Circles

Not gonna lie --- this song is the first thing that came into my mind when I saw the prompt was

2.  Circles
Circular needles.  Merry-go-rounds.  Rings when you drop a pebble into water.  Under my eyes.  Wrapping Briton's birthday presents today in wrapping paper with dots.  Which, after all, are just circles that are filled in. . . 

Words From Pictures

One of my oldest, and one of my sweetest, online friends is Emily,  who lives in England.  A couple of months ago, she took it upon herself to participate in something called "August Break 2013," where one was supposed to take (and post) a photo inspired by the day's prompt.  I came across the list this weekend, and decided to use it here.  Not for photos, but written posts.  My life is so bleak, and nothing much happens in it, so I can scarcely ever think of something to write here.  Hopefully, these prompts will help.  For 31 days.

1.  Breakfast
I've never been a breakfast eater.  Though I know my mother would have made something for me each morning while I was in school, I don't remember it.  In college, I would go for breakfast occasionally, because the dining hall nearest my dorm had delicious cheese omelettes.
I made something for Briton and Hannah each morning they were in school, but neither of them were big breakfast-eaters either.
The only time I'm willing and ready to eat breakfast is when I travel.  I've always gotten breakfast on the road.  Don't know what makes that different, but it really does.
The things I favor at every breakfast are scrambled eggs, biscuits, gravy.  Bacon and hash browns are close second.  Though I never miss a chance to order Eggs Benedict.

What about you?  Any knee-jerk reactions to the word "breakfast"?

Good News, . . . You Know the Rest

Good News

All ABC Swap packages are on their way;  I'm anxious to see what everyone gets!

Bad News

Woke up yesterday with an aching head, was up three times overnight vomiting from it.

Good News

Have finished several small items for the store for Christmas.

Bad News

Have to block them all.

Triggers

My son has a birthday coming up.  Since he's been in this world, I've used his birthday shopping to start up my Christmas shopping.  Granted, I do a little all year long, but this is the time of year ideas start sparking in my brain.

The Christmas shopping also starts Christmas planning and Christmas knitting.  Since some or all of these may be headed to someone particular as a gift, I won't/can't show identifiers. But this guy is going into the shop, so there isn't any spoiler.

This is Choob.  A friend to the gnomes and owner of a sort-of-spiky, sort-of-sad hair-do.

This is something green:

and this is something in jewel tones:

Groupon triggered an "I have GOT to get back to the ocean" response from me last week.  I counted up my pennies and decided I could manage a few days at Myrtle Beach.  My depression has not just reared, but has held its ugly head in place for several weeks now.  I've been stuck in a black, apparently bottomless, pit.  The last time I went to the beach, my therapist, my psychiatrist and I were all seriously discussing the possibility of ECT for me.  When I got back after a couple of days away, my therapist said that the beach had been my ECT.  That's what I'm hoping for this time.

And We're Off!

ABC swappers have been paired up --- all packages need to be out by this Friday (the 11th.)  Crossing my fingers that everyone has a good time.

Down to the Wire

Tomorrow's the last day you can sign up for the A, B, C Swap.  I'll do my dead-level best to have all the matches made and sent to the participants on Saturday.

Threes

Right now, three people have said they'll participate in the A,B,C Swap.  That's really not enough, you know?  But you have three more days to get involved;  sign-ups will close Friday.

The first of the hexipuffs arrived yesterday --- and the three are very pretty:

Thank you, IrishEyes.

I've gotten three job rejections this week --- finishing out all the applications from last week.  It will soon be three years since I've had a job.