March

• 1 - Lunch out with Jon is always pleasant.
• 2 - I warm up in sunrays... like lizards.
• 3 - Little bedroom is perfect & pleasant now, yay!
• 4 - Italian food with Matt, Isa, Keyes & Jon.
• 5 - Tried two new places today with Jon!
• 6 - Cold morning; snow & ice warning in UK.
• 7 - Extra sleep, errands, cold sunshine, cross stitch.
• 8 - Snow on way home from work - pretty!
• 9 - More snow, Indian lunch - cold and wet.
• 10 - Significant snow & wind this morning, soon melted.
• 11 - Trying to eat healthier isn't always easy.

• Strawberry granny square something or other (throw? Pillow? Scarf?)
• Moon & star granny square something or other
• Strawberry cardigan
• Rose cardigan
• Cat cushion
• Cat donut
• Cat plant pot lol
• Canadian cup cozy
• Plain coloured cup cozy for Jon
• Waffle for kitchen set (cup and egg are done)
• Pentagram shawl

• New York
• Kentucky
• Virginia
• Ontario
• England (IN PROGRESS)
• Mini shiny Eevees
• Cat paws

• ✔ 2022 US taxes
• ✔ Call about leaky toilet
• ✔ Contact Amazon about missing items
• ✔ Contact Butlin about leak from above flat
• ✔ Find and get new phone sim contract
• Make dr appt for Jon for his shoulders/back
• Request dentist appt
• Eye exam
• Get provisional license so I can actually get a diff bank account lmao
• Make account on Octopus Energy
• Make appt for smear test
• Make appt about palpitations, period, hair loss etc.
• Get rid of old car battery
• ✔ Get rid of all donation stuff

Loved

• Al Rehab - Soft
• Al Rehab - Dalal
• Al Rehab - Golden Sand
• Al Rehab - Choco Musk
• Ariana Grande - Sweet Like Candy
• Ariana Grande - Moonlight
• Armani - Diamonds
• Aquolina - Pink Sugar
• Avon - Silky Soft Musk (exact copy of Vanilla Soft Musk from late 90s/early 00s)
• Avon - Peach Soft Musk
• Avon - Night Magic
• Britney Spears - Midnight Fantasy
• Burberry - For Her
• Burberry - Hero
• Calvin Klein - IN2U for her
• Calvin Klein - One
• Hugo Boss - The Scent for Her
• Hugo Boss - The Scent for Her Intense
• Hugo Boss - Orange

Basic:

• Cancerian
• Elder millennial
• 2nd oldest of 5 children

Physical

• Five foot six
• Eyes are dark olive green with brown splotches & speckles - they look dark brown or black from a relatively short distance!
• Hair is naturally dark brown but always dyed blue-black
• Only two erupted wisdom teeth
• The middle toe on left foot has been curved sideways since birth
• Long torso, short legs
• Row of three beauty marks/moles on jawline
• Piercings: nostril, 2 in each ear

Mental/Emotional

[ Safe foods aren't necessarily healthy. But they tend to taste the same every time, which makes things easier for ppl with sensory/taste issues - which I have. Sometimes it means I ate once in 48 hours - so at least I've eaten something. ]

• Mashed potatoes with butter
• Ramen
• Canned ravioli
• Jamaican beef patties
• Grilled cheese & tomato soup
• Pasta with just butter and Parmesan
• Cottage cheese with honey, nuts if I have any, and some sliced apple/orange/banana
• Gala, Braeburn or Pink Lady apples
• Unsalted nuts such as almonds and cashews
• Bananas
• Lunchables
• Peanut butter

[ Little bits of self care I turn to when I'm having meltdowns, panic attacks, and just feeling plain crummy. ]

