Blonde Mule
My nickname is Mule. It's actually a compliment. Greg has been calling me Mule almost as long as we've been married.
I earned that nickname because I'll work all day without stopping and I hardly ever complain. Well...I probably complain a little bit more now.
I earned that nickname because I'll work all day without stopping and I hardly ever complain. Well...I probably complain a little bit more now.
This week Greg finally came home and promptly put me to work. The first job on the docket was sealing the concrete floor of his shop. I didn't think it would be such a big project, but it took two days. He poured the sealer and I did the painting.
Somehow I think I got the raw end of this deal.
To be honest, I took the job because it hurts his back too much to do that much bending. Even though I used a long-handled roller, there was still a lot of bending and twisting. I ended up using a lot of forgotten muscles.
Evidently, I'm not as hearty a mule as I used to be. LOL!
But my sore muscles haven't been my worst discovery this week.
I think I'm going blonde!
I've always had red undertones in my hair, but as I've gotten older, the red is getting lighter and lighter. It's nearly strawberry blonde now, especially at the top where the sun hits it.
It looks silly on my complexion. Greg tells me not to worry about it. But really, whoever heard of a blonde mule?
So who else has nicknames? And how did you get your nickname?
So who else has nicknames? And how did you get your nickname?
Tomorrow: Stop by tomorrow because Tia Nevitt is going to visit and talk about s-e-x in The Sevenfold Spell.
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My nickname was 'Buster' for obvious reasons
Buster! Now that has all sorts of implications.
By the way, if I ever get famous, I will definitely have to add the blonde mule to my merchandising.
I'll be sure to send you your cut...Buster. :)
The only nickname here is that a few people always call me Jo. It's funny how that shortened name sticks with them.
I'm sure you'd tell me if you prefer Jo. :grin:
I'll bet you never go anywhere without breaking in your shoes now, huh?
I did it myself once and I learned that lesson.
I hope you're feeling better.
Bet your strawberry blond is lovely.
Actually I always wanted a nickname. "Linda" was way too common in my generation and I wanted something different. Never quite happened. A few people shorten it to "Lin" but it's not the same.
(If I'd been nicknamed Mule, it probably would have been more to do with stubborn than hardworking.)
They usually have all the dirt.
Ref:...oh hell, who am I kidding? It's gray.
LOL! I kept thinking the blonde was gray, but it really is just a blondish red. Very weird.
Ref: Mule
Not to worry. He means that too. :)
Now my hair is doing the opposite of yours, getting darker to the point it is almost black. I used to have a really awesome blend of red, blonde, and brown that I called chestnut.
Ref: sealing concrete
Yuck, been there, done that :grin:
The chiro already tried working it out and I nearly jumped off the table. This is not going to be a pleasant massage.
I got a shovel with your name on it if you ever come visit me in Texas. LOL!
One of my friends calls me 'Pepper' as when we were flying to Canada for a snowboarding holiday, tired old me on the plane carefully salted and peppered my tea before realising neither sachet was sugar. Doh!
Your hair sounds a lovely colour!
Sometimes it's good friends don't live nearby. :)
But Pepper. Yes. I can see how that name would stick. It's a cute name too. At least people won't look at you funny like they do when they hear Greg call me Mule. LOL.
My sister who is much lighter than I am is the same as you. Her hair is as dark as mine was when I was younger.
I think the human body looks for strange and wondrous ways to drive us batty.
So with the upcoming deep tissue massage, tell me again why it was you that did the leaning job?!
Ref: (that I can repeat)
That got my interest. LOL. I wonder how they get Daisy out of Stacy.
Ref: bad muscle
It's called the piriformis muscle and its become so tight it's pressing against my sciatic nerve. It doesn't affect me bending or twisting, but it does play havoc if I have to sit for any length of time.
I actually feel better when I'm doing anything but relaxing.
My husband calls me Schmoo (which is short for Schmoopie.) It goes back to an old episode of Seinfeld where Jerry and his girlfriend try to out-PDA George and Susan. For some weird reason, it's become an inside kind of joke for us. :D
Greg is not that sentimental, although he did once call me a Schmo. --But I don't think it had the same connotation. LOL
yes we do.
With my friends, it's usually a snap of the fingers followed by, 'Hey, dummy.' LOL.
There are other nicknames but that remains in the bedroom- mwahahahaha. I'm just kidding, sort of.
I love your nickname and I think a mule could totally rock strawberry blonde hair! :D!
It's for the best.