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7 Quick Takes: Late to Post Edition

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7 Quick Takes

— 1 —

Fatigue. My meds have been off this week, so I have been nauseated, having mood swings, and am achey all over. I haven’t had a fibro flare-up like this in a while, so it has been unpleasant to say the least.

— 2 —

Duolingo. I finished the Arabic skill tree on Duolingo a month or so ago, and I have been fighting to keep my streak going as I return to learning Spanish and reviewing French. I might have to start reviewing Arabic to get my language-learning mojo back so that I can really improve my Spanish. I have no idea why Arabic had me so gung-ho and Spanish doesn’t. Maybe it’s because Spanish is for work and not for me?

— 3 —

Zoom school. Circle time from 9:00-9:30 over Zoom is chaotic enough that I’ve had to bring other work to do downstairs with me and just make sure Daniel doesn’t run away from his school Chromebook. Otherwise, the chaos makes me ponder taking up rattlesnake-cuddling as a hobby. It’s also hard because Daniel is already apraxic and speaks super softly because I think he’s kind of shell-shocked at the intensity of circle time and all the kids talking.

— 4 —

What is working. One of the teachers got Daniel a BoomLearning account, and it has been wonderful. We can share screen on Zoom and work with his paraprofessional that way. He seems to like it, especially the math stuff, and I think it will work out really well for him as he doesn’t want to do workbook stuff.

— 5 —

Wildfires. The entire freaking West Coast is on fire. Smoke is hitting us in Washington, and I am banned by my family from going outside without a respirator on because of my crappy lungs. Woo. Just in case you’re denying climate change, IT’S WHAT IS CAUSING THESE FIRES TO BE SO BAD.

— 6 —

Election. Is anyone else wishing the election was over? Just me?

— 7 —

What is saving me. I’m re-reading all the Cackleberry Club mysteries by Laura Childs. I guess cozy murder mysteries are my catnip?

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31 Days of My World As It Is Sung: What Sounds Fun to Me Right Now

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31 Days of My World As It Is Sung

I’m having concentration issues tonight so I’m borrowing a prompt from this list.

What sounds fun to you right now

My definition of fun is different from a lot of people but…

  • Singing the Messiah with a ton of people
  • Going snorkeling
  • Going boating on the Sound
  • Singing just about anything with my church choir
  • A games night with friends
  • Doing homework with some of my classmates

    • 31 Days of My World As It Is Sung: The Simple Woman’s Daybook for October 29, 2017

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    For Today…

    Simple Woman's Daybook

    Looking out my window… dark. It started out quite foggy this morning and it eventually burned off in the afternoon.

    I am thinking… about my coffee date with a classmate to do work tomorrow.

    I am thankful… for typos in the bulletin that lead to mirth during worship.

    One of my favorite things… sleep.

    I am wearing… jammies. Church this morning was my turquoise/black/white bokeh print dress, black cardigan, black camisole, black tights, and black flats. After that, it was a long-sleeved blue-green shirt and jeans.

    I am creating… folders, quick steps, and tasks in Outlook.

    I am reading listening to… various things online.

    I am hoping… I get stuff done in a timely fashion this week.

    I am learning… various things in Outlook.

    In my kitchen… pot roast, carrots, multi-colored potatoes, and salad for dinner.

    In the school room… I had a great time with Daniel on his class field trip to the pumpkin patch last week.

    A moment from my day… Our anthem from this morning.

    Hosted by The Simple Woman.

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    31 Days of My World As It Is Sung: Zombie Frappucino

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    31 Days of My World As It Is Sung

    I got a few notifications on my phone from $tarbux about their Zombie Frappucino and decided to try it today while I was out with Daniel. (By the way, the $tarbux app for phone is worth its weight in gold. You can order before you leave the house and skip most (if not all) of the standing and weighting around. Best app on my phone.)

    My verdict: Not bad. It’s a fake apple flavor (which I actually like) with dark mocha drizzle and pink whipped cream to represent braaaaaaaaiiinnnsssss. I won’t replace my normal order with it until the promotion ends but it was good to try once.

    31 Days of My World As It Is Sung: Hurriedly Coming Up with Quick Takes!

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    7 Quick Takes

    — 1 —

    Tell me again about how the 50’s were awesome. Guess what? They weren’t if you were a housewife (or really a woman in general).

    — 2 —

    I love this. A phone number has been created for women to give to creepy men who come on to them. Seriously, I wish someone had come up with this when I was in college.

    — 3 —

    A reading list. Laurel Muff did a fabulous job of compiling her favorite books about saints for Blessed is She. I may be adding a few of those to my TBR pile.

    — 4 —

    Interesting. This is thought-provoking. (It also reminds me that I need a haircut.)

    — 5 —

    Claudia Fragapane. One of the things I do when I’m having insomnia is watch YouTube videos and gymnastics is a favorite. The British have a surprisingly good team and Claudia is one of them. She’s the current World Championships bronze medalist on Floor Exercise.

    — 6 —

    Halloween. Daniel’s school does a pajama day on Halloween (some of the kids can’t afford costumes but almost everyone has pajamas) and I honestly don’t really feel like dragging him to a couple houses on the cul-de-sac to trick-or-treat. I know… slacker mom!

    — 7 —

    My theme song. Maybe I should see if I could get this as my new cell phone number? 😀 (Just kidding — I also spell mine as “Jenni” not “Jenny”.)

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