Busy Week

As the title suggests, this has been a busy week for me: two family members needed help moving, I got a haircut, I'm working 6 days and 50+ hours and of course tomorrow is Thanksgiving. Traditionally, my mom has been the primary cook for the big holiday meal, but last year my brother tried his hand at hosting. I thought he did a very good job, but I think he bit off a little more than he could chew since my mom is back cooking this year. To spread the cooking around a bit, I am preparing a squash casserole side dish and my brother is planning to make a pumpkin cheesecake.

I am not opposed to cooking generally speaking, but I don't really enjoy cooking for my family. Half the time, my dad politely and inexplicably refuses to eat anything I cook (I've never poisoned anyone and it's not bizarre foods that I prepare). My mom tends to be overly critical, and I'm not even sure she's aware of what she's doing. My siblings are both generally pretty picky eaters, so most of the time when I cook, it's just for me.

This week has been pretty as far as the skies are concerned. I am a huge fan of clouds, from sunrises and sunsets to just generally interesting cloud formations. At work this afternoon, my coworkers and I spotted some rainbow clouds. At first, I thought it was just a product of my polarized sunglasses (they can make clouds look colorful when the naked eye can't see it), but it was definitely the real deal. There have also been some pretty sunrises and sunsets, which is one benefit to spending lots of time outside at work.

Other than that, not a whole lot of note has been going on this week for me. I think I'm getting into another cycle of insomnia. Last night, I had a heck of a time falling asleep and the previous night I had a hard time staying asleep. Lucky me, I can simultaneously suffer from two varities of insomnia! The good news is that since starting my new job, it hasn't reared it's head nearly as much as it did prior, when I was more stressed out. Also, working long 11-12 hour work days pretty much makes it easy for you fall asleep when your head hits your pillow.

I'm hoping to be able to write more soon, but I won't make specific promises. That could theoretically make me more accountable and more likely to post, but if I fail to come through, I'd feel bad for failing. Thus, I set myself no specific goal for the next post.

I leave you with this picture I took of this little critter stealing from a pallet in Home Depot.