Wow, it’s actually beginning to really feel like winter right here. The final couple of days it has been freezing chilly and tremendous windy. It is the sort of climate that makes me simply need to curl up beneath an electrical blanket and browse a great guide.
Oh! That reminds me–I do not know if I ever even talked about this on my weblog. However you all know the way a lot I really like my heating pad and electrical blanket–being chilly 100% of the time is depressing, and there may be nothing that feels higher than the heating pad on my again.
Effectively, some time in the past (I feel it was within the spring) I seen that my again regarded sort of discolored–patchy, with gentle and darkish areas. Nothing tremendous drastic, but it surely was bizarre. I assumed possibly it was my vitiligo; I might by no means had vitiligo patches on my again, however I did not know what else it might be.
After some google analysis, I realized of one thing referred to as “toasted pores and skin syndrome”–and it is from heating pads (amongst different types of extended publicity to warmth sources, resembling laptop computer computer systems resting on thighs, and so on.). When you catch it early and cease publicity to the supply, the pores and skin colour can return to regular over time. When you proceed to make use of it, the discoloration can change into everlasting, and even result in pores and skin most cancers!
As quickly as I learn that, I finished utilizing the heating pad and electrical blanket, and I have never touched them since. It has been so hard–I miss them! It took some time, however my pores and skin has returned to regular.
Anyway, that was a tangent I by no means supposed, This climate simply makes me want I might use my heating pad.
Not a ton of photographs (once more) this week, however right here goes…
My dad had some problems from his latest surgical procedure and my mother took him to the emergency room a couple of days in the past. He ended up having to remain on the hospital for 2 nights. Brian took Riley to go to him and he or she introduced him a cupcake. How stinkin’ cute is she?!
After making a couple of recipes with TVP items, I wished to strive soy curls (that are comparable, however lots of people like them higher). The one firm that makes them is named Butler’s, they usually occurred to be the identical value as they had been on Amazon, so I ordered direct from the corporate. I am glad I did, as a result of they gave me a few free samples of different merchandise! This jerky was one among them. It is vegan, however I’d NEVER have guessed that. The feel could be very chewy and the flavour is wonderful.
Every time we get a field in the home, naturally, the cats go in there virtually earlier than we even open it. Duck regarded so funny–super wild-eyed whereas he was taking part in with all of the paper–so I needed to get an image of him.
I wasn’t certain what to do about Thanksgiving dinner for Jerry and I, so I assumed it will be enjoyable to experiment with some actually “bizarre” vegan meals. This was my first time making seitan–and I had no thought what seitan was till I made this “turkey”. I will evaluate the recipe this weekend, so I will clarify extra then, but it surely was fairly enjoyable making one thing complete new.
And this was a “follow” dinner after I made the seitan turkey. Vegan mashed potatoes with onion gravy, vegan inexperienced bean casserole, and plain previous cranberry sauce from a can (why do I really like that stuff a lot?). Subsequent week, I additionally need to make a vegan model of candy potato casserole (my very favourite Thanksgiving dish) and stuffing (Jerry’s favourite). Cooking vegan meals has made cooking pleasant once more! Utilizing all these new elements (or previous elements in new methods) is fascinating to me.
This morning, I seen Estelle was sleeping on the pillows subsequent to me and I assumed she regarded cute. She really regarded actually proud, perched up there like that.
Phoebe remains to be hanging in there! It is wonderful how shut I got here to having her euthanized early this 12 months as a result of she was doing so poorly. Since then, she’s really gained a pound (she was all the way down to 4 kilos again then and now she’s 5). She needs nothing to do with the kidney food plan meals, so I am not forcing her. She’s 15 years previous, so if she needs to eat the common canned cat meals, I will let her. We tried one million completely different manufacturers and flavors and textures to seek out one thing she’ll eat usually. That is when she placed on somewhat little bit of weight.
Anyway, she likes to sleep in entrance of the heating vent. If I used to be her measurement, that is what I might be doing, too!
I attempted a special recipe for vegan mozzarella at this time (bear in mind what a large number it was earlier than?). This one makes use of coconut milk as an alternative of cashews, and it was SUPER simple to make. I had zero issues with it and it tastes actually good. It is sliceable and shreddable, too. I am making tofu parmesan for dinner tonight and I would like sliced mozzarella for it, which is why I attempted this. I will must see how nicely it melts!
I gave Jerry a shock present a couple of days ago–a stick vacuum, hahaha. I purchased one (in the summertime, I feel) and I posted footage of a contest between that vacuum and our common vacuum. It did not carry out in addition to I might hoped, so I returned it. Jerry mentions at the very least as soon as every week about how he needs we had a stick vacuum (he loves vacuuming–it’s humorous, when he sees me get out the vacuum, he insists on doing it as a result of he thinks it is “satisfying”). I lastly took the time to analysis some, and I purchased this one by Eureka. I feel I will do one other competitors between the 2 vacuums and see the way it goes!
Lastly, that is only a screenshot of a video that Jerry took of me. I had no thought he was watching me, however I used to be doing the step aerobics on the Wii Match U. I really like the step aerobics! It is solely 5 minutes lengthy, however I play it back-to-back a number of instances as a result of I prefer it a lot. I am superb at following together with the feet–but as quickly as they ask me to clap alongside, I stumble all over. I am extraordinarily uncoordinated!
And that is all for now. Have a terrific weekend! xo
