hyvää huomenta

[liminal_space]

^ good morning in finnish. not quite a romance language, but what's not to love about the finns?

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when last we spoke, mister was sick. then it came for me, and i took that sick and held on to it for close to a week, feeling tired and bored and annoyed at not being able to get rid of it right away. i never felt HORRIBLE, nor did i even really feel BAD that often; instead, i felt like i was swimming through wet cotton. 

but, that was then, this is now and i'm back to drinking coffee and worrying about the usual things i worry about. peace is hard to hold on to when there's a house to sell that is moving quite a bit slower than expected. my gay ex husband asked me when things would be "dangerous" if it doesn't sell for awhile — my answer made me feel better, because we can get to summer without DYING if we have to. 

after that, i'll die. 

ESPECIALLY since for the first time in YEARS i'm clutching my pearls over heating bills. lort knows what i'll do when i need the AC. [i just need to keep in mind that what we're paying NOW will most likely average what we were paying with solar and monthly utilities and the yearly true-up. but right now, that doesn't help because i'm still paying solar + higher bills right now. fuck all.]

we did have an offer on the house (yay!) but it went south after all the asks from the prospective buyer. still, there's a LOT of interest in the house, lots of viewings — it's just a different house that's going to need a special, small family to move in. it will happen. it will happen. it will happen. 

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this weekend we're finishing up outside decorations and getting started on the inside. well, outside = mister doing the work because i'm thin blooded apparently. anyway, i like to decorate the inside with minimal holiday stuff and maximum winter stuff. in california, the winter stuff always seemed....out of place. here? hell yes, those snowflakes make sense. :)

the kid finished school and is on break until 1/16 or some nonsense like that. she's totally and completely and 100% sure she made the right decision to get out of HS early and hit college running. her grades are great (straight As across the board), i'm monitoring her work and it's exceptional most of the time (other times? typical rush work.), and she's taking things seriously. 

she still listens to us and appreciates us, so i'm very thankful for that. she's such a good soul. LOVE THAT KID.

she also is working with a horse named burt that's a bit of a....challenge. most people would be EFF THIS HORSE but she likes him and has plans. his owner is keeping him and her other horse (big ol' drafty) at the place kid rides due to her health issues and from what we understand, she most likely will need to find them homes....she's just not at that place mentally/heart-wise yet. she's thrilled he's being ridden and the idea from everyone involved is that kid works burt (doesn't he need a mini friend named ernie?) and trains him for beginner dressage — to show in the spring. 

that. is. so. cool. 

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we finally caved and got a rice cooker, which i used to make my first batch of rice cooker rice ever. i don't know if i'm impressed or not yet; my rice in the instant pot is just as good (if not better) and my stove top rice almost is as good. i think i need to do the sushi setting vs. regular and maybe reduce the water a smidge. this morning i made steel cut oats and they were tooooooo watery, though the texture was sublime. i need to write down what adjustments i need to make so i don't forget. 

the rice, though. it was great with the japanese curry i made last night and mister and kid chowed through it, so i need to make more tonight since leftovers are what's for dinner. i wish i could trust kid to wash the rice for me, but i'm so picky about getting it JUST RIGHT that there's no way she can get it done correctly. i'm annoying. 

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it's 11:30 and i'm still in PJs. i think i'll have another cup of coffee, make some plans, and then get dressed and tackle the decorating a bit. it's been ages since i've been in the studio, so i want to carve some time for that today, too.

*waves*