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Real life has REALLY been hitting hard and getting in the way of writing and doing fun fandom stuff for a couple months now 😭

There’s good things happening too -- it’s not all bad, but damn, I just wanna write and forget about real life, ya know?!

* new A/C units were painfully expensive but our A/C works better than it has since we moved in and our electric bill is 1/3 less than it used to be!

* the new back door on the house was more expensive than I thought it would be and while replacing it they busted the OTHER door opposite so I had to replace BOTH back doors but they’re SO PRETTY

* my truck battery went out and I’ve had to coordinate friends/family picking things up for me (stuff at drive-thrus like meds) instead of doing it myself but Charlie replaced the battery yesterday (more money) and my truck is working great!

* big local ISP/cable company raised prices AGAIN so I said okay I’m done and have been switching my house, Charlie’s house, and the shop from Cox to other services -- it was A LOT of work, I’m only halfway done, but it’s saving TONS of money a month and we’re getting more channels and better service than before

* Verizon decided to up their prices AND start charging fees if you don’t replace your phone EVERY YEAR and with their service getting worse and worse I decided to switch us -- I haven’t started yet and it’s going to be a HUGE ORDEAL but it’ll be cheaper and hopefully my phone will actually work

* i think our roof might be leaking but i don’t even want to think about this one right now even though that’s a really bad thing to ignore

* both my aunt carol (mom’s sister) and my dad recently fell again -- not enough damage to require ER but it was enough to convince them to finally use walkers as it’s like fall #5 for both of them so that’s a relief

* I usually try to spread inventory re-orders out at the shop but about twice a year they all come due at the same time so I’ve been scrambling to order from NINE manufacturers and it’s so many things 😩 -- I’ve still got 3 places to go but good news is the shop is busy which means we’re making money

Aunt Carol hit her face when she went down, and the bridge of her nose swelled up so much we’ve been calling her a Bajoran (she’s a big Star Trek fan) and it makes her laugh so hard it hurts which is fun 😂

I need a nap, but I’m having trouble sleeping lately, and with all the home stuff going on, I haven’t been able to do my gum/my reset in almost 3 weeks, so my head stuff is flaring a bit.

I miss doing fandom things and gaming and writing 💜

Before we bought this house and moved in together, my parents were like “we can eat the same thing every night we’re easy to please” and I was like oh cool because I like making large amounts of something and eating it until it’s gone.

They were totally on board and acted like they could outdo me in the eating-the-same-meal game.

They didn’t realize my schizophrenic powers!

Buuut I didn’t realize how badly they were overestimating themselves.

Their limit is THREE MEALS the same.

THREE!!!

Not even in a row! I’m talking 3 dinners the same with other stuff in between!

I’ve had autistic and schiz friends/family members who gladly ate meals over and over again like me, but I assumed regular people could do more than 3 meals, especially when they had other things in between for breakfast or snacks.

If my parents thought they were unusual compared to their friends, then does the average person eat one meal and refuses to repeat it?

It’s food! If it’s something you really like, why wouldn’t you want to eat it again very soon?! And comfort food? How can you not?!

Anyway I discovered my limit when I lived alone, and it was my body giving up before my mind after 9 days of cold noodle/chicken/broccoli casserole with nothing else.

It wasn’t until I puked the second time and was dizzy walking around the house that I figured out my body wanted at least a little variety in food 😂

Yesterday my mom and I were whining to each other because we’re both experiencing an allergy flare-up that’s making our throats and ears sore, giving us sinus headaches, and filling our bronchial tubes.

And even though we don’t go out (other than walks at night with Roo), we have talked across the yard with masks on to the guy fixing our irrigation system who just informed us that THREE of his employees are out with Covid so he’s understaffed.

I was telling her how annoying AND scary it must be for people who HAVE to be out around people all the time because every time they experience any sort of symptoms they gotta be like oh crap do I have covid?!

And we’re sitting here with almost no chance of getting it worried we might have it.

Mom joked that we should get home tests.

I DID NOT search for it. Neither did she.

As of today Amazon, Walmart, Instacart, and Facebook would all like me to know that I can get home covid test kits for as little as $19.99 each.

I’ve never seen home covid test kits before, so I know they’ve never advertised them to me before yesterday.

Like I know our phones are listening, but could they just be a little more subtle?!

I know I gotta live like this but could ya freak me out A LITTLE LESS PLEASE?!

We don’t usually make a big deal of my parents’ anniversary.

They don’t have the best relationship, and it’s more like the three of us are all roommates instead of a married couple and their adult daughter living together, but today is their 50th, and even if the relationship itself is dead, 50 years is still an accomplishment.

We usually go out to eat early in the day on their anniversary, and that’s as far as we go for celebrating, but due to Covid, we haven’t gone anywhere since March 2020. Last anniversary we were all worn out from some family crap that was happening.

With 50 being such a big milestone, I told my parents I’d make them whatever they wanted.

