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The title of this post says it all.
Over the past two weeks, I’ve been battling through a mild yet persistent cold. On-and-Off coughing. Sinus pressure (in the beginning). Constant mucous/snot build-up. Runny nose. No sneezing, thankyouverymuch. Then, just when things are starting to look good, & I’m just about over the peak of my cold, BAM!!! I get some sort of illness, symptoms akin to a stomach bug or something like that.
It started a few nights ago when I decided to partake in some Vietnamese phở for dinner. I don’t think I should’ve ordered the soup noodles with the barely cooked beef in it. I think that’s what brought on this sickness I now am experiencing. (I probably didn’t let the beef cook long enough in the hot soup before taking a bite.) So now, I am having trouble keeping my food down. I can barely even so much as think about food without my stomach turning & waves of queasiness overtake me, causing me to want to dry heave repeatedly. Even as I’m typing this post, I’m struggling to hold my nausea at bay.
I surely feel as though these past few weeks, I just can’t seem to catch a break. One illness after another. I do take care of my body & my wellbeing. I just hope all of this blows over soon. I don’t know how much more of this I can take.
Cheers, I guess.
Today’s song of the day:
This past Friday it rained in my city. The weatherman had predicted heavy rain showers throughout the day. I was very much looking forward to this wet, gloomy skied weather. (Gawd knows we need more rain to ease this major drought we’re having in California.)
I must make a little naughty confession. I mostly wish for rain so that I may shirk my home-gardening duty of watering the plants around my house. My house is an Eichler designed home, with big front & back yards as well as a courtyard/atrium in the middle of the house. (My home floor plan is U-shaped & boxy.) Oh, I also live on a pretty steep hill, so my backyard has multiple levels, so let me just say that watering ALL of the plants around my house is a chore & a half!
I’m veering off my original topic. I’m sorry. Let me continue. Where was I? Oh, yes. I was talking about loving the colder, wetter weather. Other than this nasty cold I’m having (& on the day I’m going to my very first Black Keys concert no less!), I’m really enjoying the approaching colder climate. I am looking forward to wearing chunky knit sweaters, & layering, & all that [INSERT HIPSTER FASHION TREND SO I CAN PRETEND TO BE COOL & TRENDY]. Don’t get me wrong. I still love hot weather & sunny days (Try walking the concrete streets of Tokyo in mid-July). However, I am ready to throw on my fluffy down jacket & bust out my itchy, plaid scarf. (Oh the things women will do for fashion…or my lack thereof.)
Rainy days, to me, are fun & motivational. Yes, I said MO-TI-VA-TION-AL. It really gets me in the mood to tackle all of the house chores I normally would push off until it became immensely unavoidable. Sure, when it rains, most people would rather be cuddled under a warm, soft blanket on the couch watching On-Demand movies & drinking hot cups of coffee, or reading a book while sipping on a cup of tea…I did indulge in some of that myself…& I also got shit done (ironing dress shirts, vacuuming the rugs, folding laundry, hand-washing delicate clothes, emptying clean dishes from the dishwasher).
That sense of accomplishment, nothing feels more rewarding, especially when you get to finally settle down on the couch & relax after all is said & done, wrapped up with a neat little ribbon. I feel so at ease listening to the pitter-patter of the raindrops while sipping my second cup of hot coffee. The weather on that day was cold enough to warrant my use of a space heater. I actually turned on the gas-powered fireplace & settled in to play a few puzzle games on my iPad. I thoroughly enjoyed myself. I hope more of this colder, wet weather comes again soon. I would like to enjoy more days like these. Cheers.
Today’s song of the day:
At home, we like to keep our fruits in a decorative bowl right on top of our kitchen counter. Although the fruits may be pretty, they attract a lot of fruit flies. While the fruit flies aren’t entirely harmful, they are annoying, especially during hot weather days. We don’t have screens on our kitchen windows (we took them out to wash the windows & screens & haven’t put them back on since then). So, we don’t open our kitchen windows, even in the summertime, for fear of inviting more flies into our kitchen. However, those pesky fruit flies seem to know how to weasel their way back into our kitchen. Luckily, we found these two separate articles from Apartment Therapy on how to make your own fly trap. All it takes is a few simple materials & boom! Your fruit fly problem is practically over.
Here’s what you will need to make your own at-home fruit fly trap:
a clean mason jar or cup- apple cider vinegar
- a sheet of scrap paper (old newspaper will work too)
- dish soap
- small amount of fruit (optional)
Here are the steps of assembling your fly trap:
- Pour a small amount of apple cider vinegar into the bottom of the jar/cup, just enough to cover the bottom
- Roll the piece of paper into a cone-like shape, to create a funnel effect. Make sure you keep the shape loose enough so that it fits around the inside rim of the jar/cup.
(Don’t push the paper all the way down to the bottom. You will need to leave a gap from the paper to the base, for the flies to get through.) - Place a 1-2 small drops of dish soap to break up the surface tension made by the vinegar, so the flies won’t sit at the top. The flies will go through the funnel, but will have no way out.
- Place the trap anywhere in the kitchen (or around your home) & watch the flies (pardon the pun) ‘drop like flies’.
- This is optional, but you can also add a small piece of fruit into the jar/cup to attract the flies faster. We used dates at the bottom of our trap.
Here is the finished product:
After making this at-home fruit fly trap, we have seen a steady decline of flies in our kitchen. I would definitely recommend trying this out for yourself & see what happens. Cheers.
Today’s song of the day:
Rabbits & Foxes 
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