2019 Project 365 – Week Two

I just dumped about a quarter cup of cold water down the front of my sheep jammies, and one would think that that would make me extra alert now, but one would be wrong. Instead, I’m drowsy, cranky, and damp. However, I shall tell you about last week anyway.

Sunday, January 6^th                                 

I finished the last square in this colorway and started putting the blanket together. Still not sure what I’m doing with this one.

Monday, January 7^th                                            

No picture

Tuesday, January 8^th                                               

Ms. Pinky is still thriving in the bathtub.

Wednesday, January 9^th             

I impulse bought some new sunglasses. From the kiddie rack. Cheap & cute!

Thursday, January 10^th                 

Dr. M drove by the church where we got married.

Here is the very last blanket square! I also don’t know what I’m doing with this blanket – which is fine because who knows when I’ll finish it.

Friday, January 11^th                                        

No picture

Saturday, January 12^th                                               

Today was the delayed brunch with my college friends. This is our 34^th year – amazing! We had a great time. Every time we get together I declare that we need to do it more often. Too bad we’re all so busy. Shout out to Dr. M who worked the tail he doesn’t have off (he has no butt) – moved furniture, decorated, made the French Toast casserole and did all the things a good host does. I cleaned, but otherwise I’m kind of party illiterate. Thank goodness I have him!

Later that day I participated in that Facebook thing where you show how much you’ve aged by posting your first profile picture & your most recent one. This one is cheating a bit – I used the picture on the left as my first profile pic in 2008, but it was actually taken in the late 90s not too long after we moved to Ohio.

This was the first full week back to work after our vacation and I have to say that I was unamused. I had to get up & be presentable & act like a functioning adult for five whole days. Rude! Sadly, I have to do the same thing this week too. How long until retirement?

Krispy Kreme

On Saturday I went to the 80th birthday party for my mom's best friend. The food table had a plate of Krispy Kreme doughnuts, which made me smile & brought back a flood of memories. Mom & Sue were absolutely hilarious to hang out with – they truly were Lucy & Ethel to me. I used to go to concerts & shopping with them in Charlotte NC, about an hour from our home. Each trip was a total blast, and always ended with swinging by the doughnut shop on the way home. The fact that you couldn’t really get there without making several illegal u-turns was no impediment to my mother. I wrote this poem about the experience a while back. Sorry for those who have already read it.

Krispy Kreme Doughnuts

It’s midnight and I’m

sitting in the back seat

holding on for dear life.

“Hey Mom – I’m not too

sure this is a good idea!”

But Lucy & Ethel just

laugh maniacally as we

career through those

dark Charlotte streets

making illegal U-turns

in our quest for the coda

of our concert experience.

I’ll take a half dozen

chocolate covered

kreme filled please

and eat them all by myself

in that back seat cocoon,

ignoring the further

traffic law defying

antics of Lucy and Ethel.

I’m humming Islands in the Stream

and wondering if that cute

lead singer for Sawyer Brown

is really as short as he looks.

Sue and Mom

Wordless Wednesday: Day of the Dolphins

Dr. M goes to the beach with a purpose: to find a high hide from which to shoot (with his trusty Nikon) all the beachy things. So it is no surprise that we found ourselves in a third floor condo with a huge balcony overlooking the beach at Nags Head. Weather was not his friend on our first two days there, but on our last full day at the OBX, Sol came out, the seas calmed a bit, and Dr. M had the best time dolphin-watching! As you know, he was occasionally distracted by dogs and their humans (not to mention gulls, turns, pelicans, and the necessity of taking his wife to lunch), but mostly he watched for dorsal fins and air blows. We gave you a sneak peek last week, but here are some of his favorite images from that glorious December morning:

2019 Project 365 – Week One. The I’m a Creature of Habit Edition

I talked a big game about changing things up, but when it came down to it I remembered how confused I was in 2017 when I didn’t do this weekly post. I’m going to try to not post a picture every day for the heck of it – I’ll just post the days when something of interest happened. Of interest to me, anyway – you people are just along for the ride.

Sunday, December 30^th                                

We drove home from the beach today, so here is an appropriately dreary picture. It was a nice drive home. I drove & made Dr. M listen to my audio book & I was in the zone – love trips like that.

Monday, December 31^st                                           

Happy New Year! We went to my cousin’s annual party. However, I lost in the first round of the ping pong tournament (damn you Caroline!) so we were home again by 9:30. Well, actually we came home early because I had to go to work the next day. I’m still salty about the ping pong though.

Tuesday, January 1^st                                              

This is the view that my phone had while I was trying to remember if I’d remembered to bring my phone.

Wednesday, January 2^nd            

No picture

Thursday, January 3^rd                

Oh my word I was in a frenzy – I looked down at my hand & only saw one of the three rings in this set. I had been to CVS, the bank, and the post office earlier, so after I didn’t see the rings in the office or parking lot or car, I retraced my steps & gave my business card to folks at each location. No dice. Then my coworker found one of the rings in the bathroom (that I had already searched), & another coworker convinced me to go through the trash again. I pulled out each individual paper towel & found the other ring. Woo hoo!

Friday, January 4^th                                        

Caught a coworker in action while he got a picture of a furniture tableau.

Saturday, January 5^th                                               

I’ve been elected to the church council at my new church (did I tell you?). Today we had a planning session/retreat. I’m now chairing the green committee. I’m not really sure how this keeps happening. Ha!

Since I haven’t answered questions on my last blog post, I’ll answer them here. Eye primer is supposed to make your eye shadow stay on longer & look more even. I don’t usually mess with it, but I had gotten this one as a bonus when I bought something else. I usually ignore expiration dates – if it doesn’t look or smell funky I’m game. The hydrocortisone didn’t pass the look test. Nance is RIGHT – SMH is Shake My Head. But I always thought it was Smack My Head & I like my version better. Ha!

In Which the Bug Nearly Exacerbates the Problem

A few weeks ago, on a whim, I used an ancient eye primer on my eyelids. It no longer seemed very creamy, but nevertheless I persisted. The next day I noticed a scaly area on one of my eyelids and tossed the primer away.

I basically ignored the scaly area (oh it'll just go away on its own) until yesterday morning when I felt a stinging sensation on my eyelid while I was washing my face. The area was still scaly, but now it was red and annoyed. I messaged my doctor & she said that I could use hydrocortisone, so I pulled out our trusty bin 'o medical stuff and found the tube therein. For some reason, I checked the expiration date. May 2009.

2009

And yet I very nearly used it anyway, except it was sort of yellowish. I seriously have no sense whatsoever. The term (can initials be a term?) "SMH" could have been invented just for me. Go ahead folks - smack your heads. I understand.

Wordless Wednesday: The Salty Dawg Edition