Life in the Cheese Drawer

wow this year’s kablpomo has been a complete fail. well, not a complete fail since i’ve actually blogged this month, but as for every day? not getting it.

some things that have happened during november:

1. i was down at my parents’ to help out for a week after my mom’s knee surgery.
2. cleaned like a crazy person for thanksgiving guests jane, blues, and emily. that was the day after i got my covid booster, which knocked me sideways. i was struggling with any energy, but also needed to clean. managed to work through the blahs, cleaned the house, and am now more protected against covid!
3. also realized that i am like, the only person who wears a mask anywhere anymore. i was out this past weekend doing some shopping around, and no one is wearing a mask. there’s a new variant, and our hospitals are full, and everyone else is just like, meh. whatevs. i think it’s bizarre.
4. hosted thanksgiving after a year hiatus!!! that was fun. i made a pumpkin pie, then after i botched my second crust, i made a pumpkin custard? i put it in my springform pan like a cheesecake. (i imagine that cheesecake and pumpkin pie are more related than we think.) for those who enjoy the pumpkin filling and not the crust, that is the way to go. it baked at about the same time as the pie, and it was good! i also made a butterscotch tart (deeeelish) and jane brought a pecan pie. oh, and i was at the bakery that morning and picked up half a key lime cuz why not. had all the old standbys, and i think i may be done with turkey. next year i might just pick up a couple rotisserie chickens from costco instead. turkey is kind of boring!
5. i put half of each of the pumpkin desserts in the freezer because two days later i made a carrot cake for nate’s birthday (today!). he is now the big 44. oof.
6. my black and decker food processor that i bought 15 years ago finally bit the dust. the motor decided to just go crazy and make a ton of noise. instead of waiting for it to blow up, i bought a cuisinart processor with the black friday deals. i didn’t get the super awesome industrial one, but cuisinart is apparently the name in food processors, like kitchenaid is for mixers. anyway, i used that to grate the carrots for the cake, and it definitely is quieter than the BD one.
   
7. november was actually a pretty good running month. it hasn’t snowed yet and the temps arent’ outrageous yet, so i’ve gone out on the st john’s trails to get as much trail running in. besides, the trees buffer any wind, which is more than i can say when i run on the road with the wide open corn field there for the wind to whip up into a frenzy. so the treadmill is out for the season and weekday running (it’s dark) but on the weekends i do try to get out a little bit.
8. which is GOOD because i signed up for the 2022 EARTH DAY HALF MARATHON. yes, it’s finally back! i’ve gotten pretty decent at getting in 10 miles occasionally, but 13.1 will be a haul. training starts in 2 months? 3 months? well, i’ll just keep running like normal and see what happens.
9. i put away my fall decor today. i turned on my outdoor lights and have a poinsettia, but other than that, i’m gonna wait a couple weeks to put up any christmas decor. not ready for that. even while i was out black friday shopping, i was like, ehhhhh. i’ll wear my krampus shirt though. hopefully the christmas excitement shows up.

any ideas for blog posts the remaining two days in kablpomo?