Dad requested sausages, mom requested pork shoulder. They’re both mostly carnivores 🥩

Got the pork shoulder in the slow-cooker and I’ll pan fry the sausages tonight. I’m going to make mashed potatoes from scratch too, and I’ve got a head of cabbage ready to bake in the oven. The mashed potatoes and cabbage are things I wanted, but my parents like them too.

I’ve made box cake a few times since Covid, but we haven’t really liked them because there’s so much sugar and we really don’t eat much sugar or salt anymore. Everything is home cooked.

I found a cake mix from Sprouts that is supposed to be more natural, less sugar, and I’m making cream cheese frosting to go on it. Hopefully it won’t be so overwhelmingly sugary and we can enjoy it.

But already mom’s pissed about the guy who is supposed to be fixing our sprinkler system and lighting.

And my dad went and started using lotion on his ringworm three days ago because it was “sooooo dry and itchy” (if you didn’t know, ringworm-infected skin has to dry out, flake, and come off - if you keep it moist, you just let the fungus grow) so the ringworm got worse again just when it was starting to clear up 😡

My mom and I were going to invite him out to the kitchen to eat with us at the table tonight as part of the anniversary thing, but now we’re going to have to be more careful in case he’s grown some new ringworm spot.

A new spot is contagious until it’s been treated for a few days.

Oh and Charlie and Marissa informed me they want to close the shop for 4 days so they can go to a concert (yes, in the middle of a pandemic) in Texas, so not only am I worried they’re going to get sick, but I’m also upset my shop will be closed for FOUR DAYS.

That’s 4 days going into a weekend, so actually the shop will be closed a total of 6 days once you throw in Sunday/Monday (our regular closed days) before it’s open again.

I’m trying to chill and just go with it. I’m excited about the mashed potatoes and cake. My mom and I don’t eat white potatoes very often because it’s white carbs and that’s bad for her ca/ncer, so it’s even more of a treat 🎉

One of my favorite things to do is obvious stupid teasing.

Like yesterday when I was ordering a new cushion for my mom’s chair and I was like okay do you want it delivered for free on 09/07, for $30 on $09/02, or $60 on 09/01?

I know she wants free. We’re cheap and patient. But I completely ignore her when she says “free.”

“Sixty dollars? Are you sure? Do we really need it THAT fast?”

“FREE!!”

“Oh, you wanted it in time for your anniversary. Okay, $60 is worth it, I guess.”

“You heard me say free. Free shipping. I’ll wait.”

“Wait. What? Sixty is too much so you’ll take the expedited $30 shipping?”

“MAYA I WANT IT FREE”

“Oh, okay. I misheard you. Sixty it is.”

“MAYA”

“Personally I think that’s a lot of money for shipping, but you’re the boss.”

“MAYA”

“Sounds like a pretty spoiled, privileged thing to do -- spending $60 on shipping to get a cushion within 2 days, but it’s not my place to say.”

“FREE”

“Okay I finished paying for it. You should get a confirmation email soon. And the package will be here on the 1st.”

“I WANTED FREE SHIPPING”

“Oh! You should’ve said something! Too late now!”

While my dad tries and fails to ignore us on the couch. “You guys are ridiculous.”

Because we both know I’m teasing. It’s stupid. But by the end we’re always both laughing and my dad is rolling his eyes and wondering why he comes out of his room ever.

Dad still won’t stop touching his nipples and he keeps asking about things to put on them to make them feel better even though we’ve told him the reason they’re achy and swollen and red is because he won’t stop touching.

Last night he texted: Can I put Vicks Vaporub on them?

I turned to my mom and said “How about ketchup? It’s about as reasonable as Vicks so let’s suggest ketchup.”

She cracked up and was like “If you don’t stop I’m gonna text this conversation to my best friend.”

I said “In that case, add some relish.”

Her friend laughed so hard her husband couldn’t even understand what she was saying as she tried to tell him why she was laughing so hard.

YEARS ago my mom found out about the sense of impending doom thing that my uncle and I get and she was like okay that sounds horrible is there anything that can be done and we’re like no we just gotta ride it out.

She wasn’t having that. She’s like no tell somebody and we can see what’s causing it. Even if we end up not finding the cause, it might help alleviate it.

So about 3 years ago I started letting her know right away when I felt it, and since then I’ve realized I can feel it before it gets to the impending doom stage.

Working with her on it for the last 3 years I’ve gotten to the point where I admit it out loud, I’m quickly able to pinpoint when it started and usually can come up with why.

So even before the actual impending doom feeling starts, I can already start working on it and sometimes avoid that next step.

The reason I bring this up is because today’s sense of impending doom was thwarted before it got full blown and it turned out to be due to the fact that I was going to have to tell the guy who is scheduled to work on our irrigation system next week that he can’t use the bathroom in our house because we’re not vaccinated and my dad has a communicable skin disease that we don’t want anybody else to get.

Turns out the guy doesn’t ever go into customers’ homes so it was a nonevent telling him anyway.

He did feel bad that my dad is in double quarantine though 🤣

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