magnificentbliss

four days until bbq, friends, and the start of the tour, eighteen more days until renegade, and about one hundred more days until cooler weather. happy july!

most people who know me well, know of my unhealthy obsession with dogs. you would think that baby fever would have kicked in by now, unfortunately for my mother, no (although it is in the back of my mind and i look forward to it…someday). i take a lot of pictures of dogs, almost always little dogs, but the big ones too, especially since they always get in the way with their big fat butts.

sadly, we don’t have a dog and probably won’t get one anytime soon. yet, i could list off at least ten breeds (including a pound puppy) that would suit me just fine if tommy were to come home one day and say, ‘get in the car, i’m getting you a dog’, which i secretly hoped would happen last year for my birthday when i obsessed over a mix named rosie, available for adoption nearby. i didn’t receive rosie for my birthday, instead a santoku knife. just as well, the knife has served me well. at any rate, i’m still holding on to the dream.

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thanks to everyone for all the great advice on the stinky shoe issue. you’ll be happy to learn that i discovered a strange solution that seems to work so far – the cleaning spray i use on the carpet after my kitties have barfed. it’s some enzyme spray i bought at whole foods, and after using it on the inside of my shoes and soaking up the excess liquid, the unpleasant odor has disappeared. so far so good, but i’ll definitely look into odor eaters too. loving my non-stinky flats again!

if you haven’t noticed, there’s an amazing bushel of hair waiting for you up there. i had my hair cut a few weeks ago and tommy took some pictures of the remnants. you’re looking at about six inches of hair which translates to about two less pounds weighing down upon my fragile neck. such relief! i have to point out also that i recently discovered frizz-ease and all i can say is, WHAT TOOK ME SO LONG TO DISCOVER SUCH A CONCOCTION! it’s too good to be true. for sure it will cause cancer of the forehead in twenty years – nothing is this perfect without consequences.

i did a little shopping for myself last week as a birthday present for my feet. they need a little love too, you know. because of my aversion to wearing socks, naturally i bought more flats.

here’s a fun fact – i was once known as the stinky footed girl at my previous job (stinky footing due to a lack of socks). yes, coworkers complained of the smell when i’d remove my flats after a long walk during a break on a hot summer day. i had a trick that i thought would help diffuse the odor — which did not work — i would slowly remove my shoes from my feet over the course of 20 minutes.

i am a little sensitive to the idea of being known as a smelly girl (i’m a very clean, nice-smelling girl, really, i am), and i want my flats to stay clean and fresh smelling for as long as possible. so let me ask – how do you other sock haters deal with stinky shoe issues? any magical products i should try? and to answer the question that i’m sure someone will ask – yes, i wash my feet at least once a day!