Yeowch! I can feel that yoga class today. I woke up this morning to sore muscles in places I forgot about over my little exercise hiatus. Son of a....
Going back tonight. Yah, it will hurt. But it will get easier and I will feel better and it will be all effin good!
YEAH!
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
blah blah blah... :)
After nearly a month of sporadic working out, can't get motivated and unbearably out of shape laziness...I finally dragged my fluffy ass to yoga last night. When I am not in a regular schedule (or a somewhat decent facsimile) of working out/playing...I get in this funk. You all know what I mean. I don't have to describe it...I am sure you have all been there. Needless to say, my emotional, physical and spiritual health have all suffered due to my lack of activity over the past few months and I am sick of it. So...I got back on the mat. It was hard. I was out of breath, couldn't hold poses, and hated seeing my somewhat curvier reflection in the mirror when I was in any bending positions (where the hell did that roll come from????). BUT...I was there. I was doing it. When I finally collapsed into Corpse Pose, I really let myself melt into the floor and relax. It's not that hard. Step one, get yoga stuff on. Step two, get on mat. Step three, do the class. Step four, enjoy the strength and openess you just created.
It took me a while to get to the point where I really flowed through that class...and now I feel like a rusty, unfolding lawn chair. I will get back though. Goal - now through Christmas vacation: 2 classes a week at least. More if possible, but at least 2. That is doable.
It took me a while to get to the point where I really flowed through that class...and now I feel like a rusty, unfolding lawn chair. I will get back though. Goal - now through Christmas vacation: 2 classes a week at least. More if possible, but at least 2. That is doable.
Monday, November 26, 2007
appropriate phone greetings do not include....
"Are you wearing any underwear?"
Just for any of you who were wondering...that really isn't an appropriate way to initiate a phone conversation with someone you haven't seen or spoken to in several years.
:) Thought I would share that.
Just for any of you who were wondering...that really isn't an appropriate way to initiate a phone conversation with someone you haven't seen or spoken to in several years.
:) Thought I would share that.
I have been summoned....
I am assigned to standby jury duty.....at the end of the month, no less.
On Nov 28th - I am ordered to call the Dallas County courts to see if they will need me for any trials. Wheee. I sincerely hope the mortgage gods are favorable here. I mean, fit would hit the shan folks, if'n I were to have to leave and go to Jury Duty on the 3rd-to-last day of the month.
Sigh. Keepin' my fingers crossed.
In the meantime....I have added some Christmas cheer to my workspace. I found these cute little snowman windy clingies - they look quite festive on my window at work.
I think I might put the Christmas tree up tonight...but I am without a good table for it...hmmmmm might have to go by Target again. I can get one of those little round tables for like $5, right?
Holidays are here again...and my brain is reeling over what to get my peeps for xmas.
On Nov 28th - I am ordered to call the Dallas County courts to see if they will need me for any trials. Wheee. I sincerely hope the mortgage gods are favorable here. I mean, fit would hit the shan folks, if'n I were to have to leave and go to Jury Duty on the 3rd-to-last day of the month.
Sigh. Keepin' my fingers crossed.
In the meantime....I have added some Christmas cheer to my workspace. I found these cute little snowman windy clingies - they look quite festive on my window at work.
I think I might put the Christmas tree up tonight...but I am without a good table for it...hmmmmm might have to go by Target again. I can get one of those little round tables for like $5, right?
Holidays are here again...and my brain is reeling over what to get my peeps for xmas.
Friday, November 16, 2007
witty banter and all red lights...
On my way to work this morning, I hit every red light in Dallas. How did I do that? I attempted to bypass the cluster f*ck on 635 by taking 75 all the way to Campbell. Somehow, miraculously...every red light in Dallas appeared on my remaining trip to the office. Unbelievable that it takes TWICE as long to go half (or less) the distance I had just travelled.
Ah well, it was pretty out and I was greatly enjoying my new jacket :)
My sister and I spoke for a while and I was overjoyed (almost to the point of tears) to hear that there is a remote possibility that she and her family (husband, three sons) may get to move back to Dallas and out of the armpit of Texas (Houston). I will keep my fingers, toes, eyes and anything else I can - crossed - in the hopes of generating as much luck in that regard as possible. I figure if I can will a good parking spot to open up at the Flying Saucer last night, I can have some sort of cosmic input on my sister's living arrangements. tee hee
BTW, it was great seeing the crew out at the Saucer last night. Jeremy, Travis, Paul and Michelle - and the two new folks (Mr. and Mrs. Mead - hey...do you drink Mead?). We had a great time. Really cool people...and I was super happy Mike made it out.
