It's Tuesday, plus World Freedom Day and Chaos Never Dies Day. (And, less weighty but possibly important to someone: National Scrapple Day.) Birthdays: Ivan Turgenev, Dorothy Dandridge, Robert Frank, Carl Sagan and Mary Travers. What fragrance are you wearing?
I'm in Maison Margiela Matcha Meditation. Tea at the moment is Upton Dikom Estate + Upton Yunnan Golden Monkey + organic cacao husks + a few little chips of cinnamon bark + a splash of milk. (I am liking my tea more than I'm liking my fragrance.)
Reminder: on 11/12 we're doing Dealer's Choice, edition 5...propose a theme for a Friday community project, and wear a fragrance that fits your theme.
And for those of you who like to plan ahead, see Scent of the day ~ Friday community projects 2021, where I'll try to always have the next five or six weeks mapped out in advance.
Note: the Pols Potten Grandpa Teacups are €140 for the set of 4 at Made in Design.
I’m in Shalimar MVP for a day of running errands. Tea is Stash Chai Spice.
This time change is really messing with my sleep.? When I got done with work yesterday it was already dark and the moon was a sliver in the sky. I am training for my new job all the way on the other end of town, which means a 15 mile commute. Traffic isn’t bad in the morning, but it’s horrible in the afternoon. I’ve been spoiled for the last 15 years with less than a 2 mile commute.
And it is my day for NOT running errands, or going anywhere…it is chore day. I think I’d rather do errands?
But YES, same, sleep totally crap last two nights, fingers crossed for both of us tonight.
Yeah, I’d definitely rather do errands. Although I do love doing laundry.
Really? I suppose it is one of my least hated chores, but I would not say I love it!
When I go back into the office it will be a 15th mile commute. I don’t know how I’ll react after being home so long.
Hopefully all will go well.? Will you have a scenic commute? Your IG posts are so pretty.
I hear you, fought a similar commute for 21 years. Took 30 minutes to get there in the morning and 90 minutes to get home. Never could figure out why the trip home was so much worse.
Right?! Aren’t all those same people going to work in the morning??♀️ Anyway, I’ll be back to a 3 mile commute after thanksgiving. Glad this is not permanent.
Traffic has been in demolition derby mode since the time change all over!
Wearing Hermes Ambre Narguile and drinking my second cup of coffee with a dash of turmeric.
Beautiful warm, sunny Fall day. We will be in the mid 60’s until Friday, which I welcome eagerly.
Could anyone please recommend me a nice chocolate body wash or shower gel that is currently available in the market? I am trying to make a chocolate gift set of body products for a friend’s holiday present. She is a chocaholic and always looking for any chocolate items. Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Happy and healthy Tuesday, everyone! ?
You are a good friend.☺️ Check out Lush, they have a Posh Chocolate on the website that looks….posh.?
Thank you,mtg! I will check the Lush website! You make it sound good!
What a great birthday idea. Demeter chocolate mint body wash is nice and ( not body wash, but fun) Marvis Black Forest toothpaste. I remember Origins used to do a super chocolate but Not sure if it still does.
Thank you, Kanuka! I will look for the Demeter Chocolate Mint body wash. I totally forgot about chocolate toothpaste. That will definitely be added to the set!
Happy Tuesday! Good luck with your chocolate search.
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If your friend is a tea drinker, I can recommend some teas that would fit your project.
Absolutely! She loves tea. Any recommendations to add to her set are more than welcome!
Here’s a few links, then:
https://www.spiceandtea.com/teas/black-tea/black-chocolate-tea.html
https://www.republicoftea.com/chocolate-chai-tea-bags/p/v20736/
https://www.republicoftea.com/ginger-peach-chocolate-truffle-black-tea-bags/p/v20411/
Several cups of Earl Gray
I still smell 5th Ave by Parfum de Bois from last night so that is SOTD
I can’t tell you how much fun I had last night…hence cups of tea ..several cups..and probably espresso later..several cups
So glad you had fun! How were the heels?
Kitten heels for the win!
Clever! We want photos!
Oh that’s wonderful! And hopefully all the caffeine takes care of the consequences
hehe!
Good on you! So glad you went out and had a good time.
Lolol!!!! Hey at least you had fun…even if you need several cups today!
Tea sounds delicious!
It’s pretty darned good, and hey you!
Good morning.
Sotd is Jersey.
Oops. Clicked post before I was done!
I am relaxing in my lavender cloud and happy.
Robin your tea sounds absolutely delicious. I am jealous. Currently drinking some decaf black coffee.
