[285] Middle of the Week…end

Besides the whole work part of Wednesday, it kind of feels like a weekend to me. Tuesdays are such a long day for me so Wednesdays I like to just go home after work, clean the kitchen and put the massive pile of clothes on my floor away, turn on the fireplace, write my blog post, eat dinner, whatever it may be, with a glass of wine, catch up on my shows, and put a beauty mask on my face while I pin shit I’ll probably never have or ever do. I love it, and wouldn’t have it any other way.

 

– Stephanie

[258] Anti-Monotony

Today was actually really nice for a Thursday. Besides the typical work day, a couple of us went out to lunch to break up the monotony of the day, and I left early because it was slow, and I stayed late a couple other days this week. I wasn’t supposed to get to hang out with this really cool guy until way later, but he magically became available 4 hours earlier so we grabbed us some happy hour drinks, he helped me do my grocery shopping, and in return I made dinner. We watched the Bills lose, and then just hung out on the couch by the fire. I totally didn’t hate it at all.

– Stephanie

[257] It’s Actually Cold

I feel like such a sissy. When I moved here in January, in the dead of “winter”, I didn’t use my winter coat because it didn’t get below, like, 40, so I totally didn’t need it. Today, October 2nd, I decided that I’d take a scarf and light jacket with me to work. When I had to walk outside to get lunch, my bones felt cold. WHAT IS HAPPENING TO ME?! I survived 20+ years of winters with subzero temperatures, wind, snow and ice, and now anything below 50 makes me freezing. I was so cold when I got home from my letterpress class last night that I turned on the fireplace, the heat, put my striped onesie on and cranked up both sides of my heated mattress pad. I feel like I’m losing my Central New York blood and it’s being traded for blood from a sissy bitch raised in the tropics. I swear I will never lose my ability to drive…

– Stephanie

[248] Fall is Here and Winter is Coming

That’s what she said.

Anyways, Fall is officially here in Seattle. Unfortunately, that means the rain is back. It was POURING this morning so naturally I shot an #instavid while I was getting ready for work. The rain brings a few things with it that include, but are not limited to:

1. Sweaters, like, everyday.

2. Boots, also, like, everyday.

3. Pumpkin and apple everything. So far I’ve only indulged in pumpkin lattes, and one apple crisp, but I’m fixin’ to start incorporating pumpkin and apple into more foods. And baking lots of pumpkin shit. I have a ridiculous arsenal built up.

4. Putting my iPod on random and hoping that it knows what kind of mood I’m in. (Today it did, and I was very grateful.) I guess this isn’t specific to Fall, but I hadn’t done it all Summer and I did today, so it made sense to relate it to Fall.

5. The way the air smells when it rains. It’s actually kind of a neutral smell, and the only reason I say that is because I can smell my laundry detergent on my clothes much easier than I was able to during the summer.

6. SO MUCH SOUP. Soup is a staple of my diet in the colder months and I actually started stocking up on recipes and already made soups months ago.

7. Blankets, fireplaces, and other warm things. I closed the windows over the weekend when it dropped below 60, but I refuse to turn the heat on yet. (Thanks for inadvertently turning me into a heat miser, dad.)

8. Cuddling. Whether it’s with someone else, or alone (although I’m not sure how possible it is to cuddle with yourself), being wrapped up in something or someone gets kicked up a notch in the fall.

9. Hot tea. Right now I’m drinking up the tail end of my fruitea collection so I’ll need to stock up on chai and apple spice like teas, stat.

10. Being lazy, and not feeling bad about it. Football season is in full swing and I refuse to feel bad about plopping my ass down on the couch to watch 9 hours of unadulterated fun. Except when my Giants and fantasy team get spanked so hard a handprint is left behind for days.

I’m sure there are more things I could add to this list, but ten is a nice round number, and we all know I’m a little OCD about shit like that.

– Stephanie

[241] Currently Questioning Human Behavior

Something happened this weekend that I’m thoroughly baffled by.

I was supposed to go on a date Saturday. Everything was planned, the time and place figured out. The guy texted me late afternoon and said, “I want to be honest with you. There is a high probability that I’ll be moving to Montana in January and I’ll totally understand if you don’t want to start something with someone who could be leaving you in a couple of months.” Keep in mind, WE HADN’T EVEN MET YET. I wasn’t feeling it at that point anymore so I gave him some ditsy ass text filled with bullshit about not wanting to set myself up for failure. What I really would have loved to say was, “Thanks for giving me an out. You’ve been coming off as needy and desperate for the past week anyways and I don’t need that. Good luck with your search for love in Montana!” Sometimes I feel like guys are more confusing than girls…maybe.

 

– Stephanie