… and when Master is stressed ain’t nobody happy.

He’s been under a lot of strain at work. Deadlines, bug fixes, huge problems and a headache to fight through to get it all done on time. I do not envy him right now. He’s been taking it out on anyone in his path – which is usually me and it hurts.

I feel used and violated, neglected and lonely when he gets this way. It’s not his fault, it’s merely a result from his stress. I’m doing the best I can to give him  his space so that he can work.

The AC is installed, the electrician was here today wiring it up and now we just need the heating and cooling people to do a final check and get it working. Just in time for cool weather. Yeah, it’s not supposed to be above 80 for at least 5 days. Oh the irony.

I am still sampling gluten free foods when I can. Went to the store today and picked up some GF chocolate chip cookies. Reading the label they are not only gluten free but nut free, egg free and dairy free. I haven’t a clue what they are made of but they taste pretty darned good. Almost like a chips ahoy cookie.  I also bought some sorghum flour to replace the soy flour in the AP flour mix I made because I’m just not liking the soy flavor. I’ve never had sorghum flour but it came recommended as a replacement in the mix. Anyway the pancakes and pizza crust I’ve made from recipes from glutenfreecookingschool.com rock.

Master’s insistence that I walk 4 times a week is hard. I only did 3 times last week and once so far this week. Tomorrow it’s supposed to rain so I hope I can get a walk in between storms or something. I’m tracking my walks with MapMyWalk.com and it’s fantastic. It uses my phone’s GPS to log my walk, avg speed, pace, distance and time. That way I can notice how I’m doing.

I had to buy a new vacuum this week, our old one died. Isn’t it amazing how much suction a new vacuum has compared to an old one? I vacuumed 3 times the first time I used it and emptied full canisters each time. Insane. Of course now the carpets look a lot cleaner and that makes me happy.

So that’s about it for me lately.

–lunaKM

Happy Memorial Day everyone. I hope you spent the day with those you love. We have been suffering the heat because, I’m not sure if I told you yet, our central air has been broken this summer. Actually it broke last fall but I didn’t tell them until March. They are *hopefully* replacing the unit this next week. I told them I wasn’t happy paying full rent if one of the amenities hasn’t worked since March. It’s an awful long time to decide on a plan to replace the current system if you ask me.

The heat (up to 82 inside) has made us cranky, have headaches and just not want to be around each other. We’ve taken turns in the bedroom where the landlord supplied a window unit but the white noise gets to Master quickly. He’s really sensitive to sounds whereas I prefer to have music or sounds going all the time. It could be due to the fact that I have tinnitus (ringing in the ears) and prefer to try to drown out the ringing which is constant and annoying.

We are just a week away from our one year wedding anniversary. Master has planned to go to the sushi and Japanese steak house for dinner and go to the jeweler to purchase a pair of earrings for me. I had an idea for a gift for Master but he didn’t seem interested in it so I’m back to the drawing board. I have ideas but I’m not sure of any of them just yet. Suggestions are welcome but I’m trying to stick to the traditional anniversary gift list, which is paper for the first year. Modern is clocks and since we both have new wrist watches that one it out anyhow.

Next weekend I have a one day mini-vacation with Mom. We are going to visit grandma’s grave, some relatives and have a small shopping excursion.  Master has demanded that I not allow her to purchase anything for me and that all food and expenses are covered as well. I’ve told her that it’s a gift from him to treat us – when I know it’s because he is concerned for her financial welfare. It’s sweet of him.

I’ve experimented this week with a few gluten-free baked goods. I made pancakes which turned out fantastic and pizza crust. The crust I think needed some proofing time which I will allow for next chance I get. The great thing about this crust is that it has yeast and you knead it just like “the real thing” so it feels normal. The AP flour mix I made is okay, but next time I’m definitely going to replace the soy flour with sorghum flour. I just don’t like the soy flavor. Of course I’ve never had sorghum either but that was recommended as an alternative if you don’t like or can’t have soy.

Other than that life is pretty normal lately. Oh, except the new training for orgasm on command. But that’s for another post

–lunaKM