HoLLa: Update on Life vol.3

Happy Saturday Blogdom!

Well I dunno about the rest of the planet but I am feeling super chipper today! The sun is out – finally -- and my knee isn’t a throbbing ball of arthritic (I hate that I have that word in my life) hell.

Does the *I can squat and stoop again without screaming in agony* dance!

So I have been a busy bee the past few days…
I have mentioned the sense of clarity I have had since Wellbutrin entered my little world. And no it’s not a miracle cure – it just helps me not feel so overwhelmed with EVERYTHING. I can focus and actually be productive without feeling like I cant cope.
But I digress…

Anywho, part of my clarity has been acknowledging and weeding out toxic shit in my life. Hence quitting my shitty job and recently deleting every shit-stirring biznotch and blatant asswipe I know off every contact list and/or social media thingy-ma-bob I know.
So if you are truly stalking and reading this and realized I deleted ya off facebook – guess the cat is outta the bag in regards to what I truly think of your ass.. heh!

And ya know what – if feels good not having that negativity looming.
And that is all I have to say about that as I know damn well that energy I devote to this only fuels their energy and trust me – these fools don’t need fuel.
So moving along…

In my clean sweep I also deleted my old biz stuff – it wasn’t going where I wanted and had some negative energy fo sho’ surrounding it. So it had to go.
But no worries – I got other stuff in the mix and I have not given up the dream totally.

I also have been completetly dedicated to getting back on Weight Watchers and hitting the gym this week. Successfully I might add! I even created another separate blog to solely track weight/diet/health/fitness stuff.
It’s more for me than anything – but c’mon we all know I love bloggin’ – so it’s truly not putting me out. And I really feel like having one more source of accountability can only help because by golly I wanna do this shit already!

Wanna check it out? Well, then click my button below! :smirk:

What? Like I am not chunky or a goddess?
:blink blink:
And if ya wanna follow along that would be super-spiffy!

I am pretty much in love with my new blog – almost as much as this blog – but nothing will ever replace this baby!
Enough blatant self-promotion…

So yesterday Bri, Sky and I (that rhymes – ha!) went to Wal-Mart to buy the essentials…
• Diapers
• Tampons
• Milk
• Yogurt
• Hummus
• Crystal light
• Coffee

I know most peeps dog Wally World but I have to tell ya – other than the fact that it is virtually impossibly to leave there without spending AT LEAST fitty bucks – I heart you Wal-Mart!

I mean c’mon – where else can you let your kid ride like three bikes and a Disney Princess Jeep without one salesperson batting an eye or giving a frig?

Miss Sky will be getting a bike this spring – can ya believe she is only two and totally surpassed the tricycle and gravitated right to the *big girl* two-wheeled training bike?
I mean who wouldn’t when your choices are kickass Hello Kitty, Barbie, or Princess’????

Her Daddy rocks – he *rode* her all over the toy aisles with three bikes AND a Jeep!

Lovin’ a Jeep just like her Daddy!

Then we hit the Wally World Arcade – which equates a tiny corner at the front of the store designed to suck up every dollar bill and/or quarter you own.

Every girl should ride a life-sized Pumba that plays *Hakuna Matata* -- just sayin’!

(How many of ya will be partaking in the re-release of The Lion King in 3D?)

And the crème de la crème – massage chairs.
Daddy gets a much needed massage and Sky rests her weary tush!

Then last night Skylar asked to wear my dress for the first time ever – that was one of my most favorite things to do as a kid – as this was WAY before they made *dress-up* clothes like they do now. I had to pretend I was Cinderella in my Mother’s old 70’s inspired polyester crap thank you very much…
But I digress…
Here she is – lovely aye?

Here I am… (take a month or so ago)not-quite-as-cute.


Let’s go back to her!

So stinkin’ cute!

Well there ya have it…
All that is fit to be told or at least blogged!

This shall be a weekend of relaxation – minus some gym time and a nail fill that is!
Happy! Happy!

♥cyn♥

Oh yeah – anyone ever seen a hop that is dedicated solely to diet/fitness/health blogs? Just curious…
Thanks!

Randomness

Sometimes there just isnt enough time or brain cells in a day.
I have had all these random thoughts about things I wanted to blog about – but I sit down to write and -- *insert creaking crickets* -- I go brain dead?

