Five on Friday - The Return!

I know this is long overdue . . . but I now have weekends free for a little while, so I can start up again.

Here are this week's things I'm thankful for:

1. Voice Lessons - I think these do me better than any therapy session I could go through . . . but it is only the 2nd lesson I've been through.

2. Free weekend! - This is the 1st totally free weekend I've had since July.  It's hard to remember when I didn't have something going on.  Too bad it's not a beautiful sunny weekend to add to it, but I really shouldn't ask for anymore than just some freetime.

3. Nailpolish - It may have taken me 4 days, but I finally painted my nails in the first time since I started rehearsals.  I am also going to get my hair cut for the first time since then too.  If you don't know, there are a few restrictions when you perform on stage.

4. Scarves - The weather has been brutally cold in the mornings lately and while I am sweating before I leave the house I am shivering once I stand in line for the train to take me to work.  I have a lot of different scarves that I have forgotten about until recently.  It's fun seeing the different patterns and fabrics I have to choose from.

5. Gym membership - It's a love/hate thing with the gym, but I've started working out again and I know it's going to be good for me.  Now I just have to be consistent about it.

Well, that's it for now.  If I am around my computer this weekend I might write another blog or write more on my gamer girl background, but we'll see.

Whirlwind indeed . . .

So, I should update my blog since the lovely and social J put me on her latest blog for people to come check me out. I'm super honored to have this opportunity, but unfortunately it come right when I'm on a mini hiatus from blogging due to my busy performance schedule with the Music Man.

For those of you who are just joining me - I implore you to please stick it out for just about a week and I will get back to more frequent blogs and my regular scheduled "Five on Fridays" posts. I have a lot of things brewing in my mind and in my life. If I could, I would write 2 - 3 blogs a day, but I think that would be a little too much information - I do need to sensor myself sometimes :).

Anyway, a little about me, for those who are new to this blog:

Music is my passion - I have my Bachelor's of Music Arts and have been singing for many years. I currently am in a production of the Music Man and have a callback for the Color Purple, the musical later this month. I hope to get back to voice lessons and continue to grow in my performances. Music is what I do and who I am. I went away from it for a few years and my life suffered for it. I hope to have more posts about growing in my art and getting back to the Diva I once was and hope to be.

My husband has an incurable, debilitating disease: Diabetic Gastroparesis. I don't get too in depth with what he goes through, but I find that it helps me get through things to write about some of what goes on because of it. My husband is a private person, so I try not to divulge too much, but it's a daily part of my life and part of all of my decisions and thoughts, so it sometimes gets onto blog posts.

I work as an administrative assistant/project coordinator - I have a M-F, 9am-5pm job that provides the funds for the above 2 things. It's not glamorous, but it does get me a lot of the things I need in my life. I have good coworkers, but also the usual office politics as well.

I am a gamer/raver girl who reverts back to her early twenties every once in awhile - I have responsibilities and people counting on me, so I've had to limit my gamer/raver tendencies in my life. Check out the first installment about my gamer background to see where it all started. I will do part 2 and 3 soon, I promise.

I am a crazy cat lady lol - seriously, just ask J . . . she was around when I had 6 (yes 6) siamese kitties, all from one family. I'm hoping to write a blog regarding this for Cheesy Bloggers because my animals are my babies - as irritating as they can be, I love them so much.

Overall I am a busy, busy, woman who tries to find the good things in life that keep me going. I am easily amused and hope that I am not the only one who finds the things I do interesting.

I hope you continue to read my blog and, like I said, stay with me until after this weekend where I will get back to a more normal schedule. Feel free to look through my past posts and comment - I would love to hear from you!

Thanks for visiting! I truly appreciate it!

Five on Friday - Double dose in double time!

