Monday, December 29
Dec. 30th, 2025 02:22 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gottawonderToday I am grateful for:
Decent sleep.
The warmer weather.
My husband sprung upon me pretty much as soon as my eyes opened, declaring that we needed to go to the city today...ultimately so that he could go rock climbing.
I felt frustrated by that, because those days in the city often become bloated and annoying.
I HAD planned a simple in and out trip to the closer town (no pottery class yet) just to get the needed pet food and groceries.
No. Instead we had to go to the city.
I even tried to stay home, but somehow did not.
We are also supposed to be going BACK to the city again tomorrow for our friend's gathering. Another one plus hour drive each way, because we LOVE driving all day.
Trainwreck called as we were leaving, and I talked with her (or really, just let her talk since she really didn't ask me much about myself) for quite a while.
So, we went past our mail box to get the mail, then onward to the city where we got pet food. So, at no point did I even get out of the car. My husband did both tasks. I didn't even need to go.
Then I felt frustrated because I didn't know what I was going to do for the average of two hours that my husband wants to spend at the climbing gym. I have gone with him. If you're not climbing, and not particularly interested in the details of rock climbing, sitting in the climbing gym on the mats at the foot of the walls and trying to be supportive isn't that interesting.
So, I asked to be let off at a public library, which I think was the best option.
I read a graphic novel adaptation of "Watership Down". I've never really understood the deep appeal of the novel, and the graphic novel was beautifully illustrated, but also reminded me of how violent and scary the novel is. I never understood the point of making a novel about rabbits that was also about fascism, without it really being a novel about fascism.
After about two hours my Sweetie came to get me, and we grabbed a burrito.
Then we went to get groceries. I'm very grateful for being able to do so.
Then we went for a walk in a park in another town on the way home, and that was nice. With the warmer temperatures and the moonlight, it was pleasant.
I really hope tomorrow is okay, in terms of me feeling just annoyed at having to go right back to the city again to visit with people. Really, that's the only thing we'll be doing with our trip, not shopping or anything useful. Just driving for an hour, visiting, then driving home after going to see River (which means doing that thing of trying to remember everything I need for clothes and horse equipment and putting them in a different car, because undoubtedly we will take my husband's car).
We came home and it was late enough that my Sweetie headed to bed. I'm going to make some quinoa salad to take tomorrow so I know there's something I can eat (though these folks do a pretty good job of making things I can eat, typically, or close enough).
Decent sleep.
The warmer weather.
My husband sprung upon me pretty much as soon as my eyes opened, declaring that we needed to go to the city today...ultimately so that he could go rock climbing.
I felt frustrated by that, because those days in the city often become bloated and annoying.
I HAD planned a simple in and out trip to the closer town (no pottery class yet) just to get the needed pet food and groceries.
No. Instead we had to go to the city.
I even tried to stay home, but somehow did not.
We are also supposed to be going BACK to the city again tomorrow for our friend's gathering. Another one plus hour drive each way, because we LOVE driving all day.
Trainwreck called as we were leaving, and I talked with her (or really, just let her talk since she really didn't ask me much about myself) for quite a while.
So, we went past our mail box to get the mail, then onward to the city where we got pet food. So, at no point did I even get out of the car. My husband did both tasks. I didn't even need to go.
Then I felt frustrated because I didn't know what I was going to do for the average of two hours that my husband wants to spend at the climbing gym. I have gone with him. If you're not climbing, and not particularly interested in the details of rock climbing, sitting in the climbing gym on the mats at the foot of the walls and trying to be supportive isn't that interesting.
So, I asked to be let off at a public library, which I think was the best option.
I read a graphic novel adaptation of "Watership Down". I've never really understood the deep appeal of the novel, and the graphic novel was beautifully illustrated, but also reminded me of how violent and scary the novel is. I never understood the point of making a novel about rabbits that was also about fascism, without it really being a novel about fascism.
After about two hours my Sweetie came to get me, and we grabbed a burrito.
Then we went to get groceries. I'm very grateful for being able to do so.
Then we went for a walk in a park in another town on the way home, and that was nice. With the warmer temperatures and the moonlight, it was pleasant.
I really hope tomorrow is okay, in terms of me feeling just annoyed at having to go right back to the city again to visit with people. Really, that's the only thing we'll be doing with our trip, not shopping or anything useful. Just driving for an hour, visiting, then driving home after going to see River (which means doing that thing of trying to remember everything I need for clothes and horse equipment and putting them in a different car, because undoubtedly we will take my husband's car).
We came home and it was late enough that my Sweetie headed to bed. I'm going to make some quinoa salad to take tomorrow so I know there's something I can eat (though these folks do a pretty good job of making things I can eat, typically, or close enough).
