Got Chucks on with Saint Laurent

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Good morning, happy hump day! It’s the middle of another short week. You can make the last couple of shifts, I know you can! Remember, when you leave, heroes don’t look at the explosion behind them when they walk away.

Coffee is brewing, and it’s pitch black outside. Last night when I got home, I set up the chromecast. I’ll probably be the only one that uses it. That’s ok, I don’t have to watch movies now, on my phone in my room. I can stay out in the living room and be a people person!

Work again today. Yesterday we got the warehouse organized, and I can get everything in inventory. Today, is our staff meeting about what we’re going to try and accomplish in 2021. Our calendars are wiped clean so we can plan.

But for now – coffee. Happy Wednesday everyone!

Maybe someday the mountain will get them – but the law never will

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Happy Tuesday, my lovelies. I was up a little early – 5:47 thinking I slept through my alarm. When I determined that I hadn’t, I rolled over and went back to sleep until my alarm scared me awake. But like my dad said yesterday, “I woke up on the right side of the dirt, I’m doing something right.”

Yesterday was a good day. A good day, but a really long day. 5 hours of travel time in a truck with my family is a long time. We were joking around and I said I’d just watch a movie, I was put up front and my grandmother in the back, so the movie went out the window, and I chit chatted with my dad on the way down.

When we got to BigCity, we went to the mall so my mom could have some jewellery inspected for insurance, I shopped a little, found a book and got a Chromecast. Now, once it’s set up, I don’t have to watch Netflix on my phone I can watch it on an actual TV.

From there it was a trip to a craft shop for my mom, and then a bookstore for me. After a quick 5ish minutes standing in line outside, I was in. At first I was really overwhelmed. But after a minute or two, I found my groove. 45 minutes later, I found a stack of books (see my last post), and left. A quick stop at Home Depot for some light bulbs, and we were on our way home.

After a quick dinner, video chatted with Crystal until it was time for her to shower. We texted back and forth until it was time for bed.

And now, here I am! With coffee. Today, we should be cleaning the warehouse out. A warehouse with no heat. It shouldn’t take too long, and we’ll be back in the shop. I’ll probably be working on the inventory system. Fun fun! Have a great Tuesday you guys!

Book Haul – BigCity edition

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Greetings, book nerds! I have been to BigCity, and have returned to TinyTown with books. Book that were published this year! With the exception of one or two, there were all published in 2020.

Amazing, isn’t it. Looking back, I’m really happy that I didn’t go earlier, you know, before I had a job. I didn’t spend as much as I thought I was going to, which is nice. What was nicer, is that I went when they were having the boxing week sale. So essentially, I got two of the books basically free.

Without further adieu, I present my last book haul of 2020.

It took me a few minutes, but I think I’m going to read The Guest List by Lucy Foley first.

From the back of the book: An exclusive wedding on a remote Irish island – the bride, the plus-one, the best man, the wedding planner, the bridesmaid. All have a secret. All have a motive. But only one is a murderer.

Sounds really interesting for sure! I’ll try and get some reading done to talk about it in this weekends Lockup Library Book Club. See you then, book nerds!

He said will you defeat them – your demons and all the non-believers

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Good morning, hap hap happy Monday y’all! We lived through the weekend again!

I don’t really have a lot to say this morning. I’m up early, yes. Because if I don’t, I have no time to quietly wake up and then it’s just bad all around. So I got up a little early. That way I’m not in the way as people are trying to get up and to their morning routines.

So yeah, my coffee is just about brewed, and I’m up and dressed – I didn’t even forget my mask. I’m already wearing it. I’ll remind everyone once they’re up.

My mom last night, said we’d make time for me at a book store. That’s what I’m excited about. So some running around for them, and a book store for me.

Ok, coffee is done and I have to head over to the bathroom. Have a super Monday everyone!!

Book Club – Brave New World

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What if God had made cars?

So I just finished Brave New World. I don’t know how I feel about it. It’s definitely a book that I’ll have to revisit later. I think it’s a book that most of the points went over my head.

I simply just don’t understand.

Maybe it’s because I didn’t read it all in one sitting, it was very hard to get back into it when I did pick it up. I mean, it started off really good, but the next time I picked it up, it was like a totally different book.

I mean I didn’t not like it. I just don’t know. I couldn’t identify with any of the themes of the book. In the end, I think I just finished the book so I wouldn’t have the shame of putting in back on my shelf as a “did not finish”. I’m neither happy, nor sad that I finished it.

It just is.