bed to myself

CB is away this weekend and I get the bed all to myself. And when I wake up I get to turn on the TV and make all the noise I want.

vrooom hum...

that's the sound of our new Miele.
Our place is going to be so clean all the time because CB is going to vacuum everyday!

I remember the first time I learned of a Miele canister vacuum 8 years ago. My sister B came home giggly with her $1000+ vacuum that looked like a mouse (computer). What ridiculousness to have purchased something so expensive! My other sister and I stood back and watched as she demonstrated the ease of this mouse looking canister with a left click on the mouse to power on and a right click to retract the power cord. Then the ease of lugging the light weight machine up and down the stairs. Oh how happy she was as we watched her vacuum and chatted. The little mouse hummed so quietly as C and I laughed so hard. "Great, YOU can vacuum all the time"

After getting fed up with the pain of dumping water out of our Rainbow CB and I finally bought a Miele as well. Opting for something more affordable we first purchased a Simplicity Cinch vacuum which is sitting in the living room right now, still in its' box. that same day CB found the Miele Calisto for pretty much the same price. We're both happy, this new puppy better not let us down. I expect it to last 20+ years, like my car.

not a size small

My legs felt a bit weird. I couldn't sleep soundly at night, that pain around my legs... it's not sciatica, I know what sciatica should feel like. This doesn't not feel like some kind of shooting pain down my leg. It's more of a discomfort around my leg, shingles maybe? I'm being overly dramatic.
What is this feeling?? It's hard to describe at first, the feeling is new to me, it's constricting, tight, almost creating a rash at the same time.
oh, I know what it is.
*sigh* my underwear is too tight. I'm not a size small anymore.