Greys & Things

It has been one of those days for me.  This morning, my headphones for my phone quit working.  Actually, I didn’t know if it was the headphones or the adapter for the headphones.  I need headphones for my job because I’m on the phone so much.  I decided to head to town and buy both and then figure out what was broken.  It turns out that the adapter is no longer made.  I could go into a long explanation about why I want to keep using the corded phone, but at this point it really doesn’t matter.  It turns out the adapter is the problem.  After I got home from shopping, I plugged my headphones into a cordless phone and they work.

While on my journey out into the world, I stopped at Walmart.  One of the long time workers has died.  I don’t know what happened to her.  Her photo and a wreath are at the front door.  She was always very nice to the customers.

I stopped at Good Will and donated my items.  It was easy, but I didn’t realize that I will need an itemized list of what I donated for tax purposes. 

I stopped at the mall and was shocked that it is nearly shutdown.  I imagine it will all close soon.  It doesn’t seem that long ago that it was hard to find a parking spot there. I did find the Hallmark ornament that I had been wanting.  The local Hallmark was out of it and I didn’t think I would be able to find it. 

The highlight of the day besides getting the ornament was a stop at Petsmart.  I was able to purchase the dogs $8 worth of treats for only $.69 thanks to coupons.

I arrived home and changed my clothes only to find my bed had blood all over it.  I immediately thought it had to be Jack’s latest wound.  I stripped the bed down, including the mattress pad and put everything in the washing machine. I covered the bed with blankets to protect it.  I let the dogs outside and a few minutes later, the bed has blood spots all over it as well as my carpet.  It’s not Jack, it’s Scout.  She has cut a pad on her foot.  I feel like crying.  As I type this, I have SpotBot cleaning the carpet.   I have relatives coming over on Saturday for cookie baking and I feel like I’m taking two steps back constantly in my cleaning.  I feel like giving up sometimes on keeping my carpets clean.