Positive things, day 52, 53 & 54

I started writing a post last night. I wrote all of six words before being distracted by something else and then I fell asleep.

I went to pick up another package yesterday after work. Not something I bought myself this time, but a late birthday present from my brother. I already knew it was books, but I wasn’t sure which ones. It was one I have had my eye on for a while, Thing Explainer by Randall Monroe, and Sparrow Hill Road by Seanan McGuire. I discovered McGuire earlier this year and have since read a short story and four novellas. She’s... ah, I can’t explain her. There’s a certain magic in her stories. And I mean that both in the literal way that the ones I’ve read so far have featured witches and ghosts and portals to other worlds, but also the kind of indefinable magic some authors have that make you feel that reading their books have you under a wonderful spell, you know?

I also enjoyed the walk from the pick-up place, because it was a nice day and a route I had not walked before. I used to do that quite often, purposefully get lost and find my way again. For a while, I went to university in a big city, and after class, I would make little explorations. This city I live in now isn’t as big, and having lived here eight years, I don’t think there’s enough of it I don’t know to take long, meandering “lost” walks, but I haven’t seen it all, and that pleases me. While I am a bit sad because I so rarely stray from my routine. It’s all about getting from A to B, from home to work or the shops or wherever and back home. I guess that’s the thing about getting older, working a full-time job, and also living with pain and depression that limits what you’re able to and have energy for. But also that I feel I’ve lost that spirit for exploring the unknown. But the good news here, I think, is that there are still glimpses of it, and maybe those glimpses can be encouraged.

Viaplay is putting Grey’s Anatomy back on! All the seasons. That show just never gets old for me. The first few seasons I must have seen five or six times, but I can still start over again. It’s odd to say it’s my feel-good show because of all the tragedy and I have genuinely ugly-cried over deaths and break-ups in the show. But I love it. Maybe it’s that it makes me feel like my life doesn’t suck so much. And great music too. There are artists I listen to loads that I have discovered through Grey’s.

QI. Hilarious and informative. If you don’t know it, it’s a British quiz show about just about everything, with mainly comedians as guests and there are lots of episodes on YouTube.

That took me a couple of hours (with distractions), but managed to think of a few positives. I’ll try to start thinking of things earlier in the day. Tomorrow is Friday, so hey, that’s a positive for then already. But hopefully something will be better about it than that. We’ll see.

Love,

The glass half sane

Positive things, day 51

I picked up a couple of packages today. Indulged in a few things for myself. One was Hank Green’s book, which I’m excited to read. Pre-ordered it ages ago, and then it arrived week before last but I’ve been too lazy/busy (busy in the work week, lazy on weekends) to get to the post office. The other was a mix of things. A couple of jigsaw puzzles. A Harry Potter deck of cards, which was a disappointment. I thought there would be more different pictures. The Jack, Queen and King cards are the same. I also got a couple of Halloween-y things. A small witch hat attached to an Alice band, a black cloak and a pentagram necklace. I don’t know what I’m doing for Halloween yet, but they were cheap and it’s always good to have some witchy accessories. For emergencies.

Overall, I’m pleased with my purchases and happy I finally picked them up. Check that off my to-do list.

Oh, and the weather! It’s warm and lovely again. Which reminds me, I was gonna look up why it’s called Indian summer. *Googles* OK, so nobody knows. But I found this little gem: ”In Gaelic Ireland, the phenomenon is called "fómhar beag na ngéanna" (little autumn of the geese).” So I know what I’ll be calling it from now on.

Love,

The glass half sane

Hi blog. It’s been a while

Last time, I said I was back, and then I was gone for two months. But I need this. I’m doing better though.  For now. I’m in the process of switching antidepressants, so who knows what’s gonna be happening. Good times, I’m sure. But hopefully the end result is feeling better. And with a medication that doesn’t upset my stomach as much. I hope.

What else is new? Well, my neurologist is getting me on the new migraine medication when it finally comes out, which should be in the next few months. I’ve been hearing about this one for a couple of years now, this wonder drug that seems to work for a lot of people and with very few side effects. Of course there’s no guarantee it will work on me, but there is good hope.

I got my dishwasher installed! It’s amazing. I feel slightly pathetic every time I mention that to someone, but then they’ve sounded genuinely excited for me. I guess they hate doing the dishes as much as me. I tend to let dishes pile up until I feel like a disgusting slob, and now I can stop doing that, and ahhh, I’m happy.

I picked up my cross stitch again. I started something for a friend’s baby, a bib that has an aida fabric bit on it so it’s easy to stitch on, and selected two little animal designs for it. I had a white one I was going to use, but before I had even started stitching on it, I noticed a seam coming loose, and there’s no easy way to fix it so it will look good and stay in place because they haven’t left enough fabric for that bit to fit together well in the first place. So it’s lucky I had a back-up. I only started a little bit though, ‘cause I don’t have all the colours for it. Gonna stop by the craft store tomorrow. But once I’d taken all my stuff out and was in a crafty mood, I picked up another project that’s been in progress for a while. I so rarely finish things except for small ones for gifts. I want to finish some of the bigger ones I have going.

This is one of the animals that are going on the bib. Isn’t it cute? I love this Etsy shop, it’s the same one I got the design for mom’s birthday card from. Lots of cute and funny designs that are quick and easy to do for cards and things. Lots of pun-based ones. (This is not a sponsored post, lol.)

https://www.etsy.com/se-en/listing/494221069/bunny-cross-stitch-pattern-rabbit-cross?ref=shop_home_active_34


(I wish I could make the photo itself link to the site. Can you do that? But then people wouldn’t see that it’s a link, so maybe that isn’t better at all.) (And now the photo isn’t even showing up. All right then. Just click the link.)

Hopefully back tomorrow!

Love,

The glass half sane