I told my husband to try adding some cacao husks to the coffee grounds in his drip maker, but he was not up for the experiment! And really don’t know if that would be a long enough steep time to make any difference.
I like Jersey! You smell like a cloud of lavender for sure
I’m wearing Angéliques Sous La Pluie, from a spray sample. I sprayed generously, and at least I can smell myself, which was not the case yesterday. I don’t have many (if any) Frederic Malle decants, but I think I want one of this.
And you can buy it in 10 ml!
I have a 10ml of this and wear it a lot-no idea what it is, but it’s lovely.
I’m conducting further testing of Hindu Kush this morning. It’s a really lovely incense and might be a defense against Chaos Never Dies Day, but as it’s progressing this time there’s a smidge too much vanilla … which isn’t even one of its notes. I think it must be my nose, or maybe it’s the nutmeg that IS one of its notes, but clearly I need to fully tink the sample vial before ordering more … just in case.
Nope, turns out the vanilla was on my sweater cuff. ? The tiny bottle goes back in the LS cart!
HA, that’s funny!
Lol at least your cuff was vanilla. I was watching TV last night and just could NOT figure out why I kept smelling onions. I had cooked with them but knew I had washed my hands, yet I got up and washed them again. It was driving me insane. Finally I realized it was the cuff of my shirt haha. Must had sat my arm down in onions at some point.
Oh NO! I hope it comes out of your shirt!
SOTD is Tonka Imperiale, from the splitmeet, after dousing myself with it all weekend. Making myself feel better after a……so-so at-home hair dye incident. It’s not tragic, just darker than I wanted.
Went to see Spencer, which I really liked. More gothic tragedy/ghost story than it is a biopic, which I’m all for.
Oh I have been wanting to know what someone thought of Spencer. Thanks for the mini-review. I think I’d prefer that to a biopic too.
Worth checking out! Kristen Stewart’s oscar buzz is entirely warranted imo.
Joining you in home spontaneous hairdressing- chopped 2 cm of my hair in the bathroom sink. Not perfect but going to have my hair cut is so stressful (even before pandemic) that it’s overall worth it.
Tonka Imperiale is a great scent. You smell like a rich and nice almond!
I would rather go to a hairdresser but I moved away from my regular one and haven’t found a new one yet. It’s a big move to go for color on the first date…
Thank you! I enjoyed Jackie (same director) for that same reason, not a huge fan of the biopic genre but I enjoy the director’s view of the world… and I think Kristen Stewart is so talented, hope this is a big success for her.
I loved Jackie too. I think I might like Spencer even more, do check it out!
SOTD is Love Don’t be Shy, and my goodness is it ever sweet! I knew it would be, but I still don’t think I was prepared. It won’t be a lasting love, but I don’t hate it, and it’s fun to try things that are out of my comfort zone.
It’s a terribly busy week as I conquer another mountain of grading, but I will be rewarded with a weekend away with my husband (and without my kid!) when I make it through, so I’ve got my eye on the prize.
Yayyyy for the weekend! Hang in there, will be here before ya know it!
I am wearing the Extreme version. I do love my perfumes sweet.
Not grading is my favorite part of retirement!
I can imagine! Good for you!
The mountains of grading never really go away, do they? I have exams from last Thursday that I am determined to return this Thursday. And so I’d better get started.
Good luck, and enjoy your reward!!!
Good luck! I think I’ve looked up exactly once in 16 years and thought “I actually have nothing to grade.” It probably lasted about 24 hours.
I also thought it’s sickening sweet but then it grew on me!
SOTD is Guerlain AA Granada Salvia, happy pomegranate. It’s a drippy dreary day out, but I’m glad to see the rain.
I’ll be back to excavating our attic soon. Thankfully it’s a small attic. And apparently we have mainly used it for carefully storing the empty boxes and packaging for our long-departed tech stuff. So far I’ve found 4 empty printer boxes, 3 empty phone boxes, 3 empty DVD player boxes, and innumerable other empty boxes for computer and stereo equipment. One of the boxes proudly stated that its former contents were “Y2K Ready!” Yeah, glad we saved all this important stuff this long.
That Guerlain sounds wonderful! Isn’t it funny what we hold onto? When cleaning out storage once we found check stubs my mom had saved from 1990. I now know that we had pizza for my birthday that year. ?.
?So true. A couple of years ago we cleaned out the basement. Like you we had empty tech boxes, a plastic bin of charger cords that didn’t match anything, a binder of warranties and instruction books for long gone items. And my favorite, a box full of vcr tapes of recorded tv shows. Not even GOOD ones! Just random crap like St Elsewhere.
