After spending the day focused on less than productive stuff, I got a strong 48th wind at about 8 and worked until 4 organizing, sorting and disposing. I love the feeling of having gotten things I've been putting off forever done!
My neighborhood has a strong sidewalk economy and the first of the year is prime time for putting things out and watching them walk off. This morning, a load of candles I didn't like, and little doodads that are perfectly functional but have been shuffling around my house for too long.
There was a crew of street rakers (literally people with rakes clearing damp leaves out from under cars...I think they were community service folks) joking and cutting up. When Bartleby and I got back from our walk, the bag of most interesting stuff was gone. I hope they took it!
Now to find a pedestrian who just happens to be interested in years old counseling journals.
It was a fun game- well it was if you wanted Florida to win. I mostly wanted to prove my point about the One Trueness of SEC football, but also because my step-dad went there and I'm thinking of going to grad school there.
I'm not a big Florida fan, but they played quite well from the little I watched. And I did have to pick them over Ohio because of loyalty and stuff.
Sick of a car taking up two spaces on the street? How about a car too close to yours? What about the car at the mall parked diagonally? Now you can do something about it. Simply download a notice and place it on the car’s windshield. The owner of the vehicle will be informed of their asshole status as well as the proper tips to improve their poor parking techniques. It’s time to put an end to asshole parking, or at least to make fun of it.
www.youparklikeanasshole.com
Also, you can post/view photos of assholey parking....
ooh saline nose spray! that might work. The pregnancy pillow I have, which is essentially the world's largest body pillow, absolutely rocks because I don't find myself rolling around so much.
I took Benadryl because it was on the list my doc said was okay. That might be the other reason I was able to fall back asleep for almost 2 hours.
Kat, a couple of people I know swear by a neti pot for chemical free sinus clearing and overall sinus health.
Thirding or fourthing the saline spray rec -- I have bad allergies anyway, but during pregnancy I swear my sinuses turned into blocks of solid concrete. Saline spray did wonders for returning them to something at least vaguely resembling fleshy passageways.
It's thin comfort now, but it is really, truly true that the horrid congestion and drippiness and other sinus miseries that come on with pregnancy resolve instantly with delivery -- by the time I was in the recovery room waiting for the feeling to return to my arms and legs, I was breathing again.
I am linking to this Wonkette thing just because it has a cool picture of an Orc holding a small crying child: [link]
Maybe that picture from the new LotR movie:
Three Orcs and a Baby.
