I'm certain this is considered illegal torture practices

Here I am. At work. On a Saturday. Not only am I at work on a Saturday, but I had to be to work at 7:00 am. 7:00 am. And I'm not getting paid. Yup, definitely illegal torture practices. No relaxing on the couch with Josh, sipping coffee, watching the morning news shows, thinking how great the day is because IT'S SATURDAY!! Nope, here I am watching the sun come up like any other day of the week. Blah, blah complain and complain some more. Yeah, I'm a big cry baby. But, it's SATURDAY! SATURDAY!

OHM

I started a yoga class this week. My flexibility is somewhat embarrassing, but that’s part of the reason I’m taking it – to turn my non-flexible self into a bendy pretzel type. I really enjoyed the class. That is until the end when we had to all collectively do the "OHM" chant. Has anyone ever experienced this? You are supposed to "resonate" or some shit like that. It felt like singing to me and I couldn't find the right tone because I? CANNOT sing. I am tone deaf. And I’m here to tell you that being tone deaf does not mesh well with resonating. What I felt like was one of the American Idol contestants that even Paula can't find something nice to say about. So, I did what any good yoga student would do – I faked it.

Now I know my ABC's . . .

I was checking out some random blogs and came across this at Kitty's Korner and thought I would steal it since it's Monday and I am feeling lazy . . .

A is for Age: 27 (but, my birthday is next month.)
B is for Booze of choice: Vodka Tonic
C is for Career: Sales
D is for your Dog's name: I don't have a dog. (But, my cat's names are Lily and Wilson.)
E is for Essential items you use every day: This could be so many things, but a couple of things that come to mind: my Oil of Olay face lotion, my automobile, my lovely new purse, and my DVR.
F is for Favorite song at the moment: This version of "Hard to Handle" by the Grateful Dead from August 6, 1971 that's on "The Phil Zone". It is ROCKIN!!
G is for favorite Games: I don't really play any games. But, growing up my favorite was Clue or Life.
H is for Hometown: Lapeer, MI
I is for Instruments you play: Unfortunately, I am not musically blessed.
J is for Jam or Jelly you like: My mom's homemade strawberry jam. YUM!!
K is for Kids: No kids yet.
L is for Last kiss: Last night when I said good night to Joshua.
M is for Most admired trait: Hmmm . . . my patience?
N is for Name of your crush: Joshua of course!
O is for Overnight hospital stays: None.
P is for phobias: Spiders. Ew.
Q is for quotes you like: "You see Bob, it's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care." Peter Gibbons in Office Space.
R is for biggest Regret: Not getting some sort of a business degree in college. I got my degree in Environmental Studies and Biology, which I LOVED, but the jobs are hard to find. I might have actually used my degree had I gotten it in business.
S is for Sweets of your choice: Do I have to pick? Because really? If it's sweet, I'll eat it.
T is for Time you wake up: My alarm goes off at 5:30 am, but I don't drag myself out of bed until about 5:45 am.
U is for Underwear: Depends on the day: bikini, thong, boy shorts . . .
V is for Vegetable you love: Green beans are my most favoritest.
W is for Worst Habit: Picking at my cuticles.
X is for X-rays you've had: None, unless you count my teeth.
Y is for Yummy food you make: Hmm . . . I'm not the best cook, but I really like this chicken, black bean, and rice casserole I make. Oh and I can make pretty good homemade macaroni & cheese.
Z is for Zodiac sign: Aquarius.

Hot Diggity!!

My lovely new purse arrived today!
Aren't you excited for me? I knew I could count on you to be.









It's not a fancy Coach purse or anything, but I love it just the same. It has pockets galore (including a perfectly sized cellphone pocket on the inside) and the straps provide perfect over-the-shoulder comfort. I think I will have to take it on it's first shopping outing this weekend.

Ahh, yes. That whole blog thing.

Well, you may or may not have been wondering where the heck I've been. It's been so long since I posted that I'm not even sure anymore.
I did go on the fabulous Ski Vacation: Vermont which totally rocked for so many reasons: good skiing, good friends, good food, and LOTS & LOTS of relaxation. I'm sure I would have had many fun & interesting stories to share if I would have posted when I got back like a good little girl. But, my memory is shit & I can't think of any one particular story to share right now. Let's just say that lots of fun was had (although my out of shape muscles would TOTALLY disagree) and I would definitely go back.
We got back right before New Years and weren't planning anything too spectacular since we were still recovering from the vacation. But, my intestines had other ideas and decided to help me ring the new year in with much pomp & circumstance. I will spare you all of the gory details of my almost death (yes, I'm being dramatic. But, the pain! Oh the pain!) and just say that I ended up with some sort of bacteria that infected my intestines (BASTARD!!). I am now on the mend and afraid to ever eat sushi again.
Last week I was busy trying to catch up at work (the only place I can go on-line) which is my excuse for not posting last week. (I was being good and doing actual work! Don't I get a pat on the back for that or something? Oh, that's what I'm supposed to be doing for 8 hours, Monday thru Friday? Right. I'll have to remember that.)
That's it for now - I'll try to come up with something a little more entertaining than the (BASTARD!!) bacteria for next time.