I chose to wear a painted wood Bow Tie o’ the Day and a leafy Face Mask o’ the Day for my first solo trip to the grocery store since surgery. Of course, I picked up some ice cream. I also spent a significant amount of time perusing the Christmas candy aisle, as you can see here. My shopping powers are somewhat limited for another couple of weeks, since my doctor has forbidden me to lift anything more than 10 pounds yet—including a bag of groceries that already has a tub of ice cream in it. I was disciplined about buying Christmas candy: I can honestly say I did not buy more than 10 pounds of it. But if I feel the need, I can always make another 10-lb candy run tomorrow. I’m so bored from sitting around recovering that it’s a very real possibility I will do exactly that.