tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555326549788191437.post1505683356505360916..comments2023-07-09T05:54:33.920-04:00Comments on Like Thousands of Silver Pearls: 10 Things That Bring Me JoyMartinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06399909739757986193noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555326549788191437.post-281232594672835222008-02-18T18:31:00.000-05:002008-02-18T18:31:00.000-05:001. Easing into my bed at the end of the day ... s...1. Easing into my bed at the end of the day ... slowly settling back into my memory foam pillows (yes, more than one)and feeling the day's crap oozing out of the soles of my feet.<BR/><BR/>2. Watching my client experiencing that crucial "AHA!" moment after a flawless intervention.<BR/><BR/>3. If you have a box of Merlot ... move over on the sofa.<BR/><BR/>4. The missus coming home after a day in the salt mines. Nothing like comparing notes on the latest symptoms of serious mental disease in the corporate cesspool.<BR/><BR/>5. The first three continuous swigs of Guiness. When you can breathe again even the in rush of air tastes bitter. Somehow I then have an urge to read half a page from any Mave Binchey book.<BR/><BR/>6. Gassing with my offspring on the phone ... figurtatively... oh, what the hell ... and literally. It is a family gift.<BR/><BR/>7. Those realtively rare phone discussions with Brian in Toronto, Kems in New Zealand and, Els in Holland.<BR/><BR/>8. A braai with my in-law brothers and sisters. I savour (savor?) it most when I've found their stash of GOOD booze.<BR/><BR/>9. A nap with a dog next to me.<BR/><BR/>10. The end of a flight on American Airlines. Their motto ... "we'll get you there but we don't care if you enjoy it."<BR/><BR/>Now about that Guiness ...<BR/><BR/>... my compass points ...Pieterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00736907517294178950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555326549788191437.post-71840405240347461342008-01-25T12:23:00.000-05:002008-01-25T12:23:00.000-05:00I love it!! You read #10!! We recently ran out o...I love it!! You read #10!! <BR/><BR/>We recently ran out of Q-tips and I had to rummage through all of my old cosmetic bags looking for one. I finally dug one up from a bag I think I used when I went into the hospital to have Jack. Anyway, it looked kinda raggedy, but desperate times call for desperate measures! So I commence with the ear swabbing, when SNAP...the damn thing broke off in my ear!! I freaked (really freaked)...and had to use my tweezers in a search and rescue mission to save my hearing. It was frightening. <BR/><BR/>So, the lesson? If your Q-tips are older than your children, throw them away!Martinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06399909739757986193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555326549788191437.post-12833739060000609652008-01-25T11:36:00.000-05:002008-01-25T11:36:00.000-05:001. Q-Tips. We are all freaks. I stood for like f...1. Q-Tips. We are all freaks. I stood for like five minutes this morning twirling it around like a little ballerina. Side note..my ex-boss used to stand at my desk, pick up one of my paper clips and then dig the ear wax out of his ear while chatting with me. Barbarian.<BR/><BR/>2. 5pm. Wine time. I watch the clock... 4:57...4:58.....<BR/><BR/>3. A good poo. Don't you people dare "ewe" me either, you know it's true!!!<BR/><BR/>4. Stupid movies about invading insects or bats that are four times the size they're supposed to be.<BR/><BR/>5. Reading a good book five times over. <BR/><BR/>6. Going to the doctor (as I did this morning) and finding out you're 5 lbs lighter than you were this time last year...and having the balls to high five your OB/GYN who thinks you still have another 20 to go. <BR/><BR/>7. Reading Perez Hilton. He's like crack to me. I didn't get to read his blog for 10 days and I thought I was melting. <BR/><BR/>8. Counting down to a vacation. Actually taking your calendar off the wall and write down a count down that's like 8 months away. I'm like a 4 yr old going to Disney Land-World. Except I don't call them sleeps. <BR/><BR/>9. Taking my bra off at night. <BR/>Then having a good scratch :-)Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337862281989901553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2555326549788191437.post-70649542238050229212008-01-25T10:50:00.000-05:002008-01-25T10:50:00.000-05:00OMG! That was great! And I TOTALLY agree with yo...OMG! That was great! And I TOTALLY agree with you about the Q-tips. Also, for me, it's washing my face in the shower each morning with my wash cloth. Almost too good for words!<BR/><BR/>I love you!<BR/>Fellow freak-<BR/>TamiAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com