By: Revanche

Good Things Friday (91) and Link Love

November 13, 2020

1. I insisted on making this keto lemon cheesecake on Sunday. I had juuuuust enough energy to make it happen, though I couldn’t walk for a while after, and it was bliss in a pie pan. I doubled the zest in everything, and used the juice of a full lemon, not just a single tablespoon, because I wanted full on lemon flavor. PiC was happy with the lemon level but I was tempted to make it with more lemon next time. I’ll leave well enough alone though. I can’t eat a whole pie alone if I make it too lemony.

2. PiC mounted a wall clock that’s been waiting for attention for six months, and a new coat rack. Whoo!

3. He’s also going to mount old wall hooks that we’ve had for years for my use. Triple whoo!

Challenges this week: I periodically get this feeling that I have to get everything done NOW NOW NOW because of the pregnancy and that does nothing good for my stress and anxiety levels. I am pacing myself as best I can. But whew. That’s the brain problem. Physically, my hands have been swollen every night for weeks and that’s been rough. They normally get better by mid-morning but lately even that hasn’t been the case.

4. Super kind blog-Twitter friends sent us practical baby-related gifts and their thoughtfulness was so very much appreciated.

5. We are sticking to the hand me downs only rule for clothes and toys/books/no more plushies are allowed, and we’re conserving cash to buy the necessities. I figure we’re going to need a fair bit of formula since I really struggled to produce enough milk last time.

6. November brought a handful of donations for our Lakota families and I’m enthused about being able to help out one more family, though it probably isn’t good that I keep adding one more thing to my plate. I should really stop doing that. I will. I swear.

Building willingness. We require a lot from JB at a young age but we also try to teach and practice willingness. I hope we do a good enough job of balancing willingness and the spine and gumption to say no when it’s appropriate.

Researchers Learning More About How The Coronavirus Sabotages Blood Vessels: I was thinking about how I have been hearing mainly about American long haul cases, and Tortoise Happy’s spouse, but not much other international cases. I wonder what I’m missing.

I hadn’t heard of the Beam app before but sounds like it was a good thing. I’m always a little bit wary of fintech.

It’s just one grift after another isn’t it? “Kristi Noem is asking for donations to “help bring it home for the president,” but watchdog says they’re likely going to her re-election fund.”

Faking Optimism Is Hard. But Then, It Works.

Take Potato to the damn park! pic.twitter.com/uQJl4U2zBG

— birthday loading… (@LawNOrder05) November 9, 2020

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