"Have you noticed that mirror on the back of your bedroom door?" Kristina asked me on our way home from Bachelor.

"Yeah," I smiled, "it's a trick mirror."

"Isn't it awesome?"

It was true, the full length mirror on the back of the door did seem to add two inches and take off ten pounds. But in such a subtle way that I didn't realize until halfway through the week... I just walked out of my room every morning thinking I looked hot. Which is not a bad way to start the day.

I don't know the owner of this mirror, she's out of town, but there's a combination of feminine and athletic here that feels very familiar. The O2 saturation sensor next to the bed didn't strike me as an odd thing to have on a bedside table. It did make me wish I had one. Likewise with the sweet Cervelo tt bike hiding between a couple of old bianchis out in the garage that nevertheless jumps out at me every time I walk through. It's nice to have a beautifully decorated living area AND know that there's a compu trainer downstairs... just in case.

"Smile" is written on the wall in the shower. And I do, every time I take a shower here, smile.