cleverly disguised as a responsible adult

Since today at work sucked worse than an amateur crackwhore convention sponsored by Polident, I decided to make a short list of things that are good that have nothing to do with compiling lists of everything I've written or troubleshot for the customer I've had the most to do with.

1. I am strong! Last summer, on the advice of Miss Mona, I bought a copy of Suhaila's Stretch and Tone DVD. It arrived, I tried it, and then I promptly fell over. The pattern of putting in the DVD and promptly falling over continued for several months, at which point I got bored of it and started doing more drills and practicing technique.
   
   I put in the DVD on Friday, did every exercise almost perfectly - my spine doesn't "flutter" like hers - and thought afterwards, "Hm. That wasn't so bad. I could probably do it again, but my quads would be solid KNOTS OF PAIN for the entire weekend."
   
   Dude. It's still challenging to do it all perfectly, but it's all doable! All of it! I don't have to stop in the middle of the lunge series due to the OMG!OW! factor. Hooray!!
   
   
2. In response to Lush raising their prices on my favorite things by upwards of 25% (rat bastards), I've been seeking other products that do nice things for me. With my PayPal O' Survey Answering Rewards, I decided to try a couple of Villainess's Smooches to see how they treat my super dry skin.
   
   I won't be purchasing the Paradise Misplaced scent again. While it gives me the Bathing In Lotion experience that this winter has forced me into and smells like coconut goodness, I really wanted something with more scratchy to it. Thus, I will DEFINITELY be purchasing the Dulces en Fuego again (assuming it comes back in stock eventually). It's a sugar scrub that smells spicy and heats up when you scrub with it! This is AWESOME! And it's moisturizing! Double AWESOME!!
   
   
3. Sometimes, after a bad day, a romance novel makes everything better. A romance novel with Actual Plot and Character Development not only makes things Better but pushes them toward Good. miladygrey's recommendation post made me want to hunt down the book. I found it at Frugal Muse, but of course it's available through Amazon.
   
   
4. When you dump frozen blueberries into a bowl with oatmeal and a drizzle of honey and then drown the whole thing with boiling water, the blueberries plump up, burst a little, and turn the entire bowl a lovely shade of delicious purple. Mmmmm.
   
   
5. Even when life sucks, a half hour spent browsing Renaissance garb sites with an eye toward ideas and new construction techniques will make me happy. Especially when I can read about the floofiest pink dress ever - with collapsible panniers and pool noodles!
   
   No, I'm not planning on making anything remotely like that for faire this year. My feelings on pink are well known. Maybe lavender, though, and switch out some of the lace ruffles for ribbon ruffles. Hm. It bears thinking on.
   
   Notes to Self: This is how you want to make the undergarment for the German dress. This is how you'll make the outside, probably. And this is what you should do with that pretty red brocade.