As you know, it’s my Saturday. For those of you stopping by from IComLeaveWe, I bang hair and my days off are Sunday and Monday.

Today is my favorite day.

I’ve decided that though the sun is shining and it’s GORGEOUS outside, To use this day as a cave day. Nestle in on the couch for a movie,(Chaplin) Find some energy and work on getting this mess in order. I am excited at the prospect of doing nothing today. No football, No meetings…just me. This house. And tonight, if I get stir crazy, I’ll take myself to the movies. I must get out and get moist food for the livestock before they turn on me and bring in more of their own food…gah.

I’m off to comment around the blogsphere…happy Sunday/Saturday.

Do you see that little thingy down there to the right? that little badge thingy? It means I’ve joined yet another blog thing. This is a committment to COMMENT on blogs this week. Something like five a day or some such. Clearly I need to go see if I’m actually doing it right. It’s in conjunction with NaBloPoMo. That other little badge thingy over there to the right. Comments are Crack for us writers. we LOVE them. We CRAVE them. We are sustained by them. The lurkers, we love you too, but stop and sit and say a thing or two! There’s a lot of fabulous people writing out there, check them out! There are blog rolls on both of these sites that I’m perusing. I plan to peruse a lot more tomorrow. As I CLEAN THIS GOSH DANGED HOUSE!!!!

are you sick of my empty promises yet? because I sure as hell am!!! Good grief.

Made it through today with the help of BC Powder and Emergen-C. (Halla!)and Taiwan on the Facebook. That boy cracks me wide open with the funny. He is a good good friend. So now, I”m comfy on my couch awaiting the phone call from Hawk and Ringo. We’re meeting for some dinner tonight, little wings and beer and facetime and laughter. Sigh. Makes me happy!

Wanna know what my new favorite thing to eat is? baked sweet potato with laughing cow cheese.

does not suck.

i’m hungry. i need wings.

My saturday post is short.
i have a few appointments today.
i want to sleep in. it’s raining and i have a case of i dont wannas.

Long week?
yep. yep.

Slow at work. I’m freakin out, but not as much today as yesterday. Sleep helps the paranoia. I didn’t go to the gym this morning either. flop. It’s a constant struggle, yes? yes. But a little is more than nothing and a little will be come a little more and it will happen.

So. The weekend. Got plans?
I’m going to a holiday open house with Pseudo Sis 1. Our friend owns a fabulous furniture store here in OKC, so we’re doing that. Tomorrow facetime with Hawk and Ringo, and hopefully Gert. Sunday I have a play committee meeting and I have yet to complete one single reading of one single play. I’m sucked into the second Outlander book. Hard. Bah…

Hope you have a fabulous Friday. MUAH!

I got home last night, after a long day. Up early at the gym, morning class that was dreadful, afternoon of working then rushing off at 7:30 to the sketch comedy live event! I missed the first comic and half the first sketch but made it for the rest. Sooo good. One comic just sucked it up, and well. He sucks all the time. Not my favorite person, not my favorite comedian. Anyhoo….it was awesome. Hanging with all these people, who worked so hard on a project this summer. It felt good to see the final product!

I got home, really tired. Really. Tired. Fed the livestock, had two on the couch with me snuggled in, and Stormy Soprano. was inside too. Curiously inside. And quiet. Under the table, curiously inside and quiet.

Yeah.
This is why…

That, my friends, is the Remains of the Squirrel. Not just a movie anymore. Starring Stormy Soprano: Killer For Hire.

*cue freakout*

I mean, I have cleaned my share of mice and birds from the house before, but this…THIS is more like a dead body than anything!!! And Stormy is just laying over it, gnawing, looking at his owner who is screaming and doing the tippy two gross out dance around her house.

TGFF (Thank God For Facebook)

because you know I’m addicted. I leapt over the couch, tried to ignore the body under the table, posted my status in all caps freak out mode, and two seconds later? Joe. Phone. ON MY WAY.

so, today, on this Love Thursday, I love life. I love my cats. I love the Flyover Scene Sketch that we participated in and saw to the end last night, but most of all? I love Joe. Joe who I’ve known since the 5th grade. Joe who has seen me through so many phases of my life. Joe who drives around town with me getting snow melt, or cleans up the dead bodies that my own private Soprano leaves around here.

