Long day

Wow - what a long day this was. Wake at 4:45; leave the house by 6:30; arrive Nashville at 8:30, conference til 1:30; lunch; frozen yogurt; stop at Chicos, Container Store, Trader Joes, and McKays used books (got 14.25 in credit for turning in used books); stop for dinner; drop Ami off in Cookeville; arrive back home at 8:30; to bed at 10:30. G'nite.

Tired but plugging

The week is coming to an end and I'm beat. Tomorrow I'm attending a mandatory meeting of TnCIS to discuss the study abroad stuff. The meeting is in Nashville and starts at 8:30. I have to get up by 4:45 in order to do all the chores and leave here by 6:20 in order to get there on time. Then I have Sunday when I have to clean chicken coops, prepare a lecture for the computer class, review lectures for 4 other classes, visit with Forrest's sister who is here until Tuesday, try to fix a building problem that Forrest kind of goofed up, and go for a walk. How many hours are there in one day? I've always kept myself busy, but I have to say this is the worst it's ever been.

Too Much

My days have gotten longer - waking at 5:00 or 5:15 and not going to bed until 11:00 or 12:00. I don't think I can keep up with myself anymore. It's time I develop a multiple personality and let one of them rest while the other keeps going.

Flash News

There are good things about having had a hysterectomy - no cramps, no tampons, no monthly bloating. But after 20 years you'd think the hot flashes would have stopped. Always - every morning when I'm getting dressed I battle the flash that causes my neck to sweat, pools of damp to form under my eyes, and hair that responds with a prompt droop. Then every night - I doze off only to be awoken 5 minutes later by a wave of internal heat that lasts about 4 minutes. Just enough to disturb that AHHH feeling when you doze off.

Clay masks

Ended the busy day with a clay face mask. Why does your skin look so good after smearing gooey clay over it and waiting for it to dry?

Love my husband so much. He spent the last 2 days making applesauce and jalapeño jelly because I'm just so busy. How the heck did I get so lucky? Love him!,!

Getting ready

Early morning lesson for today - don't sneeze while the mascara is wet and don't overfill the hairspray bottle. This is shaping up to be a typical Monday morning.

Bookending this day with a post - its very dark, the little sick chickens are clucking and sneezing as I type. It's been a long day - though I met a friend for brunch and had a couple of bloody Mary's. Why do they call them that? Just because of the tomato juice? Anyway - they were pretty good and I pigged out. Came back home to figure out how to add a dividing panel in my big henhouse so I can put my rooster in there without worrying about him being killed. TOO much time spent on chickens.

I'm tired, my eyes burn and I have a 14 hour day tomorrow . . . Monday's aren't fun.