I am having an affair,,,, WITH MY HOUSECOAT!

Nobody can hug me like my housecoat can! It is black, big, soft and makes me feel wuuuuuunderful. The problem is, it also takes away all my energy. I find if I stay in my housecoat, it literally saps away any insperation I may have otherwise started my day with. I lounge, I flop, I shuffle. Get me in clothes right away, I bounce, I bound, I fly! Being caught in the middle of the afternoon in my housecoat is a bit like being caught with another man in the house, you quickly run and tell it to hide in the closet, you straighten your hair, tuck in your shirt, and zip up your pants, like you have been caught doing something 'wrong'!. Today started out as a housecoat day, for the last week and a half, I have been staying at a friends house while she was away. I got up early every morning to drive the 40 minute drive back to drive my granddaughter to school, then do all the things I need to do on a normal day. Afternoon hits, pick up my granddaughter and do the drive back again. No real 'lounge' time. Today is the first full day back, and the only full day I will get for awhile. Tomorrow I am heading to the island, then back, then have company for a day or two (hopefully two) so me and my housecoat won't be properlly reaquanted till next week. I did of course have to remove (sob sob) my housecoat to get my granddaughter to school, which is around a 4 minute walk, and had every intention of returning to housecoat mode. Then I realized I needed to go to the store, then of course I chatted with a neighbor, and now I am fully dressed and my housecoat is laying on my bed, seductivily waiting for me, calling for me even! Good thing I am strong, I have shut the bedroom door to stave of temptation, and plopped myself down with a steaming mug of coffee and decided to catch up on blogs (mine and others). So,, do you have any particular article that inspires you, or depletes your energy? They say clothes make the man,, well, I sometimes think my housecoat could replace a man, how bout you?

Bad Book Etiquette

I have been enjoying reading How Will It End's blog, and she has posted a few entries on books she has read. Another blog that posts on books is Hot Lunch. I love to read, but I have been told I have a bad habit that is disrepectful to fellow readers everywhere. No, I don't lick my fingers to turn pages, I don't bend corners to mark my place, what I do is supposidley soooo much worse. I read the BACK OF THE BOOK FIRST!!! (wipes brow, wow, that took alot to admit). I read enough at the beginning to find out who is who, what is what, where is where, then I jump to the back to find out who dies, who lives, and who-dun-it. (yes, I read mysteries alot). When Harry Potter came out, it was released in England before Canada, so there I was online 8 hours ahead of our release times, and looking for spoilers as fast as people could blog them. I still read the books, but I like to know the ending. What if I get hit by a bus before finishing a book? How would I ever know the ending then? I do the same with movies by the way, there are a few movie sites that post spoilers, or just the endings. Before watching anything, I look up what is going to happen and how it will end. It doesn't take away any enjoyment for me, but it does for anyone unfortunate enough to be watching with me. If, for some horrible reason, I can't find a spoiler, I drive people insane asking, "will he live", "what happens to her?". I watch movies alone alot, lol. This obession may have two different beginnings. First, Bambi, which had a death I never saw coming, in a cartoon of all things! Then there was the book Anne of Green Gables, another unexpected death! I vowed never to have that happen again! Is my habit really so bad? Will it change the world as we know it? I don't think so. Will it make my friends want to gag me before watching a movie with me? Yes, but that's ok, it will cut down on my snack bill at the theatre.