we had an absolutely SH!T week at work but we survived, i survived, & now i'm going to have a relaxing weekend. i left my glasses at work on my desk which kinda sucks but i'm just happy they aren't lost. hope everyone else is also able to have a wonderful, relaxing weekend ☺️

when i wasn’t paying attention, Kylo ate the very seasoned steak strips that i had fixed for my son’s dinner & left in the pan on the stove. this is why he gets an upset stomach. it was expensive grass-fed sirloin, too. my son will have to do with chicken because i only bought the one steak 🤦🏽‍♀️

i’m at a point where I just want to run away. i’m tired of work & tired of family. really wish i could just disappear to some new place & start my life over.

today's goal: complete writing my last four employee evaluations. two are doozies (in a good way). they're due Friday. i'm going in... 🙏

the best part of working from home is being able to use the bathroom without having to wait in a line behind groups of visitors & constituents or having to go on a field trip to other floors to find a free toilet when you only have 5 minutes between meetings #littlethings

paralyzed by world indecision & overwhelmed by knowing i need to build a four unit residential rental, i logged off of the sims after doing absolutely nothing 🤦🏽‍♀️

decisions for today... where & how does Tater move on for Very Veggie Gen 5 (Potato)? 1 - alone? 2 - with her imaginary friend who's now real? 3 - also with her brother & his IF that he'll prob marry? 😅 4 - where? the easy answer is EH because she has to dumpster dive, but i wanted somewhere new 🤔

good night from Prom Royalty Tater 👑

not weird at all to do homework knelt on your parents' bed whilst your dad sleeps. no wonder Dad has a grumpy look on his face 😅

are teen aspirations & after school clubs not working quite right? i have a Goal Oriented teen who has been in drama club forever but can't get promoted past Lvl 1, despite doing all the necessary rehearsing & increasing charisma. my Drama Llama teen keeps going to cheer practice but has no rival 🤔

finally home from oil change & groceries. i should wash dishes & prep dinner, but i think i'm gonna play some sims first 😊

in Annapolis for an oil change appt at my dealership (it’s free). i arrived early & am the first/only customer here. (last time, i was fourth & it took them several hours) problem is, i might be too early. there are employees here, but i was told the tech isn’t in yet & someone called out 🫤

just found my first tick of the season. guess Kylo & i need to stick to the trail & not walk into the woods any more 😕

i realized this morning that i neglected my NY Times puzzles yesterday entirely. in doing so, i broke a 106 day streak. i’m oddly…relieved. might even cancel my subscription to the paper & quit for good. what am i wasting my time & money on?

went to the phone store with my son for a phone upgrade & almost upgraded my own phone, but some random process was gonna take an hour & i didn't wanna wait, so yay for the universe helping me save money 😅

took Friday off because we were gifted a "free holiday" i'm off Monday for an appointment yay! 4-day weekend!... NOT! now i have to work on Sunday 🤬

Kylo pupdate - he's doing much better this morning 😊❤️ we had a nice walk, he ate most of his breakfast (he avoided the tablespoon of pumpkin that i added to help him poo), he's barking annoyingly just to hear himself bark, & he's again indecisive regarding wanting to be inside or outside...normal!

Happy Caturday all! haven’t posted Yuji in a while, so here he is lounging last night on the loveseat. he was actually asleep & i woke him trying to snap the pic. he was displeased 😬 sorry it’s so dark, it was late & we had the lights dimmed to wind down 🌙

on a more serious note, Kylo is unwell. he went 24hrs w/o eating, which is odd for him. he ate dinner & is drinking, but is very lethargic. i don’t think he’s done a 💩 since yesterday. i’m guessing gastrointestinal issue & if i don’t see improvement by morning, i’m calling his vet.

beef stroganoff for dinner by request. from scratch & it was delish. (last time i cheated & used cream of mushroom soup & it was not well-received).

happy spring equinox🌷🌼🪻 (northern hemisphere folks) i am off work today 😁 i thinned my viburnum & hope that it doesn't die (it was already budding) 🫣 i cleaned out a nasty trash bin & found an ant nest. one bit me. it's dead 🐜 went to the garden shop for soil raked some gumballs now i relax ☺️

got home late (errands) so dinner was a quick sautéed chicken sausage & fresh veg over rice. sometimes the simple dishes are the best 😋

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happy St. Paddy's day ☘️

they sent us home early out of an abundance of caution. so far, no big storm. no tornado. not much wind. i haven’t even heard thunder. just rain. thankful.

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hoping the storms in my area aren’t too bad tomorrow. i plan to get groceries, so of course they’ll be bad 😂 (my oblivious a$$ always seems to plan shopping on days with severe weather predictions)

on our morning walk, we found a downed tree with woodpecker holes

our former imaginary friends that are now sim-human are seemingly crushing on one another. so h0rny teens that are quasi siblings that used to be dolls? great 🤦‍♀️

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Kylo stole Yuji’s toy & snuck it outside (it’s a fake bird that makes a chirping sound). He looks ridiculous 🤣

Very Veggie update: twins Tater & Spud are teens. both look like their dad, including inheriting his interesting nose which makes me very happy. i'm not a fan of sims that all look the same with the hollyweird plastic surgery face. still might give one/both imperfect teeth.

oh, it's Pi Day! might have to bake a pie later 🥧😋

good morning, all ☀️ it's a beautiful day here in the DMV 🌷 please be kind to one another ☮️💜

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kinda bummed that i gave my kids imaginary friends & when one of them became real, her name was wrong (the Elle doll became Jellybean real sim; Jellybean is the name of the other doll. now we have two Jellybeans). i tried to fix it in CAS but it keeps reverting back 😒

i still have not been to sleep & i am not tired. what is wrong with me? i expected to crash & burn before lunch. i should have gone to work 🤷🏻‍♀️

i didn’t go to work today. been awake since 2:30am. not sure why. started with barking neighbor dogs. at the time, it felt like i’d been asleep for days. now i have a bad, ominous feeling. can’t shake it.

insomnia sucks

was gonna post some sims pics, but with the stupid war we've started in the middle east, the Glasgow fire, & the dumpster fire that is the USA right now, sims content just seems so dreadfully unimportant. be safe out there everyone. and be kind to one another.

the sleep calling really wasn't necessary, considering they're in the same room 🤔

Brian McGinnis, a Marine veteran protesting US military action in Iran, was forcibly removed from a Senate subcommittee hearing by police and Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy on Wednesday. McGinnis was treated for injuries and faces charges, according to US Capitol Police.

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when your opinion is asked and you say it isn’t a great idea and they do it anyway and it’s chaos and all you can do is say

happy March 1st 🌷 rabbit rabbit white rabbit 🐰

look at these cute decorations 😍

mini Very Veggie update Jaron is creative so we gave him a hobby both infants did well enough to make it to the high chair both have now aged up to toddler & are adorable now i'm off to a real life baby shower 🌞

happy Saturday 🌞 Kylo's morning walk was more exciting than anticipated! first, it's sunny but colder than it looks; then two neighbor dogs were out unleashed. i wasn't worried about the Chihuahua, but the Retriever made us turn around prematurely. i know my limits & Kylo is stronger than i am 😉