As the World Burns SCA & TOA & EDS & POTS WEEEE!

 Flares and sensory perception over load. 

This week Our Heroine put all her energy in getting ready for The Tournament of Arts. The heroine has a strange thing that is her art that is histories of games. because this is such a broad thing She has reduced her scope to 1400's to 1601 basically the Tudor period (if in England) 

The heroine's project was putting her information in a semblance of order. She called on the Magical powers of her roommate the Side Witch. The Side Witch is a reader and writer of words. as such the Heroine hand writes or dictates what she is thinking then reads it out loud to the Side Witch while the Side Witch corrects the words so she knows what they mean. then she types them up and corrects sentence structure because for some reason the Heroine speaks and writes like English is her second language and English speakers get confused by the structure (the College English teach got a kick out of it, because it was not wrong, but did require a full read though before trying to make any notes or corrections)  

The Side witch also put together a bibliography, from the list of books and pages that the Heroine made. 

This has all been up loaded to the Either Blog Land. In the mean time the Heroine also cut up one of her hand outs from 2022 teaching of the class on Game of goose because it listed the 3 most important details for dating the game and the rules. 

On the way yo this Tournament of Arts our Heroine realized she had forgotten her hat. the Heroine take very seriously when dressing in period style keeping correct as much as possible (health and wellness exceptions aside) as such she bought a scarf and some fabric to add body and cut and sewed a hat in about 2 hrs, mostly sitting in a parking lot in the front seat of the Truck-a-sauruse rex, A tilted hat is very much a thing that is part of our Heroine's persona. She is a  ombudsman class (think foreman  level manager, who is in charge but also works beside the staff in a small business) 16c Ale wife in the port district of the City of Swansea Wales. that is were she runs her Tavern it is mostly Ombudsmen class sailors who come in think EXOs or Chief rank. regulars bring games as gifts for the Heroine some were her late husband's friends.  (and that is a little of her persona.) 

Between the drive and sleeping in a bed not designed by her, as well as eating what ever was easiest even with Allergy meds and Naproxen our Heroin's body was attacking her. the battle was hard but spreading googly eyes helps  keep her mind off such things. having a down days Monday helped with coffee and tea the whole day. Hugs were mostly avoided because of pain.by the end of day the Heroine was up to a few. 

She got to sit next to a dear friend from the Pennsic games tent and that made things great & envy his ability to write. and He didn't freak when our heroine had to lay down and eat salty food out of no were (I swear that a good salty breakfast was eaten this POTS episode was uncalled for)

The Event culminated with The Heroine's Apprentice sister Bead Babe Being Elevated to Laurel It is Mamma Tink's first Apprentice to be elevated. We were all thrilled and tiered by end of day There are not enough pills to make the Heroine good at sitting still day. It was great seeing the Whole family minus one.

Now the Bookkeeping has been done for the day and night has come even the grow lights have shut down 

This coming weekend is Pirate fest at PoP's in Sargent IL ARRRR! the heroine gets to see most of her friends who also work at the Ren Fair but they are hanging at the bar together. She and the Great Wizzard of Aim have VIP seating. maybe that post will be done in Pirate wording. lol 

as the World Burns Attic Antics

 Today our Heroine was over come with fatigue and took a 2 Hr nap at 10 am. After the nap she forced herself to leave the house and pick up a hand made gift for her Apprentice sister. because this would get her out of the house to fulfill as promised, (and despite inertia,) our Heroine goal of getting to the torture room and walk 3 miles.

The Bard came home about 5ish and the 2 of them got to work removing the attic door. and replacing a ladder rung that has been missing since they moved it. As a scavenger the Heroine had the wood for all of these projects already. The Bard allowed the Heroine to do most of the sawing because she can run the circular saw lefty and righty and it is easier then shifting the wood. There was no fighting and this was a 2 person job for sure they finished by 6:38 and they can paint the new wooded door another day. 

After that the Heroine sat down twisting wire (making pins) because it was a high fatigue day. Eating and sitting with twisting wire what the rest of the day. Tomorrow there will be lots of coffee. There is much to do before leaving Friday for the land that is High in the middle and round on the sides. Tomorrow there will be more sawing and printing and paining and packing as well as adding a bibliography to her web site, to keep our Heroine very busy tomorrow. Where does the time go. 

Normal world, I have been having a lot of POTs episodes, this entails high pulse rate and low pulse rates.  Tachycardia and Bradycardia also chest pain that is the sternum hurting because of costochondritid. this is just inflammation in the cartilage this tends to happen with a Ehlors Dahnlos Flare often caused from barometer changes or getting into something I am allergic too. I took Zertec and Naproxen.

I am fine this is normal, I put on my big girl pants and get on with things. it is also why I am trying to not over commit myself. just somedays I wish the fire place worked because I just want to curl up in front of it and reward myself by sleeping there. No rest for the wicked so tomorrow will be very full. I need to work on my story telling skills I seem to have slipped in the break 

As the World Burns Return of the Heroine 2024

After a long absence our Heroine has returned with renewed energy or at least lots of access to caffeine. 

