The Problem With Me....Is Me

 I'm sucking at adulting I had an appointment for a personal loan today, which sent me over the edge. The bathroom issue has me wishing I were back in high school again or at some other point other than right here and right now.

I'm dealing with a contractor all on my own and I have to admit. I don't know what the hell I'm doing, but I am trying and I have no one to talk to about any of it.

I'm winging it.

All I want is an ear that will listen, cos trying to make decisions right now is hard.

This is definitely part of home ownership that I really don't like.

I do keep telling myself that I'll have a pretty new bathroom when all of this is done.

And that's the only thing that is really keeping me sane.

Progress

 The shower is installed but the bathroom still looks super scary.

I've never lived through a remodel so its all a bit traumatizing for me, especially when there are holes where there shouldn't be holes

This is pre-remodel

This is where we stand today

I can't wait for it all to be over.

Feeling The Stress

 Day 5 without my bathroom other than the toilet.

Let me tell you it isn't fun. As the remodel progresses I've learned my bathroom was super fucked up. The bathtub wasn't sealed and most of the plumbing was fubarred so the job is taking much longer than anticipated.

Oh and it was obviously not fun to get the old tub out...and there was no floor under the tub...and I can safely say that I'm having a nervous breakdown.

The tears I thought I didn't have, have been flowing freely.

I just don't need all this Its making me crazier than I usually am.

I just hope I can survive until everything is finished.

Silver Fox Friday

I forgot one of my favorite silver foxes last week when I did my spotlight on Doctor Who.

How in the hell could I forget John Barrowman?

I mean...John Barrowman!!

When you look up gorgeous in the dictionary, his picture is right there. Just saying.

Now back to my own favorite Silver Fox.

Yup, I'm talking about my favorite Endodontist. 

Seriously, who the fuck has a favorite Endodontist?

Well, really if you are going to have one Dr. Jeff Minchau is as good as any, but I'm not sharing! He's mine! I called him! No sharesies!

OK...I'll share with his wife, but I won't play nice!

I actually kind of found a youngerish pic of my hottie. Almost pre-silver fox. (OK, just saying....Dr. Minchau has always been smoking hot. (No ifs ands or cute butts about it)

Why did I not know he existed in 2019 when I had to have that first root canal? Huh??  Huh? Cigna why did you not cough up that beautiful picture then?

Oh yeah...I was too petrified and I just went wherever.

This year I was a bit more discerning.

HAHAHAHA

Have I mentioned there's an endo 5 blocks from my house?

So yeah..I may have a problem

And we all know..my studly Dr. Jeff Minchau is the hot dude on the right. Wish you could see those baby blues in this picture...cos they are about as blue as his scrubs.

Also...this girl would like to add, he's gotten so much better with age. Not that he wasn't a hot youngun' as the picture certainly attests to..but at 45....

Mmmmm Yeah...

He makes this girl...think dirty dirty thoughts....involving fuzzy cuffs..whipped cream...and chocolate sauce...

Andrea's Current Tale of Woe

There is nothing more fun then having your bathtub drain seep through your kitchen ceiling lighting.

That was my Monday, which is why I've been a silent blogger. I've been having a few nervous breakdowns daily over the money I'm spending to get the bathroom fixed. 

Cos along with crowns...2 root canals...I needed this expense to deal with, cos you know I'm made of money.

Mind you the bathroom was on my too fix list for my house, it just wasn't on the schedule for this year. I was aiming for flooring and new furniture

But as it is...let's say bye bye bye to the ugly green bathroom! The tub is going to be converted into a shower...and hopefully life will be good.

 

Bye Bye 13th Doctor

I've struggled with liking Jodie's Doctor. She has had an awful lot of potential but perhaps the blame should be laid at Chris Chibnall's doorstep.

Still, the news of Jodie leaving Doctor Who at the end of this next series brings me joy, especially if it means we can get another man in the role. I don't feel that with the current showrunner another woman in the part will be successful.

