random thoughts – Day 1,760 – (Friday) – work and cheese

The first full workweek of the year and also in several weeks is in the books. I made it. Five consecutive days of work and I didn’t die. Whew. The month-long stretch of weeks with holidays and vacation time felt disjointed, but this week had shades of accomplishment.

The day was full. There was coffee and a granola bar. Ads were delivered and new projects were set up to be approved. The best part was that the red pen came out several times and things were crossed off the week’s to-to list. Dang, I love when I can pull out the red pen and strike through completed list items. 

There were a couple errands planned for lunchtime – the jeweler for the batteries for the two watches in the work bag for several weeks (finally) and LaLa Books to buy the second book in the series I’m currently reading. That’s when I discovered my wallet was not in my bag. Nor was it in my coat pocket. I was downtown without a single cent or financial card in my possession. 

Delicious reward.

The best guess was that the wallet was at home on the kitchen table. The batteries and book mission was cancelled, although a walk was still in the running (hah) to enjoy the much more comfortable sunny, wind-free 35-degree day. That didn’t happen either.

In the success column, a colleague and I took apart and bagged the Christmas tree that has been standing naked since last week. Ornaments were organized in storage tubs and boxes. Exactly the sort of practical tasks I’m good at while at work and never get around to doing at home.

Back at home, it was time to dive into the cabinet and the freezer and explore the supper options. The winners in the supper wheel of fortune were a block of slightly bland mac and cheese from the freezer topped with chili pesto. The chili pesto was exactly the kick the mac and cheese needed. It was delicious.

 I would eat mac and cheese with chili pesto again tomorrow, but the pesto jar is now empty and I can’t remember where I bought it. On the bright side, I love a challenge. Luckily, there are only maybe four stores it could have come from. The challenge is accepted.