Mad Hatter day

I'm starting tonight with a disclaimer (I know...  I haven't started with one of these in awhile):  I have no idea what came over me today but I decided that today was the day I needed to strip all of the old caulk from around my bathtub and replace it with new.  Both of my hands are full of blisters, I have a couple of knuckles with chunks out of them and I sliced one of my fingers with a putty knife (which I had to use to remove caulk that did NOT want to be removed).  I'm having some trouble typing because of this...

I've been trying to also regain some sort of rational thought after my work week this past week...  I was sent to a week-long training (total of 40 hours) and while it was interesting, it robbed me of being able to have coherent thoughts by the end of the week.  I suppose it also didn't help that I was going into work before the class each day, after class each day and still was going to dance class and working out at home.  Friday was the longest day of the work week because we were open until 11 and I worked a full day and then some (it ended up being about a 17 hour day and I was able to run home for about a half hour to let my dogs out and to change clothes before going back to work).  Granted, I was able to get quite a bit accomplished (schedules for about 3 weeks are done and did some online training) but finally had to stop when things didn't make sense anymore.  I'm planning on checking oven my schedules tomorrow just to make sure they make sense and I didn't try to schedule one person in like 3 areas at one time or anything silly just because I was exhausted.  Fingers crossed they make sense!

It's also been an interesting day in the sense that today is my birthday and I think it's ironic that today is also Mad Hatter Day (the numbers on his hat are 10/6).  I've always been sort of drawn to the Mad Hatter so I guess that's pretty perfect in a way.  As you've read about before, I love the Mad Hatter's concept of muchness and I just am touched by how much he cares not only for Alice but for the others in Wonderland.  Yes, the Hatter is kind of crazy (aren't we all?) but he does have a genuine concern for getting Alice where she needs to be (whether it be to the White Queen or back to the "real" world).  I think I would learn a lot about life if I could be a member of one of the Mad Hatter's tea parties...  Maybe one of these days I will have my own version of the Mad Hatter's tea party and I will find my muchness...

Today I took myself out to lunch and for my birthday I didn't care about what the number of calories were in what I ordered.  Did I have too many calories for lunch?  I probably did but I ordered exactly what I wanted and that's what's most important.  (It was exactly as yummy as I wanted it to be!!)  My lunch could've had even more calories in it - I got a free dessert for my birthday and while part of me wanted the cheesecake, I opted to get a mousse instead (even though the waitress tried to convince me to order a different dessert because I ordered the cheapest one on the menu -- but I got the one I wanted).

On the way back from my solo lunch (it was a couple of towns over), I decided to drop the top on my car, turn up the music and sing at the top of my lungs as I cruised down the highway.  That's something I haven't done in I don't know how long.  Sure, I've dropped the top of my car as I've gone down the highway but I don't tend to sing at the top of my lungs.  I don't know if it's because I'm afraid other people are going to hear me or why I stop myself but today I just didn't care.  I had my phone plugged into the speaker system, had my music on shuffle and the songs it was picking spoke to my muchness levels and I just had to SING!  I definitely found a way to unfurl my freak flag and let it fly today!

Well my dears, I think I need to bring this to a close for this evening.  I have just a little bit longer to this birthday and I'm not sure if I'm going to do anything else or just relax before the work week ahead of me...  I will leave you with one final thought (I've shared it before but I think it's appropriate...), why is a raven like a writing desk?  Maybe one day we'll have the answer....