Guys, today has been………a day.
I just don’t know. I have no words. The DMV beats down and crushes my soul….every time. I cannot win.
The boyfriend bought me lettuce and kombucha to make everything better.
The lettuce also came with kidney beans, mushrooms, beets, cucumbers, carrots and a hard boiled egg. He fed me dark chocolate, too. It was a dire situation.
I feel better now.
Maybe I should paint another bird?
Kim
June 22, 2010 at 4:33 pmAwww, sorry to hear you’re having one of those days. That’s what my day was like yesterday. DMV stinks!! That dark chocolate and the presence of your bf had to make ya feel a lil better. 😉 Your bird comment/pic made me laugh. Possible defeat for the moment, but I can’t imagine you ever letting it keep you down for long! Hope the rest of your day gets better for you! Sending positive vibes your way! 🙂
Crystal
June 22, 2010 at 4:41 pmJenna,
Where did you get those bird posters? I know you said it in a previous post, but I can’t find it.
Sabrina
June 22, 2010 at 5:35 pmI’m the crazy person that just went searching her site for that post! HA!
Here is the link: http://eatliverun.com/mom-come-back/
Kristin
July 18, 2010 at 8:43 amBut did we ever find out where the fabric was from? I’m sure I can find something similar….I just love that the colors in the fabric are so neutral so you could go wherever you want with the birdies!
Evan Thomas
June 22, 2010 at 4:47 pmYou can still find kombucha? I swear they’ve taken it out of EVERYWHERE in New England
Staceyhttp://stacey-healthylife.blogspot.com/
June 22, 2010 at 4:48 pmThose birds are super cute. I also hate the DMV and have had my time with them lately along with DEQ oh and the police because of all of that.
Jessica @ How Sweet It Is
June 22, 2010 at 4:49 pmThe boyfriend knows his stuff. 🙂
Kaz
June 22, 2010 at 4:50 pmI’m sorry you’re feeling cross. The DMV does that to me, too. =P
Yay for nice men who bring you eats! That bird ‘painting’ is brilliant, by the way. 😀
Jessica @ The Process of Healing
June 22, 2010 at 5:04 pmThe DMV does have a way of doing that.. lucky you to have such a SMART boy!
Lindsay @ Summit Sandwiches
June 22, 2010 at 5:06 pmThis boy sounds like a keeper. I’m glad he could cheer you up with such delicious things. 🙂 I hope the dark chocolate helped some….
Marcia
June 22, 2010 at 5:22 pmOh honey, you see, vanity can cost you a lot. Not just the effort to blow dry your hair, but the 2 hour wait.
You see, I need a new driver’s license (I live in So. Cal). My existing one expires on Friday (my, ahem, 40th birthday). I couldn’t get an appt until after my license expired.
I went in at 7:55. I was in and out in 25 mins, INCLUDING the drive there and back and the wait before they opened. I was # 13 in line even.
Who really looks at your driver’s license? Bouncers and ticket agents at the airport.
Cynthia (It All Changes)
June 22, 2010 at 5:23 pmCan you find a DMV in a smaller town to go to? That’s what we did in NY and it helped a lot.
Lauren @ Eater not a runner
June 22, 2010 at 5:23 pmSorry to hear it was one of those days, the DMV is pretty horrendous.
Mackenzie @ Whatever, Gatsby
June 22, 2010 at 5:24 pmAnother bird and another chocolate sounds like a plan. 🙂
Keep on truckin’, dear. I’ve heard that California DMVs are not for the faint of heart. You should feel like a freakin’ gladiator now.
Mary @ What's Cookin' with Mary
June 22, 2010 at 5:29 pmMajor points for the BF!
Dad
June 22, 2010 at 5:36 pmSlow down, breath, think—all will be cool!
Love dad!
PS: Thanks for the Fathers Day thoughts……
Sabrina
June 22, 2010 at 5:36 pmSorry to hear about the DMV. When I moved to Philly and had to change last name + get PA license I had to go home to get other documents twice. I hate them. HATE.
