So, The past week or so has actually been pretty good.

 

I’ve definitely had a reduction in my depressive symptoms, and I’ve felt more like  myself. I’ve still had some hot flashes, especially at night, but I can say that I definitely feel different… in that I’m feeling more like myself.

I’ve felt more optimistic.

I’ve noticed more color in the sunrise.

I’ve enjoyed working out (walking and running!!!) with one of my best friends a few days this week.

I didn’t melt into a puddle of sadness when my Lola‘s Christmas package arrived and it made me realize how much I missed her.

I’ve laughed during rehearsals.

I’ve read the most incredible book in, practically, EVER*.

 

It’s been a really decent week. I’m so grateful for that. :)

 

I think this is the week I’ll bring back Life Well Lived… If you are [still?] interested in being featured, don’t hesitate to email me. :)

 

 

* Harry Potter is, and will always be my one true literary love. However, my slutty mistress is definitely The Fault in Our Stars by John Green. It was one of the most gorgeous, tragic, uplifting, thought provoking, heart growing books that has ever been penned… I’m sure of that. I may write a proper review, with more specific thoughts about the book, but I might not… I’m not sure yet. It’s almost too perfect to even try and gather my thoughts in one place.

Hey beauties!

 

It was a slow start, but I’m starting to get some fabulous people to contribute to my Life Well Lived Feature!!

I would LOVE to feature beautiful moments from your life, so, whether you blog or NOT, put something together, and send it my way!! (That means you, yes, YOU.)

 

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Anyway, Wednesday night, I went to my second Hip Hop Hustle class, here in Denton! WHOA, it was sooooo hard, and awesome. I was a sweaty, sweaty BEAST by the end! But I saw good friends, so I think that made it all worth it…

HHH with my girls!

That’s me and my GORGEOUS friends, Gina (the instructor) and NICCI! YAY Nicci!

 

Yea, I know, it looks like we’re up in the club, but really, we’re GROSS, stanky and tired, and in an indoor hockey rink!! Hahaaa. Cool, Right?

 

Nicci and I talked for a bit after the class, about blogging. She and I are 2 DFW area bloggers, and are actually from the same suburb of the metroplex too, so we have tons in common. I LOVE that girl, she’s so awesome.

 

Both of us have been on a little bit of a hiatus from blogging, not intentionally, exactly, but it’s happened. And we’re both pretty excited to be on the wagon again, after all we feel better, more focused, more accountable, and more “on the wagon” when we’re blogging… so look for more from her as well. Which is good, cause she’s awesome. Open-mouthed smile

 

I am loving this hip hop class for two reasons:

1. It makes me sweat. Like, wring-out-your-t-shirt sweat.

2. It keeps me in my body and gives me more spatial awareness which will improve my skills as a VERY new and VERY inexperienced dancer. Dancing and choreography are required pieces of the Musical Theatre world, which I’m invested in right now, so it’s a great way for me to get my work out on.

 

 

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30 Day Challenge: Day 3 Thoughts on Drugs and Alcohol

 

This will be short and sweet.

 

I really have no desire to discuss my morality with the world at large, because frankly, no one’s experiences are the same. I don’t hold you to my moral standard, nor do I want to be held to yours. But, to address the topic of the day, I can summarize as follows:

 

I choose to respect my body. I hope you choose to respect yours. If I choose to imbibe, I do so responsibly, and with full awareness and responsibility for any consequences, mild or severe, good or bad that may come as a result of any of my actions.

 

I really think that’s the only way to look at things… maybe it seems over simplistic, but it works for me. Smile

 

Thanks for all your sweet messages about my being back in the blogging saddle. The KT.com readership may not be big on comments, but you are big on emails and private messages, so I just want to say thank you from the bottom of my heart for being here, and still reading even though I’ve been so absent for so long.

 

Question: Do you like to dance? How about at home in front of the mirror, or out in the club? Let me know how you like to shake that groove thang!!

Time Warp!

March 1, 2011

Whoa! Almost a whole month!? My bad.

It isn’t me, it’s you.

I kid. Anyway, I’m doing GOOD. I’m happy, and that’s nice. :)

Lemme tell you about some of the things going on in mah world. Hmmm…

Well, Daron and I have been watching the original Star Trek movies, which is GANGSTER. I love scifi… bad scifi is even better. Not that Star Trek is bad, mind you, it’s pretty awesome. Wrath of Khan was AMAZING, and definitely in my top 7 sci fi movies of all time. (I need to make that list official at some point.)

So, yea, Leonard Nimoy is like my favorite person EVER, now

… except for Daron (who isn’t a Vulcan, which totally counts against him… actually, maybe he is a Vulcan)

What else… There is a DFW area theatre awards organization called The Column Awards, and their big GALA (The theme is the ROCKY HORROR COLUMN AWARDS) is just a few weeks away. I was cast as Magenta in the opening number!

This is awesome for several reasons…

1. I was JONESING for a little stage action. A little singing, a little dancing, a little crazy makeup… That’s what I’m talking about.

2. I’m gonna get to perform in front of lots of my friends, and lots of people I don’t know yet, but would like to! So that’s awesome too.

3. The time commitment was relatively small, compared to a full scale production, which is probably a blessing.

Last but not least, being NOT cast in a (different) show recently, has made me really want to be sure that I’m not using a POTENTIAL rehearsal schedule to slack off from working out. So, I’m grateful for the clarity of mind that came from not being cast. It got me off my butt and into my running shoes for the first time in MONTHS! remember this girl??

Yea, me too.