I realized I forgot to post one last week, so I made a list of 10 things this week to make up for it. Unfortunately I'm going to have to go into detail about my list next week when I have a little more time. For now, here are the 5 (times 2) things I am happy about this week:

1. Prayer
2. Internet
3. Inside Jokes
4. Costumes
5. Acne treatments
6. Free refills
7. Cubicle mates
8. Water
9. My bed
10. Sleeping in

I'm off to a dress rehearsal for The Music Man! It opens this weekend and I'm super excited to get all of this started.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Five on Friday

It was a short week, but I'm always glad to see Friday come around :).

1. Farmers' Market - Every Thursday there is a small farmers' market outside my work. It is literally right across the street from our front door. It's an extension of the Pike Place Market with local growers setup during the day. I love to get the $5 - $10 bouquets they have every week. Right now the dahlias are in season and the bouquets are beautiful. Yesterday I ended up with 2 bouquets - a $5 I bought and a HUGE one that my husband bought for me :). I kept the one I got at work and took the big one home. It was so large I had to split it up into 2 vases. They are now sitting in my bathroom and make me smile everytime I go in there.

2. Spoiling my cats - My cats are my fur babies, as much as I dislike describing them that way. I love them so much and am so glad they are in my life. We went shopping yesterday to get all the supplies we needed now that we've moved. They got new collars (after they took off the cheap ones we got a couple weeks ago), a fountain water dish (they like running water) and a food dish with a timer (because they need to lose weight). I get so much joy in seeing them play around in their new area and just want to make them as comfortable as possible.

3. Train rides with friends - Now that we have moved I have a longer commute to and from work. We are closer to our best friends though, and they work in the buildings next to mine, so it works out well. I've gotten a chance to ride the morning train in with my friend twice this week and it's so good to talk and catch up.

4. Warm weather - I have used sunshine and blue skies already, so I thought I would put warm weather this time to encompass these beautiful summer days. I love sunny, warm weather and they are definitely here right now.

5. New stuff - Now that we've moved we have a little bit of extra funds. It still goes quickly, but it's been nice to be able to get some not so necessary things.

Well, it's been a busy, whirlwind type of week for me. Even though it was a long weekend and short week, it was chocked full of a lot of things to do. Here's to the weekend!

Five on Friday - Labor Day Weekend edition

It's a 3-day weekend for me :)! Sadly it's pretty bittersweet because of things going on in my life, but at least I won't have to worry about work for 3 days. One less stress is better than nothing.

It's been another tough week, so I need to really appreciate what I do have. Here's my list for this week of what I am thankful for:

1. Wilfred - if you haven't heard of this show and have a strange sense of humor (or one similar to mine) I highly recommend seeing this show. It's our show not to miss during the week (even though I missed this week's, but we'll catch up). It's on Thursdays at 10pm on FX and I am shocked at what they get away with on this show. Plus, it was adapted from an Australian show and the main character is played by the same actor for both shows. From what I can tell both renditions are still aired on tv. Check it out, seriously. It's hilarious.

2. Red State - Okay, so I haven't seen it yet, but I'm really looking forward to seeing this movie. Hopefully I can get internet up and running so I can see it soon.

3. Chrysanthemums - I bought some pretty mums the other day for one of my new managers for a welcome present. I'm not sure if he will actually take care of them, but I really liked how they looked.

4. NO RENT!! - We have officially moved out and when my 1st of the month check hit my account this week it was awesome to know that I didn't have to automatically turn it around and pay rent. We also got most of our deposit back yesterday when we did our final walkthrough. It is lovely not to feel broke right at the beginning of the month.

5. Nostalgia - We moved back into the house I grew up in to help with finances and my family. With that comes a lot of memories from the house and the area I now drive to and from everyday. Added to that is a new radio station called GENX (probably KGNX) that plays nothing but music from the '90s - all stuff I used to listen to when I first started driving and when we first moved to the area. It's been fun recounting memories to my husband, even though he's probably heard all the stories already.

So there you have it for this week. Added bonus - 6. Labor day weekend!!!

Have a fun and safe weekend everyone!

