Friday night and over-stuffed

Have nothing important to share, and have been sitting here trying to think of something new, or different, that I've done in my personal life and t seems all the newness and interest has come from work.

My work days are relatively routine still: get up, walk dogs, get dressed, feed dogs, leave for work, work, come home, walk dogs, eat, feed dogs, watch movie or check email, play with dogs, go to sleep.  That's the plan...every day.

Traveling for work and pleasure have kept me in need of appropriate dog-sitters, and have inherited another brand which tops me at three now.  VERY BUSY AT WORK.

Deeply, deeply miss family and friends in Minneapolis and afar.  Often wish the tele-porter were real, already.  Damn Star Trek for putting such fantasy into our head's at all.  

Tired now, and anxious to get some zzz's.  Dogs say hi.  Love to all, H

Time to Organize

We've been here now longer than 4 months and it's time to organize.  I've found this difficult to do with as much time and energy I spend at work and with the dogs.  In the evenings, we go on a nice long walk, grab some grub and usually read or watch a show and then go to bed (since we get up quite early).  It's taken me a while to adjust to this place and I think that I'm starting to feel a little less alien here (though my recent trips out of town have reminded me how much I enjoy being in more urban cities)...

This weekend, I will be organizing the insanity that is "my stuff" and making purposeful areas around the "nest".  I need a place to do yoga, and for friends who join me on occasion.  That will be the 2nd floor in front of the tv (for the Shiva Rae Dance Yoga DVD).  I need space to store my "projects" which include sewing garments and handbags, and pillows.  

I really need a place for all of my files.  I've gone through most of them now, and have purged, but still need to have a permanent place for them.  Can't find anything easily now.  Bad thing.

The dogs stuff is completely organized (was there ever any doubt).  

Need to re-prioritize my wardrobe and do some editing.  Think I'm getting to the stage that I don't want to keep everything around "just in case".  Let the donations begin!

That's it for me tonight.

Hugs,

me

Charleston lessons and Current stuff

A friend of mine, whom shall remain nameless, but whose name rhymes with Baya, let me know that my blog had grown tiresome.  This, I believe, was not an opinion, but a statement of fact, because at this time during the year, there is such an oppressive heat/humidity here that it literally permeates everywhere/everything (including, in this case, one's mind - namely mine).  

So... I'm picking up a slower way of doing things, which seemingly includes keeping up communications.  But I'll try to remedy that in some small way tonight.

In the last week, Elizabeth came to visit - She flew in Tuesday and stayed through Saturday morning.  We rallied and meandered around the Verizon Amphitheater for  Linkin Park concert on Tuesday (opened by Chris Cornell, who played Rusty Cage, one of my top 10 songs of all time, as the last number... AWESOME).  For this, we stood, sat, sweated in the sun at up to 106 degrees for over 7 hours.  Not the smartest thing on earth, but we were very well hydrated at least.

I had been to the Snoop Dog/311 concert the week before so I had a general idea of what to expect...

The day after the Linkin Park event we toddled off to Charleston which is about three hours away and reeeaaally humid in August I might add.  The highlights were checking out the artisans on Market Street, the sweet grass baskets of the Geesha (sp?), and going through the Old Slave Mart Museum on Chalmers Street. I naively had never read paperwork describing the "sale" of a person.  It was surprisingly simple, and deeply disturbing.  Lis and I talked about it on the way out of town... how the whole city seemed heavy... that there was a heavy history you could physically feel in Charleston.  Interesting, foreign, and sad.

Upon returning to Charlotte, we decided to stay indoors.  We were immediately at peace with that decision.  Ahhhh, beautiful coolness.

After my gorgeous friend went home, I spent the weekend treating Hogan for his hotspots, by washing, shaving, and medicining the poor pup.  Vet appointment on Friday...

Lots going on at work, and have inherited another contemporary brand, so I'm excited about the increased opportunity as well as challenged with being the new design layer which has been welcomed by some and understandably questioned by some (not personally, of course).

Traveling a lot soon.  New York, Las Vegas (pending), Europe/Asia: Paris, London, Barcelona, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, and then over to Hong Kong. Week after that LA.  Then Minneapolis for Zaih's birthday.  Yey!!  

Sleepy time.  N' night!

 

Just another Sunday morning

Had a good morning.  Brought the dogs to the dog park with neighbor, Kim and her dog Duke.  See pictures... Have lots of cleaning and organizing to do still today and Kim and Jessica will be over tonight for a little group yoga. Fun!  trying to get into healthy habits/schedules...  

Thinking of my Sistas...

Miss Celie's Blues
by Quincy Jones

Sistah,
you've been on my mind
My sistah, we're two of a kind
So sister,
I'm keepin' my eyes on you

I betcha think
I don't know nothin'
But singin' the blues
Oh sister, have I got news for you
I´m somethin'
I hope you think that you´re somethin' too

Oh, Scufflin',
I been up that lonesome road
And I seen a lot of suns goin' down
Oh, but trust me
No low life's gonna run me around

So let me tell you somethin' sister
Remember your name
No twister,
gon' steal your stuff away
My sister
We sho' ain't got a whole lot of time

So go shake your shimmy, Sistah
'Cause honey the 'shug
is feelin' fiiiiiiine.

Love you my sisters. Erin, Lisa, Taya, Fran, Heidi, Rae, Lynn, Shelly, Robbyn, Marnie, Jacque, Nicole, Tatiana and my new sisters Darla, Venita and Jessica. 

Lady's Night, Oh What a Night!

There are nights I remember in my life where laughter wasn't only present, it prevailed.  These are some of my favorite times, and this was what happened last night.

Jessica picked me up and we cruised over to Flying Biscuit in Ballyntine to meet up with Venita.  Jessica had never been there before (it was only my second time), and was introduced to their famous grits.  Mmmmmm-good!

We ordered way too much food and sat discussing all matter of subject for the next 4 hours while it digested and we picked.  

It was decided that we would move on from there to a fabulous dessert cafe relatively close.  I wish I had taken pictures of the confections we picked out, and promptly devoured - they were little sugar pieces of art.  It was at this place that we devised our plans for a girl-pop star group we would form along the lines of Destiny's Child.  Of course we had to decide who's mother would be our "band designer"... 

Next on the agenda was deciding our signature "moves".  Thought of Lis for her lip-biting boogie, and Taya for her ability to get low on the flo'... Lynn for her techno stylings, and Heidi for her "arms up" move.  In the end, my signature move was, of course, the "uh oh".  

Great 4th Celebration

Celebrated the fourth with my new bud Darla, and her family (pictured right).  They rock the casbah!  Saw some mini-sized fireworks, and enjoyed a meal with new friends... More later!