I've got 99 problems, but lack of glitter spray paint isn't one

I've been debating all day about taking down my last post...It just felt like a lot to put out there. It's such a personal thing. I think I will leave it up, at least for now. The main reason? I really do feel like some of the weight was lifted, simply by writing it (ridiculous as it may sound) and, for the most part, anyone reading this already is aware of that aspect of my life. I know it will probably be at least a few days or weeks before I feel normal (whatever that means) again - and that's ok (I mean, really, it has to be.)

I also have to remember that while this hasn't been the worst year of my life (that would go to 2001 and 2011, respectively...hopefully 2021 doesn't suck) it's been tough. I'm not about to write about my family on here (it's totally one thing to write about my issues...but I just can't go there) but it's been a year of loss and transition. Maybe it's just all just finally hitting me now (I have no idea.) Whatever the case, it's a good lesson to take care of myself.

Anyway, enough of the dark stuff - time to move on to something a little lighter...which means it's time for a random post full of bullet points!

• I tweeted this morning about the fact that 1-800-contacts was nearly twice the price as Costco. I didn't include their twitter handle, nor did I include any hashtags. Yet, a few minutes later, they responded...awkward. It's good to know the company can afford to have staff trolling the internet for any mentions. I have yet to respond to them, but I'm guessing they aren't going to slash their prices in half to satisfy one customer, so Costco it is (I really do recommend Costco for contacts and glasses - I've bought God knows how many pairs of glasses and boxes of contacts over the last 13 years and they've by far been the best.) Unfortunately, I'm on my last pair of contacts, so I'm restricting myself to glasses for the time being (I even wore them to the gym today. It would never fly running, but for the elliptical and weights? they're ok.)

• Speaking of running, tomorrow is the six week mark since I injured myself during the half. I feel fine in my day-to-day activities and while doing low impact exercise, but I still can't run and I've been noticing a "tweaky" feeling in my ankle when I'm not wearing a compression sleeve. It almost feels like a rubber band is floating around in there. I'm not really sure what to do at this point, but it might be time to see a physical therapist to make sure everything is really ok. I miss running so much and I really want to get back out there.

• I'm going to start a pretty big Christmas display for the library, so I went to Michael's after work and bought two more cans of glitter spray paint. I now have four cans of glitter spray paint in my possession and I can't WAIT to go crazy with it! I'm also wondering if the manager on duty at Michael's recognizes me yet, because this is the fourth time in a month that I've bought spray paint (and he's always the one that unlocks the case.) VIVA LA SPRAY PAINT!

(my mad photography skills are making another appearance on the blog)

• I also went a little nuts buying Christmas-scented (is there such a thing?) stuff. I LOVE the Christmas tree/fresh balsam smell and usually stock up after Christmas so that I can enjoy it year-round. I even put a sachet in my car...not sure if that was a good idea since I just put a pina colada freshener and a Febreeze one in there last week (what? I just want my car to smell nice. But, yes, I may have taken it a little too far.) 

(I really need to dust...though it's one of my least-favorite cleaning tasks)

• I'm excited to have the day off tomorrow. I'm not sure what's going on and I purposely didn't make concrete plans just in case I want to lay low and take it easy (this will probably be the case.) Next weekend will likely be pretty packed, so it might be good to take it easy.

• Gluten free stuffing from Trader Joe's is actually good. I did a test-run tonight to make sure I'd be okay eating it (we NEVER eat stuffing from a box, so this is new territory) on Thanksgiving. We added bacon, butter, celery and onions (let's be honest, bacon..and butter make everything better.) I'll admit, it needed a little something, but I think adding a little sage will do the trick. I went back for thirds (a miracle, since my appetite pretty much disappeared this past week.)