So I'm really hoping these rumors are true. I wish the could have done something more with her, because like I said, she had such great potential. She's really funny and she's adorable, but all the episodes were preachy and political and even though they lean towards my political beliefs, it just made me disinterested.

And even though they did historical episodes that I usually like, they made them politically charged.

I'm hoping a new showrunner will be in the future too. I can't believe Im saying this, but I miss Moffat and Davies

Silver Fox Friday - New Years 2021 Edition

 The first part of this week's Silver Fox Friday is Doctor Who related...

Bradley Walsh aka Graham O'Brien is my favorite character in the current version of the show. His apparent exit from the show tonight is probably going to make it hard for me to continue watching cos the writing has been so bad and getting too political and while that's always been part of the show its becoming too much now. 

Next up my absolute favorite silver fox...Peter Capaldi.

GAH...as much as I love the total hotness of David Tennant and Matt Smith...if the TARDIS showed up in my living room and really that's the best place for it to land, I would want the 12th doctor to step out. I would so put the moves on him..and damn River Song!

Now I have to admit its getting damn hard to get new pictures of my favorite non-celebrity silver fox because he's an elusive beast...and well..I wasn't able to ask him for a picture...you know so he could have slugged me or offered to prescribe some medication to get my head working normally again.

My favorite Silver Fox is also my favorite endodontist/man who takes all my money and all he does is fix my wonky teeth... Dr. Jeffrey Minchau. (You guys knew that already right?)

Something I noticed about my favorite cutie is that when you pronounce his last name it sounds something like the sound a cat makes when its hungry. Totally random thought I know..but I had to put it out there.

So also pictured are the two other endos in the practice which proves my statement from my original post that ALL THE DOCTORS AT MMS ENDODONTIC SPECIALISTS ARE FREAKING HOT!!!!! I am partial to the one though and I still think they should consider my idea of doing a dental calendar for charity...Cos I know  shirtless dentists would sell some calendars. RIGHT? Especially those two bookends.  Feel free to be as silly as you want (I'm looking at you Dr. Minchau)

Oh and if you are interested the order of the hotties. 

Dr. Jeff (Oh Jeffrey) Minchau, Dr. Spencer Stiles and lastly Dr. Kent (I fell off a cover of GQ) McBride

So much hotness all in one dental practice? Is that even legal? How are they all in WV? I mean really? WV? 

I mean I seriously wish I had more teeth in need of root canals...

~sigh~

Also how do they all have beautiful blue eyes...I mean this is just....aw hell....THUD!

But again...I can attest that my cutie is also good at his job...so yay Hot and a good dentist...Win Win

Now if you don't mind I'm going to just drool over these three cuties for awhile.

Best Photos From 2020

 2020 was a crap year, but I got some fabulous photos this year and I'm going to share 14 of my favorites

Merry Christmas!

 

Sharing a little of our white Christmas joy with the world today.

Hope if you celebrate, that your day is full of blessings and the wonders of the season!

Silver Fox Friday

 The Friday before Christmas. GAH and I'm pretty sure none of my silver foxes are going to end up under my Christmas tree this year.

~pouts~

The unfairness of it all...

It really isn't like I ask for much..

World peace...Trump to go to hell in a hand basket....the rest of this country to return to some sanity and Dr. Minchau under my Christmas tree

Oh and I would promise to give him back to the wife and kids after the holiday (assuming he wants to go..LOL)

I'm also pretty sure that the people in the photo that I conveniently cropped out should have a naughty arrow pointing at him, cos he really looks damn ornery.

~sigh~

And can I just say that reindeer sweater looks damn sexy on him? Ah that reindeer sweater.

Oh and my offer to do a Sexy Endo's calendar still stands. He can be Mr. June...

And while I'm wishing for impossible things....How about the 12th Doctor....to take me traveling through space and time

I Want To Be The Pretty Friend

 I keep thinking, all my life I've always been relegated to the goofy friend or the one that was just odd enough that everyone always ignore.

However, I was the one friend that got to touch Brad Sherwood, From Whose Line. So that kinda made up for being a goober most of the time. God that was ages ago..and I was so skinny.

