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?

Saturday was a great day at work, though we were all just exhausted from the long Friday. I had a chemical relaxer and a perm back to back. woof. Stinky! That perm was beautiful, but it felt as if I were rolling it in jello. slogging and slow. Got off work finally and headed to the grocery store. I had not been since way before the trip so I was really down to the bare pickins in the pantry. The cats needed moist food and I needed some milk and soup fixins. It just feels good to have provisions in the house.

Came home and though the house is still wrecked I had no energy to clean. I picked up a teensy bit, enough to let me be still for the night. I made Chicago style pizza. I was inspired from my trip. Figured it couldn’t be that hard, and it wasn’t. The crust needs work, but when you only pay a dollar for some crust mix…eh. no worries. Ate the pizza. Had to have an hour long conversation with Sprint about my FIVE HUNDRED DOLLAR PHONE BILL. The Hell????? Yeah, turns out the last time I talked to them and paid my bill, THEY didn’t do any of the stuff they said that they would. It was a bitch. But it’s taken care of. Funny thing is, now that I don’t have the boyfriend, I’m not TALKING as much so probably don’t need the extra minutes. Eh. I’m going to use that as motivation to TALK to my tribe more. Voice to voice versus text to text. So that got fixed and I started watching Away We Go.

woke up half way thru it and though it was only 8:30 pm…to bed I went. And didn’t wake up till 8:45 this morning. Woke up with Sammy all curled up under my chin, his paws around my neck. We were snuggling. and WOW. How human do I feel today?!?!?! Yay!

Brewed some coffee. Fed the livestock. Even Stormy made an appearance for breakfast. Curled up on the couch, it’s rainy and cold outside. I’m making a mental list of what I want to accomplish today and tomorrow and will possibly get some of it done before I meet Gert for brunch.

First. Free. Weekend. Since. September 18th.

seriously.

I could just roll on the floor with glee. (oh did you watch Glee last week? best ep of the season in my book.)

Ok…I have some more stuff to talk about but am going to get some coffee and perhaps a slice of pizza for breakfast. happy weekend ya’ll!