On to work, lets get through another day so I can GO CAMPING this weekend! WOOT! Bring on the cool weather, biking through the pine needles and cooking on the grill. I am so excited. What a way to spend my birthday!!!!
hugs, kisses and all that jazz...
beckbee
Ah well, it was pretty out and I was greatly enjoying my new jacket :)
My sister and I spoke for a while and I was overjoyed (almost to the point of tears) to hear that there is a remote possibility that she and her family (husband, three sons) may get to move back to Dallas and out of the armpit of Texas (Houston). I will keep my fingers, toes, eyes and anything else I can - crossed - in the hopes of generating as much luck in that regard as possible. I figure if I can will a good parking spot to open up at the Flying Saucer last night, I can have some sort of cosmic input on my sister's living arrangements. tee hee
BTW, it was great seeing the crew out at the Saucer last night. Jeremy, Travis, Paul and Michelle - and the two new folks (Mr. and Mrs. Mead - hey...do you drink Mead?). We had a great time. Really cool people...and I was super happy Mike made it out.
On to work, lets get through another day so I can GO CAMPING this weekend! WOOT! Bring on the cool weather, biking through the pine needles and cooking on the grill. I am so excited. What a way to spend my birthday!!!!
hugs, kisses and all that jazz...
beckbee
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
and the definition was sh!t....
It is really quite silly that I glean so much of my life's lessons from popular culture. One always reliable, albeit possibly too glossy, source: movie quotes.
Right now the quote that occupies the main living space of my thoughts are:
"When the defining moment comes along, you define the moment...or the moment defines you."
I am painfully aware that right now, there are defining moments all around me. Do I consider them little victories, or when I do less than I had hoped...do I consider them failures? Does each little victory or failure define me? Should I let it?
I guess everyday is a journey and part of the adventure of becoming who I want to be (and possibly who I am supposed to be?) and I should just accept them for what they are.
To be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, to fight the hardest battle any human being can fight, and never stop fighting. – e.e. cummings
Remember the things that you like and love about yourself. Embrace the quirky, acknowledge the weakness, and expose the greatness within.
Right now the quote that occupies the main living space of my thoughts are:
"When the defining moment comes along, you define the moment...or the moment defines you."
I am painfully aware that right now, there are defining moments all around me. Do I consider them little victories, or when I do less than I had hoped...do I consider them failures? Does each little victory or failure define me? Should I let it?
I guess everyday is a journey and part of the adventure of becoming who I want to be (and possibly who I am supposed to be?) and I should just accept them for what they are.
To be nobody-but-myself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make me everybody else means, to fight the hardest battle any human being can fight, and never stop fighting. – e.e. cummings
Remember the things that you like and love about yourself. Embrace the quirky, acknowledge the weakness, and expose the greatness within.
Sunday, November 11, 2007
things we take for granted...
like clarity of thought....
even when things seem crazy.
seeing someone, especially someone you really really care about, struggling with reality and thoughts and confusion - almost so much so that they are paralyzed by it...it just is hard to see
the next few days, I am hoping, will see some answers to this lost state that my Burmer has meandered into...
I am hoping it is a chemical thing that can be corrected quickly and painlessly, and not the beginning of something more sinister and extremely painful for not only her - but the rest of the family - to endure.
hopeful energy, positive thoughts and prayers are requested on her behalf....
with a grateful heart,
becky
even when things seem crazy.
seeing someone, especially someone you really really care about, struggling with reality and thoughts and confusion - almost so much so that they are paralyzed by it...it just is hard to see
the next few days, I am hoping, will see some answers to this lost state that my Burmer has meandered into...
I am hoping it is a chemical thing that can be corrected quickly and painlessly, and not the beginning of something more sinister and extremely painful for not only her - but the rest of the family - to endure.
hopeful energy, positive thoughts and prayers are requested on her behalf....
with a grateful heart,
becky
Tuesday, November 6, 2007
little miss muffet....
So there is a spider trying to take up residence in my xB. I saw it this morning on my way to work...and thought, hmm...it'll kill bugs. No worries.
On my way to lunch, however...I noticed that the little f*cker was trying to obscure my view with a very intricate web design in my front windshield. So I destroyed it. :) I don't know if he will get the oh-so-subtle hint, but if he doesn't, and I see him again...he will be smooooooooooshed.
My cat has fleas. Sigh. So, I went to get flea shampoo, home treatment spray and a flea collar. Calm down folks, the collar is going in the vaccuum!!! Anyways, I hope to eradicate the feline fellah's ectoparasites as well as make our living space free of any blood sucking jumpers. Where the hell did he get fleas? He isn't an outside cat!!! Argh.....
