Couch 184: Welcome to Zanzibar!

Damn it, I looked up this song my T mentioned today (related to something I said), and now it's stuck in my head. (I'd say what it was but don't want to cause any earworms.)

That sounds similar to my diet lately (plus coffee and beer)...not the best self-care. And I actually like cooking, just no energy/motivation. Thanks, depression!

I went out and got a tree. Not a lot left - they were really picked over!! I hope it opens some! It's super skinny right now. I bought new lights too.

Looking at it now, I am having a sudden case of the feels missing my son. I feel tears wanting to come.

Anyway here's my tree. It looks so small and forlorn.

I just put on some holiday music and it is cheering me up. Maybe I'll light some candles too.

It looks lovely. My cats managed to break my tree last night. It was only 2 weeks old.

Maybe we'll get scurvy for Christmas.

We can be pirates!

Being a cashier, is so exhausting this time of year. I don't get any time to even just stop and breathe. My feet and back hurt. Ahh... why did I apply to do this?

Coffee is my only water source. Well..I drink a lot of ice tea, vitamin water and Cherry Coke Zero, but the soda habit will end with my last 2 can I have. Also Gobble meal kits are great for not wanting to cook. My boss gets them, the veggies and everything come pre sliced. All you have to do is put it in a pan and done. She’s says their expensive though and sometimes they are still hungry after dinner.

I was a cashier once when I was 17 for 1 day. At the end of the first day I told them no thank you.

So if a video goes viral over the next few days of a cat racing around an airport security area with TSA agents in pursuit, that’s new cat. You can all say you knew her when.

It turned out fine, they caught her and the trip went well.

Many years ago I worked the drive through at Jack in the Box for a short time. Hated it. Also worked in a fabric store, that wasn't too bad, the pace was a lot slower at least.

Oh my!!
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I cook once every other week. In part because it’s just H and I and we like different things, but also because I can’t stand eating leftovers. I find it difficult to stick to cooking just one portion of something. It always ends up being more than I anticipated.

I've done some meal kits, but more expensive ones than Gobble (they don't have many vegetarian choices). Some have been good (Sunbasket, especially), but I'm not sure it's worth the cost. I just need to get more organized and plan out recipes.

I’m sure it’s floating out there somewhere or will be very soon. I’m glad you both made it to your destination safely.

And I did retail at Spencer's in the mall for last two years of high school and a couple summers in college. It was generally really laid back, though the one summer I was a supervisor was much more stressful. I know I could never handle being a waitress--I'd likely get fired within the first week.

I could never be a waitress because I’m clumsy. I would drop people’s food and drink on them.

Now I'm hungry. I wish I had a tomato to go with my cheese and triscuits.

I could never be a waitress because I'm rude and sarcastic.

I'd do that and forget what everyone ordered. Even if I wrote it down, I imagine I'd mess it up.

That there's the scurvy talking

I could also never be a waitress because I’m not good at promoting things..like special dishes. I would probably just show customers the menu and be like “Don’t order this, this or that..it’s all gross”

You couldn't be worse than me and LT. We're vegetarians, so we couldn't recommend anything probably.

My dog keeps getting into my backup rat food. It's just these pellets, but you'd think they were the most delicious cookies.