You know those bloggers and instagrammers who show photos that are always beautiful and perfectly styled? I’m convinced that they spend half their days setting up for those photos to get them just right. Or something. Because there’s no way my Week in the Life photos are all beautiful and OMG So Awesome.
Or maybe I’m just grouchy because Tuesday was a frustrating day, mainly because I did some product testing only to find that the manufacturer’s products were a total joke.
In the morning I had a committee meeting for a defense group, and after that I had to race over to George Mason University for a conference.
I got to try out my infinity scarf that I threw together the night before, but took it off when I got to my meeting because I had worn business casual instead of a suit and felt silly all day. I feel strongly that I need to be in a suit at all of these events because that’s what the male-dominated defense industry always wears.
Another thing about conferences: I’ve finally learned that I have to restrain myself when faced with all the conference food. So I only had two bites of the chocolate cake at lunch. 
After the conference was another committee meeting, so I didn’t get home til about 6.
Oh, and when leaving the parking lot from the conference I found that some guy had parked so that his bumper was smashed over top of mine. Fortunately my car wasn’t really damaged.
The shirt I wore was actually the dress I bought for my maid of honor to wear at my wedding. I refashioned it into a shirt and I love it.
The Worst Part Of The Day:
When I got home I found the energy to test the waterproof liner on my dog bed prototypes. For the last two years I’ve been working part-time on creating these waterproof dog beds but only recently did I realize I should test the waterproof covers that I get from a US manufacturer.
I poured green water onto the waterproof cover, which encased Merlin’s mattress:
After a few minutes I soaked it up off the cover and was disconcerted by the green stain I saw below it:
Peeling back the supposedly waterproof cover I was super pissed to see that there was nothing waterproof about it.
So that was really, really annoying and irritating and frustrating. I mean that’s not even a little leak. The only possible excuse I can think of is that for a while there was no cloth cover over the waterproof one, and the cats and dogs nails on it maybe wore it out? I ordered a new cover from the manufacturer, and am going to test it before I complain to the manufacturer.
Anyway, I have a gut feeling that their product just sucks, which means I have to go back to the drawing board and this project is delayed MORE.
Ryan ordered Chinese. After we watched an episode of Homeland I had to work for the day job, because a last-minute event had come up for the next day.
Finished working around 9:30, and then I randomly decided to cut the dogs’ toenails before bed:
And that was my day.
I hope Wednesday is more positive and exciting.
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