Hi all,
Nic---Oh man, the appliance choice! So not my wheel bucket. I'll just say two things. Hubby does not mind our electric stove at all. Hates our electric stove top. Don't know if combos are available. And, agree w/you, toaster ovens take up a lot of counter space---if you've got it to spare, great. If you're going to have to hoist it in and out of whatever place you store it, imo, nah. Imo, toaster ovens are great if you can afford the space. We learned real fast here that it was totally redundant if we had to give up counter space for it.
BRAVO girl on the whoosh!
Trig---A "snow day"---love it. Some of the happiest days of my childhood and teen years were snow days. Unexpected days off for everyone, or at least a good excuse to be late.
Love that kiddo wants to get her 5 friends Xmas gifts. Will love to hear what she chooses, and so fun that she includes you in all of this. AND, always good to see the enjoyment of giving grow in our kids.
Lori---I may need to e you about your live runs on the treadmill. Some big tech advances in my life, LOL, see below.
Jaz---Gotta say, I am so loving this new chapter for you. Your posts are so jam packed w/yummy info and new things! You've hardly been there for a minute and yet so many new experiences. No wonder you're exhausted.
I hear you already trying to decide whether you'll stay or go or what's next, and I would too in your shoes. But fact is, you can't begin to have the info to know that yet---so much awaits you! What I love is so many wide open choices for you right now. All you need to do is be good at this job, which I KNOW you will be and otherwise sit back a bit and let some gentle forces lead you forward. I feel that's in "Delmarva" for you. Really do see this as a sabbatical haven for you. All on a beautiful winter shore.
And heck yeah, I'd work Xmas for that kind of $$$ too. Money ain't everything, but for sure it equals more choices in so many ways. And that's kind of part of your new freedom now too. Y'know, tradition is great, but you've kind of been excused from it this year. So why not put some big green in your life, right?
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Wow, my days are so full right now, things constantly popping.
My biggest news is hubby got me an iPhone 8 Plus for Xmas. One of those someone else opened it and returned it jobs and he got a freaking amazing price on and has more than I need.
So we went to Sprint to get everything set up. It was one big LOL. Two young guys were helping us, and getting a huge kick out of the fact that my cell phone was from 2004!
Let's just say I'm a late adaptor in this regard, or more to the point, I just have never cared about having a cell phone except at night, or on untraveled roads by myself, or in inclement weather. Ha. Weeks would go by w/out me even charging the darn thing.
It is a point of much joking amongst colleagues and friends, but thing is, none of them can say I don't get right back to them. I have e-mail and check it regularly. In fact, I get back to my clients faster than they get back to me, so they want to get all finger pointy about me not using my cell, but they can't because I'm always there when they need me.
LOL, Nic, this is kind of like the oven AND toaster oven issue. I just have never cared to give up the mental counter space to the redundancy of a cell phone. I know, whaaaaaaaat?!?! you think.
Thing is, I love technology that turns me on. I'm an ace at what I need and like to do on the computer. Anything other than that for me, meh. Not being stubborn or a proud luddite as I think some who know me may think. Nope. Just being me and trying to get away w/it in a world going the other way.
BUT, my hubby finally grabbed on to my bullhorns and said enough. Surprised me w/this new iPhone for Xmas. So all set up, if much yet to learn. I am excited by the better camera, Siri,---oh and yeah, they sold us up on the amazing wireless ear buds so you can stick one in and talk to your phone w/out touching it. (And satisfy the driving "hands off" laws) Heh. Went from 20 miles an hour to 100 miles an hour in the hands of two millennial "sell up guys."
So my mind is spinning w/moving forward stuff today. Other stuff blooming too, but too brain tired to say more after those Sprint millennial kids put me thru the rigors.
Good day. All kinds of fun and challenging stuff.