I had to take the weekend off

I just wasn't feeling it because I had to work this weekend and I am closing in media overload. I'm feeling very sensitive to it since my goal is it to work less and enjoy more. So it's Monday and I'm back. I got a lot done this weekend so whatever. ALL my laundry and my new towels. I also did all of Bentley's laundry because the boy needs some help. I do like fresh clean clothes. I was watching some weird sit com and realized that Bentley and I are the old married couple in the show. It makes me laungh and since I've been married, I'm ok with it. It just means we are accepting of each other and the true colors have not only come out but bleed together. To the point when I called him I told him I was just calling to leave a message so I only wanted a beep and then to go. He said, "Beep", I left the message and hung up.

I spent a lot of time with Amelie today and it was fun in a work kind of way. We did some TRAINING.

Where are we?
Listening: KD LANG - love her sound for the night when I'm winding down
Eating: Finished but it was mini pizza's - yeah - they are good - whatever hater
Drinking: Dry Creek Vineyard - Savignon Blanc
Wearing: Indian Shirt - yes it's white with pretty embrodery and it's my new gown - love it
Feeling: Good that Monday went pretty good
Needing: To talk to my brother
Thinking: I wish I could do accents.
Enjoying: That Bentley passed the test and next step for his adventure - god he is good at taking tests. Very cool.
Wondering:I'm wondering how long it will be before I start to enjoy this book: The Falnders Panel (Arturo Perez-reverte) why did I buy this book about art and chess? Because Raph told me too.
Internet Find: Love letters: www.kotex.com Best tampon's ever.

Amelie

It has to be one of my all time favorites! I recently bought a new app for my I Touch thingy and if you have seen the movie, you'll know why I love it. Nino. I love him and his OCD. Here is my contribution to his collection. I'm going to start one too!

So today was a pretty good day and I got to catch up with an old friend, mentor, employer, etc. He and I are 20 years and 12 days apart and I think he's still pretty cool, you know for an old guy. Next year we will be hitting some big numbers so we reveled in our youth. Whatever, we both shared updates on who almost died, had surgery, is in recovery, messed up their hip, etc. Don't ask us how we are doing if you don't want the truth. But no, we agreed that things are getting better. Life doesn't always give you what you want or expected but it's better than the alternative. Like he did get to retire at @56 but he has to live in his beautiful house instead of his beautiful boat. It's best to just learn to deal with what life throws at you. He is one of the happiest pessimist I know and I miss him and his wife. They are some of my people that I love even if I don't get to see them often and I know they think of me and they know I think of them.

Listening: to the voices in my head, "I'll Never Tell"
Eating: Nothing, do you know what time it is?

Drinking: Will be drinking water to take my drugs

Wearing: PJ Bottoms: a lovely yellow cotton with little purple flowers and a the white t I wore to work today. Today I wore my new favorite purple, soft sweater and the cool necklace Page gave me with the Geo/Amathyst. I will wear it to death.

Feeling: Heartburn

Need: Some chocolate but I'm going to fight the good fight

Thinking: How cool were my grandmothers. I want to learn to be better at all the domestic things like sewing, knitting, cooking, gardening, etc. I keep their pictures on my desk and they are good reminders.

Enjoying: Ohh what I want to be enjoying is a good book. I have a few to read and will start one tonight.

Wondering: If this bulb is going to do anything. It still looks like an onion with a tumor and tenacles but no green.

Internet Find: Kork Ease Shoes - I don't have the site handy and again - I can't cut & paste for some reason so it's a pain to type these addresses in. Just google. I love the platform sandles and mary janes - I'm so getting some as soon as my bank account will allow it. Maybe both :) I want to be TALL.

What Color Are You?

Color me pink.

I just found out that Steve Tyler fell off the wagon because of injury and pain pills. It was a while back, but that sucks. I hope him being on American Idol means he is back on the wagon. I've seen one show and I love him but I don't have to live with him.

Listening: To myself laugh at Modern Family - love that show
Eating: Had some salad and Brunswick stew
Drinking: Luna - yes the moon in a bottle
Wearing: Now I've decide to describe my PJ's - purple, blue, silver and white bottoms, blue tank and a purple long sleeve t with some fuzzy purple socks
Feeling: Thankful that my meeting went good and I got out of work before 7
Need: to do dishes - again - ain't doing it tonight
Thinking: no, I don't want girl scout cookies
Enjoying: My new wallet and purse - how cool.
Wondering: If this big hunk of christmas bulb is going to do anything. the roots have moved around but no green at all...yet
Internet Find: I got my Better Homes mag today and it's about to expire. It has a quiz for what is your color : http://bhg.com/colorpersonality/
I was an earthy green which I found weird because my favorite color is blue almost every shade of it. Yeah I like green but blue makes me swoon.

