maybe a cocktail will cure my hypochondria
I have nothing to do right now. I'm pretty excited about that. I spent the morning cleaning, which means that I finally feel like I'm really home from our trip; then I went to Trader Joe's for book club snacks: pina coladas and fried plantains, because this month's book has a Caribbean theme.
Except TJ's didn't have pineapple juice, so they're going to be mango-passion fruit coladas. They also didn't have plantains, so I just fried up some bananas. The bananas lacked the necessary firmness, but it's still a dish made of fruit, oil and brown sugar, so it can't really taste bad, right? Right?
Yes, I'm aware that this is another Adventure In Substitutions, which have a tendency to go bad. Also, the mango-passion fruit juice is called "Heart of Darkness," which seemed appropriate for our colonial/pirate book, but perhaps it doesn't bode well for my forthcoming bar tending attempt.
I also made some bread, because what's better than a clean house that smells like bread?
But sometimes when I'm all go-go-go for a while and then things slow down for a second, I don't quite know what to do with myself. So in the midst of my morning chores, I also started to worry about maybe having a serious disease. I don't have any reason to believe I do, but I made some up. Or at least, I hope I made them up.
My sister has always been the family hypochondriac. Pretty much every time she has a lot of papers to grade, she becomes convinced she has cancer. I've always prided myself on managing stress in other ways (grouchiness, crying, obsessive-compulsive disorder), but the older we get, the more our coping mechanisms start to look alike. Thanks a lot, Cathy. At least with OCD, you get a clean house out of it.
Except TJ's didn't have pineapple juice, so they're going to be mango-passion fruit coladas. They also didn't have plantains, so I just fried up some bananas. The bananas lacked the necessary firmness, but it's still a dish made of fruit, oil and brown sugar, so it can't really taste bad, right? Right?
Yes, I'm aware that this is another Adventure In Substitutions, which have a tendency to go bad. Also, the mango-passion fruit juice is called "Heart of Darkness," which seemed appropriate for our colonial/pirate book, but perhaps it doesn't bode well for my forthcoming bar tending attempt.
I also made some bread, because what's better than a clean house that smells like bread?
But sometimes when I'm all go-go-go for a while and then things slow down for a second, I don't quite know what to do with myself. So in the midst of my morning chores, I also started to worry about maybe having a serious disease. I don't have any reason to believe I do, but I made some up. Or at least, I hope I made them up.
My sister has always been the family hypochondriac. Pretty much every time she has a lot of papers to grade, she becomes convinced she has cancer. I've always prided myself on managing stress in other ways (grouchiness, crying, obsessive-compulsive disorder), but the older we get, the more our coping mechanisms start to look alike. Thanks a lot, Cathy. At least with OCD, you get a clean house out of it.
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Also, OCD doesn't always lead to clean living spaces. Mine certainly doesn't manifest that way... which is kind of too bad really. Don't clean as a reaction to stress either. Often a little envious of those whose flaws lead to productive activities. More power to ya.
Cheryl- Those bananas sound delicious. I'm sure the book club will love them. If they don't, just keep feeding them pina coladas and they'll forget.
Michael- pour syrup on me. I'm ALWAYS in the mood, too.
MD: I would put syrup on pork chops too, except I'm a vegetarian, so I'd leave out the pork chops. Just a glass o' syrup for me, thanks.
PV: Pizza cures many ailments.
DC: Yeah, it's good to clear out the clutter, mental and physical. Sometimes tackling the latter helps me exorcise the former. Sometimes not so much.
I'm completely a hypochondriac. I admit it. Actually, I feel a fever coming on as I type this.
but cancer would be a welcome relief. then i wouldn't have to analyze why i'm so unhappy and feel like i'm not really living. but i would be pissed also cuz that means i won't be able to do all the reading i need/want to.