And even now I have no inkling where this is going – so prepare yourself -- there is a bad case of randomness in the air tonight!

Case in point…
This morning Skylar and I were listening to music -- she is an immense music LOVAH and loves to dance in front of the mirror (she gets that from me) -- and I am perusin' my total RANDOM list of downloaded tunes and I came across this gem and am happy to report that I turned my daughter on to some Wham! today.
And not just any old Wham!
But Everything She Wants by Wham!





My all-time favorite Wham AND George Michael song.
Words cannot express how much I llurve this song.
I got mad, mad, MAD love for this song and it never -- I repeat NEVER -- gets old to me!

And it has to be the *official* extended version – none of that shortened Americanized shit!

I cannot even begin to tell you the mega-crush I had on Mr. Michael!
And I am not talking about leather jacket, ripped jeans, mirrored glasses *Faith* George.

I love the original whispy haired Greek Goddess George of the day-glo *Choose Life* (I had that shirt -- of course) Wham! days!

s w o o n

And yeah I know that now he is a far cry of his once chiseled self – arent we all? But I still love ya Georgie Baby and got your back no matter how many one-hour photos ya plow through!


And how sad is this…

C L O S E D!

Or the fact that I got my daughter all SUPER stoked to return to our local library’s reading group to find out that it starts OCTOBER 5th.

Not quite sure how I pulled off such an epic fail??
Thank goodness she was so happy to be in the library and made friends with another little girl because she never uttered a word about reading group.
Phew – tragedy avoided!

*Pffffffffffft Mommy!*

Moving along…
This weather blows; both figuratively and literally.
I realize summer is over but did fall really have to smack us upside our head’s like this?

My barometer of a bum knee is just hating life right about now. There isn’t enough Ben Gay on the planet to make it feel better and it is really affecting my workouts that I have been SO diligent about this week.

Damn you old age and your many flaws!
At least I am rockin' a purple knee brace.
No really, I am!

Speaking of old...
I feel so dumb when it comes to things like Twitter and Google+...
Well Twitter I am actually grasping enough to tweet here and there and FINALLY noticed that little @Mentions tab and what it does.

"You talking to me???"
DUH!

Google+ I am struggling through and not really too concerned about it as the only *friends* I have on there are Brian and my bestie Angela and her hubby and they have to love me no matter how technologically challenged I may be!

One final thing cause despite the rumors floating around...
I am a nice person...
Except when you fuck with someone I care about -- then you better hope karma gets you before I do.
Just sayin'...

HaPPy WeeKeNd -- bring on the SANGRIA!
♥cyn♥

I'm a Weiner!

Yup -- don't ask me how but some cool peeps made me a total weiner!

Oh and a slacker as this drop-dead rad hookah and her kickass blog gave me one of these spanky awards weeks ago and my lameass never got around to mentioning it.

She rocks and I suck – and there ya have it!

ALSO...
Thanks to Todd for this award her sweetly bestowed on me yesterday.

If you haven’t checked out his blog -– No Rain On My Suede -- do so – he is just wonderous on many, many, many levels!

Now for the Award Rules:
1) Thank the blogger who awarded you and link back to them.
2) Share 7 things about yourself.
3) Pass the award along to 15 other newly discovered blogs.
Okay I think I can swing this…

Seven Deadly Sins About Me:
1. I know all The Fresh Beat Band songs – if you have seen as many hours of that show as I have – you would know them too!
2. I started my blog to document my wedding – a wedding that is neither planned and obviously hasn’t taken place. I seriously lack the *bride gene* and while Brian and I are FULLY committed to one another we quite possibly might be content being happily unmarried for the rest of our lives?
3. I feel a connection to voodoo. Did ya know the grave of Marie Laveau has more visitors than that of Elvis Presley???
4. I would throw myself in front of a moving train to save my camera – true story!
5. When I was a kid I was CONVINCED I was adopted and my parents were hiding the *truth* from me. Sometimes I still wonder… heh-heh!
6. If I could go to one place I have never been -- it would be Greece. And I have to admit that the movie *Summer Lovers* from the early 80s made me fall in love with Greece.
7. Speaking of Greece – I think the mere thought of remaking such classics as Grease, Dirty Dancing, and Footloose (which is a done deal and due to be released soon) is just WRONG! All the money people in Hollywood make and they cannot come up with an original idea? And I ask you – who could EVER replace Patrick Swayze as Johnny Castle in Dirty Dancing? AS IF!


