Today feels like a FAIL at the moment…
But didn’t IN the moment
So I’m not going to give it any more thought and instead am headed
To bed
I’m tired even though I didn’t nothing of value today.
I didn’t even shower.
I spent most of the day whittling away at foam core, making corner shelves. I’ll post some pics of them soon.
#MehMondays
The fire alarm went in the middle of the night so I (eventually) went outside and waited with everyone else/got bored and went to the Hasty Mart on the corner for a bag of Pop Chips and a brownie.
Was in my bed half an hour later
Woke up @8:45am
Today is the first in 4 months that there are no pets here and Im enjoying how clean it is and how much more free time I have for activities! 🤪
Made coffee and finished brownie from hast Mart.
Worked on mirror project and foam core corner shelf until 11 then got showered.
Derek returned Evan at noon. Derek wasn’t feeling well but stayed for a bit before heading off to band practice.
Cuddled the kid.
Worked on corner shelf.
Took mini me to McDonalds for McNuggets.
Watched Back To The Future 1&2.
Hit the sack at midnight.
Woke up (late) at 8:45am
Fed Gary
Made coffee
(Evan stayed at Grays last night)
Watched a movie (Red Dragon)
Cleaned up foam core diorama mess.
Cleaned litter
Vacuumed
Evan came home @1pm
Cuddles
Did the dishes
Crafts
Cleaned the bathroom
Showered
Derek came to pick Evan, Gary and I up.
I had dinner at Dereks, Evan spent the night there.
I was home by midnight with some new foamcore which I happily whittled away at until 3 am.
Worked one foamcore collages ALL DAMN DAY from 9am-midnight.
Then wine.
Now bed.
Ded.
8:45am woke up
(Late!)
Fed Gary
Made Evans breakfast and my coffee
Put laundry away
Made roast strip loin
Cut Evans hair while he played Minecraft
Worked on foam core diorama
And paper cutting
Fed kid
6pm showered
Fed Evan fish sticks and made pizza for Derek
Kept Evan up late (8:30pm!)
Went to buy wine (first drink in 3 weeks)
Caught up/drank wine with D
(Reminder: my opinion is only relevant to myself. No on appreciates unsolicited advice.)
10pm Watching Can’t Hardly Wait while munching cookies
12.36am
Drunk
Bed
Dreams
6:55 woke up.
Evan came home from Grays @ 7am and we cuddled.
Then I got up,
Fed Gary, made coffee for me and oatmeal for the kid.
Currently drinking coffee and checking bank account.
MOOD: optimistic, happy, low-energy
Ate a brownie and took meds at 9am.
Talked Evan through a panic attack/cuddled.
Evan worked on his new Lego roller coaster while I sorted and cut paper.
I worked on “His Masters Voice” and sorted the laundry
Took out wagonload of recycling
Went to
The laundromat
Did quick grocery shop.
Bought craft supplies.
Folded clothes.
Went to the airport with Evan to meet D who was returning home from Winnipeg.
Evan and I were home by @ 7:30
Evan was in bed by 8.
I finished folding the laundry then
I cut some paper.
Until 4am.
Doh.
Going to zzz so sleepy
7am Cuddled with the kid
Got up
Fed Gary The Snail
Made coffee for me and
Dino oatmeal for the kid
Had a brownie for breakfast
Watched some crap movie/worked on some projects while mostly laying on the couch
Made mom’s frozen stuffing casserole for brunch @ 11
Took adhd meds at noon
Spoke to my parents
(Reminder; Order Wonderland season passes)
Activities/crafts/Evan time
Confirmed D’s flight info for tomorrow
5pm showered!
6pm Evan went to Grays for the night
Cleaned up my art mess, washed dishes and vacuumed
Did second resin coat on “His Masters Voice” (for D)
It’s currently 10:30pm
Going to smoke some pot, eat a brownie and maybe some tuna too.
Floss and brush
Then
Zzz
Sweet dreams!
Going back to basics to get my chops up.
Dear diary,
Today I worked on a couple of resin projects… I’ll do a full unveil if this piece soon…
When Evan got home from summer school, we went to the laundromat. He pulls the wagon and is a huge help. Plus, I adore just being around him!
…when he’s happy, that is,
When he’s anxious or sad,
not so much.
