Sep 22, 2008

Recently.

  • I fell asleep at 7:30pm on Friday night.
  • We went to a ward picnic at Central Park. Our backyard. It was beautiful, but almost cold. Which was perfect.
  • I walked home & had to navigate through the crowds of people dressed up in traditional German attire, singing traditional German songs, while drinking excessive amounts of German beer. There was a German-American parade on 5th Avenue.
  • I emptied out the contents of my entire bedroom & put them back together in a 5-hour cleaning fury on Sunday (I told you so). Bookshelves were emptied & then refilled (making sure that the edges of the books were lined up & the heights descended appropriately), drawers of clothes were re-folded, closets were arranged by color then sleeve length, socks were organized, baseboards were scrubbed, underneath the bed was cleaned out & swept out (indescribably gross). Nothing was left untouched.
  • Large pieces of furniture may have been completely rearranged. I may have done it all by myself. It may have sort of hurt.
  • That’s what happens when Mike leaves me alone for 12 hours. I get lonely. But our room looks so much better.
  • I put all my summer clothes way up high where I cannot reach them. Sad. But wonderful.
    I used my vacuum for the first time & felt like I was the happiest girl in the world. We’ve had it for months, but Mike is very good about vacuuming & I may have not vacuumed in a few months. I could vacuum all day with this thing. Lovely.
  • Mike took me out to eat the biggest hamburger of my life for lunch, at a steakhouse where we were all alone, thanks to being in Tribeca on a Saturday. He thinks it was better than Shake Shack. I politely disagree.
  • I was called an angel for doing something pretty normal. I rescued a hideous leopard print (velvet?) jacket from a cab I had just gotten into, literally jumping out & chasing a not-surprisingly-old lady down the street. I've never seen someone so excited. I think I should have done her a favor & not given it back to her. It looked like a dead animal.
  • My feet went to pedicure heaven. I went to my favorite nail salon on Saturday & they used their new callous remover (in lieu of the razor which always sort of scares me). The new thing- it looks like a cheese grater & works wonders. My feet are so soft.
  • I kept all my goals a few days in a row & it felt nice.
  • I really, really wanted a Diet Coke. I drank Sprite.
  • I went for a run & maybe almost died, but didn’t.
  • I could barely walk on Sunday.
  • I lit my favorite candle & let it burn for hours.
  • I spent time with friends that I think are just great.
  • I rediscovered headbands (I’m hating my bangs).
  • I did 4 loads of laundry & I ironed way too many pairs of pants. I hate ironing & it made me cranky.
  • I registered to vote (I).
  • I gave up blogging forever. Then didn't.

9 comments:

Tara Edwards said...

Why in the world would you give up blogging or even think of it! I would have nothing to read!

Anonymous said...

repeat after me: 'i will never ever give up blogging' :)

Kellie said...

I love your blog. I'm glad you didn't give it up.

Kera said...

i love that you "may" have moved all the furniture by yourself and it "may" have hurt :)

suz said...

I wish you didn't live so far away - my house could use you in a BIG way!

Lula. said...

Ben loves Spiced Wassail. Our house smells like that from October through February.

I am going through the same dilemma with my bangs. It is bobby pins and headbands everyday.

Yay for (I).

Please come clean my house.

Lula. said...

Oh, and please don't give up blogging.

Missy said...

I LOVED this post Kathryn. It is exactly what a blog is here for and exactly what I love about them. Yours is one of my favorites too. It all sounds so nice - the whole "recently" thing. What are your favorite headbands? I love them, but usually wear them with my hair in a pony too since we're at the park and then my hair gets stringy if I leave it down...

k. said...

Hi Missy. :) I've been wearing a lot of "thin" headbands... sort of like this one:

http://www.jcrew.com/AST/Browse/WomenBrowse/Women_Shop_By_Category/accessories/hairaccessories/PRDOVR~98135/98135.jsp

I have a few- in black, gold, and a multi-colored one... I like really wide ones too, but I've been going more subtle lately... & oftentimes in a ponytail or bun. :)