I need my eyebrows attended to. And I had a toenail issue this weekend. Granted it could TOTALLY wait, but I hope to have a free afternoon.

I was already taking today off of work, but with both Lake County and Cook County telling people to stay off of the roads, both of our offices are officially closed, so I save the PTO day for later.

It's still blowing out here, but the snow's stopped and I can finally see the houses on the other side of my parking lot. I have a shovel, but I'm going to wait to go outside to dig my car out until after the wind stops, supposedly this afternoon. I'm definitely going to do it today, because the temp is forecasted to get down to -4 to -10 tonight, with wind chills from -20 to -40. Brrrr.

I'm sitting here thinking that what I really want to do with my day is get a mani/pedi and eyebrow wax! Frivolous.

That's not frivolous! Your eyebrows are a priority.

Not like they used to be, sadly.

I hope y'all are staying safe in the weather back east! (I won't tell you what it looks like outside my office so you don't hate me.)

I totally want a pedicure and a massage, but I have to be careful with pedicures, because I get those white spots from not enough oxygen getting through to my nails. So I usually don't get them in the winter, just the warm weather when I'm wearing flip-flops a lot.

Second-to-last day of work, still no news. But last night I had dinner with meara (shepherd's pie, yum), and introduced her to my neurotic GSD, so that was nice.

Not like they used to be, sadly.

Well, you're still getting dates so I gotta figure you haven't crossed the Mr. Hyde threshold.

We are Jessica's weather here, with added Giant Piles of Snow in the road because the city didn't plow anything but main arteries last week. It's like driving through the badlands during a rainstorm. And yet, I am thrilled school opened 2 hours late because HKF has been to school about 2 days out of the last 14 due to snow, planning days, and holidays.

(I won't tell you what it looks like outside my office so you don't hate me.)

This is my weather! But a little bit warmer and windier.

Do you all find it weird that the hospitals here all have valet parking?

I totally want a pedicure and a massage, but I have to be careful with pedicures, because I get those white spots from not enough oxygen getting through to my nails.

OK, that is an excellent reason for me to hold off! My toenails still look bad, and it's not like I'm displaying them. Phew!

So I will just do my own fingernails, get the brows done, and call it a day.

So I will just do my own fingernails, get the brows done, and call it a day.

Nicely finessed balance of responsibility and indulgence.

ION, Anderson Cooper apparently got roughed up by a crowd in Egypt.