Can I Get a Do-Over?

If anyone has earned a do-over this semester, it’s me. Yes, I’m being self-pitying. No, I don’t care.

I do owe everyone a big apology. Over a month without blogging is really inexcusable, especially considering I didn’t have any major crises in the month of November, unless we’re counting the fact that I turned 34 years old.

How did that happen? I’m 34? I’m in my mid-thirties, people. Like, squarely in my mid-thirties. I got a Sonicare toothbrush and my carpets professionally cleaned for my birthday, and both gifts were exactly what I wanted. That’s not right. I fear what will be on my list when I turn 35, much less 40.

Um, no offense to those of you 40 and over. You’re all young and sprightly, just as I will be once I achieve your age, I’m sure. Just don’t tell that to my knees.

I did determine that my 34th year would be my year (to steal a phrase from Justin Timberlake) to bring sexy back. Yeah I did. I’m confident about a lot of things. I’m funny, for instance. I know this. I’m a great friend. Also a true statement. I’m extremely gifted at not keeping things organized. Very accurate. However, the mojo went and disappeared years ago, and I want her back.

So, here’s hoping that this year, I can go back to being the girl who has the self-confidence to know that she deserves to put herself first. She deserves to look good, feel good, and be spoiled from time to time. And she needs to learn how to switch from first person to third person in a blog entry without confusing herself…myself…whatever.

I have a ton of poetry to write before the end of the semester, which is a mere sneeze away.

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Seek Cover!!

Major blizzard on its way. Let’s thank the powers that be that allowed me to get an oil change during my lunch hour this afternoon. And might I add a quick thank you to the kind gentleman who had the courage to attempt to vaccuum the floormats in the backseat where my daughter is known to throw any number of gummy fruit snacks, boogers, and God knows what else.

I must say, being an online student means not being impeded by inclement weather. Damn.

It’s been so unbelievably dreary outside today. It’s like the weather gods are taunting us, letting us know that bad things are in store. The temperature right now? 57. But the sky is grey and just kind of hanging there. If depression looked like weather, it’d look like this. Tomorrow? The high is 32.

My kid needs a winter hat. So tonight, either I go into hyper-knit mode and whip something up, or she goes to daycare tomorrow in an enormous hat that fits my husband’s ginormous noggin. Thankfully, I have enough yarn to knit a Snuggie, much less a toddler hat, so I think I’ll be set.

In unrelated news, I ate my weight in Swedish Fish today. In retrospect, that was an error on my part. Ugh.

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H1N1 can suck it.

I’m over this. OVER IT. The media and their hype of this flu has been driving me insane. I laugh at the thought that when I started college back in 1994, I had hopes of going into broadcast journalism. Fear. There is so much fear everywhere. I don’t get it.

Found out today my daughter has the dreaded swine flu. So, it’s here. And the weird thing? I’m actually relieved. I can stop panicking about it now. I can deal with it and move on with my life.

Still behind with school, but I’ve spoken with all my teachers and they have been beyond understanding. I like knowing that I’m working with compassionate humans.

Let’s see, what else is going on? Well, I’ve fallen in love with Glee on television, and I’m somewhat obsessed with So You Think You Can Dance. My husband and I are already starting to plan the menu for Thanksgiving (it’s my favorite holiday), and Christmas plans are in the works. Work has been crazy lately, but good. I don’t get enough sleep. I watched The Proposal yesterday and my crush on Ryan Reynolds grew a little bit larger. I spend too much time on Facebook. Looks like I’ll be doing another improv show at the end of November. I’ve been knitting a lot more lately. There you go.

I really need to write in here more. Being quarantined at home may be just what I need in order to pump out some actual stuff on here. Here’s hoping!

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