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Dear Diary: January 2
Jan. 2nd, 2012 02:30 pmBegin as you mean to go on. So, I'm writing down everything I eat again, and making sure I don't stay housebound two consecutive days, and I'm eating fruit or vegetables at every meal. This last has been made easier because my niece left me a nice baggie of raw sliced stuff (peppers, celery, grape tomatoes, wee carrots) and I can grab some with no prep. Hmmmm....they've lasted about five days....hmmmmm...
All the laundry I did yesterday has been put away. The holiday darks are in the washer to get transfered to the dryer when I go downstairs. And I did knee bends as a down payment on additional exercise. I think I found a hamstring exercise that I won't mind doing, too.
There's still a bit of Bad Holiday Food to be consumed. I can't bring myself to pitch it out. There is stuffing (but no gravy), turkey...four macaroons...six snickerdoodles...six brownies....and quite a few ginger midgets and springerle. We can probably handle cookie rationing once we're through the tastiest ones, which we should be by the end of the week.
We couldn't figure out what was causing our feet to stick to the kitchen floor until Roy realized he'd spilled about a quarter cup of sugar when decanting the contents of the holiday sugar bowl back into the canister. Add water and track around and you have a right mess. That's fixed.
I also brought in all the potted herbs that want cold weather but not too cold. They're where the hippeastrums used to be in a south-facing window in the back house. While I was doing that, I found two packs of daffodil bulbs I had forgotten, so I stuck them in the big barrel out front. While doing that, I found what looks to me like a broken off shoot of canna that had sprouted, so I brought that inside and potted up. If it turns out to be Tradescantia pallida I will be very annoyed, as I have heaps of that. Finally, I brought the entire Class of 2006 in -- they're in the basement, having been wetted down thoroughly so that I'll be able to pull out and re-pot the keepers (all marked with yarn).
And now I do believe I'll find myself some turkey and stuffing (but no gravy) for lunch, eat some raw vegetables, and toddle off to the Super 8 for more of our regular food -- broccoli, choi, tofu, etc. And get used to the new normal.
EDITED TO ADD: The Class of 2006 has been sorted. Those that did not bloom last year have been discarded; eleven bulbs remain. I worry a little because the discarded bulbs were some of the largest and I'd have expected them to be the bloomers, but oh, well.
I've also been working on Christmas repairs. I broke the hand off a Father Christmas music box that became part of my swag when we cleaned out my mother's apartment. A little Krazy Glue and it was good as new. I also had two decorative cardinals made of god knows what -- the beak disappeared from one of them. I fabricated a replacement beak of cut and folded paper that looks surprisingly like the other one, and am putting on layer after layer of tinted Elmer's to give it more substance. There may be another laggard or two to be put away (like the snowman spoon rest that's in the dishwasher right now) but I think I'm about done.
I also ordered our 2012 cards today. The Met puts its cards on half-price right after the holidays, so that's when I buy. The railroad industry is still heavily into sending holiday cards, so the savings is nontrivial.
All the laundry I did yesterday has been put away. The holiday darks are in the washer to get transfered to the dryer when I go downstairs. And I did knee bends as a down payment on additional exercise. I think I found a hamstring exercise that I won't mind doing, too.
There's still a bit of Bad Holiday Food to be consumed. I can't bring myself to pitch it out. There is stuffing (but no gravy), turkey...four macaroons...six snickerdoodles...six brownies....and quite a few ginger midgets and springerle. We can probably handle cookie rationing once we're through the tastiest ones, which we should be by the end of the week.
We couldn't figure out what was causing our feet to stick to the kitchen floor until Roy realized he'd spilled about a quarter cup of sugar when decanting the contents of the holiday sugar bowl back into the canister. Add water and track around and you have a right mess. That's fixed.
I also brought in all the potted herbs that want cold weather but not too cold. They're where the hippeastrums used to be in a south-facing window in the back house. While I was doing that, I found two packs of daffodil bulbs I had forgotten, so I stuck them in the big barrel out front. While doing that, I found what looks to me like a broken off shoot of canna that had sprouted, so I brought that inside and potted up. If it turns out to be Tradescantia pallida I will be very annoyed, as I have heaps of that. Finally, I brought the entire Class of 2006 in -- they're in the basement, having been wetted down thoroughly so that I'll be able to pull out and re-pot the keepers (all marked with yarn).
And now I do believe I'll find myself some turkey and stuffing (but no gravy) for lunch, eat some raw vegetables, and toddle off to the Super 8 for more of our regular food -- broccoli, choi, tofu, etc. And get used to the new normal.
EDITED TO ADD: The Class of 2006 has been sorted. Those that did not bloom last year have been discarded; eleven bulbs remain. I worry a little because the discarded bulbs were some of the largest and I'd have expected them to be the bloomers, but oh, well.
I've also been working on Christmas repairs. I broke the hand off a Father Christmas music box that became part of my swag when we cleaned out my mother's apartment. A little Krazy Glue and it was good as new. I also had two decorative cardinals made of god knows what -- the beak disappeared from one of them. I fabricated a replacement beak of cut and folded paper that looks surprisingly like the other one, and am putting on layer after layer of tinted Elmer's to give it more substance. There may be another laggard or two to be put away (like the snowman spoon rest that's in the dishwasher right now) but I think I'm about done.
I also ordered our 2012 cards today. The Met puts its cards on half-price right after the holidays, so that's when I buy. The railroad industry is still heavily into sending holiday cards, so the savings is nontrivial.