Nora@LiveLifeEatRight
June 22, 2010 at 5:40 pmaww good boyfriend!! I’m sure things will turn around 🙂
Brynne
June 22, 2010 at 5:43 pmWhat a great boy you have :0) Another red bird? Or a different color?
Mae
June 22, 2010 at 5:44 pmI love the artistic painted bird, haha… you should paint one every time your stressed.
Hillary [Nutrition Nut on the Run]
June 22, 2010 at 5:45 pmSorry about your less than terrific Tuesday. Kombucha and dark chocolate are always happy things though!
Heather (Heather's Dish)
June 22, 2010 at 6:09 pmisn’t it horrible how life-sucking the DMV is? i’m so sorry it was a horrible day…but thank goodness for a good boyfriend who knows how to cheer you up!
eatmovelove
June 22, 2010 at 6:10 pmAfter another 10 hour day mounds of chocolate until my belly swells and I have to roll onto the bed is all I can manage.
amanda
June 22, 2010 at 6:12 pmDid you hear kombucha was banned from whole foods because of too high alcohol content? I saw it on health.com.
MMiller
June 22, 2010 at 6:31 pmSorry you had a stressful day! But glad “the Boy” knows how to help! And love how you decided to just paint another bird to relax!
M.
June 22, 2010 at 6:39 pmHey, I have spotted a comment from your Dad! How cool-great to have him dropping in to comment once in awhile like your mum! Hey Jenna’s Dad-as you prob know , we think your daughter is a wonderful writer and love her blog 🙂
Jenna,any chance we can have a tour of your new pad soon? 🙂
Charlotte
June 22, 2010 at 6:39 pmAh, the DMV is #1 on my list of top-ten worst places to be in the world!
Alycia @ Fit n Fresh
June 22, 2010 at 6:45 pmThose birds look so beautiful!! Come paint my house! (:
Michelle
June 22, 2010 at 6:48 pmThe DMV just stinks. Period.
Camille
June 22, 2010 at 6:57 pmI’m glad your survived the DMV. Good boyfriend you have there!
La Historiadora de Moda
June 22, 2010 at 7:03 pmThe DMV has crushed many souls Sorry you had a stressful day!
Bec
June 22, 2010 at 7:04 pmHope you get everything worked out soon! I love the birds though 🙂
amanda
June 22, 2010 at 7:04 pmI hate those days….I had one of those that I just woke up in a bad mood. I went to boxing class and that help me vent my frustration. BTW, I love the bird drawings. You should make one and have a giveaway. 😉
Suzanne de Cornelia
June 22, 2010 at 7:07 pmLOL. Yes, paint a bird!
The DMV can transform a sane person into the crazed Steve Martin character in ‘Planes, Trains & Automobiles’ when he snarls the F-bomb 18 times at the reservations counter clerk.
I think need a coping strategy going in. Like Gregorian chants on IPod, deep breathing, aroma therapy, and favorite cookie-induced calm while channeling Enya and wearing a sock puppet so you can instruct the clerk(s) ‘talk to the hand’ and thereby depersonalize the interaction. If you got out without being tased–probably you did good.
You must not have yet had the pleasure of riding a jam-packed Bart Train under the Bay from Oakland to SF at rush hour–when it stops in hot mid-summer and the lights and AC go out, and no one explains anything. Lots of fun.
Angela (ohsheglows)
June 22, 2010 at 7:41 pmI just had to say I LOVE that movie. And Steve Martin. That’s all.
Marilou @ Mostly Healthy
June 22, 2010 at 7:14 pmHaha, paint a bird should definitely become an expression!
Lori Lieberman, RD, CDE, MPH, LDN
June 22, 2010 at 7:16 pmGreat site! I’ve linked you as arecommended blog on my recently created blog. Please feel free to do the same.
Claire
June 22, 2010 at 7:18 pmMy boyfriend gets me kombucha and dark chocolate too…the way to our hearts!
