Deuces & Hellos!

Howdy Ho Delights! This is it! The final day of the inaugural year of Following Through. Thank you all for keeping me encouraged every day as I was on and off and around track. You all hung in there during my multi-polar "What am I gonna do with my life?" changes, quests, and nutty ideas & I certainly have endless appreciation for you doing so.

It's time to throw up the deuces to old resolutions and say a hearty HELLO to evolution & better solutions. I cannot promise to be less indecisive, but I can promise to continually work on being better.

ThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYouThankYou for a wonderful year & Cheers to the grandest 2012!

Where Art Thou Steam?!?!

Hello Delights! Just when you thought I'd forget to blog, I remembered like BLAM! Anyhoo, I've got nothin' much to say. Wanna beat myself up about not walking for lunch & staying in my office and eating chips. Why oh why did my steam leave me? Did my body know it was the end of the week? Maybe. I found out mid-morning that we're off tomorrow. Hooo deee hooo! I swear I'll do something productive tomorrow prior to going to the comedy show w/ my brother. Wish me a walk.

Happy New Years Eve Favorite Divas! Hope you enter 2012 peacefully & joy filled.

Cheers!

Picking Up Steam

Good Night Delights! Hope the day was grand & met you with all the humping you could stand. Hooray for Ms. Awesome's crooked, but forward path to greatness. I'm lovin' it! Ole to TAPS for rockin' out @ body conditioning and finishing the year stronger, fitter, and as beautiful as ever. So thrilled that Magic & Annette got to spend quality time over a delicious looking slice. And guuurrrrl am I jealous of Alisa being in ABQ eating away at goodness.

I wrote the word "FLOOR" on my mirror and wouldn't ya know I did actually do some ab and arm work this morning before work. Today was productive - outside of the office. Accomplished a load of laundry, grocery shopping, bought an organizer for my bathroom goods, cleaned my kitchen, and watched 2 episodes of Seinfeld. Check me out. Now if I can incorporate movement/walking again, I'd be quite the beastess. My goal is to walk tomorrow during lunch & continue to stay far away from the office drama. Oh oh oh... SinnABurst got an oil change & rotated tires today. I think she likes me again. But she's in desperate need of a tune up. That's gotta be like a spa day for cars, right? I'll try to work that in this weekend.

I am loving the radio stations in Augusta even with the jacked up NPR broadcast. Somebody remind me to buy raisins tomorrow. Also, I'm giving up smoked sausage for the month of January. Wish me luck. My boss gave me a lovely orange scarf for x-mas. Someone remind me to YouTube videos on "How to wear a scarf." Thanks.

Cheers!

Ditto

Good Evening Glories! I just want to say that I agree completely with TAPS' last blog. So, ditto to all that she mentioned in there. I've not exercised. I'm eating in a craptacular fashion. And I'm not getting much  accomplished on my Get It Done Now list. Tomorrow's a new day & a another 365 are on the horizon. We'll get it mostly right, right? The 1st leap I'll make is tossing the pie. There's not enough folks at work to eat it, so away it goes. If I remember, I'll try to ensure I do ab & arm work every morning prior to getting ready for work. Maybe I should make myself a note & put it somewhere....I'll write it on the mirror! Tah daaahhh!

Thanks for supporting & helping me through 2011. There's no way I'd be down 20+ pounds, eating a smidgen healthier, and living a couple thousand miles away from home without you queens.  I hope to gather with all of you at some point along our 2012 trek!

Cheers!

