Wednesday Goodness

October 20th, 2010

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Most weeks, for one reason or another, Wednesday turns out to be my hardest day of the week.  This Wednesday, though, this day, was so good.

I woke up from a dream in which I’d just opened my own event planning business (one of my dream jobs, and literally too I guess).  Ant said I’d been grinning in my sleep.
I woke up to rain and grey skies and the promise I’d made to myself that I’d get to have an espresso this morning.
I also woke up to a few sales in the shop.

Ella finally made friends with the talking/singing/crawling Pooh bear in the plush pile by her bed and served him “cake pies” and tea while I searched Martha‘s site for Halloween crafts.

Then, in honor of the rain and 70-something temperature, I pulled on my tights and Ella slipped on her boots and we headed out to get Halloween supplies.
I finally bought some Martha “glit-ter.”  I’d been wanting to for so long.
(I love the way it’s not just glitter.  It’s “glit-ter.”  Has anyone else noticed?)
I painted pumpkins black while the little napped.

When Ant came home, we ran to the post to ship off some caps and went to the farmer’s market for our weekly stock-up.  Ella and I have a date with a gigantic watermelon in the morning.

It really was a nice day.  Maybe Wednesdays aren’t that bad after all.

Now onto the next…here’s to Thursday!

I thought this was a party...LET’S DANCE!

Oddities

October 14th, 2010

So Elsie at A Beautiful Mess has posted some of her deep dark secrets about herself and invited everyone to join along.

It’s a really great way to get to know someone just a tad bit better, don’t you think?

So I am taking a deep breath and sharing 10 funny habits/guilty pleasures…

1.  (Taking this one from Elsie’s list because I thought it was hilarious – and a relief – that I’m not the only one to do it.)  Whenever I try on an outfit in a dressing room and I think I like it but can’t decide on my own, I snap a picture and send it to Ant.  Even if I have a girlfriend with me on the shopping trip.  I guess I figure, he’s the only one I really want to look good for anyway, so why not go straight to the source?  I have a million photos like these on my phone.

3.  I love love love the smell of children’s books.  I cannot resist opening one up, sticking my nose to the spine, and sucking in a big heavy whiff.  It’s what heaven must smell like.

4.  I think I may have mild OCD.  I have a routine of walking around the house every night before bed, checking certain things to make sure they’re in place, etc.  I’ve gotten a lot better about it over the years.  I used to have to repeat things in my head a second time so that everything felt even to me.
I still have a small irritation with/fear of things in odd numbers.

5.  It takes me an average of three days to text anyone back.  Also, I mostly rely on emails and texts to communicate with friends when we’re apart, rather than talking on the phone.  I have always felt uncomfortable on the phone.

This is a text between Ant and his brother.  I think it’s hysterical.

6.  Without fail, I always forget to put the wet laundry into the dryer.  Also, I hang dry almost every piece of clothing I own.

7.  When I play Canasta, I hold out for as long as I can and try to collect the gigantic pile of cards that has accumulated over the course of the game.

8.  (When I ate Oreos) I only ever ate three a day because that is the serving size stated on the box.  I still remember – three Oreos is 11% of your daily fat.

9.  I only drink a little bit of coffee at a time.  I don’t know if it’s the heat or that I just drink it so slow,  but if I make an espresso at home, I can only drink about half before it is too much.  I put the rest in a sealed glass and stick it in the fridge for the next morning.  I make a Starbucks coffee last about three days.  Is that gross?

10.  Sometimes a great giddiness will come over me out of nowhere that makes me freeze where I am and do a sort of long inner-squeal.  This used to happen a lot in high school.  Every time I would close the bathroom stall I would let out the squeal.  After I had Ella Faye it started happening again, and it would trigger my…motherly instincts.  Anyway, I think it is something to do with endorphins.

And because I don’t want to end on that note…

11.  My friend’s mother refers to Ant and I as her daughter’s “hippie friends.”  And we like it.

Well, have I scared you off?

I recommend doing this activity – it’s fun to realize and embrace the quirks that you’re made up of.

Doing this post reminded me of my favorite Dr. Seuss quote:

“Today you are you, that is truer than true.
There is no one alive who is youer than you.”

Now it’s your turn!  What makes you you?

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