Short & Sweet

Honestly, most of what I do week by week is going to work, but I like it that way. I'm still enjoying myself and, as an added bonus, my social skills are starting to get right back on track. Being out of work this year really messed me up socially, but I didn't even realise how bad it had gotten until I got this job and started regularly interacting with strangers again. I'm so much more comfortable making conversation with people now. Having this job is really good for me!

Yesterday, I made a key lime pie for the first time ever. I've never even made a cheesecake, so this was really a shot in the dark. I was pleased with how it came out though; it was creamy with a nice citrus-y hint from the lime juice. The only thing I'd do when I try a cheesecake-type dessert again is work a bit harder on the base - mine kind of fell apart when I cut a slice! Sirius enjoyed the whipped cream I ate the pie with; he kept climbing up the cage and begging for more of it, but I couldn't give him too much or he'd have a bad tummy. Speaking of Sirius, I took a cute photo of him:

I also started wrapping Christmas presents! I'm feeling really good about being able to afford to do Christmas this year, and I actually enjoy wrapping gifts. Not to mention the fact that I have cute wrapping paper - I especially like the sweet robin gift tags (the bellies are puffed-out tissue paper!).