July 22, 2008 · filed under love & hate

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love & hate hump day

love: reading all the fun BlogHer posts.

hate: missing out on all the fun. Maybe next year?

love: got to spend part of my weekend with my BFF and her cute cute cute baby!

hate: one day is never enough time, ya know? how could it be?

love: which is why I am SO THRILLED to be going home for a whole week next month. I successfully lobbied for the time off before my “90 day probationary period” is up!

hate: anyone want to housesit for me?

love: fresh cut flowers in the house, just to brighten things up a little.

hate: broken garbage disposal. Where is my dad, the Master Fixer of All Things, when I need him?

love: that Mad Men got so many Emmy nominations, because it convinced me to start watching it

double love: that they did a Mad Men Season 1 marathon on Sunday and I discovered it just in time to catch the whole thing on the DVR.

hate: husband hasn’t been home to watch it with me, and I really want to wait to watch it together. So I wait.

love: these lovely branch hooks

hate: my local store doesn’t have them in stock; do I really want to pay for shipping?

love: Hey, guess what? Jackie is married! Erika had another baby boy! Laurel‘s birthday is on Thursday! Aly is coming to America! (and also has a birthday coming up) Oliver turned two! Jen has been freed from her crappy housecleaning contract! JP won the new blog design! Zandria successfully led a session at BlogHer! Kerri‘s in skinny shorts!

hate: Did I miss your big news? Leave it in the comments, along with your loves and hates, my lovelies.

20 Comments

  1. Britni
    July 22, 2008 11:46 pm

    I started a new job today. I love the fact that I don’t have to be to work until 9:30 and it’s only a five minute drive, but I hate the fact that I don’t get off until 6:30 and well it’s a new job so I know pretty much nothing!!

  2. Zandria
    July 23, 2008 12:25 am

    Woo-hoo! Thanks for the shout-out! I’m so proud of myself for making it through the session okay. :)

    What’s this about needing a house sitter? You guys don’t have any animals or anything, do you? (Cats?) If you need some help. let me know…that’s what pals are for! :)

  3. alyndabear
    July 23, 2008 2:08 am

    I would totally mind your babies for you! (If I wasn’t on a different continent, that is.)

  4. JP
    July 23, 2008 7:41 am

    Love: You for the link. And for posting about the contest. Thanks!
    Hate: That I have to make decisions. I think I’m a little indecisive.

    Love: Earning a paycheck.
    Hate: The stress affiliated with said paycheck. People are petty so I don’t think I’ll be hired for the new director position I was told about yesterday.

    Love: I don’t have to go to the office today because I’m gong to Altoona for a baseball game.
    Hate: That I have to drive back to Philly after the 7:05 game. It’s going to be a long night!

  5. Jen
    July 23, 2008 8:24 am

    Love: All kinds of writing projects are coming out of the woodwork for me–some are even paid. Hooray!
    Hate: They’re not paid enough that I can quit my day job. When am I going to find the time to do all this writing??
    Love: The beach.
    Hate: I don’t have enough vacation time to actually GO to the beach.

  6. RA
    July 23, 2008 10:07 am

    Hmm, no news for me! Status quo 4 EVA! I am so jealous that you successfully campaigned to break your probation.
    Love: That I am visiting my sister in nine days!
    Hate: DC will probably be a sweaty swamp around then, yes?

  7. elise
    July 23, 2008 10:25 am

    Love: Project Runway is BACK ON, BABY!

    Hate: It’s late July, in East Texas. This is the equivalent of living in a steamy lava pool.

    Love: YOGA!

    Hate: That my chips and salsa addiction WILL. NOT. DIE.

  8. Julie
    July 23, 2008 10:26 am

    Love- That this week hump day = my friday

    Hate- That I have class tonight until 830.
    :)

  9. Laurel
    July 23, 2008 10:51 am

    Love: That it’s my birthday tomorrow… hey, you took that one! :)
    Hate: That I’m too overwhelmed with packing to fully enjoy it.
    Love: I am 99% sure that AS bought me an iPhone.
    Hate: There is a 1% chance that I am wrong…

  10. Jackie
    July 23, 2008 10:56 am

    I love that so many people have exciting things going on!

    Love – Yesterday, I defended my thesis and earned my master’s degree
    Hate – I still have a few edits to do before I can have it bound

    Love – Fall clothing
    Hate – I don’t have any disposable income to spend on new clothes

  11. Isabel
    July 23, 2008 11:54 am

    It’s sort of old news…but I’m in my new house. And I’m loving it.

    (It helped that I cleaned it from TOP TO BOTTOM last weekend.)

  12. katelin
    July 23, 2008 12:54 pm

    i love those branch hooks, you seriously find the cutest things.

    love: going through all the bloggy cards i got at blogher
    hate: how long it’s taking me to go through them all
    love: all the new blogs to read, woo.

  13. Amanda
    July 23, 2008 12:54 pm

    I LOVE LOVE LOVE Mad Men! I marathoned it this weekend too. Now I cannot wait for Sunday :)

  14. Audrey
    July 23, 2008 12:54 pm

    Tim finished grad school!

    You’re going to be in Denver for a week next month, huh? You know, that’s only an hour away from me…

  15. Melissa
    July 23, 2008 1:07 pm

    love: your shout-out to Oliver for his birthday :) He’s sending you a big hug!
    hate: that he is two already… where did my baby go??

    love: only one more week of Zombie George studying non-stop for the bar exam
    hate: sleeping alone for three nights while he’s gone :(

    love: flowers
    hate: stupid Japanese beetles are eating our flowers

    Hope you’re having a great week! Yay for vacations and visits with friends to look forward to! :)

  16. heidikins
    July 23, 2008 5:10 pm

    Love: that you’re heading West.

    Hate: that it’s not quite as far West as I am… sad.

    xox

  17. Jen
    July 23, 2008 9:16 pm

    yay thanks for the shout-out on the news :) hehe

    I’ll totally go to BlogHer with you next year!!! You could fly to PGH and we can go together!!!!!

  18. Lara
    July 23, 2008 10:40 pm

    love: that i met so many awesome ladies at blogher08.
    hate: that you weren’t one of them. :(

    you should totally come next year!

  20. wishcake
    August 3, 2008 3:45 pm

    Hey, I have to say thanks for the shout-out! I read this just before my vacation, and I was all, “Eeep! Janet knows my name! I’m popular!” Or, something like that. Heehee. Your’s was one of the first blogs that inspired ME to start blogging, so it was flattering to be mentioned in one of your posts!

    Yes, you’re famous to me. Cool, right? Right. :)

    In other news, your BFF’s baby is ADORABLE. Crazy adorable.