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A Couple of Things…March 30, 2013

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Self Portrait

Self Portrait

(Originally posted on Facebook, March 30, 2013)

1. Happy Easter!

2. Every year around Easter, buying a bag of jelly beans seems like a good idea for about 10 minutes after I eat the first one. Then, not so much.

3. Peeps are only as good as they’re stale.

4. I kind of miss hiding Easter eggs for Sydney Rose and then never ever remembering where we hid them all.   Good times.

5. Speaking of Syd Rose, I’m sorry to report that my daughter has been sucked into the Vampire Diaries. Much more unfortunate is that Staci Brown has too.

6. Back down to three women in one household…but if you include the cat and dog, we’re actually five.

7. I’ve made my Facebook page private, only for my Friends.  I don’t know why.  It’s not like I have any, make that much to hide.

8. Could you imagine dating a person who never listens to music?  I had a hard time just typing out that sentence!

9. From my “Favorite Facebook Posts file”:
“A smart woman knows how to love, but an intelligent woman knows who to love.”
I’m shooting to be intelligent someday soon!

Working on my self-portrait.  I don’t even have to actually be in the shot, but it is suppose to represent who I am or what I love.  Did this one today.

A Couple of Things…March 21, 2013

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VenturaRocks.com 4th Anniversary Party

VenturaRocks.com 4th Anniversary Party

(Originally posted on Facebook, March 21, 2013)

1. Spring has sprung.  Life is incredibly good.

2. I love participating in parades, especially in a small town like Ventura.  It’s so corny, you just have to embrace it! The look on the children’s faces makes being goofy so worthwhile.

3. It fascinates me how loud women get when there are more than four at  a table.  I also find that the volume increases exponentially by the number of drinks ordered.

4. I love a good book.  I love a good movie.  I love a good song.  But most of all, I love a good friend.

5. Sydney Rose said the funniest thing the other day when I mentioned that she gets her assertiveness from me.  She totally agreed and then pondered out loud wondering what she got from her dad.  Not missing a beat, we both said at the same time, “Flakiness.”  To which we had a good laugh!

6. I want you to succeed.  How can I help?

7. From my Favorite Facebook Quotes file:  “I’m a non-violent person until I see I see a spider.  Then I turn into Al Capone, and “I want him DEAD!  I want his family DEAD!  I want his house burned to the GROUND!”    Yeah, that’s me.

8. My friend reminded me recently, “In no way are you ever responsible for another’s bad behavior.”  That may be true my dear friend, but we can hold them accountable for it. And more than that, we can shame them and let them know we won’t stand for it.

VenturaRocks.com just celebrated our 4-year anniversary on Sunday.  I selected a few of the photos to share in the montage I posted. I want to  thank my BUSINESS partner Eve for all her hard work. If you get a chance, please read my annual State-of-the-Ventura-Rocks-Website address:

http://venturarocks.com/blog/venturarocks-com-4th-anniversary/

Thanks for reading and for your comments!  I really do love our discussions!!

A Couple of Things…March 11, 2013

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Bob's Big Boy

Bob’s Big Boy

(Originally posted on Facebook March 11, 2013)

1. Spring Break is here! Yippee!! What am I doing?  Working more!!! Nice.

2. I learned this weekend that beets on pizza is not such a good thing.  For starters, in a dimly lit room, they look like pepperoni.  Trust me, they taste nothing like pepperoni.

3. However, I tried Collard Greens for the first time last week, and nom nom nom! Delicious!!

4. I recently had to turn down the advances of a very nice man. Either the chemistry is there or it isn’t.  It’s never ever an easy thing to do, that is unless they’re a complete jerk.  But you know I don’t attract complete jerks.  Oh wait…

5. Book or movie first?  Discuss please.

6. Oh!  I’m learning bandspeak.  When a band says they go on at 9:00 pm, that actually means somewhere between 10 and 10:45.  It’s not an exact science.

7. So, VenturaRocks.com is having its first ever  event.  It’s our 4th anniversary so we’ll be celebrating with a few hundred peeps at Bombay Bar & Grill on St. Patrick’s day with our favorite bad boys The Shoemaker Brothers.  Join us if you can!

8. Living with three women has its advantages.  For instance, I find a lot more reading material around the house, little notes if you will.  Case in point, the other day I found this sticky note:  “Eat Me”  on a container of homemade peanut butter cookies.

9. It looks like  Sydney Rose landed another job. Yep! She’s about to be once again gainfully employeed at a new burger restaurant here in town.

10. I thank my lucky stars I no longer work in a burger joint.

11. Saw a post which stated, “The way people treat you, is a statement about who they are as a human being.  It is not a statement about you.”  author unknown.  True, but not always easy to see.

Photo was taken back when I was working at Bob’s Big Boy on Beach Blvd while I was attending Fullerton College. I was around 21.  We use to turn up the
music, take off our aprons, tie up our shirts and hitch up our skirts, and we became…The Bob-ettes!!!  One way to get your side-work down after a long night of schlepping  burgers. I took the photo on the right…so you don’t get to see my dance moves, which is a good thing.

A Couple of Things…February 26, 2013

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Syd Rose at Marina Park this evening

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.