I took a day off from work on Thursday because my body was so battered that chronic conditions were rising up. That should tell you how the rest of the week went in regards to work and life. Going to be a long year since none of this mess is showing any signs of calming down. Be nice if I could go into details here, but I’ll just say that body parts hurt and my mind is shaky.
I managed to get a little more of the Darwin & the Fate Bracelet edits added in, but I still have 6 chapters to go. I should be able to get that done by the end of the weekend then I’ll start in on Darwin & the Halfling Hunt. Might not get to start in on that until later in the week, but we’ll see. The sequel is going to be a bigger challenge since I haven’t edited it before. So, I’m expecting a longer, more difficult editing process. Then again, I’ve been rather meticulous during the initial writing with a lot of pauses to check stuff for continuity. That might be a reason I’m a slower writer since I’ll pause after a page or two to think about it all, check it, and see if it flows. Maybe it’ll work out for me.
Last week was the end of February break, which I got to spend with my son. It was two days of Pokemon Go outings because they had a big event. Walked about 9 miles on Saturday and 12 on Sunday, which was rough and fun. Got a movie and some cartoons in as well. Nice ending before he returned to school and I went back to work. Those stressors came back hard for both of us, so it was nice to get the most out of our break. I hope things settle next week though.
Geez, I really can’t think of anything else that I’ve done. Finished watching ‘The Dresden Files’ on Thursday while I rested. Realized I wasn’t ready for another series with hour long episodes, so I’m doing an anime first. ‘The Tsubasa Reservoir’ is one that I tried to watch many times and lost interest. Figure I’ll get it off the list while I rest and edit. Then, I’ll try ‘Resident Alien’ when I feel more invested in television instead of needing background noise while I work.
You know, the work schedule and everything threw off my meals too. So, I’m going to be happy to get back to chopped salads and rice bowls. Tried to only do rice bowls and I grew tired of it really fast. I say this as I plan to get a fancy rice bowl for dinner tonight since I’m on my own. Maybe it’ll give me some ideas of what I can add to my own since I only have tofu/roasted corn and tofu/edamame combos. Tried pickled baby corn this week, so we’ll see how that goes. Pickled ginger is always added too. Considered doing pineapple, so that might be in another week. Still not losing weight, but the gaining back is slow. I might be able to get it pushed back down once the weather warms up and I can go walking for several hours again. Maybe I’ll push the bike up to 7 or 8 miles instead 5 too. Used to be able to do 10 in 30 minutes, but that was long ago.
So, how was everyone else’s week since I’m coming up short this time?
Goals of the week:
- Finish inputting edits for Darwin & the Fate Bracelet.
- Start editing Darwin & the Halfling Hunt.
- Sleep and exercise.
- Help son with school when he’s with me.
- Get through work.
- Return to salads and rice bowls for lunch.
- Puzzle time when I need to rest.
- Do laundry once the dryer is fixed.
- Keep reading ‘Fairy Tail’.
- Do more April blog posts.
Legends of Windemere 
I was excited to have a full week of school for making progress with students. Then my kid got sick. And my husband got sick. And I got sick… So it wasn’t quite a full week.
Hope you feel better soon, Charles.
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I’m expecting to get sick at some point with the way things are going. This new schedule and stuff is wearing me down fast since I have other stressors going on.
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Both me and the kid are sick with a nasty cold, and the outside weather is ‘ toothy sunlight; as we call it around here, with lots of sunlight but a chilly wind that goes under your clothes. March 8th is approaching, so need to get a gift for the teacher, so need to squeeze in a visit to the garden center and see what they have, because I dislike pre-cut bouquets ( no point in buying flowers to watch them die!)
Would love to hear more about the rice bowls, how you make them and what do you put in them, because rice is my favourite, but never really had a rice bowl.
Wish you all the best with your edits and writing too, hope many many things click without the need of too much tempering!
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What happens March 8th? Don’t think I’ve heard of a teacher holiday for that. I just make the rice in a rice cooker then add stuff later. It’s been tofu with either corn or edamame lately. I let it sit in pickled ginger and a sauce in my lunch bag then add it to the rice when it’s time to eat. Might try pineapple at some point. The steamer part of the rice cooker isn’t big, so I’m restricted there.
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March 8th is celebrated as National Woman’s day here, and besides getting presents for every woman you know, emphasis is special for teachers; and even though I am not a fan of the whole thing ( as in I dont participate with either giving or receiving the gifts, because I dont think we should have 1 day to celebrate women, and like, not give a rat’s ass all other days which is how my country is) , the teacher has done wonders for Seth now that he is in fifth grade ( as in going from non-verbal autism to reading, writing and doing actual math) so I feel like it is the least I can do! The teacher also upkeeps their school garden, so a live flower is a perfect choice I think!
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That’s awesome news. She definitely deserves a present for that. Can’t be easy making that much progress.
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I wish for a better week next week.
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Me too. Thanks.
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Hang in there, Charles.
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Thanks.
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You’re welcome.
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My work week was nothing but work. I covered many miles and delivered a ton of product. For all that, I get a day to write. Might get a little more tomorrow, but I have some obligations, too. A few months ago, Facebook was promoting these little rice cookers. You packed them like a lunchbox and took them with you. When it was time, you mixed things and plugged it in. I always wondered how they worked.
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Interesting. I’d try that out if I had a place to plug them in at work. Outlets tend to be taken over by laptops.
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