On my morning radio show, the DJs took a question for some of their listeners:
--------My best friend and I both already purchased wedding dresses. Neither of us are engaged. We don't have boyfriends, either. Do you think this is crazy?---------
WTF? Really? No wonder some men are afraid of women, getting trapped or tied down. I never understood when my male friends would talk about how women were trying to trap them. Um, what? Who are these women?
The majority of my female friends and I were never like that, never rushing into relationships. I do admit knowing a few "crazy" women like this, those planning their weddings and their married lives without even being in a relationship. Meanwhile, my plans had included working on a cruise ship as Activities Director, flirting with the cute, male passengers and traveling around the world.
I guess we all have our girlhood dreams. HA!
Do most of the females you know plan their wedding THIS far in advance? When should a woman buy a dress?
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
2009 in perspective
1. What did you do in 2009 that you'd never done before?
I started taking Tae Kwon Do classes.
2. What's your most memorable moment in your year?
Looking at glaciers. It's one thing to see it on tv. It's a whole new thing to see ice in the water, especially if you're used to sunny days most of the year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
One of my best friends had a baby boy - my godson. Aaaaw.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No
5. What states did you visit?
Alaska. Woot!
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
I can't really say that we lacked this year. Sure, my husband was laid off for a couple months. Sure, money is tight, but we have our health and our family. Oh, that reminds me. If I could, I'd like to request NO vertigo episodes this year. Now THAT would be awesome.
7. What moments from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
On a positive note, spending 10 days on a luxurious cruise with my family has to be one of the best memories! From those 10 days came lots of wonderful moments: seeing the Mendenhall Glacier, celebrating my mom's 60th birthday, and ziplining in the rain.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Hmmm...how do you measure achievement? Nothing really stands out - just that I try to live each day as though as it's my last. Some days I didn't do such a great job, but overall, I think I did well.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Losing my temper. I've had it under control for several years, but I lost it once this year...really badly.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Sure. Sadly, I had two vertigo episodes and then learned I suffer from sleep apnea. This, of course, explained why I was so exhausted all the time.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A cruise vacation. Oh, you mean...an object? Lemme get back to you.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My daughter. After hearing how she isn't good at sports (from her) and saying, "Nah. I don't like it," she stepped out of her comfort zone, signed up for volleyball and, if I do say so myself, got to be a pretty darn good player, going for the ball and bumping it. Not only that, but she also decided to try her hand at basketball!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
No comment. Why drudge up the negative again?
14. Where did most of your money go?
Hands down - bills. Like anyone else, the economy is kicking our butts.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Ziplining with Ken
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
:shrug: None. I don't remember songs for each year very well.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder? Happier
b) Thinner or fatter? Fatter
c) Richer or poorer? Poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Sleeping that included REM sleep. HA.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Wasting time online.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
With family
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
I have been fortunate enough to still be in love...after 18 years, that's a big deal. Then again, maybe it's more of a big deal that HE is still in love with me after all these years. HAHAHA. Maybe he needs a medal or a beer. HAHAHA.
22. How many one-night stands?
Please. That's a zero...haven't had one of those in.....um...ever in my whole life.
23. What were your favorite TV programs?
Survivor: Samoa, Cold Case, CSI: NY, Project Runway
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No. I don't hate people. It's not worth my energy. Annoyed? Well, I am human...but I'm working on trying to let it all go!
25. What was the best book you read this year?
Shanghai Sisters by Lisa See
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
:shrug:
27. What did you want and get?
Spend quality time with the family. The downside of my husband getting laid off was obviously financial issues, but the upside is that we got to spend a lot of time together as a family for a couple months. :)
28. What did you want and not get?
Thinner...but clearly that is because I spent too much time baking blondies, building gingerbread houses, and eating them all. HAHA.
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
I really liked The Proposal and The Blind Side. Yes, I'm a Sandra Bullock fan.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 39...and was coming back from the cruise. Basically, I spent my birthday week being pampered and eating lots of food. Oh, that could be another reason for #28. Ha!
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Can't think of anything really...I try to look on the positive side of things and I think, overall, it's been a great year.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Lazy...casual...comfortable. Yoga pants are my best friend, even though I don't do yoga. HAHAHAHAHA
33. What kept you sane?
My kids...though they also drive me crazy. Go figure.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Honestly, I haven't been that "up" with celebrities. I pretty much Tivo my programs and ignore the hoopla.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Clearly it's the CA budget crisis. It's affecting my workplace, my students, and my personal budget.
