I think it’s pretty obvious to anyone who’s ever met me that I have issues taking on too many projects. I can’t help it. I get so excited about trying something new, and then trying something else, and WAIT, there’s something else I’d like to do, that I overbook myself on a semi-weekly basis.
But this week, I have to budget my time wisely. Very. Very. Wisely. You see, when a certain person has lost a large amount of their monthly income, they have to get rid of certain amenities. One of those, for us, was cable TV. Lord, how I miss being able to record my favorite shows, then plop down on the couch on Saturday night (yes, I am a loser) and watch them back to back. Gawd, I miss not worrying when I’m going to get home from work or when the baby goes to sleep because, hell, I’ll just start recording my show then fast-forward through all the commericals! Perfect!
Well, it’s perfect no longer. Not only am I starved for anything that isn’t a rerun because of our lack of cable, I also have a zillion shows I’m dying to see during this wonderful premiere week, and, honestly, I may have to give up everything else. Including eating, feeding my family, working, changing dirty diapers and vacuuming. Especially those last two.
For example, here’s my monday night. Dancing with the Stars at 7 p.m., which I’ve gotten away with watching in the past because Lulu loves to dance and I make her do the moves with me. Trent despises this.
Heroes at 8 p.m. Save the cheerleader, save the world! Who knew mutants could be so good looking?
And The Hills at 9, because everyone needs to watch some rich, snotty 20-year-olds fight about who leaked their sex tape. And I’m not afraid to be the person who tells the world what they’re missing.
And it only gets worse from there. Tuesday won’t be too bad, with another episode of Dancing with the Stars as my only real program, but then there’s Wednesday, with a Dancing with the Stars results show and a new horrible guilty pleasure called Gossip Girl on the CW and the first episode of Private Practice, the Grey’s Anatomy spin off. Then, of course, we have The Office and Grey’s Anatomy on Thursday, but this schedule may change, as Grey’s started to suck some serious goat balls last year. I’m willing to give it one more chance, but, as you can see, I have little time for crappy TV. Or anything else. Like the outdoors. Or my husband. Eh, who needs a social life, anyway.
What did I get for my birthday (besides my Kiva gift certificate and a shirt from the Limited and a wonderful picnic lunch and a card with penguins on it)? A nasty, yucky, disgusting cold. Boo. I’m all stuffy and sneezy and grumpy. Basically I’m all of the seven dwarfs wrapped up into one very congested person.
So, in order to bring out the happy dwarf, here is a music video you’ve probably all seen on that one iPod commercial by Fiest. It makes me smile.
Now you’re going to be singing this song all day, just like me. Also, I think all people should all have a blue, sparkly jumpsuit. The world would be a better place.
I know I’ve already posted today, but I just received the best birthday present ever. My good friend, Theresa, gave me a $25 gift certificate to Kiva, a non-profit that loans money to entrepeneurs in the developing world. I ended up donating to a 25-year-old woman in Africa named Lilian, who has started a pharmacy to help her community and is also taking care of her entire family as her mother died 2 years ago. The wonderful thing about Kiva is that when the person you donated to pays off their loan, you get the money back to either keep or redonate to someone else. If anyone needs a gift idea, a gift certificate from Kiva is a wonderful idea. It, by far, was one of the best gifts I’ve received in years.
Update: In the last 10 minutes since I donated my $25 to Lilian she raised the full amount she needed for her business.
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Time Management
/4 Comments/in Blond /by MeganI think it’s pretty obvious to anyone who’s ever met me that I have issues taking on too many projects. I can’t help it. I get so excited about trying something new, and then trying something else, and WAIT, there’s something else I’d like to do, that I overbook myself on a semi-weekly basis.
But this week, I have to budget my time wisely. Very. Very. Wisely. You see, when a certain person has lost a large amount of their monthly income, they have to get rid of certain amenities. One of those, for us, was cable TV. Lord, how I miss being able to record my favorite shows, then plop down on the couch on Saturday night (yes, I am a loser) and watch them back to back. Gawd, I miss not worrying when I’m going to get home from work or when the baby goes to sleep because, hell, I’ll just start recording my show then fast-forward through all the commericals! Perfect!
Well, it’s perfect no longer. Not only am I starved for anything that isn’t a rerun because of our lack of cable, I also have a zillion shows I’m dying to see during this wonderful premiere week, and, honestly, I may have to give up everything else. Including eating, feeding my family, working, changing dirty diapers and vacuuming. Especially those last two.
For example, here’s my monday night.
Dancing with the Stars at 7 p.m., which I’ve gotten away with watching in the past because Lulu loves to dance and I make her do the moves with me. Trent despises this.
Heroes at 8 p.m. Save the cheerleader, save the world! Who knew mutants could be so good looking?
And The Hills at 9, because everyone needs to watch some rich, snotty 20-year-olds fight about who leaked their sex tape. And I’m not afraid to be the person who tells the world what they’re missing.
And it only gets worse from there. Tuesday won’t be too bad, with another episode of Dancing with the Stars as my only real program, but then there’s Wednesday, with a Dancing with the Stars results show and a new horrible guilty pleasure called Gossip Girl on the CW and the first episode of Private Practice, the Grey’s Anatomy spin off. Then, of course, we have The Office and Grey’s Anatomy on Thursday, but this schedule may change, as Grey’s started to suck some serious goat balls last year. I’m willing to give it one more chance, but, as you can see, I have little time for crappy TV. Or anything else. Like the outdoors. Or my husband. Eh, who needs a social life, anyway.
Happy Friday
/0 Comments/in Blond, Grumples /by MeganWhat did I get for my birthday (besides my Kiva gift certificate and a shirt from the Limited and a wonderful picnic lunch and a card with penguins on it)? A nasty, yucky, disgusting cold. Boo. I’m all stuffy and sneezy and grumpy. Basically I’m all of the seven dwarfs wrapped up into one very congested person.
So, in order to bring out the happy dwarf, here is a music video you’ve probably all seen on that one iPod commercial by Fiest. It makes me smile.
Now you’re going to be singing this song all day, just like me. Also, I think all people should all have a blue, sparkly jumpsuit. The world would be a better place.
Best Birthday Gift Ever
/3 Comments/in Happiness, World /by MeganI know I’ve already posted today, but I just received the best birthday present ever. My good friend, Theresa, gave me a $25 gift certificate to Kiva, a non-profit that loans money to entrepeneurs in the developing world. I ended up donating to a 25-year-old woman in Africa named Lilian, who has started a pharmacy to help her community and is also taking care of her entire family as her mother died 2 years ago. The wonderful thing about Kiva is that when the person you donated to pays off their loan, you get the money back to either keep or redonate to someone else. If anyone needs a gift idea, a gift certificate from Kiva is a wonderful idea. It, by far, was one of the best gifts I’ve received in years.
Update: In the last 10 minutes since I donated my $25 to Lilian she raised the full amount she needed for her business.