Day 26 of the 30 Day Blogging Challenge-My Hidden Talent

My Hidden Talent

I'm not sure I have any hidden talents...I pretty much make sure all that I do well is out there on display. I never had any popular "weird" talents like fashioning the cherry stem into a knot, or whistling the star spangled banner, or doing cartwheels. 

Any talents I had seemed to be deeply hidden by good reason and judgement. For example, when I was drinking I was an EXCELLENT dancer. I mean FANTASTIC! EPIC! STUNNING! I could have danced professionally. No, really! It's been a real disappointment that such a hidden talent is kept hidden when reason, judgement and lack of alcohol is applied. Seriously...I can't keep rhythm with a metronome without it! So that talent will have to lay undiscovered by anyone that didn't know me in my days of youth and indiscretion.  

My sense of comedic timing is another hidden talent. Unless you are my family. In which case you know ALL ABOUT IT! I'm rather well known for treating my family with one of my zingers...pretty much a fast ball wrapped in quick wit and dorkiness. Then I throw my head back and cackle like there is no tomorrow and then say "I crack myself up". That's when they start laughing....they say it's AT me...but I know it's truly WITH me...Right? I am after all supremely funny. Right?

I also believe that I have a hidden talent for cooking. I'm obsessed with food blogs and finding new and different recipes. My Pinterest board is Food Porn and I think I'm Paula Deen all planning meals and such. I am, however, a very poor direction-follower and don't care much for salt. So although I am certain that I am a great chef in the making, my family and victims may disagree. 

If you know of any hidden talents I have....could you let me know? I'd love to hear them!

Day 25 of the 30 Day Blogging Challenge-What Is My Biggest Regret?

What is my biggest regret?

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None. Zip. Nada. I don't regret things I've done or been through. My belief system tells me that everything happens in the universe exactly as it should in that moment. That doesn't mean that I haven't learned from mistakes that I've made and hopefully won't repeat them in the next situation. That's growth. That's humility. That's being teachable. But I don't regret that they happened, because they are all a part of who make me into the woman I'm becoming. 

We are all human and as part of the human experience we are born malleable and open to new experiences. I feel like many things in my life that I could "regret" have shaped me and molded me. If you don't risk...you don't grow and the emotional growth I've experienced in my life has been significant. If I was never willing to risk my heart, sure...it never would have been broken, but I also wouldn't have ever loved fully. If I hadn't tried new things and failed, I never would have learned what I liked and what I didn't. 

Today I am evolving into someone who lives with more balance. I don't jump right into things without investigation but once I've done my due diligence I do take risks. At the same time, I have more acceptance about people and things in my life than I once did. People aren't perfect and I'm a people! If I can't be perfect myself, how can I expect perfection from others? All part of lessons that I've learned by making "mistakes". 

So just for today, my goal is to live my life in a way that won't cause anyone else or myself any undue harm and to grow from all that's given to me today. To love without expectations and to be open to all possibilities. And to love myself just as I am!

Day 24 of the 30 Day Blogging Challenge-What Attracts Me In Love

What Attracts Me In Love?

Can I just skip this one? Pretty please? No one REALLY wants to know anyways....Can I just say "Please see photo of Mr. Jezebel"? After all...I'm pretty sure I'm done with the love nonsense after him anyways and who the heck wants to drudge up the attraction question?

Damn...ok...no getting around it I guess. So here goes nothing.

I have no type.

Zero.

Ziltch. 

You literally can track nothing from one relationship or even crush to the next. There is nothing in common between the men in my life except quite possibly a touch of mental instability. There you go! A common thread! I'm attracted to just a smidge of crazy! Shocker!

But all joking aside (that wasn't really a joke), It clearly isn't physical since there is virtually no resemblance...

1) Sense of humor-All dark, all twisted, all inappropriate
2) Charismatic-Most but not all
3) Hard workers-Most but not all
4) Readers-Not a single one
5) Sports fans-Most but not all
6) Music lovers-Every single one...that appears to be a big draw for me

7) Speak the same language-fluent sarcasm

8) Tattoos-All

So it comes down to Tattooed-Smart ass-Sarcastic-Music Lovers....there you go...a recipe for my heart! 

Day 23 of the 30 Day Blogging Challenge-If I Won The Lottery

If I Won The Lottery

Hmmmm....If I won the lottery....well first I'd have to PLAY the lottery. Which will launch us into a whole other discussion about gambling. Which essentially the lottery is. I'm not a gambler. I've never been a gambler. Which as prone to addictive tendencies in EVERYTHING I've always been surprised that I'm not. I think it's because I've never won big. And I'm too tentative. And I like getting something for my money. Like shopping. I hand you money...you hand me cool stuff. Gambling doesn't work that way and therefore upsets the natural order of things. Tips the scales so to speak. It doesn't work for me....but I digress. 

So let's suspend our disbelief for just a minute and pretend that indeed I had played the lottery and won. What would I do first? Would my life change? Or would I stay exactly the same humble, generous, kind.......bullshit. Nope...not a chance. My life would change and here's how. 


