Hey There How Was your Day??

[Ginger]

This morning I didn't work out because I have a little head injury and the women in my writing group last night said I might have had a mild concussion and shouldn't do anything strenuous for about a week.

I was putting together an Ikea futon bed and I tried to lift one of the sections that has a lot of slats by one of the slats and it popped off and flew up and hit me in the forehead.

I have a small bump and it broke the skin and is sore and I had bad headaches all day yesterday but today was better.

When it happened I cried, not out of fear but just the shock of the pain. Then I posted on my neighborhood Facebook page basically begging LOL for someone to come help me.

Of course the only people who responded were two lesbians.

One of them came over tonight with her pit bull and helped me put the futon bed together.

My friend M from across the street was horrified I was letting a stranger come over with her dog so she came over too so it was the three of us and of course it was fine.

I made the woman who came over to help, a smoothie and gave her a beer. She was very nice and I really appreciated her help. The three of us sat and talked a while afterwards, admiring our work.

Earlier today at work I wrote a draft of an article about an innovative new math class that blends quantitative literacy with algebra.

I joked around with my co-worker, sending links to articles back and forth to each other. He is a total news whore with a Columbia journalism degree so he moves through the day's news like a shark that stays alive by moving through water.

I really appreciate getting the "best of" all the news every day, the best analysis etc. from him.

And he is SO GAY and we have so much fun.

Now I have to clean up my apartment. I made a mess making that smoothie. I put in strawberries, banana, orange, cocoa, chia seeds, strawberry kefir and a little milk. She LOVED it.

[Gemme]

Yesterday, I woke up, worked out, got myself presentable for work, worked, went to PT, grabbed a bite to eat and went home.
Work consisted of me climbing up and down a ladder and repairing torn insulation, sweeping metal boxes and the long sidewalk in front of the property as well as doing the usual cleaning and office errands.

PT consisted of me doing a variety of stretches, being fussed at because I missed an appointment (I totally forgot because it was inhumanely early and we added it on at the last minute.), given a new exercise that I won't be able to replicate at home until I find a half noodle, mild circuit training and squats. Damn those squats!

[FemmeBibliophile]

My day started at 250am with one of the resident ghosts popping up to say hello... The rest of the night was restless needless to say. The coffee has made things a little bit better. Doctors appointment for the oldest... then he heads to school. Later this afternoon it's a drive for me as a friend is dying and I am saying my final goodbyes

[Gemme]

Today was great! It snowed last night but not bad. I shoveled the necessary access points for customers and then I hopped on the golf cart and had myself a good time, drawing circles in the snow and making figure 8s and other designs. It was for work too; to break up the snow so the sun could melt it faster.

[Ginger]

Today was cold. I'm walking fast, everywhere I go. Work was kind of ordinary. I edited one of C's article and we brainstormed a lot with each other about angles for things we're writing. I did a bunch of correspondence, setting up interviews and doing follow up. Just a quiet day. A little boring but in a kind of pleasant way. At lunch I went to Bed, Bath and Beyond with another friend at work. I got a red mug on sale and looked at electric kettles (but they're too expensive there!). After work I went uptown for a reading. My friend S read in a gallery, it was kind of new scene for me, the "salon" crowd—you have to RSVP because it's kind of small. The art was okay, not really my thing, a little too sterile and digital. But the readers were awesome! Saeed Jones, the editor of BuzzFeed LGBT, was one of the readers with my friend. They had a Q&A after each person. I finally got up the nerve to ask a question and asked one of the readers, If you could put poetry anywhere where it doesn't already have a presence, whether in media or a physical place, where would you put it? He said he would put it in everyone's conversations, the tough ones. Then when the whole things was over, I kind of ran out and marched a few blocks to the train. My cell phone died so I couldn't play games; fortunately I have a crossword puzzle in my bag. Then when I got off the train for my stop, I ran into a Starbucks to quickly change my high-heeled ankle boots for running shoes, and jogged the rest of the way home. It felt so good to get out of my clothes and brush my teeth and wash my face. I'm corresponding with a couple people, three actually, that I met online and I sent off a couple notes while watching a new episode of Looking from the corner of my eye. I'm glad tomorrow is Friday.

[Gaige]

My day was good… one of the better days this week. Work was manageable which kept me from having to stay late. It was also the halfway point of my 7 day week.

[Gemme]

It started out great. I was in a fantastic mood and then, as the day went on, I wore down. Tomorrow will be better.