here's to the nights we felt alive, here's to the tears you knew you'd cry

song+ Here's to the Night -Eve 6 -Horrorscope
book+ nothing presently
quest+ getting the middle bedroom ready for Rory
upper+ (slow) progress being made
downer+ my bad ankle
attire+ pajamas
drink+ water

this week was, overall, less productive than i'd hoped for. whatever i did to my ankle last weekend, the pain persisted all this week too. i definitely had to take more rest breaks than i usually do. it's painful to stand or walk for more than about ten minutes, so i've been sitting. a lot.

i'm hoping to still be able to finish out the floor in Rory's room before he and mom get home, but there's stuff that still needs to be shuffled out of the corner (boxes stacked near to the ceiling) so i can remove the last of the carpet. since i'm not working today, i'll have to get all the carpet and padding up and out by tomorrow night. i'll still have time to work on the floor for a few days after that, but the garbage-pickup deadline has me feeling a little rushed on the carpet removal, especially since it hurts to stand, so i know the hauling of stuff to the curb will be moderately painful, no matter how careful i am.

my right knee is also flaring up off and on, but it's overall less painful and annoying than the ankle thing. it does suck that they're both on the same leg, but i'll get by. really, more annoying is my insomnia flaring up and skewing my sleeping hours bizarrely. i've been falling asleep at ridiculous AM, and waking in the 11-to-1 range. i can't find myself too upset though, i'm not really know for morning productivity anyhow, ya know?

take me down into your paradise

song+ Cool for the Summer -Demi Lovato
book+ nothing presently
quest+ getting the middle bedroom ready for Rory
upper+ progress being made
downer+ my bad ankle
attire+ pajamas
drink+ water

mom's picked up Rory by now and they're on the much less direct part of the road trip. i haven't been here a week yet, but i've gotten a respectable amount done. less than i'd hoped, but in my grand planning i forgot that i needed breaks so my body doesn't give out on me. i actually pushed a little too hard yesterday and while i made some visible progress, mostly what i have to show for it is a nasty boob-bruise and a swollen ankle. fortunately, today being Sunday i'd already planned it as an off day, so rest and elevating it should help me be ready to go again tomorrow.

the front third of the room is re-floored, there's still some carpet that needs to go out, but that can happen tomorrow. the thing that's taking the most time is shuffling the food storage so i can work around it. i got some shelving assembled and SEVERAL boxes unpacked and sorted onto it, but there's still tons to get through and i'm pretty much out of shelf space. the boob-bruise came about when i was assembling said shelving. they were clearly designed to be team-built. while i did manage in the end, i caught myself in the plastic anchor pieces trying to wrestle a shelf into place. it's less swollen today, but still a vivid reddish purple patch about the size of a thumb print. the ankle pain came about going up and down the stepladder for hours as i sorted boxes and got cans on shelves. not an injury, just over use.

what's the difference if i say i'll go away, when i know i'll come back on my knees someday

song+ My Man -Funny Girl
book+ nothing presently
quest+ multiple stages of custom dolls
upper+ creative drive
downer+ insomnia
attire+ pajamas
drink+ water

yesterday mom and i managed a fair bit of progress on the house, even if that middle bedroom still hasn't been cleared out yet. it's getting closer. we were up later than usual yesterday, working later than we usually take me home and running errands on the way. i got home a little before 11, and mom hit traffic leaving town again, so i can only imagine when she finally managed to sleep.

today i'm juggling personal projects, and trying to start preparing what i'll need when i'm at mom's for two weeks. it's not like i'll be able to text kyu "hey, i forgot Thing X, can you bring it by?" so preparation is key. at some point this afternoon i'll likely head up to the comic shop to say hey before i'm gone for two weeks, but i definitely don't have time to play anything today.