I'm that friend that opens her mouth and words fall out.  However, maybe I'm the fun friend? The one that gets everyone in trouble?

Or maybe I had a good run of luck there. Cos I remember that night and it sure as hell was fun. So who needs to be the pretty friend when you get to touch Brad Sherwood's backside

Do I Need Another Root Canal

 Ok, so this serves as a review..a tale of woe and a Christmas Greeting.

Like most of us...2020 was not my year. It really really wasn't my year though. Long about Aug my teeth started giving me the bird. (Well if they could, that's what they were doing)

Let's talk about he fun that is waking at 3 am to stick an ice pack on your face.

There isn't any fun in that, just saying.

That resulted in the wisdom teeth being sent packing...and dang if they didn't take a few friends with them. GAH!

Oh and the tooth fairy didn't even leave me any offerings.

How wrong is that?

But no...life continued to kick me in the backside in the form of not one but 2 molars that needed root canals.

Oh yeah baby! (said in my best Austin Powers voice)

Funsville trolley stops here.

So that's how I ended up in the Uniontown office. OK, there's more to this part of the story, but its embarrassing, so I'll keep that to myself. 

First let me say, Dr. Minchau is probably up for sainthood for putting up with me.  Hands him a tarnished halo. (Its the only one I could find) My nickname is Anxiety Girl. I have the ability to squeeze a stress tooth so hard that it put my hand to sleep. I also may have requested a whiskey sour during the intermission between root canals. 

(I'm still waiting on that whiskey sour, btw)

I also have a good friend who is a dentist and his been putting up with my moaning and groaning about my teeth, probably longer than she wants to..

And I got a little present today

Now my question since it is my molar, and all of those puppies have caused me nothing but grief, Dr. Minchau, do you think it needs root canal therapy? 

In the Quest For The Perfect Photo

 Anyone that knows me knows I love the GAP trail. For those of you not from my PA area that's the Great Allegheny Passage trail. I tend to walk parts of it in the Cedar Creek Area or near West Newton.

Cedar Creek has the best parking access in the off season and it also has the Gorge Trail. I didn't do the Gorge trail today because, well, it was rainy and I really wanted take in the beauty of the Youghiogheny River, but I was lured in by the sound of the waterfall that is under the GAP bridge.

Let's just say the trail access is blocked, so seeing the waterfall is damn near impossible. I might not have had to go to the lengths that I did if my Nikon's batteries hadn't given up the ghost as soon as I got into park.

So guess who crawled over tree limbs and slid on her ass down the hillside then stood in the middle of the creek to get a couple of pictures?

That would be me.

And the perfect photo?'

Silver Fox Friday

 In the continuing saga of Andrea has a huge ass crush on her endodontist and would throw herself in front of a bus to get his attention, I bring you exhibit A aka probably my favorite picture of Dr. Minchau. (aka McDreamy). Also if anyone wants to put him under my tree this year..I'd greatly appreciate it. I'd return him safely to his wife when I was finished with him. LOL...maybe...

Have I mentioned he might be a little bit dorky? 

Of course he is. If he weren't I probably wouldn't crush on him.

I don't know what he's about to do with that balloon and I probably don't want to know.

Andrea doesn't like normal. That's no fun. 

Can I also mention. Dr. Minchau has a voice like John Malkovich. Which come to think of it is probably a good thing since he drills people all day. (Gotta keep them calm ya know) People like me call that the "come to bed with me" voice. Well he's got one of those voices.

Allow me to present exhibit B..which is the movie trailer for Dangerous Liaisons from 1988. And yes I watched this movie when I was in high school. Cos I've always had a naughty side. Can I also say, I crushed really hard on John Malkovich back in the day because of that voice?

You Know You Are An Adult

When you get excited about buying 50 cent packages of Scentavia drier sheets at work.

Yup that's me.

I have enough drier sheets now for a few months.

My car smells like lavender now too.

Adulting sucks.

I am happy though, that I don't have a favorite spatula yet.

The Good Thing About Crushes

 I have to say there is one thing that crushing on the dentist has done for me and that's renew my love for music.

