I got. I fell. I watched. I read. I shopped.
Oh, gosh. Hi Hi!
Let’s hop on in to our 5 for Friday.
1. Remember when I mentioned that I was hinting painfully to the husband what I wanted for Christmas? And I said I would elaborate if he did it? Well, he did. I am now the proud owner obsessor of a new iPad! Woot Woot! Best Christmas gift ever, right?
2. The floor by the vanity in my office is very slick. I mean like, ice skating rink slick. It’s been that way since like day 2 here because of the leave in conditioner I use (spray conditioner, wood floors. Not an awesome combo). I basically don’t let anyone walk over by that part of my office because I don’t want a lawsuit on my hands. And I know to be extra special careful. Sunday night I went to put my computer back on my desk (I had been working on the blog design from bed). Normally, I wouldn’t walk by the vanity for that–but when I was done I noticed a couple of Bailey’s toys on her blanket and thought I would bring them to her (why exactly I felt the need to do that is beyond me considering she was already passed out in bed). Well. I fell. Badly. As it was happening life went into slow motion and I was like “oh, great. This will be fun.” I smacked my left knee into the hardwood, somehow also bruised my right knee and…pulled my incisions. Well, crap. Leave it to me. Just call me grace.
3. I’ve been watching Gossip Girl. I watched season 1 & 2 (and maybe part of season 3?) way back in the day. I finished the series about a week ago and was SO DANG SHELLSHOCKED at who Gossip Girl was (I’ll spare you the spoilers) that I started back from the beginning immediately. I just finished season 1 and didn’t remember one second of it. I don’t even know how that’s possible. But at least it serves for good entertainment! Have you watched GG? Don’t spoil it in the comments but I’d LOVE to discuss it with you via email. You better believe the first thing I did when I finished the series was text Tara!
4. I read Orange is The New Black. While I’m interested in watching the series (and have faith that I’ll truly enjoy it), I wasn’t a fan of the book. I was interested in the content and curious about her story, but the book was just hard to follow. Or maybe that’s not an accurate way to explain it. It was just hard to get in to. The writing style was all over the place and nothing was ever developed enough for me to really care. I had a hard time keeping up with who everyone was and what exactly was going on. I never pushed through the surface into the actual heart of the book. The ending was incredibly abrupt which seemed odd to me considering she obviously knew when she would be getting out of prison. It also left me asking a lot of questions. Despite all of that, I’m eager to start the series on Netflix. I’m sure the problems I had with the book are mostly due to how it was written and not with the actual story itself.
5. I went grocery shopping on Tuesday, finally. Remind me never to go a month between shopping trips again. It was the coldest day of the year (well, considering it was only the 6th day of the year, it’s probably better if I said it was the coldest day of the winter), and I needed everything. EVERYTHING. I typically shop during the week in order to miss the crowds. Please explain to me how at 11AM on a Tuesday the store was pack and most every mom in there had a gazillion school aged kids in tow? Didn’t they have school? Oh gosh, I’ve turned into my father. Regardless–Aldi is definitely a frustrating store to shop in when there are a lot of people doing the same thing. Because the store follows a very specific flow (there aren’t so much aisles as there is a “start” and a “finish”). I am the quickest shopper because with Aldi I don’t even need a list–it’s all muscle memory because of the layout. Those moms and their obnoxious kids didn’t even see me coming. Okay, not really. I just politely moved passed them as I approached them (and their screaming 8 year olds).
