back to basics

Ryan's been home for a week now and things are basically back to normal.  Miss Ruby was a little shy when she saw her Dada for the first time, but didn't take long to warm up and move in for the snuggle.  After thinking about it,  I guess it must have been quite the shock for her to see him.  One day he up and goes missing.... then poof he's back.  Complicated stuff for a one-year old I reckon. 

Fun on the swings with Dada.

Speaking of complicated.... my hair dryer died on Friday.  The curly coil things inside turned bright orange and smelled like burnt plastic.  I must have had the thing for over 20 years so I had no idea how complicated choosing a new one would be.  The selection was huge and they all seemed to have their own special feature.  What the hell is "tourmaline ceramic technology"?  I didn't want to spend all day doing this so I narrowed it down pretty fast.  (That's a new mom skill I've acquired recently.  I like it.)  I decided against the ones with a free brush (don't need any more junk in my house) I don't have curly hair so the diffuser isn't a bonus..... anyway, boring, boring, boring.  I got a new one.  1875 watts.  It sounds good and works like a charm.  I realize now that I should have replaced my old one a long time ago!   I guess that sentiment goes for a lot of things and perhaps I should do a little soul searching to see if there's anything else in my life that needs to be replaced or more likely, thrown away.  I've been on a huge clean and purge mission since we moved from Sackville, which was almost exactly two years ago.  We've gotten rid of loads of stuff and it feels great.  Thing is, we still have WAY too much junk!  Our storage room is cram packed full of crap and it stresses me out beyond belief.

Anyway, before I work myself up, I better sign out.  Ruby's still napping so maybe I'll go gather up some old clothes and bag it for the Sally Anne.  I don't want to have anything in storage that we haven't used in the past two years.  Back to the basics. 

P.S.  My new hair dryer has a retractable chord and a handle that folds for easy storage!  Very practical for a space conscious homemaker.

We had a short, impersonal service for the hair dryer.

Saying good-bye.