13 thing that are on my mind1) the festering germ bath that is public school. both kids are home sick again with coughs, snotty noses, and low grade fevers. we've all got cabin fever and dare i say, i'm sick of it. both the kids' teachers are great about hand washing but really, i can't control who/what they come in contact with when they are at school. poor bubbies.
2) facebook "friends" who leave vaguely racist and otherwise offensive status updates. ya know, the ones you don't know quite well enough to call out in a public forum? i'm bothered but also curious to know when they'll put their feet in their mouths again and therefore unable to unfriend them. oy.
3) jersey shore. i'll confess i have a "situation" on my hands. i haven't watched mtv in over ten years but i cannot tear myself away from this quasi-italian train wreck. (no, not all sicilians are like that.)
4) boots. i'm on a hunt for flat, knee-high, leather riding boots. apparently i should have purchased the pair i found at christmastime because despite the unyielding rain, department stores believe that it's already sandal season. *scratches head* really?
5) my mother-effing thyroid. i had radiation to my thyroid when i was in cancer treatment and have been hypothyroid since then. apparently my meds have been too low these past few months and it took me this long to put together that my dry hair, irregular cycles, extreme fatigue, thinning eyebrows, etc etc are all indicators of something not quite right. my fantastic ob bumped up my dose when i saw him a couple days ago and i'm hoping to be feeling right as rain in a couple weeks.
6) a vacation. i am aching to travel lately. anywhere. name the place and i'll go.
7) the crazy number of engagements, weddings, pregnancies and births around me. is it that we're quickly approaching 30 or is it true that every single person i've ever known is either engaged or pregnant or has been recently married or squeezed out a baby? these are all joyous things and made all the more joyous by the fact that we get to attend a huge number of parties in the next few years, without the responsibility of cleaning up....or changing diapers.
8) this gloomy weather. seriously, is it spring yet? no? really you're forecasting another dreary week? bummer. cause i miss GOING OUTSIDE. i miss working the farmers' market without 25 layers of clothing on. i miss swimming.
9) anne hathaway's eyebrows in the princess diaries. my LORD, someone help those poor caterpillars stuck to her face!
10) under the dome by stephen king. after the novel i just finished (venus in furs) i needed something light. this is a page turner, er, whatever you call it on a kindle. i'm only 3% in (who knows how many pages that would be) but i'm thoroughly entertained.
11) my birthday. yup. i'm turning the big 2-8 next week. have i mentioned that this is my favorite holiday? :D
12) those terrifically ugly exercise shoes that i'm seeing everywhere. you know the ones that tone your butt while you walk? sketchers has shape-ups; reebok makes easy tones. and guess what. they're BUTT ugly. i saw them in person last night on my unsuccessful quest for boots.
13) that crazy bar ben made last week with smoked almonds, peanut butter, nutella and cherry marshmallows among other things. damn you landslide bar, damn you.