#5: awkward and awesome

shirt, scarf: Old Navy; pants: Loft; cardigan: Gap; boots: remixed

Sydney at The Daybook has a weekly Thursday series called "Awkward and Awesome", which is exactly what it sounds like: sharing awkward and awesome moments. I'm not one to turn down a good post prompt, so here's mine for the week:

Awkward:

• This self portrait thing - I kind of forgot about that when I decided to do the 30 for 30 challenge again. Taking photos with my camera timer and no tripod is awkward enough to manage (camera has fallen off of porch rail a couple times...), but having Peter do it for me can be worse... Cue nervous laughter.
• The red/peely nose I've got leftover from last week's cold and use of nearly two boxes worth of kleenex. When you're sneezing and sound congested, the look at least makes sense. When you're all better, it just looks weird.
• Forgetting that my Amazon.com account defaults to my old address. I hope the new tenants of our old apartment are enjoying Wolf Hall and Sense & Sensibility, but I'd kind of like them to send back that package back....
  

Awesome:

• Pretending it's spring by wearing a bright color and having some sun shining in my office window. There's hope!
  
• Having a full day off at the same time as Peter for the first time in weeks over the weekend. I like having him around - and as a bonus, he walked the dog several times, scrubbed the shower (one of my hated chores), and vacuumed. I really like having him around.
  
• Glee finally coming back with new episodes. Dark winter evenings really need some good song & dance.
• The smell of the roast I have cooking in the crockpot. I think we're going to have to eat at 4 or something - definitely not going to be able to hold off on it longer than that.
  

see more awkward & awesome stuff here...