1) Travel: I would travel 6 months a year....everywhere. There isn't one corner of the globe that I wouldn't want to see. And not all 5 star hotels either...I'd like to backpack in places and ride scooters in other. Camp on the beach in Tahiti and stay in a treehouse in Costa Rica. Float down the river in Yangtze river....you get the idea. I'd also like an RV that I can explore our country in. Somewhere I can stash my vintage finds along the way! Or pull a trailer.

2) Family: I would make sure no one in my family were suffering or doing without. My little one would have a new car...my older one would have a new laptop....and I'm sure there would be a few shopping sprees. 

3) Hubs: That 1 1/2 commute each way to work would have to stop. I'm not sure what that means....but that stuff is nonsense. 

4) Cars: Well I'm pretty sure hubs wouldn't get anything other than a Toyota so that would probably mean a new 4Runner for him and Hi-Lux for me. Have you seen that thing? I don't even know if you can get it in US but it's awesome!

5) Puppers: He'd probably get a new collar....maybe a new dish. And probably some fancy stairs to get him up on the bed. He is a simple dog. 

6) Real Estate: There would be some moving I must admit. As much as I love Arizona...part of the reason is the economy. Don't worry Zonies....See #1...I'd get an RV to come visit between residences. California is high on the list. Also somewhere in the south....Tennessee, Kentucky or North Carolina. 

7) World Peace: I'm not crazy enough to think a lottery winner can bring about world peace, but if financial security were not at the forefront of my mind....maybe I'd have some more time to be of service to others. That would probably be the best part. Oh and shoes....alot of shoes...


Stay tuned for tomorrow's post about What attracts me (in love) Oh my!

Day 22 of the 30 Day Blogging Challenge-My Worst Habits

My Worst Habits

I feel like I've already revealed most of these but as long as we are lingering on my crazy...we might as well do it again! Caveat: These are what habits I consider my worst....I did not consult anyone who might dispute them like...say...my husband...or my kids....or of course my co-workers. Puppers might want to weigh in as well but I deliberately kept them all out of the research part of this process! 

1) Finishing other peoples Sentences

This may actually be an offshoot of another milder annoying habit I have which is impatience. Rarely do I have a conversation with someone that I'm chomping at the bit to finish their sentence and try to hurry it all along. Especially if they are boring...or droning on...or it's already information that I know....Or just about anything else. I prefer conversations with people that require few words to get to the point. Transitions, adjectives, pronouns....mostly unnecessary. 

2) Procrastination

I am simultaneously a procrastinator and an "early-bird-gets-the-worm" person. There are certain things I will push off and off and off just because "I don't wanna" which I think should be a valid excuse for anything. Just for me though....no one else gets that pass. 

3) Bitchy Resting Face

Not to be confused in any way with Bitch at Rest which is another annoying habit of mine. Unless you are me...in which case it is perfectly reasonable and warranted. I definitely have one of those faces that always looks like I'm judging you and finding you wanting.....which is in many cases true, but I always have the face whether I adore you and think you walk on water or if you are a complete doofus and a waste of my time. Same Face....Sorry

4) Empty Gas Tank Syndrome

We've already discussed this. I recognize all the reasons why I shouldn't do this and I do it anyways. Just a few days ago I said that I was working on it and yet this week I still went 34 miles past Empty. I'm not sure that this is a habit I will every break. 

5) Singing In The Car

I do...I have to admit it. I passed it on to my children and I feel mildly guilty. I sing...loudly...in the car. I don't care who sees....and if I'm on a roadtrip all bets are off because the entire agenda of the trip is singing...loudly...badly....only the words I know...and most definitely off key. And I do NOT sound like Adele. Except in my head...

Day 21 of the 30 Day Blogging Challenge-What Makes Me Sad?

What makes me sad?

1. Animal abuse
2. The physical effects of aging
3. Missing my "people"
4. Calories
5. Decaf coffee
6. Homelessness
7. Marley and Me
8. Natural Disasters
9. School shootings
10. When either of my daughters cry

Not too much more....I tend to be from the "accepting God's will" school of thought and don't get emotionally sad about very much. There are tragedies all around us but there are also miracles every day and I tend to think the two balance each other out. So I'd rather be happy than sad. 

Day 20 of the 30 Day Blogging Challenge-What Makes Me Happy

What Makes Me Happy?

1. 80 degree days in Phoenix
2. Puppies
3. Globes
4. Growing things
5. Chopped salad (that I didn't have to chop)
6. Planning vacations
7. Freshly washed sheets
8. A dip in the pool
9. Freshly washed car
10. Salon hair
11. Chalk paint
12. Getting a deal
13. Snorkeling
14. Chocolate
15. The smell of freshly cut wood
16. Haboobs
17. Fitting in the next size down
18. Tortilla chips and guacamole
19. The smell of rain in the air
20. Fireflies
21. When my hubs gets "that grin" and I see the 8 yr old boy in him
22. When the Puppers snuggles with me instead of dad
23. Photos of my daughters
24. The smile on a client's face when their home makes them happy
25. When "my song" comes on the radio at the perfect moment