It's a double post kind of day

 A while back, this man I followed on The Platform Formerly Known as Twitter, he complained about women expecting men to help out in their exaggerated holiday expectations. It was not well-received, and for a while he tried to defend it (he was in an emotionally abusive relationship with his former wife). I can't help but think about it occasionally (probably not in a good way) - am I expecting too much from our relationship? Do I have unrealistic ideas about how our family life should be? Actually... now that I'm writing it out, as it stands the answer is NO because we are frankly under-ritualized. We have FAR too few traditions - possibly because I am too tired to make them happen and he doesn't really have strong opinions. Emotional labor isn't really his forte. 

Hey, on a completely different note, I've been considering a tattoo for the first time in my life. Possibly something small like a little ankle thing. But the only reason I'd really want one is if it has meaning to me, and I just haven't really thought of something I'd love enough to stare at it every day for forever. (Don't get me wrong, I LOVE other people's tattoos, I've just spent all my life hating them because they were "against the commandments," and that is tough to overcome.) 

I've just felt so empty today. And I didn't do hardly any of the things I wanted to. I suppose I could start a loaf of bread, that could be fun. Get me a Mel's Kitchen Café recipe and go to town. I'd really like to make cinnamon rolls, mmm that sounds delicious, but they make a big mess because I don't have a cutting board big enough to roll them out on (OR DO I?? maybe I could even do a sheet of parchment o.o).

I did discover I can "roast" my potato wedges in the air fryer reasonably well. If I didn't fill it so full, they might have even gotten a little crispier (I was in a hurry). They were delightfully soft with a hint of a crispy outside, and I can't complain too much about that. It also might have been the type of potato I used, whatever the meal kit delivery service sent (looks like a yukon gold maybe? but I'm hardly a potato expert.... hey you know what uses a yukon gold potato? A CINNAMON ROLL RECIPE). 

I guess this is it for now. Maybe I'll go write a lil story. I never write more than the beginning but I still enjoy the writing.