He’s currently in his room singing and playing with hot wheels while I try to knock things off of my TO DO list.
DO BLOG POST
Does this count?
BRB
TTFN
FML
JK
-T
Dearest people who casually use the term “OCD”:
Being tidy and “needing” things to be a certain way isn’t
Obsessive,
Compulsive
or a Disorder.
It took me almost 3 minutes to knock on doors because I had to knock in patterns of 3’s.
If someone opened the door,
I still had to knock until I finished the sequence.
And if I was stopped, I’d have to begin again.
No matter how long that took.
Same pattern with every single light I turned on.
Or off.
I washed my hands 100-200 times a day, sometimes until they were cracked and bleeding.
I obsessively counted ceiling tiles, floor tiles, bricks
Again and again.
And again.
I couldn’t stand to see segments of garlic that hadn’t been broken apart. I’d smash them to bits or I couldn’t hear a single thing anyone was saying.
All I could hear was loud swishing noises and all I could think about was smashing the segments apart.
I couldn’t be touched by most people without needing to wash my hands.
I had to disinfect every doorknob, light switch daily.
In fact,
I spent 4-6 hours a day cleaning every surface in my home.
I never stepped on a crack if I could help it, even if that meant skipping, walking and jumping oddly.
Everything was in patterns only I knew.
It took a lot of thought and energy.
It was debilitating af.
Worse though when was I didn’t finish the knocking sequence.
When I fell onto a crack.
When I wasn’t able to smash the garlic bulbs hanging on the wall.
When I was imperfect.
Imperfection wasn’t tolerable.
I would often smash a glass coke bottle against my head or face until I was black and blue.
Or I would cut the bottoms of my feet with a razor.
The more blood, the better.
I don’t believe that there is sick a thing as being
“OCD sometimes”
Or having “a touch of OCD”.
So unless you can identify with any of the above,
count yourself lucky;
you don’t have OCD.
❤️
On July 26th, 2017, Toronto photographer Adam Coish placed the following ad in the bunz trading zone:
I’ve shot over 50 couches and the people/pets who sit on them. What I’m looking for now are interesting faces, spaces and couches that stand out amongst the rest..Â
Here’s some things I’m looking for:
– People with unique hair/style, i.e. Afro, colourful hair, mohawk, dreads, etc. Formal, hippy/bohemian, etc.
– Intriguing couches/spaces. Anything that catches the eye. Could be messy or tidy. Fancy or plain.
– All types of people (age, ethnicity and interests). I.E. Gothic couple, firemen in their station, bikers, Punk couple, Someone with a lot of pets. The list can go on and on.
If you have interest in being a part of this photo series, please DM me. It’s roughly a 1-2 hour experience. In return for you allowing me into your home and taking your portrait, I will email you a couple different portraits from the session. It’s an awesome way to immortalize this time in your life!
Please check out the link below for “The Couch Series”. I’m looking for something different from my series, so I’m sorry in advance if I don’t respond.
Thanks guys!! Now go laze on that couch of yours and relax. You deserve it!
Adam Coish
He included a link to a recent bit of press:
I read the article, took one look at his photos and was determined to apply! I was newly single after half a decade and very keen to have a new family photo taken. But, because I was newly single and suddenly paying twice the bills, I hadn’t prioritized it. Plus, I had recently traded for a couch on bunz.com, painted the fabric with chalk finish acrylic and refinished the wood with gold leaf, so it felt like kismet!
I immediately sent him a message.
I included these two photos. In hindsight, the front door was an odd choice to seeing as how a couch would never be anywhere near there.
I crossed my fingers and waited.
Luckily for me, he liked the look of the couch and took the time to reply! After a bit of back and forth about the kid and the cats, we set up a date for the shoot!
Adam was amazing on the day!
Things that weren’t in his favour:
Adam expertly directed my family circus and I think it shows it shows in the final photo:
Isn’t it just (pardon the pun) purrfect?!
I got a bit emotional when I saw it.
And because he’s beyond amazing, Adam recently sent me a bonus photo.
It arrived just as all three foster cats had moved on to there furever homes so it was like a refresh on the family photo. HOW COOL IS THAT!?
Check out the rest of the series and see if you can guess which (besides ours of course) is my favourite!
Love, peace and chicken grease,
thierry
Thierry Levesque 