crossovering and life

[tielan]

I wrote a crossovering pinch hit. See if you can pick it.

(I didn't get a gift because I didn't sign up and they don't have a gift option for pinch-hitters-who-aren't-participants.)

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I've been out of work since the start of October, and pretty much absent from DW since then. If life crises have happened and I wasn't there for you, I'm sorry. *hugs*

Basically, my work contract finished on the 28th September, but the client that I was with before that hasn't asked for me back (or the company I was contracting to the client with has filled it with one of their employees), so I'm doing rather less than I feel I should (but more than I'd get done if I was at work.

Writing has been singularly awful - well, one week I managed about 10K, but it's been pretty much zilch since then.

Gardening things are going okay but not spectacular. I keep putting off netting some of the fruit trees, and the result is almost certainly going to be NO FRUIT.

Also, I did some soil tests and the lead levels in one of the beds concerned me - particularly since I've been having neural/sensation issues in the hand and foot for a while now. But I'm getting some more testing done, and I might have to move operations to the frontyard, which makes gardening a rather public event, but might be good for community?

On Saturday afternoon, I drove over a bolt and bust one of my wheels, luckily I was able to pull in somewhere to change the tyre to the spare, but I need to get it to an automechanic this morning ASAP.

Things to do this week:
1. write for a couple of hours each day
2. put together a compost bin/heap/thing
3. sew up exclusion bags to protect fruit and put them on the branches
4. finish a quilt top
5. sew together a dress for the parties on the weekend

And I really have to bury the part of me that keeps saying "if you'd done some of this last week instead of lazing about for the entirety of the week, then you wouldn't have to do it all this week!"

(That may be true, oh sanctimonious brainweasel of mine, but it is not helpful and I am going to drop an ACME tonne weight on you. Bye-bye!)

Comments

[jenab]

Brain weasels are the worst.

[colls]

I hope you were able to quiet the brain weasel down a bit. Your posts always impress me with your sense of industry, you accomplish so much!

[beatrice_otter]

Good luck getting a new job soon, and hope you will have both a fun and productive time in the time between!

(And I hope the brainweasels go diaf)