The Unexpected

So my doctor recommended doing

breathing exercises

Pilates

and the like.

Get my stress level down, sleep better

learn to

relax.

I concur.

At the same time

of course

ironically

it feels like one more thing to do

and I am having a hard time keeping up with what I am already doing.

Meanwhile, since I was out anyway, to talk with this doctor,

I went shopping.

Did not buy a thing I did not plan on getting.

(Amazing).

BUT,

well. I need a new cord for my Theotokos necklace,

as mine had frayed and I had to cut it

to retie it

and it is not as long as I wish it to be.

Meanwhile, here I am in Zellers,

which for those else where, is similar

to a Walmart

or K-Mart

in the States. I have been looking for a new dish soap holder.

I have yet to find one.

Whenever I do not find one, I concede that really I should wait for my new place

wherever and whenever that is

anyway.

And then I look again for it...!

But it gets better.

So I am totally lost in this particular Zellers which has strange combination

of a fairly standard low store ceiling and really crowded aisles

and very TALL signs.

I felt dwarfed (I am about 5 foot 6 so I am a good average height)

and could not find anything. All seemed counter intuitive.

Anyway. So I am searching for a dish soap holder,

when I hear one of the famous in store infomercials.

Really hammed it up;

about a Jewelry Store giving away an

expensive beautiful necklace

FREE of charge.

Well. I decided, why not? I have nothing better to do

and I really need a new chain for my Theotokos necklace

so thinking of this,

I managed to find the place,

get a ticket

and listened to a very long infomercial

seeing all this jewelry that is not only not my style

but is really listed at 95 bucks a piece but magically is selling

for less than 10 a piece if you give 95 of your dollars.

The most interested couple looked very poor,

tattoos, cheap hair cuts and really excited about this magical deal

of $600.00 worth of jewelry for $95.00 of your dollars.

When we finally were able to put our tickets in the plastic container

one man up in two tickets

we were like, oh no sir, you need your other half;

he said no, the other is my wife's ticket.

I, suspicious and really wanting a new necklace chain

(It looked to be the right length),

asked where the wife was.

"At an appointment" he said.

And then they did the draw.

And I won.

Simple.

and was given a little plastic bag with the necklace.

One older lady asked to see it, and said,

oh, that's all it is.

Everyone evaporated into the store.

And I felt so

ridiculously happy because I won

a free purple stoned silver coloured necklace

with a chain that ended up

being too small for what I wanted it for.

I may give it away

or maybe save it as a memory of the Theotokos and her love,

and wear it when I feel like playing dress up

(since adults are still allowed to play this you know).

Here is a picture,

you can see my favourite white sandal

and my summer black skirt...

I still feel ridiculously pleased about this.

Now if only the rest of my life

would come to some sort of recognizable order...