You could have matched your boxes to the 4 dead printers, 3 since-upgraded phones, 3 outmoded monitors, half-dozen keyboards and CPUs, and approximately 342 useless chargers and associated peripherals I cleaned out of my sister’s basement a couple of years ago. At least you just had boxes – they’re easy to recycle andbno one’s going to argue with you getting rid of them!
Yeah I dumped off 2 boxes of e-waste at Goodwill last week. DSL filters, modems, remotes, ack.
The annoying part is going to be getting rid of all the styrofoam inside those empty boxes. There’s only one place in my county that takes it, and it’s a goodly drive. Well I am sure going to have my SUV packed to the roof with styrofoam when I go.
Lol about your attic box finds!
Question: I am seeking advice on wiping hard drives before disposing of old PCs (desktop and laptop). Suggestions? One is ten years old and possibly will boot, and the other is nearly 30 and almost certainly will not.
Time for the classic Honking Big Magnet…?
Here in Portland there is a service called Free Geek (no affiliation) that recycles or refurbishes donated computer equipment. They do disk wiping as part of their intake process, but they also suggest something called DBAN (dban.org) for those who want to do the wiping themselves before donating. Maybe helpful?
We just pull them out and hit ’em with a hammer. Done
Oh, you must know my hubby! That’s his m/o as well.
Oh, you must know my hubby! That’s his m/o as well.
“Y2K Ready!” has me LOLing over here to the point that I snorted! Good luck with the clean out
Same here.
In Ormonde Jayne Royal Elixir today.
Earned me compliments from co-workers
How nice!
Wearing Chanel Paris-Edimbourgh for a day full of meetings. At least I started early so I’ll be out by four!
Maybe you’ll even get to see some daylight when you leave!
Fingers crossed!
Thanks for all the well wishes for my sister yesterday…much appreciated. ?
I am trying Shalimar MVP today and it is beautiful. A bit of regular Shalimar, minus the leather, in the opening but sweeter and with more vanilla…looking forward to how it unfolds…
And my 8 year old got her first Covid vaccine yesterday.? ??
Yay for Shalimar and vaccines!
Yes, it’s a lovely version of Shalimar and double yay for Science!
Yay!! It must be such a relief to have her vaccinated.
Thanks skalolazka…it is a big relief.
This Tuesday was a GOOD Tuesday for you!
Thanks, Jalapeno…yes, a fine Tuesday indeed!
Woke up in no 5 edt and wearing Happy in Bloom right now. Made 1 order at Sephora and will probably end up making another order later on.
Is Sephora having a sale I should know about haha?
It’s their holiday sale. I mainly shop there when they have their sales.
I’m in an oudy but a goody! (Like what I did there
)
Actually in two. Doing a smackdown wrist to wrist competition/comparison between Bois Sacre Sandalo by Arte Profumi (on the left) and Laudano Nero by Tiziana Terenzi (on the right, of course). The good news is that I still love them both as I have full bottles of both.
Although they seemed to have a lot in common when I first applied them, over the course of the last hour they have completely diverged.
Both have amber-y bases, but the Laudano Nero goes to almost incense–a wood incense, while Bois Sacre goes to floral. I can’t get even the tiniest whiff of oud anymore from the Bois Sacre–but that may be in comparison with the Laudano Nero? Anyway, neither is an oud bomb in the least, although I caught the oud notes when I first applied them. Anyway, I smell amazing, and warm, and amber-y on this rainy damp day (but hallelujah for the rain!!!).
Haven’t sniffed either of those but based on your post I bet you smell fantastic!
I do!
Glad you’re in the mood for a tried and trued oud
Hahaha!
Wearing Lady Rose Lion Monkey Unicorn, at first I didn’t like it, but after a few tests I like it better. It’s best used sparingly, but not too bad for the colder Temps.
That’s a lot of nouns strung together. Like some kind of memory test.
Or word salad.
Serious word salad. I am not even sure if one or more of those words is the brand?
The brand is 4160Tuesdays, she always has very funny names for her scents
Ha, I should have guessed!
Love the teacups, but the brand’s name is in very poor taste…
Wearing Vetiver Tonka today, lightly applied, so that Ellena’s genius can disappear before…(drumroll please)…my first massage in over 2 years! It’s after work tonight and I am so excited!
It’s a Dutch brand. I am pretty sure potten means pots. But it does sound similar to mass murderer. Is that what you were thinking?
Yes, founded by Erik Pol.
