I’ve been without a car stereo or nav system for nearly 8 weeks. When I took it in for repairs, they told me it would take 3 to 4 weeks. I kept calling starting at 4 weeks and they’d always promise to call me back with news. They never did call me a single time. I finally decided it was more productive to stop by on my way to work. I did that a week before my vacation and it still hadn’t been repaired. They said they’d try to get it done before I left town, but I took that to mean that it wouldn’t happen, based on their track record. So now I’m back and it’s been 7.5 weeks. I stopped by today, and surprise, it is back. Were they planning on letting me know this? Who knows. Both the guys at the front counter cringed hearing I had been driving around with a giant, gaping, silent hole in my dashboard for almost 8 weeks (being tech-junkies working in an a/v store, that would be hell for them). I got them to schedule a re-install for Friday despite their busy holiday schedule. I’m not sure what I’ll do with music in my car after silence for so long.
I’m determined to use my own mug at Starbucks to live a little greener, but I keep having trouble remembering to bring one. I decided to leave one in my car that I wash in the kitchen at work after I use it. I guess I didn’t realize that the mug would get pretty cold in my car. It is beautiful and in the 70°s today, but when I took a sip of my soy chai, it was almost ice cold. I had to go back in and ask them to heat it up for me. The barista kindly remade it (saying she couldn’t heat it up) and told me I should either ask them to run the mug under hot water or ask for it “extra hot” in the future. The extra hot worked. It’s a couple hours later and it’s still warm. Hi, my name is Stephanie and I am a tea addict.
It is hard to believe it is almost Christmas! When we got back from vacation I just couldn’t wrap my brain around it. Since I had to put all our Halloween decorations away in the “decoration closet”, I ended up taking out a wreath and mini xmas tree. Having those up in our foyer has help my brain figure out what time of the year it is. I keep thinking it’s only September.
Speaking of Christmas, I am totally not ready for holiday shopping. Ugh. But, presents are welcome, hah! I think I am going to try to think of as many homemade gifts as I can. Unfortunately, much of my family is male, and therefore harder to make things for.
Vacation post is still coming soon. It is almost all typed out.
I can’t believe my little boy turns 1-year-old next month! I am going to hve a party here at work fro him and send invitations home to all of his friends.
Oh, I forgot… Thanksgiving is tomorrow. We aren’t doing the traditional thing. We are having Danny’s homemade veggie chili. Yum! The house is going to smell so good tomorrow. Our friend Ivan will be joining us, as usual. Most people have family things they have to attend on Thanksgiving.
Careful what kind of mug you use. Repeatedly rapidly heating a cold mug is a good way to break it, usually dumping scalding hot beverage somewhere unpredicted.
It is an acrylic travel mug with a lid. I haven’t put it in the microwave yet, since I’m not sure if it has metal hiding in it somewhere. It is plastic inside, though… the website says, “Double wall, plastic tumbler.”
Acrylic should be fine. Glass or ceramic would be bad.
If you lived in Tampa, FL you would love http://www.thetealounge.com They rock! And they sell mugs that say “I tea” using their tea leaf logo in place of the heart. Oh and they sell vegan food and cookies. I always forget my mug when I go. 😛
Lastly, for Christmas gifts this year I’m going to sew canvas grocery bags for people to use when they go shopping. I figure one per person. That would work for the men in your life as well. I found a pattern here: http://make-it-easy.com/opentot2.html but I haven’t started yet.
That was supposed to be “I (heart) tea” but I forgot using greater than or less than signs is a bad thing 🙂
Homemade is so much fun.. 50% of my gifts this year will be jewelry, and possibly scarves for the ladies, photography and something else for the men.. Making gifts really puts me in the Christmas Spirit.
Hows your doggie painting coming along?
Happy Thanksgiving Stephanie! Iam eating TURKEY!!!
I never thought of using my own mug at Starbucks. Probably because I never really go INSIDE. I’m such a drive thru person. Ah.
Don’t feel bad, I haven’t even started thinking about Christmas shopping. Ugh. 🙁
Careful what kind of mug you use. Repeatedly rapidly heating a cold mug is a good way to break it, usually dumping scalding hot beverage somewhere unpredicted.
It is an acrylic travel mug with a lid. I haven’t put it in the microwave yet, since I’m not sure if it has metal hiding in it somewhere. It is plastic inside, though… the website says, “Double wall, plastic tumbler.”
Acrylic should be fine. Glass or ceramic would be bad.
If you lived in Tampa, FL you would love http://www.thetealounge.com They rock! And they sell mugs that say “I tea” using their tea leaf logo in place of the heart. Oh and they sell vegan food and cookies. I always forget my mug when I go. 😛
Lastly, for Christmas gifts this year I’m going to sew canvas grocery bags for people to use when they go shopping. I figure one per person. That would work for the men in your life as well. I found a pattern here: http://make-it-easy.com/opentot2.html but I haven’t started yet.
That was supposed to be “I (heart) tea” but I forgot using greater than or less than signs is a bad thing 🙂
Homemade is so much fun.. 50% of my gifts this year will be jewelry, and possibly scarves for the ladies, photography and something else for the men.. Making gifts really puts me in the Christmas Spirit.
Hows your doggie painting coming along?
Happy Thanksgiving Stephanie! Iam eating TURKEY!!!
I never thought of using my own mug at Starbucks. Probably because I never really go INSIDE. I’m such a drive thru person. Ah.
Don’t feel bad, I haven’t even started thinking about Christmas shopping. Ugh. 🙁