15 Blogs I Stalk
I love all of these blogs for various reasons – even though some haven’t written in awhile – hint hint! But a lotta new mama’s out there, busy peeps, and world travelers – so I guess I can let that slide?
*heh*
So in no particular order and I am giving it right back to the two who started it all – but no need to go through the motions again.

1. No Rain on my Suede
2. ★Rockin' Mama★
3. Because I have to . . . "I'm not weird. I'm gifted."
4. [A Daft Scots Lass]
5. Fabulously Flawed
6. Silverfaeries & Dragonflies
7. An Irish-Italian Blessing
8. The Mean Girl Diaries
9. Leah: The Kind Weight Watcher
10. From Mommy To Calm Insanity
11. *Ross and Katy*
12. The Dancing Paralegal
13. Abbie's Angels
14. Angela's Cauldron
15. Good Mom, Bad Mouth

Go stalk ‘em ASAP!

Happy Goddess Tuesday Ya’ll!
♥cyn♥

HoLLa: Update on Life vol.2

Happy Labor Day Blogdom!

Mine felt like actual labor – thanking you PMS – NOT!
Anywho, let’s not start this post with bitchin’ and talk of female bits– I have plenty time left for that later on in the post… heh!

But at least we got some pool time in as it will be closed on Wednesday – always a sad day for me as I am part fish and sucha summer gal.


So what’s new?
Well…

I rejoined Weight Watchers for the 3rd and hopefully final time.
I got all nostalgic with my blog turning the big ONE and started reading back on old posts. It really resonated with me that I was most content on WW and doing SO good. Hell I was even RUNNING a mile or so non-stop!
I bet I couldn’t run 50 feet right now if you held a gun to my head. But I digress…

I let a lot of life stuff get in my way – my shitty ex-job, money stuff, holidays, basic stress – and decided I could do the weight loss thing on my own. Yeah ask me how that worked out?
I have put back on about 13lbs (out of 22lbslost total) from my lowest point on WW last year – boo hiss!
Heck – I have put 6lbs on in six weeks – which is just wrong, wrong, wrong!!!

So I began to question why I was doing this alone and painfully struggling which leads to frustration and failure???
Brian agreed that I was happier on WW so I bit the bullet, signed the dotted line, and am now a bonabide paying WW Member again.

I need the plan, the tracking, the PointsPlus system, the accountability that comes from weekly weigh-in’s and meetings, and I need the support from my meetings, leader, and the online WW community!
Some of you who read my drivel here are from the WW site – xxoo!

And I am stoked to be back – and I haven’t been stoked about *dieting* in a LONG time! I have my gym membership too – something I have never had on any of my Weight Watcher Journeys – so I can only assume that I will have success. I have always had success on WW – but now I have better tools and I am in such a better place in my mind, body, and soul! (Thank you admittance and Wellbutrin!)

I put a tab up above to track WW along with a few others – I was bored the other night while everyone slept and snored. I have felt like changing my blog up a bit – not sure what will stay or go yet? Just testing the waters a bit. I mean do I really need more than five tabs?

In really good news:
Goddess Group resumes tomorrow night after summer hiatus!
YAY!!!

I need my group, my fellow Goddesses, and our girlie-pow-wow time! Not to mention that I have let my spirtual work REALLY slack and I miss it. (Also something I realized whilst reflecting through my blog the other night.)
I haven’t lit a candle, said a prayer, casted a spell, or ANYTHING magical for that matter in longer than I can remember – tsk tsk!
I plan on fixing that this week.

So while I am sad to see summer end – fall is bringing some really great things my way!
Coolio!

Oh and one final thing – I wasn’t going to make a big deal about it but I said screw it – it needs to be said!

