Odds and Ends

- My very favorite shoes have a hole in the toe and it’s causing me great distress. They are not the type of shoes that can be resoled, so I think I might have to get rid of them and man, I hate that. They are so very perfect. Michelle D, red patent leather flats with white stitching and white rubber soles. I wear them endlessly … until now. It’s a very sad day.

- Maybe it’s because of my anguish, but I cut my bangs last night. Why on earth I am so scared to find a new stylist since mine moved I don’t know, and furthermore I don’t know why I think I could do a better job on my bangs than a real stylist no matter WHAT their abilities. But it’s done, and I have bangs again. They aren’t super even but not scary choppy so I’ll leave them. When they grow out a little maybe I’ll go for a real cut (shudder).

- I love when I give myself the time to pack breakfast for myself. Yesterday I scavenged at my desk and had some roasted coconut chips and dried mandarin oranges and yeah, not great. Both of those things: fabulous for snacking. Not so much for an actual meal. Today I have hot tea, strawberries, the last of my homemade banana bread and a string cheese. It’s so much more relaxing to have a quick bit in the morning with my tea and type this up real quick and then move on to a very busy workday.

- Last week I bought something from a Facebook sponsored post. As a matter of fact I bought two – two bracelets, one for me and one for my mom. I felt like a chump but I liked them, and they came in yesterday and I really like mine:

My mom’s is slightly different, and I think it suits her as well. It’s her mother’s day present so it’s waiting at my house for when she watches the boys over that weekend. She’ll cry. I know her – she’ll cry.

- The Daughter of Smoke and Bone books came in from the ebook library, so I know what I’m doing for every spare second of the next few days.

- I ran ONE TIME last week. I’m shooting for twice this week.