one, lonely donkey chewing on an electric fence

IDK, man. There's just a lot going on and I haven't done the work to plan anything fun this year because that feels like a lot of extra work and stuff I don't have the capacity to plan for. Also, everything seems up in the air and all this uncertainty has my anxiety at an 11.

I am doing to work to get things in order to address current problems, but man. I could use a nap, a snack, and a week by a lake in the woods that magically has zero mosquitos.

But in the spirit of reframing things and not just staring at a mile-long list of tasks, here's some nice things that have happened lately.

1. I made bread and cinnamon rolls! Both ended up fine. I do need to have cream on hands if I make cinnamon rolls again. Also a plan on who to gift them to. I ended up throwing out half of them.

2. Apparently, you can mix zero sugar Jello pudding mix into yogurt and it makes a tasty flavored yogurt? Cheesecake has been delightful. Also, I found a carton of strawberries for $1 on sale, and now I have breakfast for the next few days.

3. At the recommendation (request) of my management company, I am buying a new bracket system for my AC. I was a smidge grumpy (the board I paid $3 for back in 2012 works fine!) but honestly? I am down for new, more secure options. Plus, the board is gross and a metal bracket is easier to clean when I uninstall the whole thing.

4. Tea's street legal for the next three years and in really good shape for an 8yo lady. Love that for her.

5. I signed my lease and that's mostly over. Just waiting for a sign off from the land lord.

6. My house is still in good shape from the deep clean. For real, it's so delightful to have a clean home. I really do want to tackle some decluttering/Swedish Death cleaning though. I have a lot of stuff I can just get rid of, and it would make my life a lot easier. But that's life-long, so it is what it is for now.

Otherwise things are toodling along. Hope everyone is well!