2025 Project 365 – Week Twenty

I was hoping to have a photo this week, butI haven’t touched the hand I’m crocheting since last week. Oops.

Sunday, May 11th - Mother’s Day

I was feeling a little tender on my way to church today thinking about how life might have been different if my mom was still here.

Monday, May 12th

I told Dr. M that he was a good pan dad. 

Tuesday, May 13th

Pretty nails!

Wednesday, May 14th 

Another iron infusion. I think it helped?

Stir Fry! It was really good (and that’s good because we ate the leftovers for the rest of the week). 

Thursday, May 15th  

A fraction of the paper involved in open enrollment packets. I worked late on Thursday & then went in early on Friday & was utterly exhausted, but all the packets were completed & delivered. Woot! Kudos to my coworkers Kim & Sarah for their hard work helping me this year. 

Friday, May 16th      

I sent this photo to my sister-in-law. My brother drives a truck & I think she needs these toppers in her life. Ha!

I sent a toy to my nephew & his girlfriend for their birthdays & decided to video how it works. It’s like some sort of wizard magic!

Saturday, May 17th

My weird lunch - jalapeno tuna, mayo, cheddar, feta, and PEAS. It was good!

Next week is going to be pretty intense at work - all the open enrollment packets will be rolling in & there are 650ish, so I need to stay on top of them so they don’t get out of control. I’m pre-tired - ha! What does your upcoming week look like?

2025 Project 365 – Week Nineteen

I’ve made a lot of progress on the hand. Now it sort of looks like this.

Except it has four fingers. And no face. And is green. So, exactly the same!

Sunday, May 4th

I found some suspenders in my closet & was so excited! 

Monday, May 5th

Dr. M made the best meal for Cinco de Mayo!

Tuesday, May 6th

No photo.

Wednesday, May 7th 

Dr. M saw this horned beast when he went to the post office. Do you see things like this when you go to your post office? 

Thursday, May 8th  

Delivered some more snacks to my friend Marcel. I think his drive is going really well!

Friday, May 2nd 9th      

From the socials: All you need is… (well, & a government that actually cares about the wellbeing of humanity)

Saturday, May 10th

I wore my Braves toppers while I was watching their game & they won, so I decided to switch to my Hurricanes toppers for their game - and it WORKED. They now lead the series 2-1 (it’s a 7 game series, so we have a ways to go - and this is only round 2 of 4. Hockey season lasts about 47 years). 

The world is crazy, but I have a very important thing to complain about right now: it’s May and I wore long sleeves almost every day this week. In August I will remember these May days with fondness, but that’s a whole three months from now. How are you feeling about the weather where you are?

2025 Project 365 – Week Eighteen

I am working on this post instead of my latest crochet project which is supposed to be a hand flipping the bird but instead looks a lot like a set of green pickles. Don’t ask. 

Sunday, April 27th

Our Sweet William is so lovely!

Monday, April 28th

People. My belt was getting on my nerves so I switched it to go the other way. Then later I couldn’t get it unfastened & there was almost an industrial accident situation. I knew I wasn’t very dexterous but this is ridiculous.

Tuesday, March April 29th

I don’t know. I’ve decided to absolve myself of any issues with matching my colors together. In the bathroom my shirt looks royal blue. Everywhere else it’s teal. 

Wednesday, April 30th 

On clear liquids today & this is what I have to say about that. I actually did pretty well at work until I hit a wall around 3:30 & went home. 

The moon man, asking for his sisters of the moon to keep me in their thoughts & prayers.

Thursday, May 1st  

Back home from the procedure - I decided to bake on the deck while I was still feeling pretty baked from the anesthesia. They found some inflammation & took some biopsies, but there weren’t any polyps. I guess we’ll see what the biopsies say, but I’m still feeling pretty confident that there’s nothing seriously wrong. Unless they come back & say I have to quit drinking Diet Sundrop. That would be very sad. 

Friday, May 2nd      

Peaches has really thrived in her rocky home! I love how the buds are a peachy yellow color. 

Saturday, May 3rd

It’s Dr. Van Fleet O’clock!

It feels like the world is crumbling around us. Democracy is being upended. The social safety net is being torn asunder. The word “citizen” seems to no longer have any meaning. But I take comfort in a few things. People aren’t taking this lying down - they are protesting & using their voices & the courts. And I just finished reading Heather Cox Richardson’s book, Democracy Awakening and was reminded of all the other perilous times in our country. We made it through to the other side those times, so perhaps we can make it through this one. In the meantime, I have some pickles fingers to crochet!

2025 Project 365 – Week Seventeen

A programming note: there will be no further nail updates for the foreseeable future. It’s time to move on to a new obsession. I’m taking submissions as to what that should be. 

Sunday, April 20th

Happy Easter! This is the Professional Ladies table. Some are married (to each other!) and one is single. All are fabulous.

A very sad before and after. Many (many many) thanks to Dr. M for getting up at 4:30 a.m. to bake the French Toast Casserole!

Monday, April 21st

When you accidentally let your sushi brush up against the wasabi. 

Tuesday, March April 22nd

Dr. M’s dad’s blueberry bush is FULL of baby blueberries!

Wednesday, April 23rd 

Seen around the yard. Ms. Peaches is getting ready to shine!