This is getting a little boring but I do like sitting to think about what I'm feeling, need, wondering.
Listening: TV: Big Bang Theory
Eating: more guacamole
Drinking: water
Wearing: PJ's YEA!
Feeling: like it's been a long week and it's only Tuesday
Need: to do the dishes...but I'm not - it will have to wait until tomorrow
Thinking: I have removed my blog just to read to myself. Maybe I'll stop for a while. Wishy washy.
Enjoying: the new purse a friend gave me and I love the wallet. Just took all my stuff out of my current purse to use the new one - Had never heard of Elliott Lucca. I think I'll look it up. She buys stuff and doesn't want to return it and I am happy to help.
Wondering: how long it will take to get my little refund - yea baby
Internet Find: very cool artist: http://www.prashart.blogspot.com/

Walls

I slept so good last night. Asleep by 11 and slept until 7. It was not my alarm that woke me up though. My neighbors were fighting in a way that made me dial 91 and had my finger on the 1. If I ever hear that kind of stuff again I will hit the 1. It is one of those sensitive things in an apartment because I don't know what is going on but I'm close enough to hear that it's not good.

Coming from a loud family myself I realize that not all altercations warrant the police to come. I just don't want to be one of those people that knows that something violent is taking place and dismiss it. I don't know that anyone was touched but I know I have thought about it all day.

People fight and sometimes there are reasons and emotions that push people out of control but as long as it stops before it goes too far and it's reasonably equal I don't think others should get involved. I heard the woman cry but I also heard her strong voice so I hope they will either work it out or decide to part.

On the other hand once I'm asleep, I'm usually hard to wake up so if someone wakes me again or I hear that level of disruption, I'll be making a call and the police can determine if it has gone to far. That's what happens when you share walls with people.

Strange first thought: Who fights in the morning? I wouldn't have the energy to go to that level so early in the morning. I personally prefer to fight in the afternoons or evenings.

Listening: Very Valentine by Adriana Trigiani (Book on CD)
Eating: Blue Corn Taco's w/ Guacamole
Drinking: Bella Sera Pinot Grigio
Wearing: PJ's now but earlier I wore new shoes that gave me a blister :(
Feeling: Hopeful that my niece will feel better tomorrow - stop choking
Need: To water the plants before I go to bed
Thinking: about my clean sheets - yum
Enjoying: Wireless that Bentley got all set up this weekend. It took 3 reps. I hung up on the first one. The second one hung up on me and Bentley got the third one and even asked to speak to his manager to show appreciation.
Wondering: How will the birds live in the gourd bird houses if I never put them outside.
Internet Find: YOU ROCK GIRL (I assume you are ok with people seeing this since you posted it on YOU TUBE) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RfjhXgj7KBY

What?

I said No.

Boundaries, remember.

Okay, Don't think I am giving in or being flexible or compliant, making a commitment or any of those things because the fact that I have added how may consecutive entries in how many days does not mean that I am going to be interested in this thing a month from now. I am focused on doing more things that I enjoy. Spending more time on fun things and less on serious things.

So I'm writing a little something because I want to. I may even make a little goal to blog everyday for 20 days and see how it feels. Not because I feel like I have to but because I enjoy sitting down and sharing little tid bits. I will at least do my check in so I can look back for myself to see how it's going:

Listening: Prince - KISS
Eating: salad, black eye peas, and for dessert: nutella on bread
Drinking: H2O
Wearing: Yoga pants and t-shirt I bought at beach with bamboo on it ZEN
Feeling: Like I got a lot of good stuff done this weekend
Need: To mail my taxes off tomorrow because I get a refund :)
Thinking: The container store could become addictive
Enjoying: The AWESOME massage I had this afternoon - 2 hours and I'm sore and have a few bruises - wow I did some deep breathing for 2 hours - too much oxygen to the brain
Wondering: If I have meetings tomorrow.
Internet Finds: EZ File : http://www.irs.gov/efile/index.html

UNDO

Something I don't understand is WHY DOESN'T CNTL V paste into this blogger thing. WOW it really gets on my nerves. And if this laptop mouse continues to magically move my cursor all over the text and screw up my typing up I am going to... to... plug in my wireless mouse dang it.

OK - WHERE IS THE UNDO BUTTON?

I am going to have to write to someone because I know this is a free resource for blogging and all but I do have standards and you guessed it...boundaries.