36. Who did you miss?
I missed my father-in-law. I spent a good deal of time with my mother-in-law the past year, taking her on errands and visiting. And while I enjoy spending time with her, being at her house makes me miss him even more. I miss his typing on the keyboard; hearing his stories about "the wife," as he lovingly called her; and his laughter when he found something funny, either on TV or while hanging out with the grandkids.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
YOU! haha.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
Sometimes it's best to just go to the doctor to find out what the problem is, rather than thinking it's just nothing.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
What is with this whole song/music thing. I suck at this.
40. Do you think 2010 will be a better year for you?
Why wouldn't it be?
I started taking Tae Kwon Do classes.
2. What's your most memorable moment in your year?
Looking at glaciers. It's one thing to see it on tv. It's a whole new thing to see ice in the water, especially if you're used to sunny days most of the year.
3. Did anyone close to you give birth?
One of my best friends had a baby boy - my godson. Aaaaw.
4. Did anyone close to you die?
No
5. What states did you visit?
Alaska. Woot!
6. What would you like to have in 2010 that you lacked in 2009?
I can't really say that we lacked this year. Sure, my husband was laid off for a couple months. Sure, money is tight, but we have our health and our family. Oh, that reminds me. If I could, I'd like to request NO vertigo episodes this year. Now THAT would be awesome.
7. What moments from 2009 will remain etched upon your memory, and why?
On a positive note, spending 10 days on a luxurious cruise with my family has to be one of the best memories! From those 10 days came lots of wonderful moments: seeing the Mendenhall Glacier, celebrating my mom's 60th birthday, and ziplining in the rain.
8. What was your biggest achievement of the year?
Hmmm...how do you measure achievement? Nothing really stands out - just that I try to live each day as though as it's my last. Some days I didn't do such a great job, but overall, I think I did well.
9. What was your biggest failure?
Losing my temper. I've had it under control for several years, but I lost it once this year...really badly.
10. Did you suffer illness or injury?
Sure. Sadly, I had two vertigo episodes and then learned I suffer from sleep apnea. This, of course, explained why I was so exhausted all the time.
11. What was the best thing you bought?
A cruise vacation. Oh, you mean...an object? Lemme get back to you.
12. Whose behavior merited celebration?
My daughter. After hearing how she isn't good at sports (from her) and saying, "Nah. I don't like it," she stepped out of her comfort zone, signed up for volleyball and, if I do say so myself, got to be a pretty darn good player, going for the ball and bumping it. Not only that, but she also decided to try her hand at basketball!
13. Whose behavior made you appalled and depressed?
No comment. Why drudge up the negative again?
14. Where did most of your money go?
Hands down - bills. Like anyone else, the economy is kicking our butts.
15. What did you get really, really, really excited about?
Ziplining with Ken
16. What song will always remind you of 2009?
:shrug: None. I don't remember songs for each year very well.
17. Compared to this time last year, are you:
a) Happier or sadder? Happier
b) Thinner or fatter? Fatter
c) Richer or poorer? Poorer
18. What do you wish you'd done more of?
Sleeping that included REM sleep. HA.
19. What do you wish you'd done less of?
Wasting time online.
20. How did you spend Christmas?
With family
21. Did you fall in love in 2009?
I have been fortunate enough to still be in love...after 18 years, that's a big deal. Then again, maybe it's more of a big deal that HE is still in love with me after all these years. HAHAHA. Maybe he needs a medal or a beer. HAHAHA.
22. How many one-night stands?
Please. That's a zero...haven't had one of those in.....um...ever in my whole life.
23. What were your favorite TV programs?
Survivor: Samoa, Cold Case, CSI: NY, Project Runway
24. Do you hate anyone now that you didn't hate this time last year?
No. I don't hate people. It's not worth my energy. Annoyed? Well, I am human...but I'm working on trying to let it all go!
25. What was the best book you read this year?
Shanghai Sisters by Lisa See
26. What was your greatest musical discovery?
:shrug:
27. What did you want and get?
Spend quality time with the family. The downside of my husband getting laid off was obviously financial issues, but the upside is that we got to spend a lot of time together as a family for a couple months. :)
28. What did you want and not get?
Thinner...but clearly that is because I spent too much time baking blondies, building gingerbread houses, and eating them all. HAHA.
