Yes, my dears! I did a bonafide, sweaty, breathy cardio for 20 minutes! I used to do 60 minutes, then bike ride and weights and stretching, but hell, I haven't done shit in years! This is a good first step and I didn't drop dead in the process! And I feel great! Don't know what possessed me. One minute I was lying on my bed watching "Bones - Season Three" on DVD and the next minute I said to myself: …
Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl:
Oh my faithful readers... I have fallen off the wagon, procured some C4 explosives and blew that wagon to smithereens! …
Yesterday Morning
Well, the party went well. The birthday boy enjoyed the surprise though it was kinda screwed up by a co worker who dragged me up to the room way too early (she was s'posed to keep me in the background and I was to make a grand entrance). Oh well. So there I am face to face with the b-day boy (he is the Treasurer's Chief Legal Deputy) and he was surprised, but it wasn't time to sing yet. Awkward! So, I went back to my place in the back of the room, only to be called up again by someone in the …
Morning Diva Confessions
It's 7:30AM and I am up and "at it." And for a change, I'm not still awake from last night! I have a morning thing to sing at the Cook County Treasurer's Office and I am trying to figure it out. They want me to come into the office - which will be filled with the general public paying bills, a dignitary or two and staff, and surprise a big fan with a "Happy Birthday" song - a cappella. It seemed like a great idea when I was asked. …
My Appearance with the Million Dollar Quartet
My appearance with the The Million Dollar Quartet was a sublime, surreal and absolutely wondrous experience. I was so stressed out by nerves and insecurities in the few days leading up to it that when it finally happened I was left shellshocked. You woulda thought I'd never performed in front of an audience before in my life by the way my insecurities welled up inside of me in those two days before my appearance! …