• A cup of tea
• Watching a silly movie I've seen a million times, usually with Will Ferrell
• Putting on something like The Simpsons for silly, comforting bg noise
• Drawing, especially to music
• Music blasting in my ears
• Organizing something
• Curl up in bed with low lighting, white noise, & lots of comforting items
• Having a shower or at least washing my face
• Smelling my favorite fragrances

altar items

• small cauldron or other fireproof holder
• ✔ incense holder
• ✔ a couple small ceramic or earthenware bowls
• bell
• ✔ besom
• ✔ chalice
• ✔ wand
• athame
• bolline

incense

• ✔ aloe
• ✔ amber
• chamomile
• ✔ cinnamon
• ✔ frankincense & myrrh
• honeysuckle
• jasmine
• ✔ lavender

March

• 1 - Being able to financially contribute
• 2 - Some of my houseplants are flowering now
• 3 - Having a calm, happy space that I love
• 4 - Having the energy to keep up with exercise, housework, & my skin routine
• 5 - My mentally down times don't seem to last very long
• 6 - Recognizing when I need to rest
• 7 - Saying something to an acquaintance instead of just ghosting her out of fear
• 8 - Technology for things like Marco Polo and Messenger
• 9 - Snow
• 10 - Being awake & walking in the crazy snowfall this morning
• 11 - Feeling hope for the rest of this year
• 12 - Friends who care for me

( This is a running list for the year)

Chapter Schedule

• Jan - 19
• Feb - 19-20
• Mar - 20-21
• April - 22
• May - 23
• June - 24
• July - BREAK
• Aug - BREAK
• Sept - 25
• Oct - 26
• Nov - 27
• Dec - 28

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September

• Ink ch28
• Colour ch28
• Ch28 covers
• Work on ch7 remaster

• Monnika (Moxxi) Vivetra - goes mostly by Moxxi; homage to my old friend Monica, whose nickname was Moxxie.
• Hana's purple hair from chapters 1-6: Homage to my old friend Ola, who always had purple side-swept hair and an undercut on the opposite side.
• Spike and Teddy the cats: Based off the real Spike and Teddy, although colours & personalities are reversed.
• Colours: The ongoing colour theme is pink, purple and blue. This is partially personal aesthetic, partially a nod to the days when my old roommates (who helped me with the comic in its early days) and I were very close, and those three colours were our faves.
• Noruh himself: The personification of my Toronto
• Effra: No spoilers but I channel my intense resentment of the UK into her lol

Physical

• ✔ Start doing strength training
• ✔ Start doing stretching/yoga
• ✔ Get outside, even if it's just for a couple of minutes. Go out the back way if I want to (less people).
• Drink lots of water
• ✔ Stop starving self
• ✔ Get a multivitamin or whatever supplements I need
• ✔ Aim to eat a rainbow a day, or at LEAST 2x a week

Independence

• ✔ Have my own income again
• Read about trauma bonding/codependence
• ✔ Keep piling money into my personal bank account
• Sell some awesome handicrafts

Mental

Assorted

• Colors: Pink, purple, aqua, black
• Season: Fall
• Holiday: Christmas
• Month: October

Animals

• Loon
• Cat
• Deer esp. caribou
• Frog

Foods

• Mac & cheese
• Lamb beyti
• My chili
• Pasta with lots of meat sauce/meatballs
• Paneer anything
• Sev puri
• Veggie tempura

Drinks, Non-Alcoholic

As of November 2022. I'd like to change some things up again soon. I mostly use cheap Boots versions of more expensive drugstore skincare, but it's generally WORTH splashing out on higher quality stuff. Wishlist includes more No7 products and stuff from The Ordinary.

Wash

• Micellar water
• Nivea rose face wash (want to switch to a cream cleanser though because everything else is so drying)
• No7 Revitalising Face Scrub (once or twice weekly)

Prep

• Boots Vitamin C brightening toner

Serums/Ampoules

• Hyaluronic acid
• Boots retinol moisturizer

Dec 31

• The way he looks at my mom.
• The way it just seems so normal and natural, like they've been together all my life.
• New Year's Eve spent with good music, good drink, delicious food honouring my late dad, & these two amazing people.

Dec 30

• Warwick Castle!
• Lenny's kindness & generosity
• That connection to Canada, Ontario and Toronto that I don't have with many other people.

