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shadowkatLeg and knee didn't hurt as much today as they did on Saturday, making me think arthritis may be a factor, and sigh shifts in the weather.
The Super decorated the lobby of the apartment in style - we have poinsettias, a tree, a mechanical elf climbing a ladder to decorate the tree, and a carousel on top of the mail boxes, among other things. It's quite festive. Never thought I'd say this?? But I actually prefer a pre-war building of 77 units to a brownstone. Also the building is older - it's 100 years old, and quite sturdy all things considered.
And Momma got a Xmas present for me - today - I know what it is - she got it on Cyber Monday before it went up in price. It's an 8-in-1 Steam Oven with Air Fryer.
I just hope it fits in my kitchen - it was the most compact and smallest one I could find. I have to put it on my wooden island, and move the Ninja Creamer or move the tea. I'd been eyeing it - but uncertain - because - of the where to put it issue. It's both a steam oven and an air fryer. I'm a little worried about that. I've limited counter space. I could probably put it on the second wooden island.
Hopefully I'll use it. I have an Instapot that I'm afraid to use.
I did partake of Cyber Monday. Got shoes for $22 on Lands End, and a pair of pants fo $21. And some underwear via Amazon. Yesterday at Walgreens I bought a cup warmer for work - worked like a dream. Plugged it in and it kept the cups warm. My tea, decafe coffee, and matcha lattes kept getting cold fast. Now they stay warm. It was only $5.
I'm embracing my love of my city and neighborhood. I love NYC. I was talking to Breaking Bad today, and describing how my entire family is spread around the US and lives in suburban and rural areas (ie. you need a plane and car, or in the case of my brother, a train and car to get to them).
Breaking Bad: So you're the sole urbanite?
Me (I think about it): Yup pretty much. I like cities.
I read on Calm or somewhere recently that anxious folks tend to prefer walk in city streets or places where they know all the threats instantly than a nature walk outside of the city. They feel safer. I mentioned this to Breaking Bad, and he agreed. It made sense. In a city you are surrounded by people and less likely to get attacked, while in a rural area someone can randomly hit your home and kill you, and no one will know, while in a city - they'll know and try to help. This is true - I've had that experience. Also, you're never completely alone in a city.
I just feel safer here, than pretty much anywhere else. Odd, I know. But there it is. I've always loved cities. As a teen, I fell in love with Paris, in my twenties, I fell in love with London. Cities have an energy to them. A vibrancy. Also, I'm a culture junkie - and whether I partake or not, it's there at any time. I don't have to go very far, and a lot of it is actually free.
And, there are books everywhere. Different foods. Diverse people. Different languages. In the elevator at work today, a woman was talking in either Polish, Russian or Ukrainian on the phone. It's one of the three - I just can't tell them apart. I love that.
My father once told me that NYC had ruined me for anywhere else - he wasn't wrong. I like the climate, I like the changes in seasons, I like the city, I like the public transportation...and the people. I just need to find other people who love it too, and stop becoming friends with those who hate it. They are all gone now, the folks who hated the city, so it's no longer an issue. There's nothing worse than hanging out with someone who hates the place I've come to love. (I admittedly have a love/hate relationship with NYC at times, but that's kind of normal?)
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December Memage:
1. Do you use serviettes/napkins when you eat, or are they just for fancy meals/when you have guests?
When have guests or fancy. I rarely use them other than that. Don't have that many, and I can't find them?
The Super decorated the lobby of the apartment in style - we have poinsettias, a tree, a mechanical elf climbing a ladder to decorate the tree, and a carousel on top of the mail boxes, among other things. It's quite festive. Never thought I'd say this?? But I actually prefer a pre-war building of 77 units to a brownstone. Also the building is older - it's 100 years old, and quite sturdy all things considered.
And Momma got a Xmas present for me - today - I know what it is - she got it on Cyber Monday before it went up in price. It's an 8-in-1 Steam Oven with Air Fryer.
I just hope it fits in my kitchen - it was the most compact and smallest one I could find. I have to put it on my wooden island, and move the Ninja Creamer or move the tea. I'd been eyeing it - but uncertain - because - of the where to put it issue. It's both a steam oven and an air fryer. I'm a little worried about that. I've limited counter space. I could probably put it on the second wooden island.
Hopefully I'll use it. I have an Instapot that I'm afraid to use.
I did partake of Cyber Monday. Got shoes for $22 on Lands End, and a pair of pants fo $21. And some underwear via Amazon. Yesterday at Walgreens I bought a cup warmer for work - worked like a dream. Plugged it in and it kept the cups warm. My tea, decafe coffee, and matcha lattes kept getting cold fast. Now they stay warm. It was only $5.
I'm embracing my love of my city and neighborhood. I love NYC. I was talking to Breaking Bad today, and describing how my entire family is spread around the US and lives in suburban and rural areas (ie. you need a plane and car, or in the case of my brother, a train and car to get to them).
Breaking Bad: So you're the sole urbanite?
Me (I think about it): Yup pretty much. I like cities.
I read on Calm or somewhere recently that anxious folks tend to prefer walk in city streets or places where they know all the threats instantly than a nature walk outside of the city. They feel safer. I mentioned this to Breaking Bad, and he agreed. It made sense. In a city you are surrounded by people and less likely to get attacked, while in a rural area someone can randomly hit your home and kill you, and no one will know, while in a city - they'll know and try to help. This is true - I've had that experience. Also, you're never completely alone in a city.
I just feel safer here, than pretty much anywhere else. Odd, I know. But there it is. I've always loved cities. As a teen, I fell in love with Paris, in my twenties, I fell in love with London. Cities have an energy to them. A vibrancy. Also, I'm a culture junkie - and whether I partake or not, it's there at any time. I don't have to go very far, and a lot of it is actually free.
And, there are books everywhere. Different foods. Diverse people. Different languages. In the elevator at work today, a woman was talking in either Polish, Russian or Ukrainian on the phone. It's one of the three - I just can't tell them apart. I love that.
My father once told me that NYC had ruined me for anywhere else - he wasn't wrong. I like the climate, I like the changes in seasons, I like the city, I like the public transportation...and the people. I just need to find other people who love it too, and stop becoming friends with those who hate it. They are all gone now, the folks who hated the city, so it's no longer an issue. There's nothing worse than hanging out with someone who hates the place I've come to love. (I admittedly have a love/hate relationship with NYC at times, but that's kind of normal?)
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December Memage:
1. Do you use serviettes/napkins when you eat, or are they just for fancy meals/when you have guests?
When have guests or fancy. I rarely use them other than that. Don't have that many, and I can't find them?
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Date: 2025-12-20 06:01 pm (UTC)