Today I got myself a new oxygen sensor for the car!

I'm making a cocktail with absurdly old fashioned ingredients for reasons that are apparent.

I get myself things ALL THE TIME. Lately it has been an orgy of kindle book buys.

I got myself a break from work :-). Last day of work for the year is 24 December and I don't go back until 3 February.

I'm considering dumping on St. Germain which was also a suggestion from here. I think Elsa? For once I'd like to enduringly adore something spittingly cheap.

All breaks from the grind should be at least a month long.

Been around tons of people and no one mentioned my odour. I'm very cool with that. I also seem to be the only person in hundreds of miles who wears hard shoes, so if I'm lucky people will get out of my way. It may have the opposite effect, as people don't feel the need to get out of the way and I've often been regaled with tales of passive aggressive delight at being in the way. I don't think it's conscious most of the time with the family of eight blocking two aisles or the couple that has decided to have a blow out by the paper products, but for the past few months, people have always been right in front of the only things I came in for, and i purposely try to shop at deserted times. I rationalize that I get less popular items, so they may be use to lingering in abandoned areas, but it's not the case.

I've been still while typing, so now i am obligated to attend to my supposedly grievously ill cat. I don't doubt she is ill, but she is also working me like there is no tomorrow.

Oh, and I finally broke free of this loop and got myself a new mattress.

I found a clothing brand that satisfies my need for adult Garanimals type duds. I really don't need any new clothes, but I am enamored with the idea that I can buy things that match, but aren't matchy-matchy, so for Christmas I am buying myself new clothes.

A new nook (though technically work paid for it as I used health program points for a gift card). Many many ebooks lately (blasted kobo and their 50% off coupons...)

msali, I'm intrigued -- what brand is it?

I ordered some replacement Cuisinart parts to replace the grungy, impossible to clean parts I have been using. Now I will not have to hide it when people come over.

Bluesapphires, the brand is Boden. Garanimals for grown up lady people!

A beer. This place is warm and full of good people and I am on my way home. A quick beer is good.

That is a very apt description of Boden. :)

I love Boden.

I bought myself lots of new pairs of tights. Mustard yellow and peacock blue and so on. They are do counteract my habit of wearing drab grey, brown and navy sweater dresses.

I bought a microsoft surface tablet, which I really hope arrives soon. My old laptop died, and I like to be on the web and watch Netflix at the same time, I know, awful habit, but a tablet is nice for watching video, and it can do other. Black Friday (online only) and Christmas sales are for getting stuff cheap.

I'm going back and forth between a hat and an old windows phone. I hate windows 7 and want 6.5 back.