My Weekend Wish- A Shaving Station

Confession- I hate to shave.  I avoid shaving.  In the winter, it's bad.  My hair, though, is blonde and very thin, so it's not the worst thing ever.  Right?


Here's my issue- for all the gentlemen out there, do you realize how long it takes to shave your legs?  There's a lot more skin than on your face.  Plus, there's more distance.  You have to reach your ankles (easy, right?) and the backs of your knees (ok, so you have to twist a little), and the back of your thighs (ok... seriously, I either need a mirror, or do it blind, because it's just not possible).


Problem two- I have yet to find a razor that works.  Really works.  There should be a balance between so tough it cuts your skin off or to pieces and so soft it just doesn't cut.  I like the ones I'm using now.  They are disposable venus something or others.  They do a decent job.  But that still isn't great.  I have to double check and triple check (like I said, my hairs are blonde and thin) because without a doubt, the second I finish and dry off, I find a HUGE strip that just refused to let go.  And my knees... They're rather bony, or have scars (knee surgery in '02 and '08) and the terrain is just not tolerable of shaving.


The biggest problem- that stupid shower!  I'm not the type of girl who likes to do things separately, so I don't sit on the edge of the tub and shave.  I try to shave in the shower.  On second thought, maybe I need to just try the edge of the tub because shaving in the shower requires acrobat-like abilities.  My legs have no where to go.  The lighting is poor.  It just isn't working.


I think a woman needs to design a shower.  A shower entirely based around the needs of a woman, because let's face it.  Men need less out of the shower.  Just a tall shower head and a place to put his all-in-one (or so he thinks?) soap/shampoo.  It needs to have a bench (not the old lady bench, people) and a couple extra ledges to place things like, say, your foot while shaving.  How about a decent razor holder?  All the ones I've seen or used suck. Hang a mirror off of the ledge so you can automatically see the back of your thighs.  Add a second shower head (a mini one) within arms reach to rinse either razor or leg without having to leave your position.  Shaving would be faster, easier, and a lot more convenient.


Does anyone else feel this way when they shave?

Moving on and up?

Congratulations to my wonderful husband who was offered a fantastic job today.  To recap- Mike is a movie whiz.  And when I say movie, I mean, writing, filming, editing, whiz.  He's fantastic, and personally, I think he would be AMAZING at making music videos (I'd show you examples of ones he's done for weddings, but he says he can't put them online without jumping through some hoops due to copyrights on the music).  


Our little snag, however, has been with the job market.  Do we live near a major film or tv location?  no.  Is the market Booming to where everyone wants to make a documentary (or mockumentary? or commercials?) no.  We live in Cincinnati in the middle of the Great Recession.  :(  Jobs in the movie/tv market in Cincinnati are scarce.


For a little while Mike held a temporary full time position here at a local news station as a promotions producer.  However, temporary only lasts so long, and they were able to keep him on... part time as a production assistant.


But as of today he is now a ............drum roll please..........


A part time editor!!!!  (Duh duh duh DAH).  Yes, it's still part time, but it's consistent hours and... and now this is the important part... He'll be doing what he loves!!!!


The hours aren't so hot, but they're actually better than what he's doing now.  He will be at work mostly 2 am to 7 am (ahhhhh!).  But think about it.  He'll sleep while I'm at work, I'll sleep while he's at work, we get to see each other EVERY EVENING!  He'll always be off on Saturdays.  Considering the alternative, I'm rather excited.


So hears a toast (raise that beautiful glass of wine, beer, tea that I just KNOW you're drinking) to Mike.  May this create a gateway into his dream career, where he can be discovered for his wonderful skills and become filthy rich, so I can become the sexy housewife I've we've always wanted me to be.  ;)

Wake Up Little Suzie... Wake Up

(Yes I just showed my age)

Does anyone else have an issue with getting up in the morning?

I mean, I am most definitely a night person.  I HATE mornings.  Understood.  However, I used to be able to get up and leave for work by 6 am, after working until midnight 8 pm or 9 pm.  Now?  I better be in bed by 10 (I definitely have an issue tomorrow already).  Otherwise, I'm not able to even consider waking up before 6 (and I should be up at 5:30 to get out of the house on time without having to rush or ask Mike for help).  See my issue?

I've been doing this for over a year, though!  I work Monday through Friday 8-4:30.  I do this every week.  So after 365 days (more) I still can't get out of bed for work.  And I mean, I loathe getting out of bed.  I have broken alarm clocks.  Several.  Mike won't even let me use his.

Does anyone else have issues like this?  It's driving me nuts!!!!  And I'm sure Mike probably doesn't like it either.

Wordless Wednesday... On a Thursday.

Bear with Me

Ok, so please be patient while I get this whole template thing fixed.  I didn't like most of the default ones, so I found one I liked online, but apparently it had issues.

I thought by changing BACK to blogspot's default templates would take care of it, but apparently it hasn't.  So in the next few days while I figure out how to fix the date (and a few other things) you may see some changes around here!

Eventually I'll have my own design up here.  I promise.  Once I learn web-talk.

Thanks!