I'm not sure anyone still reads these? I think it's been almost 18 years since I last blogged. Can that be right?
My life went off in a totally different direction.
We moved to Virginia in 2009... and here we still are in 2025.
I went back to school, got a degree and then a job. Which I have been at for 10 years.
I still like to knit. My eyes don't like cross stitch. I lego, read, go to the beach, I'm trying watercolors... cause why not?
We have a new sweet doggo. A chocolate lab, Charlotte Bordeaux.
She is spoiled and sweet and my husband's darling. She is his retirement project.
The real reason I wanted to start blogging again is that I sometimes think about things that probably no one wants to hear.
Do these thoughts belong on threads or reddit? I really don't know.
Tonight I was thinking about how long it takes to get ready for bed .
As a child, you brush your teeth for 30 seconds, pee, hopefully wash your hands, put on some pajamas and off to bed you go.
As I got older, I took more time with my teeth and hands, and added some simple skin care. Braided my very long hair. Still not too bad.
When my kids were born I pretty much added their routine to mine.
As they got older, and started taking over their own bed time routines, I went back to bulking mine up with additional skin care and the occasional heavy hand lotion with gloves overnight.
Now, I'm 61. I have what I call a " robust" nighttime routine.
It feels like it takes forever. Pills, pee ( hands!) Hair up, french braid or in a bonnet. Teeth, two minutes , gargle. Wash the face, Tretonin ( why didn't I start this earlier) , hand lotion. Once the Tret has had a chance to sink in, then a serum and a moisturizer. Special neck cream. Maybe a little castor oil on the eyelashes. A little rosemary oil on the scalp.
I also do two lessons on Duolingo. One Yiddish and one Portuguese. The reason for these choices is a whole different blog.
Pee and hands again....
Sometimes it would be nice to just throw my self in bed and fall asleep. Which I guess I could, but I'm afraid of the dentist and those little wrinkles on my neck!
