Swimmer's Ear

A throwback to my childhood today... My ear is full of water, and I am having a tough time getting it out. I have tried rubbing alcohol by itself, peroxide by itself, and my mom's special blend of vinegar-alcohol-water that used to always do the trick when I was a kid. None of these has worked. And, yes, I have tried laying on the ear to just let the water fall out. Needless to say, that has not worked either.

The first piece of good news, though, is that that's all the bad news! All the rest is good!
I applied for fifty jobs today. FIFTY! And I am at least qualified--if not over qualified--for all of them. School is going well. I'm making good grades so far! Also, yesterday was a big haul for yard saling. The first part of the day was not very successful, so that was frustrating. Just when we were feeling like we wanted to give up, we found an estate sale that had lots of weird and interesting jewelry--a box for two dollars. We bought that! Then, we found a sale with lots of t-shirts we liked, so we got a deal on those because we bought several of them. Then, on the way home, there was a sign that said "FREE" and had an arrow pointing down the road. We drove down, and there was a bunch of stuff sitting out by the curb. That was the biggest find of the day! I got a book, a candle, an iron (which we desperately needed, as all of our clothes look like elephant skin), and two extra awesome things: 1. a card table with a compass rose on top. It's really cool, and it kind of fits in with our world-travel-eclectic theme for the living room and dining room. 2. A SANTA SNUGGIE!!!!! Yeah, that's right. I can just sit back, wrap up in the red, white, black, and silver snuggie, and be in the holiday spirit. I know it's hotter than 100 degrees outside right now, and Christmas is probably not at the forefront of most minds, but I sure am excited about it!! Just wait until Christmas, everyone, because I am prepared.

Also, I got a free bottle of Bayer aspirin in the mail yesterday. I can't remember where I got it from, and there was no return address, but I was happy about it! I love free stuff!