Ohhh, that is magical. 😍

I spent a couple of hours after work today cleaning and organizing the porch. I've got my curtains hung up. Brought out the deck box and filled it with pillows and stuff. Moved the rocker out. And then I sat out there for a while in my little private porch cocoon. And it was awesome. I love having

Shout out to my mail carrier who saw I had 2 packages to deliver today and shoved them both in my mail box, even though they didn't really fit, instead of dropping them at my porch. Not only did I enjoy having to dislodge packages shoved all the way back into the box, but I LOVE the fact the door

Waiiittt. First Contact Day coincides with Easter this year? 🤯 That's a whole lotta celebrating guys in the sky.

Happy Easter!

Well, Tulsa is a nightmare. And some of the cities I visited in southern California were awful, too, but I couldn't tell you which ones. I honestly never knew wtf I was.

I had to step onto the porch and run off the chicken neighbors' dogs (they have 3 now), and good lord, my southern accent came out to play HARD. 😂 "Go awn now. Git outta heyr." I sure do get country when I'm riled up. 🤣

Well, dang. Work has been so slow I lost most of my hours last week. But today they're so busy they're putting out feelers for extra workers (AND weekend hours are like an extra $1/hr), but I'm in the middle of cooking. I can't work right now. 😭

The flat-earther, conspiracy theorists who ate especially vocal right now are killing me. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Comparing Artemis II's photos to previous missions' photos is ridiculous. There are multiple reasons the photos look so different, like they're taken at different times of the year. And the fact that A2

It was a rough night. Charlie horses kept waking me up (and I don't get why. I was neither excessively active nor sedentary yesterday 🤷🏻‍♀️). Then I couldn't breathe in 2 different ways - sinuses were clogged and nothing would open them. Plus the humidity was like 85% and the air was just too thick to

It's raining and there are puddles of green water on my porch from all the pollen. Yay for cleaning it off but no wonder I've been hoarse and headachy for the last week.

Me, to several people who called my customer service line today because they were just nasty buggers for no reason.

Besides doing some errands after my abbreviated work day, I took a nap! On purpose!

You can even see the green cast of both auroras in the atmosphere when you zoom in. And that bright spot in the bottom right - I'm guessing that's Venus? If anybody needs me, I'll just be over here bawling like a baby....

Wow. Super slow day at work. I'd already had my day cut (original schedule 10-4:45, cut to 10-noon). But it was so slow I was going minutes between calls. So when my supervisor asked for volunteers for to be cut early I said me, me, me. I only had about 45 minutes left anyway. I don't want to just

I swear it feels like "one of those days" is becoming "all of those days." 😩

So while I was working I missed the AG getting fired? 😂

I got cut for the day because it was slow (I was checking work emails and reading our update center between calls because it really WAS slow). But of course the last call I took was longgggggg and problematic. One of these people who just keeps adding, removing, adding items. Sigh. AND, in the end

I had a kitty fren sighting this morning. Sadly he ran again when I opened the door. 😕 I'm really hoping I'll be able to befriend him over time so I can help catch him. He deserves to have a proper home, not just wandering on his own, where anything can happen to him. 🤞🏻

Rough night last night. It wasn't warm enough for ac but it was pretty stuffy because of rain moving in. And then my phone woke me about 12:30. I use bedtime mode, but my 2 closest friends override it, in case of emergency. It was NOT an emergency. And I had the hardest time falling back asleep.😭

Ohhhh. My brother watched the launch from his boat. I didn't even think about my half-siblings being dish there and wake to watch it.

FYI, if you like The Ordinary, they're having a 23% off sale for their birthday this month. I highly recommend their barrier support serum and the facial moisturizer with phytoceramides. My whole body is a mess of eczema issues, except my face, thanks to those.

Watching a launch is always so damned nerve-wracking. Part of me just always says "please, God, not again...please, please, please..."

Today was sure interesting... I won't bore you with details of weird adventures in customer service. But I will share this tidbit. Schedule was 1-4:30. About 2:30 I see my phone light up out of the corner of my eye. Obviously I can't answer it, bc we're not allowed. So I didn't even look at who

I shouldn't wish it because...money. But I'm sitting here, hoping with all my heart that I get the call that my shift this afternoon gets cut. My allergies are going flipping crazy from the pollen, and it's just so hard to talk all day when you're sneezy and can't breathe worth a dang.

