Go figure!

The laundromat is always busiest on Sunday. Always. So instead of bringing all 8 loads with me I decided to only take 3. 

And upon arrival this is what I see...

EMPTY!!! Not a single person in the laundromat. 

If I had been smart I would have gone home (because it's literally right around the corner) and grabbed the remaining laundry from home...but I didn't. 

Go figure!

Turning the Table and Upsetting the Apple Cart

While I type this my husband is in the bed snoring like a baby and has been for the better part of an hour. My, my, how the tables have turned.

Each morning I get up at 6 AM and go about my business getting ready while my husband remains cozy in bed until 9 AM since he doesn't have to be to work until 10.

I make my weak coffee.

I check my  e-mail, Facebook, and Google Reader.

I complete my "morning routine" in peace and quiet.

And every night I struggle to keep my eyes open past 9 PM because I only got 6 hours (if lucky) of sleep the night before. Side note: Why do the best TV shows come on after 9 PM?


Well this week we have turned the tables and upset the apple cart.

Carl is working at a friend's shop this week and has to be to work at 8AM. Since we only have one car he has to get up and drive me to work and then drive to work himself. Side note: Go figure that the week gas prices shoot up is the week that Carl has to commute to work instead of walk. 

Anyway...this means that Carl crawls out of bed before me and makes the nastiest, strongest coffee I've ever tasted. It's gross.

This also means that he gets to the computer first so I am stuck sitting on the sofa watching news I don't care about instead of checking how popular I am.

And instead of "completing my morning routine" in peace and quiet I now have a full grown adult knocking on the door asking me how much longer I am going to be and telling me how much time I have left before we have to leave.

2 people with OCD morning routines (and one bathroom) should not attempt to get up and get ready at the same time, it upsets the apple cart!

However, the are a few perks to this new schedule...

Carl washes my coffee cup for me so it's ready for when I roll out of bed 10 minutes after him. Side note: That's right, I leave my dirty coffee cup overnight! Don't judge me!

Carl is so tired at night that I get control of the remote when we get into bed.  He's out like a light as soon as his  head hits the pillow. Good bye Family Guy & The History Channel and Hello Teen Mom 2!!!!!! Side note: I actually like Family Guy. 


Another perk...maybe, just maybe Carl will now understand why I often fall asleep before my head even hits the pillow and why *** is the last thing on my mind. I am contemplating going over to the bed right now and waking him up and asking him if he wants *** to show him how annoying it is...on second thought he'll probably wake right up and tell me to jump on.

I just can't win.

My Workout Routine

I'm telling you people, this is the easiest workout EVER!

You don't need a gym membership.

You don't need any equipment.

You  don't need sneakers.

You don't even need a TV to watch a video.

All you need is a cough!

That's right, a cough. I'm sure  you can pick a cough up anywhere these days. The best kind is the one that is sporadic and starts with a little tickle in your throat. That's what I'm currently using. I prefer my coughs with a little post nasal drip.

It's such as easy workout you can even do it in bed while you're sleeping. I worked out this morning at 3 AM and then felt so good I decided to do it again at 6 AM.

If I keep this workout routine up I'll have washboard ab's by the end of the month!

I blog naked

Now that I have your attention...here is a little more randomness that has spilled from my brain to my fingers. 

Yesterday we got a little rain/sleet/freezing rain/ hail/snow...you decide what to call it because I'm still not sure which category this fits into. 

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I just got back from CVS and I am super proud of the savings I was able to get with the sales and coupons. Here's what I got...

The retail price for all these goodies is $39.43 but that's  not what I paid! My total only came to $19.08. I think I'm most proud of my savings on the deodorant which retails for $4.89 each and I  scored them for $1.50 each AND my deal on the GAIN fabric softener sheets which retail for $4.99 but I got them for $1.99. I can see how people can get addicted to coupon clipping!

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ACTIVIA came out with yet another product that I have to try. I can't wait to see what kind of nick-name my husband comes up with for this one. My ACTIVIA addiction is really out of control but I don't think they have Rehab for yogurt addicts. 

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I don't know what the gas prices are like where you live right now but here in Southern California they aren't pretty. If they had coupons for gas I would clip them until my fingers fell off. There is one gas station that is trying to get $4.11 per gallon...can you say boycott? Why would anyone pay $4.11 when there is a station across the street that has the same thing for $3.69? Even if I ran out of gas I would fill a Big Gulp cup with gas from the cheap station and walk it back to my car before I pay $4.11 by choice. 

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Before...

After...

It might look like just another shade of brown but look closer...

I got sick and tired of the gray so I got a new do'. Like it?

I'm a human chameleon. 

