Month: March 2026

A Cozy Day

I will not be confirming with my class at the Easter Vigil Mass. Instead, I will do it sometime in the next couple of weeks at a weekday service. Last sunday, I went to my final OCIA class before confirmation, and I panicked when I found out how late and long the service is going … Continue reading A Cozy Day

Mood Swings, Cameras

This morning I had OCIA. One more class until Confirmation! I am so excited! Yesterday we got lunch at my favorite restaurant! Salmon with lobster cream sauce and garlic mashed potatoes! My baby girl! She's growing up so fast! It was good to get out. Yesterday I felt so flat I couldn't focus to read. … Continue reading Mood Swings, Cameras

Social Media Rest/No Buy

I have decided to not buy art supplies for at least the next 4 months. Or clothes. The only 2 things I can buy are film and books. Preferably kindle books to keep costs down (shipping is high) and to avoid having a hard move when it's time to leave. No Lisa Frank stuff. No … Continue reading Social Media Rest/No Buy

Abstaining to Avoid Pregnancy

I struggle with the Catholic teaching on being open to life, but I must also count the 2,000 year old Church as wiser than myself. For health reasons, as I've discussed, another pregnancy would be bad for me. But in general I have to admit, birth control has been a demographic and societal disaster. Promiscuity … Continue reading Abstaining to Avoid Pregnancy