Be Kind

I am not good at telling people I'm not good. Hubbs asked me "what's wrong" the other day and instead of just telling him, I said something about "it just never stops." After that convo, I sat down and composed an email go him listing all the things that I have been worried, upset, scared, or otherwise been disturbed about. The email turned into a book. Listing out all the things that I'm constantly thinking about (like browser tabs open all the time) was both enlightening for me, and (i hope) helpful for him. I like to keep things light on here because, let's face it, we all have a LOT going on. However I have come to realize that perhaps paying someone to listen and help me manage some of these stressors may not be the worst idea in the world. I don't like when they build to the point of me snapping at the people I love, or to the point where light teasing almost brings me to tears. It was a rough few days.

This is a good representation, methinks.

Also this.

Monday night hubbs called to ask if I wanted to play hookie on tues. I was a little shocked. I've never played hookie. If I call out from work it generally means I have to cuz I'm SICK sick. I'm from a family who took school perfect attendance VERY seriously. So I checked my PTO bank, texted my boss, and took tues off! We woke up at 5am to the sound of tornado sirens. Apparently there was a tornado to the northeast of us. Hubbs, the kitty, and i chilled in the bathroom for a bit. Then we went back to bed. We woke up for reals around 9ish. We kinda had a nice, slow morning before we decided to do things. We went to the Roasted Beenery for coffee and bfast sammiches, the to the game X store, and finally the HEB. We got poke bowls and sushi, along with grapes and chicken salad for munchies. Then we spent the rest of the day watching movies and relaxing. It was really nice to reconnect after a crazy start to the year. 

Coffee and bfast sammich.

Appetizer during Kong: skull island.

I didn't get pix of the poke (poke-ay) bowls or sushi. Suffice to say they were DELICIOUS.

Ash Wednesday passed as most days do for me. I guess fasting is just a thing I do anyway and I chose between the sin of wasted food or the sin of eating meat on a meatless day. Guess I need to hit up confession on sat. Lol (trust me, I need to go for more than just that). I also started on a gift our CNO gave me. It's a 3-d Lego knockoff that's supposed to be a fox of nine tails. 

Guess the primary color.

SO SMALL!

I got the base done. Frankly I can't tell if this was a "I like mandi, let's get her a stress buster thing" or "I shall make her suffer as I suffered" thing. Lol. Will I have it done by Easter? Who knows?

Ok, this is kinda fun. 😁

Friday hubbs had to go help his nephew change the alternator in his car. We got up early to do it. We were soooo tired... hubbs might be getting a little sick. The weather was AMAZING. In the 80s. Hehe. 

Beautiful day.

We also tried Gina's Pizza. It was AMAZING! We had the veggie one of course cuz Friday and Lent and all. 

I wanna go back when it's not Friday during Lent and try the Buffalo chicken! The crust is perfect and the toppings are incredible. 

Saturday was cold again, so we stayed in. I made a beef roast with mushrooms and carrots. We had it with baked potatoes and bread. It was AMAZEBALLS. We needed a lazy day, especially after getting woken up at 5:45 due to a hail storm. Major storm. It was crazy. I think everything survived, tho. I also made a bottle of hot wine... hehe... crock pots are the BEST! Dessert was peanut butter M&Ms. Hehe.

Sunday was the usual. Laundry, cleaning, meal prep, and hubbs to work. I also did a LOT on my critter... he's coming together quite nicely now.

I hope you all are having a good Sunday, resting up for the coming week. Hugs and love! 😘