I'm Still Boring

Spent a bit of time at the apartment today :). We are so lucky that my MiL is kind enough to drive us over on the weekends so we can bring Milo as well as a car load of our stuff! We cleaned the walls and put away some of our kitchen equipment. We've also gotten some info from the body corporate, so it's nice that they've been in contact.

Later in the day I watched an interesting movie take on Snow White called Mirror Mirror. The trailer makes it look really tacky, but it was actually quite funny. I loved the over-the-top costumes and the dwarfs being rebels on stilts XD.

I've also been enjoying the rice-bean-chicken mixture in tortillas, yum.

Tired again today, and had a bit of a marshmallow head for most of it. I'm looking forward to a good sleep :). Wrist and elbows a bit sore, but not too bad.

Brownies and War

I made brownies today :).

Big, chunky, gooey, brownies.

Great with a cup of strong coffee for afternoon tea.

Beyond that I watched a movie called The Flowers of War. It was a very sad movie about the Japanese attack on Nanjing in 1937. A westerner runs into a group of covent student and a group of prostitutes and becomes their protecter in a way. There is violence against children and rape involved, so this is not a good movie for people who are sensitive to those topics. It was difficult to watch but an interesting movie none the less.

Then I made brownies. Here is the recipe. I mostly followed it other than cutting back on the sugar.

Back was painful today, R foot is still weird but otherwise not too bad.

Lazy Monday and Some Pie

I may not be wearing my glasses right now >.>. I'm quite tired. Bit of an MTX hangover, but not too bad. I had a nice day at home watching movies and snuggling with my puppy <3. Back to it tomorrow! I also made a chicken based shepard's pie which came out pretty good, it needed more seasoning though. R wrist ended up being sore afterwards though. Meh.

Adventure Day with Medical Professionals!

Ah dear. It's been a very busy day today. I didn't sleep well last night so that hasn't helped.

It started off cold. Cold and sore. After a hot shower and curling into a ball for a while I could move. It then continued on to going to my lovely counselor. As lovely as she is, we were tackling a difficult issue using EMDR therapy. I do feel that i've mostly processed what needed to be done and I do feel much less anxiety in regards to the issue. Which is great news as it's something that has caused me great emotional stress for most of my life. Oh but there is more, next time we are working on some family of origin issues! Good stuff.

Next up I had a (free!) bus ride back into the gap. That was bumpy but otherwise fine. Got my little implanon thing, visited the vampires (had to give blood for a lab test), and then visited a different gp to get the implanon inserted (my gp doesn't do it, sad). That was mostly fine except that local anesthetic hurts >.> more than her actually inserting the little rod under my skin. Now I have a nice bruise forming under a compression bandage that i'm meant to keep on for 24 hours.

After that I felt like I was going to pass out.

So after some rest and actually eating I did feel mostly better. I had a fun adventure in the grocery store with a brain that felt like a marshmallow. I don't remember half of what I got but it included chocolate, cookies, coffee and coffee mate. So i'm set ;).

Soreness was down a bit today (huzzah!). Still mostly hands, wrists,  R foot, R knee, and shoulders. My elbows are a bit more sore now after the blood was taken and a little plastic rod stuffed in the other arm.

I also saw a very funny movie about the origins of the "hand held mobile massager" ;). It was called Hysteria and I would recommend it to other females for kicks.

Holiday Blues

Tired today. Slept for 10 hours and had an hour and a half nap. Now i'm tired again at 9. Blah, not a fan of flares. Hands, wrists, and feet still acting up. I did have a nice day at home with the family though :). Ate lots of chocolate, had yummy pizza, and watched movies with Bran. I finally saw the movie 300. It was alright, not really my cup of tea but I can appreciate the nice scenery and lighting effects.

I'm still struggling a bit with missing my family. It's worse around the holidays. My family do big holiday get togethers with lots of food and laughter. Bran's family isn't really into that. Sometimes people will get together to have lunch on Christmas, but other than that it's pretty much just the main family unit and chocolate. Not that it's bad of course :) who am I to say no to chocolate? But I do miss my big family celebrations. It's difficult to make the celebration important when my husband grew up in a family that wasn't terribly celebratory. Well, i'll just have to start our own traditions :D!

Cookies and Ghibli

I made cookies :). Bran was away at a big football game all day so Milo and I have had the house to ourselves. We had a crazy old-school animated movie marathon (sorta) and I also watched Love and Other Drugs. I thought it was a really good movie, but I like Anne Hathaway. She has such pretty hair! The animated movies I watched were The Castle in the Sky,  and The Aristocats. The former is an older Studio Ghibli and the latter is an older Disney.

Anyway, beyond that I made cookies, made a mess, and not a heck of a lot more. Tomorrow I really need to go for a walk. That will be something nice for Bran and I to do, along with our little dog of course :).

Sunday morning rain is falling...

So literally I have done nothing today. Bran and I have watched some anime (japanese animation) and we have played some video games (I swear I do actually do things!) But it got me to thinking...

Is it ever awkward living with your spouse?

Bran and I have been living together for pretty much three years now. It's one of those things that I think you just get used to, you take for granted having someone around all the time to laugh with, talk with, and on rare occasions (lol) be grumpy at. But sometimes I catch myself wondering what he is really thinking about. And then i'm reminded that he is a completely separate person to myself and I feel shy and awkward. I'm not sure if i'm the only person who feels this way?

Also, we went and saw The Adjustment Bureau last night, as well as having dinner at one of the cafes in the eatery. I liked the movie, it was typical enough to be understandable but intriguing enough to keep you interested. I though Matt Damon was good, Emily Blunt was very good, but i'm a sucker for any kind of dancing in a movie :). Dinner was alright. Bran ordred calamari and ended up with three little tentacles, I ordered a veggie wrap and got exactly that. Veggies on a wrap. Nothing interesting but not the worst veggie wrap I have ever had.

Thats about all for me. Hopefully tomorrow I will have more to report on.