Snow - well, DC got through it ... sort of. On the radio this morning, there were all these horror stories of multi-hour commutes. Luckily, I was on a bus with a good driver - took it slow, was careful, tapped the brakes - all the things you should do but so many don't. A good section of the city lost power and, in those areas, there were no traffic lights. This meant that a lot of drivers treated it as a "go right on through" sign.
Years ago, they were doing a "This Old House" in DC and there was HALF AN INCH of snow ... and the entire town shut down. The guys on the show - from Boston - thought it was hilarious.
It's nice in DC just now barring, of course, the 'feels like' 6 degrees wind. Still, sun and mostly shoveled sidewalks.
I have a word challenge for this clever community...
Without suggesting any sort of desperation, I need to hire 4 full time dog walkers...like NOW. We've been posting ads on craigslist, bulletin boards, facebook, listservs...you name it.
Still, we are not getting quality candidates.
I'm thinking it is our language. Too boring. Non-specific.
I need some really fun, engaging wording to capture people's attention. Sadly, I am much more passionate than I am clever.
YOU GUYS, on the other hand, are wicked funny and smart.
Anything pop off the top of your head?
DO YOU LIKE PINA COLADAS? AND GETTING LOST IN THE RAIN? We're looking for a few reliable, patient dog lovers. The drinks are a no-no on company time, and getting lost is a bad idea, but if you like long walks, getting kisses, handing out delicious snacks AND getting paid a competitive wage for for hanging out with man's best friend, we want you! Contact _____ ASAP if you're a savvy dog person ready to make a commitment. MUST LOVE DOGS: not just a Cusack movie.
That's awesome Strix. Thanks.
I made it to therapy. There were no snow squalls. I forgot about my brink appointment tomorrow so my idea of not leaving the house is out. I get to go tell him Benadryl helped me sleep but I felt depressed and I've been off caffeine for nearly a month and I haven't seen any improvement with sleeping or anything else.
He was telling me giving up caffeine would help me sleep. No dice.
A day without caffeine is ... hell, how would I know? I've slept through any attempt at it.
If I could have it I would, but with the bladder issues I can't risk it. So the only things I've been drinking are water and milk with the occasional peppermint tea. I did have a rootbeer the other day just because I was having some serious cravings and figured a caffiene free soda (I checked the label) would be better than diet coke.
I hate my sinuses. They hurt all spring and summer from the pollen, then I get maybe a couple of weeks in the fall after the pollen is mostly gone but before the leaves have started falling. Then, once the leaves fall and dry up and blow around everywhere, that sets off my allergies, too. And then it gets cold and the cold air hurts my sinuses, and then I turn on the space heater and the dry air hurts my sinuses, and now I've got a space heater and two humidifiers going and I just want to have more that a couple weeks a year when I don't feel like the inside of my head is on fire. (It's better when I'm at my parents', because they've got decent insulation that keeps the pollen and the cold outside, and central heat that doesn't dry up the air like my space heater does.)
