I googled what the average books read in a year is and it’s 12. Only reading 1 book a month would be so hard for me. I read constantly, just not always new stuff. Sometimes cereal boxes if a book isn’t handy. Maybe now that it's getting colder I will be more in the mood to start new stuff. I guess we'll see. 

Fall Break

I took 2 days off work this week. I needed to use up some vacation and had thought that having a fall break would be nice. I had plans, part of which were to get out and enjoy the beautiful weather we were having. Wednesday at work though I started getting a scratchy throat. I was in denial but stopped by the grocery story on my way home to pick up anything I might need if I got sick. Turned out to be a good thing because I’ve been sick for the past 2.5 days. So long to my plans. I’m even missing a wedding today, but my sinuses are still a mess and I don’t want to get anyone sick, even with just a cold. 

Thursday I mostly just had a sore throat so I did take myself over to the parkway and enjoyed a slow stroll through the botanical garden and down by the river. It was very nice. I sat for a while and watched the ducks. 

I was up really early this morning because I couldn’t breathe to sleep well. Then I took a nap. In spite of missing out on a family thing, it’s not too bad of a day to stay home. We have a storm coming in and it’s blustery and raining off and on. Our first taste of winter is coming. We are forecasted to get a rain/snow mix in the valleys overnight. I’m ready for it. 

Yay October!

Ah, my annual Autumn Love post! LOL Yes, my favorite time of the year is back. The mountains are starting to turn colors and the other day I noticed a few yellow leaves on my tree. We’ve still got some time before they actually start to turn, but I’m here for it. The mornings have been cool and it’s been so nice for sleeping. My bedroom is so much cooler and I was able to put away my fan.

 

As usual, I have plans for fall. I have a few unfinished craft projects sitting around and I’d really like to get at least one of them completed. Plus, I have a new project to start: my office setup. Since I’m regularly working from home, I’ve decided that a good chair is in order and I need to change my setup a bit to be more ergonomic and comfortable. It’s partly going to be my Christmas present to myself. 

 

I’d like to get outside a bit and enjoy the weather and get some walks in. Of course, I have stacks of books to read. That’s a given. My cocoa stash is replenished and I have plenty of blankets and throws to use. I saved some vacations days for October and November so I can even take time off work. Yep, I think I’m ready.

Eye Update

I had my follow up appointment with the eye doctor to see if all the maintenance and Opti-light treatments I did have helped my eyes at all. Before the appointment, I would have said yes because they do feel pretty good most days. I can now usually make it through work without the burning/dry/redness feelings.  

The good news is that yes, they are doing well. The water test that they did was better than the first time and the oil from my glands is mostly olive oil consistency in one eye and not quite in the other. But it's not solid butter or toothpaste consistency like it was before. So my doctor was happy and so was I. 

The goal is to keep up on what I'm doing to keep feeling this way. We will do another Opti-light next year for maintenance and I'm going to increase the number of days I do the warm eye mask and keep up on everything else. My missing glands are never going to grow back so all I can do is try and make sure I don't lose more of them. 

So yes, I have constant upkeep on my eyes, but I mean, I floss and brush every day too. It's just something that has to be done. I'm feeling pretty positive about it though. More good days than bad days is a great feeling.