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Before this sleeping pill settles into my system and I turn in for the night, I needed to write this entry.  This is my 200th entry by the way.  That's pretty good. I started this blog about a year ago.  So, I've only missed about 156 days of blogging. hahaha

Lately, I've been in a mood.  I can't even really explain it. It's not been a bad mood - just moody, I guess. Maybe aggressive? Maybe I'm just out of my normal routine and it's messing with me.  Who knows.  Add to that, trying to manage a new relationship - which I haven't had in ages.  At any rate, I need to work on that.

This blog is all about daily self-reflection. With hopes to be a better human being.

1. Today was the start of Movember.  One of my friends joined the team today and we are both starting off with freshly shaved faces to raise awareness for prostate cancer.  Glad to have him aboard!
2. My friend wanted to go to the National Tree Lighting Ceremony at the White House and asked me to put in a request for the lottery for tickets.  She didn't get tickets but I did! I told her she has a ticket and she's super excited. I also invited Greg to the event. It should be a lot of fun and to top it all off, we have seats!  No standing room only for us!
3. I saw a photo on Facebook that showed the humanity in others through the toughest of times.  It was heart warming to see and so I want to share it on this entry.
4. The movie, "Flight", starring Denzel Washington was really good.  Not what I expected at all and that made it a very well made movie with a few lessons throughout the story. 
5. Having a chat with my friend, Adam, online brought up new ideas on how to improve my Etsy and t-shirt shops.  It was a very good exchange of ideas and I appreciate his honesty.

Facebook Will You Be My Valentine?

Today was all about technology. I talked about technology at work and then came home to learn about technology.  How about that?   I LOVE technology! I love Facebook. lol Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and I haven't had a Valentine since 2005. Crazy, huh? Oh well, Facebook, will you be mine?

1. Out of necessity I have been trying to find ways to NOT have cable.  Paying all this money for it is ridiculous.  I'm downsizing.  I mentioned downsizing on Facebook and learned about Playon.tv AMAZING!! I am sitting here watching 60 Minutes through the internet on my TV.  FOR FREE!  There are limited commercials, too! You can't beat that with a stick.  Cable be gone!
2. As I talked about the need to remove my cable bill a good friend of mine said she has a digital converter.  She offered to send it to me for free! YAY!
3. Jeffrey Osborne. What a great singer. I was listening to his songs on Spotify.  I mean, I had my Whitney fill for the next few days. I was in 3rd grade when this great song came out: Stay with Me Tonight
4.  I am still learning that to live in the present, while challenging, is really the only way to live. I love that that lesson was brought back to my attention today via the Facebook feed. How about that?
5. It was a good text messaging day. That is all. 

Frontal Lobe Friday

I was thinking about my future - my future in my career path.  Right now I don't have any aspirations to be anything other than happy.  I used to think that it was ridiculous to stay in a role for "X" amount of years.  Now I'm starting to think about it differently.  I just want to be happy and love what I do. Simple enough, right? hahaha I think that's the bohemian artist in me speaking right now.  Ahh oh well... let's get on with the list before I get too cerebral!

1. I love these pictures... The Carters are keeping it classy! http://helloblueivycarter.tumblr.com/
2. A friend of mine needed a favor and I am glad that I was in a place where I could help him out.  I know how much that meant for him.
3. Today, since I was home from work, I made a couple of new bracelets that I had thought about creating. I can't wait to post them on the site to see what type of response I get.
4. Facebook Parenting: For the troubled teen. I saw this video today and was kind of in shock by what the dad did.  Then I thought about it and I believe that it's important that parents put their foot down with their kids.  It's too often that children aren't held accountable for their actions or parents are afraid to be harsh, etc.  I love how this dad kept it old school and took that laptop and blasted bullets into it.  Yeah, it was dramatic but he's the dad!  I'm sure his daughter won't forget who's the boss. That's for damn sure!
5. I love that I have made it almost to pay day and I still have money on my Suze Orman "The Approved" Card. hahaha AWESOME!!

I Gotta Feeling

Where did the day go?  Man, I tell you!  The days when classes are in session just seem to fly by. It was a good thing and I do like that it was a very productive day - but sometimes you just wish you had more time in the day.  I remember how it was as a kid.  The hours in one day seemed to creep by like a snail participating in a race. It was never fast enough.  I guess keeping busy and enjoying the busyness is the key.