Dec 29

• Mom made me dinner. I mean, she made dinner for everyone. I can't explain it, but since this is the first time we've gotten to interact as mother and daughter IRL e...

• Big stoneware mugs and cold nights
• Ultrasoft blankets and fuzzy socks
• Men's jackets and cargo pants
• Vans, Converse, Doc Martens & Nike
• City nights and neon lights
• Safe spaces with room to decompress/regress/be in silence
• Accepting my diagnosis and identity = self-love
• Also accepting that I don't HAVE to label myself in certain ways = self-love
• Forgiving myself for past mistakes that were either fully or partially my fault = self-love
• Cat cafes and hot cappuccinos
• Wild thunderstorms and windy days
• Autumn's glow and bright leaves
• Fairy lights and cute miniatures
• Drag queens and vibrant self-expression
• Resolving to keep having fun no matter how old I am & that there's no age limit to...

Motto: Let it go - help it grow - watch it glow

Some things to do...

• ✔ Redo altar
• ✔ Work on my cute collectible items, downsizing & packing away
• ✔ Reorganize/declutter cleaning supplies/utility room crap
• ✔ Reorganize clothing & accessories so it's all easier to handle/find
• Work on book of shadows binder
• Make mini Noruh & Amnon plushies
• Make the Virginia cross stitch
• Make the Ontario cross stitch
• Make the England cross stitch (working on)
• Buy the Kentucky and New York cross stitch patterns
• Buy and make the crochet projects in my Etsy wishlist
• Go to Virginia and hopefully Canada

UK

• Scotland
• York
• Liverpool
• Dover
• Cornwall
• Tintagel

Europe

• Spain (particularly Valencia or Alicante)
• Bavaria & Munich, Germany
• Dubrovnik, Croatia (with a daytrip to Montenegro)
• Prague, Czechia
• Everywhere in Italy
• Santorini
• Naxos, Greece
• Austria
• Iceland
• Bruges, Belgium

[ six years after the first list ]

• 1. My mom loving me so strongly it seems we never lost any time or years
• 2. My older sister easing a lot of my fear and uncertainty over family matters
• 3. The people who have been there for me for a very long time, even though they're hundreds or thousands of miles away
• 4. I'm no longer willing to tolerate toxic, narcissistic friends
• 5 The Marco Polo app
• 6. Accepting who I am, with or without labels
• 7. Having support networks
• 8. Being able to pay our rent & bills & still afford food
• 9. The comic creator Discord server I'm in
• 10. Rainy days
• 11. Really early mornings when the sky is dark blue & the world is coming to life

Fragrance

• Bvlgari - Omnia Crystalline
• Dirham Wardi
• Sol de Janeiro Cheirosa '71
• Dior - Miss Dior *or* Moschino - Toy 2 Bubblegum

For the Home

• A bed frame, for the love of--
• Dry-erase board
• Dual garbage/recycling bin
• Matching jars to put my extra spices in
• ✔ New oven mitt

Hobby Supplies

• Supplies for Noruh/Amnon plushies (currently collecting)
• Plastic snap tube frame for embroidery work
• Galaxy print aida
• Pastel galaxy print aida

Countries Where I've Lived

• USA
• Canada
• United Kingdom

States/Provinces/Regions Where I've Lived

• New York
• Kentucky
• Virginia
• Ontario
• East Midlands

Counties Where I've Lived

• Wayne County, NY
• Hardin County, KY
• Bedford County, VA
• Leicestershire, UK

States/Provinces I've Been To

• Pennsylvania

• 1. cloudy days
• 2. brass and violin music
• 3. flamingoes
• 4. messenger bags
• 5. owning physical books
• 6. the smell of diesel
• 7. the sound of airplanes
• 8. animals
• 9. unusual papers to draw on
• 10. milkshakes
• 11. pink everything
• 12. cheap or free shipping
• 13. cinnamon
• 14. being drunk on life
• 15. anime north
• 16. nesting dolls
• 17. unusual salt and pepper shakers
• 18. organizing stuff
• 19. gift art
• 20. white christmas trees with coloured lights