"F"

A few of my favorite F things :)

Blogs,



YouTuber...I know he's annoying..but I love him lol




People

Movies

And of course....

Friends across the net

Several years ago Vic and I became friends with Deb and Lori on Myspace. We left comments on each others walls and followed each others lives through the pictures and blogs that were posted. We later moved them over to facebook and became even closer thru moves across the country, job changes, new pets and so on.

This past week we had the opportunity to actually meet in person when they came to Siesta Key and stayed in one of our rental properties, and the impact of how much you learn about people from social media really hit home. It was as if we had known each other for years and we had such a great time!  We already knew what picture "whores" we all were from the thousands of photos we've shared online so it was no surprise when the cameras and phones came out and pictures started appearing on facebook and twitter. Our night out to dinner was great but I think we laughed even harder once we got home and started reading all the comments on facebook about our photos!

Here are a few from our night at Sharkys in Venice..

To answer...or not to answer

Do you ever see a number come up on your phone and not answer because you just don't have the energy to talk to the person on the other end?
I've seen people get angry because someone doesn't answer their call. Since I am one that does not always answer my calls I try and see it from their side. Perhaps they are in the middle of something, or just not in the mood to talk, or God forbid they don't have their phone with them!
And let's just face it, there are some people that you just don't want to talk to! The person that only calls when they want something from you. Or the dreaded bill collector, or neighbor that is calling to complain about your ____ (fill in the blank).

Facebook adds a new problem with not answering your phone. I have my settings so it doesn't show if I am online or not but if I am leaving comments or changing my status update it will show a time. So those people that are calling me without getting an answer can see that I am online but not answering their calls. This still doesn't mean that I am not multi-tasking and doing work or talking on the phone with someone else when they call.
This week I saw an exchange between two of my friends on facebook. One posted a picture and the other said something about it being rude because she had time to post a picture but not to answer her phone when she had called.  I personally think leaving that message was rude, unless she was joking and I don't think she was.

I love caller I.D. but I also wish that it would have a brief explanation of why the person was calling before I know if I want to answer or not. Who wouldn't love that?! I guess that is a reason I am a big fan of texting and not talking.

Pros of texting and not talking:

• You can set your phone down between texts
• You can answer when it's convenient to you
• You can add cute smiley faces to the conversation
• You can keep the text to remind you later of details about the conversation (I never do this, I am a huge fan of DELETE on my phone)
• You can text many people at the same time
• You can send pictures in your texts.
• Texting usually takes up less time that a phone call does. Unless you are an all day texter which is good too because you can multi task easier than if you were tied to a phone call all day long.

My first text everyday is to one of my best friends Tracy. Every morning we text "good morning (add food here)... So it's a challenge every day to come up with a food we have not used before. I think by now we are repeating foods because we've done this off and on for years. I recently let two days go by without texting my good morning greeting and got a phone call to make sure my fingers were not broken or something :) 

My friend Kelly is my All My Children expert and it's nice when I'm watching if I have a question I can send a quick text for the answer and not miss any of the show like I would have with a phone call.

Anyway I have rambled on long enough about texting and phone calls. I hope that you all have a great day! I'd love to hear your take on texting vs phone calls...What do you prefer?

Day 9 of the 30 Days of Truth

Day 9:Someone you did not want to let go but drifted off

People drifting in and out of my life is pretty common. I never want to let them go but I know that there will be a time and place when we re-connect. Life gets busy and in the way sometimes of seeing/talking with my friends on an everyday basis but once I make a friend they are my friend for life. I recently heard from my BFF from college. It had been many years since we last spoke but we picked back up with the memories like it was only yesterday and that is usually the case for me with long lost friends.

I have been told that I am very "Fluid". I don't stress too much about missing friends or not talking or staying in touch all the time, as I said they come back around when it's time. People are put in our lives when we need them most.

The world of twitter,facebook,blogging has made it easier to stay in touch with a larger number of people but some would argue that the depth of the relationships suffer. I'm not one of those poeple..maybe because I'm not that deep? Perhaps.




For the complete list of the 30 Days of Truth Click Here

How Times Have Changed

I posted a note on my facebook about how much times have changed since Soaps first aired on the radio back in the 30's & 40's. When Guiding Light went off the air I was crushed because I had followed that show since high school. I was happy when I saw that it was continuing on via Twitter. Then just this week I was watching All My Children and Erica Kain is getting ready to go on her honeymoon (don't ask me how many times she has been married, I just know it's in the double digits!) She mentions to her daughter Brianna that she can follow her on her blog while she is away.

So anyway...after posting this note about how far we've come I started getting comments about the generation today not knowing what it was like not to be so connected to everything.  This is so true.

A few years ago I went on a cruise and was forced to say goodbye to my computer and cell phone for a week. It was the most relaxing vacation I had been on in YEARS just because I had no contact with the outside world (no bill collectors, no problems from work, no heartbreaking news headlines, no spam).