I was just going to confirm this. Also Potten is plural of pots in Dutch and “potten en pannen” (=pots and pans) is kind of a fixed combination and this is just some sort of wordplay on that.
The brand name raised my eyebrows a bit too. Translated from Dutch or Danish it (allegedly) is “wrist pot” or “pulse pot”, neither of which evokes much for me. Reminds me of the old story about how the Chevy Nova didn’t sell in Mexico since “no va” translates roughly to “won’t go”.
Enjoy your massage
Enjoy your massage. I’ll think of you while I’m processed for my COVID booster.
Yay, massage!
I’m still commando and about to toast a sesame bagel for breakfast. I’ll eat it with mascarpone cheese and apricot jam. :-). Earlier this morning I got an ad from Twisted Lily and I’m thinking of pulling the trigger on their sample discovery set. Any opinions? It’s mostly things I haven’t tried but that sound interesting.
Breakfast sounds yummmm
Chocolate Man for me; day 5.
Starting to think about getting my holiday shopping started with the supply chain worries. Seems so early though, and who wants to receive a food gift in Nov.?
The supply chain issues are definitely taking a toll on personal stuff and business this year! I welcome food at any time though ha!
This would be the perfect year for me to do what I typically do with Xmas gifts: tell people they will be getting stuff around January 6. There are 12 days of Christmas, after all.
Can everyone send good vibes and prayers our way for Nacho? I’m he has injured his back- he has what they believe is a herniated disc. He’s obviously in pain and his back legs are weak. He can walk but you can tell it’s painful. He’s not himself he’s in so much pain…trembling. I can hardly work thinking about it. He’s on pain meds, anti-inflammatories, and muscle relaxers. If it doesn’t seem to improve within a couple of days we will have to do an MRI or CT scan. Just worried sick about my little guy. ?
Shalimar for warm comfort today.
Sending best wishes and a few gentle pats your way, poor wee thing.
Sending healing vibes your way!
Aww sorry for poor little Nacho, hope he is on the mend soon.
awww! poor Nacho!
Sending healing thoughts
Sending out good thoughts for sweet Nacho! Joining you in Shalimar today.
Sending best wishes for recovery to Nacho, it sounds painful.
Sending healing vibes to Nacho.
Big healing vibes for your baby.
Oh, poor baby! We had dachshunds when I was a kid and this was a not an in frequent injury. Lots of crate rest, no jumping or stairs, meds and more meds! I hope he’s back to his usual self soon. ?
Oh, poor Nacho! Warm snuffy wishes from us.
Sending positive thoughts and healing vibes to Nacho! I hope he feels better soon!
Hoping Nacho feels better soon! Poor doggy.
Poor little baby! Sending loving thoughts for Nacho ❤️I hope it’s not serious and he feels better soon.
Oh no!? Poor Nacho, sending lots of good vibes your way!
KellyC, I’m so sorry! Sending love and good vibes <3
Awwwwwwwwwwww! Sorry to hear about your little furry buddy. Healing vibes sent his way, and hugs yours!
Will pray for your little Nacho.
My girl hurt herself yesterday.
I put a gate up to limit the floor to the carpet. I just carried her as much as possible and let her try walking a little. Do you have a sweater or outfit for Nacho? Even if it is warm, Nacho might need it. Also, my friend who normally takes care of my girl, said to make a sling with a t shirt if she has trouble holding herself up going to the bathroom.
Hope Nacho gets better each day. And, you, too.?
Big hugs to you and Nacho.
Sampling Angel’s Wing from DSH and my theme is Begins with A (perfume name edition) since I’ve been hoping for this theme ever since we got through the alphabet with the perfume houses
I like this idea.
I’m celebrating finding out I’ve got my first (paid!) role since finishing my Psychotherapy Training, in 31 Rue Cambon. I’m going to be working as a Counsellor in a secondary school 2 days a week ?
Perfect. Congratulations.
Congratulations that’s great news.
YAY!
It sounds like a great job, well done.
Congratulations!
Congratulations!
Wonderful news! Congratulations!
Adding my congratulations!
Oh congrats! Well done!
Congrats!?
Huzzah and Congrats!
Oh good for you Mayfly!
Congrats and you smell wonderful!
Thanks very much everyone!
Looking out of the window at the garden shrouded in mist, impressionistic spots of red, magenta and yellow and a muted veil of green . Wearing Monsieur Li.
How lovely!
Beautiful!
Perfect combination, Li can be very wistful.
A perfect perfume for this lovely description.
Wearing an old friend, Yerbamate, today thanks to a lovely NSTer.
Thanks everyone for the well wishes to my whiney foot surgery post last week, I’m doing fine.