I’m gonna go find her. :)

Email or comment or send me a carrier pigeon! I miss you guys! :D

**SMOOOOOOOOCH**

Good morning, lovelies!

 

I’m in a good mood this morning, which rules. I am often in good moods, but sometimes they take me by surprise… like this morning. :) So, that’s great. haha.

 

Today I wanted to take a second and respond to some interesting questions I’ve had on formspring. 

 

Do you have any recurring dreams? If so, what do you think it says about your personality? How about your unconscious hopes, fears, and desires?

I do not currently have any recurring dreams. Honestly I don’t dream all that often. I probably have a dream that I remember wisps of once every 2 to 3 weeks.

I did, however, have a recurring dream almost every night beginning the day after I lost my grandpa in 2002 for almost 3 months. That recurring dream changed my heart, and was the inspiration for the symbol that I have tattooed on my left wrist

 

If you could live anywhere in the world, where would you live?

I like where I live. I love our house, I love our little Dallas suburb. But I can also see myself living somewhere else.

We’ve talked about living in the southwest, either rocky mountainy or red rocky.
I’d of course love to live on/near a beach, but since the world might end and all of california might fall into the ocean, we’ll probably stay further inland. haha.

I do like the city and can imagine living there, but not for a long time… and I also like very rural settings, and can see living in a place with no people around for miles. I guess I just like living… no matter the location. As long as I’m with the one I love.
:)

 

 

If your pet were arranging a dinner party, who do you think they would invite and what would they serve?

If Tinni and Dala were hosting a dinner party, I think it would be a great event!!
I think Tinni is a fierce Queen of the most outlandish and glamorous type. Gay, yes, I think my cat is straight up gay. (and of course I support his right to be whoever he chooses to be, and to identify as a homeowsexual if he chooses. Yes. I just typed hoMEOWsexual) bwahahaaa.

 

Tinni's favorite mag

Tinni posing for a Real Simple spread (above) and Tinni saying, “Le Sigh” (below)

*le sigh*

Actually, Tinni might be in drag for the big event. Who knows?

Sweet Dala is kinda butch, and no nonsense… she’d be the one actually holding it all together. Tinni would be crying over his salmon pate’, flailing his arms and screaming about how, "its all going to be simply RUINED, and everyone is going to HATE it, and I look totally FAT in this BALLGOWN! I knew I shouldn’t have picked red with this WRETCHED orange hair of mine. WAIILLLLLLL", so, Dala would have to make sure things went off without a hitch.
Which they would. :)

12/365: don't think tinni is having a good day

Tinni battling a tantrum when the cleaner ruined his favorite Jimmy Choos (above) and The elusive Dala trying to find a moment of solace in the face of constant adversity (below).

101/365: Dala thinks it is just too damn bright.

They’d serve salmon and a coq au vin, with vanilla ice cream for desert. Running water would be available for their guests, of course.

I imagine they’d invite Daron and I… cause, you know, they love us. (we’d decline, cause we know how cray cray Tinni is when he’s event planning) I think they’d also invite my mom’s new puppies Dooley and Bella, cause they’re cute.

The pope and Jesus would also be in attendance.

 

 

**If you have a question for me, you can use the form on my blog page, or to to my formspring and ask there. It is a lot of fun. :)

 

I’ll leave you with a VLOG wherein I discuss my experience 2 weeks into New Rules of Lifting for Women! Also a shout out to RUBY of Completely Delicious Life, and a response to her question from my previous post! **hi Ruby!!**

 

 

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Summer is HERE!

June 16, 2010

Hello friends!

 

As you know, I’m not into “apologizing” for not blogging… so I won’t.

 

But… that being said, I’ve MISSED you. I’ve missed my healthy living friends and bloggy buddies.

 

Isn’t it true that the first blog back from “hiatus” is always the hardest? Cause you don’t know what to say, or if you should address your absence. And sometimes I have too MUCH to say upon returning! Like, there are about 5 blogs I could write today… but I won’t. I’ll just start here, where I am, and go from there. :)

 

So, last I left off, I was doing Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, my weight dipped into the 130s for the first time, and I was overwhelmed with all of my amazing new friends.

 

Since then, the show has wrapped, and is, for all intents and purposes, dead and gone. It is so sad. Sad to not go be with those people every night. Sad to not wear those dresses, sad, sad, sad… But, I’ll do another show, as soon as time, and my ever patient husband will allow… bwahahahaaaa. <3

 

I’ve also started a weight training program called New Rules of Lifting for Women (NROLFW from here on out) :D

 

 

I read the book in the spring, but couldn’t commit to the program until summer, due to rehearsal schedules. So, I wasted no time, and joined a gym in my town that had a decent promotion and no contract, and I’ve been doing pretty well!

 

There are 2 workouts, A day and B day, and you do 3 workouts a week for 6 weeks (plus 2 bonus workouts) so, I’ve been going to the gym Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. This is my 2nd week! I already feel stronger… our bodies are so cool.

 

This program is about lifting and getting stronger, doing exercises with free weights mostly, and not on machines (which can cause incorrect form, because they’re not personalized and every body’s “right form” is slightly different) which makes ya feel like a badass. :)

 

I’m supplementing wither other things like walking, jogging, swimming, and WEEDING OUR EVER LOVING FLOWER BEDS on the Tuesdays and Thursdays in between, but the book warns about doing too much, and not letting muscles rebuild between weeks. :)

 

Anyway, I really miss you, and should be around more in the coming weeks.

 

Hope that’s ok. :D

 

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