This is absolutely my most favorite song ever! (Charlotte Martin also does a beautiful cover of it.)

Well, I was going to run errands and try to get a little more holiday shopping done but things didn't work out that way. Partly because I've been kind of sluggish and procrastinating big time. Even though most mornings I'm out of bed before 7am-lots of times sooner-I am not a morning person. Not by choice, anyway. But I've had the house to myself all day so I took advantage of that. (Although now I'm feeling like a nap...)

Unless there's outside interference, I'm making cookies later. The time is just flying and I didn't realize how close to Christmas it actually is. Can't believe the year is almost over. And I suppose it's only natural to think about where I was a year ago. I keep a journal (not a diary!) and I (usually) date my poetry. There were a lot of firsts for me, some of them nice and some of them not so nice. It's just too bad you can't turn your feelings off like a light. (Of course, if I could of done that, I would of never had them in the first place. Although, maybe it was just pheromones making me crazy, who knows?)

Another half an hour of solitude. Since I don't know when I'll have more, I'd better make the most of it.

One of my favorite songs.

I watched "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo" today. As upsetting as I found parts, it's pretty safe to say I'm unlikely to read the book. I'm really tired, though and my back is killing me. (Time for advil and bed.)

I prefer candy that's not too sweet...starburst, sour gummies, dark chocolate being at the top of my list. One of my favorites is Dove's dark chocolates. I love reading the little messages on the inside of the wrapper.








Can't forget those blue gummy bears, either.

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(Now that I did it correctly...was having an adhd/blonde moment.)

I spent my Saturday evening doing laundery and watching Law and Order SVU. Did some writing, too. Trying to keep busy and not think too much about some things. I've been feeling restless again. Something is lacking but I don't want to think about it right now. (Normally I'd even joke, it's sex, but that's not it and if it were, that would be easy enough to fix.) So I'll probably be doing a lot of cleaning and baking this week and at some point the tree.

It was wonderful, having the house to myself this afternoon. The best part was taking a long uninterrupted shower. I even went to the lake for a short bit.





Haven't decided what I'm doing this weekend. Maybe I'll do some baking. Maybe I'll go out by myself tomorrow. Depends on how I feel. Haven't talked to my closest friend in a week. She's being flaky again. And that's all right. When we go out, if we see my neighbor, she makes a point of telling people what a horrible person she is. And lately, she's even told a couple guys that my neighbor said they were banging her. (That is the phrase she used.) I don't know why she feels the need to lie like that. It makes me feel very awkward and leaves me speechless. I haven't called her out on it but I never affirm what she says as be truthful, either. And it really has me wondering what kind of things she makes up about me when she's being pissy with me. Maybe I really don't want to know.

Beautiful song...humorous video.

Been a long week, with the shopping trip Tuesday and another long drive yesterday to the dentist (almost 3 hour round trip.) been having a headache nagging me on and off all day. So I thought, I should have that warm milk with nutmeg and honey. (Honey releases serotonin and nutmeg is a sleep aid.) I've made it before and for some reason, I thought I was supposed to put in 2 teaspoons. It was probably more like 1/2 a teaspoon because it did not taste good at all.

I am really hoping I have the house to myself for at least a couple hours tomorrow. It's just so much easier to clean and write. Not to mention do other things. And unless it's bitter cold, I want to go hiking and take pictures. Commune with nature before the weekend and the likely harassment I'm likely to receive from my youngest about holiday baking and decorating.

Had this song stuck in my head all day.