Apparently saying how you feel and/or using a few carefully placed swear words can cause you to lose followers??
To each their own but sorry, that's lame.
If I stopped reading and/or following every blog that didn't conform to my opinions and everything I believe in I would be one lonely FUCKER (ooops there goes two more followers) in the blog-o-sphere.
Oh well – love me or leave me – literally!
*heh*

I love having followers – I mean that’s at least part of the reason why we blog right? And I jumped on the *hop til you drop* bandwagon and that is how I gained probably 80% of my followers. In hindsight – I would have done that differently. I would rather have peeps who WANT to read my blog that just a high number of people who I guarantee most never set an eye on what I post. Granted that goes both ways and if there was some way to remedy that – I would.
Oh well live and learn.

Now I do the hops I really want and only follow blogs I enjoy reading.
You lucky bloggers you… lol!
I suppose the same goes for everyone else?

And ya know -- if I am not your cup of tea, by all means don't read. But hopefully not because we don't share the same opinions.

Ya know what they say about opinions after all...

xxoo!
♥cyn♥

Sh*t I Hate Sunday...

As I haven’t participated in awhile and so obviously have pent up hate that I must vent…

I hate that summer is technically over – I know all you peeps like fall but ack – give me heat, flip flops, pool time, and BBQ’s ANY day!

I hate people who always have it worse than you – you know the type – no matter what is going on they have to top out your misery? Really – is misery a competition now and I didn’t know?
How stoooopid!

I hate buying school supplies. Seriously, I need a small loan to keep up with this stuff. $18.99 for a Trapper Keeper? Are you fucking high????

I hate bitches – wait I love bitches – but I hate bitchy bitches! The type that will burn your ass in a New York minute over petty nonsense like men, money, and such.
Women gotta unite – not stab each other in the back!

I hate pretzel M&M’s because they taste so damn good with their amazing perfection of sweet and salty! I eat a whole ginormous bag in one night and can’t even blame it on the kids!
*sigh*

I realllllllly hate when I am asked a question and the person who asks answers it for me before I have a chance to utter a word. Why ask me in the first place if you so obviously KNOW-IT-ALL? Grrrr… makes me wanna punch someone right in the kisser – in a nice way of course.
*wink*

I hate PMS – no amount of Wellbutrin, liquor or even pretzel M&M’s eases this crap. I never was like this until I hit 40? Now I am a raging psycho -- in a nice way of course; NOT!

And finally... and this is a big one that will probably piss people off but I just have to say something.
I hate that people down South feel compelled to let those effected by Hurricane Irene know that it was *No Katrina*. Ummm yeah, we know that and I am pretty sure not one of us EVER compared the two. We know Katrina was a historic disaster in which hundreds of thousands of people’s lives were forever changed or worse lost! I am from the Mississippi Gulf Coast so I personally know people who lost loved ones and everything they own. In comparison Irene was mild. But I am sorry, no matter who you are or what has happened to you – you have to have SOME compassion because Irene did devastate areas up here and people did die, lost their homes and belongings, and have been without power, running water, and food for a week now. Not too mention the douchebag scam artists posing as FEMA or insurance agents or the blatant assholes who are looting and stealing. No matter how you look at it – it’s a bad, bad, BAD scene!

Hatred vented...
Wanna play along and get it off your chest?
Link up and rant along with us!











♥cyn♥

My Blog's 1st Birthday!

Seems hard to believe that I have been bloggin' for a year -- but then again it's hard to remember not bloggin'!
C'mon I know we all do things and think *Oh I gotta blog about this*!

At any rate -- Happy B-day to my Blog!
No matter what -- it's always there when I need it and blogdom is a wonderous place!

♥cyn♥

Short & Light

Happy Last Friday of the *Official* Summer!

Wowzers -- can you believe it is September already!?!?!

Hunter and Peyton started school yesterday -- can you see the excitement in their faces?






Or how stoked they are that their Mom still takes *First Day of School* photos?
Heh!
I am a cruel bitch, what can I say?

Speaking of bitches...
GO STALK STAT!

I am keeping it short and light today -- Skylar is in full cheerleader garb and itchin' to go outside.
She is such a cutie-patooties!

xxoo blogdom!
♥cyn♥

On a side note: I feel kinda shitty for making sucha fuss over being without power for 4 1/2 days when so many people have it far worse -- which I found out yesterday after watching some actual news. Hurricane Irene was one mean MoFo and my heart goes out to those who have lost and suffered much more than me!

Don't Mess with Mother Nature...

