Good Things

Today I was considering posting about stuff that annoys the hell out of me. You know, like nose whistles when one is trying to sleep and stupid shit like that. I've been making mental notes for about a week now of things I'd include on this list. Yeah. Mental list. Nose whistles, being the most recent, is the only one I remember, so I suppose my horrible memory should be on the list, too.

Anyway, in the midst of all this planning to bitch, moan and complain, I realized that there's something bigger going on that deserves the spotlight: I have now gone an entire month without heartburn. Oh how I was suffering before my ass-effects (or however it's spelled) came into my life on October 3! I am so thankful to the Drug Gods for this.

Also to add to the list of things that I don't have to bitch about anymore is the cleaning. We've hired a cleaning company. They scrub and sanitize the bathrooms and the kitchen. They vacuum, dust and take out trash. They change the sheets on the bed and make it (to a degree that I'm sure would meet Martha's approval, as I certainly was thinking this morning that we have the. best. bed). Huzzah!

Bitching can wait for another day.

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Today on "Martha"

Today Martha taught us how to pack a suitcase. Matt Lauer was helping out. At one point they were packing underwear, and Martha tripped a little over asking Matt a Very Personal Question:

Matt Lauer: Banana Republic Briefs.
Martha: Well, we... we wanted to... we want... we wanted to know if you were... if you're kind of standardized 'cause you always look so great and well groomed.
Matt Lauer: You want to know if I'm a boxer or brief guy, right?
Martha: Well, what are you?
Matt Lauer: Oh no no no no no! Yeah, what I heard, which is funny, is apparently in the run through of this, you looked down at the table and you didn't think the clothes were nice enough, and you made them go out and buy new clothes.
Martha: I did. I did. Just for you.

A minute later, Matt was checking out Martha's underwear.

Comments

[William]

Lucky you and good for you with the cleaning company. I am slightly jealous.

[Susie]

I'll bite. What are ass effects? I've heard of Night Effects -- I think it's a tooth whitener. mrtl, are you using an ass whitener?

[Ern]

OK, I might have to figure out when Martha is on. You've talked me into it. :)

[Bente]

Excellent news about the heart burn. And like William, I too am slightly jealous of the cleaning company. I would love to leave the bathroom cleaning to somebody else!

[The Anti-Stalker]

Move to the "Estates" and you, too, can hire a cleaning company! /me cues evil laughter

[mrtl]

William - Lazy, not lucky.
Susie - Right Susie, because my ass couldn't get any whiter.
Ern - You can find that out at her site (www.marthastewart.com).
Bente - Totally worth the expense, you ask me.
T A-S - Now, dear, it's not nice to taunt.

[Dima]

I need a cleaning company too. This place looks like a nuclear bomb went off in my closet. Eeeek!
I love Matt Lauer. I bet he goes commando most of the time. THAT'S HOT!

[eclectic]

Yay for absent hearburn. Better living through chemistry! But, wtf are these ass-effects?!

[Sharkey]

J.P. took Aciphex (or ass effects) for a while, but then it stopped helping him. Now he takes little purple pills, and they work even better.

Yay for cleaning people! But since I don't have a kid and I do have a husband who cleans quite a bit, I can't justify it.

[eclectic]

Oh Sharkey, thank you!! I have honestly been trying all evening to figure out what the hell that could possibly be. Never heard of it before, but soooo glad to hear it's working on the heartburn. I was tormented by it during all three pregnancies. Gaaaaah. But never when not pregnant, thank goodness.

I like Susie's interpretation best, though.

[mrtl]

Dima, hon... They don't do the closet. A bomb did go off in there. lol
eclectic - Miracle drug!
Sharkey - I was on Nexium during my first pregnancy, and I loved it! It's not offered here (as a free prescription, that is), so I was working my way through what they have.
eclectic - Oh, the suffering is just so unnecessary! I'm sorry for you!

[Amy]

VERY GOOD that your hb is gone. That is the worstest, most uncomfortable stupid thing.

Yay for cleaners!

[mrtl]

Amy - Worstest indeed!

[Von Krankipantzen]

So glad that the fire has been put out and you have clean up under control. All is good.

[mrtl]

Kranki - All is very good. :)