Just getting caught up over here - we had a lovely Christmas. The kids got way too many gifts, as usual, and Holden had an absolute blast. We hosted Christmas Eve and Christmas Day for 12 people total. I made a big meal for Christmas Eve - braised beef and veggies, potatoes, lasagna, mac and cheese, green beans, green salad, plus dessert - and then we had a big leftovers feast for dinner Christmas Day. Christmas morning, I made a hash brown and egg casserole with bacon and pastries from a great local bakery. We basically just ate all day long for days.
I had my fill of sugar for the few weeks leading up to the end of the year. So many cookies. Now that it’s January and the holidays are in the rear view, I feel so ready to clean it up and focus on getting some healthy habits back in place. Most immediately I want to work some exercise-level activity into each day and eat less sugar. With time, I’m sure I’ll expand those goals and get more specific, but it’s where I’m starting.
I’m still about 5 pounds less than my pre-pregnancy weight with Derrick. That’s clearly a testament to how many calories breastfeeding burns, because I feel like I’ve been eating so much and somehow haven’t really gained in the past month or two. Time to flip it around and make the calorie burn work for me.
We started Derrick on solids! He’s had oatmeal and puréed peas so far. Peas were not a fan favorite but surprisingly he’s coming around to them. Holden is such a great eater and I really hope Derrick follows in his footsteps. This is where I feel like the fun really begins. He’ll be 5 months on Thursday already.
Here’s to kicking off the new year in a positive way. This one is gonna be a good one.
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it's 10:29 pm. i'm playing minecraft. it might not even be "i'm," it might be "we're". that's what my therapist appointment was about, anyway.
i make a cogwheel with the create mod. the minecraft music plays. you know the music, the one that fucks you up real good. mice on venus, i think. i realize its 12/30/2022. i sit there for a second. "huh," i think to myself. "it's almost 2023. and i'm still alive. not bad, me." its 10:35 pm. "it's almost 2023."
"who'da thunk."
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Roses have both petals and thorns, my dark flower. You needn’t believe something weak because it appears delicate. Show the world your bravery.
Day 24 of 30 days challenge✨💞
28.12.22
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I think one underrated tragedy of Ice King's scars is that he probably took away Simon's sense of levity.
Like in his very limited appearances before Simon is consumed by the crown we see he's kind of a silly dude. In his introduction video, he only put on the crown in order to playfully tease his fiancee. Plus watching him make light of the loneliness and general misery for a young girl in a broken world. He was a dedicated man, who was generous and loved with his whole heart and threw himself one hundred percent into everything he did. He was also a fun lil guy.
But after almost a millennia of being a mad man, the brunt of every joke, someone who only existed as a broken caricature of himself and couldn't be counted on to take anything seriously, I imagine he was done with it. Now he wants to focus back on his academic endeavors, on his role as a father figure in Marcy's life, on being a proper adult. Any attempts to be silly could easily remind everyone - including himself- of Ice King, something he's eager to avoid.
So his jokes and jibes and general lightheartedness turned to sarcasm and self deprecating comments.
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💙 Aww shucks! 🦦
We’re otterly thankful to all of you this past year. As we get ready for another trip around the sun(fish), we just want to say thanks from the depths of our hearts for helping us to continue our mission of inspiring conservation of the ocean.
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We appre-sea-ate you, and wish you a pawesome new year!
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