Musings & Monday

September 25th cannot get here soon enough. And I'm not in the mood for work today. These two elements cannot and should not combine. It can be dangerous... (and, these factors may have combined, and I may be hopped up on DayQuil, and I may be very hungry but refusing to eat because I managed to plow my way through a bag of Autumn Mix over the weekend when I was confined to a sniffly, sneezing, coughing, upset mess on the couch. With DVDs of Friends, The Office and the occasional TNT movie)... What? I'm not making any sense? Moving right along...

1. So, I had the ultimate brilliant idea to do big curls in my hair today, a la Amy Adams, but, then I remembered that since I hit the snooze button at 5:40 and did not go to the gym pre-work, I will be going on my lunch break. Which means--yay for hair in a clip the rest of the day. tres chic.

2. We didn't get much rain up here from our evil friend Ike, but, it was hilarious to see people at Target stocking up on beer. Yes, because that's what's really important.

3. I, of course was wandering the isles examining the Halloween candy. This year, I will probably actually have to part with some of it, as I think this neighborhood actually gets trick or treaters. Drats! I'll have to buy extra for me! (come on now, when else can you get 100 little mini pieces of gummi goodness for $9.99?)

4. So far, all friends and fam in Houston are safe and accounted for. Although, none are too thrilled to be without water and power. Ike sucks!

5. I've been fighting this blasted cold/illness/hell for the past few weeks, which means no real time on the treadmill. Which also means, with the induction of my coveted Autumn Mix, I am now a chub a lub. Shoot.Me.Now.

6. I'm actually wearing a rather cute ensemble today--pink skirt with red flowers, red heels, white cami and white sweater. Why am I so "blah"?

7. I have Italian tonight! It's crazy to only go once a week, but, it's fun, although scary, and, I'm not getting as overwhelmed, thanks to 1 night a week class. (we'll see how I feel after tonight, of course)

8. The air is actually slightly "chilly" today, and the sky is taking on that fall like look.

9. I don't like it. I don't like fall. I know, I'm weird. I don't like cold weather, and I really don't look forward to Thanksgiving and/or Christmas. They are just really hard holidays. So, fall=almost winter=Christmas=depressing. Although, I do love me some Autumn Mix (I'm going for a record of how many times I can use "Autumn Mix" in a post).

10. Someone remind me why we don't get Columbus Day off anymore? I need to work for a bank--they're always closed!

11. Why are Cheez-Its so good?

12. More important question, how did I get my hands on Cheez-Its?

13. Seriously, addictive....

14. I need more sticky notes.

15. I need more caffeine.

16. I signed up for yoga. Yeah, because that's really going to help my running situation. But I'll be zen!

17. Ok, ok, I'm putting the Cheez-Its down....

18. I have decided that when it's time for me to get my hair colored (not for like another month kids, I gotta stretch was few dollars I have) that I will in fact, go reddish with blondish highlights (and now I'm onto using "ish" in a post). So, thank you all for your input and encouragement!

19. The Plan has begun: I ran today, got some new moisturizer over the weekend, and am going to take yoga--I read somewhere that relaxation helps in anti-aging. Other than the Autumn Mix and Cheez-Its, I think we're making progress.

20. While I was on the treadmill today, I watched Samantha Brown Passport To Europe--and the episodes were Tuscany and London. Tis a sign, no?? If only I could have taken notes!

Ok... I better bust out my textbook and start studying!

Have a great Monday! I hope that if you have friends or family in the Houston/Galveston area that they are safe.