Domestic Geek

Have you ever had a hair (pet or human) in your sock and it worked into the skin of your foot? It happened often around here with Ursa's coarse hair about. Well, I could tell that there was something in my foot the last two days, but I couldn't see anything. I figured maybe I had stepped on a burr or something and the point was down deep. Last night I couldn't take it anymore, grabbed a pin and the magnifying glass and took a look. I ended up pulling out a pretty good sized hair that looked like it belonged to Marcus' goatee. How weird is that? I must've picked it up in the bathroom at one point and it spent the day in my shoe boring into my foot.

It's really hard to get in a holiday season frame of mind when the temps are in the upper 60s. It's supposed to be relatively nice all week, too. I'll have to make a trip to K-Mart to find my stuffing mix sometime this week. They seem to be the only ones that carry it.

I had a fairly productive day today. Got some housework done, finally found all four hidden cameras on the iStockphoto Hunt page so that I could get 5 free credits, went to dinner at Hops to celebrate my dad's birthday and found a graphic that I want to use for my new blog template. Edit: Wish I knew about this page sooner. I'd have suffered way less brain damage.

I totally spaced the Broncos game today. Whoops! They even won, too, darn it!

I watched I Now Pronounced You Chuck & Larry last night. It was a cute story. I like most of the movies that Adam Sandler stars in, though.

So, that was my weekend. Exciting, huh?

I feel like Joan Crawford from Mommie Dearest as I write that title, but I absolutely hate having wire hangers in my closet.

For starters, they get tangled so danged easily. There has been more than one occasion where I have broken skin and bled trying to free the hangers. Also, they leave creases in the shoulders of garments that are not worn very often. The worst thing is that when you are in a hurry and tug a shirt off of one, you bend it all up.

Now, they do have their purposes. I have one that I cut apart and bended nicely to pull my hair clogs out of the shower. Back in the old days, they were very handy for breaking into your car when you locked the keys inside. Hm, that's all I can think of right now.

I've long wanted to rid my closet of these things, but it seemed so impractical. I made the first step a couple of weeks ago when I was at The Container Store looking for kitchen cannisters. I ended up buying a box of 72 hangers instead. These are definitely more sturdy that the cheap, flimsy ones I've seen at WalMart or Target.

Now, what do I do with all the old wire ones? I'm sure Goodwill or places such as that are overrun with them. Dry cleaners won't take them back anymore. Anyone got any ideas on who might want them?

Today is my dad's 72nd birthday. Happy Birthday, Dad!!!

I mention this every time the clocks change, but this practice we have of jumping back and forth between Daylight Saving Time and Standard Time is asinine! I hate how out of sorts I feel for weeks until my body's internal clock resets. The whole thing is stupid!