Not Feelin' It!

Hi Delights! I need you all to talk me off of/away from the ledge. While it's only been one month in GA, I'm just not feeling the culture of the people. And I REALLY need to like the people in place in order to thrive & survive. Maybe it's just the folks I work among, but I really believe that GA is still (and probably always will be) a very racist state. And everyone's racist! That's the kicker. Okay, not EVERYONE, but the black people I work with make just as many anti-white comments as the white people making anti-anybody comments. Freakin' bonkers! The realist in me knows that I've got to give this place some time, go out and meet tons of non-Georgian's, & do my job to the best of my ability. Although, my supervisor and her non-supervising self is setting me up for failure. Not on purpose, but that doesn't matter at the end of the  week when her boss is asking me questions about stuff I should know.  :-\  Super frustrating. Either way, I do not tolerate bigotry and racism well. A lady told me the other day that homosexuality is an "abomination of the lord!" WTHades?!?! Ugh! Help me, Divas! Rub the belly of my gay Buddha statue and conjure me up some assistance. :-)

Anyhoo, I had a decent walk today with the MeetUp folks. Only 2 ladies showed up, one of which was really friendly & chatty. The other, the group coordinator, seems to be nice, but was preoccupied with her sick dog, Belle. I'll stroll again with them on Tuesday perhaps & see if the interaction is better.  Meanwhile, I'll heavily consider what my next move should be - if any. I miss speaking with intelligent folks on a regular basis. Thankfully, the 2 walkers today have very good sense. And seem non-judgmental. Of course, neither of them are from here!

Ms. Awesome, good luck on your 1st run tomorrow. And remember, it's always painful to run in such a high elevation, but once you can... You're un-catchable! TAPS, here's to acting opportunities and some meaningful part-time work. Annette, you're being the best mommy that you can be. Keep on pushin'!

Happy Sunday Delights!

Positive Post!

Good Day Beauties! Just wanted throw out a positive post of thanks for you all and others. Here are my grateful's for the week:

+  Having a truly dear BFF who keeps me lifted when necessary and in tears laughing on many occasions. I know I literally stopped breathing the other day while laughing. Fantastic!

+  Finding the novel I was reading was still at the nail salon. And I was able to pick up where I left off & not start over.
+  Joining the MeetUp groups. Although I got lost today in search of the location, I discovered a lake in the middle of the city to walk around instead. Gorgeous!

+  Professionally stating my expectations & weathering the unprofessional response I received.
+  Having this wonderful avenue of which to express myself. Thanks FTC'ers!
+  Freakin' Elaine Benes saying, "The dingo ate yo' baby!" had me in tears this week. Love her!

+  Green toes
+  Hanging in there!

Hope you all have a lovely weekend. Thanks for all that you give me!  Cheers!

Money Foots!

Howdy Beauties! I walked today and it was fabulous. Oh how I love to walk. Do I love it enough to walk 7 miles on Saturday with the new MeetUp group? Hopefully! Alas, I've agreed to have a prosperous year in fitness and finance. Today I bought/traded my 1st stock. And I have NO clue as to what I did and really how to track its progress, but I hope it makes me some money every month. Going with my gut on that one. To add to my luck, I got a pedicure today and got my piggies painted verde! Oww!

Check out the cash toes bay-bee! These will bring me money all year. Right? Believe in me, Gals! I'll share the loot. I swear. Anyhoo, I did some ab and arm work today & ate relatively healthy. Until this handful of potato chips I just scarfed down. Maybe I'll burn them off during the process of me changing my sheets. Yall know how that makes me batty!

Goals for Manana:
+  Walk
+  Possibly get an alignment for Sinn
+  Just maybe shave my legs
+  Turn off my alarm & just enjoy that it's Friday!
+  Charm the soon-to-be sweet papa in to getting me a spa day

Cheers Delights!

