RantWoman Sleeps--or Not

  about 1:06 hours of sleep. Mom passed away 3 months ago today. I am not sure just giving in to grief and not trying to sleep more was optimal but I seem to have done okay though I did come home and crash after my morning gig at WCB leadership

 Speaking of artists one would not predict and in honor of the President and minions attempting to beef with Pope Leo 4:52 hours of sleep. Too many carbs too late at night but at least no leg cramps, just waves of grief/rage /grief.  Ain't parental loss grand? I am glad I actually slept instead of starting laundry at 4:30 am when I woke up the first time. Today was 3 trips to take out trash and recycling. Some kind of virtue along with assimilating various concepts relevant to other active themes.

Because Recipes one might actually cook are SO necessary as a distraction from everything else in the timeline.  This recipe makes risotto style rice prep sound easy and satisfying.  In the can't / won't exactly follow the recipe camp, I might add a layer of spinach or chopped nuts or nuts roasted in a little garlic oil in the middle and less mozzarella. Maybe 4:?? hours of sleep. I think it was longer than that, but I woke up with the CPAP off.

 New chef with Sicilian flavor Note to self, toss the eggplant with oil and roast in the oven. Also olives? But I'm willing to try. 5:58 hours of sleep. Getting to bed early is everything even when I had to track down a lost yam from the oven. Don't ask. Random kitchen while blind moment with a burned out oven light bulb and an oven that REALLY needs to be cleaned. Adulting is SO MUCH FUN.

It vexed mom that her Christmas cactus would never bloom for her. But LOOK! Maybe it's an Easter cactus A sweet way to think of Mom 6:58 hours of sleep. Amazing what a decent bedtime can do.  

Interesting ideas: garnish with sliced banana or with cilantro and hard-boiled egg But I know one household that likes black beans with fried plantains so not too big a leap. 4:00 hours of sleep. Once again, I meant to get to bed earlier but I had to do last minute things like check about how to ripen a papaya and try to prep for a Zoom meeting this afternoon