Had to pause for a moment and send my favorite boss a Blue Mountain birthday card via email. I'm glad I signed up for that some time ago - but I often forget to use it. I'm cheap anymore when it comes to buying cards - I'd rather make them - but I don't do that either. So it's is much easier to pay $29/year, I think it is, and send cards whenever I want to - holidays, birthdays - whatever - to whomever I want. I just don't always remember to do it. But today I did and I got it sent off. I'm also meeting my boss for breakfast in the morning for one of our 'admin' meetings and I will take her a small gift, plus her 'Boss's day' gift that is in a couple weeks. Cheaper this way. Two birds with one stone, right?
My sister sent me a box of clothes on Saturday. The receipt from USPS said it was to be delivered yesterday. However, when I check the tracking number... it tells me that it is still in Mooresville. The same thing happened last week to a package I sent to her - it kept saying it was here, and it took an extra day for her to get it. Today is the day after, so will see if I get it today. I am hoping that something will fit me. Her friend was a 'classy' lady, but , styles change and I'm hoping that something will fit. My sister said it is jeans and jackets and tops. Well, I can hope this fat body can fit into something.
I feel like I'm in over my head with this bread making. I just don't understand the directions that was sent with the starter. You get the starter, you add water, you add flour. Then the next day, after it rises, you take about 1/2 cup of starter out, and it says then to throw the rest away - and calls it 'discard' - or you can keep it and use for pancakes. What? Well, I kept it in another bowl, and now the starter has risen again, and if I recall correctly, it says to add water and flour, and do the same thing. I'm so confused. I do need to call my granddaughter and ask her what in the world am I supposed to do with this stuff? There's too much!! I'm thinking I may skip a couple steps and take the discard and add flour and just throw in the oven and see what happens. It's just yeast, flour, and water, right? And of course we are wanting to cut back on bread. But I'm wanting to learn so that I can make it for gifts. Or, maybe I can pay my granddaughter and let her make it for me? I've bought a lot of neat stuff for the bread... maybe she would want it? Could I bribe her? But then, she doesn't have a lot of time either. But I know she bakes great bread!! I don't know what I'm going to do but I need to quickly make a decision - like today - for the rising dough is going to be a mess. I want to go back to when I baked bread before. I put the yeast in (no starter) and let the bread rise, punch it down, knead it, let it rise again, and then put in the oven and just bake it. Or the real easy way.... buy frozen dough at Frys and let it rise and bake it. But where is the satisfaction in that?
Didn't sleep well again last night. Well, I did until about 11:30PM when I awoke and then tossed and turned off and on the rest of the night. Hubby told me this morning that I punched him in the stomach during the night. I don't remember that at all. He thought it was funny (this morning, I'm sure not during the night!). I got so hot that I threw the covers off (a sheet and a light quilt half-way up) just to cool off. Am I going through heat flashes that I had years ago? I know I often wake up drenched in sweat, but contributed that to me curling up in a ball. Not sure what is going on with my body, but I don't like it. And I have another headache; but at least I didn't wake up at midnight with a pounding headache like the night before. I will need to take something when I get off here, it is that bad. Usually I just shrug them off. Coffee isn't even helping this morning.
I didn't get much done at work yesterday - I have no reason; just didn't. With two bosses out today I need to focus and complete some things. At least get the minutes done from the last board meeting! I sometimes need to write myself notes to remind me to do them. And this may be one of those mornings! And with two bosses off today, I'm hoping I can have lunch with an old friend. We have been meeting at Jack in the Box because the restaurants end up costing us each $20 by the time you order a salad and tip - and we're both complaining. We can get something for $10 or less at Jack in the Box. And enjoy each other's company.
Provers 17:28 (TPT): When even a fool bites his tongue he's considered wise. So shut your mouth when you are provoked - it will make you look smart.
I read that this morning and got the giggles a bit. We all can think of people who would look a lot wiser and smarter if they WOULD keep their mouth shut - right? How often do we feel that we have to put our 2 cents worth in about something, when if we chose to just remain silent that it isn't us not agreeing or contributing to the discussion, but we are being smarter by NOT commenting on anything. (did that even make sense?) See, there is a reason I don't talk a lot when out with others... and hubby calls me out about it - and makes me introverted. LOL I know I have a lot of smart and good things to day... but sometimes it isn't about me - I don't need to voice my opinion about a lot of things. I can get in to trouble easily enough without even opening my mouth, than doing so and causing discontent.
Reminds me of that saying: Better to be thought a fool than to open the mouth and remove all doubt.
Or something like that. Some people would be better off keeping their mouth shut. In all circumstances. And I'll leave that right there.
It is just way too easy to let my fingers do the talking in here. Voice my opinion about things. Maybe that is what is causing the headaches lately - I'm keeping too much (thoughts) inside?
And with that - be considered wise today. Think before you speak. I'm going to try to!
Blessings!
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