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1. gel inserts for shoes (heels) rock my face off. my feet have been throbbing for weeks now that i’ve been wearing cuter (more uncomfortable) shoes. bought some little gel insert things yesterday and there has been much improvement today. hooray!

2. my car is smart. obviously smarter than me. i was driving along the other day and i hear non stop beeping. i check the control panel to see if any warning lights were on. nope. i looked all around to see if there was a problem. nope. was my seatbelt not buckled? it was. the beeping would not cease and proceeded to drive me insane. i looked over and i had my laptop bag and purse in the passenger seat next to me. my bag had shifted just right while driving to make the car think i had a passenger next to me and was telling me that they weren’t buckled. very smart, eh? (yes - but very annoying when one is navigating 70 mph traffic and doesn’t know how to stop the noise)

3. i’ve had some post it notes from god recently. nothing crazy… but just little things letting me know that i’m being watched over and cared for.

4. went to a nice sit down dinner with jeromy tonight and talked. it was nice. it felt like a date. i think i even blushed a couple of times. silly, perhaps - but much needed. ’twas fun.

5. i have woken up for the last couple of nights hacking up my lung. i’m hoping tonight will be an improvement.

6. i wore a pink shirt to work today. many compliments were received. the color that is so not my favorite suits me best.

7. joshua turned one yesterday. crazy… i so remember him being brought out and me flipping out inside when i saw the nurse do all the initial stuff to him right after he was born. he was crying and all upset and cold and all… broke my heart. it’s been super neat to see him grow into such a fun, rough-and-tumble little boy. he makes me feel all soft inside.

8. stars lost last night. hockey season is over. and to be honest, it always leaves me feeling a little empty inside. but the following quote from bob sturm soothes me: “In 1997, the Stars lost a painful game 7 in Round 1. In 1998, they lost in the Western Conference Finals to Detroit in 6 games. In 1999, they won the Stanley Cup. Hmmm. In 2007, the Stars lost a painful Game 7 in Round 1. In 2008, the Stars lost in the Western Conference Finals to Detroit in 6 games. In 2009…”

9. there is hope for me yet.

10. jeromy is going to have to get a mri done soon. his migraines are not getting better, so it’s possible he’ll get a mri this week or early next. we are both hoping that there’s nothing serious wrong and that a series of stressful events over the last few months are the cause of this constant source of pain for him.

11. i think i’m the klutziest human in the world. while walking to a meeting yesterday, my heel found a hole in the median and i fell across the darn thing and almost into the street. lame.