Friday, July 1, 2011

It's The Simple Things


When I came home last Wednesday night and inhaled the smell of cleaning products, I was immediately filled with relief and pleasure. The cleaning ladies had been in. There would be clean sheets on the bed, no ring around the bathtub and the pillows on the sofa would be fluffed and artfully arranged. Ah, bliss!  There is one more thing they do that I love most of all – they fold the toilet paper into a little arrow-shaped point in the holder. I don’t know what it is about that gesture – but it makes me smile. It usually only happens to me when I'm in an expensive hotel...and that happens rarely. But it's the thought that counts. Someone has taken the care to artfully arrange my toilet tissue. The King of Siam never had it so good! They also make tissue roses in all of the Kleenex boxes in the house. I love this gesture too, but the toilet paper is number one in my heart. So you can imagine my pleasure when the janitors at my office started doing the same thing in the ladies restroom at work. This is even better because it also lets you know that you’re the first to visit that stall. Woo hoo! And when I started thinking about it I realized that my favorite of Roxy’s many misbehaviors around the house (and there are many to choose from) is when she has her way with the toilet paper. Rather than fold the tissue into an arrow, Roxy nips and bites it until it turns into a long strand of lace strung all over the bathroom floor. Every time it happens it makes me laugh. Last Friday night we had company over and the man came out of our guest bathroom complaining about what "one of the cats" had done to our toilet paper. I looked over at Roxy, who seemed to have a mischievous little grin on her face, and thought if that guy only knew what a simple gift he’d been given. He should’ve been thrilled. In my world, it’s all about the toilet paper. 

Wednesday, June 29, 2011

Pippa Middleton Goes To Wimbledon


It's been a fun, fabulous month of June with Kate and Wills making appearances at various Royal functions. And now Pippa at Wimble-de-don. Could it be more fun? No. I doubt it. Except that next month Kate & Wills'll be in LA. Ooh La La! Think I'll see them hanging out at the Valencia Starbucks? I doubt that even more. We probably run in very different circles. Ah, well. If you haven't gotten your fill of the Royals, then check out this article on Daily Mail UK.com for latest photos. This article in Newsweek features a creepy back-from-the-dead Princess Diana on the cover. Did they need to turn our beloved People's Princess into a zombie? Are they trying to get us used to the idea before Pride & Prejudice & Zombies is released as a movie? Not working. Kate got a gift from Camilla. See it close up here. Love the coronet! And as if I needed a reason to love Kate more...turns out she's related to Jane. Read it in People.com