(un)tangled thoughts

  Well, I almost forgot what my weapon was intended for when I made it years ago. My quirl typically only gets used once a year when we make our traditional German  Klöße dish.  We call them potato balls because that's exactly what Klöße are and they are traditionally served every Sunday for lunch with a roast, lots and lots of gravy and red cabbage. My grandma 93 years old still makes them regularly alone for the whole family, while Jason and I with combined forces only manage once a year for Christmas. We had to celebrate early on Tuesday as Jason won't be home for the holidays. So I started the big chaotic process of making potato balls and it only occurred to me once I got to the last crucial part that I needed my quirl for this. My quirl has become a constant companion I carry around a lot and swing regularly, It's my weapon now and its original purpose had almost completely left my brain. So I had this moment where everything in the kitchen came to a halt because I ...

 I am sick! Hi team I have been missing both my classes and dragon dance practice this week due to being very sick. I haven't felt that bad in a very long time. Today I woke up and felt instantly a connection to this world again and I know I'm on my way back up. While my energy is returning, I still have to take lots of breaks, and I decided this particular break is being used on my blog. My brain is still fuzzy but I wanted to share how my body-mind connection blew me away once again. Over the last few weeks, I witnessed a lot of people around me getting sick including Leon and Jason. I was on my guard as I simply couldn't afford to get sick. I had Markets I was committed to attend and I am the hostess of our annual Advent calendar exchange that was also scheduled in this very busy time. In short, I made up my mind, there is no getting sick before my last market is done. Period! And so it went! I finished my last market on Sunday and woke up Monday morning thinking: oh I f...