She had the best abs ever, she will be missed…

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“Are you happy with your life?” “Are you in the best shape you want to be?” While sitting waiting for allergy shots (you have to sit around for 30 minutes after you get them waiting to see if there is a reaction) these two questions were posed to me by the very “fit” woman next to me (I’m sure she has six pack abs which she can keep by the way). I turned to her and said “excuse me?” and could feel the sales pitch coming on. She went on to tell me how she was a life coach and wondered if I felt I could use her services. First off don’t get me started on life coaches. There is no qualification to be a life coach…though I am sure nowadays there is an online degree for it somewhere. She didn’t seem to accept my answer that yes I was happy with my life and that while I was not in the best shape I wanted to be I was in the best shape of where I could be today. She piped in with surely there were things I wanted to change and I said of course. But that for right … [Read more...]

In defense of the caterpillar….

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If you are on Pinterest then you have probably seen either the motivational poster or the tattoo that wraps down someone’s back or side reading that every recently divorced or woman with a midlife crisis’s seems to be pinning that reads “just when the caterpillar thought the world was over, it became a butterfly”. They claim it’s a proverb of what I don’t know. But my question is what’s wrong with being the caterpillar? I have many a fond memory as a kid searching for and playing with caterpillars, the fuzzier the better. They were what I went searching for on the leaves of the bushes (well that and lady bugs). Butterflies were far too hard for me to catch and when we did we usually accidently ripped off its wings, some meaner kids not accidently ripping them off. Caterpillars were far sturdier. It’s just another example of society going for the colorful and flashy over the more common. I know it’s not a literal translation and it’s supposed to be representing … [Read more...]

Conversation starter…

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It’s Valentine’s Day this week which usually involves people’s own version of civil war….those who have a Valentine vs. those who do not. When I taught junior high I used to try and take Valentine’s Day off. Not to spend it with my sweetheart but because I couldn’t deal with the drama. Some called it Valentine’s Day I called it Crying Girl Day. Either girls were really, really happy because the boy they liked gave them something or they were crying because they had no one. Or the guy they liked sent flowers to another girl and not them. And then of course there were the actual girl fights over boys. You think we would learn as grown women but not so much. Valentine’s Day has been whipped into quite a frenzy if you don’t have someone. Oh no, I don’t have someone for Valentine’s Day! Oh no, I don’t have someone for July 17th. What’s July 17th? It’s just a day…and so is February 14th. Personally my day of needing someone is April 15th…Tax Day. I cry a … [Read more...]

Ahhhh…three more days….

With just a few days left before the holidays I’m running around more than ever. Hopefully you aren’t as chalked full as I am. *Went to bed at 5am “last” night (but really this morning). Why you ask? Excited for Santa? Nope, gave my ex-husband a ride to the airport at 2:30am. Yes, I am too nice. So is he, he would have done it for me too. Anyway I drank way too many energy drinks to stay awake...and well, they worked. *Got to sleep for a few hours then up to meet a friend who is in from New York. Haven’t seen her in what seems like forever. *Then working tonight until midnight. *Friday is last minute errand running where I do not look forward to experiencing a Costco two days before Christmas. Wish me luck. *Crazy Cocker Spaniel went to the puppy spa earlier this week and one of her little fatty cyst got clipped. She bled everywhere on the comforter Wednesday and so now I have a nice unexpected dry cleaner bill. Joy. *I accomplished getting 11 holiday cards … [Read more...]

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