Southern Gal

Good Evening Delights! My holiday tour across the south was very nice. Once getting to Charlotte yesterday, my brother, his gal pal, her family, & I engaged in a wild game of bootleg football. We had such a good time sliding & running around the park. Who knew we'd go old school and actually PLAY football on Christmas & not just watch it?!?!  Anyhoo, what I've learned is that the south just doesn't have sidewalks. Finito. I so so so miss sidewalks. But...the folks are friendly. Whatcanyasay? I ate way too much of everything and I'm feeling good and blah and not-so-bad about the tastiness. The coffee cake is so darn delightful. And I say "is" because my brother's gal pal forced me to bring some home. Yay! I also got an entire sweet potato pie from Ricky's mama. What's a Follow Through'er to do but eat the goodies and hope she can walk it off.  Who's with me? All of you? GREAT! So, with that all said... My objectives for the week are as follows:

+  Share the pie
+  Good fitness for at least 5 days
+  Buy groceries
+  Uhm... A whole lot of other things
+  Write a manifesto about how I want my living situation to be when I'm old

Cheers!

Country Folk & Other Stuff

Good X-Mas Eve Delights! Since some of you will be reading this tomorrow or the day after or on Tuesday:  Happy Christmas & stuff. The 7 hour drive to Mississippi was pretty smooth & peaceful. And southerners are pretty darn nice, too. I visited a former Hound (not sure if any of you besides Kim B & TAPS know Ricky Pierce) & met his family. And ate a whole HEAP & MOUND of goodness. I understood most of what his mother was saying & about 60% of what his dad was speaking. What I didn't understand was the over abundance of broke down vehicles in EVERYBODY'S front/side yard. WTHades man?!?!? Not a huge fan of personalized gold teeth either. But did I mention the folks were nice? Hhmm mmhmm... They sure are.  A small town full of hand wavers and greeters. And everyone welcomed me to another visit. Someday. Tomorrow, I'll head to Charlotte, NC to hang with my big (but small in stature) brother. Sinn rolled about 900 miles in 24 hours and will do another 500 or so tomorrow. And guess what! The "Check engine" light is on again because I somehow didn't tighten the gas cap on a fuel up. SinnABurst very well may quit me soon. But I'm hoping she hangs out for another 50k miles. Wish us luck.

Magic, so super thrilled that Super Sofia is home, healthy, and smiling. Please keep us posted.

Divas, have the most fabulous Kwanzaa, Chanukah, Festivus, etc... Eat what you want!

Brownie Overdose

Good Evening Delights! I didn't do any work today. And still haven't done any cardio, but maybe I'll do some here in a few minutes. I ate tons of brownies and still have 2 left. YUM! Okay. Okay. I won't eat them until I hit the road tomorrow morning & head for the great crooked letter state. So... I will spare you all a long blog. Not that I have anything to say anyway. I'm off to do some cardio, shower, pack, & power down. And maybe have some wine. Enjoy the holiday weekend if I don't hear from yall.

Over-dramatic head trauma

Good Evening Glories! I've got a mild tension headache & am just now remembering that it's been here all day. WTHades??!?  And WTH is this image??? Kinda looks like Tiger Woods, right? I'm going with that. Kinda bummed that it was raining @ lunch so I wasn't able to work. I mean walk. Okay, I mean both of them. No work nor walk today. Seriously, I did absolutely nada today besides email friends, set up various online accounts for bill paying, read the latest issue of Smart Money (my supervisor is all about me learning/playing the stock market), text some ex-beaus, and eat. Tomorrow will be even more grand: Who wants to really do any work the day before an extended weekend? NOBODY! That's who!
"The Middle" is crackin' me up right now.  Oh, I did do arm & ab work before I went to the place of cubicles and desks today.  And I made all of my co-workers chuckle at some point today. Yay me!

Objectives for Manana:
%  Do some work
%  Prepare for my day trip to Mississippi
%  Some cardio work
%  Be realistic about how much work I'm NOT going to do  :)

Cheers!

Blues Suede Shoes!

Good Evening Divas! Sorry that some of you have the holiday blues. I'm wishing all of those blues go away to a pair of suede shoes. That's the proper place for them, right? Blue shoes. Yep. The end.