Oh my gosh, I'm crying. 😂

Dear Barnes & Noble, what on earth makes you think I give even the tiniest of rat's asses about this book by this man? 😒

Well, I just got the call that I've been staff reduced for the day, so...surprise day off! I already have my bath towels in the dryer, so I suppose I'll set the bread flour out to come to room temp and start a loaf in a little bit. My knee is still kind of sore from yesterday, so I should probably

Apparently the neighbor's kids didn't alert Meals on Wheels that he passed. I was in the laundry room and heard the truck's back up beeps going off. I couldn't make it to the front of the house and outside in time to talk to the driver. I'm not even sure who I could call. When I search I get 3

Kitty fren was back again, but I missed him bc I was in the shower. I still hope the ladies who keep coming by will be able to get him - he deserves a family and sadly I can't be that. But in the meantime, I'll get some dry food when I order groceries this week. And I need to think up a temp name.🤔

I made some good progress on errands, but didn't finish (not that I expected to). I managed to hurt my GOOD knee, so I've been super hobbling for the last few hours. I know aging is a blessing, but that doesn't mean it's easy. Anyway. Having some quick dinner before climbing into the shower.

Okay. I just watched the season 2 finale of Paradise and I'm confused and full of thoughts. Anybody else watching because I'd love to chat it up. (I've looked at the subreddit for the show and I'm not feeling the vibes. The people seem kind of judgemental and rude so I don't wanna talk with them.)

I'm watching the Forsytes on PBS and I'm a bit confused. I've never read the books, but I did see the 2000ish tv production. Wasn't June actually young Jolyon's bio daughter? And wasn't the other woman her governess? 🤔 Or am I completely misremembering...

And jury duty is cancelled! 🎉 Thank you to the people of my county for continuing to take pleas before their court appearances. 😂 Just one more scheduled day and my duty will be cleared for the next 2 years! (Baring getting called for federal. 😬)

Two more hours until I can call to see if I have to show for jury duty tomorrow. Fingers crossed it's canceled. Yeah, civic duty, blah, blah blah. I WAS all excited do to it at first. But considering how drawn out this whole thing has been, I'm just over it. I'll be happy when my term is over.

"My" cat was back. He ran when I opened the door. (Please ignore all the bird 💩. I washed the porch off a couple of days ago, but they immediately start crapping all over it again. And I felt too bad today to mess with it.)

Feeling like crap today. Seriously thinking about putting om my pj's and going to bed...at 6 pm. I wouldn't sleep. But I would just curl up under the covers and rest.

Dang it. I can't have a pet, but I think I'm going to have to "adopt" one of E's cats. There's this cute little orange and white thing that keeps hanging out on my porch since E died. (I actually dreamed I caught it and made it my pet the other night.) It's curled up outside my front door right

About 4:30 there was a knock on the door. It was this guy who was friends with E. He said someone told him E mowed my yard and he was curious if I was going to hire someone else/had already, bc he'd be willing to do it. I asked what he would charge and it was almost half what I paid E, so I said ok

I just got a text from my bestie. Her grandma died. She was 100 and she went in her sleep, so she had a long, long life and went the best way possible. But my heart still hurts some. I've known her almost 30 years and she was THE sweetest, kindest woman. She opened her home and her heart to me.

I do wonder how realistic it is that many of the colonial characters have "American" accents in #Outlander. I know how quickly and easily an accent can evolve in an individual from my own experiences. But how quickly could an entirely new American accents without even the hint of the British

Oh God. I think I hurt myself laughing. 😂 I love it when the dogs "talk back."

I saw a post on FB about how Kamala Harris will be doing a speaking engagement in Little Rock, and some red hat tool said something like "get ready for word salad." SERIOUSLY?? When was the last time Trump strung together more than 5 words that made sense? The man is completely unintelligible. 🤦🏻‍♀️

Elizabeth Banks

The guys catching the dog next door weren't rescuers - one or both must be his son. They came back and have been working all day. One of E's trucks is gone. So is one of his mowers. There were boxes and bags piled up in the driveway. Crazy how quickly a life can be boxed up and sorted away. 💔

No surprise - I fell asleep for a bit, like a proper old lady. 😂 Poor sleep + early start + introvert spending the day extroverting + full belly = tired. Multiple by a cooler spell (I'm cursed up under a blanket) = napping at 6 pm.

I'm very happy I had the forethought to cook a meal on Sunday for the week. Long day with no lunch break so I was tired and hungry and all I had to do was throw some meatloaf on a plate and heat it up. 🥹 Now I'm just trying not to fall asleep.

He looks wise (and precious!). I bet he requires the answer to 3 riddles before you're allowed to pass. Or maybe just belly rubs.

Moths are creepy (but I love butterflies...🤷🏻‍♀️), but this Luna moth on the ceiling of my porch is actually pretty cool looking.

My kingdom for a day when everybody who calls my customer service line knows what they want before they make the dang call. Also, if they'd actually have the item number that would be great. I don't have a catalog. I have a database. I don't know what "that dress on page 7" is. 🤷‍♀️