I once blogged about "What I Love About Sunday", inspired by the song of the same name. But I can even claim to love Mondays!
Mondays are of course, far, far better since I retired 4+ years ago.
Mondays mean the start of a new week and the start of anything means new possibilities and a chance to make this week better than last. The garbage from the weekend and the past week will be picked up and recycled (literally). Workmen will come and fix up the neighborhood. Life will return to its regular weekday beat.
So what's up for me for the new week? Trump planning meeting (today, maybe). Mah Jongg (Tuesday). Tyrant S3E2 (Wednesday, for sure). Getting the tile cleaned, colored and sealed (Friday! Yay!).
But first, coffee!!
;-)
Today is my day for a long, stretched out sigh. How do I know this? My horoscope told me.
My horoscopes have been pretty nice to me the last few days so I am happy to take its advice and chill, at least for today. I have my new Roomba to do the vacuuming and a beautiful sunny day to enjoy. It's also 20% off day at Big Lots so a trip to Leesburg or Ocala is on the agenda. A new movie will be in the mailbox and I have a best seller on the nightstand.
Ahh, long sigh....
I am part of a new Temple Committee - the Israel Education Committee. We are still deciding if "Israel Solidarity Committee" should be its new name but I prefer the emphasis on education.
I only sent an email a few weeks ago to the lady who was starting the committee expressing my generic "interest" and I really didn't expect to be one of seven on the committee "board". But I am happy to help. It is a topic I am indeed passionate about and I am a consistent complainer about the lack of learning opportunities offered by our Temple.
I have an assignment. Truth be told, I have wanted to do this for a long time: to offer Jewish film nights. I thought about showing a film at our Havurah but it would crimp socialization and folks were not enthusiastic. Now I'll get a chance to research Israeli films.
I've seen quite a few and a lot can be pretty dull. But I've ordered a new one, The Attack, and I'll review it and hopefully be able to offer it in November at our first Israeli Film Night. Popcorn included!
;-)
I love this meme! Of course I did read The Life Saving Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo but I could never bring myself to throw everything I own on the floor and decide if each item brought me joy.
I did, however, today throw out two pairs of shoes that I loved but could not walk in and a favorite top that had grown an enormous farm of fuzzies.
It did not feel as wonderful as I had hoped since I have an innate aversion to destroying anything that might, in some mutated form or at a future time and place, be proven useful. Of course, I am basking in the satisfaction of successfully doing something that is a bit of a challenge for me.
But still, I think my bra and my scale and the electric bill are pretty safe!
;-)
Floating around on my orange noodle in the Springdale Neighborhood pool on the 4th of July. Ah bliss!
There is very, very little actual swimming but there are lots of floaters (no, not dead fish) and plenty of pool walkers which is apparently a big new trend in exercising. You can catch a few rays, work on your tan, cool off and burn a few calories all at the same time. Plus one gets to overhear the scintillating conversation of fellow retirees. Here's a sample of today's "Overheard at the Pool":
'I had a great shot at the recently redone Saddlebrook golf course. 190 yards!
'We had a hot tub in Billings Montana on our covered patio. We could watch the snow fall from it.
'Have you tried the new smokehouse on Route 42 yet? They say it's good (yes we have, twice, and it is).
'I landed three feet from the hole but the rest was downhill.
'I never want to see snow again! (me either)
'I guess we are blocking your swim path with our walking back and forth (yes).
'The re-done golf course is really nice.
'My granddaughter was here from Oklahoma and we went to Disney.
'I love it here!
(I agree)
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There needs to be a new word to describe people like me. "Type A" is what I'm usually called but it is not quite accurate. "Concrete Fact Counter Queen" might come closer.
I am one of those (I assume there are others like me) who want the Bottom Line and not all the asterisks*** or upsetting explanations or bewildering excuses. So how happy was I that my daily horoscope gave me permission to count to my heart's content!
Yes, I do indeed love my spreadsheets and I would never dream of leaving my checkbook unbalanced or not hopping on my scale every day. And as you know, Dear Diary, I am a faithful counter of all of my many blessings.
And that's my Bottom Line...
;-)
I've been on this planet many decades and although I've made my share of mistakes (or at least there are things I would have said or done differently), I am thrilled that none of them have wound up on the local or cable news stations.
What has been making headlines for the past two days is the "secret" meeting between Loretta Lynch, our Attorney General, and Bill Clinton, our sleazy former President. How these two ever made it out of law school (of course Bill is disbarred now for perjuring himself under oath) is a true mystery. What on Earth could they have been thinking?!?
I heard a news commentator (talking head) say that Bill Clinton is the smartest, most astute political being that ever was. She wondered if the whole meeting thing was a way to get Loretta Lynch to recuse herself and thus set the sure-to-come indictment of HRC (Her Royal Clinton) back until after the election. I say: for someone so "smart", Bill's f-ups have been of legendary proportions.
I feel good about my own miniscule (by comparison) shortcomings. If the super-brainy and highly respected leaders of our country and the free world are such dopes, then I am truly a genius!
;-)
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| THE ROOMBA 980 |
Hubby suggested that it might be time for a Roomba and then wasted no time in ordering one when I simply said "OK".
We have had a variety of Roombas in the past, including a floor-scrubbing Scooba (now obsolete), with mixed results as to their effectiveness and ease-of-use. So why did I acquiesce so easily?
Well, truth be told, vacuuming is getting to be a real pain. I was already day-dreaming about whether or not a $$$$ Dyson top-of-the-line contraption would make a difference in my life when hubby brought up the idea of another Roomba. I knew they had a $$$$$$$ new one out and strangely, I immediately registered the fact that it might mean I no longer needed to push around any vacuum!
So after some discussion and online shopping we decided why not go all-the-way and get the newest, deluxe ROOMBA 980? Its promises border on artificial intelligence!
It arrives soon (I hope) and I am anticipating life-altering changes to my mundane daily existence (hahaha).
;-)
I once blogged about "What I Love About Sunday", inspired by the song of the same name. But I can even claim to love Mondays!
