Someone depressed me this week by stating that summer was half over. I'll turn that half empty glass into being half full by stating that this week's Deep Thoughts Thursday with The Boozy Weathergirl has only just begun.
1
I love those insulated coolers that you slide your canned beverages into. They definitely help prolong the drinkable temperature of my mom juice. However, the weight of them is so deceiving! I basically have my head back full tilt, with the can bottom straight in the air, trying to eke out another sip of whatever, thinking there must surely be more in there if it stills feels this heavy!
2
I recently cleaned out my home office. I haven't done this in YEARS. So, of course, I find the most random pile of cords and chargers. I don't know what to do with them, yet I can't seem to bring myself to throw them out. And in my mind, there's an electric shaver somewhere, singing (to the tune of "Careless Whisper" by George Michael), "I'm never gonna shave again. Stupid bitch, she lost my charge cord!"
3
I also bought some cold cuts this week for the first time in months. Not just any cold cuts, mind you. I bought Boars Head. Yes, those $15 per pound cold cuts. And you know what happened the day after I bought them? Boars Head had a listeria breakout which shut down not one, but two grocery-store-chain deli departments. Seriously? #FML
4
This week, I went to pick up something I was awarded on the Buy Nothing Facebook page, but the person forgot to leave it out. No big deal. I offered to come back, but she kindly dropped it at my house instead. Fast forward two days, and guess what I did? That's right! I forgot to leave out the item I awarded to someone, and then drove it to her house. Not sure if this is a "karma's a bitch" or a "pay it forward" type of situation.
5
Ladies - let's face it. We are the queens of the passive-aggressive, "Nothing's wrong" or "I'm fine." So, it is particularly challenging when your spouse asks if you're ok, and there actually IS nothing wrong, or you really ARE fine, because it's so hard not to make that sound like bullshit.
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Something I read this week that made me laugh - You come from dust. You will return to dust. That's why I don't dust. It could be someone I know.
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I have been too busy to sit down and enjoy watching any of the Olympic Games. This is a shame. I have enjoyed reading about the medals that have been won and such online. Yet, I had to question the headline featured in my feed from The Today Show this morning though. Not sure I could have pitched this one to my producers/editors with a straight face - "How do athletes avoid wedgies? And other Olympic questions you're afraid to ask" The link is included here in the blog in case you're interested.
8
Someone please tell me - what exactly do I need to do to actually get companies to unsubscribe me from emails? I click on the "Unsubscribe" button. I tell it to stop all communications. It doesn't. I wait the designated number of days to see if it stops. It doesn't. I think we need a block feature like we have on social media, so I can report their harassment.
9
I am about to send my kid to college. And I love that some of you have children that do absolutely everything for themselves, and you don't have to worry about anything falling through the cracks during this process. But mine's not there yet. So, it is increasingly frustrating for me that, even though I'm paying for it, colleges and universities don't disclose financial information to parents without permission. I know, I know. The kid can give you permission. But she has to BE HERE WITH ME to set that up. I have barely seen my kid all summer, and setting up a time for us to sit down and plow through all this is becoming a joke. I might just need to chain her to the bed while she sleeps.
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I have had the extremely unfortunate need to call not one, but TWO technical hotlines in the past week for various WiFi and mobile phone issues. It is a true test of my patience to listen to a person who barely speaks English, repeat my name over and over and over again, for close to two hours, without providing any real help, and me taking deep breaths and not screaming, "SHUT THE FUCK UP YOU DUMBASS!" at the top of my lungs.
I am not relaxed enough for it to be summer. I am obviously not drinking the right stuff. So, I looked up these 30 options - one a day for the next month to get me through. Cheers!
Refreshers
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