Let the countdown escalate!

Somehow, without my realizing it, my daily countdown to Marc's arrival has decided to become an hourly countdown. 58 hours and counting, incidentally, for those who cared.

I can has my Marc back now, please?

Asking for what you want

Over the last few days, I've had an amazing discovery: you can get what you ask for. Strange, I know, but true.

1. Marc comes home Thursday night (46 hours and counting). Obviously, I want to spend as much time with him as possible. The problem: usually I work Fridays. So last Friday, I asked my boss whether I could have this coming Friday off and make up the time on a day I don't usually work (a Monday or Tuesday). His answer was a simple, "sure," and everything was settled in less than 5 minutes. I'm glad I had the courage to ask.

2. For the month of July, I was part of the Motivation to Move MasterMIND program. However, due to my own carelessness, I misunderstood the price and could not afford to continue, much as I wanted to. I had contributed to the group and written up some notes on the conference calls we'd had, but it could not continue. I sadly said goodbye and left. When I got back from Pennsic, I saw a message from one of the organizers, essentially agreeing to comp me an account if I continued to write summaries of the conference calls. Can do! So now I'm back in that as well, for little more time than I'd put in anyway.

Bonus: My mom is amazing. She's like a fairy godmother. Any time I post something I want on LJ or mention it in her presence, within a week or so, I'll either have it or have information on where to get it cheaply. The latest two examples: First, I ripped my jeans at Pennsic and needed a new pair. Within a day, my mom had clipped an ad from the paper telling me where I could get my brand of jeans for half-price. Second, I needed a new little black dress. While I was at Pennsic, Mom went shopping at bought me one (saving the receipt in case it didn't fit or look nice). It fits like a charm, looks stunning on me, *and* it was on sale. Like I said, I have a fairy godmother looking out for me that just happens to be my mom.

I still think it's pretty cool how much stuff will come your way if you only let people know you want it.