I've been on a roll with cooking lately it's feeling fun after a long time of being a chore. Probably because I have someone to cook for and Mom is willing to do the dishes.

Tonight was pretty basic - just Mexican rice bowls. Even though I didn't put enough water in the rice and couldn't find the lime for the gauc I got everything back on track and it was fairly tasty.

That was pretty much my Valentine's Day. And my tax refund came through so that's good.

Work is stupid. I may elaborate when I'm on a keyboard and not my phone, but that will suffice for now.

I'm sorry, smonster.

I'm sorry too.

ugh, smonster.

Better today. We're behind on a project so there is more than normal pressure to go fast and micromanaging and stuff. Work is the same but I'm giving myself an attitude adjustment via Tara Brach podcasts. I need to remember those sooner.

Bleargh, smonster, but good on you for finding some coping mechanisms.

Someone - a fairly new hire who's the #2 in the office - came to me asking if we had a template/standard for something. After about the fifth repetition, she finally understood that no, we don't. eeesh

Work is stupid. You would think that working for myself it would be less so, but not so much. In theory I should be able to take a day off from time to time, but instead it ends up being working excessive hours. Oh well. Maybe seeing a light at the end of the tunnel, but at least a couple more weeks of triple time with the current project.

I do feel bad because I have a friend visiting from RI and I haven't had time to socialize. Fortunately she is self sufficient and comfortable enough to take my car and do stuff on her own.

Sing it, self-employed sister!

You'd think it would be less complicated. So absolutely not.