Glad to hear you are doing well!
Glad to hear your recovering well! I hope you’re not experiencing any more pain and able to get around a bit better. ?
I missed your surgery, but I’m so glad you’re doing well now!
I must have missed your surgery too. Glad that you are recovering; you had reason to whine!
Pleased to hear that you are doing well! And we all need a good kvetch every so often.
So glad!
I’m in Shalimar MVP today for the WIN! It’s just perfect. I wore it to bed last night and refreshed this morning. It’s a gentle, soothing, and calming type of vanilla. Very smooth and understated, but unmistakably Shalimar. So glad I was able to get a bottle because I see this as becoming a staple.
Also, was whizzing around on-line last night to see if I could possibly find a BUB, but the only availability I saw was on the bay starting at $250 and going up to $399. So, nope, no BUB for me!
I’m drinking strong coffee out of an insulated tumbler but the teacup photo is charming! ☕️
MVP is gorgeous! I’m loving it so much that I got a back up bottle. Once the Shalimar tinged vanilla has faded the dry down is amazingly resinous and long lasting- a benzoin vanilla cloud.
Oh, lucky you! Smart lady to immediately seal the deal on a BUB!
I heard from a guerlanophile that it’s coming back on stock next year so there’s hope ?
(It was still available on the UK website earlier this week and been continuously on stock for about 2 weeks)
Ohhh, good to know! Thank you!
Wow! Twins!? I immediately started looking for a bub too with the same results. I’ll just enjoy it while it lasts!
Wearing Clive Christian « C » which is a sweet floral. I think I’m suffering from emotional burnout after the last three difficult years, with more to come ahead of me. Somehow I have to find a way to get myself calmed and detached so things don’t get to me so much. Any words of wisdom?
I’ll pray for you.
Thank you hajusuuri, I really appreciate it.
I’m just now trying out some meditation/calming apps, primarily to aid in sleep. But some of them might be good for anxiety as well. It’s too early for me to recommend anything in particular, but perhaps others can. I do know it’s good for the system to slow down and take time out to breathe and relax.
I’m doing yoga and meditation, but still pretty wound up.
See a professional. You deserve to be at peace with yourself and the world around you. Finding the source of your anxiety is the key. If it’s extrinsic, learning effective coping skills can help. If it’s intrinsic, you may need medication. That doesn’t mean you have to be on it for life. It means you need it to help you over this speed bump that’s in the way of becoming calm and rooted in your own being. Everyone could benefit from therapy, IMO. I know it helped me.
Second this wholeheartedly!
I am working with someone and taking medication, but still feel overwhelmed a lot of the time. This is going to be a long process.
These things often get worse before they get better, have been there myself a few times. Just hang in there sending hugs from chilly and autumnal Luxembourg.
Excellent! The first step is the hardest. If you find yourself overwhelmed, try finding a quiet spot and sit. Listen to you own mind like you’re eavesdropping. “See”
the anxiety, don’t try to “fix it,” just watch it and see it surge and withdraw, like waves. Don’t get attached to it, just watch it objectively and know you are safe and will be fine. We’re all rooting for you! ✌?
This may sound stupid and childlike, but I had a period of months of intense anxiety in the past that would almost disable me. This helped me understand that anxiety couldn’t hurt me and couldn’t control me. It came and it went. Just like joy, love, and happiness. It’s all temporary. I learned to “surf” my emotions rather than dive in and drown in them. ??♀️
I’m glad you felt safe enough here to share your struggles.
A tip from psychotherapy is to write any nice plan and project in a special calendar and look at it when you’r feeling stressed.
That sounds like a good idea.
I think just admitting to yourself that the last 3 years has been difficult and not feeling guilty about it can be helpful. Sometimes we are on automatic pilot to get through tough times and don’t acknowledge how tough until we are burnt out.
I think it’s a good idea to start a plan with all you will have going on in the spring. Just a thought, but if your so inclined, maybe take a real estate class so you will be better prepared in case some agent starts to get pushy with you? ( sorry, I am on break and not sure if my thoughts are translating well)
I will pray for you too?
Thank you lillyjo. I learned my lesson about real estate agents this past year, they won’t get me again. My deeper problem is having lost confidence in myself after making some big mistakes, and thus not trusting my ability to make good decisions going forward. I feel like I don’t even know what I want any more. Everything is so complicated, any decision I make has so many logistical issues and ramifications that I feel paralyzed.
I think others here have great suggestions, but my one thought is to add in time outside every day, no matter the weather. Notice what you see and hear and feel and smell and taste, and just breathe in the outside air. Many studies have shown that nature has a positive effect on mental health and emotional well-being.