Delights, in my almost 3 weeks on my new gig, I have decided that I'm gonna rock the job out. And in the process of rockin', I'm gonna create a niche & job within that job. I figure I can get promoted, rub elbows, & move around with this position. Like ... move around Europe. I think I'd love to live there again. This job can easily open windows, doors, and eyelids for me. Nobody else in my office is wanting to or even thinking about moving up and beyond. They're either near retirement - for a 2nd time - or just settled in to their Georgian lifestyles. Wish me luck & sanity. Uhm... I think that's all. I'm working on eating habits & fitness. Going asi asi (so/so) but I will improve. YAY!

Goals for Manana:
#  Walk the track at lunch as long as it's not raining
#  Do some ab & arm work
#  Read a little
#  Make some folks chuckle

Own the Day Divas!

Where My Divas At?!?!

Hello Delights! Where yall at? Just want to check in and make sure you're all still with me. Or at least half of ya! And that you're doing well. I know we all get busy with living and hustling and thinking and worrying and just being plain ol' busy! But I think about each of you & hope each of your days are filled with positivism and productivity. Particularly at this time of year. The holidays can be joyous, stressful, rough, and fattening. Let's stick with joyous and partly fattening & leave that other stuff by the wayside.
Enjoy being YOU! And it's perfectly dandy to not wanna do anything (blogging included) on a daily basis. I'm just a psycho like that. Get me some benefits. Meanwhile, we'll let Bruno handle it for me.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLexgOxsZu0

The goal for the evening is ab and arm work. I did get my derriere around the track to day. Ole!

Cheers Divas!

WANTED: Amaretto!

Good Evening Delights! Surprisingly, I accomplished everything on my list. I walked, did some ab work, lifted weights, AND cleaned my apartment. Even installed a new make-shift coat rack in the not-really-a-closet space. Made lunch to hold me for a few days & caught up on The Daily Show & Modern Family. As tempted as I was to go to the Waffle House for breakfast this morning, I didn't! Made oatmeal w/ raisins and peanut butter toast instead. Yay me! My belly needs to become anorexic or something similar soon. It's just so...so... invasive the way it protrudes from my body. Crazy belly! My cousin called & left a message about her wedding next October. She asked if I "wanted to participate in it."  Haven't called her back for clarification as I think she's rushing in to this marriage & it's kinda a bad ideal. I called another cousin and asked if she got the same call. Nope! Dang it! I sure was hoping she would endure this madness with me. Cousin 2 seems to think I was asked because I've got the double-first-cousin thing going on. Did I ever tell yall that my dad's 2 sister's married 2 of my mom's brothers?!?! Yea. Nobody spread out. So I have double first cousins. Go ahead... take a few moments to process that information. Anyhoo, I guess I'll call back and say, "Sure!" Cause if I say "HELL NAW!", the entire family (BOTH sides) will be on my case. I would like some amaretto for my hot chocolate. Please. Thanks.

Objectives for Tomorrow & [maybe] the Week:
//  Submit the claim for my set cushions (my laptop's operating system doesn't allow for me to access the site, so I gotta do the claim at work)
//  Walk the track @ least 4x
//  Not get wrapped up in the work chatter chaos
//  Eat & diet well. I so LOVE sleep
//  Begin a new book since I lost the last one someplace
//  Get in some South Carolina culture one evening this week

Hope the weekend was fantastic for you all! Cheers!

Random Rants - 3rd Edition

Good Evening Delights!  Magic, I certainly hope your darling girl feels better really soon. TAPS, I'm all fantastic vibes to you & Ellison. Ms. Awesome, I absolutely LOVED your drunk blogging. Did you ever get a reply from the un-friended friend request? Hilarious! Annette, no need to rush back to the gym when you're sexy as is! Finito! Random Ranting begins in ... three ... two...NOW:

oo  My toilet makes the sound of a moaning man when I flush it. First I thought I was hearing toilet woes from the upstairs neighbors. But nope... it's my own toilet who/that/which has woes.
oo  It occasionally sounds as if a mouse lives in my refrigerator. Maybe there's one living behind it, but I think I'd see it by now. Maybe it's the Kia hamsters practicing for the next commercial. No se! And I'm not overly motivated to do a semi-thorough investigation.
oo  Beer is tasty.
oo  Maurice FINALLY stop hiding and appeared today. Explains why I've need 10-12 hours of sleep per night & have been pretty upset for not getting them; and why I ate everything I could last week; and went on a mini-shopping spree, which netted me a lace camisole. I don't wear lace! Maurice is part devil.
oo  Turns out the nice girl @ the hotel in Mississippi did not charge me for my nights stay. Think she felt a little bad for holding me hostage at the front desk when I was trying to check out? Perhaps. I love the `Sippi folk.

