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So...yesterday was Sunday and I was supposed to do Sunday Confessions.

And I hadn't slept Saturday night (just one of those random no-reason rough nights) and I finally got to sleep around 8AM.
And then I woke up at 4PM and had a bowl of cereal and took an antihistamine and fell back asleep until 10:30PM.
And then I did the dishes and some laundry and read some and visited with my sister and around 4AM (now Monday morning) I thought: I will check and see if my email has stopped being a jerk so I can send off the thing I'm trying to send.
And then I was all "Holy monkeys! Sunday was over. I slept through Sunday!"

Sorry. :(
Fail.
Still looking forward to reading what you guys have though.

Coffee & Me



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I'm not a coffee snob. I drink Folgers. I used to be interested in the idea of getting a Keurig or something along those lines, but they were always too expensive and then I learned about the ridiculous amount of waste they create and I was like "Nope. Not worth it."

I admit, I don't grind my own beans or have any kind of fancy press or anything. It's a good thing, too, because I can barely stand up before I've had coffee, so it's no good for me to have a machine that requires thought or effort.
On any given day, I'll be drinking Folgers from my Mr. Coffee coffeemaker. I like most of Folgers' blends. More often than not, I drink it black. In the summer, I pour it over ice or keep it in the fridge.

I do enjoy specialty coffee shops, but they are more of a treat than anything.
My city only has two Starbucks locations - one in the Target that is decent but the line is always 2000 people long, and one in Meijer - a local supermarket chain - which also always has a line 2000 people long. Unfortunately, these two are not up to par with Starbucks you would find in the city.

Coffee shops in supermarkets are kinda like nail salons and hair salons being in supermarkets. They probably do an okay job, but it still doesn't feel right. (I've never had my nails or hair done in a supermarket salon, so I can't honestly say.) But the Starbucks in the supermarket feels out of place - possibly because the people who run it aren't really like, trained baristas and they still wear the blue shirt and black pants and plastic name tag of a supermarket employee. I feel like maybe they are using store brand coffee grounds and calling it Starbucks. And they just don't do it right. They are half-assing the drinks there. Even though I'm not a coffee snob, I call shenanigans when I pay $5 for a cup of "coffee shop coffee" that isn't quite up to expectation.

So I drink my Folgers drip coffee and if it's a special treat, I go to one of the other coffee shops in town, because at least they know what I'm talking about when I put in my order, and I feel like my $5 is well spent.



Sunday Confessions 7-12-15


The United States of
Becky



~ I can't quite seem to figure out how to copy audio files from my computer to my phone.
I've done it before and yet, now I'm drawing a blank and I'm all frustrated. Part of me kind of just wants to reset my phone to factory settings and start fresh.
But. That is a BIG step and I'm just frustrated with my lack of remembering how to do things.

~ I am finding it impossible to concentrate on anything right now and it's annoying the hell out of me. Ugh. I feel stuck in a funk.

~ I'm kinda over summer already.
Okay, Not entirely. I just don't do well in the heat and since I'm still struggling with a summer cold, I'm just crabby being hot and cotton-headed all day. Summer is beautiful and all the things. I think it ties in with the "being in a funk" thing.

~ All the things I really want to confess I cannot do so here.

~ I'm enjoying you guys' blogs more than my own because I'm so cantankerous right now.








Sunday Confessions 7-5-15


The United States of
Becky



Biggest Confession: I don't really have anything this week to confess. I probably could come up with something, but I got a head cold & sore throat and my brain is all fuzzy. Better next week. 




Headache Log App



Headache Log

I love this app. I'm not sure if it's available for iPhone (I have an Android) but it probably is, because let's be honest - iPhone has everything. This particular app is user-friendly and allows me to put in my own additions in each category. For instance, locations: I added "Behind Eye - Right," and "Top of Head" and "Side of Neck - Right". In types of pains, I added "Stabby." And in triggers, I added a whole lot of things, from "Blood Sugar" to "Menstrual" to "Weather" to "Unknown." You can also add your own medications/treatments. There is a place for notes about each headache and you rate the pain level. It's actually quite interesting. You can also edit a headache later on, like if you take more meds or a nap or whatever. It's great. (Obviously I get frequent headaches.)



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