Stress busting with scones..
May. 2nd, 2012 08:58 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
midnightsjaneWhen I feel seriously stressed out, one of the things I do to bust it down to manageable levels is to cook. Today I made a pot of potato,leek and cheese soup, and baked raisin scones. The soup was good, but the scones were excellent. The lightest, fluffiest and highest raising scones I've made in a long time. Not sure what I did, but I hope I can repeat it. I think it might have been that I didn't overwork the batter and kept it a bit on the sticky side. I considered baking peanut butter cookies, but decided scones were enough therapy for today.
I'm only stressed because I was prebooking my work shifts for June today, and there's not a lot of work right now. I have to do at least 2 shifts a week to keep my finances in reasonable shape, because I have horses to feed and keep, a mortgage to help pay, and a life to live. I never really thought that I'd still have to work so hard at my age, but that's what happens when you take on responsibilities. I think I'm going to talk to the manager over in the Coronary Care Unit about doing some shifts in CCU. The trouble with casual work is well, it's casual. No guarantee that it will be available as needed. I've been doing fine so far, and I'm sure that other shifts will be available , but still, I worry. Maybe I should start buying lottery tickets.
In the meantime, I'm going to do my very best to not fuss over what I have no control over, and that will most likely mean more baking of scones is in my future.
It's May already, and I'm hoping to get some gardening in soon..but the weather is still iffy. It hailed here this morning! I walked up to the Library this afternoon, and it was still chilly, jacket wearing weather. A good afternoon to sit on the couch, read a book, drink tea and eat scones.
Tomorrow morning I have to get up and go to work. After moaning about not getting enough work in June, I'm happy to say I have more than enough shifts for this month.
I'm only stressed because I was prebooking my work shifts for June today, and there's not a lot of work right now. I have to do at least 2 shifts a week to keep my finances in reasonable shape, because I have horses to feed and keep, a mortgage to help pay, and a life to live. I never really thought that I'd still have to work so hard at my age, but that's what happens when you take on responsibilities. I think I'm going to talk to the manager over in the Coronary Care Unit about doing some shifts in CCU. The trouble with casual work is well, it's casual. No guarantee that it will be available as needed. I've been doing fine so far, and I'm sure that other shifts will be available , but still, I worry. Maybe I should start buying lottery tickets.
In the meantime, I'm going to do my very best to not fuss over what I have no control over, and that will most likely mean more baking of scones is in my future.
It's May already, and I'm hoping to get some gardening in soon..but the weather is still iffy. It hailed here this morning! I walked up to the Library this afternoon, and it was still chilly, jacket wearing weather. A good afternoon to sit on the couch, read a book, drink tea and eat scones.
Tomorrow morning I have to get up and go to work. After moaning about not getting enough work in June, I'm happy to say I have more than enough shifts for this month.
