FAIL...........

.....and barely into the new blog, I'm already failing at keeping up with the posts.

To sum up the past couple of weeks:

- went to World's of Fun in KC w/ Hubs, and his brother & sister.  It was a lot a lot of fun!

- had a birthday!  (Good lord, I couldn't even get myself to post on my own birthday?)  But yay me being born x-number of years ago!!  (brief interesting tidbit: Hubs's bro and I have the same b-day!  How cool.)

- worked an incredibly stressful weekend at the store.  Did I mention I'm a manager in retail?  Yeah, sometimes I want to either punch people in the face or run screaming out of the mall never to return!  It's that damn employee discount that keeps me there....



what have you been up to?



*also* held a baby today.  Just confirmed that I'm still firmly on the "no-baby" bandwagon.  Yippee!

anditwasawesome

I'm sure many of you have already heard the amazingness that is Glee on FOX.  I, too, have heard.  And now I've watched.

Pretty much I'm in love.  Musical numbers? Check.  Interesting plot?  Check.  Characters whom are real people and Characters whom are crazy crazies?  Check and check.  *AWESOME*

seriously, youtube it.  You'll love it, I promise.  

My cat is afraid of bubble wrap

Hubs and I discovered the other day that our little kitty is terrified of bubble wrap.  Runs as soon as he hears one tiny bubble pop into any other room but the one where the bubble wrap is!  Seems pretty silly to us.  

Which has kinda got me thinking.  What about other "silly" fears?  Fears of mine?  What are they exactly and do they really hold as much over me as I think they should?

One of my silly fears is of balloons.  I guess Kitty and I have something in common!  We don't like hearing things pop!  Of course, I don't go tearing out of a room just because somebody brought balloons.  However, they do make me nervous and/or anxious.  Especially when someone is handling the balloon.  Not just holding the string or ribbon it's on, but touching the balloon.  *shiver*

But that's a fear which doesn't cripple me or stop me from doing things.  What about something I don't label as "silly" right away, because to me it isn't silly?  Perhaps all fears are silly to somebody somewhere, but not necessarily to the one with the fear.

I think I'm done trying to be profound for the night.

Directions

I have had many many plans for my life and where it would lead.  Yet, somehow it seems I always end up not following through on those ideas and instead doing something completely different.  I'm not entirely sure what is going to happen in the coming months, but I have a feeling it's going to not be what I had in mind.

My current job (woohoo retail!) has been promising better days ahead for me for basically an entire year.  Yes, I did receive a pretty hefty raise (yay $1.14!) and yes, I do have more responsibilities which keep me busier.  But nothing has really changed, that much.  And I know I don't want to stay there much longer, so it feels like I'm being fooled into staying.

Another job of mine just presented me with a good opportunity that would result in better pay, but I feel if I take them up on it, it will only mean that I'd have to stay in this area longer for it to really be worth it.  And I want to leave as soon as we possibly can.

That's the big thing.  I love Iowa.  Hell, I titled this blog announcing how much I identify with my home state.  But my biggest goal right now, is leaving Iowa.  My (hopeful) career in theatre kinda depends on it.

I just wish I knew when that would happen.

My four-legged friend

I would like to take this moment to introduce someone very special to me.  

This is my kitty, Fizgig.  This was him when he came to live with us way back in January.  This is Fizgig now.  

(I promise you, he jumped up there all by himself)

I will probably talk a lot about this little spaz.  Much like first-time parents have a million photos of their newborn baby, Hubs and I have a gazillion pics of this guy and just as many stories about his antics.  

As Hubs says, "He's a jerk.  But I love my kitty-snookums!"

the morning after

I started this blog yesterday on a whim.  I'd been thinking about starting one for the past 6 months (at least) but for some reason yesterday, I found myself clicking all the right links which lead to this.

I am a blogger.

..... so now what?

The first post

Hello World!

Sounds like something you'd say after reaching the peak of some great mountain you've just finished scaling.  

Or when you're starting to write a blog.  : )

A quick intro is in order, I believe.

Hi!  I'm a girl.  Who is from Iowa.  And I like to write.  

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your turn?