Five in Friday

1. Blue skies - it is so sunny and warm right now :). That natural vitamin D is doing me good.

2. New work responsibilities - while this might be a not so good thing, it's a good thing right now because it is stretching my abilities and making me feel like I accomplish things during the day rather than waiting around for something to do.

3. Meeting new people - again, because of the changes in my job, and again, could be a not so good thing, but not in this case. Because I have new responsibilities I'm meeting new people at work and getting to talk about my interests and who I am. It really makes me feel I'm going in the right direction after all.

4. Free Food - I'm kinda suffering from long term memory loss (not really) and only thinking about what is right infront of me, but I found some free food today just when I was feeling hungry. With everything going on I certainly could save some $$ and this came at the right time.

5. Grooveshark - I'm listening to my 3 audition pieces right now and I'm so thankful to have a media to do that with. Since I have been so busy moving and taking care of things I haven't had much time to rehearse, so listening to these songs on repeat while working really helps me out. If you haven't looked into Grooveshark, you should. Especially if you want to listen to a particular artist instead of just artists that are like them. It's free and commerical free (for now) and doesn't need any downloading to use.

Well, I should get some things done before I have to jet to rehearsal and cleaning later tonight.

Have a fabulous weekend!

Five on "Friday"

Well, it's been a super duper busy weekend, so I didn't get to my Five on Friday. I've been moving and going to rehearsals all weekend as well as house sitting too, so I will list some things now. In no particular order . . .

1. Working vehicles - We have had our ups and downs with cars over the years and thankfully *knock on wood* we have had 3 vehicles to help move right now. It sucks with paying for gas, but at least we can do it.
2. Reliable relatives - my husband's cousin has been helping us since last Thursday with moving and just being around. He has always been willing to help and does things without being asked. It's just nice to have that after all the trials we've been through recently.
3. Sunshine! - even though I don't get to be out in it much, it's still nice to see the beautiful sunny days that we have been waiting for during the summer.
4. Dubstep - it is my new music genre that I love to listen to for a pick me up or when driving. Skrillex is my favorite right now, but I'm trying to branch out and learn other artists.
5. Nurses - the nurses at the hospital were so great and helpful the entire time I had to be at the hospital, and more importantly when my husband was there. I never see a doctor because of when I could be there, but the nurses were always nice to me and accommodating to my husband. I've become sort of a connoisseur of hospitals over the last couple years and have had some bad encounters with nurses and doctors, so this last time was a pleasant experience.

That's it for the last week. I will hopefully have enough computer access and free time to get it done on time this week.

I hope all is well with you!



P.S. Not my kitty in the pic. I will try to get pics of my meezers in boxes if I can :).

Five on Friday

Since I have so much going on right now and I've been pretty stressed I thought I would start a weekly blog theme to help me out a little. Five on Friday is to appreciate five things in my life and let me know what I'm working so hard for . . . or just some things that make me smile :). If you stick with me and this blog you'll find that I'm easily amused and simple things make me happy, but I tend to forget the simple things when getting wrapped up in my life.

Here are the 5 on Friday for this week:

1. My cats (I will post pics and erase this when I update). I love my fur babies so much and am completely glad they are in my life. My house is so much more alive and interesting with them.

2. Orange Ginger lotion - I have it at my desk and the smell makes me smile. It reminds me of different things and people :).

3. Sweet Iced Tea - made with Splenda. I drink Splenda Iced Tea like it was water, but iced tea will always make me think of summer and my mother stirring it in a glass pitcher with a wooden spoon.

4. J :) for getting me back into blogging like we used to do on myspace. If you can't tell, I'm totally addicted to it again :).

5. Dahlias - we have a farmer's market every week outside the front door of my office building. I see so many people buy the $7 - $10 bouquets of fresh flowers. Dahlias are in season and I love the way they look. They just make me smile.

There you go. Since Friday is my favorite day of the week it's only fitting to celebrate it with happiness :).

(Pictures to follow - I have to leave atm to go to rehearsal)