Nice & Simple

Howdy Gals! Tonight after work I met the fella who I asked out on a date. We hung out at the lake that's in the center of Augusta. (Not sure why there's a lake in the middle of the city, but glad it's near me.) We just sat and chatted and chuckled and got to know one another. A simple, nice "date." Does that count as a date? I haven't dated in so long I'm not sure if there has to be a beverage and meal involved to make it official! Anyhoo, we had a nice time. He has no gold teeth, is articulate, and a seems pretty self sufficient. Perhaps we'll see each other again over the weekend. Meanwhile, I'm learning that I need to stop trying to take on too many tasks at one time. I'm all over the place with wanting to begin Toastmaster's, another degree, financial planning, community service, and dating. My roll needs to be slowed. And quickly! :-) This weekend, I will hang around my place & try to get my thoughts and things in order. The ineffective Tasmanian Devil has gotta get away from me. Or outta me. Or whatever.

Objectives:
=  Not over think all the goodness I'll eat tomorrow at Carolina Ale House
=  Order a birthday gift for a dear friend of mine
=  Walk
=  LOVE my massage!
=  Take a sabbatical at my desk

Celebrations:
= A simple date
=  Spurs basketball
=  Not being completely eaten alive by mosquitoes
=  Chocolate
=  Favors folks are happy to do for me

Enjoy the evening Delights!

Out of Sorts

Hola Delights! Either this particular pair of pants has shrunk or my gut didn't! YIKES! I did too much eating in SA & am now paying for it. Lethargy and exhaustion are taking over. Bleh! However, I did walk this morning and am about to go on my nightly stroll w/ my walking partner. The gut has got to find a new home. Preferably not on my body. I am reaffirming my vow to treat myself and my body better. Yes, I stopped by a movie theater after work and got a bag of popcorn. I just super love movie theater popcorn. Maybe I'll walk off what I ate. That's gotta happen, right? Plus it's hot as Yuma out here! Anyhoo, I'll be doing a bit better each day. I feel outta sorts and disorganized, so I gotta get it together.

My Objectives list is so dang long, that I'll skip listing it and go straight to the Celebrations:

=  The Daily Show's return
=  Movie theater popcorn
=  Seeing most of my gal pals in San Tony. I freakin' love those women!
=  Completing my Thank You cards
=  Receiving a beautiful necklace from my supervisor
=  Having a massage scheduled for Friday. My body hurts like the dickens.
=  Not being afraid to call a fella and ask him out on a date
=  A great luggage set
=  Tons of other stuff/things/ ideas

Cheers Gals!

Inspired by Motley Crue

Good Day Delights! WHOA & WOW it's been a long time since I've been to this place. Who missed me? Don't be shy. Lemme see those hands! Okay. So, I only missed myself?!? I'm alright with that. I'm down to my last few hours in Missouri before heading back to JoyJuh. Initially, I thought I learned absolutely nothing over the past 2 weeks. Then reality kicked in and my shallowness flew out the window. "Carmen! It's absolutely impossible NOT to learn something everyday!" (<--- chat I had with myself) Here are some of the lessons:

• I do not like being in dirty homes
• I do like men w/ dimples
• I can really LOVE being around my brother, dad, cousins, nieces & nephews for longer than a couple of hours
• I am a natural motivator & bootleg leader
• I speak even faster when giving a class presentation. YIKES!
• I am great at understanding the social dynamics of many folks without knowing them well
• I'd rather be blind than not being able to hear. Music is so so so fabulous
• Diversity is my stability

 Celebrations:
♥ Successfully completing the leadership course
♥ Seeing many family members & enjoying my time with all of them
♥ Writing Thank You notes to each member of my class
♥ Aspirin
♥ Getting in more fitness than I anticipated
♥ Making new personal & professional connections

Objectives:
♪  Un-pack & re-pack for San Tony
♪  Find a reasonably priced ticket for ABQ next month
♪  Figure out my finances (yea... I know I've said this many times!)
♪  Implement what I learned these past 2 weeks in to my work & personal life
♪  Remain realistic & optimistic

I'm on my waaaaaayyyy... Home Sweet Home!

Cheers!

Ret to Roll!

Howdy Gals! I'm just about ret (that's "ready" for you who refuse to speak Ebonics) (and good for you NOT speaking Ebonics!) to roll out to Kansas. I think I have just about everything packed `cept for 2 more pair of shoes, 1 blouse, and black bra. Oh, and toiletries & goods to maintain my afro. But I'll throw those things together here in a little bit. I'm impressed I've been able to get so much done this evening despite sipping wine; playing Words/Scramble With Friends; getting wrapped up in Facebook traffic; and just overall being easily distracted. And now I'm kinda staring at my belly wondering will it ever flatten out. Even just a tad. What's with this freakin' belly?!?! As I'm well aware I could each so so so much better & watch the belly slowly become un-swollen, I just continue to make not-the-healthiest food decisions. Ugh! Sad about MCA/Adam Yauch passing away. I need a massage like nobody's business. My apartment is a complete mess. A naughty mess, I tell ya. I'm going to at least clean my living room (maybe) tonight before I go to bed. Or maybe I'll just clean off the dining room table and file papers. No se, but wish me luck.  GO SPURS GO!

Celebrations:
=  That MCA & the Beastie Boys made fantastic music for all to enjoy
=  A random care package of B&Bworks goodies from some Burque friends
=  Being completely packed... Almost!
=  Classical music
=  The Daily Buzz morning show
=  Autonomy

Goals:
+  Clean living room and/or file papers
+  Mail my mom's mother's day gift
+  Order my mom's requested mother's day gift (after I bought one, she asked for something!)
+  Ensure I'm prepared as possible for this trip
+  Research how much I can truly afford to buy of Facebook stock when it goes public next week
+  Enjoy this short weekend of mine

Cheers Delights!  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=07Y0cy-nvAg

Bonkers? Creepy? Bleh?

Howdy BadMammaJammas, Inc.! Do yall think I'm bonkers for losing a lid to one of my food containers? I ask because I live alone; never share food/lend out dishes; and always wash them together. Somehow, I'm missing a lid to one of the storage bowls!?!?!? I highly doubt I threw it away accidentally, but maybe. However, I've always thought that somebody has "hung" out in my apartment from time to time. Creepy? Weird? What do yall think? Even if the mysterious hanger-outter came in to my place, why in hades would they move/take a lid to my lil Rubbermaid dish? Maybe I left it at work. Crazy I say. So, Mat Kearney came on my Pandora station. I freakin' love this fella & had no idea he was a Christian artist.   Get in on this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7YP4k7rMuc&feature=artistob&playnext=1&list=TLW-pMw3iQonY

Did I mention that Bobby Brown is a humid, sticky mess?!?!? He was entertaining though. Just random and wrong. Did I mention that I'm heading to Kansas on Sunday for 2 weeks? If any of you wanna swing by, feel free. We'll make it a tornado of a great time! I think my brother and dad will be able to scoop me up from the airport once I land. Yeehaw!

Celebrations:
=  Yummy turkey meatballs despite not having an egg to put in'em
=  Getting a little bit of work done today
=  Finally getting my itinerary for Kansas
=  Coffee
=  Comfortable shoes

Objectives:
=  Walk in the a.m.
=  Laundry
=  Begin the packing process
=  Arm & ab work
=  Be sassy in my spring dress

Enjoy the evening DelightS! And remember: Groove is in your heart!