oo  Joss Stone has such a soulful voice. Wonder what happened to her. I know...ADELE happened!
oo  Please remind me to NEVER live on the 1st floor again unless it's a townhome. It super blows to listen to heavy-foot folk wrestle with Little People. Or whatever the heck they do up there.
oo  I can't say for certain, but I think the acne/rash medication is working.
oo  <== Sorry those look like breasts!

I think that's it for the randomness. Today I headed out to downtown Augusta to take in some culture. I was hoping to tour the Lucy Craft Laney Museum (http://www.lucycraftlaneymuseum.com/), but it wasn't open. Yes, the website says they'd be open, but jimminydangcrickets there was a sign on the door stating they're on break until later this month. By the by, I'm working on curbing my profanity. Buddha help me! And I know I said I was finished, but:
oo  I love "You'll Think of Me" by Keith Urban
oo  I watched "The Machinist" with Cute Christian Bale today. I do not recommend it to any of you.

Objectives for the Remainder of the Weekend:
®  Clean the madness that is my apartment
®  Walk, abs, & arms
®  Make lunch for the week
®  Try not to curse

Enjoy your evening and tomorrow!

Sofa Friday!

Howdy Delights! I am so super thrilled it's Friday that I just don't know what to do. Well, I do know what to do because my Get It Done Now list is quite lengthy. Instead, I'm plopped down on the sofa, watching crappy t.v. shows, & considering having a 2nd bowl of cereal. Not sure I have the motivation to pour another and then chew the contents. The post-work beer has me feeling tired. Anyhoo, I've been eating really shitty as of late & my belly and teeth probably hate me. So...ugh...beginning Sunday, I'll give better eating a whirl. And I think that my fitness routine can kick off then, too.

Today I had lunch with our receptionist who gave me all the office chatter I didn't want to hear. In only my 2nd week on the gig, I've already figured out my folks. And I'm opting not to get wrapped up in the madness. I really just want to learn my job and like it. Not much else. Wish me luck Delights. Until I have a sugar daddy or 2 in place, I cannot afford another move just yet. :)

Happy Weekend! Who's going to see the new Sherlock Holmes flick?

Lupus-less, Probably

Howdy Delights! Went to see the most friendly doctor yesterday @ the VA Hospital. And by friendly, I mean UN-friendly. She is from Croatia and doesn't give 3 damns about having a pleasant bedside manner. I worked around/past/over that & did get her to kinda laugh a few times. Anyhoo, she checked out the rash on my face & pretty much determined that I do not have Lupus. Which I pretty much determined also because my joints and bones and such do not cause me any grief. She ordered me some high-powered acne medication, lab work, and another x-ray of my foot. I may be fake healthy in no time! I'll go for lab work this morning before heading in to the office. By the by, my office folk are ALL ABOUT eating. It's freakin' bonkers. There were chocolates on my chair when I got there yesterday & another lil bag of them when I returned from the doctors office. Additionally, Ms. Rhonda brought in 2 boxes of bagels, 2 boxes of muffins, and a pan of her famous cheesecake. WTHades is going on here?!?! That was yesterday! On Monday, someone brought in cherry cheesecake. Tuesday, someone brought in sweet rolls. I'm gonna look like a sweet roll if I stay here for long. However, because I don't like cheesecake, I feel somewhat safe. I am also not the biggest fan of bagels - with the exception of the green chile bagel sold at VERY few Einsteins'. I hate half of a blueberry bagel and not one muffin. And I kinda LOVE muffins. I hovered over the goodies while munching an apple. JoyJuh is food joyous! The track outside our office is actually a 1.5mile track! Whoooo deeee hoooo! I can do 2 laps daily at lunch & feel pretty good about myself. Uhm... let's see... Not much else to report. Maurice is still hiding out & being shy. I'm sure he'll pick the most inopportune moment to jump on the scene and be all extroverted! Frigginass Maurice! Fall is a pretty season here & I'm thrilled to see changing leaves. Finito!

