A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That

Happy Tuesday to all of you. It's a pool day, so I'm here, perched in front of my desktop computer, writing my daily blog, dressed in my swimming skinsuit for the day. My clothes are packed, my laptop is ready to go to the shop with me, and I'm psyched to have a day without DH, but with Chickie. I'm totally dreading next week, but nothing at all that I can do about Chickie's jury duty. I'm sure she'll find it horrible because she'll be massively uncomfortable. She doesn't sit well for long periods of time, and their chairs are less than wonderful, especially if she's in a courtroom. I do think they specifically hired designers to make attractive chairs that would be as uncomfortable as possible so that the jurors would stay awake and alert. 

I think they hired designers who would design the most 
attractive looking, but bodily uncomfortable, chairs in the 
universe for jury boxes. I know when I was seated in one 
for my in-depth interview, I was horribly uncomfortable 
after only 15 minutes. Thinking of spending entire days in 
those chairs would be tantamount to torture in my opinion. 

The bill for the treadmill arrived in yesterday's mail, so I wrote the check and DH will send it on its' way today. It's MINE! WHOOT! Totally MINE. I'm beyond thrilled. I still need to get used to the sign-in procedure. I'm bringing a couple of the "How To" booklets along to the shop with me to review them again. And, somewhere and somehow I've managed to lose my favorite ear buds and the chest strap that I was able to use once. *sigh* I know they'll turn up, but it's a PITA until they do. 

I adore my treadmill, but know I can use it more 
effectively. I'm delving into some of the instructional 
books that I was given along with the machine, while 
at work today. Now that I've used it for a bit, I have 
a good idea of how it operates. It's time to find out 
the specifics and fine-tuning. 

Still, the treadmill is finally 100% mine, and I'm extremely happy. This is why I saved my holiday cash and any other little payments for repairs and the shop from here and there - so that I could afford a BIG purchase every now and then. This definitely qualified as a BIG purchase - LOL. 

I've never been this close to the top before in 
terms of votes. I'm thrilled! It's entirely possible 
that I'll be dashed against the rocks in the next 
challenge, but it's been SO much fun and SO 
worth every flap of my literary wings. 

Voting for LJ Idol closes tonight. I'm in the top three, but not the top two. That's OK. I'm higher than I've ever achieved before, and I'm totally enjoying the rarefied air. Thanks to one and all who voted for my "Ode to the Phoenix" story. I absolutely couldn't do it without all of you. DH might read my stories (sometimes), but he never votes. *sigh* So, I'm off to the pool for a good swim today. I hope your Tuesday is spectacular, and if not, that it's at least wonderful. I'll be back tomorrow for the next installment of my life in blog. Be well, be happy, and Slava Ukraini.