She is working on sorting and cleaning and eliminating her personal possessions, She is working on organizing her research so outsiders can tell where her facts on historic games came from. She is organizing her financial papers so she van divorce the not the "gallant" Bard. And also she is working on building a clientele for her organizing business. as well as preparing for her Dearest Daughter and her Son in law to move back from the North west. In the broad range of what is happening in her life.

 In the local day to day , We find our Heroine today getting her hair done so she looks nice to take her dearest roommate the SideWitch out for a birthday dinner. The Mighty Wizard of Aim, and the Bard formally known as gallant will be joining for a mini party of friends for this quest as well. 

while getting ready our heroine is also cutting out Veggie ivory dice and carving wooded game pawn pieces for the game of goose and might even get a game board stamped. 

Simultaneously she is printing out historic boar examples of Gluckhaus and historic mention of Dominoes.

over the next few weeks the Heroine shall bring ya"ll up to speed on all the changes and Characters who have passed from our story.

Till then stay tuned for the next episode of As the World Burns..

Fuck it

 The Heroine says fuck it

"AtWB" avoiding while doing

 Today our Heroine is paying bills and avoiding divorce financial paper work... well not really avoiding.....

Our Heroine has transfer to pot succulents she rooted that came from the city by the bay at her Singing Viking siblings castle. She has to make sure that any apt h

She gets has a juice window to set up the plants in. 

However the goals today are set up house bills, arrange medical bill payments and figure out financial agreements for divorced. SHE HATES the last one the most the medical second most. . However hating the home work doesn't get it done.

There might be a 2nd pot of coffee in the Heroine's day. She is about to start it and the most hated task first, because doing what you dred the most first frees up the emotional burden. (Why didn't she apply that to her marriage years ago)

The Bard came back from the neighboring country of cold, and was in a friendly mood. This led to a dinner conversation to arrange for the Heroine and he listing out the money situation for the divorce. 

Also he asked if there were things he could do in the nursing home search (for his brother) 

The Heroine did point out the whiplash from the extreme attitude shift. 

She did not point out that it is unnerving, and leaves an un easy feeling waiting for it to 180. 

The Heroine in her how to controle the uncontrollable organization style is making a moving divorce list book. Every move every child's birthday party, the Daughters Wedding and every event or class taught has either a book or a section of a book to organize ideas and lists. 

No thoughts or feelings just lists. 

She has a mini one for the hunt for a nursing home even. 

It use to me a thing the Bard though was quirky about the Heroine because she started a birthday party book for the next year birthday party the week after her child's party for the next year. 

FAIRE TO SAY

 Fall has started to show itself and the season of Renaissance Fair is here. Our Heroine is working at the STL Fair. 

She decided to wear Fair clothes rather then her garb. This is planned to be the last time these bodice fit she is still losing weight and has 33lbs to go. It is all loose now even. 

The Heroine spent sat night at Lady Mac Snoods motorhome. She was exhausted this was the first thing she did since her surgery and she is still love extreme lifting restrictions. 

the Heroine had to sit a lot more on Sunday but she worked on fan flipping till she sold all her fans and had no more to flip. Left added and double hand flipping is now a thing.

One Monday Our Heroine had to pick up the Queen of Dorks to help take the Satchel of Richard's to a Dr appointment since there are lifting restrictions still in place so the Heroine can't lift him from chair to car and back again.

The the Heroine rolled a nat 1 versus Inssurance to pay for his Insulin. She will try again tommorow.

The Heroine has set a goal of 17000 by new years of pain off her truck. She can produce 3500 in cash possibly 4500 right this minute. But that is a still way short of the end goal. 

The Heroine might be obsessed with making sure her expenses are always covered. Sigh. 

The Strawberry Truck a sauruse Rex is her last real credit expense out there. 

She does need to apply for a separate credit card that is not shared though. 

Divorcing Nursing homes and Chinese food.

 Today the Heroine spent the day taking care of the Sachal of Richards and calling Long term care facilities for said good gentle, seems that there is no waiting list and as such there will be trips to visit them on Tue.

As well as sewing a hood to wear while stepping her good friends on the field of battle 

later that evening The Side Witch ordered Chinese food for the coven while the Heroine and Bard filled out paperwork for the courthouse to accept the petition the Heroine filed for dissolution of Marriage. This will be hand-delivered to the Circut clerk on Tue. ( might as well see if she can fit a sandwich into the trip at the coffee shop too because E-ville has a cool one, or maybe vegan biscuits and gravy there instead. yum)

The Heroine also called and chatted with her  Friend the Kitchen Witch, in CT, about a rescue mission the Heroine is planning to ride her Broom too maybe in Nov for a month with a foray to NJ to spend Thanks Givings with her Cousins