Llama Life sounds awesome. I can see that being super handy as a freelancer. I looked up that one and water cat and they look so good!    I have to wash my bedding too. Thank you for the reminder. Also, a, considering cutting back on caffeine. Sigh. I’m going to live vicariously through you for this one and save it for a future plate of changes.     

If currywurst mit pommes is anything to go by, you're not missing much. 

Now that I know they exist, I feel nothing but contempt for leggings without pockets. I'm currently trying to research to see if the more expensive established athletic brands are actually better quality or just marketing.      Being vapour for a few days sounds AMAZING this is the best idea.     What does Laura do for strength/muscle?     Yes, I love being useful. And it was nice to hear him say in the therapy how involved and supportive I am with his work. And today he emphasised repeatedly how valuable my help is to him. And of course money for leggings. Years ago I said I would edit for him for free, but he insisted, for my self respect, that I must charge a standard rate. Also he has more leggings money than me, so a little redistribution is all to the good.      Hmmm. I just want high waisted plain leggings with side pockets. Some in black, some in colours. I will wear with oversized sweaters. And maybe white button down shirts, if I buy some? I dunno I'm pretty bad at fashion. And the reason for the leggings is partly that I want to try them for the POTS and partly they are comfy and easier to fit well than stupid standard pants with their stupid waist hip ratio.  Oh. While I was searching for sweater leggings outfits combos I found this. Impractical, but intriguing.      Oooh. Three workouts a day is something I never considered but WHY NOT? Left leg in the morning, Right leg at noon! 

Its actually an island. (Excuse photo i pilfered from the interwebs). i need to try and do more with the water. Water is hard to draw and i hadnt got to attempting that bit yet 😣   Cant imagine what that would be like, but it sounds interesting. Curry sauce with chips is a classic chip shop combo in the uk, but ive never had it   It did a look a bit like that when the light hit them.    Not going to lie, that last shot was one of those magic photos that happen occasionally and completely serendipitously. Didn't even realise it looked so nice until i got home and too it off the phone.    kind of want to frame it too tbh. Sadly as its phone photo it isnt a very big image file so im not sure how it would print. 

When I looked before I couldn't find any that fit our fireplace, it's a pretty small opening. But with it's placement in the house overall and the room it's in, it wouldn't heat more than the living room even with a blower. I'm pretty sure the house originally had a coal furnace so less reliance on fireplaces for heat than you might think for an old house.  We had a super efficient geothermal heat pump installed after our first winter here so the heating cost isn't really an issue. I would probably care more if we were still on propane because that shit gets expensive.  But I do want to get a chair/loveseat to put in front of the fireplace for coziness. Right now our gaming table in there, but I think I can rearrange things to have comfy seating instead.

Radost steps towards a bundle, as though to examine it, but it ripples suddenly and she recoils. “I’ll just…I’ll…you can…”  Her face compresses with distaste  as she edges past the now quiescent bundle and looks deeper into the forest. “Wait, is there something over there?” She begins to clamber between the thick web strands, attempting to ease past the big spider. One of the smaller spiders skitters a little to close and she feints at it. The spider shies away and back up into the trees and Radost ducks carefully under another sticky cord.    Did a couple rounds of 20 mountain climbers yesterday evening and plan to do the same today. I also tried out the katana exercises but I’m putting my official action into exploration this week. 

I definitely find microworkouts to be more palatable in the face of mental/physical fatigue.  I am currently doing 2-3 dailies at 5-10 minutes each.

This is pretty close to what I am doing now, except I definitely scrunch a lot for curl definition, and then "plop" my hair into a jersey cloth head wrap for 15 minutes after applying the gel.  Similar to below:     It soaks up some of the dripping water without creating frizz like a towel does and helps support the curl sturcture while the gel sets.       My hair is not even pretend straight if I air dry it.  To get almost-but-not-really straight, I have to blow dry it.  And possibly use a flat iron.     These weren't especially expensive individually, it just added up because I bought shampoo, conditioner, leave-in conditioner, and gel all at once.  The new brand I decided to try is close to double the price, but fortunately they offer trial sizes so I can check it out before investing that kind of money.         This is what I keep reading as well, although it is a hard habit to break.  I have seen repeated recommendations for this detangling brush to use in wet, well conditioned hair.     In addition, using protective styles to sleep in such as loose braids, silk or satin headwraps, or the pineapple with a silk or satin scrunchy can help prevent tangles overnight.       Excellent advice.  I have a silk pillowcase and some other silk hair accessories on my wishlist.  Silk is supposed to be really good for your skin as well as your hair, and may prevent fine wrinkles!

They have firebox inserts you can click into your fireplace that brings the heat more into the room, usually has a blower fan to further distribute the heat, and it lets you do slower steady burns by controlling the oxygen supply to the firebox. We had an oil furnace for heat as a child, and we used a firebox to keep the oil bill lower. Not always worthwhile depending on your setup, but it's an option.  

I adore this sketch!! That hill seems so lonesome.     Correct StS is correct, sweet potato fries are life. A place here does a curry yogurt dipping sauce that's so good with them too.     I thought for a moment that someone had scattered polished and uncut gems on the beach. Amazing.     I kinda want you to frame that last composition.