Syd Rose at Marina Park this evening

(Originally posted on Facebook, February 26, 2013)

1. I now have four women under one roof.  My household is overflowing with estrogen.  Funny as shit!

2. I thought I broke my ear last week.  No, seriously!!  My head got caught between a mattress and the railing as we were pushing it up the stairs.  Hurt like a mofo.

3. One of the hardest things I ever did was to overcome my addiction to diet coke.  Aspartame is a bitch.  I had severe withdrawals with headaches, body aches & I couldn’t keep a thought in my head…for months!  It was harder than when I quit smoking!   I’ve been diet coke free coming up on five years!

4. If you’re still drinking Diet Coke, do the research.

5. I have to say, loyalty should never be taken for granted.  It’s more valuable than gold.

6. Heard some great music this week here in Ventura, had a great meeting collaborating with a City employee from Economic Development.  Eve and I need to start thinking on a bigger scale for VenturaRocks.com.

7. Sydney Rose is an amazing designated driver.

8. In spite of all the trials and tribulations, heartbreaks, losses and failures, I can’t help but smile and revel in the knowledge that somehow I’ve been clever enough to surround myself with smart, powerful and supportive friends.

9. The older I get, the more comfortable I am in my skin.  Sometimes I feel like I need to apologize for not wearing makeup all the time, most of the time…hardly ever, but you know what?  What you see is what you get.  As Kat posted not too long ago, a smile is a woman’s best accessory.  Thank God!  (but, whoever
said that was probably a woman).

10. The sun is out early and late enough, the weather is warming up, gas prices are sky high, looks like it’s time to start riding the bike to work again.

11. Speaking of the weather warming up, I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, it’s completely unfair how men can just take off their shirts.  Am I the only woman around who blushes at this? It may seem like a complaint, but if the truth be told… 🙂

Took this picture of Sydney earlier this evening at Marina Park. She was a good sport.