Retail and Christmas Music

 Ok, I am not Christian by any stretch, however I loooove music. And while there are some songs that have definitely been overplayed, and we ALL know which ones those are! I do have some favorites that fall into the Christmas music genre..

 Now, I work retail part time, not a ton of time but I can absolutely tell you that since I've started that a couple years ago, the holiday music - SUCKS the SOUL out of me! 

I can't listen to it when I'm in the car or at home most of the time, and if one of the dreaded songs comes on when I am changing radio stations I instantly cringe. 

Can I listen to those favorites I have? I think mostly. If anything though, I much rather listen to classical at this time of year more than anything.  I really have missed listening to classical music in general lately. Maybe I need to create a nice long playlist on on my spotify of classical favorites.

I wish the playlist that the retail store I work at was better. It would be nice if it was the same fucking songs every time. I am sure there is a financial reason but good gods, lets not make people lose their damn minds with that shit.

Minor rant over 

Thoughts for next year

 As this year is finally wrapping up, I think I want to start thinking of what I would really like to do/get done in the next couple of years.

I mean, the obvious is getting closer to clearing my debts.

Otherwise, I think I would really like to get a new tattoo or 2. I have been wanting to cover up my paw prints on my forearm for a while now, so that would be nice to get done first. 

 I am going to start taking ballet as well. I need something to help me get into shape, and while I have started doing some actual exercises (shush) I have always loved ballet. So what if it's been like 35 years! 

Otherwise, it will also be to continue crocheting projects, spend time with my kid and maybe not work harder, just smarter.

Fingers crossed it's not another insane year.... 

WTAF Cookie Baking Edition

 I am making 600 cookies for my kid's squadron and shipping them to his base. Fine, done this the last few years because I love my kid and love baking so it's a win. Right? It's a fucking win when the stupid ass cookies bake correctly and not spread like the legs of a whore! I mean, come on! It's fucking chocolate chip cookies, there should not be this much of an issue! I have made this standard fucking recipe for like a decade, and this is just stupid. Ok, they do still taste good but it's annoying me and disappointing me that they look like clusters of chocolate chips with a thin spread of cookie surrounding them. Ugh.

Fucking stupid ass cookies.

 I've adjusted my temperature and I sit in front of my oven trying to time it just right so that they aren't so brown on the edges and the center is done. It's just really stupid. Stupid stupid. Triple stupid.

I was reading on Reddit (don't @me) and it seems that has been some quality issues with butter lately. My other ingredients are all fresh, nothing is over 3 or 6 months and again it's a standard recipe. The only thing that could be a bit sideways is the butter. And ok, I do not measure the vanilla, I guide that by instinct but whatever!

Wait. The chocolate chips are older, but that should be what's affecting the spread.  

Watching cookies bake was not what I thought I was going to be doing all day today.