 1.This week on Totes Awesome Channel, we chat about what’s been going on in our lives. Youtube Link 2.Growing up, I never owned a thermometer. I guess my parents never felt the need for one. Anyway, I learned a few days ago that you can have brain damage with very high fevers so I had Brittany bring me a thermometer. I was amazed at how high I clocked in (102.4) for how temperature stable I was feeling. I worked in a medical setting for the first 4 years of my working life and took patients’ temperature all the time. Surprisingly that didn’t take away from the novelty of my own thermometer. I think I took my temperature 10 times in a span of 20 minutes just for fun. 3.Today will be my first day back at work after taking two days off. I was starting to develop cabin fever and am glad to be out of the apartment, and off my couch. 4.– Ruth Reichl, Garlic and Sapphires I finished this book this week and it was a very entertaining read. A memoir by Ruth Reichl about her time as the New York Times Food Critic. She would go to the restaurants as herself and then a few times under various disguises. I recommend this for light and fun summer reading. 5.Maybe this summer, I will relearn how to swim. 6.Last week I received happy mail from bloggers; this week I got happy mail from friends I’ve met in real time, one happens to have a blog now. I have delicious cookies and treats from Sarah and a letter from Jennifer. I think everyone should have a pen pal or two. It makes checking your mail something to look forward to.  7.This week’s moments of bliss: ♥ Brittany coming over on her lunch break to give me sick supplies ♥ getting Solemate (deliberate misspelling) and BFF to watch Cat on a Hot Tin Roof so that I can discuss the ending with them ♥ Alan bringing over a honeydew smoothie before going to work ♥ coconut mocha smoothies ♥ having sick days ♥ True Blood premiere date with Brittany ♥ catching up with Solemate for the first time in months ♥ having BFF and Best Dudie Friend as sick buddies via gchat ♥ reading time ♥ 2nd episode of True Blood being on hbogo.com Question: What’s something you didn’t have growing up? |