Turns out when I expend zero energy in a day (couch rotting), I will not sleep that night haha. Off to work and then I'll walk a bit after work.

I wish electronics makers would stop making boxes that are full of hot glue and magnets that are basically impossible to dismantle/flatten for the sake of aesthetics and the unboxing experience. My ten year old can't take them apart. Go back to making normal boxes.

Saw bobcat prints in the snow on a trail walk today 🥰 I correctly IDed them, took pics, and then looked them up after the fact to verify.

I've tried really hard not to fall into a pattern of negative thinking. But the time from September to now has been full of struggle and Christmas has not even given us a break. I'm tired. I really needed these 6 days off to bring peace.

I finished a knitted item for the first time in probably a year and half. I was knitting prolifically for a few years and then my job situation changed and I mostly stopped. It felt really good to finish an item. Next, I need a bunch of dishcloths. They're fast and satisfying to make.

Marvin has always been very interested in participating in knitting. The difference now is that he's too arthritic to jump up himself, and so he yells until I pick him up, so that he can be a pain in my arse.

Today is post-holiday couch rotting day

I survived Christmas 2025

So moving dinner to my dad's yesterday on account of our oven failing the day before turned out to be great. Everything was prepped and ready to bake, plus we brought paper plates because Dad doesn't have a dishwasher that I was counting on at my house as host.

Got my walk in this morning before Christmas with the in-laws today. Face is wind-burnt! @ardvark.bsky.social

Our family does more of a mid afternoon meal for Christmas...it was so good.

Merry Christmas, Halisky and Bluesky pals

The three available elements at CT were not the correct ones (oven was too hot to check so K went an hour before close and bought all 3). So we're going to have to change locations.

But the oven element just died! Canadian Tire is still open and K is handy. Wish us luck.

The house is cleaned and hosting ready. The children have been warned that the house is now a museum. The food prep is done and kitchen cleaned, except for the cookies for Santa, of course. The kids have received their PJs All that's left to do is go lights-looking tonight, and then CHRISTMAS

My SIL is a runner up! She was so excited to get that news today

I'm leaving the office at noon to finish my day from home (it's my WFH day) and lordy is this morning ever dragging on.

Just accidentally washed my face with hair conditioner in the shower, then it took two more washes with the actual cleanser to get rid of the film from the conditioner b

Last work day until the 30th. I can do this. And then no vaca day off til June 😭😭

Another early AM walk for me! It's harder to convince myself to go now that the kids don't get up at the crack of dawn anymore. I'll have to find a balance between walks and the luxury of a lie-in.

I had such a pleasant day. Completed my shopping early this morning before it got busy. Wrapped. Cleaned out my closet since it's not stuffed with gifts. Then just generally had a relaxing, contented day. Words can't express how much I needed this kind of day.

My 10 year old is crashing with me in my bed because her bedroom is the loudest in the house with wind noise and she can't sleep 🥹

This definitely seems like a "lose power" type storm system. Our lights have been flickering. Ordered pizza, attempting to get through a movie

I'm very grateful to my brain for prompting me to go for a very early walk, and then came to the office for the holiday socials instead of WFH. I woke up so anxious, and I have managed to completely re-wire the day into a pleasant one.

Instead of doom scrolling my morning anxiety away, I went for a walk. It helped.

One of my car speakers is on the fritz. Is this one of those weird things that's best to take to the specialist (Atlantic Car Stereo)? I fear the potential interior panel squeaking/rattling that can come from taking them apart and putting back together

We have resolution. All is well, and there will be no interruption to the next several months as a result. Thank you for your good vibes. I am now wrung out

Some days, your normal 60% is the absolute 100% available for the day. It's hard to be okay with it, but it's not going to change with self-guilt, so try to have a little self-compassion

Welp, the snow cancelled the appointment we needed to resolve the thing hanging over our family's head. Now 2 more days of worrying!!

This is a chaotic day for my household and the snow was unwelcome

Tomorrow being so snowy is going to be super inconvenient on account of the multiple unchangeable commitments we have

Reminder to all the husbands out there that your wife’s stocking doesn’t stuff itself.

We all know Clarke's "sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic" Well we have corollary:

Thanks to my pocket friends. The thing went about how we expected it would. No resolution until Monday afternoon.

If you have some Good Outcome vibes to spare around 9am for something my lil fam is going through, I would really really appreciate it 🫶

I feel a not-small relief that the rain has come and the snow is gone in Dartmouth. I was absolutely Not Ready for winter weather mentally and it felt like a prison sentence. Optimally we'd see the sun but no snow will do.

Having a cold is expensive when you have to stock up on the meds and other remedies (tea, lozenges, daytime and nighttime meds, Lifesavers as a non-medicinal cough relief = $54)

Do I hate everything or is it just dark at 5 pm

K and I are both struggling with our own stressors separately and then a few together. It makes it so hard to be present, but we are doing our best. He asked me for an evening walk and we saw the neighbourhood Xmas lights together. The little things matter 💜 he is my person forever

Trying to turn off the phone calls for HFX Alert but frustratingly, I cannot sign in with my email or my phone number (that both get blasted with alerts) because I apparently don't have an account with either?!

Living off lemon ginger tea recently.

Afternoon in my cozy bed with netflix and tea. Just what I really needed

It took 40 minutes to get from Baker Drive in Dartmouth to the Westin. Slowwww going if you're travelling through the city

Of course it will be unseasonably cold on a night when I have to wear a dress and heels.

With love 😘

Strep confirmed, antibiotics procured, and a big gratitude for the pharmacy-based clinics

RIP, electric kettle. It was a good 18 years

Going for a strep test tomorrow and, by the looks of things in there, it's bound to blow up positive

Sick AF. Up since 4 watching a movie and listening to the rain. Can't go to work today and that sucks, I'm already behind.

Bought a new artificial tree to fulfil the kids' desire for coloured lights on the tree. Now decorating for Xmas and my Grinch heart is growing...a little