Last night I firmly figured out that I am not the party girl I once was! My reality check came in the form of a full day. Normally at 20, 30, 40 and even at a pretty good guess 45, 47 48 and ....well..... 48, I could have had this day without too much problem. Up to the gym at 5:15. Off to work at 8:15. Work a full eight hours skipping lunch and then meeting a date for the trip on the MAX train to the downtown area. Walking several miles trying to find the restarant that meets with Ty's approval since he didn't pre-plan the location but was winging it! Dinner, cocktail, and a hike and a hop back on the MAX to the Rose Garden. Watch the rousing Billy Joel / Elton John concert. ( notice that Billy got first billing in my version of this story?)(EJ may be a sir, but Billy was clearly the KING when it came to ageing well and maintaining his crowd pleaseing ability not to mention though he can't hit the high notes he still has 80% of his range and all of it's quality) Fighting the MAX crowd onto the train and riding back to the cars. Drive home and arrive by 12:23. Bed by 12:24, sleep by 12:25.
Awake at 5:15 a.m. NO WAY...sleep again til 7:15! Roll out of the bed onto the floor, and crawl to the bathroom. Use all the upper limbs to pull the lower ones up to the bathroom vanity height and glare at my blood stained and bleary eyed self. There is where it hit me....GIRL, your party animal days are over! LOL
How did it happen? When did it happen? I don't know but tonight at 7:00 pm( the day of the this epiffany) I am probably not going to ponder it's loss much because I will be sound alseep by 7:02!
Party Girl over and out! (operative word here is OUT)
* wink
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Nearly a year- So much has changed
Nearly a year has gone by and so much of my life has changed, most notably that I actually now have a life again that will allow for posting BLOGS!
My new adventure is aptly named "Odyssey". In July 2009 I took a new job as the Executive Director of Odyssey Hospice in Portland. I have ceased my endless wanderings to be a 7 minute commuter who can actually take the MAX to work and back. HOW COOL IS THAT? I am usually home at a respectable hour and my two Chihuahua family thinks that is cool enough that they have stopped tearing up my new carpet.
As added pleasure, my son has figured out that he doesn't own the house, though he was mostly the only person living here (not counting the four legged ones that believe they are people).
It's a little scary trying to figure out what to do with all this time! I have gradually painted every room in the house but three since July. The Chihuahua's now are afraid to sit still very long thinking that I may paint them! I am feverishly working on completing the office paint out now. The notable exceptions are the extra room that houses the exercise equipment (otherwise known as an extra clothes hanger)(Treadmill that doesn't work lives there because my son has sworn never to help move it again as he TOLD me NOT to bring upstairs in the FIRST place!) #2) the son's room which I have designated as a toxic waste room #3)The son's bathroom which the Federal Government has designated as a toxic waste room.
I have also taken up card making, which along with Scrap booking make up more than two thirds of the national credit card debit. (don't ask me how I know this) So any of you who aren't reading my blog anymore, and most of you who may be really bored and are checking in on it, will likely be getting a homemade card soon....whether you like it or not, Dammit!
Last but not least, I became a Nana to another beautiful new baby boy who is known as the Boss! Boston was born July 5th 2009 while I happened to be there helping Lee with his eye drop adventure. I will post pictures shortly as he is just too darling not to share with the adoring public!
My new adventure is aptly named "Odyssey". In July 2009 I took a new job as the Executive Director of Odyssey Hospice in Portland. I have ceased my endless wanderings to be a 7 minute commuter who can actually take the MAX to work and back. HOW COOL IS THAT? I am usually home at a respectable hour and my two Chihuahua family thinks that is cool enough that they have stopped tearing up my new carpet.
As added pleasure, my son has figured out that he doesn't own the house, though he was mostly the only person living here (not counting the four legged ones that believe they are people).
It's a little scary trying to figure out what to do with all this time! I have gradually painted every room in the house but three since July. The Chihuahua's now are afraid to sit still very long thinking that I may paint them! I am feverishly working on completing the office paint out now. The notable exceptions are the extra room that houses the exercise equipment (otherwise known as an extra clothes hanger)(Treadmill that doesn't work lives there because my son has sworn never to help move it again as he TOLD me NOT to bring upstairs in the FIRST place!) #2) the son's room which I have designated as a toxic waste room #3)The son's bathroom which the Federal Government has designated as a toxic waste room.
I have also taken up card making, which along with Scrap booking make up more than two thirds of the national credit card debit. (don't ask me how I know this) So any of you who aren't reading my blog anymore, and most of you who may be really bored and are checking in on it, will likely be getting a homemade card soon....whether you like it or not, Dammit!
Last but not least, I became a Nana to another beautiful new baby boy who is known as the Boss! Boston was born July 5th 2009 while I happened to be there helping Lee with his eye drop adventure. I will post pictures shortly as he is just too darling not to share with the adoring public!
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