Its really been along while since music mattered to me or brought me any amount of joy.

So Dr. Minchau...thank you for being so damn gorgeous and for reminding me that I'm actually alive. See, I really haven't been for a very long time. Heck when my ovaries exploded...I didn't even know they were still there. I thought they dried up

Since 2008, I was a full time caregiver and I pretty much lost myself. I'm still not sure if I've found me, but I think part of me is coming back.

I've struggled a great deal since my mom passed away in 2018. I have spent so much time taking care of other people. I have totally forgotten how to take care of me.

Of course everything blew up on me this year, but it also reminded me to take care of myself better. Also when you have a pretty damn gorgeous set of eyes staring into the hot mess that is your mouth you kinda start feeling self conscious.

I've lost 5 lbs since I had those root canals.

Heck I've even managed to start wearing makeup again.

So Dr. McDreamy, I thank you kindly for giving me part of my life back.

Silver Fox Friday

Allow me to present a photo of my favorite silver fox. Remember him from last week?

So yeah this picture came from his office's Facebook page.

Can I just say that Dr. Jeff Minchau has to be one of sexiest dentists I've ever encountered in my life?

OK. So maybe I haven't encountered that many, but all of them were old guys.

But back to Dr. Minchau

I mean for the love god...look at those leggies!

Sigh

And those hands...

THUD

Now why would anyone want to put a cream pie in that smexy mug? Huh Huh? And its a shame that I did not know of his smexiess at the time because I  would have offered my services at getting him cleaned up.....

SLURP!

But there are a few things wrong with this picture. Cos again...I'm versed in the art of tossing pies at my boss. Yeah..I may have a slapped a pie on my supervisor's mug last Christmas. I'm so sorry Josh #sorrynotsorry

Someone's aim was a little off and they definitely forgot once you finish the facial pieing,  you slap that pie plate on the top of your victim's head. Just saying

But first of all, how do you even want to pie this guy?

Looking at him sitting there like that, I am not thinking...wow, his face would look great covered in whipped cream. I'm not saying whipped cream may not figure in to the fantasy...but still. I'm thinking more of "Would you like a lap dance?"

Did it just get hot in here?

My New Look

Before the haircut

After the haircut

 

Why I've decided To Go Gray

 I have to admit a huge part of the "I'm not coloring my damn hair" thing is laziness. 

But here's the real deal.

A few months back I was having my walk on my favorite trail....The GAP from West Newton towards Allegheny County. There were a lot of people biking the trail, because it was a gorgeous day.

There were a bunch of ladies there, and this one had the most gorgeous grey bobbed hair. I mean it was absolutely stunning.

I think that was the moment I knew, it wasn't worth the time or money to keep coloring it, and trying to remember to buy freaking hair dye and then find the hour to actually do it. Yeah again. I am so freaking lazy.

I may spend a lot of time doing my makeup when I want to, but never my hair. I've always hated doing my hair. I think that's why for the longest time I wore a super short pixie cut. I loved that hair, but then caregiving and getting to the stylist became a pain, so suddenly I had long ugly hair.

The one thing I have learned is that there is a wonderful thing called Purple shampoo and it actually makes my hair shimmer.

I think I'm greying gracefully? Doncha think?

I've Got A Crush On You

Who would have thought that a sexy dentist would make me want to blog more often.

My running joke is that I want root canals on all my teeth, as long as Dr. Minchau does them. (Not really....but I would gladly spend a few hours with a numb face staring into those baby blues)

But there are things out there that make root canals look fun. (And seriously the needle is the worst of a root canal)

Top 5 things that make getting a root canal seem FUN!

1. I'd rather have a root canal than cook Thanksgiving dinner. Cos no one is  thankful for my cooking even though they gobble it up.

2. Id rather have a root canal than work my shift in lumber at Lowes.

3. I'd rather have a root canal than walk the block to my car, cos no one on my block knows how to freaking park.

4. I'd rather have a root canal than go to the damn mall Christmas shopping.

5. I'd rather have a root canal than do the grocery shopping.