Today's Objectives:
=  Ab & arm work (this will happen prior to leaving the casa this morning)
=  Lunch stroll
=  Finish the claim for my missing seat cushions (yep, I've yet to complete this)
=  Not finish the box of chocolates on my desk
=  5 or 6 other little things I cannot think of right now

Own the Day Divas! Cheers!

It's Been Broughten!

Good Night Delights! This morning I washed dishes, folded clothes, & somehow managed to make it to work right on time. (Right on time is late to me, but I'm working on it!) This evening, I'm catching up on my beau's show, did a little house keeping, and finally began my claim for the missing seat cushions. I also began completing my travel voucher to be reimbursed mileage & hotel stay for my move. Oh...And I walked today @ lunch. OooohWee! Call me buttuh `cause I'm on a roll! Not like the avalanche-type roll that TAPS is workin' with, but I can hold my own. By the by... TAPS, you managed to one-up yourself again with the blog entry and your lifestyle. You rule my school! Best part of the day was actually doing some hands-on work! I sat at the desk & keyboard and counseled soldiers on their education benefits & options. My sponsor guided me through plugging in information, but I did a dandy job if I say so myself.

Tomorrow I have a doctors appointment. Not sure if it's just so I can meet my primary care physician or will we really get in to some issues. Either way, I'll be bringing up my on-going foot woes, the Lupus-like symptoms, and asking for a consult to dermatology to get rid of the rash on my face. I'll keep you gals posted on how all turns out. Now, my face doesn't look this bad, but why the hell is the photo so Michael Myers/Halloween'esque creepy?!?!?

Wish me luck! Good night Delights! Oh... goals for tomorrow: walk at lunch & have a good doctor's visit.

Bring it on, Maurice!

Good Evening Delights! I'm waiting on Maurice to show up already as I'm tired of being sleepy all the time. As a matter of fact, I'm about to go to bed here in a few minutes. Yep... By 8:30p! And my dishes need to be washed & clothes need to be folded. And I need to catch up on my beau's show. And some other stuff. But it aint gonna happen. None of it! Just wanted yall to be the first to know. You're my VIP Squad!

TAPS, we know you knocked'em dead at the condo meeting. Ms. Awesome, I want to know about The Beau/Boy! WE all want to know. Divas, enjoy the evening.

Ciao Cheers!

Pretty Close

Guten Abend Delights! I think I may have my apartment in the state at which it will stay (for a little while, at least) by the end of the evening. I've still gotta bathe, clear off the dining room table, and make my bed. I plan to have all of this completed by 9pm. I've got 2 hours. Who believes in me? You? You over there in the corner? YES! I'm gonna make it happen! That dining room table is a beast and a half. Not sure how that happened! If I can find my phone, I'll capture the chaos for you all. Guess who doesn't care that yall don't care to see it?!?! ME! I'm selfish like that on occasion.

Unfortunately, I didn't get to do much site/sight seeing this weekend. Okay, none at all. But I did learn that EVERY freakin' place is closed on Sundays in the south. It's a very spiritual/church-going part of the country & I'll just have to cram all my shenanigans in to weekdays. The south is gonna be interesting for this non-church going gal. What's wild is that I'm in very close proximity (within a mile) of maybe 3-4 sports bars. They're open on Sundays but a gal can't get her toes done! Ugh! This leads me to believe that I must go to a sports bar, find a semi-drunk southern gent, & convince him to give me a pedicure. Whoo hoo for jacked up painted piggies!

