Random Word Wednesday: Disaster

 

OK NOW THIS ONE IS APROPOS.

I have a couple things to talk about under the heading of disaster.

LET'S START WITH MY FACE.

From the nose down, my face is beet red ALL OF THE TIME. WHAT IN THE ACTUAL HELL.

I know that my Augustinus Bader rich cream does not irritate my face because it looks awesome when I go to bed. SO. It is something I am using in the morning.

Aveeno calming face wash? I used this  FOREVER but the calming line was recently rebranded and reformatted, so maybe? I also use it before bed, but I wash my face at night in the shower, so maybe it's a less soap/more water scenario that my skin likes better? Just to be safe, I bought a CeraVe cleanser from Target to try.

Lancome Renergie night cream that I use in the morning? Almost certainly this is the culprit, but I had a bunch left and didn't want to stop using it.

Lancome UV Expert? This smells amazing so probably is also not good for my skin. But! I need sunscreen!

Tarte tinted moisturizer?? I don't think so, but I also do not think it HELPS.

(I have a green Clinique SPF primer that is FOR red skin, but it also seems to be an irritant)

(I have tried Clinique daytime moisturizers with SPF, and they have all made my face red and angry, even the green lotion that is for red skin)

The problem is that Augustinus Bader does not come with sunscreen, so I need something with an SPF. I bought Neutrogena Hydroboost because it is supposed to be good for sensitive skin, and it is OK-- a little thicker than I would like it to be, and I still have redness around my mouth. But for $15 I can be a sport.

I have been slathering Minnie in CeraVe ointment since she was born, so I also snagged their serum and daytime moisturizer-- CROSS YOUR FINGERS FOR ME. Anyone else with rosacea have any moisturizer with SPF recs?

Ok, disaster number 2: MY OVEN. We got it fixed (under the warranty) to discover the heating element was cracked in half, which totally explains why it was having trouble heating. 

BUT NOW WHY DOES IT SUCK?

It is still just not the right temp, cannot quite get hot enough for frozen things (frozen pizza is like 48% of what gets made in our kitchen), and cannot maintain a target temp accurately enough to make cookies that aren't flat. **whine whine whine** I think more repairs are coming (the warranty communication is... unsatisfying). BUT IT IS HOLIDAY COOKIE SEASON, DARN IT.

As disasters go, these are pretty mild, I guess...

Random Word Wednesday: SPONTANEOUS

 Another random word that made me giggle, all by myself in the library as I work on stacking up library holds before books are even released. HOW NOT SPONTANEOUS IS THAT?

As I have really discovered in my time-track Tuesdays, I am a Very Scheduled Person, and that's how I like to live my life. Certain things happen at certain times every single day. I always do word games on my phone from 5-2:25. I always work out on the elliptical from 5:40-6:40-ish. I always spend my early evenings in the car doing large loops around my town, picking up kids and dropping them off and then picking them up again. I always take a shower before bed and go to sleep with wet hair and wake up wondering why I am not already gorgeous. (Also I always listen to my current audio book in the shower).

I even get into pretty hardore food patterns. Right now, I MUST eat an everything bagel with whipped cream cheese and lox every morning for breakfast.

Having an unpredictable puppy helps get me out of my routine rut (but even she is a sweet little creature of habit and always goes to bed at the same time every night, for example). Maybe my love of a consistent schedule is why I love little kids so much-- we just get each other.

Random Word Wednesday: HOSTILE

 This one made me giggle

Srsly, I have SO MANY HOSTILITIES.

Here’s a big one:

CHATGPT.

Ugh. 

I am so annoyed with its existence and also with STUDENTS USING IT. WHY?? Why do I want to read stuff a robot wrote? HOW IS THAT HELPING ANYONE? I just. UGH.

(But, the kids really wanted Dominos the other night and Ben and I were not home, so we said sure (I hate chain pizza), and Alexa can relay delivery updates for Dominos, so that was pretty cool. NOT ALL AI IS BAD.)

The cold weather is stirring up hostility, too (even though it’s November and really very pleasant all things considered. And yes, apocalyptic climate change is one of the things in there).

MY HANDS ARE THE HANDS OF A WITHERED OLD CRONE— that’s making me have hostile thoughts.

THERE IS SOMEONE WHISTLING IN THE HALL OUTSIDE MY OFFICE and it is driving me absolutely bonkers.

Oh my gosh, you guys.THESE ARE JUST THE ONES THAT EASILY SPRING TO MIND.

And then. I mean. ALL OF THE OTHER FEELINGS, like the ones spurred by this pic

Gah.