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Sep. 24th, 2015
The last time I went to a movie in a movie theater was about 9 months ago. The movie was so bad that I walked out after 15 minutes and asked for (and got) my money back. And decided I was done seeing movies in theaters. I have not been tempted... until now. There are 3 movies playing that I'd like to see. Grandma, Intern and Martian. But, in my internal debate of go/wait for stream, wait is winning. They will all likely be available next January.
Today was another aqua exercise class. They've had 6 on the schedule and actually had class for only 1 of those 6. So it was a bit of a question mark. I got there early so I could do my hour first and in case no class. BUT, the instructor showed and so there was class. There were 8 people in the class. No microphone. No music. So the instructor just basically yelled at us. The accoustics do not lend themselves to yelling and I could hardly understand what she was saying. After about 20 minutes I bailed. BUT...
1. I got 20 minutes of good leg work in
2. And I can do that on my own and even to music!
I just need to remember that there is no lap swimming from 9-10 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. No biggie. I can deal.
The gym is going through some transitions. A fair number of staff have left. The woman who cleans the locker room and always remembers my name and chats with me is leaving next week. I think she's pretty much already checked out as there were no towels left when I left (always before she kept them fully stocked always) and the dirty towel bin was overflowing. Their help wanted signs are now all over the place.
So many places now have giant help wanted signs. I went to QFC after the pool and while I was in the parking garage waiting for the elevator, the nice lady on the speaker told me that I could work for QFC and get all kinds of benefits. That particular QFC desperately needs a staff change.
Oh and big deal... I remembered to get gas! I hate getting gas so much that I put if off and then forget about it. But, not today.
So now I'm home and ready for some sewing but first, the kitchen needs a tidy.
Today was another aqua exercise class. They've had 6 on the schedule and actually had class for only 1 of those 6. So it was a bit of a question mark. I got there early so I could do my hour first and in case no class. BUT, the instructor showed and so there was class. There were 8 people in the class. No microphone. No music. So the instructor just basically yelled at us. The accoustics do not lend themselves to yelling and I could hardly understand what she was saying. After about 20 minutes I bailed. BUT...
1. I got 20 minutes of good leg work in
2. And I can do that on my own and even to music!
I just need to remember that there is no lap swimming from 9-10 on Tuesdays and Thursdays. No biggie. I can deal.
The gym is going through some transitions. A fair number of staff have left. The woman who cleans the locker room and always remembers my name and chats with me is leaving next week. I think she's pretty much already checked out as there were no towels left when I left (always before she kept them fully stocked always) and the dirty towel bin was overflowing. Their help wanted signs are now all over the place.
So many places now have giant help wanted signs. I went to QFC after the pool and while I was in the parking garage waiting for the elevator, the nice lady on the speaker told me that I could work for QFC and get all kinds of benefits. That particular QFC desperately needs a staff change.
Oh and big deal... I remembered to get gas! I hate getting gas so much that I put if off and then forget about it. But, not today.
So now I'm home and ready for some sewing but first, the kitchen needs a tidy.
Won't she be delighted?!
Sep. 24th, 2015 12:46 pmMy brother's wife and I have about 3 things in common and 938 things on which we are polar opposites. But she loves my brother and he loves her and and that carries a lot of weight. Plus, she went way way way out of her way to ensure that my Mother's final years were better. My Mom loved and appreciated her so very much that no matter how many differences we have, Dana bought a lifetime pass from me with all she did for Mom.
(They lived the closest to Mom but it was still a 4 hour drive. But, every single time Mom needed her, with zero notice, Dana was in the car and there in 4 hours EVERY SINGLE TIME. And every time she arrived with a giant smile and arms ready for any hugs needed.)
Anyway... I was looking yesterday at how my fabric is organized in the sewing closet and realized I could really use some of those pants hangars. The ones that hold like 5 or 6 pairs of pants at a time. I found some on Amazon but didn't pull the trigger. I thought maybe I'd go to Bed Bath and Beyond on Friday and look there.
Cut to this morning when I remembered that I have some in my own closet!!! Three. Which is plenty. They hold all my scarves. In my pantyhose work days, I wore scarves a lot and I have some truly beautiful ones. And they even include a gorgeous silk bow tie that my Mom made for my Dad. They take up no room so I've never gotten rid of them.
I found 2 empty drawers in a dresser and carefully folded them all and freed up the hangers.
As I was folding and admiring them all, I was thinking about when I die and my brother and his wife come clean out my things - I have this thought a lot - when they hit these drawers, Dana will shit. She will think she has died and gone to heaven. She wears scarves nearly every day. And will love the colors and the various shapes and sizes.
But, you know what? I think I'm not going to wait until I die. I think I'll check with my brother and if he's cool with the idea, I'll pack them up and send them home with him in January. I get two drawers and she gets scarves. I like it.
(She has a bit of a hoarding tendency (pot calling the kettle???) that my bother struggles with so I don't want to willy nilly add fuel to that fire which is why I'll wait and ask him first.)
(They lived the closest to Mom but it was still a 4 hour drive. But, every single time Mom needed her, with zero notice, Dana was in the car and there in 4 hours EVERY SINGLE TIME. And every time she arrived with a giant smile and arms ready for any hugs needed.)
Anyway... I was looking yesterday at how my fabric is organized in the sewing closet and realized I could really use some of those pants hangars. The ones that hold like 5 or 6 pairs of pants at a time. I found some on Amazon but didn't pull the trigger. I thought maybe I'd go to Bed Bath and Beyond on Friday and look there.
Cut to this morning when I remembered that I have some in my own closet!!! Three. Which is plenty. They hold all my scarves. In my pantyhose work days, I wore scarves a lot and I have some truly beautiful ones. And they even include a gorgeous silk bow tie that my Mom made for my Dad. They take up no room so I've never gotten rid of them.
I found 2 empty drawers in a dresser and carefully folded them all and freed up the hangers.
As I was folding and admiring them all, I was thinking about when I die and my brother and his wife come clean out my things - I have this thought a lot - when they hit these drawers, Dana will shit. She will think she has died and gone to heaven. She wears scarves nearly every day. And will love the colors and the various shapes and sizes.
But, you know what? I think I'm not going to wait until I die. I think I'll check with my brother and if he's cool with the idea, I'll pack them up and send them home with him in January. I get two drawers and she gets scarves. I like it.
(She has a bit of a hoarding tendency (pot calling the kettle???) that my bother struggles with so I don't want to willy nilly add fuel to that fire which is why I'll wait and ask him first.)