My favorite thing about succulents...

My favorite thing about succulents is I can say "Dang, I REALLY need to water my plants." for like, 45 days in a row without acting on it and they are just like, "Cool, whenever you have time."  😂😂😂  I swear they are the best things ever.  💚💚💚

We just finished cleaning / revamping...

We just finished cleaning / revamping our (horned lizard) Koopa's house. He's got a lot more hides, not that he ever used them, but we'll see. 😂

I was also inspired by Jennifer's recent picture of Clover (red foot tortoise) to upgrade Nom's humid hide. These tortoises aren't supposed to have lumpy shells. Nom came to me that way and most of what I read said that it was irreversible, so I just followed standard care guides and didn't worry about it. I have provided Nom with a humid hide for as long as I've had him but he never seemed to care for it. But Clover's shell looks amazing and Jenn said it might be all of the humidity in her area so we're giving it a shot. Shaun and I made a new one and hopefully he'll use it. We'll see about that, too. He's stubborn as hell. 😂😂😂 But at least we are trying.

We have a few more habitats to go, but that's enough for one day. My cypress mulch won't be here until Monday, anyway. 🙂

We just revamped...

We just revamped our bearded dragon Teyla's house and I moved some stuff around and ended up putting some bricks on the floor temporarily. Nom tortoise is clucking at this small pile of bricks and mounting it. 😂😂😂 Dude. We always know when it's spring in my house. 🤦🏻‍♂️

Hello from my bald self. 😂😂😂

Hello from my bald self. 😂😂😂

My psoriasis has been getting progressively worse for the last few weeks.

My psoriasis has been getting progressively worse for the last few weeks. Currently the only places I don't have it are the palms of my hands and bottoms of my feet. Everywhere else is patchy and I'm so itchy and uncomfortable that it's hard to sleep at night. I know it will pass eventually and I'm grateful that it's not my bones, but DANG. I'm not having fun.

When I flare up I feel better without hair. So my sweet little Kira came over today and shaved my head for me. I took a shower and moisturized like crazy. I feel a little better since that. Hopefully whatever is causing my flare up will stop soon. I can't think of anything besides stress but it's really hard to pin down.

I hope you all are doing well. I'm trying. Goodnight, friends. ❤️

Shaun just made me the best spicy vegetable soup.

Shaun just made me the best spicy vegetable soup. I really appreciate the way he loves me, especially on days like this. ❤️

Today was better.

Today was better.  I got up off my butt after my last post and got to work.

I rearranged Nom's room (yes, the tortoise has a room - he shares it with the other reptiles, but he's the one who has free roam).  I took out Ceelo Green's birdcage since he's no longer with us.  I maximized floor space so Nom can stomp all over an EVEN BIGGER area.  😂  I have some things to finish in there which I will hopefully do this week, but I'm happy with my progress.

Since we got our monthly Amazon subscription shipment of dog and cat food today I cleaned off a shelf in Nom's room to store it.  It's a little weird not having to run to the store because we're almost out of animal food, but I like this better.  It gives me a feeling of security and it's a much smaller hassle than having to be like "Oops, the [animal] needs food and I need to remember it / run to the store / order it / whatever."  On a similar note - does anyone local need parakeet seed?  I had just bought a new package for Ceelo before he died so I have a good bit just sitting here unused.  It's free to anyone who needs it.

I also washed some small tanks (as in fish tanks) as well as 4 containers of gravel.  One of the tanks used to house my last betta.  I never got another after he passed away.  The other small tanks were for my marimo.  They are in a larger tank now, but I might move them back into the smaller ones.  I don't know.  It's not like they move on their own so they don't care how large their house is.  I have even considered putting them in like, jars, so I can just give them a swirl once in a while to keep them round.  I don't know, but I have options.

That probably doesn't sound like a lot of stuff, but it took several hours to do.  Especially washing the gravel.  There was so much gravel.  It's also not easy to clean / rearrange a room with a tortoise running at you and getting underfoot and / or scratching himself on your legs no matter what you're doing.  😂😂😂  Big baby needs more attention.  Heard you loud and clear, Nom.  Me and Kira are planning to wash the reptiles once I finish with their room.  He's probably going to love that!

Besides that the kids came over and helped with yard work.  Shaun cleaned the gutters and made us potatoes for dinner.  We ate together and watched a couple of shows.  All in all it was a good day.  I didn't sit around resenting the quiet.  I saw a man outside and only said "Bark bark bark bark" once.  🤣  Look, I know my girl and I know what she would have said.  Not having her here is a big adjustment so I'm filling in the gaps when it makes me feel better.

As for now I'm pretty tired but I jacked my nail polish up pretty bad with all of the gravel-washing so I think it's time to treat myself to some nail art.  So with that I am off to see what I feel like doing.  I hope you all made the most of your day.  If not, try again tomorrow.  That's all you can do.  Goodnight, friends.  ❤