So I survived Hurricane Irene…
Well sorta.

By the time Irene hit us early Sunday morning she had been downgraded to a tropical storm.
Easy Peasy!

I lived on the Mississippi Gulf Coast – trust me; I have weathered some hurricanes in my day and I surely could handle a tropical storm!

Sure, we had some trees down and uprooted, tons of debris, and one house in my neighborhood actually had a tree fall on their roof; thankfully doing minimal damage.
But the worst was the power outages.

We lost our power at about 8:30 Sunday morning – which I have to admit shocked the crap outta me. I truly didn’t think we would lose power, let alone so early in the day.
Well I was MAJORLY wrong.
I just regained power about three hours ago and we literally did a dance of joy!

But YES – we went 4 ½ days without power!
No lights, no refridgeration, no AC, no hot water, no TV, no phone, no internet, no nothing.

Thank goodness for my dear friend Angela who not only graciously offered me freezer space and a hot shower whenever I needed it – but she let me charge all of our cell phones and various electronic devices! Without the very minimal internet on my phone – we would have been painfully out of the loop!
I love you Angela and family!

And I don’t mean to sound like a pampered bitch – but it SUCKEDDDDDDDDDDDD!
It makes me appreciate what a comfy life we really lead.

Here are some photos from Sunday…

Some of the damages in my neighborhood…

Our pool took a beating in regards to debris…

When the storm calmed a bit and the worst was declared over – Brian, Skylar, and I took a walk. We look happy because at this point we are totally unaware what lies ahead in regards to our power outage – lol!

Skylar was in her glory splashing in puddles *just like Peppa Pig*!


Hurricane Skylar!

That evening we had to get out due to utter boredom -- also before realizing we would ultimately MASTER utter boredom -- we decided to try Red Robin for the first time. And YUM and just what we needed!

Having some fun despite being water logged!

The boys were at their Dad’s most of the weekend but decided to spend the night camping out in the living room due to the PITCH blackness that was us our upstairs!

Thank golly for LED lights!

All in all, as much of a TOTAL inconvience the whole situation was -- I know it could have been worse and PLENTY had/have it worse.

We are all safe and our house is intact -- so I am grateful for that.

I will say this...
Rhode Island had around 377,000 homes lose power and I am guessing a good 100,000 or so are STILL without power.
I hope this is a lesson for us all -- I for one, will never be complacent again!

Next hurricane, tropical storm, depression, whatever -- I WILL be ready for your ass!

♥cyn♥

Weirdly Perfect

Today was weirdly perfect...
Especially for being the day before a hurricane and everyone in a panic to get out for provisions.
(for some that could be milk, bread, and batteries, and for others than may entail booze -- just sayin')

But getting back to my weirdly perfect day...

I got to sleep in late; such a treat and rarity!
I got my nails done and am madly in love with the color -- OPI black cherry chutney just so ya know.
I FINALLY made it to the gym after WEEKS (maybe even months) without stepping a toe in there.
I stopped by Angela's shop for the first time since Goddess Group went on summer break -- and I scored some A-Mazing Oya oil made with love and all things powerful, witchy, and Goddessy.
(Tomorrow I will be conjuring up some magic...)
I got mega kisses, hugs, and *I missed you Mommy* from Skylar when I got home from my two hour jaunt to the nail salon and gym.
I had some killer pizza, watched UFC, and had cheap wine with Brian!

Does this count as a date?
In our world, definitely yes!
*heh*

As I said... weirdly perfect!

Here are some photos of my neck of the woods batting down the hatches for Miss Irene.
I pray she spares us her total wrath...

The sky about midday when the rain began...



Skylar's backyard kingdom fastened down and ready to ride out the storm!

Wonder if Dunkin' will be open tomorrow... I am guessing yes! Rhode Islander's without their coffee is far worse than a storm!

Sand bags everywhere!


Local fire departments prepare...


My gym -- ready to weather the storm but determined to stay open!
Did ya know that Planet Fitness is offering their shower and locker room facilities to anyone displaced or in need during Hurrican Irene? Even non-members!

Angela's shop!
How awesome is this???
Stay safe blogdom!
♥cyn♥

JuSt BeCaUsE...

for my wannabe stalkers...




and just because I am a show-off...