Things I've Learned..

..since moving to Orange County

• yellow lights mean nothing.
• leggings are not a crime.
• the sun makes mornings worth meeting.
• a good coffee shop is hard to come by.

BABY SHAMPOO SAVES LIVES

It’s true.
I learned this the hard way…

My lovely aunt made a delicious meal last night: new mexican chili pork chops something or other with grilled onions. YUM, right?
After we’d finished eating and were just sitting around the table, I made the mistake of rubbing my already sensitive eyes and in doing so, introduced them to the chili powder I’d been handling. My eyes started watering a little uncontrollably, okay A LOT UNCONTROLLABLY, and my uncle says “I HAVE THE SOLUTION!” and returns with Johnson & Johnson’s Baby Shampoo.

“what?”
“it’s optometrist recommended!”
“okay. okay. what do I have to do?!”

So I washed my eyelids with the baby shampoo and voila, practically good as new.
My only regret is not having my camera handy because my mascara was everywhere and I looked like I’d been crying over something horrendous. sigh. It’s a shame that image is lost forever.

So. Lesson of the day? Baby shampoo is safe for your eyes.. well, safe enough. Still, keep your eyes shut while washing, use a HOT washcloth, and rinse really well.

…….But, generally, it’s not the smartest idea to put your fingers in your eyeballs if you’ve been eating something covered in chili powder.. just saying :)

xo

This Week's Lunches..

 
February 21, 2010 this weeks lunches…

I decided today to try to plan ahead and pack lunches.. so I bought some chicken and made chicken salad.. then packed up my extra celery and grapes, threw in some pita chips and packed it all up with some red peppers, a few apples, clementines, and yogurt along with some leftover fried feta my aunt made last night, and I have four brown bag lunches in the fridge ready to go for this week.. I’m actually really excited about it. I only made four, which means I’ll still have one day to splurge. Instituting “pizza friday” this week :) YUM

I went to a new dance place last night, but we were follow-heavy and the crowd was a lot older than me :) I was absolutely the youngest person there, and probably the ONLY person under 30. I don’t mind it all that much though, the longer you’ve been dancing the better you are right?
Tonight, I’m FINALLY going to TopCats and I’m really excited about it. I’ll try to take pictures, but sometimes it’s awkward. I’ll try.

Now I’ve just got to finish my laundry and PUT MY CLOTHES AWAY! I wish that part wasn’t SO hard for me. I need to develop a piling system that works, b/c really truly honestly I can’t hang up my clothes. I don’t know why. And I don’t know how to change it. I’m a piler, not a filer.

I really am going to try, but I’d bet money against myself that all my nicely folded, separated clothes will still be piled on my chair this time next week. What can you do.

The Car Saga Continues

sort of.
actually.. it’s ending.
fingers crossed.
we took it to the shop last night, and today they worked on it..

what was wrong, you ask?
oh, please, I’d love to share.
well.
a. the water pump had a crack in it, and it was leaking.
b. the thermostat was shot.
c. the radiator needed to be flushed (again.. still had two kinds of coolant in it)
d. there was some sort of electrical connection something issue which was causing the gear shifter to lock up in park
e. the lovely CLUNKING noise that started off small and unobtrusive had grown to a really annoying squeaky clunkclunkclunk. Like my car was groaning whenever I turned.. apparently, that noise was caused by the “tire hub” (is that a thing? I don’t know) the gist of it.. I think.. is that, my tire “area” was loose and the whole thing could have fallen off. yea. wouldn’t that have been fun?


so.. they fixed it all.
at least that’s what John told me. He said he took it for a test-drive around and the clunk was gone and it didn’t overheat, and I’m guessing he was able to get it into DRIVE to do that ;)
tomorrow I’ll go and pick it up and pay them $858 and some change…

sigh. LOTS OF MONEY but, I get it… they did a lot to it.

and if that means I don’t have to fear for my life-safety every time I get into my car, it’s worth it.  if that means I can have some sense of freedom again, it’s worth it. if it means I don’t have to do any major work to my car for the next few years (PLEASE), then it’s worth it.

please oh please be worth it.

week two: check!

Yesterday marked the end of my first two weeks at my new job! I can’t believe it’s been two weeks. I’m still trying to get into the rhythm of things, but I’m still very happy and enjoying being there.

Highlights from this past week:
1. THE SUN CAME BACK!
2. I made it out to go dancing Thursday night, yahoo :)
3. Last night (Friday), I met up with Trish & Zach for dinner down on Balboa.. I love those crazy kids. It was so so good to see them.
4. My car is still acting up. I’m going to drive it as little as possible (except, I just decided I needed a Calzone from up the road.. I could have just had cereal but where’s the fun in that??)
5. This afternoon, I went to a Family BBQ and had a really great time reconnecting and hanging out. Lots of fun. Tonight, I’m hanging out with the Olympics, and perhaps some laundry.
6. Tomorrow morning, I’m going to check out Newport Church and see what it’s like, then take my aunt and uncle out to eat :)

then, I guess I’ll start all over again.
week two: check!