I thought I'd take a minute to post, because I won't have another chance until Thursday. A big trade show is in town, and I will be busy from 7:00 AM to midnight for the next three days, and from 7:00 till late afternoon on Thursday. Lots of work, yes, but there will also be lots of hugs and jokes and good conversations, not to mention the sales leads.

I realized yesterday that I had completely worn out my favorite pair of shoes, so I did one of the things I hate the most: I went shoe shopping. The reason I hate it so much is that I wear a size 5 shoe -- try finding that anywhere. And because of my job, I have to have closed heels and closed toes, and if you've looked at shoes lately, you know they don't make them that way anymore. After a couple of stops at the inexpensive places, I gave up and went to Macy's, where I actually did find a pair of boots and a pair of shoes that I liked. I spent a ridiculous amount of money on them, but at least I don't have to go through that agony again, at least not for a while.

Ironically, when I had a job where I could wear dresses and high heels, the clothes and the shoes were so ugly (in my opinion) that I didn't want to buy them. Now that they are making some really attractive clothes and shoes, there is no point wasting money on something I'll never have a chance to wear. It's very frustrating. At least the manufacturers seem to have gotten beyond the belly shirts. I just need to find some pants with waistlines at the actual waist -- an odd concept, I know. But some of us no longer have those flat little bellies that look good peeking out between the shirt that's too short and the pants that are too far down. I call my condition Dunlop Syndrome: my belly done lopped over my belt.

Hope everyone has a wonderful week. I'll catch up with you all on Friday.