1. As the president of the bowling league I'm on - tonight was the first night where I felt like I had it all under control and just knew what was up.  I like that feeling.
2. More happy news at the bowling league! We added two new bowlers tonight.  How cool is that?  We are now completely filled with bowlers to finish out the season.  That's an even BETTER feeling.
3. Now, I haven't worked out in nearly a week and I put on a pair of pants that used to fit a little more snug than I preferred.  Wouldn't you know that the pants felt too big??  That's what I'm talkin' about!
4. I loved that I posted a new contest on Facebook for work and students are really responding to it! 
5. Today everyone seemed exceptionally nice. I don't know what to make of it but I'm just going to reflect upon it. I love when people are smiling, happy, respectful, helpful and king.

Tech Savvy Sunday

I woke up with one thing on my mind - MUST. COMPLETE. WEBSITE. I've spent most of the day doing that.  I really didn't have much energy to do anything beyond that either but I did find lots of things to love about the day - regardless of the fact that I never left the house.

1. I was Mr. Social Media today.  I did finish adding in the text and arranging the layout of the bowling website.  I set up a Facebook group, a Twitter account AND a Google+ account.  If you can't find our league, then you must not be looking. LOL  I loved that the practice from doing this site prepared me to do my personal site.
2. Google is our friend. I love search engines and Google is my search engine of choice.  While working on my personal website, I was looking for a FREE Word Press template.  I found several to choose from. The other problem was how to install it - and luckily I figured that out! :0)
3. Crab Cakes was what I had for lunch.  They were delicious. What made them even better was that I made my own sauce to eat right it.  Mayo, sweet Thai chili sauce, and cayenne pepper. Loved it!
4. I made my contribution to the Obama campaign and ordered a few things. I needed to update my car magnet for sure!  I loved the items they had. Wish I could have afforded more - like a t-shirt. Oh well - there's still time for that. 
5. I was thoroughly entertained by The Golden Globes tonight.  The movie, "The Artist" garnered a lot of awards - makes me think that I need to see it. I also need to see The Iron Lady.  I wonder if I can make that happen soon. Hmmm. I love awards shows for this reason!  It heightens your awareness of things you should experience.  This is how I learn about the non-blockbuster movies, or a musician, or musical, play, etc. 

Water Heater Heaven.

It's funny how things happen in life.  Today I needed a new water heater. I knew this day was coming - I had only hoped that it would hold out another month or two.  I guess it couldn't go on living this way and after 25 years of service it passed on to water heater heaven. Now I just have to lay it to rest as my wallet gives birth to a new one and birthin' water heaters is NOT cheap!

Here are some other funny (and not as financially draining) things that happened today.

1. A friend of mind decided that she would post pictures she had scanned onto Facebook.  Well, I didn't mind too much. It definitely gave me a lot of laughs. I loved strolling down memory lane.  She says there are more to come, too.  Scary - but it's like a train wreck. You just can't bare NOT to watch. Flashback with me to the late 90s, early 00s with the pictures below.
2. I laughed the hardest tonight I was thinking that VG would say he were most like "Samantha Jones" from Sex and the City.  I probably woke my roommate up because I was laughing so hard. I love a good belly laugh!
3. IKEA was packed today. I guess everyone is still off (like I am).  I got an amazing deal on a desk lamp. Only $5.99 AND it came with the light bulb.  You can't beat that with a stick!
4. When I was at Home Depot trying to buy a water heater, I asked the sales guy how much delivery and installation usually ran.  When he told me it was $350, I couldn't help but laugh.  Laughter helps me relax from shock. I was definitely shocked at that amount considering it was more than the water heater.  It's important that you find humor is challenging times.  I love that I am able to do that.
5. I love that I now have a date for not only tomorrow night but also Sunday. Great idea, VG. I wish I had thought of it.  I'll take care of that next time! hahahaha :0) Great way to kick off 2012!

I'm guessing this was from some formal dance. It's truly a shame that I don't remember. hahaha

What I remember about this photo is that I LOVED this shirt. I had gotten it at Walmart.
Oh, and I'm drinking beer from a shoe. That's just what we did. Don't ask why. hahahaha

Spring break 2000? We were all grad students and went to NYC. I remember it being
crazy cold some days.  We had a blast though. WV - VA - MD - NJ - NYC all in a week.

Whoa! Who is this girl? LOL I remember don't remember - but clearly I knew her.
Graduate School was some awesomely good times!