Polish that Pen and Shine them Bells!

I'm cooking Spanish Lentils and with the wood stove on listening to long dark commentary. The morning has a chill on me and I'm not running about the book store like a nutter.

I booked my Ceremony in Toronto City Hall.

I've booked a bank appointment and I've looked into renewing my passport. I might have to apply for a new one, it seems. A name change means I need to apply for a new one. What fun!

In retrospect I should have waited until after I'd renewed my passport to book my flight to Scotland. It might mean I have to cancel. Then rebook of course. I want to spend as much time with Will as I can. It might also mean I have to spend a night in Toronto when I do my passport so it goes through quickly. I understand that the Post/mail is good, but I have some urgency to my plans if my return date is the 20th of January.

Paper work is my favourite! :D

Unrelated. I'm still collecting books to bring back with me. I had a wild list from before. Its very long and I don't think my bag can hold so much. Not unless I want to return naked.

Fun fact! I am less tired, at long last. I realized how emotionally draining my summer has been. The energy I put in this summer compared to the one before was a lot more. There were more emotional problems it seemed, and no reprieve from it. No matter the sleep, I could not recover.

I figured out now that reading is helping me recover in ways that the Long Dark wasn't. Forced upon  a narrative and making an easy emotional investment along with it being one of my favourite pass times seems to be lifting the evening exhaust. I'm becoming me again by doing old habits I'd given up or stopped because the outside influences were taking so much from me. Next time I'll know how to shut off better!,

Also I am looking forwards to winter!