I am completely exhausted (two nights in a row of <5 hours of sleep...) and my feet are damaged in a myriad of ways, both self inflicted and not. But it was well worth it. I wish I had nights like that more often ( Read more... )

Amid the wails of protest I put clothes on the four year old monster and just started walking. He trailed along behind me whining and crying for three blocks. It sounded like I was torturing him, but I just tuned it out and trusted the humanity to understand what a 4 year old drama queen sounds like. The closer we got to the canyons, the more ( Read more... )

I went to the grocery store a little after noon today. I was expecting it to be deserted, for everyone to already have their food and be where they were going, but the parking lot was full and people were milling about inside. Some people were there on more predictable errands. One guy had nothing but a bag of potatoes - obviously going out for ( Read more... )

I have long been a participant in Buy Nothing Day, not so much out of virtue, but mainly out of laziness. I can’t be bothered to fight with crowds for a $30 DVD player (now if it were half price Comme il Faut… well that might persuade me to do consumerist battle). I could online shop, but I might as well keep with the anti-consumerist movement ( Read more... )

Yet another morning of waking up way before I should have. I am trying to be good and not lay around. So I did this:


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When I am depressed I have to brutalize my body so that I can stop brutalizing my mind. The negative way to do this is to curl up on the couch with a pint of B&Js, but I have worked so hard to get where I am I am going to try to avoid that terrible backslide. I wanted to try to go to Pilates class in the morning but there was drama with the small ( Read more... )

I feel like someone beat my legs with a baseball bat. And I don't even want to talk about my feet. But after a rocky start, I had a fabulous night of dancing, including an absolutely spectacular alternative set (I do mean spectacular). And my costume came out great. It moved perfectly when I danced, which I unfortunately don't have any pictures ( Read more... )

I'm stuck here and I am not happy about it. Figures that my Grandfather picked tonight (when I could flee 1 hour north for some good dancing) to party late (this from the man that is normally in bed by 9). I left him at the barbecue at 6:45 and he said he'd be back at the hotel room in about an hour. Well it is 9:45 now and still no sign of him ( Read more... )

A) It is a good idea to remove the condoms from your purse before you go to a family reunion. No there have been no incidents, but every time I get something out of my purse I have a moment of stress where I have to think, do not drop condom out of purse ( Read more... )

I just got back from my favorite store where I bought myself a pair of size 6 pants! (for only $12). I was size 10 in the spring (I was a small 10 and now I am a large 6, but STILL)

Whee!


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