Today was a really good day. Unlike my 4th. I ended up getting sick yesterday so no Independence Day fun for Julie. Wah! It was spent drinking gallons of Sprite and stuffing my face with crackers. I was in my jammies all day, didn't brush my teeth, take a bath or put on my contacts. I was miserable. I have no idea what made me sick. All I know is that I wouldn't wish it on my worst enemy. Now this morning I felt like a human again. Not 100% but at least I wasn't dizzy or nauseated. That was a huge step for me.
As I mentioned, it was a good day. I spent the day with my youngest niece, Gabble. That is one of many nicknames that I call her. We had lunch at our favorite place, Pei Wei then headed to Target for a little shopping and then a spur of the moment movie "Madea's Witness Protection". (Don't judge us). We had a great conversation and she always surprises me with her wisdom.
Spending the day with her made me kinda wonder what would happen if my life would have been different. You know - marriage, kids, carpools, the whole enchilada. Then I realized that I am so not a grown up yet. I don't feel like one. I might not even act like one. I'm a great faker. I could win an Oscar for the role of a lifetime. All in all a good day. Today's soundtrack theme is family. Enjoy!
I loves summer TV. I remember being a kid during the summer and there was nothing but reruns on prime-time TV. It was okay for awhile but then it got SO boring. But I don't count the daytime reruns because I loved me Addams Family, Father Knows Best, Good Times and Happy Days. Those were our go to shows.
It's taken awhile, then huzzah! Some of the cable stations realized the good scripted shows still matter during the summer. And who does it best? Well in my opinion, it's USA Network. I am such a huge fan of their line up. Here are my favorites and why.
1. Royal Pains -Hot, smart Dr. working in The Hamptons.
If you're not watching these, give them a shot. Each of the shows is funny and smart. Go on, what more do you have to do? Loved to hear what you think of them. So for today's soundtrack, our theme is TV. Enjoy!
Hello!!
Soooooo, I'm not lost. I've just been pretty much a bum. The only things I've done is work and go to Zumba class.
True be told, I've been kinda down. It took awhile to figure out why and then it dawned on me. A couple of months ago I declared that I would no longer hope or pray to meet someone. After 20 years, I was tired and depressed of not seeing a result. Hence declaration time. I felt like Michael Scott.
After my declaration, I was okay with it. Truly I was. A few weeks later, guess what came creeping in? Sadness and maybe a little despair. But what was making me sad? I'm not that bright so it took about another month to realize that I was sad because I no longer have any hope in my life.
I got to the point where I was just a sad sack. Not slashing my wrist sad but just really sad and blah. I had no motivation for anything. Then light bulb! My declaration backfire and slapped me in the face. A person can not be okay without any hope in their life. I need hope, we all need hope.
I've been scared to really to acknowledge it but man, it feels good to get that out in the world. Now it's time to live. Time to bring hope back in my life and get back in the world. I am putting it out in the world - I want to meet my soul mate. I am ready to meet this dude and get to living. So today's theme is hope and living. Enjoy!
Thanks for reading my blog!
Julie
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Where have I been? Honestly, I've been just working and going to Zumba. Not a lot of excitement going in my life. Actually kinda boring. The most exciting thing is my new vacuum purchase. I bought a Hoover Elite Rewind. It is complete greatness. With my squatter, it has been a miracle. It is the best purchase I've ever made. Wow, I've embraced my middle-age.
Wait, one major thing has happened. I turned 42 at the beginning of May! I still don't feel like a grown up even though my last paragraph was about a vacuum cleaner.
Okay that's all I got today. I've been under the weather so I'm gonna make it short and sweet. Today's soundtrack is going to be random because I can't really think. Enjoy!
I love going to my Zumba classes. If I could go every day, I would. Heck I think I would like to even run a Zumba studio. How much fun would it be to help people reach their goals and to get them healthy? As much as I love, I still pretty much suck at it. I feel like a stripper that has 2 left feet. I really wish I could But I still love going because I come out sweating like a ho' in church.
