The New Planner Is Here! The New Planner Is Here!

And now my life will be perfect.

I was using a Day-Timer in the 90s and it was very effective. Of course there's always a catch in that  you actually must use it for it be effective.

Back in the Bad Days when I didn't have a job, Anonymous Boyfriend told me he had heard that Franklin Planner was giving away complete planner kits to anyone who was unemployed. I called them up and a week later, a complete planner winged its way to me. I've always been grateful for their generosity.

And now, today, the new planner arrived and how's that for hope in a box? Hope that I'll be able to get it together and keep it together not just a day at a time but, like, for weeks and months at a time.

Ahem - of course, I remind myself that in the 90s when I was so successful with the planner, I had a raging case of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder. I lost track of the number of times I had to turn around to make sure the coffee pot was unplugged, among other things.

When I woke up, my car was glazed with ice and snow, so I took the day off, my last vacation day. I've decided that I will work from home on any other days when the weather looks bad. Of course, by mid-morning all the snow was gone and the rain had nearly stopped. The forecast for tomorrow is snow, an unspecified amount at an unspecified time. It won't be all that much, though, because I haven't heard any media hysteria about it.

I popped into the office to pick up some notes that I'd left at work so I would have something to work on tomorrow. I'll make sure in the future that I have something to do in case the weather takes a wrong turn overnight.
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Dylan Has a Boo Boo

On his butt. I'll spare you the details. I have an appointment for him to see Dr. Knightly later this week. In fact, a lot later that I would like. I've decided I'll be daubing his little butt with hydrogen peroxide. I do not think he will appreciate it.

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I Solve The Game of Thrones Quandary

I went to the local Barnes & Noble to check in and say hello to the knitting group ladies there. To my surprise, there was a guy there. In his mid 40s, I'm guessing, putting off a gay vibe, desperately trying to learn how to knit. Miriam, our guru, has him well in hand. There is hope for him.

While I was there, I checked out the display for Game of Thrones. And there it was, the second book in the series, selling separately, in trade paper format. Done. Mine.

Before I left the house this morning, I went around collecting spare dollars and had enough to buy a peppermint mocha, the book, and two big bags of cat food, one for the indoor guys and one for the outdoor guys. I was a little stunned that I had that much money just laying around.

I just woke up from a nice long nap.

I call that a day off that was practically perfect in every way.