Time flies.

The musical went well.  Her part was small but, the 13-year-old put her all into it.  She is already looking forward to next year’s play and the auditions for out local performing arts high school program.

I only purchased a few plants for the garden because, at the time, further frosts were predicted, and I probably won’t get out until this coming Tuesday to buy more.  Att he rate I’m going I thnk 2 things are going to wind up being true: 1) my gaden will be significantly smaller than last year and 2) my harvest is going to be quite late.  But, only time will tell.

I wound up losing a day and a 1/2 at the second job when I came down with yet another sinus infection. 10 days later it is still lingering but I have to say I’m getting very good at dealing with them without antibiotics.

The 18-year-old briefly had a job, key word briefly.  Hopefully we can find her another one soon as September (and college) will be here before we know it.

That’s about it in ia nutshell.

Blessings

Jia

It’s going to be a good next few days.

The 13 year old is in the school musical (she plays one of the evil eel side-kicks to Ursula the Sea-Witch in The Little Mermaid), so my soul-sister Casey is coming in for the weekend. As a result, I had put in to be off from the night job for tonight, tomorrow night and Saturday.  Originally, I didn’t expect to get all the days approved, but had wanted to ensure that I would be able to go to one of the performances.  As luck would have it, I got them all approved.  Tonight is opening night and her PopPop will be going so that we can all go tomorrow night.  I already did the food shopping and made tomorrow night’s dinner ¹  Tomorrow the plan is to make Saturday night’s dinner ², and Sunday we will be eating leftovers while I cook for the week ahead ³.

Saturday is slated to be spent buying all of the herb and vegetable plants for our garden (as well as some flowers for the front yard) and getting them in the ground so long as the rain holds off.  Else Saturday will be for shopping and Sunday will be for planting.  Saturday evening will see us hosting yet another friend for dinner as well along with a friend of my favorite eel.

But, most of all the plan this weekend is to rest and recharge.  It looks like I’ll be working straight through until the week before Memorial Day.  I am not looking forward to it. The extra time off has been lovely, but the funds aren’t there for me to continue taking all the time I need (especially since Lady Rose is treating me to another weekend at Circle of Trees in July).  So this weekend has to carry me for a while.  But, I predict love and laughter and friendship.  I can’t wait!

Blessings

Jia

1 Pasta Primavera Baked Ziti – pasta in a white sauce (seasoned ricotta cheese, blended with cauliflower pureed with chicken stock, and grated Romano  studded with sauteed onions, garlic, and vegetables (carrots, peas, broccoli, and sun-dried tomato) and enhanced with a bit of shredded mozzarella

2 Deconstructed Vegetarian Tacos – a vegan substitute for the usual seasoned ground beef, served on a bed of rice with assorted toppings (chopped fresh tomatoes and peeled seeded cucumbers, grated cheddar cheese, salsa, drained niblet corn, black beans, guacamole, and sour cream) and tortilla chips

3 The plan is to make a batch of Dal, a mess of fried chicken tenders, and a pot of macaroni and cheese.

I can’t seem to find anything to say.  So I’m done.  Not with blogging, but with trying to make my blog fit into some kind of box.

I’m not feeling particularly positive or upbeat or hopeful and I can’t seem to find it in me to pretend that I am.  Maybe that’s okay.

In July of 2011 my husband’s payments from a private long term disability provider were suddenly and without warning cut off.  While we fight for reinstatement (and yes that fight is still going on) I’ve been working 2 jobs.  I work 37-40 hours a week at my full time job, spread out over 6 days, and then another 22 or so at a second job (depending on how many hours they schedule me for).  Sometimes that means working 7 days a week, a couple of weeks ago found me coming off a run of 66 days straight without a day off.

To say I’m burnt out is an understatement.  Calling it heartsick would probably be closer to the truth.

I have no idea what direction this blog will be taking from here.  I’m not sure how to fit in blogging into days that are already pretty damn full.  But, I know I need to get back to doing something that feeds my soul a little, that connects me to a world outside my daily grind, that reminds me that my dreams (which sit simmering on the back burner) are still possible.

Blessings

Jia

image by raven_inthemoment

I was hoping that I would have good news by this point.  I was especially hoping that Accolan’s disability situation would’ve been, if nothing else, at least partially resolved so that I was no longer working 2 jobs, often 7 days a week.  Unfortunately, we are still pretty much in limbo.

Rather than continue to keep my finger on the pause button, I have decided to resume blogging even though life is still, frankly, a mess.  I am not sure with what frequency, or what the focus will be, but I hope you will take this journey with me again.

Love and Light

Jia