i need to preface this with the warning that i am pretty cracked out on ambien at the moment. having a hard time even typing or seeing all that straight. but i wanted to give you some details of my day. i also wanted to show you all the wonderful things i bought, with links and everything so you could know where to find them if you ever found yourself wanting them. but the nitty-gritty details will have to wait for another time. a non-medicated time.

meanwhile.

here is what else i did today.

had a chocolate malt.

cleaned the kitchen

did the dishes

did 4 loads of laundry

folded and put away 4 loads of laundry

talked on the phone with my mom for 2 hours.

watched the academy awards

made myself dinner

cleaned the kitchen again

cleaned my bathroom

cleaned off the dining room and coffee tables

gave myself a shot.*

used a bunch of new skincare products. wax kit, cleanser, micropeel mask thingie, firming serum, moisturizer, eye and lip creme.

trimmed and shaped my nails, used cuticle removing gel, clipped cuticles, put on base coat, painted two layers of new glossy dark browny-reddish-black nail polish. waited for them to dry then slathered cuticle oil on them all and sealed them all up.

put out the bath bombs i got at lush, in a little basket in the guest bathroom, so they are ready for action and they leave the whole house smelling good while they sit there.

sliced a very large chunk of soap from lush in half so that i could have one piece in my shower and one piece at my sink. left the room for a few hours, then went back in there and was hit by the most amazing and wonderful aroma. my entire bedroom and bathroom now smell delicious and clean and fresh. i am so happy. who knew just setting out some soap could have such an olfactory impact?

then i washed towels and folded andrews laundry and got myself ready for tomorrow.

talked to my boy, who managed tobump himself up to first class for his flight and who is staying in what he says is the nicest hotel he's ever been in. so hooray for that! i will admit that it made me wish even more that i were with him. i could use some pampering. but i do enough of it to myself, i suppose. anyway, the point is, he's got a pretty sweet set up and he seems pretty calm and happy and confident that this trip will go well.

and now it's time for me to head to bed and let this ambien take over so that i can get up in the morning for a doctor's appointment. *

boo hiss. waking up early is for suckers.

alllrighty then. goodnight diaryland.

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* there are medical things going that i have not been writing about in this diary for almost two years. i think i'm ready to write about it here, but it will take some time. in the meanwhile, i may be mentioning shots and tests and procedures and doctor's appointments every few days. but don't worry, it's nothing life-threatening. quite the opposite, really.