There is no medicine like hope, no incentive so great, and no tonic so powerful as expectation of something better tomorrow.
— Orison Swett Marden
1. The nicest pharmacist ever
2. The start of 11 days’ vacation
3. A fancy, executive-length lunch with boss and co-workers, on the boss
What are you happy about today?
Hair brings one’s self-image into focus; it is vanity’s proving ground. Hair is terribly personal, a tangle of mysterious prejudices.
— Shana Alexander
Finally, after more than 18 months, I got a hair cut!
She cut at least two inches off, and it will look even shorter when I let it dry naturally, since I have curly hair. I let her blow dry it and straighten it today. though, since David and I have our make-up date tonight. I”m so pleased with it – it was really at the point where I either always wore it in a ponytail or it just hung down too heavily and wouldn’t really be curly anymore, so it was way past time to get a cut.
Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.
— Oscar Wilde
1. The season premiere of Project Runway (finally!) – join Duchess Jane‘s chat room, if you like; that’s where I’ll be tonight at 9!
2. When the automatic gas pump stops exactly on the dollar
3. Writing in your journal
What are you happy about today?
The rose is a flower of love. The world has acclaimed it for centuries. Pink roses are for love hopeful and expectant. White roses are for love dead or forsaken, but the red roses, ah the red roses are for love triumphant.
— Unknown
So this weekend is the anniversary of the Best Weekend Ever. We had reservations to go back to the Spanish restaurant tonight, but David is sick and I twisted my ankle pretty good, so I can’t wear heels, so we’re postponing until next weekend. Plus, David had to work today (boo – they don’t pay him enough to work as much as he does) and is exhausted, so it’s unfortunate, but it’s for the best.
But, he just came home with these,
which are gorgeous, and which I wasn’t even expecting, and a sweet card. We just put wine in the fridge for later, and we’ve got Sopranos and Barletts and plenty of movies to choose from, so we’re good to go. Who knows what we’ll do for dinner, though. It won’t be tapas, but it won’t matter, as long as the seat next to me on the couch is filled by my baby.
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we did get sick, at least we didn’t die; so let us all be thankful.
— Buddha
1. Being (almost) not sick anymore
2. Going to the gym even when you don’t feel like it, just because you know it’s the right thing to do
3. Getting control over your finances
Are you happy about anything in particular today?
In 101 in 1001 news, the recipe binder (#29) is finished! It’s all nicely organized by main dishes (subdivided by protein), sides/soups, crock pot meals, desserts (subdivided by type), breakfast foods, drinks, and sauces, and it makes me feel great now that everything’s easily accessible! 99 more to go!
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