my butt, my hair, my face... and trees

so the worst thing about tiling is how sore your butt gets, sitting on the edge of the tub. my hiney hurts. my thigh muscles do, too, from sitting-standing-leaning-climbing. the hardest part was the bottom row of tiles; the row that essentially sits on the tub. they're not actually supposed to sit on the tub (check your bathroom!), so we were constantly getting in and out of the tub, crouching down, eye-level, to see if the alignment was correct. in, sit, apply, out, crouch, reach, in again, pound, back out, crouch, check... repeat as necessary.

then an impromptu dinner party last night after we completed tiling that wall. this idea began with ray wanting to grill, as well a surplus of chicken in the fridge. clearly, rewarding lisa for all of her help this weekend was in order, and we invited mary over, too. much wine was consumed, an old x-files episode devoured, along with lots of laughing and talking about fashion. good times.

i haven't yet mentioned my hair cut. that's because it's short. perhaps too short. erin must've cut 2 or 3 inches off, and i think i like it. it's pretty dramatic, though. i also got some "low-lights" to cover some of the gray. a couple people have told me it's "cute", which isn't the most overwhelming affirmation i could hope for. several people haven't mentioned it at all, which makes me nervous. the best thing i can say for it right now is that it makes me look younger and i'm using less shampoo.

today's rain is making the pink and white dogwood blooms in my front yard seem really vibrant. ray counted the trees in our front yard: 25. isn't that crazy? 3 of them are dogwoods. the majority are pine.

a question for the ladies: what do you use to remove makeup? i'm not happy with soap alone. i think i want a product specifically designed to remove makeup, and then follow it up with soap. i've tried dove towelettes (seems too wasteful) and a couple other similar things. suggestions, please...

Posted by xta at April 12, 2004 01:53 PM | TrackBack