In the past year, I moved twice (once to Tampa with Peter) and once to Lakeland with Sean (and Peter). We have been exploring Tampa and Lakeland and west central Florida, and because of that we have not missed making any big trips much. But we are ready too travel again. North Carolina by train (inspired by Susan) and the Dragon Con in Atlanta.
Once the animals pass, I have three long road trips I want to do!
And we still have a Viking credit to use up. And we both want to go to the UK.
I checked our solar panel app today for first time in awhile. Yup, still producing electric. Still saving us money.
I tried to multi-task too hard today. Eventually I had to go nap and push rest of my To Do list to later. I’m way better about doing that. Preserving my energy and health is a priority.
I didn’t make any fuss on social media. But Peter, my baby, turned 24 yesterday. I’m still absorbing that. I love him so much.
Here’s a photo of two things I’ve bought recently that give me joy:
Second photo: I had a loaf of bread fail recently — yeah, I didn’t photograph that one. Didn’t rise. I think I rushed the process but I did worry my sourdough starter was not well. I discarded some and moved some to a clean fresh jar, then fed both. And they’re bubbling away happily — iykyk. I want my little yeasty friends to be happy! I have a new loaf to bake in morning; I can already tell it’s a good one.
I’m fairly certain my cat is senile. She’s never been smart. But she just is getting weirder. I think her little brain isn’t processing well. She’s still very cute.
Looking forward to exploring our little town a bit more when our friend Susan is here this coming weekend. While I’m also praying for more rain, so if things go right, it could also be a weekend of jigsaw puzzles and movies.
The amount of stress due to my insurance company annually denying a really really good medication that improves my quality of life is really counterproductive. And so infuriating. I guess if they kill me with a stroke, they don’t have to provide my medications anymore? But then also, I’d no longer be a customer…? Not sure how their math works.
Healthcare should not be a capitalist money grab. It’s so so fucking sad I have to argue every year for this medication that a medically trained doctor says helps me — also science and echocardiograms show helps me.
To be honest, I know the denial is about paperwork and bureaucracy. And my doctors office is busy helping patients and has been late with their part of the paperwork two years in a row. But my god, the number of people involved in this paperwork is asinine. The doctors office has to deal with different insurance companies wanting different answers when they are trained to take care of people . It’s not a narcotic that someone is abusing! I’m not taking this med for funsies.
*sigh*
Universal healthcare now. Why the fuck are people against it? How do people think it’s better to spend tens of thousands of dollars on health insurance and just get more red tape than help. People honestly think the government would be more bureaucracy than these for-profit companies trying not to pay out claims?
What made you happy this week