I’ve said this before: I’m a terrible shopper. I mentioned in a previous blog that I suspect I’m not actually a real girl, I’m such a lame shopper. I also only have a few pairs of shoes in my closet and I dip bread in gravy. But the shopping thing really seals the deal. This week, […]
just humor me
Every Book (Except the Crappy Ones) in Its Place
I’m in Week Four of our move, the highlight of which is putting books on shelves. It’s a good day to be Diane when you get to spend all Friday and most of Saturday putting away books. Don’t laugh. It could be worse. I could be putting away tools in the garage or trying […]
Not Bittersweet, Just Plain Bitter
This kind of how I was feeling today. Except I was holding my mammograms. I think I may have experienced my Moving Low Point today. God, at least I hope it was my low point. Because I made a fool out of myself in the radiology department of the Lexington Clinic and I’m hoping […]
Fun With Retainers
I got my braces off at a bad time. Not that there really is a bad time to get braces off, especially when you’re 49-and-a-half and you kept an actual chart to count down the days until you lose the metal in your mouth. It was a bad time because I was getting ready […]
Adventures in Miami Beach
My son and daughter and I went on our first Florida day-trip adventure yesterday. We got in the car with some vague Mapquest directions, Starbucks and a camera and drove to Miami Beach. Despite my best non-efforts, it was surprisingly a non-adventure. Unlike our other day trips shortly after we move and I get […]
Getting Ready for the Rudeness
Someone’s having a bad attitude day. In the midst of our move, when we were still in Lexington, I was chatting with our movers and I politely asked them how they liked living in Florida. “Well, it’s hot,” Rod said. “And it’s humid,” he added. “And get ready for the rudeness,” Paul chimed in. The […]