On my way to lunch, however...I noticed that the little f*cker was trying to obscure my view with a very intricate web design in my front windshield. So I destroyed it. :) I don't know if he will get the oh-so-subtle hint, but if he doesn't, and I see him again...he will be smooooooooooshed.
My cat has fleas. Sigh. So, I went to get flea shampoo, home treatment spray and a flea collar. Calm down folks, the collar is going in the vaccuum!!! Anyways, I hope to eradicate the feline fellah's ectoparasites as well as make our living space free of any blood sucking jumpers. Where the hell did he get fleas? He isn't an outside cat!!! Argh.....
Friday, November 2, 2007
it seemed like a good idea at the time....
ONE Thing You Regret:
1. buying the Motorola Q - ha! I fixed that...ordered a new phone today. :) WOOT!
TWO People Who You Would Like to Meet:
1. Jon Stewart
2. Britney Spears - she needs some talkin' to.
THREE Bad Habits You’d Like to Break:
1. biting my cuticles
2. Whataburger breakfasts...
3. driving till almost empty in my car
FOUR Qualities You Are Attracted to in Others:
1. Sense of humor
2. Honesty
3. confidence
4. outlook
FIVE Qualities You Like About Your Own Personality:
1. I think I am funny.
2. I am pretty good at taking care of people when they let me.
3. I really do try to give back.
4. I am creative.
5. I have a good heart and love without question.
SIX People You Love: (in no particular order)
1. mom and dad
2. CJ and Mark (and the boys)
3. Charlie and Joy (and the girls)
4. Mike
5. my hookers
6. me :)
SEVEN Life Lessons You've Learned:
1. don't be scared to try something new
2. forgive, but don't forget....
3. if you don't learn something from every situation, its your own fault
4. no one else can do it for you
5. you can't love enough for two people by yourself....but someone can come along and love you more than you could have imagined
6. family, friends, your love, yourself - nothing is worth giving any of these up
7. have faith in what you believe is true
EIGHT Memories You’ll Never Forget:
1. "I am an adult" - Taos ski trip
3. Meteora, Greece - moment that shook me to the core
4. faith breakdown - Deep Ellum, the Bone...poor guy trying to save my soul, when I really just wanted to lash out about preprogrammed BS being spewed to drunkards in an apparent pharisee copycat attempt.
5. finishing my first Olympic distance triathlon - alone. the only race I ever completed without someone I cared about being there...but somehow, I felt triumphant.
6. Singer Company - Irving HS
7. Dallas Stars winning the Stanley Cup Finals in 99.
8. swimming with the dolphins in Cozumel
NINE Things You Want to Experience Before You Die:
1. ride Moab
2. go to Scotland
3. skydiving (I hope this is a LONG time before I die, not right before)
4. ride the Hogwarts Express :)
5. go to New Zealand and backpack for a week
6. marriage/family
7. be completely debt free again (soon and very soon)
8. build my own house or renovate an old one
9. find a career I can love
TEN Things That Most People Don't Know About You:
1. The biggest fear I have had since I was a child is losing my imagination.
2. I like crispy bacon dipped in syrup
3. I add up numbers on digital clocks until they make sense
4. If I could have one meal before I died, it would probably be fried potatoes, really good cheese, medium ribeye steak and a miller lite.
5. I want to learn how to bake a pie from scratch
6. I am not as strong as I want everyone to think
7. I am terrified of being in a situation where my life depends on my hanging off a cliff or a ledge, because I have no upper body strength.
8. I don't know how to drive a standard transmission car
9. I was heart broken when Burmer sold her house. That house was like the place you could always go...that was always there....and never changed...and was always safe, even with the ghost in it.
10. I don't know what I want to do for my career, and it both frightens me and doesn't bother me at the same time.
1. buying the Motorola Q - ha! I fixed that...ordered a new phone today. :) WOOT!
TWO People Who You Would Like to Meet:
1. Jon Stewart
2. Britney Spears - she needs some talkin' to.
THREE Bad Habits You’d Like to Break:
1. biting my cuticles
2. Whataburger breakfasts...
3. driving till almost empty in my car
FOUR Qualities You Are Attracted to in Others:
1. Sense of humor
2. Honesty
3. confidence
4. outlook
FIVE Qualities You Like About Your Own Personality:
1. I think I am funny.
2. I am pretty good at taking care of people when they let me.
3. I really do try to give back.
4. I am creative.
5. I have a good heart and love without question.
SIX People You Love: (in no particular order)
1. mom and dad
2. CJ and Mark (and the boys)
3. Charlie and Joy (and the girls)
4. Mike
5. my hookers
6. me :)
SEVEN Life Lessons You've Learned:
1. don't be scared to try something new
2. forgive, but don't forget....
