It’s VD – Valentine’s Day – soon….
I am soooooo tired of red hearts, pink hearts, white hearts, hearts, hearts, hearts….. No, I’m not bitter. No, I’m not the crazy cat lady on the corner who walks around in her robe, house shoes, and a shower cap sitting atop her curler-covered head. I have a significant man in my life that I get to spend this “holiday” with. I am excited to exchange statements of love everlasting with him. I just don’t need a DAY to do it.
I love the concept of expressing my love and emotion and undying, unquenchable lust for someone – on my own time – in my own way. I don’t like the idea that we have to purchase candy and cards and ridiculous silk boxers to make a guy feel special. Really – if I’m cooking your butt dinner, you’re pretty darn special. Seriously. If I’m calling you or giving you one IOTA of my time, you’re pretty freakin’ significant. If you’re included in my daily life in any way, shape or form, you are the SHIT. Get it? Got it? Good. If you don’t, I’m sorry for you and your intellect does not warrant me spending another moment of my precious time with you. I don’t care how spectacular the sex is. Just sayin’.
With that said – enjoy your lovely Valentine’s Day. I’ll be enjoying some good cuddling and home-cooked food. I’ll be giving a corny card and some other very thoughtful gift, with the hope that I’ll receive a wonderful, sweaty, orgasmic gift later on that night. 
Need Help Refocusing
Now, that’s just nasty…………….
Okay, so now that the holidays are over and we’re back to a semi-normal work week, I need some assistance refocusing on my priorities and main duties in life. What are these priorities??? What are these duties??? Let me explain them to you:
School – I am not participating at the level I am supposed to be, considering I am in graduate courses. I have barely read a book and I’m in the third week of classes. I’m going to class, participating in discussions, submitting requirements, but I haven’t cracked a spine!!! I need to prioritize this.
Work – I am overwhelmed at the moment and that is to be expected with my constantly-changing duties. The snow has wreaked havoc on the attendance of the entire office and we are still making up for the last snow day with a new one joining us just this morning. I need to get organized.
Home – The house just isn’t clean enough for me lately. My vacuum decided to join the great Dust Buster in the sky yesterday, so I’m sorely in need of a suction device for my carpet. (wow, that sounds so bad) Well, the dog is finally learning to go to the bathroom outside and my daughter’s room is organized (for the moment), so we’re getting a handle on it, if I could just get her to clean the dishes. I have got to get the place cleaner.
My Body – After my bout of bronchitis and sickness for 2 months, I fell out of my habit of going to the gym as often as possible. It’s all I can do to go once a week at this point, and I really need to get back into it. I just feel better when I’ve made my heart race and sweat bead on my forehead at least once a day. Hmmm, are there other ways of doing this????
My Lovelife – After a thoroughly nasty break up with a man I thought I could marry in October, I was blessed to meet a wonderful man and start dating him in December – making him my official boyfriend on the 26th….LOL…. I couldn’t tell you the last time I remembered the date. Anyhow, I am so incredibly fortunate to be with a man who cherishes everything about me and enjoys every second we can possibly be together. I understand that there is a phenomenon called the “honeymoon stage” and that this might be it, but I’m okay with that. I’m accepting all the love and attention I can get. My poor, broken, lonely heart was sorely in need of this man, and he is doing a wonderful job of making it whole again.
My Family Life – Also constantly evolving. My gremlin is turning 13 on Friday, no longer a pre-teen, but a full-fledged teenager to make every attempt at happiness in my life turn to misery. I can’t wait. Stay tuned. There will be stories.
Overall, I am still extremely grateful for the life I was blessed with and the people who I have the privelege of sharing my life with. I can only see wonderful things on the horizon with the assistance and blessings of those who are near and dear to me. I am constantly reevaluating my priorities and refocusing my efforts in order to make things better for others in my direct vicinity. I can only hope to make their lives as special as they have made mine. Please remind me from time to time if you see my focus has waivered or if you feel I’m a bit off track. I appreciate the reminders and the assistance. That’s what friends are for!!!
Well Happy Freakin’ Birthday
Birthdays are so much fun. I love to enjoy my birthday and other folks’ birthdays as much as I possibly can. It’s such a good occasion – celebrating surviving another 365 days on this planet. Everyone’s all excited. We give and receive gifts. Generally, they’re decent, well-planned items that actually have something to do with you or your life, as opposed to Christmas gifts which could be whatever was at the end of the aisle with a discount sign above it. Birthdays are so much more individual.
That being said, I have a multitude of birthdays in the months of January and February that I am required to participate in. That doesn’t mean I have to buy for each person, but I have to remember the dates, make phone calls, send emails, attend parties, throw parties, find an appropriate gift if necessary, and celebrate accordingly. Interestingly enough, this time of the year is, astrologically, the Aquarius sign. Why am I surrounded by so many Aquarians, you ask? I have no freakin’ clue… it’s just how it works out. It starts with my biological mother – the woman who pushed me into this world – 1/20, my aunt is around there some time, my brother – 1/26, 2 good friends – 1/31, my daughter’s godfather -2/3, my main man -2/4, my daughter -2/7, and her dad -2/8. That’s enough to make anyone crazy.
This is pretty appropriate for most of the Aquarius individuals I know – would you agree???
Soooooooo – I do have a birthday story. It just happened this morning, since this is birthday season…. feel free to chime in and give me any feedback you’d like to share.
I bought a gift for someone very special to me. He recently had his satellite radio stolen from his truck, right in front of my house. Now, I couldn’t TELL him that I bought it because I wanted to give it to him for his birthday. BUT, I did ask him to promise me he wouldn’t buy himself anything until AFTER his birthday. That was a couple or three weeks ago. Well, he almost made it. Almost. The DAY before his birthday, he’s telling me that he bought a new satellite radio receiver. Granted, it’s a cheapy and won’t hold a candle to what I bought for him, but now I had to spoil the surprise and give him a hard time about it. One – he promised me! Two – the surprise is gone! No strike Three, thank goodness. Seriously…. GRRRRRRRRRRR – I LOVE giving gifts, especially when I know they have been wanting it, and need it, but now it’s not such a necessity.
So – my dilemma – do I take mine back and get him the MP3 player or iPod that he’s also been thinking about OR do I give him the gift anyway and let him work out how to distribute his overabundance of satellite radio receivers??? He could put it in his truck, but what’s the point when he would only use it two days a week??? He’s on the road basically 5 days a week – though he could take it with him, I guess. Yes. I’m pouting. 
Input? Feedback? Advice?
