The Grinch

The Christmas tree is up. The stockings are hung. Nat King Cole is in my car.

And yet I can't get myself in the holiday spirit.

I hate it!

I love Christmas!!

If anyone has advice on how to change this Grinch's heart, I'm all ears.

Random Writings - Vol. 8

• My grandmother has been in the ICU for over two weeks. She's not doing well and I feel so badly for her. I went this past weekend with Mr. Woo and was able to take care of her for a bit during a few of the visiting hours.  Problem is because of her Alzheimer's I'm not sure she'll remember we came and I worry she'll think we don't care enough to visit.  :(
• I was surprised to see Dennis, Katlin and my amazing niece this weekend too.  Apparently it was our family's Thanksgiving observed since we're with our spouses' sides of the family for the real holiday.  It was a wonderful surprise - whether it was supposed to be a surprise or not.
• With Mama in the hospital I'm torn as to what to do for Thanksgiving.  I'm supposed to be spending it with my MIL in the kitchen which I was completely looking forward to but I don't know if I should go home or not.  Mom and Mr. Woo say no but I feel uneasy.  I guess I'll play it by ear and see how Mama's doing closer to when I have to make a final decision.
• I finished the last Fifty Shades book.  I was disappointed by the ending.
• I need to figure out what to make for Thanksgiving to bring to dinner with the in-laws if I do go.  Definitely a dessert.  But what, I don't know.  Any ideas?

TOM Tuesday

My PMS is ravenous today.  I woke up hungry and despite drinking a protein shake for breakfast and eating mostly everything in sight since (ok so maybe not really everything but I've wanted to!) my stomach has not stopped grumbling from hunger!  Annoying.

I'm doing great with my water consumption as always (the one healthy habit I have without trying) and that isn't helping either.  I just ate a Jimmy John's club and bag of chips and now I want chocolate.

This is out of control.

Random Writings - Books

• It's Friday!  Woo hoo!!  I am happy about this fact.
• The Monthly Menace Express finally left Funkytown and it's now stationed in Normal City.  Thank goodness.
• I recently made a blueberry cake from scratch loosely following my Berry Natural Strawberry Cake recipe.  The result was an outrageously cookie-monster-blue cake with purple whipped cream frosting that was just as delicious as it was odd to look at. 
• The blueberry cake was only made because the thing I tried to make, a blueberry roll, failed miserably.  John did eat it and said it was good but I still consider it a fail since I tried to follow a recipe and it did not come out as it was supposed to.
• I am going to the library to return some books and am really excited to check out new ones.  I do find it a bit overwhelming though to try and figure out what books I want to read.  I am interested in so many things that finding the right book is a bit daunting.  As of late my current choices in books have been non-story books.  I've been in the mood to learn.  To improve.  To do.  Story books, fiction and non-fiction, are great but lately I've wanted to take action.  On my list of books to pick up today are two self improvement/motivational type books and two cookbooks.
• This weekend shall consist of things such as cleaning the house while watching college football.  That combination sounds delightful at the moment.
• I still have to post the last day of the photo challenge I started in April.  Maybe I'll do that this weekend too.

How do you pick which books to read?  What is a non-story book that you love and recommend?

Funkytown

I'm on the Monthly Menace Express currently stationed in Funkytown. 

This place is so over rated.

Bad Mood Bear

Here's a post to recognize that moment when you realize you are in an bad mood for no reason at all. 

I feel like I'm really agitated even though I'm sitting here doing my work and nothing has happened.  I don't even have PMS as an excuse.  I suppose I did have an awful night's sleep but I don't feel abnormally tired so I can't see how this could be the cause.  There's no point to it but I can't seem to shake it either.  Bleh.

Does anyone else ever get like this or is it just me?