Interpretive dance dish washing happening over here.

Bbq chicken pizza tonight

I should not eat these (onion powder) but darn they are tasty.

My favorite person at work left. This was the one coworker to whom I could vent freely (and vice versa). I really appreciated that when things got super frustrating, and I'm not sure how well I'm going to cope with the BS without that outlet.

I need an app that tells me what is just getting old vs reason for concern. #morningachesandpains

Went to Fresh Market for a cucumber and came home with a king cake (and the cucumber, of course).

Kitchen faucet installation take 2 today. Let's hope this involves less swearing.

5th loud boom and power surge since this line started. What the hell? It's not that stormy.

Well that line finally showed up! I feel like it's been ages since we had rain.

I started my day with fasting blood work, and it has somehow managed to go downhill from there. Everything is not going as it should and pissing me off. I'm in a rotten mood and going to try to drown it in coffee.

We walked to get ice cream after dinner - like a little bit of Carnival training.

Ugh, the myriad calls for public opinion polls have gotten through all the spam filters lately. I try to be polite, but I'm just going to hang up on the next one.

Swell.

Quack ring tone for the quack "medical professional"?

Carnival season is underway

Apparently office supply orders also took an extended break because the only available creamer is some awful artificially flavored non-dairy stuff. 🤮 I guess my coffee will be black today.

Wait until they see next year's calendar!

I think there are maybe 4 people in my org working today including me, so it was a good day for digging out of the inbox and making a list for next week.

In tribute to Pableaux, we had his smothered cabbage for dinner. It was the best cabbage dish I've had.

Annual NYE reminder: don't be like our old neighbors. Water down any spent fireworks before they go in your trashcan. Nobody wants to put out fires in their underwear to start a new year.

And comfortably back on my couch with a chai hot toddy and some cookies I picked up on the walk home. Chicory and I wish you a happy new year!

Props to the grown person who just ordered a Shirley Temple at Delachaise. I don't think I've ever seen one made with Luxardo cherries. I bet it's delicious. 🍒

A little early champagne for a quiet solo NYE. I forgot how much I like just sitting at the bar by myself.

Debating whether I walk somewhere for a drink and bite or just sink into the couch all night.

This is very lovely, and, to my knowledge, the first piece about my favorite Pableaux meal. gardenandgun.com/articles/pab...

Today was going to be the day that B and I ran the house errands together and checked off some projects. Instead, he's back setting up fireworks for tomorrow after doing so all day yesterday. I should have known a day together this week would be too good to be true.

Meeting some old friends for drinks. They said 5:30. I'm still the only one here of 6 of us. Some things never change. #chronicallyontime

My back is killing me from scrubbing grout for two days, and now I'm also dealing with cramps. I need more heating pads!

He always finds the sunny spots

Despite the illness and chaos of the past week, we pulled off a lovely Christmas meal for B's Mom's side of the family. Looking forward to a quiet day tomorrow. Merry Christmas y'all!

We decided to pick up lunch at the corner store. Friends, their "half" is 16" long! A bargain for enough sandwich for two meals.

As of today, we are back to just one mortgage. Thank goodness! Only one more month of double expenses to get through. Three real estate transactions in a year is way too much stress.

Time to try to clean this house starting with a sanitize cycle for the bedding.

I was able to get up and make my own coffee this morning. 🙌

Nurse cat working overtime is annoyed that I tried to wiggle my toes.

This is going to be great in New Orleans 🙄

We have bought zero presents and are just now trying to plan Christmas meals. I don't know when the cleaning is going to happen. I'm still too weak to prepare for Christmas, but it's going to happen whether we're ready or not.

I've slept over 31 hours since Friday. I finally feel like I'm starting to feel human again.

Very thankful that I always have stock in the freezer. This is a favorite in our house when someone is under the weather.

I guess I will attempt to extract my feet from under the cat and get out of bed. He's helpful in making me rest, but I can't feel my toes.

I had another fainting spell this morning. Went to urgent care and confirmed it is flu. I'm on bed rest with nurse cat for the rest of the day.

Thankful B got home from work and made me finally eat a meal. I have zero energy. This virus has been a rollercoaster, and I am so ready to get off.

Did not get much sleep thanks to illness. tried to get up and get dressed for work and nearly passed out. Back to bed. My body says no to today.

I don't have a fever but have all the chills. It sucks. Back in bed under the electric blanket again.

This is just heartbreaking. dailytarheel.com/article/univ...

Look who finally decided I deserve some nurse kitty attention.

A private non-profit operates over 200 cameras with live facial recognition in New Orleans. The system raises questions about privacy, legal authority and who should control surveillance technology. n.pr/4iWRMpq

Thank goodness for this electric blanket. I can feel my toes for the first time today.

I had hoped that my congestion and such this morning was just the weather change, but my symptoms are getting worse. I do not have time for a cold in this last week of work!