More than 2/3 of the way through the Gossip Girl Challenge – my personal hiatus from celeb gossip. And it’s going really, really well. I did struggle bit to find something to read at the nail salon today.  Good Housekeeping to the rescue!  It was actually a much better magazine than I imagined it would be.

Another struggle? The checkout line at the grocery store.  I caught myself automatically lifting one of the magazines out of the rack -  you know, just to “check it out.” I dropped it like it was on fire!  But only after I caught a glimpse of some royal gossip.  Drats. Can’t escape it completely, I guess.  20 days without celeb gossip, and I must admit that my mind feels much less crowded (and I have more time for other productive work). 

Speaking of good housekeeping, I had a 10-minute meltdown when I got home from work.  You know the kind – everything goes wrong in a 10-minute time span (nothing important, just tons of little stuff).  I was already grumpy from being stuck in rush-hour traffic, arrived home later than I wanted to, and couldn’t find an important piece of paper.  I walked upstairs to discover our air conditioner had died on us… again.  And then I looked towards James’ crate and noticed a dog poop explosion. 

Thanks, James.

But alas – it all ended up being okay in the end.  Mainly because I have an epic dog that manages to aim his poop outside of the crate.  Still haven’t figured out how he does it, but he does.  It’s a magic trick – like making a convertible appear onstage or a tiger disappear from a cage.  And I figured that if James can poop outside of a crate, I can surely turn my frown upside down.

All in a day’s eats:

(Three slices of cold leftover pizza for lunch.)

(Protein bar and banana for snack.)

(Dinner: English muffin, eggs with spinach, carrots, and orange.)

(Cereal with cranberries and almonds for dinner snack.)

So – how was your day? Any poop explosions – metaphorical or literal?