After three days in a row of hitting the pool I started to get paranoid about wrinkled skin and sun spots so I decided to give myself the day off from being a “pool rat” as Kristin so succinctly put it.
I know kids, life is tough. What did I do instead of going to the pool you might ask?? Well, I CASHED IN. As I was searching frantically for my watercolors the other day I discovered a defective photo frame, still in it’s case, that I had been meaning to return since last October! When I finally returned it today the lady was all “it’s been 6 months, you get the sale price” and I was all “I’ll take it”!
I then proceeded to exchange that worthless piece of junk for
- A lovely set of wooden spatulas and spoons
- A little doo-dad that allows me to brew exactly one cup of Yerba Matte so that I don’t have to use the french press/ wash the french press every morning.
- And a pastry brush. Which seems to be one of those things that we are always like “man, we could REALLY use a pastry brush”. No specific incidents are coming to mind as I type this.
Then I marched myself over to West Elm where I redeemed a $25 gift card they sent that was set to expire. At WE I scored a white lacquer box; perfect for storing my headshots and resumes. It is so much more beautiful than the cardboard box the headshots were being kept in, I can’t even begin. I also got a tiny bud vase for the bathroom because I had to spend exactly the amount of their “gift”. WEIRD. But who Cares??
I feel like I won the freakin’ lottery today. How is it that such small scores can bring me so much joy? I think it might be the combo platter of checking things off the to-do list and getting a prize for it.
Also it was about 100 degrees today so I cooled my heels in The Ace Hotel lobby and had an iced coffee. Which reminds me of another thing I need to cross of my to-do list, get dressed up and eat at their restaurant; The Breslin Room. I’m gonna pencil that in as a Fall date night right now.
