already done

Love is coming home and finding out that your boyfriend already wrangled the recycling and compost bins down your treacherously steep driveway.

less is more

One more box of donations (handbags and clothes), one more box of e-waste, and a big dog watering dish -- gone. Also salvaged a bunch of duffels and handbags from the box where the critters had been getting at them, cleaned them up and put them away, and started another box of donations (already half full).  

patchwork

Henry has a keen nose for forgotten treats left in jacket and sweatshirt pockets, and has chewed his way through several pockets in order to rescue the treats, including the pocket of my very favorite hoodie. Finally got around to patching the hole shut, and I must say I did a pretty good job, and it's good to be able to put my hand into a hole-free pocket and not have that twinge of annoyance.

makeover over

After three curated stylist boxes and lots of online shopping, I think I'm pretty much done with the acquisition phase of the wardrobe update. Just need to get the last few boxes, go through and decide what to keep and return, make the returns, do one more round of culling for donations, and then enjoy never having "nothing to wear."

going going gone

I think that the Mysterious Hives are mostly conquered? Nothing quite like four days of being eaten by your own skin to make you appreciate skin that doesn't try to eat you. Here's hoping that they stay away, even after the meds taper off this weekend.

heathen holiday

Not being religious means that on religious holidays, I have to remember that nothing is open, but on the upside, I've got an excuse to stay in and read.

root beer float

And Season 2 of Battlestar Galactica. Summer Saturdays are the best.

imported

Two separate deliveries from Switzerland in the last week, hand-carried by patient mules: four bars of chocolate and five bags if gummy candy.

down time

Inexplicable illness has erased all of my productive plans for today, and possibly for the weekend. Fortunately, I'd been getting a lot done in the last couple weeks, we had no social plans for this weekend, and I can catch up a bit on my reading in bed with minimal guilt.

seasonal

Fresh Thin Mints are so much better than the year-old ones I'd been eating from the freezer.

fresh local

Our friends grew these in their garden!

up a notch

Did an eight factor assessment of my life, and compared to last May, total score (out of 80) went up eight points, so that's pretty good.

busy but good

This weekend: dinner with a former legal assistant on Friday, coworker's housewarming party (preceded by the procurement of a suitable gift) and dinner and board games at our place on Saturday, Goodwill drop-off, glasses selection, Asian market, dive gear pickup, dog hygiene, and cooking lessons and dinner with mom on Sunday. So many boxes checked!

first time

For the first time since I got my first glasses 30 years ago, my prescription went down.

lighter

Daylight Saving Time is here!! Winter is shorter and less dreadful here than anywhere else I've lived, but it's still wonderful to see it leaving. Weather forecast says it will be sunny all week, after several long days of rain.

getting ahead

Finally, a day when I feel like I'm getting ahead instead of behind. Finished my self-assessment for performance reviews at work (four days early), filed my taxes (five weeks early), and finally took first steps to put my extra cash in something a little better than a savings account.

no more quarantine

Henry is going to be so glad that his quarantine period is over.

complimentary

Wore some of my new clothes to work today, and immediately got compliments. Either this stylist is great, or I was an even bigger slob than I thought.

nola

A good friend's 40th birthday gives us an excellent reason to go back to New Orleans in May.

all aboard

First board meeting for the shelter went well, and I'm excited to help drive one of our big goals: exploring ways to leverage technology to increase visibility, traffic, and adoptions, and developing projects to shop around for skilled volunteers to complete.

catching up

After a tough day of back to back meetings, grabbed dinner with a former client and talked until the restaurant closed. Good to get things off my chest. Also, wore my new jeans and loved them.

gravy

I even finished a book, cleared out space on TiVo, took care of Henry's teeth and nails, tidied up in advance of the cleaning lady coming tomorrow, and took care of a bunch of those little things that always pile up into a daunting big pile of things to do later/never. Having a few daylight hours with the house to myself while Boyfriend is out can either be major sloth time or major productive time.

purge

After so much frustration during the week (and partly out of guilt for buying more clothing), I went on a two day rampage: unpacking some boxes that are still sitting around from our move, sorting out six boxes of clothes, shoes, and books to donate, and starting to better use and organize our limited closet and drawer space. I feel so productive.

what a week

Thing after thing after thing some big and some little. Stressful work problems, then Henry got kennel cough, then a wrecked pedicure, then a weird miscommunication with the personal stylist... The best part of the week was that it ended, and I've been cocooned in the house avoiding all the much needed rain that we're getting.

sleep it off

No matter what is pressing on my mind, if I can manage to sleep for the night, the next day, it's hard to feel quite as upset about it. Mostly because I can't remember every awful detail that long.