Fully Vaccinated

On the second day we were eligible by the Tennessee system, Himself and I received our first dose of the Moderna Covid vaccine.  Our local pharmacy offers the option of coming out to your car in order to lower your exposure risks.  Thank you! 

 Our only reaction was incredible tiredness.  As in a nap was always a really good idea.

 Thirty days later we were back for our second injection.  More tiredness and some body aches this time.

 Four months later Himself had his third injection because of his immune situation.  He had a stronger reaction this time; tired, aches, and chills.  They only lasted 24 hours.

 As soon as I am eligible, my sleeve will be up for my third stick. 

Even though we are both fully vaccinated, we will continue to be fully masked in public and fully maintain distancing.  

Our choice...

Calm?

 Whoa!  Tried this with one of my Walmart pick up orders. 

 Thought "calm"... I could use 'calm'.  Thinking lavender, vanilla, chamomile...   Got the first two right.  Last scent?  MUSK!!!!  Bleh!  That is all you smell and it is absolutely masculine.  Softener for dudes!

 And it was so strong that even after 5 rewashing I could still smell it.  One item so badly I finally gave up and threw away.

 No thank you!  I sent it to the center for the homeless veterans.

Salt Sampling

 Getting some little nit-picky stuff done today.  Like refilling my salt grinder, I don't like the chemical taste of Morton's et al.  I used last time pink Himalayan salt.  In looking thru my spice stash I found 5 little packages of exotic salts I'd bought a while back.  Time for a salt tasting session!!

First, lime coconut from Bali.  

Second - Murry River basin from Australia.  

Third - French grey (that Julia Child loved). 

4th - Hawaiian Red.  

And 5th - Cypress Black lava.

 

Lime coconut was used in my celery-cilantro salt blend.  French grey will be used for a finishing salt... very clean taste.  Murry River and Hawaiian Red have been mixed for my table salt. 

And the black lava I'm keeping around cause it is so cool looking!

 

Back Again and Catching Up

 It's been 15 months since I've done any blogging and 12 months since I left Facebook (which I do not regret at all).  I've decided it is time to find my voice again, so to speak.  It is very much a different voice from the one 15 months ago.  I like it.

 Himself and I have been in a pretty strict Covid seclusion.  His cancer treatments have caused a low WBC meaning he could easily get sick; badly sick.  So we don't 'do' anything much outside of our home.

 My biggest Covid seclusion activity has been to work on finishing my KonMari decluttering.  I have found a couple who are Cub Scout leaders that most of their kids in the troop are from very low income families.  They have twice yearly rummage sales to make money so the kids don't have to pay for membership, uniforms, patches, or activities.  (Bless them!!)  

Since Feb I have been taking my culled things to her for the sales.  She has a spare room she stores stuff in until the next sale.  It makes it so much easier to part with things when I think about the good it will generate for the Scouts.  There have been many full load car trips to her home!

 I'm happy to say the upstairs of our home (the 'living' section) is completely decluttered.  The attic is about 60% finished.  The garage about 90% done and the shed about 80%.  My "studio" is about 90% culled. 

(Sorting journals and scrapbooks)

 A huge amount has been removed... besides the general things I've pulled, my culled art things have been given to a community group that does art programs for underprivileged kids and at the senior centers.  Fabric was given to a group who make small quilts that are given to the police & fire departments to wrap around kids who are in a traumatic situation.  "Warmie" items were donated to a group working with homeless veterans.  I even had a bag of cat food damaged by a bad Amazon delivery (so I wouldn't let Persia have it) that went to a woman who feeds some feral cats.

 I hope to be 100% done (tho you are never truly done, are you?) by the end of the year.

(My finished deep freeze)