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me forcing myself to be cheerful and feel festive even though i'm not... really...
cricketussy
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we're not having people over but we're still making tamales. why.
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i dont want to make tamales.
cricketussy
It's really hard to be festive this year
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i don't want to do this baking.
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i normally really enjoy this time but yeah its just... not it lol
cricketussy
What are you baking?
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tonight i'm gonna do some cookies, scones and maybe some lemon bars
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(after work, that is)
cricketussy
Mmm lemon bars
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And tamales seem like a pain to make. I've never done it, I just buy them.
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i have a mix for them that's been sitting in my cabinet for months now so we're gonna try it
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they're soooo much work lol
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I do think it's really funny that apparently you're also doing Christmas Mexican dinner. Our plan is enchiladas.
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like usually we'd be doing 200-300 of them and giving them out to the family ... you have to mix the masa and then spread it over the husks, fill them and then you put them on the stove
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mmmm enchiladas... i'd much rather do those tbh
cricketussy
300 tamales, good god
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YEAH its crazy
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we'd put aside a full day and have family over to help us make them
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this year we might have my aunt and uncle and probably my brother over but nobody else
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and while it means i dont need to listen to my family all talk about how they voted for trump, dont get to see my favorite cousin and her new baby ;o;
cricketussy
Aww that sucks, I'm sorry
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its a bummer for sure
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hugs back
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thank you all for putting up with all the whining i've been doing lately
cricketussy
Eh, mutual sentiment. The holidays are hard for everybody this year and it's easier if we get to whine somewhere.
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i feel like i'd probably be a lot worse off if i didnt have a venting outpost here lol
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i need to like, try to get in touch with my doctor again to see if she still has that referral list and i can get a refill on my anxiety meds
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but she only does phone appointments now and its usually like 3+ weeks wait sso i gave up on it
cricketussy
Yeah, I can understand that. It would probably be worthwhile if meds would help, though.
space witch
aw I have a friend who does tamale day every year
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we normally do it every year but i just dont feel like it!!
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lets just order tamales from el pollo loco!!!!!
space witch
space witch
I was supposed to make five dozen pizzelles
space witch
but I've been out of bed for like an hour and have to pick up two more ingredients
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thats a lot of rolling to do!!
space witch
my husband and I trade off turns but
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agreeing that year it really feels difficult to be festive at all
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hey i used to work at auntie annes so that was like... my day lol. rolling pretzels. i think i fucked up my wrists from 2 years there
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my first job
cricketussy
I bet that would be hard on your wrists
space witch
offers overly sweet coffee drink
space witch
by which I mean my caramel iced coffee (accident, was meant to be plain) that I dumped kahlua in, you can leave that out.
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lemon bars!!! i miss
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i got a little festive wrapping gifts