My World and Welcome to It
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november morn/noon…
…or afternoon. Hung out kitchen rugs and a comforter to dry in the morning. By afternoon I checked them, not dry yet, and there is still dew on the grass. Damp outside, everywhere. The Boy is still sick with a croupy cold, and Mr. Husband can’t shake that virus, but is heading back to work Monday anyway, after two weeks at home trying to recuperate. Everyone is under the weather, even when the weather itself has been lovely. Colds and flu abound — be careful when you ask for abundance. You might get it. I’m drinking cinnamon hot chocolate instead of tea or coffee, just for a change. I made…
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vintage me
Daughter #4 is going to the junior prom Saturday night. She has been earning her own money and has paid for the limo (yay, they’re commuting in a carpool! No drunk driving, either.) She bought her own ticket. She has an appt for nails at my trade salon and is doing her own hairdo. I’m paying for the boutonniere ($10). But the dress…she wanted something vintage and wanted to go to Berkeley, which is fun and fabu but I just did not want to get on the freeway and drive there and deal with impossible parking, shopping, etc. I am a recovering consumer and it gives me the jeebies. And…
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new year’s rezzies
Here’s my list. What do they all mean? Ask me. 2009 Meet with my good girlfriend MLS every Thursday, 9 a.m. 15 minute stretch/15 minute walk every day + longer jaunts/workouts 2-3 times a week Eat healthfully (mostly vegetarian, no fast food or sodas, local, sustainable food, 100 Mile Diet) Get new glasses – for all the reading I’m planning to do Get chickens Save money No spend/no new – really trying to beat last year’s record Balance checkbook every month Watch food budget – (bulk, co-op, homegrown/homemade, basics, not convenience foods) Bigger garden (take out front lawn, add to sides and back garden Travel: NY (February), Tahoe (August), Philadelphia/NJ/NY…