Anne
June 22, 2010 at 7:33 pmfirst, i LOVE that your solution is to paint another bird. it makes me think my unfurnished walls need something similar. as a treat, paint a bird. when they are all painted, start all over again. a canvas with an evolving story. nicely done.
second, i too spent the day at the dmv. i thought of you. i had a friend with me and we giggled our way through and proved to all the grumpy pants there with us that going with a friend is clearly the way to go. it was a first, but not a last. the person set to help my ‘category’ actually left for lunch without telling us so none of our numbers were called for over an hour and we had NO IDEA WHY! lame-o. but, in the end, i survived, accomplished my goal and now i wish i had a bird to paint.
here’s to a better humpday than tuesday,
anne
foodandfarm
June 22, 2010 at 7:49 pmthe only thing that will enable you to survive the CA DMV is wine. that’s it.
Jil @ Peace, Love & Munchies
June 22, 2010 at 7:54 pmBooo DMV! They always make things so difficult. I still can’t get over what a good idea the fabric for pictures is – genius, Jenna!
Carly @ Happy Healthy Foodie
June 22, 2010 at 8:47 pmAw, that boyfriend of yours sounds like such a nice guy 🙂
lola
June 22, 2010 at 9:08 pmHey jenna!! Do you know of any tricks to make your hair grow faster?
jenna
June 23, 2010 at 3:49 pmI do not! I’ve always had hair that grows unusually fast….I’ve heard biotin helps?
Amber K @ sparkpeople
June 22, 2010 at 9:10 pmUgh, I HATE those days. I hope you have an awesome day tomorrow!
style'n
June 23, 2010 at 4:00 amLove the Birds! What is kombucha? I don’t think we have that here in Boston. : )
Sarah (Running to Slow Things Down)
June 23, 2010 at 4:18 amThe DMV and I don’t have such a great relationship either. Hope today is a much better day for you! 😀
Tracey @ I'm Not Superhuman
June 23, 2010 at 5:09 amYeah, that place could even ruin Mary Poppin’s day. At least you can come home to bird therapy. And the boy. 🙂
Megan
June 23, 2010 at 5:19 amWHERE DID YOU GET THAT GLORIOUS FABRIC????
jenna
June 23, 2010 at 3:50 pmIKEA! 🙂
Kristin (Cook, Bake and Nibble)
June 23, 2010 at 5:52 amWhat a sweet boyfriend for bringing you healthy food in your time of need 😀
xo
Kris
jenna
June 23, 2010 at 6:10 amdmv is horrid place! :cringe: I hope you never have to return!
🙂 sweet bf! There’s a reason we keep them around! Your salad looks yummi.
allison @ livingoneday
June 23, 2010 at 6:38 amdid you know WF is removing kombucha from all stores because of the “high alcohol content” ?? hahah i wondered why i always felt a little buzzed!
Becca
June 23, 2010 at 6:57 amI heard that too! I was drinking somet he other day wondering why I felt weird. I just thought it was “working.” Guess it was in a way 😉
Brooke (Baking with Basil)
June 23, 2010 at 6:50 amBF is such a sweetheart for getting you salad….and even better “force feeding” you dark chocolate. 😉 Salad looks delish!!
R @ learningasichop.wordpress.com
June 23, 2010 at 7:00 amI love those bird hangings!! Hope all is better soon
Kelly
June 23, 2010 at 7:14 amYuck! I hate the DMV too, probably b/c I hate to feel like I’m wasting time. And the DMV is a complete waste of time! At least it’s all over now and you don’t have to relive it for several more years. Maybe they’ll improve the process by then…we can only hope.
Jess @ MTL Veggie
June 23, 2010 at 7:27 amNothing like a little art to clear your mind after a rough day. Having nice healthy food brought to you by a handsome boy doesn’t hurt either 😉
jassy
June 23, 2010 at 8:52 amsweet bf 🙂
things will be okay 🙂
Rebecca
June 23, 2010 at 9:46 amI hate the DMV. My license picture is horrible but I refuse to go back to get a new one until I absolutely HAVE to. Your lettuce looks awesome, though. And dark chocolate makes everything better.
Amanda
June 23, 2010 at 8:08 pmAwww, didn’t you know that the DMV requires souls for sustenance? Why else would each employee need to take 3 lunch breaks in an 8 hour shift?