I find it very hard  to go anywhere without my cell phone. I have no idea how we ever did it without them! On the rare times I've left the house with my cell phone sitting on my nightstand I about have a panic attack that today will be the day I have a flat tire or run out of gas.

And then there is facebook,twitter,myspace Etc. I think it is fantastic to be back in touch with so many friends from high school and my family and everyone else I am friends with on facebook. Would graduation not been as sad if I had known I'll still be in touch via facebook?

So some might say the kids today are really missing out on what we had but I'm happy that kids will be in touch more with their families and friends online. I would have loved to have followed my grandparents on facebook! I am thrilled when my dad posts new pictures of what he is doing since he moved to TN last year. It makes me feel closer and a part of his life.

Obsessions,Addictions,Passions

To know me, is to know that I go through many "obsessions", I guess that is what I will call it until I think of a better word.
I will find something that I really enjoy and just do it to death and then move on. Sometimes I will re-visit it and sometimes I won't. Some examples..scrap booking, making YouTube videos, playing farmville, petville, social city and what ever other new games came about on facebook. Pogo (the game site, not the stick) blogging, facebook, myspace, twitter, etc. 

I am very envious of people that can cook but I really don't have the passion or desire to learn to be good at it. I tried a few dishes when Vic and I were on the Atkins diet a few months ago. Going to the grocery store was my first challenge! I had not even heard of most of the ingredients and then came the terminology of things in the kitchen...dutch oven, meat fork , etc. I did a blog about that experience on facebook  Check that out  here when you are in need of a good laugh.

Now that I am obsessing with blogs, I keep seeing the most amazing crafts and fun food projects. I don't know that I will ever make them..I want to. I am jealous that other people seem so focused and able to do these things. I am a perfectionist that isn't perfect is a good way of saying it I think. In my mind I have a perfect vision of what something should be and then when it falls short of perfection I quit.

My sisters boyfriend said something the other day that really stuck with me and made a lot of sense. We were talking about kids now days (wow that sentence alone makes me sound OLD!) Anyway...the jest of the conversation was that kids want to be the best at something but don't want to put the work into learning HOW to be good at it. I guess that is kind of how I am. If something comes easily for me and I'm good at it, GREAT! If it's work and I'm falling short of being good at it I probably won't stick with it.  Not one of my better qualities.

I know this is something I need to work on. Or maybe I will just keep adding obsessions. I am a very curious person and am always thinking. I would love to learn more about photography but would get bored with the technical side of how and why things work with a camera. Even as I sit and write this blog my mind is off on a million other things. I should make a list of what I want to do. Lists are not my friends but that is a whole other blog.

OK off to start my day...Enjoy your Tuesday!

A letter to all the 20 somethings out there...

This letter is to all of the 20 something year old girls out there. I'm about to tell you something that was never told to me...or if it was I just didn't believe it and choose to ignore it at the time. This is something your moms don't tell you but I will!

You will reach a time when your body betrays you! You know those cute perky breasts that the boys go crazy over right now...they will start to sag, they will lose their "perk". Enjoy it now! Buy sexy tops and take lots of pictures in your swim suits..those days will end sooner than you are ready for. When it starts to happen it happens quick and over night. One day you'll be putting on your bra and have to lift them off of your stomach or worse..your lap!

You will be looking in your mirror and all of a sudden see a 3" long hair on your chin! The question will never be answered as to how in the heck did it grow that long without you seeing it before.

Your eyes will start to get worse and you will go in for your regular eye appointment only to hear your doctor tell you it's time for bifocals because you've reached that magic age of 40.

Those five or ten pounds that you have always been able to gain and lose with little to no effort will become ten or fifteen and be next to impossible to get rid of.

You will wake up sore and stiff instead of limber and refreshed. You won't know when it will happen but one day you'll be sitting on the sofa and realize that you could not sit Indian style if your life depended on it, and FORGET doing the splits or anything like that...your body will fight you every step of the way.

You will pee when you laugh too hard or when you sneeze...what a bitch that one is!

You dental appointments will consist of root canals, bridges, crowns...and always high dollar..Make sure you invest in good insurance before you hit 40 because your health care bills will double what they have been the past 20 years! You will now post of surgeries and health issues on facebook instead of parties and hangovers...speaking of which..you won't be able to shake off a hangover in one day any more, you will feel beat up for at least 2 and sometimes more!

OK the positive to getting older is that you know more. You are more confident and realize what is really important in life. You value quality time with your parents and grandparents if you are lucky enough to still have them around. Instead of a biological clock ticking you hear the death clock and try and fit more meaningful events in your life. You appreciate the small things more.

I appreciate each and everyone of you and really enjoy getting to know many of you on facebook better than I would have without it...Have a great day and my wish for you all is to laugh and smile at least a dozen times today!

For any of you 50+ women please let us know what we have to look forward to ...Im not ready for any more surprises LOL!