The Panda is weird

Now that I've emerged from the first trimester, I can reflect back on the many ways I know Panda is weird. Here are a few highlights:

1. I hated the taste of coffee for 6 weeks. If you know anything about me (including my early career years in the coffee roasting and coffee retail industry), you know this is just plain wrong. I love coffee. I love the taste. I love the smell. And fortunately, now that the Panda is older, I love coffee again (half caff, for those of you paying attention to my caffeine intake).


2. Tap water tasted like dirt for a month. REALLY?!?!! I love water. My friend at work is convinced I only drink coffee and water. I had to add lime or fizz the water to try to keep hydrated. But now we're back on the stuff again, straight from the tap.


3. Hand soap. We had to stop using our mildly fragrant (lemon or something) hand soap because the smell repulsed me. But wait, there is more. We had to purchase the most sickeningly sweet hand soap on the market (sugary clementine, if you have to know) and use that. Luckily we just ran out, and our normal hand soap is perfectly acceptable now.


Stay tuned for more reflections on how the Panda is taking over.