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Wednesday, November 29, 2006
Things I Want to Somehow Do This Weekend1. Have a romantic evening with my boyfriend Friday night. It's already planned - we're going to a sexy restaurant and then a movie.
2. Buy a new (used) car. A mini-van, actually. I wanted a hybrid SUV, but the ones I can afford aren't getting good reviews. I need a whole mini-van, anyway, though, because my children are huge and they can't sit in the back seat of my Altima anymore without punching each other and fogging up the windows. Also, I suspect that I should get rid of the Altima before it becomes completely worthless or attains a problem that'll cost a bunch to fix.
3. Go to a party at the house of one of UH's most awesome professors.
4. Start my next book, as soon as I decide which of two topics it'll be on.
5. Put up Christmas lights, maybe buy a Christmas tree.
6. Or, at the very least, remove the rotting pumpkins from my yard. And edge the lawn. And weed/feed the lawn. And rake. And trim the hedges.
7. Spend some time alone. I'm not an introvert, but I do need some alone time. I haven't been alone, really, for several weeks now. If I had a day alone, here's the sub-list of what I'd do:
a. Sleep.
b. Read.
c. Play World of Warcraft, but only for a little while.
d. Lie on the couch and watch TV.
e. Absolutely nothing.
I never get to do those things, dammit. Never for long enough.
8. Get a pedicure.
That's all I want to do. Eight things. And I already know that there's no way in hell I'll do numbers 4, 5, 7, or 8.
Also, I have to drive to Austin on Sunday to pick up my kids from their dad's house. That never, ever gets old or stops being fun, not even when their dad moves 30 miles farther from my house than he lived before. (I'm being sarcastic. God, I hate driving to and from Austin twice a month.)
Okay, that's all. I know this entry was a lame-ass, cop-out of a things-to-do list, but I hardly ever write those here, so I hope y'all don't mind just this once. Or, we could call it a glimpse into the real life of a single, working mom and author.
Happy holidays! I hope y'all have productive yet incredibly enjoyable weekends.
Labels: domestic
4:14 PM #Comments:
Hi Gwen,If you do half the things on your list there will be no time for a nap.
But at least get the pedicure, it at least will allow you some time to just sit.
Janice~
# posted by
Janice : 11:58 PM
Janice: No time. No pedicures, no naps. You're right, though. That would be killing multiple birds with one stone...
# posted by
Gwen : 9:21 AM
Could you find a 2005 Toyota Highlander Hybrid, maybe? I think they were made that year. Like many other people, I'd love a Honda CRV hybrid if Honda would make one, but the company doesn't seem inclined to.
Seconding the nap...hope you can squeeze one in.
# posted by
Amy : 1:56 PM
Amy: I searched for that one, and for an older Mercury Mariner Hybrid, but apparently people are really happy with those, because there aren't any for sale here.
I looked at Ford Escapes, but then read that their AC practically shuts down in electric mode, which won't work for us here in Hot Town. Plus, they're too small.
Bleh. Seriously, when is everyone going to make all their cars in hybrid versions? Maybe Honda is waiting to see how Ford and Toyota do with theirs before they take the compact SUV hybrid plunge?
# posted by
Gwen : 2:08 PM
Oh, and everyone says not to trust Saturn, and their Vue Greenline is too small on the inside, too.
I want a Nissan Quest hybrid, dammit. I want to be a green soccer mom.
# posted by
Gwen : 2:09 PM
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