Summer Pretty Pleeeeeeease!

Okay, I know I know... I moved to Chicago. Yes, winter is pretty intense. I survived it without dying. I actually enjoyed it.... BUT now is the time for it to be OVER! It's March 30th and it's a nice, warm 38 outside. The 10 day forecast shows the highest temp coming to be around 48.

I think I'm going to go listen to the Blue Hawaiians & dream of a sunny beach in Maui....

Bloody Hell....

Okay so it's March 22nd and we are covered in snow yet AGAIN!!! We had about 5 inches of snow (I'm guessing) yesterday and a bit more last night. It's supposed to be spring break in my mind!!! Oh well, I wanted to move somewhere that had seasons & I got it! I just wish winter wasn't lasting QUITE so long. I was about to throw my snow boots away because I think the left one has a leak in it! Guess it's a good thing I didn't.... now to trudged downtown on the El with my cold, wet foot... bummer.

Spa Day!

Today was awesome. I received a big, fat gift certificate to a spa for my birthday back in October. Given that I went through my shitty time, then spent the better part of Jan & Feb sick, I never used it.
Today I spent 3 hours at spa space. I got a papaya pineapple body scrub (30 minutes) which was AWESOME, followed by a kukui nut oil massage (1 hour), THEN I had a peppermint pedicure.
Sigh.... I'm in heaven.

Wow, what a wreck

Well my typical Wedneday night Stitch N' Bitch took an ugly turn last night. Went to knit, have a drink and see my friends.
Sarah got engaged... CONGRATULATIONS!!!! We had about 9 people there last night & the drinks started flowing. Then the bartender bought us all a round of shots. Then Sarah & I started talking and talking and talking and then the whole, "sure, let's have one more" happened, oh, about 4 times I'm guessing? Who the hell knows... here's where it ended up....
-We danced to the band playing cuban music
-One of the other SNB girls bought us another round of shots
-I dropped about $60 on the evening

Fast forward to this morning
-Woke up at 6:11
-Went into the bathroom to see the following.... a sock on the floor, the water dripping into the sink where my toothbrush was lying, my clothes all stuffed in between the towel bar and the wall, the rug askew.
-Then as I came out into the living room, I found my coat, bag & purse all as they should have been but where were my keys? I looked in the one place they should have never been and low & behold, they were there.... hanging out of the front door... on the outside.

Dear lord, thank you for watching over me and my safety even though I'm a dumb ass.

Things that recently suck

1) Ipod broke but fixed itself. Was without for about 24 hours and expected total death. Caused a minor meltdown for me as I use this every day
2) Got 2 parking tickets within 4 weeks time ($150)
3) Got car towed couple of weeks ago ($220 car from pound and ticket)
4) Home computer got virus ($130 to Dell support)
5) Left purse on train. Conductor found & called quickly but caused me more headache than anything & an extra drive downtown
6) Painting project that should have taken 3 hours took about 10

Good thing I have this sticky sweet, happy girl attitude isn't it?

Good morning!

Well good morning all. It's a dreary Sunday morning here is cold-ass Chicago. I am officially ready for winter to be gone! I enjoyed it from November through February, but now enough is enough. Radar agrees w/me wholeheartedly.
I'm pretty sure my Ipod is dead. You have NO idea how bad that sucks for me. I use it every single day. So NOW on top of getting a few parking tickets, having my car towed, and needing to get Radar's shots this week, it looks as though I might be purchasing a new Ipod in my future. Sigh. As Glenn put it, "usually bad things come in 3's....you seem to be working on a baker's dozen!".
Oh well, it's still not as bad as the homeless pile of people I saw under Lower Wacker Drive when I had to walk to the pound to get my car out. I rounded a corner and there was about 20 yards of blankets and trash bags full of life. Until I actually stepped around 2 blanket lumps, I didn't realize that the blankets were full of people trying to keep warm.
Not only was it a shocking sight, but a more shocking sight being on foot. It was quite humbling as I realized how lucky I am to have the things that I do in my life. Yes, getting my car towed sucked. Yes, having my Ipod break sucks. Yes, having to pay Dell to remove a virus from my computer sucks (forgot to mention that one earlier). But in the grand scheme of life, I have a family, friends, job, home, clothes, car, and food. Whining about paying for a luxury like a computer, car, and Ipod seems insignificant when you consider these people trying to literally SURVIVE living on concrete under a bridge. Here is an article I found that's a little old but quite interesting.
So you get the point. Be thankful for what you have.
Have a wonderful Sunday! xo

Out of touch

So I'm starting to think about changing this blog around a bit. I've based this decision on the fact that the blog was intended to be about my move to Chicago. So, hear I am & I don't really know if my life has been all that interesting lately...or at least the bits I can report and stay PG rated!
Let's see, Radar is getting old... or at least that's what I think the problem is. Let's just say his bladder isn't as bulletproof as it used to be. He's had 2 accidents in the last month & he's never done that before. It makes me sad.
Work is work... mundane. I love my company but the actual position I'm in is sucking the life out of me. I'm not using any creative bones in my body and I'm really not used to that.
Mentally I'm about 100% better than I was. I've grown to love living alone & I've moved past some crappy situations I was in. Nothing like having a few life lessons make you wake up. Nevertheless, I am a better person for it and now know exactly what I do and DON'T want in life, relationships, work, etc.. and what I do want and will tolerate. 'Nuff said without saying too much.
Hope everyone is doing well. I haven't talked to too many peeps in quite some time but it's okay for now. I'm just kind of finding myself all over again & it's good to have me back.

Retail Therapy

I went to therapy today. It sucked the life out of me as we dug deep into my past....
What I found out is that while I'm really glad I go, I enjoyed this afternoons retail therapy better. Spending money you don't really have to spend combines a feeling of euphoria and guilt all rolled up in the same pile of dough (so to speak).
Nevertheless, I went to buy a few new white t-shirts & ended up with those, a kick-ass dress (yes I threw it back to 1983 there with kick-ass) and a few products from Aveda. Sigh...I don't think the concept of "getting out of debt" will ever see the light of day.
Maybe I should play the lotto....