Today's Things

Some things I’m currently loving:

I didn’t have to scrape inch-thick ice off my car windows this morning. Although a little Christmas snow would nice, I’m loving not driving to work in a blizzard every day.

TWO FOUR-day weekends. IN A ROW. Thank you, Tim Penny. I’m loving working for a nonprofit and getting off four days for Christmas and New Year’s. Not working on Monday two weeks in a row, is there anything better?

Feeling empowered. For the last month, I’ve gotten up at 6:30 a.m. to work out on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Yes—this girl who hates mornings has committed and I’m sticking to it. For now.

Christmas. Of course I love the decorations and season and family and warmth and holiday joy. But really, Christmas is where it all started. The reason for everything else.

Some things that bother me:

These oil things. I hate them. I don’t have a real reason for hating them, but I do. They scare me.

Some things I’ve been thinking about lately:

People ask Brett and me all the time, “How’s married life?” When does this stop? We’ve been married a year and a half. Do people keep asking this your whole life? Are they really asking for the secret inside information for what married life is like? Because I moved in with him, changed my name, and got a tax break—totally earth shattering.

I destroy toothbrushes. Is it normal for the bristles to be completely matted after a month? I used to go through them really fast when I had braces, but I don’t anymore. Apparently I have dangerously shredding teeth.

Merry Christmas!