A new blog.....really....

I know...I know... six months...

I have always been a fan of lists, but I now HAVE to make them to keep track of my crazy life. Purple note cards: school Pink:Toastmasters Green:work Blue:personal events.... These lists are keeping me sane! (the lists and erasable highlighters that is!)

So- in the spirit of lists...here is a list of the top ten observations I have made over the last month or so.

10. I have WAY more willpower than I ever thought that I did. I am finishing up a weight loss detox. It was NOT easy...but SO worth it. 25 lbs gone...and looking forward to doing it again in January.
9.Morals and ethics are NOT a prerequisite for being an adult....end of point.

8. I can ONLY keep my car OR my closet clean...not both at the same time...you choose.

7. Math is one of those things you acquire a taste for as you get older...like beets...or turnips.

6. Singing has become my safety net...I can sing any of my emotions now...and look forward to my lessons every week.

5. Having something to look forward to makes the mundane of day to day living okay. We are taking a trip to NYC in November, just three days, but three shows and lots of regrouping time.

4. Starbucks is STILL the perfect beginning...middle...or end to a day..reward...and comfort food.

3. I may not know what I want to be when I grow up...but I enjoy being an adult. I look at the kids in my classes...watch them make excuses for not turning in their work....or for getting a failing grade....and know I was not meant to go to college right out of high school. I am getting so much more out of my classes now....except the intro to college class...I still think it is ridiculous that I have to take this class. I do NOT want to go to social events..learn how to make new friends....email professors...or figure out how to budget my time...thank you very much!

2. There are no substitutes for having class or being a good person.

1. My friends...both near and far.... are there no matter what happens.....and that is all I need.


I promise I will TRY to update this blog more..... I hope I still have a reader or two;)

Lead Poisoning...and Being Old!

Not sure what Kate will die of first....shock of me posting another blog...or lead poisoning.....

A person's Golden or Grand Birthday, more commonly referred to as the "Star Birthday" occurs when they turn the age of their birth day.

This year is my Golden Birthday...I am turning 27 on the 27th. Know what? IT IS FREAKING ME OUT! Before anyone attacks me...I realize 27 is NOT old...But it is scary! When I was younger I had all of these grand ideas of what I would be and what I would have done by this point in my life..... I have done very little on that list..... Again..I know..."plenty of time" "enjoy what you have"....blah blah blah!

Let me enjoy the next 15 days of my mental breakdown...

The luck of the Irish!

I can NOT believe it has been so long since I last posted, I'm not sure anyone even checks this blog any longer!

So much has changed over the last eight months...

Most importantly...I have a new job. In this crazy economy you hear all of the horror stories...my experience was quite the opposite. I was laid off on December 1, December 3 I was employed by a health & wellness center as the Office/Marketing manager. It is such an amazing environment...no stress...a job where the office is actually helping people to live a healthier life. Who thinks that getting laid off is the best thing that could happen to them? ME!

I took an overnight trip to Washington DC this past weekend, on the way home last night I turned the radio off, and drove in silence. This gave me six solid hours of thinking time! Something that I have been way too busy to do lately. With St. Patrick's Day upon us, I think I would reflect on some of the things I thought about, and why I am so lucky!!

I have always said that I am not a "lucky" person...I never win raffles or the lottery... but I think that luck is just in how you look at it!

I speed...a lot...almost every time I am in the car.... I have never ::knocking on wood:: gotten a ticket! THAT is lucky!

I have amazing friends who know who I am. Who know what it looks like when I have a terrible day...and also what a great day is. They stand by me no matter what. One of which I have known for 11 years now...she is the reason that I went to DC...it was such an amazing day...this is how she put it...." There are only so many days in a persons' life that they can classify as 'perfect". It usually has nothing to do with the location...the weather.....it's the people and the time you share." Yesterday was one of those "perfect" days for each of us! Having these people...makes me lucky!

My Mother is pretty gosh darn great! I know a lot of people who have terrible relationships with their parents...mine is wonderful!! Having her makes me lucky.

I participate in theater...schooling...Toastmasters...I volunteer....and am involved in a myriad of other activities.... I feel pretty well rounded....this makes me lucky.

I am in a stable relationship...and have been for almost six years...we rarely fight...we trust and love each other...everything a relationship is supposed to be...this makes me lucky too!

So many people focus on the negative things going on around them...I thought I would share the good today.....I also promise to blog more!

I lied....

Okay -- So I didn't blog the next day. Luckily Kate was so busy she forgot to yell at me!

Last night we went to see Jersey Boys. I was skeptical, it sounded a little like Mama Mia, but people assured me it actually had a story line, and after all it DID win the Tony.

Since we had to get some last minute tickets, I ended up sitting away from my group, no big deal since you aren't supposed to talk during shows anyway.

The show starts and right away the crazy ass old people all around me start singing and dancing. YES DANCING. I did not pay money to hear a revival of Jersey Boys done at the old folk's home! By the end of the show there was a woman who was SOBBING in front of me because it was just that moving.

Okay....here's the thing.... I love being swept away by theater, BUT....the public services announcement is this: MUSICALS ARE NOT CONCERTS...YOU ARE NOT IN YOUR OWN LIVING ROOM.... YOU WERE NOT CAST IN THE SHOW! SHUT UP!


I feel better now!

Because otherwise Kate is going to keep bragging...

It has been FAR too long since I have posted..... this will just be a place holder... I PROMISE I will post something tomorrow!!!

Do you have a minute?

It's been awhile..Kate keeps telling me to blog..... I can explain.

I am BUSY!
I have two jobs
I have rehearsals
I have voice lessons
I have a surge of work at my main job
I have a relationship and friendships that occasionally need attention

I kind of feel like I am swimming in one of those endless pools that shoots water at you...so you swim and swim and swim... and the only thing that happens...is you get tired!! Why can't I have a pretty infinity pool with a floating lounge chair and martini?

I am a pioneer....

...of modern cooking!!

Some of you know that a few weeks ago I blew the oven up! The heating element decided that it no longer wanted to serve it's purpose in life.
Fast forward to last night... I had decided to make Chicken Tortilla soup I had finished the chicken...was starting the soup...when in a grand burst of over zealous flames....the stove top stopped working. Out of propane!

It only took eight years.....

I finished the soup in the microwave!