Yesterday i opened a package from amazon, items i'd ordered. nothing particularly expensive, just items i've been needing. in the package there was the museum putty (for affixing the speakers for the computer to the desktop), the wire loom (which came with a kind of cord threader tool, that inserts the cord into the wire loom tube as you slide it along -- i love tools and gadgets, another surge protector power strip with 12 ft cord, and a rubbermaid tub mat. and i then put those items into use, with the exception of the surge protector power strip (which i bought in case i find i'll need it when the new computer cpu finally arrives).
today i (finally) got the new computer cpu ordered. lots of twists and turns in the process of my new computer system purchase.
on a completely different topic -- i've noticed this past spring and summer, that it's been unusually eventful for me. things coming up that need dealing with (which is normal for pretty much everyone), but way more things seem to be coming up than i would consider normal and some seem to me to be in the category of just plain bizarre. and it's not just me that has noticed this 'trend' in their life. many people i know (different people and living situation/lives, and living in different states) have felt 'slammed' in this same way lately. i've even mentioned the possibility (half joking) that the planets are out of alignment, or that there's something in the water (supply, that is throwing some people 'off' in the way they're behaving). it seems to be a strange time lately.
so with these things on my mind -- for today's Question of the Day, i'll be asking two question that are completely unrelated --
Of your recent or in the not-too-distant past purchases, is there any item(s) that you found to be really great (or in the category of 'greatest thing since sliced bread')?
And, just out of my own curiosity -- Have you noticed any unusual increase in things that need dealing with in your life, and/or noticed any unusual/strange (even bizarre) behavior from people you either know or just casually come in contact with (for example -- a bank teller, or someone who just happened to 'cross your path')?
i'll start!
i'd have to say that my new tub mat is, for me, in the category of the 'greatest thing since sliced bread'. my feet had been really painful after standing in the tub-shower taking a shower. i'd been putting off the tub mat purchase for a while, but after a recent experience where my feet were particularly painful after taking a shower i decided to go ahead and include the tub mat in my amazon order. i bought an extra large rubbermaid tub mat, and it covers the bottom of my tub almost completely. last night in the shower and after finishing it, i felt absolutely no pain in my feet. feet were doing a happy dance --
i read online that the tub mat can be washed with some bleach in the washing machine every so often, to prevent mold/mildew from developing on it. i also am making sure to not leave it in the tub after showering, and place it suction cup bottom upward over the edge of the tub -- so no water gets trapped underneath it, which i would think might help prevent mold/mildew from developing.
as i'd mentioned, it seems to be an unusually eventful time for me lately. i just get finished dealing with one thing, and something else comes up. or, i'm in the process of dealing with something and complications just 'keep coming'. then there's the unusual/strange and even sometimes bizarre behavior i've come across much more often in the last several months. i'll give a few examples. i had a bank teller (at my bank) be openly rude to me, and within ear-shot of her manager, about a month ago. i stood there amazed and watched as the manager swooped in and distracted the teller, i assume to prevent further rudeness towards me. the teller had no idea that she'd done anything wrong. and i believe that this year my next door neighbor has 'slipped a gear' or 'blown a gasket', she's become just plain aggressively mean this year. i do think it's a 'strange time' lately.
okay, now it's your turn!
today i (finally) got the new computer cpu ordered. lots of twists and turns in the process of my new computer system purchase.
on a completely different topic -- i've noticed this past spring and summer, that it's been unusually eventful for me. things coming up that need dealing with (which is normal for pretty much everyone), but way more things seem to be coming up than i would consider normal and some seem to me to be in the category of just plain bizarre. and it's not just me that has noticed this 'trend' in their life. many people i know (different people and living situation/lives, and living in different states) have felt 'slammed' in this same way lately. i've even mentioned the possibility (half joking) that the planets are out of alignment, or that there's something in the water (supply, that is throwing some people 'off' in the way they're behaving). it seems to be a strange time lately.
so with these things on my mind -- for today's Question of the Day, i'll be asking two question that are completely unrelated --
Of your recent or in the not-too-distant past purchases, is there any item(s) that you found to be really great (or in the category of 'greatest thing since sliced bread')?
And, just out of my own curiosity -- Have you noticed any unusual increase in things that need dealing with in your life, and/or noticed any unusual/strange (even bizarre) behavior from people you either know or just casually come in contact with (for example -- a bank teller, or someone who just happened to 'cross your path')?
i'll start!
i'd have to say that my new tub mat is, for me, in the category of the 'greatest thing since sliced bread'. my feet had been really painful after standing in the tub-shower taking a shower. i'd been putting off the tub mat purchase for a while, but after a recent experience where my feet were particularly painful after taking a shower i decided to go ahead and include the tub mat in my amazon order. i bought an extra large rubbermaid tub mat, and it covers the bottom of my tub almost completely. last night in the shower and after finishing it, i felt absolutely no pain in my feet. feet were doing a happy dance --
as i'd mentioned, it seems to be an unusually eventful time for me lately. i just get finished dealing with one thing, and something else comes up. or, i'm in the process of dealing with something and complications just 'keep coming'. then there's the unusual/strange and even sometimes bizarre behavior i've come across much more often in the last several months. i'll give a few examples. i had a bank teller (at my bank) be openly rude to me, and within ear-shot of her manager, about a month ago. i stood there amazed and watched as the manager swooped in and distracted the teller, i assume to prevent further rudeness towards me. the teller had no idea that she'd done anything wrong. and i believe that this year my next door neighbor has 'slipped a gear' or 'blown a gasket', she's become just plain aggressively mean this year. i do think it's a 'strange time' lately.
okay, now it's your turn!
