2025 Project 365 – Week Twenty-eight

Basically we’re just concentrating on food around here. I mean, what else is there to think about?

Sunday, July 6th 

I ate a salad! Please clap! (The lettuce was kind of sad, but the yeast roll was on point.)

Monday, July 7th

Dr. M mowed his dad’s grass. Look at that ginormous fig bush! Lordamercy that thing is OUT OF CONTROL. They keep cutting it back & it just keeps taking over. Fun fact: fig leaves can irritate your skin, so exercise extreme caution when pruning. 

Tuesday, July 8th 

Dr M says that he looked at the temps & decided that the 1970s were calling (except that our crock pot isn’t round or harvest gold). That brisket was GOOOOD. I raved about it all week. 

Wednesday, July 2nd

The photo on the left is my current internal landscape. The one on the right is me cosplaying as a functioning adult.

My boss got us all cupcakes today. It was very tasty!

Thursday, July 10th 

My doctor has been worried about my blood pressure (it was 160/100 in her office on the 3rd) so she changed a couple of my meds. I think they must be working!

Went out to dinner with friends and got this giant quesadilla (chicken, black beans, mushrooms, & zucchini). It was good - but the best part was I only ate half, so I had lunch for the next day.

Friday, July 11th      

This sweater was so easy to make that I think I’m going to get my yarn out & make one in every color! (Note: I made it several years ago - it had just gotten buried in my closet.)

Saturday, July 12th

Morning glory. I woke up a lot earlier than I meant to, so they were still on full display when I took the recycling out to the bin. So pretty! 

Did you know that Rosie O’Donnell is living rent free in our president’s head? Do we think she wants to be there? Doesn’t he have better things to do? To be fair, almost anything he could be doing would be better than all things he IS doing. And that’s the earth shattering thing on my brain at the moment. What’s going on in your brain?

2025 Project 365 – Week Twenty-seven

This week, in addition to the potential collapse of democracy, I have a lot of food & selfie photos! Yay! 

Sunday, June 29th 

Dr. M says: We are definitely seeing more bumblebees on our bee balm, along with a few pretty little butterflies, but the star of the show right now is the bumblebee moth! Hemaris diffinis, the bumblebee moth, is also called the snowberry clearwing in reference to the plant on which its caterpiller feeds. Hemaris diffinis is much smaller than hemaris thysbe, the hummingbird moth. You can see in my pics how the bumblebee moth blends in with our bumbles. So much fun to be able to capture this little cutie!

Monday, June 30th

I got a new topper! Just what I needed - I have so few (that was sarcasm). 

Tuesday, July 1st 

When I saw this travesty in my dad’s bowl I said, “have you no decency, sir?” (Chicken salad, potato salad, & BLUEBERRIES 😲)

Wednesday, July 2nd

I misread this company quote (mission statement?) & thought YES WE ARE APPARENTLY DONE WITH INTEGRITY IN THIS COUNTRY.

Meanwhile, Dr. M saw an Eastern Tiger Swallowtail. A bit battered but still lovely.

Thursday, July 3rd  

I was aggressively patriotic at work today because dammit it’s my country too. But I mostly felt like a lie. I wanted to be carrying a sign that said I don’t approve of the evil things this administration is doing but all I did was wear my Black Lives Matter bracelet. Tiny concession to who I am as a person.

Friday, July 4th      

We decided to have veggie burgers for the 4th & they were really good! I like how they’re sort of daisy shaped in the pan. Ha!

Saturday, July 5th

I woke up very early (for me on a Saturday) & took a little ramble around the yard. These photos are the result of me trying to get a photo of a bumblebee, and me giving up & doing a rudbeckia selfie instead. 

My caption to the photo on the left: When someone asks an Enneagram 9 to decide what to have for dinner. And then other people ask the same Enneagram 9 what to have for lunch the next day. Food. I would like food please. The food I decided to eat for dinner was a chicken and potato salad sandwich. Yum!

Finally, here’s my caption for this photo: I don’t know man. A project that uses 29 stitch markers (SO FAR) might be a smidge more complicated than I bargained for😂.

This coming week is the first payroll of the new fiscal year so all of the benefit changes I’ve been entering will go out into the world. Hopefully there aren’t very many issues with them. The payroll after that is a little more scary for me - fingers crossed! THEN my several months of stress will be over & I can concentrate on other aspects of my job (to be clear, this year has been a walk in the park compared to last year). ANYWAY, I know you’ll be glad to stop having to read about it. My next thing to obsess over (personally, because “the politics” is ever in my mind) is my hair. I’m thinking of coloring it because I AM BORED with it. Thoughts? Suggestions? Other things you’d rather talk about? Tell me all!

2025 Project 365 – Week Twenty-six

I’m inching closer to being done with open enrollment hallelujah! I entered almost all of the enrollment changes on the carrier portals (medical, dental, etc.), & I entered them into the personnel database. I have one more big group to handle & then I can move on to concentrating on my regular job. 

Sunday, June 22nd 

Around the house. The double-orange daylilies that Ellen gave us have started blooming!

Monday, June 23rd

Just out here living on the edge on a Monday!

Tuesday, June 24th

I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror & thought, “Passion Play extra!” Ha!

Wednesday, June 25th

This was the only photo for today - Sorry!

Thursday, June 26th  

More lovelies from around the yard.

Friday, June 27th      

The only photo was this accidental screenshot.

