It's just low-grade fever and stuffy head/ears. Also fatigue and feeling like shit.

Sounds familiar

Yikes, Suela. I’m sorry. But I hope you have an awesome vacation!!

I had a v busy weekend, between protest and a line dance performance at the roller derby, and breakfast with a friend I hadn’t seen in 15 years, and watching friends play soccer and then dinner with a friend and her 3 year old (my Google searches now include multiple things about elephant poop, because the only thing funnier than poop is LOTS of poop, to a three year old boy). I did not manage to go to the gym, or grocery shopping, or cleaning my yard, but whatevs.

Feeling relieved for the citizens of Minnesota. It must have been very stressful with that guy on the loose.

Feeling worse for the Middle East, with too many people wanting to kill each other.

Ah, Monday. I have to get productive. I have been doing nothing but watching streaming TV, with a daily swimming break. My plans for accomplishing much didn't happen yesterday, except for meal planning.

In much better news, today is Askye's birthday! I hope you have a delightful day and that the year to come brings improved health, along with plenty of joy and laughter.

Happy Birthday, askye! May it be wonderful, and may your year ahead rock.

Happy birthday, Askye!!

Many happy returns of the day, askye! I hope today is good to you!

Erika, I like the poem a lot. Nilly & Shir - good to see your pixels. You are in my thoughts constantly.

Happy birthday, askye!

Grey, cold Monday morning but I did my 9am Pilates. And after four months of Pilates at three times a week, there's been a lot of progress. I reached a new plateau of competence before last week and I'm starting to do some intermediate level exercises.

We're waiting for Matilda's doctor to get back to her to discuss her bloodwork results. (No thyroid, low iron or Hep-C issues, but some clear deficiencies like Vitamin D, HGL etc. So probably needing some change to diet and supplements). She's also begun to taper off Zoloft and overlapping with beginning Prozac, so I'm hoping her body chemistry is sorted out before she starts college.

She was looking at some colorful bedding for her dorm room yesterday so she seems ready to make that change.

We had a good Father's Day yesterday. Emmett came over and I got a pizza. We didn't watch Local Hero - I'm saving that for my birthday. We watched Something Wild, which is a huge favorite from my 80s days, and I got to explain that Melanie Griffith is Dakota Johnson's mom. (And then that Melanie herself was a nepo-Baby, being the daughter of Tippi Hedren. )

Also, I managed to vacuum and clean house in advance of my MiL's visit so that's a plus. If I can get my dishes done and make an onerous phone call or two, I'll feel pretty productive at the beginning of my week.

Something Wild

The Feelies! Su Tissue!

Also, filmed in the town I grew up in!