Feb 16, 2018
Whatifitdid.com was 10 years old on 1/1/18 and I forgot to celebrate!
I wonder if blog years are calculated anything like dog years. Somehow, I don’t think so. My sweet Liberty had a gray muzzle back then, but she had several good dog years left after the 2008 photo was taken — not nearly enough in human years.
Crazy to think that on the 1st of January, the 10-year landmark, I’d shared my thoughts here over 2000 times — 2000 blah blah blah yackety-smackety nothings and probably just as many photos. So here’s a belated wish that you have a great 2018, and happy belated birthday, Whatifitdid! Hope you have many more…
Feb 12, 2018
TMTR: Making comments about political figures without caring about politics…
Today, Barack and Michelle were at the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery in D.C. for the unveiling of their portraits. To preface my upcoming thoughts, let me first say I hate when people pick at every little thing that politicians do.
For example, I don’t care about Trump’s combover or if Barack smokes or doesn’t smoke. But… as a woman… I do look at what females in the political arena choose to wear. I can’t help it. Like Melania’s Christian Louboutin shoes, Hilary’s pantsuits, and today Michelle Obama’s dress — I take notice of those things.
As my snarky self thinks, “That is one ugly dress, Michelle,” I wonder if she’s gained 25 pounds in the past year or if the dress is just that unflattering.
I’m sure there will be lots of people (like me) criticizing the outfit of this past FLOTUS (in my case… I’m dissing her dress while wearing an old, black turtle neck and a pair of shorts when it’s 28 degrees outside) — but there are also those who will say Michelle looks absolutely beautiful in this frock. And, there will be many talk of how great the new portraits are — and some will claim they’re awful.
For the record, while I personally thought the portraits of Bill and Hillary were amazing, I’m not nearly as thrilled with the Obama’s newly revealed ones (although Michelle’s dress in the portrait is gorgeous).
Feb 8, 2018
Not much of the white stuff left — but it’s still wintertime and it’s still cold in Indiana.
Collette has had several days off so far this year from school because of slick conditions, but not as many as one year I remember for Ben. A time when he was in high school classes were still being held in June, AND classes were even scheduled on Saturday a couple weekends in a row. He thought he would die.
Ooh rah — wintertime in southern Indiana!
Dec 9, 2017
Dieting is no fun, but Weight Watchers had a holiday deal and I signed up for the online version. I wanted to drop 10-12 pounds, and figured if I waited until after the holidays I’d be looking at losing more. I’m 3 weeks in and have 2 pounds to goal (YAY!!!). I am sitting here thinking how much I freaking hate eating chicken. I want peanut butter!! I admire all those who stick with it… especially when there’s more than 50 pounds involved. Either I don’t care enough or don’t have what it takes — 50 plus pounds translates to eating more dead poultry than I could stand to consume.
On a happier note — it’s SNOWING! First snow of the season and it’s barely (and I do mean barely) there — but I’m excited anyway. YIPPEE!!
It’s almost a winter wonderland, you guys!
Nov 14, 2017
Getting old is an amazing experience. Just ask Gracie (who looks better than I do right now)…
To make a long story short… a tooth with a root canal is in my sinus cavity; I have an appointment with an oral surgeon on Thursday morning; and after that, my lucky self gets to have a sinus lift.
Two procedures and a bajillion dollars later, I can have everything put back like it’s supposed to be. My target date is Christmas, but I’m not holding my breath.
Since I don’t have a newly painted kitchen to talk about, I’ll instead tell you something you should buy that’s cheap — a Rocketbook Everlast. It’s the perfect gadget gift and is less than $25 bucks.
This reusable notebook comes with a special pen — the pages wipe off with a damp cloth so you can reuse them again and again. But what makes it amazing is the legend in the front of the notebook and at the bottom of each page. It’s easy…
- Grab the Rocketbook app
- Assign the icons in the front legend of the Rocketbook to places you’ll want to digitally send or store your notes (email addresses, Google drive, iCloud, etc.)
- Write your note and circle the icon at the bottom of the note page according to where you want to blast that page to
- Take a photo of the note page with the app
- Rocketbook magically sends your note in PDF format to the place(s) you specify
I can take notes during a conference call and send them via PDF to others working on the project — and store them within other apps we use for event planning. No more rewriting my notes to provide in email! And… I can drop a client a personal handwritten note electronically that is received immediately — without the hassle of placing a stamp or going to the post office.
Get one — thank me later.