I’m a very independent woman. I credit my mother for raising me that way. But there are times, when even the most independent of women, needs a man in a cape.

I wish:

that today will fill up with clients!

that I will learn something fabulous in class this morning.

that today is a really good day.

that we experience genuine laughter today.

that I can get some things accomplished that need to be accomplished.

that we hear our favorite song today.

that we dance a little when we hear it.

that all your wishes come true.

Do you Zumba? Is that a class that is offered at your gym? In your area? I tried it tonight for the first time. Let me say, it is muy caliente with the Latin/Salsa/twisty/hipshaking/ridiculousness. I was a little afraid I was going to blow out a knee with the twisting, but I worked it out and rocked it out. I am very much aware of how NOT loose I am in my hiney area. Felt a little like a drunken hippo trying to bring sexy back…but whatever. I finished it!

It was only 30 minutes THANKTHEGOODLORDABOVE. I was sweaty. Like nasty dripping hair sweaty. I’d already done over a mile on the treadmill waiting for it to start then that, so I feel pretty stinkin good about it all.

I’m making a new dinner tonight. Stuffed bell peppers with Boudin. Cajun sausage and rice misture, topped with panko breadcrumbs and delish! Roasted veggies to go with my Biggest Loser viewing. Dad stopped by and brought me half a case of wine for my birthday. HUZZUAH!!!! Think I’ll open one with dinner and enjoy.

You guys, the laundry is taking over my life. I have class in the morning, and a thing tomorrow night (we’re finally going to have our “live event” for the sketch comedy thing we filmed this year) so hopefully Thursday night I will get to work on it. jeez louise. It’s outta control!

but whatever. I’m off to check my cajun peppers and veggies. and to crack open that wine. Happy happy evening to you. Stay warm.

It IS Mid-November. SO why am I surprised that it finally turned COLD outside??? Brrrrrr. I’ve had my closets torn apart for weeks. Several weeks before my trip, and they are still that way. Trying to find my warm long sleeved things amidst my spaghetti strap tanks…things MUST get organized. The heat has been turned on. Which means the Neti Pot has returned to sitting on the cabinet. The cats have returned for longer periods of sleepy time. Which means the Dyson is sitting out constantly. Begging for use.

I need to make a lil money and hit the hardware store for the window plastic like we used in Saginaw. I did it last winter, about mid-way thru, and it really made a difference. So that is on my list of things to do this week. I still dream of more insulation and new windows. Perhaps next year is the year that happens. Perhaps.

I had dinner with Nan and M’Lynn last night. We have not had facetime since way into the summer, which just made us jaw drop. WHAT??? Nan has a new car, Cheryl and a new kitty, Ruby. M’Lynn has a new grand daughter, Ellie. We had much to catch up on! Much. It was nice. I came home, put on my soft pants and couched it a few more hours with my dvr then to bed early. Before 10, with high hopes of getting to the gym this morning.

uhhhhh, screw that. it was freezing. I’ll pack a bag and head over tonight after work, as it’s right across the street from my salon. I’ll feel better about it once I just GET THERE!!!

That’s it from here, kids. I hope you are warm wherever you are. Happy Tuesday.

I’ve spent the entire weekend in a state of rest.

Physical rest. Sleeping in. Sleeping out. Sleeping with cats. Sleeping on the couch. Sleeping in the bed.

It feels good.

Resting from going out and doing anything but being here. I did manage some facetime with my girls. Gert. MGirl. I did manage some football. A phone call with Matchoo. Texting with Dionysas.

Brunch with Gert was enlightening. I have several more reasons validating the ending of my relationship…true colors shining through and all of that. I’m so grateful for the support of my friends through out this whole thing. This sad sad thing. I talked to my dad tonight. He was so supportive too. He doesn’t blame me. Refreshing not to be vilified. And these things I’ve been learning?

Gross. Just gross. And as Gert tells me, “you don’t do gross Zelda. you do happy and light.”

damned right I do.

So this week, after this blissful weekend of rest, I do Normal. I do sleep and rest and water and vegetables. I do laughter and I do the gym and I do work. I do a little cleaning each night. I do some writing. I do some vitamins and the neti pot. I do more laughter and prayer and grace. I give thanks. I move on.

That’s what I’m going to do this week. What about you?