so i'm pretty sure i crippled myself at work on monday. (again? i lose track of the times i hurt myself at work.)
you see, i was cleaning this really gross system that got traded in (not the worst i've seen, but dirty enough to warrant a thorough sanitizing and wipe down), and as i was cleaning the component cable, the big metal part that plugs into the xbox swung around and slapped my wrist. i don't really have feeling in my thumb, and when i am too active, my wrist and thumb hurt. it feels weird to grip things, and gets all tingly, cold, and numb feeling. how super is that?
and yet, here i am typing away. it feels awkward. i guess i am going to look for my thumb brace, and see if that will help. if not, i might have to visit a doctor....which i have no money for.
on a (much) brighter note, check out my soup!
it is called ranchero soup, and it is from my healthy cooking taste of home book. ☺
it is full of veggies, like peppers, celery, onion, carrots, zucchini, and tomatoes. oh, theres rice in there too. it is very colorful. i made it for heather once before, but ron has been sick lately so i made it for him this time.
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alright, well my pictures are being weird, so they're all going in the middle this time i guess. anyway, i roasted the veggies in the oven for a bit with some olive oil, coarsely chopped them, then added to the veggie stock. it comes together very fast, and you can probably add whatever stuff you like to it.
i like all the colors. sad to say, i probably won't eat it, i don't care for zucchini or super chunky vegetables. like, when i cook with onions and celery, i chop them up so small that they basically disintegrate into nothing by the time my soups are done (like the cheddar broccoli.....theres an onion in that, but after cooking, its non existent).
i just made this tonight while i was opening my computer to get ready to come here and post!
on another note, i learned to arm knit from the internet the other day! i used up the one ball of yarn (like material). i said i was going to post the finished product, buuuut, i needed two yarns to make a complete scarf. i went back today to get another purple one and another silver one, but they were gone. it was clearance, after all. so i am going to put the one silver and one purple one together, and then i got four reddish pinkish yarns (same clearance kind) that i am going to make two more with, and probably give away, or maybe sell.
ta-daaaa! i think it came out pretty neat. i guess i will post another picture when i add the silver, and when i complete the red ones. i am thinking of getting some other random yarns to make some for the holidays. i was wandering around the craft store and saw a lot of neat ones i liked that would make some cool scarves!
i like these big chunky puffy scarves. they're so neat. and this was super easy to learn as well. originally i found it on pinterest (of course), and it linked to a video that showed how to do it. it took me a bit to figure it out, but once i did, this took me like 20 minutes.
speaking (kind of) of the holidays, did i mention that i kind of cant wait? i know im stupid. im pretty sure this happens to me every year. at this point, i feel like i need all the happy i can get. and maybe some new spatulas, a second oven mitt, a nice cake stand with a cover, and a cast iron skillet (**hint hint**). maybe some more canvases and some fancy chocolate from lune chocolates (hint**hint again). just some little things. but mostly to feel happy, no matter how much work beats me down.
all the glitter and pretty things....not to mention the food. i could use a couple more days to be a fat kid and not even care. i am a little worried about thanksgiving though. i might have to work at midnight, since i am assistant manager. i don't really do overnights well, so this scares me. not to mention i may not get to go out and see any family. it's the only time i ever get to visit anyone since i am stuck working all the time. it's pretty sad when an assistant manager can't even get 40 hours at one job, let alone two. it seems like i am going backwards, too, since usually holidays warrant MORE hours, but we are getting LESS. how does that make sense?
oh wait, the company i work for is busy lining their pockets for themselves instead of caring about their employees and coverage at the store. lets not give them any payroll to cover one of the busiest releases (this weekend....call of duty) and seasons so there is no time or chance to do anything, and on top of that, expect them to sign people up for credit cards, cell phone contracts, rewards cards, and all of the other 8 million things they have to do.
have i told you lately how much i love my son? he is really the best. he loves me no matter what, and....well.....BEST EVAR. im pretty sure ron does too, but this is my son. the end. he makes me happy. (you both do ♥)
so i guess i will leave this for now. my hand feels weird, so i should probably try to rest it and stuff. it really sucks, because there are so many things i want to do and make. i have like 30 pounds of apples in my fridge that i can't touch because peeling them would probably be pure torture (taking trades at work and then peeling carrots and dicing the veggies was bad enough...not to mention driving anywhere. driving stick is not helping).
okay, OKAY. leaving now. maybe i will have treats to post on sunday. thanks for reading! ☺
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