What I Learned This Week Vol. 21

Besides learning that my DVR is allergic to So You Think You Can Dance results shows (for the second week in a row, it failed to record.  ARGH!) and discovering The Next Food Network Star (I’m totally hooked on this show!!), I also learned for the umpteenth time that this blogging thing never ceases to blow my mind.

Yesterday I got a little package in the mail from IRELAND.  I haven’t even been to Ireland.  In fact, I haven’t been outside of the continental United States except for a cruise to the Bahamas when I was 18.  But because of this medium called blogging, I have a friend in Ireland that I’ve never met.  How COOL is that!?

Oh, you wanna know what was in the package?  Take a peek!

My blogging buddy, JanMary, made this bracelet for me after I helped her with her blog design.  Just look at that little purse.  Who can take it!?  And the colors will go with just about everything in my closet — and my favorite handbag, of course.  I wore it last night to a home party, and I got a ton of compliments on it.

So, thanks, JanMary!  You’re a doll.

I also learned that my thyroid is out of whack again and that I’m slightly anemic.  That explains A LOT, my friends.  At least, I hope it does.  I’m already on a higher dose of Synthroid, and I’m hoping that helps me feel better.

And with that, we’re off to the beach for a few days.  I can’t WAIT to squish my toes into that sand.

Now I want to know what YOU learned this week!  Here are the carnival rules.

1. Any time this week, publish your What I Learned This Week post on your blog. (It can be one sentence. It can be several paragraphs. It can be a list. It can be an essay.  It can be serious. It can be silly. It can be thoughtful and profound. It can be sarcastic. It can be sentimental. It can be ANYTHING that you learned as long as it is of a family friendly nature.)

2. Within that post, please mention the What I Learned This Week carnival and link to this post.

3. Then link up with the Mr. Linky form down below. (Please only link if you have written a What I Learned This Week post. And please link directly to the carnival post, not the main page of your blog. And finally, please do not put a Mr. Linky on your post. THANKS!)

4. Go forth and comment!  Visit the other participants and see what they learned this week.  I’ll be at the beach, so I may not be able to make the rounds, but I hope you’ll enjoy learning from one another (or laughing at one another, as the case may be.)

Alrightythen. Ready, Set, GO!