I’ll be thinking of you.
Definitely being outside helps me, I try to get out a couple of times a day.
Everyone has such good suggestions. I would second springpansy and say that getting outside, especially when it’s sunny can do wonders. And then the old adage “one day at a time” Our society is so fast paced I think it adds to everyone’s stress levels. We find ourselves worrying about, what about tomorrow? And next month? And next year? But if you can truly focus on the present day, I think it may help. I will be thinking of you!
This is me – I worry weeks, months, years in advance! So hard to break the habit. Thanks for your kind thoughts.
I’m so sorry you are going through a tough time cazaubon!
Also seconding Deva’s advice to talk to a professional- beyond just medication. Just to reflect on what is creating the anguish and consciously break the cycle of negative thoughts is very powerful. Cognitive psychotherapy really helped me in dark moments of my life. And it may be silly, but pets are a big source of comfort! They love unconditionally.
My dog is a big comfort to me. I am definitely aware of and working on my negative thought patterns.
I’m very sorry to read this, cazaubon. Everyone else has had really good suggestions, and I don’t really have anything to add to it, but I do hope some of these pathways help get you out of this.
Thank you Koyel.
All very good suggestions. I don’t have much else to add. When I’ve felt overwhelmed I’ve had to remind myself to slow down my breathing, or just to remember to breathe. I know there’s more to it, but it does seem to help with calming myself down. Journaling or writing down your thoughts and feelings may help with processing some things.
Sending you hugs!
Thank you! I feel like I need flow charts to untangle my thought processes.
Sorry to hear that things have been so unsettled for you. Sometimes the best thing I have done for myself was just “veg out” for a bit, and let the World be.
I’m such a worrywart, it’s hard to let go, but it’s what I need most to do, as well as being kind to myself and my husband. We are both suffering because of my mental state.
Big hugs, cazaubon. And prayers.
Everyone here has great ideas.
If you live near water, that might help. Even sitting in the car, bundled up on a cold day, windows down to sniff the salt air.
Do you have time for you? Like to take a class on something fun?
I watch comedies. Not therapy, I know, but there hasn’t been a Jim Halpert prank that hasn’t released everything for a half an hour, at least.
Listen to the others. They are smarter. I am just really rooting for you and impressed you can share. I’m a Piglet.
Thank you. I walk out to the lookout point to watch the sun set over the ocean every night with the dog, it’s my favorite thing to do. And I’m taking some online classes. I actually have too much time to myself – I need to get out and socialize more, but I’ve become such a hermit in the past year and a half. The pandemic has really exacerbated my introverted tendencies.
I am not always good about meditation, but will highly recommend Susan Salzberg’s Loving Kindness Meditation — she has a book, there are youtube videos for it, plus I think you can find her on podcasts, so you can get to it many different ways.
My sister had told me about it but I ignored her, then I found it on the 10% Happier app and tried it, and it really did help me.
Whatever you do, we are all rooting for you. Life is hard.
Great, big vanilla hugs to you. Everyone has offered such good advice. I would add that forgiveness is important too. I try to forgive others and especially myself…easier said than done…we all tend to be our toughest critics…myself included. Appreciate your honesty and post…the past couple years have been very tough and I can relate.
SOTD = Killian Love, don’t be shy Extreme
Love this one but hoping it will fade by the time I go for my COVID booster later. Wish me luck as it is a workday tomorrow and I hope any side effects will be mild.
Good news, but I won’t whisper it, my sister and BIL tested negative for COVID-19. Yay!
In other news, I was impacted by the Xfinity/Comcast outage this morning. I’m sure I had nothing to do with it but I randomly pressed buttons on my router (no clue what they do but it felt good to be doing something). All back to normal except I am signed in to a server that does not provide the best experience.
You smell great. Best of luck with your booster!
Thank you. All done and now just waiting to see how I feel tomorrow.
Omg! I love the “randomly pressed buttons” dealio! You have no idea how often this happens in medicine because every single thing alarms- vents, beds, iv pumps, monitors, call lights, BiPaps, computers, bathrooms, doors, ad nauseum! Keep hitting those buttons until things start working and shut the hel* up! ?
BTW, we are booster twins because I’m getting mine this evening as well. ?
Yay! There was a line. They ran out of Moderna but are getting more from another health center or hospital. There were 6 stations for Moderna and one each for J&J and Pfizer. As expected though, most needed Moderna.
I will shout with you YAY!!!!
Thanks, lillyjo!
