Sara

Here comes the snow. When I woke up I was a little disappointed with the news forecasters because there was just a light dusting over things. Now, though, the flakes they are a-coming. I am glad that this storm didn't occur until I was off. Woo! I won't have to call in or stress myself out over driving in it.

Things I'm planning to cook this weekend:

• chocolate chip sweet rolls
  
• eggnog
  
• queso
  
• Asian chicken and steamed veg

That's the plan anyway. I may end up making some bread, too. We'll see. I tend to make bread and then not really eat it. Add to that the fat that I'm been eating Special K cereal for dinners when I get home after work and Special K protein drinks for breakfast during the work week and then likely ruin the good strides over my weekend when I want to play and try new things. The thing I'm most looking forward to? Using my dutch oven for the first time. The sweet roll recipe calls to make the dough in the dutch oven. Yay!

I need a cooking/baking icon stat! Or if I can't find a good one, I might need something from Pushing Daisies.

Things to do today:

• laundry - IP
  
• dishes
  
• trash
  
• clean kitchen
  
• clean bathroom
  
• make gumbo - IP
  
• make banana bread - IP


• floors
  
• RP
  
• get inside of car put together with things from old car
  
• work on crochet project

Another week over, another weekend begun. I don't want to talk about the work week because it was fairly awful in the middle. The start and end of it weren't too bad, though. Well. Other than the fact that there are things that people do and say that annoy me to no end likely not through any fault of their own but because my own brain processes everything it possibly can as being intended to in some way hurt my feelings, which I doubt is anyone's goal.

Things to do this weekend:

• laundry
  
• dishes
  
• vacuum
  
• clean bathroom


• clean kitchen
  
• grocery
  
• prepare food for next week
  
• floors
  
• spring cleaning?
  
• crochet
  
• Cajun with friends
  
• IHOP?
  
• RP!
  
• Buddhist words of the week
  
• write
  
• watch (500) Days of Summer
  
• make doctor's appointment (assuming I can find a working number for the place)

I like lists. Lists can not only help keep me on track but also to keep me calm.

I should mention that last night I found a copy of Labyrinth at Meijer for $10. I had all but given up on finding one locally at this point and was convinced I was going to have to order it online. This is a much needed gift from the universe.

Today's list:

• call insurance to get check and payoff taken care of
  
• go to insurance claim office to get payoff check
  
• swing by body shop to pick up things from car
  
• deposit check


• laundry IP
  
• dishes
  
• clean kitchen
  
• clean bathroom
  
• clean floors


• post

Plans for this week:

Do not let work eat me and make me want to do nothing on my days off but curl into a self-pity ball and whinge.

Post. OMG post. I seriously never ever ever meant to do a whole relapse but the holidays and depression over the job managed to win me over. Then there was taxes and schedule changes. I just hope I can get back into the swing of things on Thursday. Even if I can only manage one thread for each girl at a time it would be better than nothing. And it wouldn't make me feel like as much of a failure.

Deposit state return check from Kentucky and send check to Indiana since my job has my W2 completely whacked out.

Go watch figure skating with Mum.

Make a doctor's appointment. Other than the need to get a referral to some sort of "I will fix your mental trauma" doctor, I have some distressing physical ailments, which include:

• headaches
  
• slow clotting
  
• ear problems
  
• heartburn that might be caused by ulcer or acid reflux
  
• dizzy spells
  
• hormonal imbalance (De's suggestion)
  
• diabetes concerns (mine)
  
• eye twitches

There might be more for the doctor's list, but that's all I can think of at the moment.

Cold. Bed time now.

I need to get things done today.

List:

• Best Buy store pickup (Fringe Season 1 for $10. I have never seen the show, but it's $10.
  
• Target for the new ST as it's on sale for $10 (I love sales)
  
• oil change
  
• Indiana State tax office in Clark County to take care of the 2008 taxes
  
• dishes
  
• Review more online Olympic figure skating coverage


• bar - was canceled, sad face
  
• write up fanfic rec for the most hilarious piece of fanfic I've read since that Blood Fever ST:V story

Some of these things can be done tomorrow like the dishes, figure skating and the rec.

The rest, esp. the bar, are for today.

Which means that I'm off to see the Wizard.

No news on anything good, bad or indifferent. Well other than I might be looking at getting a new car.

Have a weekend list:

• banana bread
  
• dishes
  
• laundrylunches for the week
  
• clean floors
  
• clean kitchen
  
• clean bathroom
  
• peanut butter cookies
  
• trash
  
• go look at cars tomorrow with Dad?

ETA: Well. Fuck. It sounds like the car plan is down the drain because neither mine nor my father's car qualifies for the CARS program, which I needed that money for the down payment so as to keep payments under $200 so I don't starve. Thanks life. Fuck you.

Tonic concert tonight and a party tomorrow. My long weekend is going to be busy. Hopefully, it'll be fun enough to be worth it.

To do before party tomorrow:

• vacuum
  
• drop off rent
  
• clean kitchen
  
• clean bathroom
  
• clean off tables
  
• dishes (one set by hand and one set in the dishwasher done)
  
• store
  
• trash
  
• floors
  
• cook

I'm a big fan of To Do lists. Mostly because I like getting to strike things out.

• dishes (one set done by hand, dishwasher currently running)
  
• laundry
  
• floors
  
• cooking (scones made and stew in progress)
  
• trash
  
• clean kitchen
  
• clean bathroom
  
• Wal-Mart run for picture frames
  
• trim fingernails

I find lists comforting so here's one for this weekend.

• clean floors
  
• dishes
  
• store
  
• Target
  
• clean kitchen
  
• clean bathroom
  
• laundry - ip
  
• trash
  
• cook lunches for week
  
• dye hair
  
• vacuum
  
• beer with friends