The high of my week was having so much social time. I had a fun movie night with friends on Monday night (we watched The Idea of You, and I really liked it!) and Tuesday night, I went to Topgolf with another friend. I also had a roommate for a night—I mentioned that my mom is getting her bathroom remodeled and because the house was still toilet-less as of Monday, she stayed with me for a night, which was lovely! (Her house was no longer toilet-less by Tuesday, so back home she went!) She also came over Wednesday night after our workout class so we could watch our shows (Survivor and The Amazing Race) and she could take a shower. I love having weeks where I don’t have any plans and can just be a lump in the evenings, but balancing that with busy social weeks is good for my soul.
The low of my week was an itchy scalp. My scalp psoriasis has been horrible this week, so damn itchy and uncomfortable. I’ve been slathering on steroid gel along with an OTC cream, and the itchiness seems to be improving. This latest flare seems different than normal flares, and I think I’ve pinpointed the cause: hair dye. I had the same type of flare the last time couple of times I got my hair colored, but never connected the flare with the source. Well, at least now I know! I either need to see if there’s a different type of formula my hair stylist can use when creating my hair dye or just accept that I’m going to have a flare after a hair appointment.
One nagging task I marked off my to-do list was mopping the floors. Why is this task so arduous? I’m not going to tell you guys the last time I mopped because it would be too embarrassing, but I hate doing it and it’s one of those chores that constantly falls off my to-do list. The floors get vacuumed regularly thanks to Ruby the Robot, but they also need a good scrubbing every once in a while, and that finally happened this week. Freshly mopped floors make me so happy!
I’m currently reading two books. On audio, I’m listening to Not a Happy Family by Shari Lapena, which my friend Lynn highly recommended. I’m a few hours in and loving it! I also just started Anita Kelly’s new queer romance, How You Get the Girl. She’s one of my auto-buy authors who hasn’t written a bad romance yet, and this one is no different (so far)!
A blog post I loved was A Day in Maggie’s Life by knit read cats hockey, where she took us through a random day in her cat, Maggie’s, life. How cute, right? I am stealing this idea so please be prepared for a day in the life of Ellie and Lila very soon. It will involve a lot of sleeping, begging for treats, and belly rubs.
The best money I spent was $12 on a new iPhone case. I was hoping the iPhone case I’ve been using would fit on my new phone (I upgraded from the iPhone 13 Pro to the iPhone 15 Pro), but alas, the 15 is just a smidge bigger so I needed a new case and I needed it to get here fast. (I hate using my phone without a case!) So I bought a cheap one from Amazon that arrived the next day. It’s a bit boring (plain purple) and I’m someone who likes a fun iPhone case, but it serves its purpose. The question now is… do I upgrade to a case that expresses my style more? I have my eye on this cat-themed case or this colorful case. Decisions, decisions!
My plans this weekend include a girl’s night in tonight at Bri’s house where we’ll enjoy pizza, pool time, and games. Tomorrow, I have a writing date with Mikaela and then I’m going to the Tampa CATstravaganza with my mom. (!!!) To say I am excited is an understatement! I think we might also have game night with my brother on Saturday evening, so it will be a very busy day. And Sunday, I’ll have a low-key day at home. My mom and I are thinking of trying out a Zumba class Sunday morning, but that’s all my plans for the day.
What was the high of your week? Do you have any fun weekend plans?
I have psoriasis, too!! UGH. Does regular old dandruff shampoo help your scalp at all? Surprisingly it DOES for me with a flat, but not the same kind every time. (My skin likes to mix it up??) Worth a (cheap) try maybe?
I have reactions to certain hair dyes, too – but I didn’t figure it out until I started with my new hairdresser who explained that dye shouldn’t burn my scalp (who knew?!)… What a fun week! (Well, productive, too, with getting the floors done!) I think my highlight would be taking a break yesterday to finish my book on the couch – my body just needed a break and I never get alone time in the house.
Upgrade to the cat-themed case!!! It’s so cute. Now I want a new phone case- mine is cracked to I really do need one. And on the subject of cats, I’ll pop over and read the post about Maggie. Ha, great idea for a blog post.
You have been busy lately! My week was much more calm than the last couple ones have been (which is the way I like it!) The exciting part of my weekend is that my son is coming home tomorrow night- which means I”ll actually be motivated to clean up and make a couple nice dinners. Other than that, I’m not doing anything.
Have fun at the CATstravaganza (I want to hear all about this!)
Floors are the bane of my existence. I mop our basement floors…once a year? They just don’t show dirt. But our main flooring is horribly light and shows everything. I just mopped yesterday, actually. It looks amazing for like 20 minutes and then one kids washes their hands and flings water everywhere and I’m back to square one. All that to say, I HEAR YA ON THE FLOORS!
I love my mop though; Vileda Spin Mop. It’s AH-MAZING.