29. What was your favorite film of this year?
I really liked The Proposal and The Blind Side. Yes, I'm a Sandra Bullock fan.
30. What did you do on your birthday, and how old were you?
Turned 39...and was coming back from the cruise. Basically, I spent my birthday week being pampered and eating lots of food. Oh, that could be another reason for #28. Ha!
31. What one thing would have made your year immeasurably more satisfying?
Can't think of anything really...I try to look on the positive side of things and I think, overall, it's been a great year.
32. How would you describe your personal fashion concept in 2009?
Lazy...casual...comfortable. Yoga pants are my best friend, even though I don't do yoga. HAHAHAHAHA
33. What kept you sane?
My kids...though they also drive me crazy. Go figure.
34. Which celebrity/public figure did you fancy the most?
Honestly, I haven't been that "up" with celebrities. I pretty much Tivo my programs and ignore the hoopla.
35. What political issue stirred you the most?
Clearly it's the CA budget crisis. It's affecting my workplace, my students, and my personal budget.
36. Who did you miss?
I missed my father-in-law. I spent a good deal of time with my mother-in-law the past year, taking her on errands and visiting. And while I enjoy spending time with her, being at her house makes me miss him even more. I miss his typing on the keyboard; hearing his stories about "the wife," as he lovingly called her; and his laughter when he found something funny, either on TV or while hanging out with the grandkids.
37. Who was the best new person you met?
YOU! haha.
38. Tell us a valuable life lesson you learned in 2009:
Sometimes it's best to just go to the doctor to find out what the problem is, rather than thinking it's just nothing.
39. Quote a song lyric that sums up your year.
What is with this whole song/music thing. I suck at this.
40. Do you think 2010 will be a better year for you?
Why wouldn't it be?
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Trash or Treasure?
"I find a lot of good stuff on the side of the road. You'd be surprised what some people throw away." - Augustine, 68 years, on Hoarders
I was watching this show called Hoarders the other day and was completely disturbed by it. I realize that it's a disorder of some kind - to keep so much stuff that you can't walk around in a house - but I was appalled. Some woman had two dead cats in her house She had thought the cats had ran away, but they had been dead for years so they were in like freeze-dried condition. As a child, her son had heard cockroaches crawling at night and had to sleep with a fan directed at him in order to keep the roaches off him; he had been removed from the home and never returned. The bathroom ceiling was falling down onto the inoperable toilet with feces in it. There was no water and the city was threatening to condemn the property.
I'm sorry, but really? R E A L L Y???
Who are these people? How does one get this far into filth and not notice it? Is it a slow process? Does it start with small clutter and then turn into packed tooms and overstuffed closets?
I guess I shouldn't be so surprised. I often put things on our street marked "free" just to see what will happen. Seriously? A highchair, clothing, carseat, bouncer, and toys all disappeared within hours. While most of the things were in good condition, I think some was questionable. A carseat?
But I guess, as they say, one man's trash is another man's treasure. If my husband has any say in it, everyone else's trash will be our trash, too!
On that note, I should get ready to clear out more things.
I was watching this show called Hoarders the other day and was completely disturbed by it. I realize that it's a disorder of some kind - to keep so much stuff that you can't walk around in a house - but I was appalled. Some woman had two dead cats in her house She had thought the cats had ran away, but they had been dead for years so they were in like freeze-dried condition. As a child, her son had heard cockroaches crawling at night and had to sleep with a fan directed at him in order to keep the roaches off him; he had been removed from the home and never returned. The bathroom ceiling was falling down onto the inoperable toilet with feces in it. There was no water and the city was threatening to condemn the property.
I'm sorry, but really? R E A L L Y???
Who are these people? How does one get this far into filth and not notice it? Is it a slow process? Does it start with small clutter and then turn into packed tooms and overstuffed closets?
I guess I shouldn't be so surprised. I often put things on our street marked "free" just to see what will happen. Seriously? A highchair, clothing, carseat, bouncer, and toys all disappeared within hours. While most of the things were in good condition, I think some was questionable. A carseat?
But I guess, as they say, one man's trash is another man's treasure. If my husband has any say in it, everyone else's trash will be our trash, too!
On that note, I should get ready to clear out more things.
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