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The Good:

1) Water pressure!  I am going to bore you with some of the mundanity, uh, mundaneness (oh, whatever…you get the point) of my life now: the thingy that switches the water from the bath nozzle to the shower head has been spewing half of the water out the bath nozzle and half out the shower head when I try to take a shower for quite a long time (almost as embarrassingly long as my vacuum has been broken).  I finally called a plumber and got it fixed.  Hallelujah!  I have seen the Promised Land!  It was so nice to not have to work so dang hard to get the shampoo outta my hair.  Yes, I am thrilled by the little things in life.

2) We got a new vacuum cleaner yesterday!  And it was cheap!  More evidence that I am thrilled by the little things in life.  It’s not the greatest vacuum in the world but it will do until I can save my pennies for a Dyson, the end-all-be-all of vacuums if their claims are to be believed.  It had better be for what they charge!

3) I slept 8 whole hours last night!  I don’t know how that happened.  But I want it to happen again.

4) I found time for a bonafide workout this morning while Princess Tater Tot napped!  Imagine that!

The Bad

1) The new vacuum is cheap and loud.  Very loud.  Cheap is good but cheap can be cheap, too.  As The Daddy likes to say “You get what you pay for”.  But I will maintain my happiness at having a working vacuum.  Even if it scares the Princess.  The Daddy and I have to coordinate the vacuuming so that The Princess is somewhere else (like outside or far, far away from the house) while the vacuuming is done.

The Ugly

1) The Dog is oozing little teeny bits of pink goop all over the carpet.  Again, I know it’s gross…that’s why it’s in the “Ugly” category.  Apparently it’s totally normal so The Daddy just cleans up the spots when he finds them.  Don’t think I’m letting Princess Tater Tot crawl around where the dog has oozed.  Not a chance.  Time to clean the carpets when The Dog heals.

Anyway, this is the 7th day without caffeine, sugar, or alcohol and I’m feelin’ pretty good.  Imagine that.  I am amazed that I haven’t caved…yet.