Okay, the table really has improved. I swear. I'm finishing up the chaos in my room & will get this table together. Then...The shower wants me! I'd hate to change my sheets with my dirty gear on. Kinda defeats the purpose. Plus, I'm not in Basic Training any more. Yes, Divas, I got in clean sheets with a durrrty body while in Basic Training. It was for the good of the country. Or at least that's what I tell myself.

Anyhoo, hope this weekend found you all in decent spirits. Cheers!

S.O.S.!!!

Good Morning Delights! Who wants to come on over to JoyJuh and help me get my place and myself together? I'm getting nowhere and slowly. I think all that will turn around once I get some eggs and toast and steak under my gut. At least I've conditioned & twisted my fro this morning after 11 great hours of sofa sleep. Concur? I knew yall would. I just need more storage space. I love when designers/architects try to be modern & hip but forget that us humans come with stuff. Lots of stuff! No need complaining about what I cannot immediately fix, but thank yall for listening.

I'm up and in motion. My sneakers have been on for nearly 4 hours. Let's put these suckas to work. Wishin' yall a grand weekend. Thank freakin' Buddha for Pandora!

Cheers!

Dinnuh!

Good Evening Gals! Today marks my first full week in Augusta & it's been a tiring one. Not too exhausting but I just haven't gotten the rest that I need. I vow to change that by the end of this weekend. I have to get organized & finish putting everything away so that my real life. Tonight, I rewarded myself & celebrated my anniversary by enjoying a steak dinner and having a beer.

Pretty darn tasty! My apologies to you vegetarians, but this was some darn good meat! And I have a lot of it left over for a steak and egg breakfast. I'm excited. I'm more excited that tomorrow is Friday & the work week is over. I will have some vino for each of ya.

Objectives for Tomorrow & the Weekend:
%  Register @ the VA & schedule a physical. I think I have Lupus.  :\
%  Enroll in dental & vision benefits
%  Finish putting my apartment together
%  At the minimum, walk a couple of miles and REALLY do some ab and arm work
%  Do a little bit of Augusta sight/site-seeing

Cheers Delights!

Pooped! Almost...

Good Morning Delights! I am now re-remembering that I am a morning person & am not much use late afternoons or evenings. Hence, why I missed a day of blogging, did no cardio/abs/arms, & my apartment is ALMOST together. Plus, the cooler temps aide in the hostage situation happening to me in the sheets. Seriously, I lay in them for nearly a full hour after the first alarm rings and dings. Next week will be better. Hell, I bet tomorrow will be better as I get to wear jeans to work. Whoo to the hoo! By the by, Wednesday's are Soul Food Day on post. OMFrickinEasterBunny! The food was sooooo good. I've got to get back in to a regular fitness routine before it's routine for me not to fit anything. So here are the top 5 wonderful greats about living in the souf:

+  Soul food in abundance

+  Friendliest folks ever

+  Easy to get around

+  Seriously, the food is SUPERB

+  That I can enjoy all the odd stares because I'm from New Mexico & no one

can place my accent.  :)

Wishing you all a productive day! Cheers!

Progress... Perhaps!

Good Evening Delights! I swear I'm making progress around my place, although you wouldn't be able to tell if you walked in here. I finally have all clothes unpacked and hanging. Tonight was productive. Not having cable and/or few local channels really helps keep me focused on getting the madness under control. Anyhoo, the 2 miles I walked at lunch left me feeling/smelling a little foul. I wonder how many people I offended once I returned to the office. :)  Tomorrow's supposed to be a little cooler, but I'm determined to get in some cardio, abs, and arms. I'll also hang some photos. Oh, and file the claim for my missing seat cushions. Crazy movers! Day 2 on the gig was decent and relatively uneventful. But, the HR folks figured out my pay & I got a slight raise. Whoo hooo! And was also informed my 1st conference/training will be in Orlando next February. Apparently, there's a lot of out of town training I've gotta do. Ole!

