HA! This made me smile today! My daughter posted it on her FB page early this morning -- something to do with jeans not fitting. Perhaps if she hadn't partied so hardy at a wedding reception on Saturday night this morning would have been different. I feel that excess wine make you retain stuff -- water, wedding cake, reception fare -- whatever. It made me laugh.
I also reminded me to not let the day make ME cranky -- I need to practice "going with the flow".
We are getting a new roof and it was scheduled to be installed in December. Well, they called last week and said they would be installing today and tomorrow. I am so excited. However, it is raining. They haven't showed up with the materials yet and I am getting bummed. Hopefully the rain will go away, the materials will, well, materialize and I won't have to get cranky.
My favorite way of cleaning house is to walk through the house with a trash bag and just tossing everything that has stacked up, fallen down, doesn't have a home or has lost it's usefulness. You would be surprised how quickly things get better. I especially like doing this with my vanity which seems to get messy very quickly. And the coffee table in the den. Makes all the difference in the world. Anyway, that was the first thing on my to-do list today, after we watched the roofers deliver the roofing material.
So, no roofer yet so no trash bag cleaning. I seem to be just sitting here waiting. Don't you just hate it when that happen?
Tomorrow is election day. I can't wait for it to be over.
I have been doing more reading on hygge-- the Danish lifestyle idea. It sounds so lovely and calm and quiet. And cozy! Sounds wonderful. I am looking forward to fires in the fireplace and warm, thick socks but we seem to be stuck in late summer here. There was a fall feel in the air yesterday and I actually got chilled so maybe fall is finally on it's way.
I tried some refrigerated organic cinnamon rolls this morning. Immaculate Baking Company cinnamon rolls. They were ok. Not as good as mine but then not as time consuming as mine. They are in a tube just like Pillsbury and such and I had to laugh, I couldn't get the stupid tube open. I banged it on the counter, I poked it with a spoon -- it just wouldn't pop. Well, seems I hadn't taken off all the wrapper! Duh! Such a dumb bunny. Anyway, I will buy them again.
I miss buying processed convenience foods. I mean, I grew up in the 50's where convenience foods were new and very popular -- I don't remember my mother ever making a cake from scratch -- they all came from a box and honestly, I still prefer them. I have been trying to cook more from scratch and not use convenience foods but the organic food industry is getting better and I am finding that I am, again, turning to convenience foods albeit the organic choice and they aren't bad. Horizons or Amy's mac and cheese come to mind.
The thing I can't get around though, is canned green beans. Green Giant kitchen sliced green beans, specifically. Frozen green beans are just soggy and fresh go bad before I get them cooked it seems. Sprouts does have green beans in non-BPA cans but they just aren't the same. Guess I am going to just have to suck it up for the Green Giant variety.
My reading has sort of gone south lately. I am still reading "A Man Called Ove" and I am enjoying it -- it isn't draggy or anything but I keep getting interrupted. I don't think I am going to meet my Goodreads 2016 goal. In fact, I don't think next year I am going to participate in the challenge but just keep a list of the books I read on here for my own information. I find that when I try to keep up with these challenges I am just reading as fast as I can to complete the challenge and not necessarily enjoying the book. I want to enjoy the books more than complete the challenge. So, I think that is going to be my goal for next year. sort of goes along the whole "hygge" thing, doesn't it?
Well, the roofer isn't here. The rain has stopped, I have no more excuses so I must get up and grab that trash bag. Have a wonderful day!