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And last but not least, the title of this post is true...I blog naked. I just  happen to get some of my best idea's in the shower so it's really convenient for me to hop out, dry off, and start typing ASAP before I loose them to another 'bout  of brain farts. My husband thought it was hilarious and took a picture...which I will NOT be posting here, sorry if that disappoints you (Jeff)...*just saying*.

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Thank you to everyone who left a comment on my last uninspired post, you helped me defeat the brain farts. Unfortunately I am now left with a little brain diarrhea and can't seem to stop spouting randomness. On a final side note, why is the word diarrhea so hard to spell and why doesn't it come up in spell  check...I had to Google it to find the proper spelling!

Blogging Brain Fart

Yup, I'm having a blogging  brain fart. I can't think of anything to write about that is of any substance so instead I'll present some of the random things that have been floating around in the bowels of my mind causing brain farts...

It's raining with a little hail and freezing rain here in southern California. Are hail and freezing rain the same thing?

Last night I auditioned to be  on the show Wipe Out.  I have a picture of the costume that I wore but it's a really bad picture of me so I refuse to post it. I will tell you  I wore a spandex body suit and a cape and I'll leave the rest to your imagination.

There are only 7 weeks left until my spring break and then after spring break there are only 8 weeks of school until summer. Not that I want to wish the year away, but I'm ready for vacation.

My mom has booked her ticket to fly to California for my spring break and I'm super excited to see her. Fingers crossed, we'll be going to The Price is Right when she's here. I've watched that show since I was in Kindergarten.

I finally scheduled a hair appointment. My husband surprised me on my birthday with a gift card to the Dylan Keith Salon...I think he was hinting to me that I need to dye my hair. He's right, the gray has taken over and I'm feeling old.

Every day I tell myself that I will demonstrate some self control and limit  myself to one Diet Coke from the vending machine at work but it's like a drug and I end up having 2-3 instead.

I'm avoiding the  housework by sitting here typing randomness instead. I  think my husband and I are secretly competing to see which one of us will break down and do the dishes first...I think he's going to win.

I haven't shaved my legs in 4 weeks, there goes that New Years resolution.

Random, I know. I'll go take some Gas-X to help with the bran fart.

Who ever wrote the song 'The Itsy Bitsy Spider' is a liar!

I think I have written before about the ridiculous number of spiders that seem to be in every corner of this house. But just in case I've never mentioned it before,  there are a ridiculous number of spiders in every corner of this house.  I can clean every night and the next day they'd all be back.

Most of them don't both me. They live in their corner and  stay out of my way. One spider in particular has made a home for the last 6 months in the porch light on our front patio. I don't mind this spider. It makes it's web each night and then by the next morning it crawls back into the light future. Our paths never cross, just the way  I like it.

But last night one of the indoor corner spiders crossed my path and I was not amused. After coughing for the better part of an hour last night (I  have a slight cold) I was finally able to begin drifting into la-la land. Just as I was about to doze I felt a little tickle by my ear so I opened my eye to investigate. Just as I open  my eye I see it, a friggin' spider crawling across my blanket! Needless to say I flew out of bed as quick as a tick with a flame on it's bum. After killing (yes, I killed it!) the spider and disposing of it I tried to get re-settled into bed...but that was not easy and resulted in another bout of coughing.

I hate spiders!

On a side note, do you know how hard it is to blow your nose when it's broken? Not easy.

Branching Out and A Broken Nose

After several months of debate, I have decided to start a second blog! I just have so much to write about related to teaching and education and I just didn't think that Living & Loving in California was the forum to do that. So with out further adieu, I'd like to introduce you to my new blog...

Classroom in the Corner
My journey of teaching students who have been picked last, left behind, and put in the corner...


I have moved a few of the teaching related posts that I have written from here to there to help me get started. I am hoping to use Classroom in the Corner as a way to document my experiences in the classroom. I am hoping to share everything and anything from teaching strategies, behavior plans, organization and structure, humor, information, book reviews, and more. I am also planning on creating a  weekly feature to highlight other blogs written by teachers and parents of students with Autism. 


Please hop on over if you are interested. Thank You!


Oh-and as for the second part of the title- A Broken Nose...I broke my nose this week. How? Everyone who knows me and my job immediately thought that one of my students did it, but that's not the case this time. I broke my own nose. I opened a cabinet door, looked away and then turned my face right into the corner of the open cabinet door. It's just a hairline fracture and there isn't anything they can do for it except and ice pack and Tylenol. I didn't get black eyes and I only have a small bump so I consider myself pretty lucky. 


And that's what I've been up to this week...new blog and a broken nose.