I'm outta here. The goal is to be in the sheets by 10p. Wish me luck!

Day 1

Good Evening Delights! Day one at the new gig was pretty great. I didn't do much after the HR piece of in-processing (which I'm now realizing was quarter-assed!), but did hang with my supervisor & sponsor for a bit. Both of whom are HILARIOUS! My supervisor happened to be eating lunch when I was led in to her office. And she gets real relaxed apparently. Her pants may have been unbuttoned & she had her shirt rolled up, which exposed her belly. "Girrrrl! Why didn't you tell me I still had my shirt up?!?! I'm just showing you my skin!" I was rollin'. Anyhoo, I think I've found a new and better work family & can exhale a sigh of relief. Much like Angela Basset in "Waiting to Exhale."

I think this might work out. Yall save this blog to throw back in my face should I make everything go wrong over here! :)  I've decided to go full on with decorating my place. It's looking pretty good. Although, I definitely need to do some cleaning up. Yowzuh to this little place. It'll be cozy. Oh oh oh... WHO the hell decided NOT to put a trash dumpster in my area?!?! It's truly a trek to get over there. I'll be doing it at some point in the near future. Like in ... oh... 10 minutes.  I still haven't started my daily walking, but tomorrow is the day!

Magic, YOU.ARE.SEXY!
TAPS, way to rock that race! Cheers!

Divas, thanks for all your kind words. Own the Day!

Feeling Like Donna Summer... A little

Good Evening Delights! Today was a relatively productive day. That's if you count going to Waffle House, getting lost trying to find Walmart, re-arranging furniture, watching football, watching golf, going back to Walmart, eating Caribbean Soul Food, strolling downtown Augusta after the x-mas parade, taking photos of the Santa-hat-wearing James Brown statue, drinking super sweet tea, attempting to hook up the washer for the umpteenth time, watching more t.v., back to Walmart, and finally hooking up the washer correctly. And my brother was with me up until the last WalletMart trip & hooking up the washer. We had a good day & I think I'll enjoy having him a couple hours away. I am filthy but feel the need to wash at least one load of clothes as I wash & deep condition my `fro. I've neglected my hair for days and it shows! I look like a mad woman over here. I've got to get it together.

Hope the weekend has been kind to each of you. TAPS, we know you'll rock the race tomorrow. Run baby run! My objectives for tomorrow are to stroll my neighborhood & do a WHOLE LOT of laundry. Oh, and take a drive out to my new job so I know exactly where to go on Monday. Ole! 

Cheers!

New Digs, new outlook

Good Morning Delights! First, I want to say thank ya thank ya thank ya to each of you for your support on my x-country trek. It was wonderful to check in & read your comments from the road. Second, third, fourth, and forever... MS. AWESOME IS SUPER AWESOME! Your text messages was just what I needed. My new space is a whole lot smaller than my last place & I have MUCH nosier neighbors, but I will be fine for 6 months. Still teetering on whether or not to decorate because I know I'm blowing this joint in half a year. Thoughts? I guess we'll see how the un-loading goes & what that leaves me to work with. Sunday will be greeted with fitness. I'll walk my hood & check out the happenings. I figure I should be able to do a couple of miles every day - weather permitting. This whole working during the day & actually commuting is gonna be an entertaining transition. Wish me luck & a great NPR station. I'm checking out the body and movements of the locals. Most folks are about as big as Texans, have more muscle (hidden by a protective layer of fat...kinda like mine!), but move a lot slower. And I have a feeling this will become my breakfast place of convenience as they are on EVERY corner:

Maybe it won't be so bad if I walk to and fro?!?! Anyhoo, I'm tired but have some straightening up to do. And Sinn needs a good vacuuming like nobody's business. Also, if any of you know how to get me a relatively cheap airline ticket to DC for next weekend, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks!

Loveyall & thanks again for the continuous support. Wouldn't be here without each of ya!