Bex Revenge

I'm trying to research some details about this nice robe I found at the thrift store. There's no tag other than the brand, Skin. Fortunately, I stopped myself before just searching "skin robe". I do not want to know what horrors might have awaited me.

Scorpio: Don’t worry about the writhing horrors beneath your flesh, it’s sweater season!

I live just a few houses down from a middle school and on quiet mornings I can tell exactly which crossing guard is on duty by the aggressiveness of the whistle blowing (complimentary.)

Cool Springs (sprawling retail area south of Nashville) field trip today. Meeting my friend at the tile store so he can continue his years long indecisiveness about redoing his bathroom. Sporting goods store to consider winter emergency items. Lunch. Trader Joes.

I tried at least

I was all set to take a cozy little afternoon nap and then I checked my email.

I know we need rain but this shit is delightful

I'm really cautiously thrilled about all the potential blue waves coming for places like Texas, NC, and Georgia. It just bums me out so much that Tennessee is never part of those speculations.

I really enjoy these first weeks of cooler weather when I get reacquainted with all my cozy sweatshirts.

It's a new week, Bluesky. Trust no poll. Trust no pundit. Vote early if you can. Vote in person if you can.

I was so deeply committed to honesty that we didn't pretend about Santa or the Easter Bunny. Yet when we moved to a new town, I definitely told them there was no Chuck E. Cheese there.

Wearing the big robe this morning! It's gray, full length, with a zipper up the front and pockets. I got it at Sears sometime around 2005. It's hideous and I will wear it until it disintegrates.

Very excited to turn on the electric blanket tonight.

Further spreadsheeting has been done and the final total isn't as bad as I initially thought but it's still just SO ANNOYING. And not my fault! Just another chapter in the fable of Hey, Don't Marry That Guy You Met in the Army When You Were 21.

I moved the trash can in my office to a more logical, accessible place and it's great except I keep going to the old location, not finding it, and then remembering. Really economizing movement here.

FINALLY. The temp has already dropped about 7 degrees from when I went outside before breakfast.

We've reached 89°, which breaks the daily record high of 88° set in 1969. Waking up to 55° feels like forever ago.

I did a bunch of yard work last night, trimming shrubs and yanking out a lot of very long and crazy vines from the top of my fence line. It was kind of fun playing tug of war with the vines but wow do I have some interesting muscles aching today.

I just realized that I don't need to leave the house today. What a joy.

I went out to do yard work and ran out of both daylight and energy before I got the back yard cleaned up. The front yard is spiffy at least.

Now that’s how you do a reveal!

It is GLOOMY. I am wearing SWEATS and drinking fancy TEA. Hell yeah autumn!

Three emails announcing price increases in my inbox this morning. The rate at which costs are increasing is wild and getting scary for me.

Rainy day and I made soup. I feel like a small, content woodland creature from a children's book illustration.

I would look so cute in this

I listened to this on my walk last night and scared a dog because I suddenly laughed so hard. One of the funniest episodes yet, and that's a pretty high bar.

That Tinashe song is holding my brain hostage, just blaring on repeat. I cannot dislodge it. Half awake at 3:45 in the morning, "too cool with their sunnies and their baggy pants." looping. Such a stranglehold.

But I also remember the local library did a kid's movie afternoon during the summer and showed us the old black and white Dracula movie. I was terrified of the space between my bed and the wall for years.

Apparently I had to be taken out of the theater in sobs during the forest fire in Bambi, which I think is completely fair.

I am legitimately excited to change outfits 3x a day this week

Fuck yeah nap weather

When I am feeling all calm and centered in yoga class, that's when the universe sends in someone who is THIRTY FIVE minutes late to loudly set up their mat next to me.

Trying to hit the perfect pre show balance of rehearsing just enough to be confident in the choreo and not so much that I overload my brain and can't remember any of it

My colon was just being dramatic on the earlier scan. Super pleased I don’t have to get another colonoscopy this year! Also I love this gastroenterologist, he was great. I hope I never need him again.