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Paul is now officially working from home. He got his kit last week, which consisted of the same set up as his workstation in the office. He was expecting a laptop, but no: two all-in-one desktops, mouse, keyboard, workstation hub. That necessitated some thinking. And some rearranging. And some buying. So, about $100 (cable, moveable 'workstation' - aka a kitchen cart at a steep discount) and a lot of frustration later, here we are.

In some ways, this is good. I am forced to get out of bed, showered and dressed before he starts his shift at 10am. Before, I was getting into the shower at noon or 1pm, getting up at 9 or 10, and staying up WAY past my bedtime. So, I was ostensibly getting enough sleep, but I wasn't getting it at the right time and it was really fucking up my circadian rhythm and doubling down on my depression. My medication is already working overtime as it is; I don't need to make it worse.

(I was up too late last night, but I was part of the Bad Decisions Book Club. We don't meet or hang out, we just want to read One More Page. I started and finished Paladin's Grace by T. Kingfisher yesterday. So. Good. The hero is a paladin of a dead god who knits socks to keep his depressive thoughts from being intrusive and the heroine is a perfumer who has had kind of a shitty life but doesn't stop moving forward, however she can. They are awkward and adorable together. And the secondary characters are fantastic. I adore Bishop Beartongue, head of the Temple of the White Rat. She reminds me strongly of Granny Weatherwax, which is never a bad thing, in my not-so-humble opinion. I laughed out loud at a couple of points and now I want to read the other three books set in the same universe.)

Today, I have already started some laundry, and plan on making a pie. I want to do things at the moment, so I'm going to capitalize on that for as long as I can. :)

Soup!

I made some soup for lunch and it was tasty. Because it used stuff out of pantry (and things are kind of crazy still), I thought I would put it here in case anyone else wanted to make it.

Tomato Coconut Soup

• 2 cans condensed tomato soup
  
• 1 can coconut milk
  
• 2 soup cans water (or stock - I'm not the boss of you)
  
• 1/2 tsp ground ginger
  
• 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  
• 1/2 tsp curry powder
  
• salt and pepper to taste

To this base, I added about 3 c cooked rice (leftover from Sunday's dinner) and some frozen corn.

Because it's pretty much out of cans, stir thoroughly, heat and serve. I think I'm going to get three substantial bowls out of it and it will likely taste better tomorrow. Is it gourmet? Welp, the red and white soup labels say no. Is it quick and simple and filling? Yes. It took longer to eat than it did to make and my tummy is full of soupy goodness. Plus, it's fairly inexpensive, given the ingredients, which is important at times like this.