Crafty Malcontent

Attraction set & dating criteria

I have tended to ponder a bit on twitter recently. Today I was analyzing my attraction set.

My attraction set: A  smart, well spoken, self assured, self reliant person. All other points are variable. 

My additional dating criteria are a person needs to be no more than 5 yrs older/younger than I am.

My husband is 4 yrs 11 months older than I. In geek terms the age difference between me and my husband shows when we look at Star Wars episode 6, Return of the Jedi. I went to a viewing for my 11th birthday. He took his 1st date at the age of 16.

Why do I have the age criteria? Shouldn’t love transcend age? Well. Perhaps for other people that is ok. In my case I was the product of a relationship with a 26 year age difference. My father was born in 1925 and my mother was born in 1951. While I don’t doubt there have been many wonderful and loving relationships between people with that kind of an age gap, it was very dysfunctional in the case of my parents. So. My reasons for holding to an age range regarding dating are deeply personal. 

Big Guns

Cat odor is something that every cat cohabitator deals with. Recently my boy kitten has become more of a problem. 

Current plan of action:

• Put soft paws on furboy’s front paws to mitigate his aggressive behavior toward my older lady cat.
• Natures Miracle Urine Destroyer + Oxyclean (or bleach) + Febreeze
• Use carpet cleaner when appropriate.   

Kids’ Eating Habits

Lately I have been feeling like my kids are really picky eaters. So I made a list. Turns out they do eat a decent smattering of things. I am putting this here mostly for my own reference later.

Both kids:

• Tacos
• Mac n cheese
• Buttered noodles
• Chicken & rice with a splash of soy sauce
• Snackles (esp chocolate cherry)
• Stovetop quick oats porridge. Not minute oats but the ones that take 5 minutes to cook.
• Smoothies. Ovaltine-cherry-banana.
• Bagels with cream cheese
• Bananas
• Fresh strawberries
• Fresh blueberries
• Pancakes
• Apples
• Pizza
• Peas & carrots
• Yogurt
• Cherry-punch jigglers
• Mint tea
• Cashews
• Zinga
• Pan cooked steak. Best if marinated.
• Raisins 

My Diva also eats:

• Eggs
• Boxed custard
• Cheese
• Muesli bread
• Tuna salad
• Avocado
• Zucchini
• Summer squash

I can often get both of them to eat quick breads & homemade bread.

Modify & Reset

I had to take a 1 week off of couch to 5k training. At the moment it looks like I will need to load my daughter up in the jogging stroller if I am going to get regular workouts in. In light of this I have decided to start at the beginning of the program. Pushing 30 additional pounds, even in a jogging stroller, is a significant change for me while training.

AM Snack

Pre couch to 5 k work out snack:

3/4 c natural applesauce w/ 2 tbsp agave syrup

16 oz of plain Irish breakfast tea

Couch to 5K Playlist

This is my current Cto5K playlist. I have my sights set on a mid april 5K event. 

Cto5K app trainer: Johnny Dead

Playlist:

“New Religion” Duran Duran

“Trespassing” Adam Lambert

“Bizarre Love Triangle” New Order

“Sell Out” Vanity Machine

“Diamond Crown Queen” Raja

“Fly” Sugar Ray

“The Way You Do The Things You Do” UB40