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Happy Monday if there is such a thing. I woke up to a surprise dusting of snow with a layer of ice hiding below. Thankfully I didn’t get out in it and learned about the ice from the TV. As you would imagine there are lots of accidents. Once again, the office is wide open. The news said that your top speed is safe at 40 or under regardless of the road you were on. If I was commuting in going at that speed would take over an hour to get there. I heard about one guy who stopped for gas and couldn’t get the fuel door open on his vehicle. That had to suck. It’s all about planning ahead. The forecast said nothing about bad weather but I filled up my tank yesterday. I don’t plan on going anywhere until the weekend but you never know about unplanned emergencies. I always like to keep a full tank regardless of the season it just gives me peace of mind.

Dollar Shave Club has some new blades out. I have been using them for my shaving needs for a long time. I like their Shave Butter. The new blades looked really nice and I opted to change over early. It was that or with time they would force change me. I got my latest shipment and thought I would give it a try. The new handle has some weight behind it and I really like it. As for the new blades on first use I am not a huge fan. They do clean up easier than the old ones. I didn’t feel as clean of a shave and actually had to break out an old blade for some help. Oddly enough I like Harry’s after shave. The new DSC blades remind me a little bit of a Harry’s blade. I think but am not sure that Harry’s is also changing blades but don’t quote me on that. Unless there is some special occasion or my face is itching like crazy, I typically only shave 1 time per week. If I shave more often, I get razor bumps and those are quite uncomfortable. I think I look pretty good after a couple days of face hair growth and even up to 1 week it’s not horrible. That’s usually the point when the itching starts and I have to shave to get relief. I am NOT a fan of facial hair and prefer guys I am interested in to be clean shaven. I’d shave a little more often if a companion required that but I don’t want to get to the point where shave bumps come back.

Despite frequent bought of tiredness, headaches and general unwell feeling I did manage to accomplish everything that was on my mental to do list yesterday. Breakfast out, grocery store, gas station. Washed the bedding, shower curtain and bath mat. Vacuumed the basement, emptied the shredder and lubed it up got a new bag installed. Charged the computer mouse. Got my medication put out for the week, ate all of my left overs. Pulled up the wrong dry food that I think was bothering the cat’s stomach. Spent time with each of the furry creatures. Shaved, made the bed and emptied the vacuum cleaner. I slept pretty well but was up a couple times.

The smell is less in the basement but upstairs is still pretty strong to me. I broke out an air purifier to help with my room, circulating the air does help a little bit. Plus, the furnace doesn’t seem to run as often. I changed out the filter in the furnace, which I am always really good about. I was running an old carbon filter that helps trap odors but I threw it out. I don’t like to use that much because the carbon coating tends to flake off. I really don’t want that floating around in my duct work.

Both cats slept with me as per usual. I think they are both really happy here. I trimmed Morea’s claws last night and she wasn’t happy about it. She fought with me but never once tried to bite me. I used my toe nail trimmers as the claw trimmer and only take off the tip. Oddly enough they don’t seem to be able to get them sharpened up as fast as if I used a cat nail trimmer. I really like that. They both like to make their biscuits (kneed their claws on me) and I think it’s cute and if I could get them to do that without the claws on my back I could easily get a semi decent lite massage. Morea weights more than her brother so she would have the best impact. I really hate sharing my twin bed with them. I start out with one cat and am comfy then once I pass out the other cat comes along and when I wake up, I have less bed to myself and they are all sprawled out and comfy. It’s comforting that they want to sleep with me and that they feel so comfortable in doing so. I liked the early days where they would sleep next to me or on the floor. I got to keep my entire bed for my body. Since I have put on weight I really need more of the bed. Since I like to sit up a twin bed and a recliner in the same room is the right fit. If I change beds to anything larger the recliner will have to go and I don’t like to spend all of my time in bed no matter how comfy it is.

I got some Italian Chicken from the store and I think I picked up another meal but don’t recall it. Anyway looking forward to having that for supper tonight along with either an Oregon Strawberry Ice Cream Sandwich or a slice of German Chocolate Cake. Lunch will be Chicken Salad and I am really looking forward to that.

I don’t feel that bad at the moment, I am a little tired but speaking of sinus and illness symptoms I am doing really well. Not sure if that is because what ever is in me is finally breaking up or if it’s because I am in the basement. I do think and know that the odor (whatever it is) is bothering me. Not sure why it’s stronger upstairs than downstairs. However, I just want it to go away and not come back or anything take it’s place unless it happens to be a pleasant smell from a candle, air freshener or cooking/baking. Do I think I will get that lucky? Probably not but never seems to stop me from hoping and wishing.

Wow I just got an alert on my phone the trash hauler is not going to pick up trash today due to the weather. That almost never happens so it must be worse than what the news said it is. I wish that I could have the day off and hang out at my friends business I’d love nothing more than to ride around as a passenger in a tow truck on a day like this. That oddly sounds like a huge amount of fun to me. There is a danger factor but it’s minimal but those trucks slide off the road like everything ice that comes into contact with ice. As long as I wasn’t driving and didn’t actually get out of the truck to walk on ice I would be in a happy place. However, that is a dream for another day.

My work schedule thus far is light for today and that in my opinion is the best and only way to start a Monday. Just found some work that will keep me busy for a bit so I am going to transition over to that. Hope that it’s a great day for everyone! Stay warm and safe. I will talk with you all again soon.