Wow, amyth! Go you!

Laura, that sounds hysterical. Someone I know is starting a stint as an entertainer on a cruise ship in January, and I am pretty confident she will be better than that! (I'm also pretty confident she'll be performing alone, which has got to help....)

My resentment level for this 6:45 meeting is at "flames on the side of my face".

Every time you post about your early meetings, I am grateful that I almost never have a meeting before 8:30. Because I would start at flames and go up from there every time.

I feel bad for shrift. Just overheard the flight attendant say they were oversold by six on this flight but they managed to move one woman to a direct flight to Detroit instead. Which...this plane is going to Dallas. Talk about out of the way! But I'm going almost as far, deliberately to avoid ohare.

Let's hope that woman was ultimately going to Detroit? The one time I really won the oversold game, my new itinerary was better than my original one.

I am going to have to sample more of the entertainment under the theory that it can't all be that bad. I didn't comment on the quality of the sound because all I got on that was there was noise.

Well done, amyth! Can you come and stay with me in FL for a week or two and help me purge? I really have to do something about all my stuff stuck in storage and closets.

meara, considering my experience lately, I would like to avoid O'Hare as much as possible now that it's not my home airport. I also want to avoid flying United, because they have mechanical issues the majority of the time when I fly with them. What the hell is wrong with their maintenance schedule?!

Aurelia, good thoughts for your mom!

Go you with the decluttering, amyth!

Last night, I was driven mad by a clockwork sound. I got out of bed and put my ear to every device that possibly could be making the noise, but they were all silent. Eventually I traced the noise to the living room. The Christmas tree light timer is plugged into the electrical socket on the opposite side of the bedroom wall.

Shrift, I know it's a little out of your way for Kalamazoo, but on the whole I've had a not-terrible time going through Detroit. Of course, I'm flying there this Friday, and now that I've jinxed things, I fully expect it to make a liar out of me. Still, I've generally gotten in and out with minimal delays as often than not. And from what I've heard about O'Hare, a 50% OK-ish rating would be an improvement.

Amyth, I can't wait to see your revamped digs!

Can you come and stay with me in FL for a week or two and help me purge? I really have to do something about all my stuff stuck in storage and closets.

Laura, I would love to! I am really into this decluttering thing now that I've started. It's a great feeling. Also, I'd love to see you!

Also, I was texting with my niece yesterday (she lives in Pembroke Pines) and she and her new husband just bought a house, just got a dog, etc., and I miss her so much. I went to her wedding in March, but before that, I hadn't made it down to South Florida in years. I'd really like to see more of her.

Amyth, I can't wait to see your revamped digs!

I can't wait for you to as well! Right now, it's still chaos, because I need to put books back on shelves, put away clothes, etc. But I plan to be almost done before I leave for NY!

That's awesome amyth! I need to borrow from your book and do some decluttering myself

Sending good thoughts, aurelia

It's so funny. I almost never have trouble with United or O'Hare. I'm not connecting through there, which is a huge difference of course, but my flights in and out are rarely delayed or have issues. Knock wood, since it is my home airport and preferred airline for work.