a day of chill

[liminal_space]

soooo...it was 14 degrees this morning and i went out in warm leggings, a sweatshirt (hood up, i'm no fool), gloves, and my fauxuggs (they're the toe-toastiest!) to walk the dog. i was FINE and have now decided that most people in this state with their COATS and multiple layers are a bunch of wusses and i, miss california herself, am a badass. 

please do not come at me with facts about how i'm going to die when it really gets cold....let me live in denial for awhile longer. =D

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mister and little are in duluth doing some final bits and bobs shopping — they left at 9 and won't be home until 2, so i PLAN on getting a few things done before they get back. or maybe one thing, because i am going to get more coffee and read "a bit" before i start on the holiday chex mix stuff. when they get back, i'll probably make up the meringue peppermint cookies since they need at least 3 hours in the oven — the plan is to whip them up, cook for the hour, then let them sit until mister needs to make the finnish cookies tonight. 

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i told mister last night that i'm struggling to find my positive right now, and i hate it. there's so much on hold with the house, his raise/promotion, etc and so on, and i've been trying so hard (and mostly succeeding) to be in the moment and realize that things will work out on their time. when i can embrace that, life is so much better. when i can't? i get all blue and mopey and no one wants a mopey lori around. not even lori. :P

it didn't help last night when i had finished watching the last episode of /the gilded age/ and the reality settled that i now have nothing new to watch that i love. i really love /the gilded age/ and while the wrap up of the season was relatively predictable, it was still wonderful. 

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i'm thinking that mid january, i'm going to get kid and i in a knitting class in duluth at the bestyarnstoreever. that gives me enough time to catalog and inventory the needles and yarn i currently have so we don't have to duplicate buy. a cursory glance told me i have lots of duplicate THINGS and i'm sort of scared to dive into a fact-finding stash examination, but it needs to be done. 

meh.

before that, though, i need to do a refresher with my DSLR's settings. i am ready to start taking photos again and want to use that as impetus to get out and explore a bit more. there are lots of secret, dark and wooded places around here and i want to figure out how to capture that ambiance. THAT is the most frustrating thing about photography to me — capturing mood. it's like you SEE and FEEL the glowing green of a forest and think you are in the presence of the divine, but when you photograph it? it's like "oh, look, a tree!"

MEH. 

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i have rice cooking (i am now team rice cooker!) and as soon as it's done, i'm making myself a fried egg in chili crisp and plopping it on top. that sounds like a tasty lunch. *nod*

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have a great day, people: you probably deserve it. =D

Comments

[mallorys-camera.livejournal.com]

Relocating is hard. ❤️

[liminal-space.livejournal.com]

absolutely. i try to allow myself a bit of grace, but then i feel like i'm taking advantage of myself and get pissy.

[stardust1161.livejournal.com]

Where do you live?
It was 43 when I left for work at 7:20 this morning, then went down to at least 35 at 12p when I went on break.

[liminal-space.livejournal.com]

northern minnesconsin. :)

[sweetmeow]

I should do the same as you — refresh my memory on my DSLR camera settings. I've gotten lazy and use my phone more often now. It's smaller, less heavy, and easier to snap pictures, plus the camera (a Galaxy S23 Ultra) really is quite good, as phone cameras go. I now only use my DSLR for wildlife shots when I need that extra zoom lens. But — I know if I studied up, my photos would be better with the DSLR.

I do not envy you for all the hassles you've had with moving. I don't blame you for feeling a bit negative and impatient as you wait for things to transpire ... "in their own time." — whatever the hell that "time" might be. Just the IDEA of moving makes me depressed, and I'm not doing it!

[liminal-space.livejournal.com]

i wish that i could just have a hissy fit and get the universe on board with my "make this easy!" plan. >.<

i'm picking a skillshare class to do for the dslr and am going to start this week! it will be...fun. ish. lol

[adafrog.livejournal.com]

Looking forward to cool photos.

I hear you on the lack of happy.