3. if you don't learn something from every situation, its your own fault
4. no one else can do it for you
5. you can't love enough for two people by yourself....but someone can come along and love you more than you could have imagined
6. family, friends, your love, yourself - nothing is worth giving any of these up
7. have faith in what you believe is true
EIGHT Memories You’ll Never Forget:
1. "I am an adult" - Taos ski trip
3. Meteora, Greece - moment that shook me to the core
4. faith breakdown - Deep Ellum, the Bone...poor guy trying to save my soul, when I really just wanted to lash out about preprogrammed BS being spewed to drunkards in an apparent pharisee copycat attempt.
5. finishing my first Olympic distance triathlon - alone. the only race I ever completed without someone I cared about being there...but somehow, I felt triumphant.
6. Singer Company - Irving HS
7. Dallas Stars winning the Stanley Cup Finals in 99.
8. swimming with the dolphins in Cozumel
NINE Things You Want to Experience Before You Die:
1. ride Moab
2. go to Scotland
3. skydiving (I hope this is a LONG time before I die, not right before)
4. ride the Hogwarts Express :)
5. go to New Zealand and backpack for a week
6. marriage/family
7. be completely debt free again (soon and very soon)
8. build my own house or renovate an old one
9. find a career I can love
TEN Things That Most People Don't Know About You:
1. The biggest fear I have had since I was a child is losing my imagination.
2. I like crispy bacon dipped in syrup
3. I add up numbers on digital clocks until they make sense
4. If I could have one meal before I died, it would probably be fried potatoes, really good cheese, medium ribeye steak and a miller lite.
5. I want to learn how to bake a pie from scratch
6. I am not as strong as I want everyone to think
7. I am terrified of being in a situation where my life depends on my hanging off a cliff or a ledge, because I have no upper body strength.
8. I don't know how to drive a standard transmission car
9. I was heart broken when Burmer sold her house. That house was like the place you could always go...that was always there....and never changed...and was always safe, even with the ghost in it.
10. I don't know what I want to do for my career, and it both frightens me and doesn't bother me at the same time.
out with the old...
When I first bought the Motorola Q, I honestly did so in an act of haste. I desperately needed a new phone and despite my nagging suspicion that I was spending far too much money on it, I decided to get the snazzy Windows based "smart phone". Sadly, it hasn't lived up to its promises and it is time to part ways. I am upgrading to the LG enV and should get it in 2-5 business days.
In many ways, this is an act of release and freedom from a world I never should have entered. I don't need the data plan. I don't need or want to be able to access my email on my phone at this time. Whatever I need, I can get through voice or unlimited text messaging :)
So. I think this is a positive move for my future happiness. And, it's orange. Far cuter than the boring silver, scratched up face of the Moto Q. Adios Moto.
In many ways, this is an act of release and freedom from a world I never should have entered. I don't need the data plan. I don't need or want to be able to access my email on my phone at this time. Whatever I need, I can get through voice or unlimited text messaging :)
So. I think this is a positive move for my future happiness. And, it's orange. Far cuter than the boring silver, scratched up face of the Moto Q. Adios Moto.
Thursday, November 1, 2007
"it's oh so quiet...."
"shhhhh shhhhh it's oh so still....."
Today is the 1st day of November. Lots of things make this day special. It is definitely fall - cool, crisp air greeted me on my way to my car this morning. End of the month is over. This week was a challenge, but somehow I was able to muster through and get to a new month. It is really holiday season. How crazy is that? Feels like it just ended. I am very excited about our trip to Seattle in December.
And....da-da-da-daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa it's my birthday month :)
I think today is going to be a day of reflection and relaxation. Soak it all up...let myself decompress. Might just curl up and watch a movie tonight. I would say I would eat leftovers from last night, but Mike and I cleaned up that Chicken Bacon Roulade I made. It was quite tasty. Recipe can be found here
Mine didn't look as pretty as their picture, but it sure tasted good.
Ok, I am going to go through my stuff and see what my day looks like.
Today is the 1st day of November. Lots of things make this day special. It is definitely fall - cool, crisp air greeted me on my way to my car this morning. End of the month is over. This week was a challenge, but somehow I was able to muster through and get to a new month. It is really holiday season. How crazy is that? Feels like it just ended. I am very excited about our trip to Seattle in December.
And....da-da-da-daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa it's my birthday month :)
I think today is going to be a day of reflection and relaxation. Soak it all up...let myself decompress. Might just curl up and watch a movie tonight. I would say I would eat leftovers from last night, but Mike and I cleaned up that Chicken Bacon Roulade I made. It was quite tasty. Recipe can be found here
Mine didn't look as pretty as their picture, but it sure tasted good.
Ok, I am going to go through my stuff and see what my day looks like.
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