#friday five

Frizzy but clean!

I woke up kinda dizzy. The room wasn't spinning but I couldn't walk in a straight line for the life of me. I did have some of my fave THC limeade but the usual 10 mg worth for sleep. Or so I thought. Maybe I need to check the digital scale to see if it's calibrated correctly. It's gotten better but I'm still not perfect.

Tomorrow is the neighborhood/HOA clean up day. Large yard/tree debris will be picked up. Neighbors volunteer to pick up garbage, update the painting of the sign for the subdivision, landscaping maintenance, etc. I had wanted to participate with maybe picking up garbage, but I sadly don't see that happening. Feeling better but I can tell that would probably lay me out.

No plans for the weekend other than maybe Costco (ugh) and catching up on chores.

The first of this years medical appointments began with my PCP yesterday. Everything looking good aside from the fact I have to lose the winter weight I put on! 🤬🤬🤬 Best news: she’s giving me a new prescription for a pain reliever to help with the joint pain caused by my maintenance chemo pill. (Biggest problems caused by the tiniest pill!) I’m so excited to lay off the Ibuprofen before I have no liver left! Next up, new Chemo guy in April where I will definitely be discussing an end date on this damn pill. I’m at a quality of life vs quantity level of frustration with it.

Speaking of chemo, I’m finally (after 3 years) at a position that I’m happy with my hair regrowth and it’s pretty much back to normal (aside from being thinner due to that same damn pill). Vanity, thy name is Jeannie.

We’re not doing much for Easter this year, only the three of us, so I think it’ll be a pretty normal day. Still putting a basket together for the boy and I’ve already sent some goodies to Sixx at school. Well, I still decorated the porch and diningroom so I guess all that’s really missing is a big meal! But we don’t need those anymore (see first paragraph, lol) !

Saw a Facebook post by my cousin where my brother left several comments about my mother and apparently she’s still as evil and crazy af - I went no contact years ago - so a nice little reminder of a brilliant decision.

1) I discovered a mouse in my house two weeks ago. There were vague signs for a few days and then one of my avocados was nibbled sometime in the night — curly little strips of the peel left on the counter — and I knew for sure. I caught her in a humane trap with a piece of shredded wheat. She’d eaten the entire thing despite the stress of being trapped all night, so I popped another into the container. She curled her tail around it like a cartoon before I put her on my passenger seat and drove us out to the acres of wooded park and lake that puts on a Christmas light show every year. We walked off the hiking trail together and I released her into a camouflage-friendly area. I hope she’s steered clear of owls and found a nice little setup out there.

2) One of Adelaide’s school friends showed up to the house this afternoon. She was hand-delivering invitations to her quinceañera next month. This will be the first in a long wave of quinceañeras, which will be great fun. Better make a plan so Adelaide’s own regular 15th birthday doesn’t fall too flat in comparison.

3) We are BUSY this weekend. We’ll be up early tomorrow morning to get her to the first day of rec league volleyball tryouts. Later in the afternoon I drop her off at a sleepover, do laundry to prep for packing for Denver later in the week, and then have a business call with my sisters. In the morning, I pick Adelaide up at the friend’s mom’s pop-up cake pop shop (say that 5x fast), Adelaide gets a “permanent” anklet with friends, and we go to day 2 of tryouts. I’m already exhausted.

4) I was going to take her to Land’s End to buy khaki pants for her school uniform, but I just found out it’s permanently closed. According to the store finder, there isn’t another one within 200 miles of us. I guess Land’s End is rolling back on brick and mortar?

Write a piece that contains the following five elements:

an alcoholic beverage

a winter storm

frustration

the number twelve

Got my annual mams grammed.

Crew arrived safely in New Zealand.

About to get posts swapped out. Please let it be straightforward and relatively easy. Cannot wait for this dental implant journey to be over.

Just had a late breakfast/early lunch of spaghetti with broccoli and peas as next several days will be protein shakes and all things soft.

Per request, this week's Friday Five is for x Reader fics--and specifically, Bucky x Reader, though there's at least one that includes Steve as well. Most of these authors have written scads of other x Reader fics, all worth your while, so I definitely recommend browsing their masterlists to see what else might appeal.

MCU Recs Masterlist

All of the fics are linked to Tumblr, with AO3 links if cross-posted.

1, 2, 3. Yesterday we went to Pienza, the home of pecorino cheese. We even picked up some to bring back with us. This trip has been about walking around, eating well, and looking at beautiful things. I’m not mad about it.

4, 5. When I’m home, I like a nice cocktail if I’m out. I’m not out that often, seldom have more than 2, and never alone. In Italy, spritzes are €4-€7 and I’ve had one three days in a row since my husband got here. Sometimes they are “to go!”

6, 7. I pass through the Duomo piazza every day and take a photo of the cathedral every day. It’s so beautiful.