china shop, plantains and chewed thumbnails - good week so far!

Current mood: calm

So far (and granted it's only Tuesday), this has been a great week:

I can honestly say that I am on my 5th consecutive day with no breaks of which to mention. China shop, here I come. I did watch Tommy break his measuring tape as we were taking dimensions of a dream room yesterday. But I discount that break as my own.

Yesterday morning, a friend from the Bell Services department brought me a Corningware bowl full of sweet plantains he'd made at home. Awfully sweet and a nice breakfast!

Last night when walking Beau, I was caught in a sudden downpour with no umbrella. I took shelter beneath a large pavilion across from my building. Truthfully, it was quite nice to sit with Beau and watch the rain pour around us, the clouds roll by and the sky fade from shades of blue to gray to pink. He sat leaned against me watching the drops hit the concrete in front of us and I think he might have enjoyed the 15 minutes just as much.

In hopes of repairing my severely dry skin, on Monday I abandoned my Claritin (an angel for keeping my seasonal allergies at bay, but the devil for horribly drying my skin). Already today I can feel a difference in my hands, my face and my hair. Keeping my fingers crossed that the rain in the area will keep pollen from freely floating in the air.

I did chew off a thumbnail in a fit of boredom yesterday afternoon, but that's par for the course and somewhat comforting... it reassures me that I am in fact still me (how do you like the way I justify a nasty habit?).