What's Cool

I saw this done in another blog. I really enjoyed it and it got the old, creaky wheels turning, so I thought I would give it a shot. I've always loved it when they do this in fashion mags.

What is and isn't cool (right now) according to yours truly:

Nicky is cool

Nicky's new fall/winter threads are cool

Getting things on the cheap cheap is cool

Making frozen dinners out of a bag is uncool

Starting four books at once and finishing none of them is uncool

The wireless issues I'm having in my office are uncool

Nicky's cowboy Halloween costume is cool

The fact that Chris and I don't have Halloween costumes yet is uncool

An overnight business trip in Boston this week is both cool and uncool (depending on my mood)

Speaking of my mood, my poopy mood is very uncool

The Boda Bean is always very cool

Bathtime with Nicky is cool

Pacifiers are both cool and uncool

Coming up with decorating and furnishing ideas for the new house is cool

Financing those ideas and putting in the elbow grease is uncool

Getting into Jamestown free because you're local is cool

Being a local is cool

Bickering with your husband is uncool (see poopy mood)

Waking up at 5:30 a.m. is pretty uncool

Changing leaves are really cool

Cider and mulling spices are cool

Pumpkin crumble with vanilla ice cream is cool

Barley soups are cool

Getting asked if you want a car wash after pumping gas, after not noticing the on-site car wash, is very cool (don't mind if I do...)

The fact that our heat keeps switching from heat to cool on its own is uncool

MadMen is so cool

The large Japanese maple outside my home office window is cool

The state of my hair is uncool

Clogs are cool (to me) but uncool (I think) to most others

Going to bed early with tea and cookies and a good book is cool

Searching for the unidentifiable stink in your big ole crossover vehicle is uncool

Finding that stink (eeew old bottle) is even more uncool

Taking riding lessons again is cool

Neverending laundry and dishes are uncool

Nicky's budding literary appreciation is so cool

Procrastination is uncool, and on that note...