Finally Got My Car Fixed

I was looking at my blog tonight and noticed that I had written about being worried about getting CO2 from my car. I don't see the date on that post though, so I am now worried about how long ago that was written. Eek!

I finally got my muffler replaced. Well ok--I do have one of those foreign cars that take a long time to get replacement parts. So, it took me a long time to get the muffler. But I still took too long. Between the holidays and my traveling, there is no time. But I did take too long to get the part ordered and the installed.

And with CO2, you don't want to mess around. The guy at the car place said it wouldn't be dangerous to drive as long as I didn't idle the car a long time. But I still don't like that I was breathing in that gas. Day to day, it didn't seem like a big deal, but again when I see that blog post, it points out how long it was. Hopefully, I didn't breathe in too much. I will be optimistic and think that I didn't.

I Am Watch Crazy

I really like watches, but can't seem to keep one. I tend to buy cheaper models, and maybe that is the problem. The strap breaks, or I lose it, or the battery just stops working, and I don't replace it. OK, so I am lazy about watches. But I find that my eye keeps wandering over and over to the watch tables when I am in a store. Come to think about it, maybe it is not so bad to buy cheap watches if I keep losing or breaking them. At least I am not out that much money.

Sometimes though I think it would be nice to have a really nice watch. A really nice one. I do some mystery shopping on a part-time basis, and recently I had an assignment that involved high-end watches. I was trying on $24,000 watches, and I was thinking, "If I could afford a watch like this, would I actually take care of it?" I would certainly hope so. But it is not a problem I have to worry about anytime soon.

I see people wearing nice watches from time to time, like Cartier, Rolex, and the like. I think it would be nice to have a pricey watch sometime. Maybe when I celebrate my 5-year anniversary as a working attorney!

Trying the Flylady

Because I am such a bizzy girl, I feel like I am going in a million different directions. I have started a new job, I am a blogger (I have fallen down on this job recently, but I want to get back in gear),  I have custody of a relative, and I have pets, among other things. Guess what gets short shrift? Nothing on this list.

HOUSEWORK!

What a shock!

I have discovered a lifeline for this. Flylady. She is kind of the Dave Ramsey for the household chore deficient.

When I first started reading her, I have to admit I thought it was kind of dumb. I don't like the Flylady logo--looks old and dumpy.

But now I am a believer. I don't read every email that comes my way. But I read the subject line and click on any that appeal to me. Like Dave Ramsey doe for finances, Flylady approaches housework by babysteps. And trying to create habits around housework. Perfect for a bizzy housework deficient nut like me.

Musicians And the Road Life

Some musicians stay in place. They don't like to travel, and they only do local gigs I know musicians like that. The band I used to play with is like that. We only took about one trip a year.

But other bands are on the road all of the time. Every week is a different city or more, and many different music venues.

With road trips, there is always the problem of transporting the equipment. Guitars, drums, amps,
behringer mixer x1832usb, this and that--all have to get loaded on the bus and unloaded, again and again. And in the right place on the stage.

But all of the travel and packing and unpacking is worth it when on stage and looking at all the people who have come out to see you.

Am I getting CO2 Poisoning From My Car?

For the last week I have been having some weird symptoms--feeling tired, run down, achy, sort of like the flu. And then, having a little bit of vertigo. That is not bad, but it worries me, as I don't want it to get worse. Vertigo mainly when I lie down and when I get back up. I was concerned but was hoping it was only temporary.

Then today, I was driving two friends around in my car. They both said they smelled car exhaust inside my car. I feel like I had smelled it some, but not really. Don't know why I didn't smell it. But it did seem like something was swirling around inside.

I came home and looked up car exhaust fumes. Sure enough, the exhaust causes some of the symptoms I have been experiencing. I am going to get my car checked out pronto. This is not something you want to mess around with.

Looking Pretty For Homecoming

I have never gotten hair extensions, but my niece likes to change her hair, and she has often used them. She was invited to go to homecoming with a boy from another school, and wanted to do something special with her hair. She thought about it for a while and then decided to try one of those
clip in human hair extensions. She also got her hair colored. She looked so nice in her new dress and shoes. I saw the photos from homecoming, and I thought she was the prettiest. Of course, I am biased!

Please Get The Government Up And Running Again!

Well, it is day 5 in the government shutdown, and all I can say is "Enough Already!" I don't remember the 1995 shutdown at all. Of course, I was not tied into the federal government then. But currently, I am indirectly tied into it. I am not employed by the federal government, but as a Social Security Disability lawyer now, it will affect me. Apparently, the hearings that are already scheduled will still be held (thank goodness). But no new hearings are going to be scheduled. So I am OK for a little while.

But it is worrisome immediately for the federal workers who are furloughed, and also for those who are awaiting for their disability hearings to be scheduled. The claimants have already had to wait for more than a year, sometimes multiple years, to get to this point. And now the scheduling is on the back burner.

Enough already! Let's get this show back on the road.