Great news about your sister and BIL! Good luck with your booster today!
Thanks, pfl67. What a relief re: sis and BIL testing negative and the booster shot being over. Now I have to wait to see how I feel tomorrow.
Great news on sis and BIL. Hope your booster goes well – I hope to get mine at end of December.
Thank you, springpansy!
Woohoo for booster! Crossing fingers for minimal side effects tomorrow
Thanks, Koyel. I have a very busy morning tomorrow.
Good luck!? Hope the side effects are mild!
Thanks, mtg!
That’s very good news about your sister and BIL. I hope you have only minimal side effects with the booster; maybe treat yourself to something to celebrate!
Thanks, Gail. I have been treating myself lately ?…
Excellent news re: your sister and BIL! ?
And yeah, we were clobbered by that Comcast/Xfinity outage this morning, too. Mr. Jalapeno said things were back online here shortly before 10am.
Hoping that your side effects are minimal, or even better, non-existent!
Thank you, jalapeño! It makes me wonder as we don’t ever really know the cause of the outages!
Congratulations on every level!!!
And no Killian will ever fade in time for any appointment.?
Yay for Love Extreme, your booster and the internet being restored…though not necessarily in that order…
Tam Dao for a busy, windy, stormy day here in the PNW. I do love Tam Dao’s meditative “temple” connotations (that’s not exactly the right word, but you know what I mean). It’s not very long lasting on me, however, and I usually don’t have a problem with lasting power for fragrances.
I do know what you mean. Maybe you just can’t smell it after awhile….? I was wearing it once and hours after I could no longer smell it on myself I got a “that’s a really nice perfume that you’re wearing” from my mom. Either way, it’s lovely while it lasts.
TSC Bois d’Iris today. I usually wear it on cold/grey/rainy days. Today is sunny and unseasonably warm (close to 70F), and I am enjoying the scent very much.
Nice to see Turgenev in the birthday list. His novellas were the first “real”literature that I read in Russian. I used to love teaching Fathers and Children (Fathers and Sons) in my lit courses (in translation), but my students now have great difficulty engaging with the measured pace of his work.
Fathers and sons is so beautiful.
Turgenev is one of my very favourite writers. And his novels are so short… I could never get my students to read anything long when I was teaching (I set Middlemarch one year, almost as a protest). I’ve read Spring Torrents most recently, oh his works are so beautiful, and like Chekhov, sometimes I think he’s almost laughing, if only I could catch the right tone…
Wearing Masque Milano L’Attesa, which is telling me that all is well and the week is going to be okay.
You smell fabulous!
You smell wonderful! If I ever buy another FB again, that one is extremely high on the list.
I’m sampling PdM Meliora this morning. It’s very raspberry-forward, and I think my fruit needs are already met with Pulp and Badgley Mischka. I’ll enjoy my sample but that will be enough.
Did you ever start your arm knitting project?
Not yet! The roving I ordered was delivered today, but I’m not home and won’t be until the 18th.
Wearing the beautiful and serene Belles Rives (la Parfumérie moderne). It’s a very soothing scent and I love it. I bought it on a whim last year, but have no regrets as it only seems to improve on acquaintance.
Nice
Just scrubbed off Atelier Cologne Lemon Island. Messed about with it for a couple hours, but finally decided life is too short to barely tolerate a perfume. If it’s not good, scrub it off. I periodically get a reminder of this rule, and I guess I was due for a refresher. Into the purgatory box it goes (if it’s lucky). Apologies to any fans!
As soon as I’m sure I’m clear of the AC, I will dig about for something else.
I didn’t like that one either.
It didn’t work for me either. I don’t rightly remember why, and I’m certainly not going to chase it down and experience it again. ??
In Vanille Galante on this cloudy day. I haven’t read anyone’s comments yet; I just needed to post to say that I LOVE SCRAPPLE SO MUCH OMG. I lived in PA (outside of Philly) from the ages of 5 – 12, and my father inculcated in me a deep love of Scrapple. (My mother thinks it’s vile, but she barely likes any meat at all, so.) Lest you think I’ve grown out of my love for the stuff, I had a friend who moved to PA bring me some Scrapple when he visited me in CA a few years ago, and I STILL LOVE IT. I’m trying to get him to bring me some more this year. Anyway, Happy National Scrapple Day to everyone; this is a very important day to me, now that I know of its existence.
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Lol, I’m with your mom on this one, but this post cracks me up.? Glad you love it, Happy Scrapple Day.
I had to look it up. Yeah… I’m with your mom!
I haven’t yet dared to try Scrapple, and I moved to the Philly/South Jersey area in 1995.
