I’m OK with bold and red!
You Are Bold Red Boots |
 You like to put your most outrageous foot forward! |
Well, well, isn’t this one interesting? Anybody looking for a cult leader to follow slavishly?
Tomorrow I have my first “lapse” of the workout regimen – I have a
dentist appointment at 8:20 on the other side of the city, so I can’t
go work out. Woo-hoo! Sleeping in till 7:00!!
Back from a mostly successful shopping day. Exhausted. Now
I’ve got to do all the chores I’ve put off – laundry, cat boxes,
changing bedding, etc. Of course, I didn’t just buy gifts for
other today – found some great deals for me too. I found a
Samsonite suitcase at Mervyns (on closeout at 50% off), which is just
the right size to take on my trip to Australia this coming April.
All I had otherwise was my monster take-everything-I-own suitcase or my
just-a-little-too-big-to-carry on suitecase. I also found a terry
wrap to wear after I shower in the gym each morning while I do face and
hair.
Saw this one on MiniCooperChic’s site, and it came out about the way I
thought it would. I know I’m choosy, but I wonder if men see me
as choosy or unapproachable? Ah well, can’t be other than how I
am. What you see is what you get (well, maybe, if you’re a very,
very good boy). <grin>
Men See You As Choosy |
 Men notice you light years before you notice them You take a selective approach to dating, and you can afford to be picky You aren’t looking for a quick flirt – but a memorable encounter It may take men a while to ask you out, but it’s worth the wait |
off to do laundry now (putting off the cat boxes until I
can’t put it off any longer!).
Sigh, kinda poignant that my last entry said I’m 25 years old.
Had my mumbledy seventh birthday yesterday. MiniCooperChic took
me to lunch and gave me two lovely gifts, a gift certificate for a
local shop that sells semi-precious stones and glass beads for
jewelry-making, and the greater gift of her time, laughter and
friendship. I got calls from D&O and several friends from
work to wish me happy birthday as well. I paid a visit to my boss
and got to cuddle her 3-week old baby boy. I’ve been incredibly
fortunate in my life, blessed with good health (except when
occasionally interrupted by drunk drivers), a great family and
fantastic friends. Sometimes I wonder if I’ll ultimately have to
repay all my good fortune somehow, some day. The thought doesn’t
really scare me, but I realize how hard I’ll have to work and how much
I’ll need to give back to do so!
This evening I went to a housewarming party for some friends, who are finally
reaping the rewards of many years of perseverance. They found a
great place on a huge lot and have been working to paint, decorate,
etc. Love the color scheme and plans for the study! It was
wonderful listening to T as he described the great job he’s found and
the opening path to his future there. There’s something uniquely
satisfying about seeing people you care for happy and
enthusiastic! And, I found that someone else I really like turns
out to be related to me – a cousin of some sort we think! With
our intricately intertwined Italian families, it’s hard to figure out
just where the connection is. I’ll put Mom on it next week when I
get to Angel Fire – how she remembers the connections between hundreds
and hundreds of relatives, I’ll never understand.
After the housewarming party, I went by H’s open house (which he holds
every year). The place was packed! W and C were there, so
we got to have a nice long chat. W says he’s actually going to
12th Night and maybe Coronation and Queen’s. People are gonna
fall over in shock! It will be nice to see him out again.
Unfortunately, C really has no interest at all in getting involved
again, so it will just be W.
Well, I’m just taking a break in my power shopping day. I’ve got
to finish all my Christmas shopping this afternoon. Made a good
start this morning, came home to drop some stuff off, and now I’m off
again! I love Christmas and New Year’s, but I hate, hate, hate
facing the crowds to do my shopping. Yay for Amazon.com and other
online stores – at least it cuts down on the time I have to spend
fighting very rude people who seem to forget just why they’re out there
anyway. Oh well, all that will be washed away once I’m with
family and friends again.
You Are 25 Years Old |
 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view – and you look at the world with awe. 13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world. 20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what’s to come… love, work, and new experiences. 30-39: You are a thirtysomething at heart. You’ve had a taste of success and true love, but you want more! 40+: You are a mature adult. You’ve been through most of the ups and downs of life already. Now you get to sit back and relax. |
I especially love the fact that I came out younger than both SR and TH!! hee hee hee
Just got home from my department Christmas party – nothing over the
top, just dinner at a nice little Italian restaurant with 10
people. Good food, good wine, fun conversation, and got to meet
some significant others and hold the boss’ brand new baby. Only
four weeks old – wow, what a beautiful child. Thought I’d just
dash an entry off on my way to get ready for bed.
The new health club opened last week, and I’ve been meeting a work
colleague every morning this week at 6:00am to work out. At 5:45
every morning, I’ve been wondering just why the hell I thought this was
such a good idea. I’ve found that, as I suspected, my strength is
pretty good from doing yoga for seven months, but I’ve got zip for
endurance. Ten minutes on the elliptical machine and I’m gasping
for air. Oh well, considering that seven months ago, I couldn’t
even do two strides because of the pain in my hip, I guess yoga has
done me a lot of good. And, this new place has a lap pool, so I’m
doing a combination of “running” and swimming laps. Once I get
over the sore every morning part, it should start feeling pretty good.
Gotta go placate the cats and then get to bed. Up at 5:30, god help me.
OK, so this isn’t much of a surprise, although I thought I might be closer to moderate.
We had our company Holiday Lunch today, catered by a restaurant in
McKinney called Spoons. It was damn good! A little chilly
out, but
they erected a BFT and had propane heaters, so the tent was quite
comfortable. I have four meetings this afternoon, and have just
been informed of a mandatory officers meeting that will cut out the
first half hour of my last meeting (with the boss out, I’m an honorary
officer, so I have to go). I am SO ready for a week off at
Christmas!
Red letter day – stop the presses! I’m actually writing in my Xanga journal again! Woo hoo!
OK, now that the excitement is over, I don’t really have much to
say. I’ve been battling a nasty head cold since Sunday evening,
so I’ve been pretty grumpy overall. Part of it is because there
is too much going on a work to just take a couple of days off to
sleep. Sigh. I’m already tired of my boss being out on
maternity leave, and she’s not coming back for another three
months. On the up side, because she’s out and I’m filling in for
her, I got a copy of our department’s budget for next year and saw that
she has some very nice plans for me next year, both position and
money-wise. So, I guess I can forgive her for leaving me stranded
for three months!
Mom is in town visiting this week (that means dinner ready when I get
home every night!). She has an opthamologist’s appointment
tomorrow, so Dad and she drove in Monday night and he went on to
Houston Tuesday to go hunting with my brother. Mom will fly home
Saturday, and Dad will drive home next Monday/Tuesday. It’s hard
to keep track of them, they travel so much. It’s nice to have her
visit. She’s getting up there in age (73), so I’m trying to
treasure the times we have together. I guess I’m incredibly lucky
that we enjoy spending time together – so many people I know don’t get
along with their families.
OK, gonna go find a tissue and blow my nose now. Then, take a
Benadryl and try not to fall asleep too early. If I crawl into
bed with the heating pad, though, the cats will both come up to
cuddle. That’s a nice way to fall asleep, with two fur bundles
purring away at my sides. With the sleet coming down tonight,
that’ll be nicely comforting.
