hermitty

[serene]

Feeling hermitty since the munchkin left. (Really, since before the munchkin arrived, but one cannot indulge one's hermittiness when there's a teenager to hang out with, can one?) Am avoiding the phone and email (LJ and Usenet don't trip the same social-interaction things for me). Have spent the day on the Ultra Mellow Serene setting. Did my taxes (how can a person who makes what I make not get *every* *penny* back, I ask you), cleaned the kitchen, made a lovely lunch, took a couple of walks with someotherguy, and read Usenet all day. I could really use a few days like this in a row.

Comments

[scuttle.livejournal.com]

What is in your baba ganouj? Mine is never that creamy or pale. I could probably stand to add more tahina, and can never bring myself to seed or peel things, being convinced much of the nutrients are located therein.

[serenejournal.livejournal.com]

1) Baba ganouj for me equals roasted eggplant, tahini, a dash of lemon juice, some garlic, and some salt. (Usually, two medium eggplants roasted at 400F for about an hour, a quarter cup or more of tahini, the juice of half a lemon or a little less, a clove of garlic or a lot of granulated garlic, and a dash of salt.)

2) The nutrients are concentrated in the skins of things, but so are the toxins. Peel things if it makes the dish better, don't if it doesn't, is my philosophy.

[loracs.livejournal.com]

Ultra Mellow Serene mode sounds like a dial setting we should all have in our lives.
You got a lot going on internally. Days like these are very much needed. And there's no law that says email and phones must be dealt with every day, with the exception of job email and job phones, of course.
Glad you're getting a little down time.

[dryadgrl]

Thank you very much for the email offer. I got some time last night and today I ended up not working which was a much needed rest. I'm feeling better. The freak out episodes are shorter and shorter, tho they still do happen. I'm feeling a lot better now. Thank you so much for reaching out to me and offering to be helpful.

I'm also very glad that you got downtime today. *hugs*