Saturday, June 28th

Dr. M & I went on a ramble! We were headed to one place, but accidentally ended up at Roan Mountain, where, reader, I was COLD. We practically trotted around looking at the rhododendrons. It was a lovely day. Happy sigh. 

Next week is a short week at work due to the July 4th holiday. I’ve already decided that I’m going to be obnoxiously patriotic on Thursday at work. I’m borrowing a very fun excellent dress from Sue, wearing my red, white, & blue jewelry, and my Atlanta Braves glasses toppers (I never bought any patriotic ones). I am an American, the same as everyone else & I shall represent! How about you guys? Too disgusted to celebrate? I’ve definitely been there in years past.

2025 Project 365 – Week Twenty-five

I’m just going to pretend that I have no anxiety about a possible nuclear escalation. It’s fine. Really. Lalalala…

Sunday, June 15th 

I wrote a poem to read at church for Pride Sunday. You can go listen to it here (The text of the poem is in the comments. In retrospect, I wonder if it was more like the All Lives Matter response to Black Lives Matter because I didn’t really focus on LGBTQIA folks). 

Monday, June 16th

Found a home for the fox from last week’s cupcake.

Tuesday, June 16th

No photo.

Wednesday, June 17th

Dr. M’s childhood home is getting a glow up! We’re so glad that the lady who bought it is giving it new life. Also, the hydrangea from his mom’s funeral is blooming.

I took a couple of paper daisies made by my friend Jenny and turned them into earrings. I felt VERY CRAFTY for about two minutes.

I got about two inches cut off of my hair and I have to say that every salon needs lap dogs as part of their service. 

Thursday, June 19th  

It was my mom’s birthday and Juneteenth & I had a lot of feelings that I mostly ignored. ANYway, seen around the yard…

Friday, June 20th      

Dr. M made Balrog chicken (unintentionally, but the new lemon pepper seasoning he got was QUITE A BIT more spicy than our old kind). 

Saturday, June 21st

Photo shoot for the scrapghan. I’m going to make one more row (so 6 more squares - there was a finished one still blocking & is not pictured). That will make it 70” x 84” before I join & add the border & that will just have to be big enough.

I also worked on this blob. One of my cousins sent this to me & sort of issued a challenge & so I thought I’d give it a shot. I already know I’m frogging at least back to the orange because it’s gotten wavy. We’ll see. 

Dr. M & I both made chicken salad out of the Balrog chicken which made it MUCH more palatable. I put blueberries, trail mix, and about a quart of mayo in mine. He substituted broccoli for the trail mix in his.

I kind of feel like making a blob out of yarn is just the way to go right now. What’s your coping mechanism?

2025 Project 365 – Week Twenty-four

Another week, another bunch of flower photos!

Sunday, June 8th 

Dr. M says that Rudbeckia takes its own sweet time opening up. 

Monday, June 9th

Tiny Jesus apparently had a rough pentecost.

Tuesday, June 10th

Progress! Pretty pretty.

Wednesday, June 11th

I hear ya Emo Daisy, I hear ya.

Thursday, June 12th  

I was amused that I decided that my Snoopy earrings match my daisy jewelry. And really, it IS appropriate since Charlie Brown got him from the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm. 

Friday, June 13th      

Our porch mum is looking lovely!

Saturday, June 14th

Dr. M wandered around the yard this morning.

I went to Elliott’s 2nd birthday party! He THOROUGHLY enjoyed his cupcake. And his Mimi’s cupcake. And would have dived into mine if I hadn’t already eaten it. He is adorable.

His brother is also adorable. He was so very serious going in circles in his car - I posted this video on the socials with the caption: My great nephew Grayson is all of us right now.

Finally, Dr. M brought home some blueberries from his dad’s blueberry bush! I can’t wait to dive in.

I’m feeling a disconnect between the normality of my personal life and the insanity of the world around me. How about you? How are you holding up?

2025 Project 365 – Week Twenty-three

I think maybe I read one blog post all week. And that’s all you need to know about that. (Yes, this is the same thing I posted last week - and I don’t think next week will be any better!)

Sunday, June 1st 

I have a coworker who has chickens and it makes me feel like a wealthy woman when I bring these eggs home!

We had a LOVELY service at church but me being me I had to tell my bestie during communion that I had a bit of Jesus stuck in my teeth. You can’t take me anywhere.

Monday, June 2nd

I worked late & then went by Dad & Sue’s on my way home. They were having a painting party! And using child labor (for about 5 minutes until he had to move on to something different). 

Tuesday, June 3rd

Your weekly daylily! They’ve been really pretty this year.

Wednesday, June 4th

The wildflower bed is basically Bee Balm Central these days, but we’re going to have a few other things too, like this aster and coneflower. 

Thursday, June 5th  

Our house got power washed this week, so Ms. Pinky has been living under the oak tree. She seems to like sitting in her chair - we might leave her there for a while! 

Friday, June 6th      

I wore an ANCIENT shirt of Dr. M’s that I appropriated early in our marriage. I loves it.

Saturday, June 7th

I spent some quality time finishing one square & starting another one. On the round after what you see pictured I realized that I was supposed to have eight petals instead of seven. I’m not sure how to fix it going forward, so I think I have a very fancy coaster now. Woot?

We had an employee pass away at work this week. Such a sad situation for his family - he was only 20 years old. It’s a cliche - but it really does make you think about your own life. What had I hoped to accomplish with my one wild and crazy life? Well, as I was reminded on the socials this week - my five year plan is to wait and see what happens. How about you? Are you a planner, or a floater like me?