Havi at The Fluent Self has a wonderful habit (among many) of checking in with herself every Friday, to reflect on how the week went. I like it. I don’t have a better name for it, so for now I am stealing quietly borrowing hers.

The Hard Stuff

Hooey, busy still. There is a light at the end of the tunnel. I think it’ll be somewhere around Thanksgiving, but like always in this industry, there’s always a new busy waiting. Still can’t talk about stuff, but it is the source of most of my stress these days.

Too much produce? I didn’t think this was possible – but I so seldom eat at home these days, and when I do it’s more often than not a sandwich or some cereal, *maybe* a stir fry, that I’m not getting close to using up all my CSA food that comes each week. It makes me sad, because it looks delicious, but inside I’m all, “seriously?!?! Another melon?!? More eggplants/okra/beets?!?!” Delicious normally, but way too time- and thought-consuming for me to fit it in right now.

Jake. He was my cat for a large part of my adolescence – we got some kittens right before I went into high school in 19<<mumbles>>, and his royal orange cuteness was the one who attached to me. Jakey No Bones. Jake the Jell-o Cat. He slept with me every night, and when I went away to college, he would meet me at my car when he heard it pull up every few weeks. My dad called and told me he passed away this week, at the ripe old age of 18. I’m sad, but it was definitely his time. I know he’s comfortable wherever he is right now. If nothing else, it’s bringing me closer to my current furbabies.

The Good Stuff

Visitors! I’ll just keep this headline up from last week, because The Boy is here right now. Sitting across from me, even!

Anticipation! Sunday is Halloween. Next Wednesday is my <<mumbles>> birthday!!

Weather! Fall weather, that is! After about a week of rain, thunderstorms, and even a bit of hail, Vegas seems to have settled into it’s chilly Fall pattern. Sweater weather, yum!

OMG Ballet! I did as I said I would last week and sewed up my new pointe shoes, then actually cut out of work on time to go to class on Monday night. My calves are still smarting a bit, but it was wonderful in every way!

Objectives Quests!

Blegh. Objectives sounds so cold and business-like, but I really do want to add a section for looking forward to next week. I need a list.

So, I still have to finish that big knitting project – but it is AL. MOST. DONE. Can’t wait to show you! Otherwise, my list looks like this:

  • Do Halloween stuff. Fright Dome!
  • Have some dates with The Boy. Not the food kind, the going-out-together kind.
  • Don’t freak out.
  • Laundry. Always.
  • Get tickets home for Christmas.
  • Move!
  • Make!
  • Love it all! And if you don’t love it, really evaluate if you need to do it at all.