collowrath

Haven't felt so well lately, but I think my mental state is holding up quite well considering.  I can't seem to get my dad to even do basic hygiene or cleaning up after himself, especially in... the bathroom.  It's so disgusting I won't go any further, but needless to say, I'm very very nearly to a point where I can't do it anymore.  Not won't - can't.

One thing that has been helping me though is that my car is behaving.  A little while ago, a spark plug exploded inside the engine - my dad, a mechanic for some thirty years, has never seen such a thing.  The car didn't fare so well at first but now, somehow, is driving absolutely perfectly.  Not a stutter in sight.  This is good because a) I don't have to find a new cheapo car before my move, and 2) when I get overwhelmed with shit here, I can get in and go.  It's a 15/20 minute drive into the country, but once out there, it's very relaxing.  It's deer season though, so ugh, gotta be careful.

Also, yesterday, I made a chocolate pudding pie.  First time I've made a crust on my own and it is wonderful.  Not to brag or anything.

First things first, I had my Spring Break and managed to get really sick just afterward and get myself in a mountain of backwork and three missed quizzes from school.  That really sucks ass, especially since I really really do not need the added stress on top of them deciding that at 20 years old I'm no longer a dependent and that I didn't sign my master promissory note 2 years ago.  Even though, obviously, I did sign it since I have been getting financial aid for two years now and I'm a dependent according to FAFSA/the guhment till I'm 25.  Shit.  I'd be really angry if the ladies in the FinAid department were so nice.

Had a great Easter and a great Equinox.  Been doing all kinds of things.  Made kraslice/pisanky - very frustrating, but very worthwhile.

The biggest news from the past month or so has been the start of a new back yard project.  We're growing as much of our own food this year as possible, and we're trying to reform the way we take care of the house and other aspects of our lives as much as possible too, in order to be more "green" and eco-friendly.  Really, the point of the journey is to get back to good sense; we want to do things in the simplest, most straightforward way that we can manage, with as little reliance on outside forces as possible.  Also, we have a growing suspicion aimed at the chemical additives in our food.  We're sure some of them are safe - but you know those toaster strudels?  Yeah, the Partner eats the Hel out of them, and as it turns out, they're stuffed full of anti-freeze.  Like the stuff in your car.  Yuck.  And I can make better shtrudl'a anyhow.

Anyways, all these lifestyle changes won't be made unless they're given some kind of deadline, so I've started a blog to chronicle the whole deal.  I figure if we set ourselves up in order to have some kind of post on a weekly basis, whether it's a how-to, some of our research into our food or something else around the house or in our lives, or a recipe, or just some pictures and thoughts about our ever-growing garden, then that will add an extra incentive to do something new at least every week.  Sounds like a plan, no?  Also, it will give me some writing and editing experience which will be immensely useful, since the career path that seems most attractive to me at the moment involves lots of editing, some writing, and picture taking.