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Category: Getting Through the Day

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Migraine, Migraine, go away …

Posted by Ryllandra on August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Moving Forward, Sadness - Depression

and don’t come again another day! Since that visit to the dentist back in June I’ve had a near continuous migraine, only the level of it varies. My latest meds hide some of the pain behind a wall, which is…

Strawberry Jam

Posted by Ryllandra on August 3, 2019August 4, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Recipes

Today I made an amazing homemade Strawberry Jam! It’s something to feel really good about and that sense of achievement won’t just fade away as today passes into tomorrow and the next day. The sense of accomplishment will be there…

Milky Madness: Dish 3

Posted by Ryllandra on August 2, 2019August 4, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Recipes

Milky Madness: Dish 1 and Dish 2 precede this story and have details I have not repeated here. With the Milky Mushrooms and Impossible Quiche completed, I moved on to the next dish planned. A true bastardisation of a couple…

Milky Madness: Dish 2

Posted by Ryllandra on August 2, 2019August 4, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Recipes

Milky Madness: Dish 1 precedes this story with details I haven’t repeated here. After finishing the Milky Mushrooms it was time to start on the next in line. I had it in mind to make an Impossible Pie with the…

Milky Madness: Dish 1

Posted by Ryllandra on August 2, 2019August 4, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Recipes

An overabundance of milk, due to a misunderstanding on a delivery order last week, lead to something of a marathon cooking day for me on Friday. Given the previous day had been one of those awful days where we bundle…

“Drifting Between Shadows” Short Story Collection

Posted by Ryllandra on March 7, 2019March 19, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Publications, Sadness - Depression

Release Date: 10 April 2019. A collection of short stories from the Other Side of Life. Pre-Release orders available now. “Constance … Little Connie “ A Guardian Angel tells of her experiences watching over her human charge from birth to…

Feeling Delighted – Argo Completed

Posted by Ryllandra on March 4, 2019August 19, 2020 in Escapades with Crochet, Experiments, Getting Through the Day

Feeling just a teensy bit, okay, a lot pleased with myself today as I’ve managed to complete a variety of tasks that, all together, means my lovely Argo shawl is now ready to wear! Thanks to the wonderful designer of…

Read an Ebook Week

Posted by Ryllandra on February 25, 2019July 19, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Publications

Here’s something a tiny bit special for anyone who reads Ebooks. Smashwords is preparing for their 10th Annual Read an Ebook Week running from 3 March to 9 March 2019. Downloads are available in multiple formats. My books are published…

A Peculiar Week!

Posted by Ryllandra on February 23, 2019February 23, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Sadness - Depression

Sometime in January I decided to make 2019 a year for me, to do things for me, without guilt or recriminations. Not outlandish, or extravagant stuff, more along the lines of self care and self nurture along with a bit…

Some Days are just Awful

Posted by Ryllandra on February 4, 2019February 24, 2019 in Getting Through the Day, Sadness - Depression

Today is one of those days that began in an okay-ish way but determinedly kept slipping lower and lower on the scale of okay-ness. It’s afternoon now and I’ve closed the doors and windows, drawn the window shades. I was…

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