No Politics… enjoy!
Good morning!
It’s going to be a Hygge day in Madison with thunderboomers and grey skies. That’s ok! I’ve got my sun lamp on and I really enjoy a good thunderstorm. I’ll put on my newly discovered favorite channel, “Acoustic Christmas” on Sirius XM and putter around happily. I’m working on a craft project, that I don’t want to describe as it’s hopefully, (if I finish it), a Christmas gift to one of my readers, so I’ll work on that and drink copious cups of coffee and tea. It’s all good.
The weather in Madison has been crazily unseasonably warm, hitting records left and right. yesterday it hit 73! Unreal. To be perfectly honest, I’ll be happy when it gets cooler. I like wearing sweaters in November. And for the first time really since I was a kid, I’m looking forward to snow! Get me in the holiday mood even more, and now I don’t have to slip and slide through it to get to work.
The Badgers are playing on Saturday, after two weeks of being Covid sidelined. That’s good. Gives people a little boost to be able to watch their team. I am glad that the Badgers decided to not have audiences. That shows good sense and care about their fans. Go Badgers!! I’ll wear (hopefully, if it’s cooler) my Wisconsin sweatshirt (I have a selection of them). I do have a Bucky T-Shirt, too, so if it’s warm I can still show my colors. As I always say to Nathan whenever he watches sport, “Yay us! Boo them!” Badger football is really the only sport I like to watch. Other college football is also ok. I just can’t get into basketball or baseball. Hockey is ok, especially live, but that’s really about it. I did enjoy watching Sam play lacrosse. The only sport I ever played was swimming and diving in High School, and I was hopeless at it. I mean, I had one swimming race in which I didn’t finish last. Woohoo! I was definitely a liability on the team, and I didn’t do it very long. I love being in the water, and it was taking away my joy in it. I’d rather swim like an otter, and imagine stories about merpeople. I haven’t swum in years.
I am relieved to be cheerful and happy again. MDE’s (major depressive episodes) are no fun, and I get them several times a year. Usually when the days start to shorten. My doc told me to get out the sun lamp and sit myself at it for an hour a day in the morning. Holy cats, it really works. That, and an epiphany about myself and the Christmas music and getting out to walk have really turned me around. Now I just need to work at my poetry, and crafts and my blog, and yoga, and keep myself on something of a schedule. No more going back to bed to read one more chapter which turns into five or six. No more parking myself in front of the news. No more getting sucked into Twitter for hours. Time to put on a Christmas program while I craft. I need to keep to my fasting schedule and stop eating so much non nutritious food. I really could do with losing a bunch of weight and I know the IF, coupled with some exercise and eating good stuff will work. It’s working for Nathan.
Holidays this year will be zoom meetings with family. That’s ok. It’s more important to not put anybody at risk. Nathan and I will get a turkey breast to roast and do all the trimmings. we always have to get jellied cranberry sauce (Nathan’s favorite) and the loose kind (my preference). Mashies with gravy and sweet potatoes, yum! Jodi’s recipe for yeast rolls, that comes from Alatha Capehart, Nathan’s maternal Grandma. Hey, if I can find that recipe I’ll put it in the recipe section. It’s a winner! Last year I had to work on Thanksgiving and when I got home Nathan had put together a delicious Thanksgiving meal for us. It was lovely. I adore family, but sometimes feel awkward in gatherings. So this is all a-ok for me.
I love Christmas music so much, classics and new songs. They are sentimental and silly, but who doesn’t need a bit of sentimentality and silliness every once in a while? It makes my heart grow and a warm feeling come over me. Here’s one of my favorite happy classics. I always sing along.
Have a lovely Hygge day, dear ones!
