>I have a Christmas Cactus at work. I got because I thought my desk needed some color. I think it is on its last legs. Err, roots? Anyway, when I first got it the plant was pretty and had a flower on it. I have a picture of it. Somewhere. I think. It is now all dried up and has no flowers. It probably should be re-potted but I keep forgetting to bring dirt it. I cut off the shriveled up leaves in hopes that would revive it, and if I remember I will bring dirt in Monday and see if re-potting it helps. If not, I am afraid it is going to end up in shallow grave like Blackie (Gwen’s dearly departed bunny) in the backyard.
Archive for August, 2009
>but I just wanted to post some more. Problem is, I can’t remember what I had to say. I need to type my review of Dancing with Ana, so I can then post my review of The White Queen, tomorrow the contest ends. So if you haven’t entered, get over there and enter!
After work Nick and I went to Kohl’s (yes I know I was supposed to go to Allsport, I was too tired) and I got another pair of shorts. I also tried on this really cute skirt. It fit but it was too short. Tomorrow is the Loggins & Messina concert. I am not going, Em and Gwen are going and maybe D. Gwen wants me to use her real name in here but I am so used to Gwen, and besides you already know her as Gwen and that would just confuse everything.
I am now caught up with the number of posts for this month, I just have to post twice a day until the end of the month. With nothing going on, expect short posts.
>This is going to be a very short post as I am at work and totally not supposed to be doing this. If my boss catches me I am Dead Dead Dead.
These are the earrings I ordered. Fancy HUH? LOL. I just wanted plain wee tiny hoops.
>about how cold it was in July. Well, when I said that, I did not mean that I wanted it to be this freaking hot! Oh my. Well, lets just say that I wish I could wear shorts to work. I wish I could do my inspections in tank tops. I wish I wasn’t on a medication that makes my skin turn red at just the hint of sun.
Proves the old saying, be careful what you wish for.
When I stand up for myself and my beliefs,
they call me a
bitch..
When I stand up for those I love,
they call me a
bitch.
When I speak my mind, think my own thoughts or do things my own way,
they call me a
bitch.
Being a bitch
means I won’t compromise what’s in my heart.
It means I live my life MY way.
It means I won’t allow anyone to step on me.
When I refuse to tolerate injustice and speak against it, I am
defined as a
bitch.
The same thing happens when I take time for
myself instead of being everyone’s maid, or when I act a little selfish.
It means I have the courage and strength to allow myself to be who I truly am and won’t become anyone else’s idea of what they think I ‘should’ be.
I am outspoken, opinionated and determined. I want what I want and there is nothing wrong with that!
So try to stomp on me, just try to douse my inner flame, try to squash every ounce of beauty I hold within me. You won’t succeed.
And if that makes me a bitch
I embrace the title and am proud to bear it.
B ~ Babe
I ~ In
T ~ Total
C ~ Control of
H ~ Herself
B ~ Beautiful
I ~ Intelligent
T ~ Talented
C ~ Charming
H ~ Hell of a Woman
B ~ Beautiful
I ~ Individual
T ~ That
C ~ Can
H ~ Handle ‘anything’
I can’t help it, I just ♥ earrings. Saturday was the first time I wore different earrings in my second pierced hole in my ear. I wore my Amethyst hearts in the first hole and my square Amethyst earrings on the French wires for the second. When I was taking the piercing earrings out, one of the backs came apart, they are the backs with a metal center and plastic around it. Anyway, there was some brown stuff too, couldn’t tell what it was though. Anyway, I decided that instead of putting those earrings back in I would put in my little hoops. The problem was, I couldn’t get the little hoops to close.
Sunday I wore my other hoops in the second hole, a plain gold post in the first and the piercing stud in the third. I decided to try to see if Zales had any little hoops for a reasonable price. I found these wee tiny hoops with butterflies on them. Can you see the butterflies? Probably not. I can’t see them and I know they are there! They are just the size I was looking for, and they are very pretty.
Here is better picture of the earrings. I took it from the website. There was another pair of hoops that I actually liked better, but the store only had white gold in stock. I will be ordering them from the website in yellow gold. I had a moment of concern, when I got in my car I took the hoops I was wearing out to put these in and when I took the right earring out, my ear hurt! When I took the left earring out there was gunk on the post. So I am back to vigilantly cleaning my ears with the sea salt. I am planning on putting the other hoops in my third piercing hole, I think it will be easier to keep the ears clean with hoops.
August is peak water use season and with a few simple tips from EPA’s WaterSense program homeowners can save water and as much as $110 annually on their water bills.
“Peak water use can be expensive, taxes local water systems, and threatens future water supply and quality,” said Peter S. Silva, EPA’s Assistant Administrator for Water. “A few simple changes can help consumers reduce their water bills, and in turn, save them money.”
