1. I'm not going to lie guys, this week has been a bear. I had a bit of emotional slap in the face and I'm still exhausted from the flu I had two weeks ago. Has anyone else noticed that as you get older you just stay freaking sick? I remember in my 20s going to work, school, and studying for a final all with 101 temperature. Now if I so much as get the sniffles I need to go to the hospital. This part of getting older sucks...though I do appreciate the lower car insurance.
2. This summer I've decided I want to take the princess on vacation, just her and I. I have no idea where we would should go though. I want somewhere relatively inexpensive that we can get to easily and where she'll have fun and maybe learn a few things too. I am debating on us either road tripping to Palm Springs or flying up to Seattle or to Texas since we have family there. It's a toss up and I'm making a Pro/Con list to decide. How Rory Gilmore am I?
3. Once a week is Movie Night in our house and the princess and I switch off picking a movie. I am not always thrilled by the princess' choice as there are only so many of those golden retriever puppies films one woman can watch before debating committing herself, but we stick to the rule and watch without complaining. I was excited when last night was my turn and we watched The Goonies which is probably one of my favorite films from childhood. Thankfully she loved it and had a great response to all of my favorite parts. I loved seeing it again too, only it sadly reminded me that I seriously need this shirt like yesterday.
4. February is the month I usually dread because it's the month where I decide to get back into shape. Have you ever heard the term January Joiner? Well when all those peeps who get so gung ho about the New Year start to answer the siren call of their remote by January 20th, I'm usually back on the health and fitness train picking up where they left. I'm doing it again this year and have been steadily working out at home for the past week. It hasn't been easy due to still being a bit sick but I want to get in a regular routine of working out and eating well so I can be a fabulous this summer. So begins the neverending Mission: DeHeiferization.
5. Since I mentioned the Urban Dictionary, on her blog a few weeks ago, my friend Jessica wrote a post for Road Trip Wednesday about pseudonyms, nom de plumes, and pen names writers may want to have or need to have and why. I grew up with a love/hate relationship with my name and have now as an adult come to love it and understand that it's the exact perfect name for me. As a writer, I struggle with whether or not I should use a pen name because given its extremely ethnic nature, it's inevitable that I be pigeon-holed into the "Books Black People Like" section of the book store. No major decisions yet, but I'd love to use my name and have it not matter.
As I was thinking about my name, I decided to look up it's meaning in the Urban Dictionary. Side note-I highly recommend doing this if you need an ego stroke as most name definitions tend to be positive. From a baby book I purchased while gestating the princess, I learned that my name in Aramaic means "Child of the People" and in Japanese means "Child of the Sun." Here's how a little snippet of how the Urban Dictionary defines me:
Tameka: the tell-it-how-it-is type of girl. She'll always have your back, even when you aren't looking good. She will have you hooked and drooling over her with the flash of her smile. Beware of her honesty, it is blatant but once you get over that fact, she's a great friend to have on your side.
I think the Urban Dictionary has a crush on me! What's your Urban Dictionary definition?
Happy Weekend Everyone!
3. Once a week is Movie Night in our house and the princess and I switch off picking a movie. I am not always thrilled by the princess' choice as there are only so many of those golden retriever puppies films one woman can watch before debating committing herself, but we stick to the rule and watch without complaining. I was excited when last night was my turn and we watched The Goonies which is probably one of my favorite films from childhood. Thankfully she loved it and had a great response to all of my favorite parts. I loved seeing it again too, only it sadly reminded me that I seriously need this shirt like yesterday.
4. February is the month I usually dread because it's the month where I decide to get back into shape. Have you ever heard the term January Joiner? Well when all those peeps who get so gung ho about the New Year start to answer the siren call of their remote by January 20th, I'm usually back on the health and fitness train picking up where they left. I'm doing it again this year and have been steadily working out at home for the past week. It hasn't been easy due to still being a bit sick but I want to get in a regular routine of working out and eating well so I can be a fabulous this summer. So begins the neverending Mission: DeHeiferization.
5. Since I mentioned the Urban Dictionary, on her blog a few weeks ago, my friend Jessica wrote a post for Road Trip Wednesday about pseudonyms, nom de plumes, and pen names writers may want to have or need to have and why. I grew up with a love/hate relationship with my name and have now as an adult come to love it and understand that it's the exact perfect name for me. As a writer, I struggle with whether or not I should use a pen name because given its extremely ethnic nature, it's inevitable that I be pigeon-holed into the "Books Black People Like" section of the book store. No major decisions yet, but I'd love to use my name and have it not matter.
As I was thinking about my name, I decided to look up it's meaning in the Urban Dictionary. Side note-I highly recommend doing this if you need an ego stroke as most name definitions tend to be positive. From a baby book I purchased while gestating the princess, I learned that my name in Aramaic means "Child of the People" and in Japanese means "Child of the Sun." Here's how a little snippet of how the Urban Dictionary defines me:
Tameka: the tell-it-how-it-is type of girl. She'll always have your back, even when you aren't looking good. She will have you hooked and drooling over her with the flash of her smile. Beware of her honesty, it is blatant but once you get over that fact, she's a great friend to have on your side.
I think the Urban Dictionary has a crush on me! What's your Urban Dictionary definition?
Happy Weekend Everyone!
Our Portland home is open for you fabulous gals if you want to add this city to your list of potential destinations! Seriously!
ReplyDeleteWhoa - I'd check outside your window and see if Urban Dictionary is peeping in. :-)
ReplyDeleteI've never been, but my H says that the Grand Canyon is a really great place to take kids. I think there are some other state parks and such in that area, too. And not too far from you!
Don't use a pen name...I love your name!
ReplyDeleteI need that shirt!
ReplyDeleteI just worked out at the gym for the first time in 2012. Wahoo!
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