My Mind Just Second Guesses

I really don’t know if I should be flattered or horrified. Not one to be very decisive in the mornings, I usually like to figure out what I am going to wear the next day before I go to bed, making sure that everything I wear is perfectly ironed and starched. I also make sure to layout everything I could need in the morning. The only reason I can sleep in so long every morning is because of all the prep work I do before I go to bed every night.

So I am not really sure what I was thinking when I went to bed last night without any pre-morning preparation. And thusly, I am wearing the first non-iron necessary attire I could put together. Nothing fancy and definitely not my usual starched collar, multi-layered look. And I also am sporting the straight hair, which all of those who know me well enough understand I only have straight hair on rain/windy Saturday afternoons.

So when I got to work this morning and everyone fussed and fawned over my more casual look, I was really confused. In my mind, I knew should be please that I finally had worn something to get so much praise. Normally, no one says anything, even on the days that I look extra great and they only comment about how I dare to wear short sleeves in the winter.

But I also was a little taken back. Should I take fashion advice from an office that thinks Crocs, camouflage pants, sweaters with cats on them and sandals with socks is appropriate legal office attire?

They particularly loved the hair, stating how in vogue I was with my pin straight locks. But, how do they really know what is in fashion? I don’t really know if I can convey to you all just how unfashionable my coworkers are.

I guess I will just take whatever compliments I do receive. At least they are talking to me, today.

In other news, we still don’t have a fridge. Are you shocked? Mary talked to the landlords on Monday who stated, they wouldn’t be bringing us a new one until it “was warm”. What exactly does that mean? Next week? March? July? So we are just learning to live with out a fridge and now in very pioneer style, surviving on non-perishable food items.

A big thank you to all of those who have offered us their freezer space. If I didn’t already have a freezer that was working, and by chance, I didn’t have the giant, free outdoor freezer, I would take you up on your offer. Right now I am in need of something to keep food cool, somewhere between frozen solid and lukewarm. But I can’t see braving the elements to drive across town for a glass of milk or an egg or two. We will survive. It’s not like we really ever used the milk we had when our fridge was working, but like everything in life, knowing I can’t have it makes me want it even more.

Yesterday, I caught a quasi documentary regarding Brooks. More about Lakeside and its union than about Brooks, but it was still fun to see familiar sights again. My family lived in Brooks for twenty years, which is hard to believe.

I have now lived in Lethbridge for eight years and my family is here now, however, it still doesn’t feel much like home. After contemplating the fact that I am a Family Ward orphan and that I am slowly losing my grip on my YSA family, I have come to the realization that I am in need of a new hometown. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

Another funny work story of the day! I just talked to this guy on the phone who was giving me his email address. He was spelling out the first part of the address for me and said the following: B as in B, L as in L. What? Luckily I understood what he was trying to spell, but obviously he missed the class about word association. B as in Ball, L as in Lion.

Alright, this now ends the long and random blog of today.

A big thank you to my guardian angels (angles) for keeping my car running actually better than normal during this cold snap.

Keep doing what you are doing.

Lots of love.