It feels like, all of the sudden, the year is hurdling to a close. The end of the trimester is three weeks away. There are four weeks until Thanksgiving Break! How did that happen?
October thoroughly kicked my ass.
But! There have been little pockets of wonderful.
Unicorn Girl last week was wonderful. I listened to all nine episodes in three days. So did my daughter. We walked around all weekend marveling at how bat shit crazy the whole story was. We couldn’t get over it.
I was genuinely sad when it was over.
The $8 extra-long clipper guards I ordered that came today were wonderful. It was a shady little set, the seller name on Amazon was a long string of numbers and letters. I had little-to-no faith that they would fit securely to the clippers, let alone actually cut my son’s hair. But I figured they were only $8 so I might as well try them, since the thought of trying to cut his hair with scissors again was paralyzing me with fear.
They came today and I tried them out and they worked GREAT. His hair looks awesome. And it’s not too short! It’s just the length he wants. I used a 2″ guard on the top and front of his hair, a 1.5″ guard around the middle and a 1.25″ guard along his neck and ears. It took me a minute to figure them out (there is a reason regular guards stop at 1″) but once I did they worked very well. I’m SO THRILLED that there is a quick and easy way for me to cut my son’s hair again, and that they chances of me making a horrific mistake are back to a minimum.
{I offered to take him to a proper barber, but he didn’t want to go. He wasn’t sure what he wanted, so he just wanted me to cut it, like I’ve always done, but he wanted it much longer than it’s ever been. The last time I cut his hair (the first time with scissors instead of clippers) was agonizing and the end result was… less than stellar. I’ve been dreading cutting it again, so I’m really excited about these longer guards that put me squarely back in my comfort zone.}
I also got my new glasses! And they are wonderful! They are taking me a minute to get used to (my first pair of progressives), but I can tell that once I do I will really like them. They are so light and comfortable. And they look good on my face. I have not loved my last TWO pairs of glasses, so I’m really looking forward to having a pair that I actually want to wear.
In non-thing’s-that-delight-me news, I missed another post on the 25th. Oh well! This weekend was very full, and now my house is very clean! The 12yo has been celebrated by everyone who loves him, and has received all the gifts he’ll get until Christmas.
The husband and I have been dealing with some friction since he came back, and I actually started a post about that, but I knew it wouldn’t go up tonight so I wrote this one instead. I have another post that touches on a deeper-level topic sitting half written in my drafts folder. Maybe I’ll get them both up during NaBloPoMo?
A girl can dream.
With these new occupational progressive lenses, anything feels possible!
Yay for so much happy news!
I know! I almost said, it doesn’t take much, but the clipper guards are truly a miracle and two pairs of bad glasses prove that a good pair is not so easy to come by.
Happy to hear you like your new glasses! Funny how such little things can make such a huge difference. And the story about the shears is so heart-warming, thank you for sharing.
It’s a small thing, but also I have to wear them all day every day! I am really sensitive about glasses too. I get headaches from them if they are too tight, or press against my head behind my ears in a certain way. I should really wear contacts, but my eyes are not interested! It’s kind of a mess actually. I just walk around not seeing very well a fair amount of the time…
Now that I’m in my 40s, my contacts are not good for me. I was always very near sighted, and now I feel like I’m both near- and far- sighted when I’m wear contacts. Ugh old age.
Oh and re:weight gain. Same but mine came from menopause. I’m trying to embrace it and maybe even flatter it 😉
What a positive post to start my morning! Thank you. Also grounding as it focuses on small things that make big impacts on personal lives … the bigger world retreats a tiny bit to a more actionable distance. Focuses on the things in our lives we can directly impact. THANK YOU.
And thank you for the more frequent posts this month. Makes my world brighter.
Yes, focusing on the little bright moments help when the world is unraveling around us. I find myself focusing on my little family of four a lot these days.
I’m glad that your new glasses are making you happy, and the clipper guard is definitely a WIN.