And it was also my supper tonight.

put clothes out to dry
figure out plan for backroom furniture
address 3 things to mail
lunch
finish dusting
fill 2 bags of things to toss in some way (STARTED)
set up sewing
do some sewing
steam dress for tomorrow (DRESS CHOSEN & SET OUT)
look for a birthday card in stash
menu plan for next week
cook something using something from pantry

not on list that I did - put together IKEA furniture as part of new backroom furniture layout.

I am also having Indian food tonight because of Buffistas. And I am a hypochondriac who is beginning to think I have ADD, too. And man, was I inattentive in kindergarten and first grade, but somehow I snapped out of it and got good at school? But I feel like I am falling apart as a 40 something. Like, if I had kids or a relationship or anything, I could not do it. I just whirlwind cleaned my house for a rental inspection, and I somehow thought I would not be doing that any longer when I was a real grown up.

Zen, there was something on Tumblr about language to use for a chronic illness to get doctors to take you seriously, and I believe the magic phrase was something like "It's affecting my ability to work/concentrate/enjoy my life/interact with my family", or whatever.

Yeah -- "The pain is affecting my ability to do my job" is usually what works for me, when I need it.

I ate a normal amount at the 50th anniversary party cookout I was just at.... and then I could not stop shoving cookies in my piehole. WTF.

I ended up napping for an hour and then making cookies, while listening to my new favorite podcast: Science versus.... This episode was on Science versus Organic food, which was great. The premise is that this highly-cheerful Australian woman investigates the actual science behind various issues, like gun control, fracking, and organic food.

Turns out there isn't a ton of science supporting the individual health benefits of organic food. Which justifies me in my reluctance to spend $2.49 for a bunch of kale that costs under a dollar for the regular version.

And now I have a pile of peanut butter cookies, oh no.

Turns out there isn't a ton of science supporting the individual health benefits of organic food. Which justifies me in my reluctance to spend $2.49 for a bunch of kale that costs under a dollar for the regular version.

Yeah, there are some things where I try to buy organic, but that's a lot more for the environmental impact than the health impact. And I really do need to do more research on that, too, because I know that I haven't read enough about it to actually justify the way I buy stuff.

Watching S2 of Great British Bake-Off, and I am craving like a mofo for some shortbread.

I'm already thinking about an elaborate Christmas dessert, so I don't just start randomly baking all the time. I had been thinking buche de Noel, but maybe there's something wackier from GBBO I should try.

maybe there's something wackier from GBBO I should try

There's the nun made of ladyfingers, which sounds much more elegant in French. Or the conical tower made of profiteroles.