ramblings on what i think is a monday...

happy monday, lovelies!  

wait? can mondays BE happy?  i've never really thought about that before.  back when i was a working woman i never liked mondays (start of the work week, blech) and since disability, honestly, all the days sort of merge into one.  i never seem to know what day it is.

did you have a good weekend? mine was meh.  i came down with a case of the migraorbs (migraine + morbs/what i call the sads) so i didn't really do much but watch tv and try to rest.  i ended up staying awake until just before 6am this morning and then getting up just before 9.  not my plan, but by the time i was tired enough and settled enough to go to bed, i knew if i did i wouldn't wake until noon or after.

anyhoo...today is a rain day, so no garden time.  i've been in the bedroom trying to get things in order.  i've completed the cleanup/out + organization of the mystical cabinet and managed to find storage for things that i would normally store there but there is no room. now i'm bringing out books and pictures and statues, that sort of thing and getting an idea of where to put things.  speaking of...

i acquired this mirror at a yard sale/thrift shop type thing (i think) many, many moons ago (at least 10 years) and have never hung it.  i know now where i want it to go and am almost ready to hang.  the question is... to paint or not to paint. the color is very close but not quite to my sea serpent walls. so, my thoughts were i could just give it some distressing with the snowbound (trim color) and make it lighter. or do i paint it snowbound then distress to let the dark underneath show or do i gilt it or paint it gold? (and no, i did not make my bed this morning and yes that is the corner of a card table that i'm using so i don't have to bend over or up and down so much emptying boxes, etc.)

here's something kind of funny and kind of not...it took me 10 minutes and having to call my neighbor to ask her what kind of table it was.  i knew it was ___ table.  but i could not thing of card to save my life.  the joys of a brain beset by chronic pain.

anyhoo, again. what do you think? how should it be painted? should it be?

on another note, in my efforts to shop in all the right places, i gave up using my mum's sam's account to shop and took myself to costco.  i'd been hearing that there will soon be shortages on citrus fruits and while there i picked up a bag of limes and a bag of mandarins.  i ended up juicing the limes and freezing in ice cube trays.

i had 19 small limes and was able to get almost 2 cups of juice.  i've still to do something with the mandarins other than eat them.  i'm thinking i will peel, separate and freeze individually.  then bag them all up.  i'd like to do some oranges and lemons, as well as another bag of limes.  i've read where you can slice them in rounds and freeze on a baking tray.  you can just take out a slice to add to a cup of tea or water, or whathaveyou.

yes, i'm becoming extremely paranoid and worried about what is to come.  i was thinking about one of my favorite people who sells wool she dyes.  i'm sure i've mentioned her before - Sirena from Wild_inthe_Woods.  now that i'm off insta and fb, i'm not able to keep up with some of my favorite creators very well. every year she has a yarn club, like practical magic or fleetwood or moon magic. really cool wool box and with things the way they are, i'm wondering if she'll still be able to sell to the US without it raising prices too much.  like how will these insane trifs (i'm not spelling the word - you know what i'm talking about) effect people like her and the people who like to purchase from small sellers. ugh!

ok...enough of that for right now.  i'm sure i'll be back on it another day this week as it just won't go away!

my last photo for this post is of the lovely sky on my last gardening day (i think it was friday?). i spent about an hour finishing up getting the veg bed ready. so now i just have to wait until it is a good planting day (soon i hope!), then i can get my veg seeds in the ground.  

it was definitely a beautiful day and i love to see what shapes i can see in the clouds. but good goddess! it was 83 fricken degrees! and the humidity was near 90.  too much for this early in april.

well...i think that is it for my monday ramblings.  is it still monday? 😊

i hope to be back soon with some other goings on around here that might or might not bore you to tears. haha

thanks for reading...

love & kisses & magical wishes, 

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ramblings

Change has definitely come to my house. The angiogram went well. The only problem I had was that they failed to mention prior to discharge that I couldn't be alone for 24 hours and I ended up having to stay at my mum's. Alone...as she had a bridge game scheduled and couldn't cancel it. Ugh! The procedure did confirm a narrowing of one of the veins. It also showed I have a condition called fibromuscular dysplasia in both of my carotid arteries. They said it shouldn't cause me any additional issues and was something they see a lot in women. I saw my regular neurologist a week after the procedure and he took me out of work. Today is my first official day of medical leave. He's signed me out until October 10th and we will see how I'm doing during this time. I see him again at the end of September and he is likely to extend my leave if there has been no improvement.

It is a very strange feeling to know that I do not have to go to work and that I don't have to feel guilty about not being there. Part of me had hoped that the freedom from the stress of my job would prove to be a miracle and set me free from the migraines. That didn't happen. I'm still having them, as frequently and painfully as ever. It is just nice to know that I don't have to endure the added pain of putting on the brave face. If I feel horrible, I can lie back down until I feel better. I can sit on the back deck in the early morning coolness and think my thoughts and dream my dreams. I can ... dare I say it... relax.

Yes, there is the stress of no income coming in currently. I'm not yet certain how I will manage the bills next month. But this month's bills are paid, there is a full tank of gas in the car and plenty of food in the cupboards and fridge. I'm not going to let myself worry...I am divinely guided and protected at all times. :)

I meet with the radio-neurologist tomorrow to go over the next procedure (the pressure test/possible stint insertion) and to set the date. I'm hoping they will fit me in soon as I'd like to get it over with as soon as possible. I'm even hoping to ask if they can schedule it while my mum is on an out of town trip so I won't have to fight with her about where I'm staying after it is over. :)

This past Saturday I took myself off to the farmers market and picked up some more peaches, green beans, squash and zucchini. I didn't get many green beans, but I went ahead and blanched and froze them for later in the year. I'm going to work on the peaches today and tomorrow. There is only about two weeks left to get them local before the season is over and I'd like to sock some more away before the season is over, as well as more green beans.

Apple season is starting to kick in and I have plans to make an apple pie in the next day or so. Perhaps some apple bread as well. I haven't ever tried to freeze apples, but I may try it this year. I know I'm going to make homemade applesauce as it is much better for me than the store bought.

On Saturday after a bit of shopping and errand running, I decided to work on a project that I'd been wanting to tackle for a while. I took this...



and turned it into this...



I'm not sure if I'm going to leave it like this or just paint it completely white. After I took this photo, I saw a little spot I'd missed and will need to touch up. This is my first attempt at turning something into something else. I have another piece I want to paint. It is a simple light wood plant stand. I'm torn between painting it white or the light blue that I used in the little table above. (It was exterior paint that I had left over from the porch ceiling. I'm actually thinking of repainting the front door this color as the blue that I picked and had painted on the door is much darker than what I originally wanted. Still thinking about that though...

Well, enough of my ramblings for now. I'm off to start a new book and maybe start on those peaches. The nice thing is, that if I don't feel like working the peaches today, there is always tomorrow...

blessings
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