Thursday, April 24th  

My friend Marcel is hosting a snack drive for the students at the elementary school where he works. He’s good people!

Friday, April 25th      

Our sweet bubby bush has been great this year (otherwise known as Carolina Allspice).

I was trying to remember which friend gave me these little yarn skein earrings for Christmas. I texted this photo to a few of them & fortunately one of them was the culprit. 

Saturday, April 26th

Sue’s birthday is the 27th, but they’re traveling, so my brother and I celebrated with them today.  Happy birthday Sue!

Finished another square. And now I’m taking a brief break from squares to make a hand that can flip the bird. Fun!

I’m having another endoscopy/colonoscopy on Thursday, trying to track down why my iron is so low. I was telling someone that I think I’m fine - I just apparently have a slow leak somewhere. All I need is some Tireject!

What do you think? Will that work?

2025 Project 365 – Week Sixteen

Stay tuned until the end of the post for an exciting manicure update! 

Sunday, April 13th

The Pink Moon, slightly past full. 

Monday, April 14th

The world seems like it’s turning upside down, but I’m wearing Mary Janes & polka dotted socks so you can’t tell me nothin’.

Tuesday, March April 15th

Pretty!

No explanation required.

Wednesday, April 16th 

There wasn’t another photo for today, so you get my giant green linen tunic THAT LOOKS LIKE IT HAS POCKETS BUT IT DOES NOT. A travesty.

Thursday, April 17th  

I was feeling greedy & had TWO (small) bowls of soup at our Maundy Thursday meal. (I also posted a very salty commentary on RFJ Jr. & autism - in a sea of mostly terrible things that just seemed extra cruel - and also eugenics much? Grrr.)

Friday, April 18th      

Work. Unravel the work. Work. Not at all an analogy for anything in particular. 

Saturday, April 19th 

Tomorrow is Easter and I have to be at church at 7:15 so that the choir can practice our anthem before the 8 am service. I’m taking Dr. M’s French Toast Casserole for the brunch afterward. He was going to supervise me (I’ve never made it before), but I was a Sneaky McSneakerson & assembled everything before he woke up this morning. Now it’s stewing in its own juices until I get up at Oh Dark Thirty to cook it. Let’s see, it takes an hour to bake, and I have to leave at 6:45. Factoring in preheating time, I think I’ll set my alarm for 5 am. It’s fine. Really. 

I posted this on the socials: I’m as guilty of buying fast fashion as the next person, but these are actual cloths that I use. 

Finally, my boss is selling press on nails. I wouldn’t normally partake, but I thought I could help her out - especially since these aren’t supposed to harm your nails like some others do. So far I’m a fan - they’re not too long (and could easily be trimmed), and the color doesn’t chip. Note: these feet have obviously not seen the light of day since fall. Ha!

I’ve been spending a lot of time feeling hopeful and despairing about our nation. And last night I dreamed that I was at Mar a Largo and pilfered some jewelry & spent the rest of the dream terrified that I was going to be deported. I woke up & then after I fell back asleep I dreamed I made subversive cookies. All righty then! What does your mental health look like?

2025 Project 365 – Week Fifteen

My lime green polish started chipping almost right away, so it went into the trash & my nails are nekkid AGAIN. I’m not really meant for the manicure life…  

Sunday, April 6th

I was wearing my penguin toppers in solidarity with the tariffed penguins. Leave my penguins alone!

Meanwhile, Dr. M’s brunch was adorable. 

I got some new toppers in the mail (I had a gift card from a coworker!). This small business has the option of letting the creator choose the finish & I always do (because I figure she knows best). Well, she picked the glow in the dark finish for these Down Syndrome toppers and I was absolutely tickled pink. Also, I’m pretty sure I would terrify Elliott if he saw me wearing these in the dark. 

Monday, April 7th

Here’s another topper from that order. This one makes me very happy too.

Tuesday, March April 8th

I sent this photo to Dr. M to show him the bag of pretzels that greeted the small pouch of pretzels I had brought for lunch. How is one Bug supposed to keep track of all her snacks? (P.S. Note the already chipped polish.)

When I got home from work my latest square had a photo op. No coral on this one. Sorry!

Wednesday, April 9th 

Dr. M made braised chuck roast with rice and broccoli and I have to say that my low iron is definitely not his fault. So yummy!

Thursday, April 10th  

I went to my local yarn shop (LYS) to look for wool wash and saw this bag. I might have to go back & buy it!

Friday, April 11th      

Dr. M brought home another hanging basket, and our azalea is blooming. 

Saturday, March April 12th 

Dr. M says: Today’s sunset marks the beginning of Passover, according to the Hebrew calendar. As is often the case, Passover, or Pesach in anglicized Hebrew, coincides with the first full moon after the vernal equinox. In North America, this is the Pink Moon, named for the native pink phlox. Ours in Plateau is beginning to fade, even as azaleas are in their glory. I don’t know if I will have a clear sky overhead tonight, but I’ll try to catch the Pink Moon if I can. For all my Jewish friends and those of us who love them, Chag Pesach Sameach!

The father-in-law of one of our fab four passed away this week, so Kim, her husband, and I drove up to the mountains to the visitation. There’s still so much devastation there, 6 months after Helene swept through. It was a reminder to me that things that are torn down don’t get rebuilt overnight. So, if we survive this current administration, it will be a while before we can recognize our country again.