I started going in December and so far I have lost 3 pounds and I can tell a difference in how my clothes are fitting me. The love handles are now infatuation handles. Next up, getting the top of my thighs to stop touching. I think I am up to the challenge. 3 pounds doesn't sound like a lot since I see all the commercials that advertise losing a ton a weight by taking a pill and not doing a damn thing. Okay, they don't say damn but that's the basic jist.
Anyhoos, 3 pounds is pretty good especially since over the last 2 months or so, I have been in love with cupcakes. Maybe it's lust? Either way - yeah for cupcakes! So much so that I've been making them, taking them to work and making everyone partake in my new obsession. But that is coming to a halt. Now I just have to stay out of the nice little bakery down the street.
Okay kids, today's soundtrack theme is Zumba. Our instructor has some great music and it just makes me happy. Enjoy!
Dick Clark passed away today and my heart is sad. I knew he wasn't doing well but it's still so sad. At 12 noon on Saturday afternoons, my face was in front of our TV. Our family's Saturday morning ritual was to have our entire house clean so that we could be ready to watch Bandstand. We had our favorite lunch (white bread sandwiches with bologna) and our favorite show.
Man, I loved that show. I always wanted to be a dancer on that show. Admit, you wanted that too. I wanted to dance on top of the tiers. I wanted to wear Yo-Yo's and jeans with the monogrammed pictures on the back pockets. Man, I was a dreamer.
I loved everything about it: Rate -A-Record, the Spotlight Dance and my favorite, the dance contest during the summer. One of my favorite memories was seeing Prince (with his perfectly coiffed hair and big earring) perform "I Wanna Be Your Lover". I loved that song. I trusted Mr.Clark's taste and he didn't let me down with that one.
This how ingrained that show was in our family. Back in the 70's, there was a dancer that looked like my sister's boyfriend, Mr. X (at least we thought he did). So for years, we always called that dancer, Mr. X. Tonight I am watching the CNN coverage on his death and they are showing Bandstand footage and there is Mr. X. I called my sister and told her what I was watching and to guess who I just saw. First thing out of her mouth, "Mr.X!"
And who can forget the Pyramid? My sister's would play as a team and were actually pretty good. I think they earned about $1million. That ticking sound always made me nervous. When the contestant made it to the winner's circle, boy howdy were we glued. Now that was some good TV.
Wait, I almost forgot one of my favorite shows, American Dreams. It was on NBC back in 2002. Oh, I loved the Pryor family. It's a shame it only lasted 3 seasons. I miss you J.J. Pryor!
Today's soundtrack theme is for the oldest teenager, Dick Clark. Mr. Clark, I rate you the highest; a 98. Thank you for bringing us great music and TV shows. Thank you for being a constant in my young adolescence life. No matter what teenage drama I was having, you were the one thing I could always count on. Heaven will be rockin' now that you're there.
Tax day is 4/17 and I just finished mine yesterday. I normally do not wait until the last minute but there were some circumstances from last year that made me have to actually go to a real person to have my taxes done as opposed to doing them online (for free) as I have done for years. It dawned on me that this was the first time that I had to hire a professional and for the first time since I was 15 that I was not going to use a 1040EZ. Boy did that suck! Sometimes I hate being a grown up. After all was said and done, I ended paying $175 to have my taxes done but one the bright side, I am getting a pretty decent refund. So woo hoo for that! It was a happy ending but getting there was pretty scary.
I'm all ready making my list of what I am going to buy. First thing's first, I am buying a new vacuum cleaner. My old one sucked up a cat toy so it's pretty much useless. I was all ready looking for a new one anyway since my slacker sheds like there's no tomorrow. There is one that want but it's like $500 and I just can't bring myself to pay that much money for a vacuum cleaner. I like nice things but I just can't do that.
I shouldn't complain that I had to pay for the service, it just threw me for loop. Hopefully next year I can go back to being just a normal Joe. Today's soundtrack is based on my taxes and me dolling out a bunch of dough. Enjoy!