What!!! Oh, but you must! I mean, don’t if you don’t want to
but if you eat sausage, there’s no reason not to eat Scrapple!
I made the mistake of reading the ingredient label before trying it… ?? Foolish. I know.
A town very near me claims to be the birthplace of scrapple, although probably they are not the only town to lay claim to the title.
But they did also serve scrapple in Maryland where I grew up, in diners at least.
Hello everyone, cheering myself up after a very long and silly work day-yes, it was just silly-by reading here. I put on a ton of Madame Rochas at lunchtime: recent bottle, heavily discounted-it smells soapy, floral and old fashioned (I don’t means that pejoratively of course) and maybe reminds me of things like White Diamonds…anyway, it is not silly, and the bottle is delightful to look at, like something from a dear aunt’s dressing table, so that cheered me too.
Good, stay cheerful Dolcevita! You can’t have that username and be down in the dumps over work.
A beautiful fall day and I wore Eau Lente but this evening I am in l’Air de Rien.
For Lillyjo, I didn’t check in yesterday but went through the comments this morning and want to say I’m very happy for your Good news. Also concerning Youth Dew Amber Nude, you’re right, I could sell it, it’s sought after, but I can’t deal with the hassle.
Maybe someday you will be able to swap your YDAN for something you will enjoy?
Thank you Jalapeno, yes that’s a good idea although being in the UK I can only swap within the UK – well except when I lie at the post office?
I can’t deal with that kind of hassle either.
There’s no harm in holding on to it. Who knows you might love it again someday.
I’m in Rosarium. Agh I keep wearing it and this fragrance is so hard to find. I was looking at buying more rose scented stuff to match my perfume. That is how I came across Diptyque Eau Rose. Just curious about it plus the 1oz bottle is so cute!! But I already have my favorite Rosarium so never mind…
Getting ready for my playdate tomorrow – I am meeting my dear friend, the Mom and my Daughter is meeting Her dear friend – the Daughter.
Have a great playdate!
Gorgeous sunny day today with temps in the low 70’s! Wow! Definitely enjoying this stuff while it lasts! ???
And I woke up this morning with my formerly achy knee feeling perfectly fine. Go figure. ?
SOTD = still more AP.
Glad your knee is fine!
Me too! I did not like hobbling around yesterday in the slightest.
Glad to hear the knee is better and you can enjoy the good weather ?
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Tomorrow is supposed to be more of the same here.
Love AP!
It’s been feeling so very right lately! Glad I got a cute little 1oz BUB of it.
I came down to London for a medical appointment tomorrow morning which I’m not looking forward to at all- but on the flip side spent some time perfume sniffing and fluttering around the many perfume counters at Selfridges before they closed. I was glad to see they now have a dedicated stand for L’Artisan and I could finally sniff things like mure et musc or Zongkha after years of wondering how they may smell.
I sprayed Mon Guerlain in passing through the Guerlain counter (they are still selling a few bottles of the discontinued perfumes of Les Parisiennes) and discovered I now definitely enjoy it! Weird how nose and tastes change- I used to find it screechy.
There are a good number of what I would consider flankers. The one I like best is the Intense EDP.
Good luck with your medical appointment tomorrow! Hopefully that sniffing will make it a little more tolerable.
Best wishes for your appointment!
Good luck tomorrow!
Good luck tomorrow, Cicely! I remember having the same experience at Saks when I discovered they had a L’Artisan counter. I was so thrilled to smell everything I’d heard so much about.
That sounds so fun (not the medical appointment but the sniffing).
I actually bought my bottle of Dzongkha from Selfridges (online) because I couldn’t find a bottle in the U.S.. Even though the shipping was expensive, I wasn’t charged tax and the total cost was comparable to buying it here. Plus, it came in a cool Selfridges box
Another long day, but I am home now. My sotd is Mad Madame. It’s funny how I love this even though there’s a ton of ambroxan. I think it’s because the patchouli overpowers it.
Tomorrow is my dentist appointment to fix my broken tooth. I took a sick day so I can nap afterwards, lol.
Smart call to take a sick day for tomorrow’s appointment. I hope that it all goes smoothly for you.
Hope the appointment goes well and you get a nice nap!
Good luck tomorrow! Not sure if this helps, but can you take a pre-emptive Tylenol or ibuprofen so that it has a chance to kick in beforehand?
Big hugs and good luck w/ your tooth! I am going to the dentist tomorrow for a cleaning myself.
Good luck at your appointment tomorrow! Glad you took a sick day so you can take it easy.