not so fresh


Bought these last week as part of Daffodil Days at work. I had about 6 of them I think, and not all of them opened up before they dried out. These three were the most opened of them all, and the only three that have survived.

Also, need better lighting in the kitchen.

Survivors


I noticed these guys poking out of the flower beds behind work last week, and I was glad to see that they survived the snow storm. Yay! Spring may actually be coming!

As seen on TV

Becky and I were making fun of all the crazy ads we saw on TV while borrowing cable from her BIL last week, but it turns out I really do NEED an Aqua Globe for my plant at work so it doesn’t look like this every time I get back from vacation! Only they come in sets of 4, and I only want 2.
ETA: Turns out CVS sells them in 2 packs, so I think I’ll pick some up after all!

Flowery Prettyness


I actually meant to post a 10 on Tuesday yesterday with my picture and forgot, so now you can have 10 on Wednesday (and probably more interesting since I’ve had an extra day to ponder!).

1. I’m delayed in posting a photo of these flowers. Emily sent them last week and they’re super pretty – thanks Em! When I put them in a vase I took a few out and put them in a bud vase that went in the bathroom. This morning I re-woke up (I may or may not have been “resting” on the couch because I was still sleepy after the alarm went off) because of the very loud sound of glass crashing on a tile floor. Guess what kitten was behind that?

2. When my boss, who grew up in Minnesota, complains about how cold it is outside I feel like that means I’m justified in complaining as much as I want.

3. IT IS FREEZING OUT TODAY.

4. I had lunch with Lisa today – she’s here from Chicago for the week – and it made me really miss having lunch with her and Ros. To all my friends that moved away in the last 6 months: you can come back any time now.

5. This afternoon one of my fav associates (not that we in HR have fav associates) was in the office today for a meeting and we got to catch up. However, he was wearing so much cologne that I’m pretty sure he is what caused the most sudden, piercing headache I’ve ever had.

6. Three Excedrin Tension is a lot of caffeine.

7. It’s a bit last minute, but we finally have our Thanksgiving plans sorted out!

8. In exciting XBox 360 news, as of today you can stream Netflix movies through it. Even more exciting, I thought we’d only get to stream 15 hours of movies/month, but we really have unlimited streaming. If only I were independently wealthy and could sit in pajamas and watch streaming Netflix all day. That would be the life!

9. I’m totally loving American Boy by Estelle (featuring Kanye) lately. Fav lyrics: Don’t like his baggy jeans but I might like what’s underneath them.

10. I think there should be a rule that whenever the temperature is below freezing, everyone works from home.

Week 7 – Friday I’m in Love


It’s Friday, I’m in Love with….

1. The red cups are here! I’m so excited for the holidays it’s a bit ridiculous. I already bought a mini Christmas tree and ornaments for work. I’m also going to see The Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol. I’m contemplating Boston Pops tickets.

2. Flowers from Emily! Most of them are in a vase on the table, but this rose and one of the astromeria (I think that’s what they’re called? Or something like that?) are currently cheering up the top of our toilet tank.

3. Useful wedding favors! The glass is from Amanda & Aaron’s wedding, the cocktail shaker from Joe & Liza’s. The cocktail shaker is the only one we own, so it gets a decent amount of use. I really appreciate when people give out wedding favors that are actually useful and not just something that will take up space I don’t have.