Good Things Come to Those Who Wait

You will all be pleased to know that my new job has finally come through. After the requisite background check, psychological exam, physical exam, and accompanying drama not to mention the long waiting periods, I have a start date on St. Patrick's Day. Muchos muchos gracias to all of your support throughout the process these last few months. I am greatly looking forward to the fresh start and a new (and hopefully less bitter) group of co-workers.

Girl Scout cookies arrived this week; it is a dangerous time of year. I bought about 15 boxes and put them in my freezer, hoping that some may make it to summer. I do this every year and they are usually gone within a month. I have only gone through one box so far, making this the best start in recent years. If we do get hit with the big one, at least I will have cookies for a few days to survive on.

I know this will seem like a strange topic, but I purchased a nose hair trimmer a couple of days ago and am amazed at how cool this little device is. Being the children of depression era parents, something seemed so wrong about spending money on such a frivolous device. Thanks to a promo Amazon.com was running over Christmas, I had a $30 gift card to use. I figured this would be a good use of it. I had previously used a pair of cuticle scissors to accomplish the unpleasant, yet necessary task when it presented itself. In the many years I did it this way, I only cut myself once or twice. Still, the idea of sticking sharp blades up your nose has always creeped me out. The nose hair trimmer is virtually silent, painless, and it does such a great job of keeping the weeds whacked. The amount of joy this little device has brought me is frightening. I am such a freak.

We have had a nice spell of warm weather the last few days here in the Bay Area. It feels like spring is on its way.

Have a great weekend all. Cuidate.