On average, an American household uses about 260 gallons per day, but this amount climbs to around 1,000 gallons per day during peak water use season with some households using as much as 3,000 gallons a day.
Here are some tips to help reduce water use:
- Water yards only when needed.
- Consider using WaterSense labeled toilets, faucets and faucet accessories, which use at least 20 percent less water and can save $60 per year.
- Water landscapes only when needed. Watering in the very early morning or evening is best.
- Wash only full loads of laundry and dishes, and scrape dishes instead of rinsing when loading the dishwasher.
- For summer refreshment, keep a pitcher of water in the fridge instead of running the tap until it is cold.
- Put your favorite handyperson to work fixing leaks around the home, which can waste about 200 gallons per week. Fixing leaks can add up to about $50 in utility bill savings annually.
In 2008 alone, WaterSense labeled toilets, faucets, and faucet accessories helped Americans save more than 9.3 billion gallons of water and realize more than $55 million in savings on water and sewer bills. That is enough water to supply 100,000 average households for a year.
WaterSense is a partnership program sponsored by EPA to protect the future of our nation’s water supply by promoting and enhancing the market for water-efficient products and services.
More tips and information on WaterSense: Click here.
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Yes, Em and I went to the city Saturday. But to understand what happened, I have to take you back to Friday night. Friday I went to get my nails done. Em asked me to find out when her appointment was on Saturday. After I asked, Esther asked if I was coming too, when I said yes, she asked if I was going to get a pedicure, I said, Maybe. The owner came back to the table next to us and Esther told her I was going to get a pedicure when Em came in for her manicure! I was just kind of, well I didn’t really say that, **sigh**. When I told Em, she just kind of laughed and said, “It is so hard to say no to them.”
I wore my new sandals Saturday, it was ok, I have kind of broken them in. When they asked me to pick a color, I tried to pick a color as close to the color of the shoes as possible. I know they don’t look the same, I think it is because the nails are shiny and the sandals aren’t. We left the nail salon and headed down Broadway to Marie Tash so Em could see about the ring she is wanting to get. I also needed to get my piercing checked. We were early so on the way we stopped at the Strand. To get out of the heat and kill some time. Of course I asked about the True Crime section, which I was told is in the Basement. Of course. Well with 18 miles of book shelves, some had to go to the basement didn’t they? So I went downstairs and started looking, couldn’t find them, couldn’t find any signs for them either. Finally I asked someone and he took me way back into this corner and there tucked between ‘Journalism’ and ‘Law Inforcement’, was True Crime. It was actually a decent sized selection. Of course, I never remember the authors of the books I want so I was having to read the titles of all the books, I found Mindhunter: Inside the FBI’s Elite Serial Crime Unit by Mark Olshaker (Author) and John E. Douglas for $7.00, hardbound, originally $25.00, so I bought it. About the time that I found it, Em sent me a text saying she was ready to leave.
We continued on to Maria Tash and got there just as they were opening. Em talked to the sales person about what she wanted. She didn’t have anything done then but now knows when to come back for what she wants. I had them check my piercings, which they said look like they are heeling like they should. I asked about the bleeding, they weren’t concerned. I also asked about a 4th hole in my ear. I am not getting that until all the piercings in both ears are completely healed. Even if it takes months.
Em suggested taking the subway to Central Park, yes I know, she is starting to scare me. We had lunch at AQ Kafé, I had Chicken salad, you know a salad with grilled chicken on it. It was fabulous. The place is definitely on our list of places to eat in the city. They also have a bakery there, that we looked at briefly, then quickly ran away. We went in the mall in Columbus Circle. The one with the huge naked couple. I mentioned to Em, that for a woman that size, her boobs are awfully small, and for a man that big his, um, well I’m sure you get the idea, she did! I got a skirt at Esprit (?), then we went to the park.
Then after the park we stopped at Talbots where Em found a dress on sale, then Annie Moore’s, she got chicken for Fred, then home. As soon as we got home, Tigger tried to take my book.
>I didn’t see a new post on Marie’s blog and I don’t know where else to look for one. So I hope she doesn’t mind that I am doing this on my own sort of.
When I went to the Yankee store to get my shirt to wear to the Yankees game I went to Tuesday (which they won BTW, in case you haven’t been paying attention) I picked up some postcards featuring the Yankees and Yankee Stadium. I was going to start posting them this week (since I am completely infected with Yankee Fever). However, I received two lovely postcards from my friend Ló, who I met on the website Shelfari. We share a love of True Crime books. Unfortunately, it is hard for her to find them in Brazil, where she lives. Fortunately, I have little room for books where I live and love passing them on to people I know will read them. As a thank-you, she sent me this postcard of Brazil, São Paulo to be precise. The other one I will post next week.
And aren’t these stamps beautiful?
Belleza
just a (transplanted) city girl 