Errands, Errands!

A day for running errands, even though it's hot.  And humid.  Hurry up and rain already!

So much I thought I would accomplish, but before I knew it, the hours had flown by!

By noon, I was finally ready to:

run over and get gas,
dash into Home Depot for some paint,
cruise into the bank for a deposit and withdrawal,
over to Sally's Beauty Supply for some stuff to do my hair,
then it was time to think about lunch.

Since I'll not be home for a couple of days,
I headed home to eat up the rest of the lettuce.
I tossed on some leftover pork roast,
dressing, tomato, cheese,
and a few spicy chips for crunch.

It was pretty tasty, but ....
wouldn't a big burger fries have tasted even better??  :)

Home again to clean the house, wash my jeans, vacuum the floors, load the dishwasher, which brought it to 4pm and time to make dinner!  Lucky me, I had hamburger all browned up and ready to pop into a pot for some spaghetti!

It's Thursday, and ION television plays a marathon of Blue Bloods for 8 hours .... and my antennae picks up feedback when my computer is on, so as soon as this is shut down, I'll be tuned in!

Sometimes I don't think I'd make it through a day without a TO DO list -- when I was 20 yrs younger, I never had to write it all down, I could keep it all in my organized brain easily -- and that was with 6 kids!  Now, a list is the only way I get things done.  Maybe it has to do with procrastination -- sometimes doing nothing is much easier than getting things done!  Only really responsible thing I need to do every day is feed Sadie!  hehehehe

Happy weekend, my friend :)

Birthdays

hehehe this made me chuckle.

Today is my birthday.

and  I'm not sure how I should be reacting to this little fact of life.  I certainly don't feel that old -- most of the time.  (Unless you count AFTER a workout. haha)  I know in my mind, I'm certainly not 56.  I still talk to people I knew in high school, and when that happens, it's like being 18 all over again!

There are times when in my mind, I'm still in my 30s and I have ... all the time in the world to do what I want to accomplish.  But then there are the other moments, the late night moments, when I realize that my mortality is something that needs to be considered.

This is a strange age.  It's a long time until retirement, and yet if one hasn't done any planning, it will sneak up so very faaaassst!

So, after birthday wishes from my family, my BFF, and even a few emails from companies who seem to know my birth date, my son sprung for Chipotle for dinner ... my fav meal, I even topped it with the guac!  Then a pretty hanger to hang a couple of pots on the wall for planting something ..... not sure where I'll hang it, but I have all weekend to come up with ideas!

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hen it comes to birthday advice, I like this quote:

“You’ll learn, as you get older, that rules are made to be broken. Be bold enough to live life on your terms, and never, ever apologize for it. Go against the grain, refuse to conform, take the road less traveled instead of the well-beaten path. Laugh in the face of adversity, and leap before you look. Dance as though EVERYBODY is watching. March to the beat of your own drummer. And stubbornly refuse to fit in.”
― Mandy Hale, The Single Woman: Life, Love, and a Dash of Sass