A Great Big Diva!

Bringin’ in a Brand New Year

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I finally got tired of feeling tired and low-down. I am singing tonight and right after I said to myself: "I wish I could just stay home on the couch and watch TV tonight," I realized that I am going to be a big part of how a lot of people will be starting off their new year and I need to step up to the responsibility and stop whining. Time to get off my fat ass and get into motion. At first I tried to chalk it up to my grief over Flo's death but I know for a fact that she'd be saying: …

Flo died today.

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A dear friend of over thirty years died suddenly today as she walked to pick up some take-out food for lunch. Witnesses say she was on her cell phone when she suddenly clutched at her chest and then collapsed. Emergency units were called, but they could not revive her. She was gone. My dear friend Flo died today. …

I’ll Never Drink Again.

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Okay, y'all remember my elation and joy over waking up on Christmas morning etc... Well, I felt so happy to be alive that I picked up the phone reached out to many of my extended family (cousins I haven't seen or spoken to in years) and wished them a Merry Christmas. It was so wonderful to feel the love of family - it really was! Then I proceeded to drink a bottle of lovely champagne (on an empty stomach) and got sick as a dog. Oops! My bad. I'm much better now. But I won't be drinking …

Merry Christmas!!

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I woke up this morning so happy to see the daylight! I am happy to be alive and well this morning. I was feeling a little down yesterday - down about money, about my life... but after spending the evening with dear old friends I realized that today I just don't care about that crap. Today is a "get out of jail free" kind of day because it's Christmas morning. Give yourself, myself and the world a break! It's all about love and friends and family and for me today, it's all about lazing around …