Hey Delights!  We've completed four days of fabulousness. Well, you all have completed four days of fabulousness. I've just kinda trudged along saying all that I will do and would like to do but haven't really done anything. Wait. Wait. Let me flip the script a bit. I have gotten on my fitness ball every day & done arm work a majority of the days. I've also done a very wee bit of cardio on a few occasions. Nothing at all worth calling fitness, but I'll get there. Random thought time:

= Not excited about Dolly & Latifah's new flick. Why oh why oh why?!?!?
= I've decided to start working on my own by the middle of this month. Or possibly 1 February.
= Someone needs to do my hair, shave my legs, and change my sheets on a regular basis. Who knows of a good multi-person?!?!
= Who wants to highlight my hair? Magic, you can do it!
= Why does Little Caesers have cool commercials and the most horrendous pizza? Truly?!?!?
= Still no seat cushions to my dining room table, but they're sending me $250 to replace them. Yay!
= Ms. Awesome, text me. I wanna know about the defunct beau.

Objectives for Tomorrow:

Complete a bunch of tasks and a little bit of work.

Cheers!

Potato Gut

Good Evening Delights! I now know what it truly means to be a couch potato. I'm working my way to a potato gut if I don't get active soon.  I was a bit too chilly to meet for the post work walk & that would've been bad for my foot. Did I tell you all that I've decided that I have arthritis in my foot and that's why it's not "healed"? Yep. Gotta be arthritis. Anyhoo, if it's chilly manana, I'll do some indoor fitness. And some other great things. I'm so sleepy, I can't focus.

Off my sofa and to the sheets!

Cheers!

The 2012 Decision!

Hello Glory's! Just so ya know, I absolutely detest combing my hair. Almost as much as I abhor shaving my legs. Anyhoo, I'm thinking about having my hair cut super short again. Can you all remember March 2011? It wasn't that far back was it? Okay, so perhaps it is/was. But that's when my hair was lopped and chopped off to about an inch or two. And I don't know that I'll go that short, but maybe 3 inches short. You best believe this will be the only time you hear me say I want ANYTHING three inches short. ;-) That's right! Still contemplating the idea, but it could happen soon. Every day when I go out to my patio to pick out the afro, I just think about the lovely days when I didn't really have to do that! My gal pals who are also growing their hair naturally (no chemicals to straighten it out) are yelling, "NO! DON'T CUT IT! IT'LL GET BETTER!"  Ugh. But none of them are here to comb the madness. 


Moving forward... I made the most tasty turkey meatballs tonight. I mean they are really, really good. I impressed myself Divas. Tomorrow, I will meet up with a few women for an after work stroll. Wish me luck & not too church-y conversation. Georgian's are quite religious on most if not all occasions. **I'm tellin' yall, Seinfeld is freaking hilarious!**  


Objectives for Tomorrow:
=  Enjoy the post work stroll and do some ab & arm work before work
=  Mail my nephews b-day cash
=  Log all spent $ (but try REALLY hard not to spend any)
=  Convince my supervisor to do some work so that I may eventually do some work
=  Smile!


Own the Day Delights!

Next Up... EVERYTHING!

Hello Delights! Before getting in to lots of semi-important chit chat, I'd just like to say that I really do LOVE burnt potato chips. It's true. I'd eat them by the bag if I could. Anyhoo, I've been on some type of chip thing lately. I mean, I've always loved chips, but I've bought maybe 3 bags in about a week! That's bonkers! Confession: I love chips in my soup. Yep...much better than crackers. I know I need to NOT have so many chips, but hey... I'm giving up smoked sausage for a month so back up and off! Thanks.

What's on the horizon for 2012? Lots of things! What are they exactly? These things of which I speak? Not really sure. But, I know I'm gonna start playing the stock market. I opened up a trading account yesterday. I joined 2 MeetUp groups that should get me outdoors and networked. And I vow to boogie my buns off at all the weddings I'm in this year. Sure, there'll be some other tasks/goals/objectives for me to complete. I just haven't a clue as to what they are at the moment. I'm sure you all will keep me on track and such.

Happy 2012 Follow Through Crew! Looking forward to another great year of accomplishments and success sharing.

Cheers!