Can you hear the screaming? I am saying "No" to Fried Chicken Tuesdays at my favorite restaurant: Big Jones. It's been all I've been thinking of today: "Mmm, fried chicken at Big Jones tonight... It's Fried Chicken Tuesday at Big Jones!... I can't wait till five o'clock! (when the dinner menu starts) And just as I was prepared to get ready to go and gorge myself, I actually stopped and thought about it. Do I really need fried chicken tonight? …
Dinner with the U.S. Ambassador to Canada
Gee, that sounds impressive! It was one of the nicest evenings I've had in awhile. So we (The Shivers and I) get to the hotel and as you know, I was exhausted. I took a thirty minute nap before I had to jump up and get dressed for dinner. I was so stressed out about what to wear. I am so fat these days and it makes me terribly insecure sometimes especially when I have to figure out what to wear to a diplomatic function... …
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! …
The Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: Litmus Test – The Movies!!!
I did it!! I went to see a movie in the theater for the first time in over a month and I ordered no popcorn or a soda or candy or anything!!! And I lived to tell the tale. I can watch movies at home without stuffing my face with extra buttered popcorn and a hot dog. It seems like I oughta be able to do the same at an actual movie theater. This may not mean much to most of you out there but it was an absolute first for me and a sure sign of further commitment to getting healthy again. And the …
The Amazing Adventures of Permanent Lifestyle Change Girl: 2010 so far…
Well, it seems like I have been so caught up in posting the "Riga Tales" that I have forgotten to mention everything else that has occurred in my world lately so I will give a brief summary now. The past few months have been pretty active. I had some money problems, a tax audit, achey knees, started hosting shows for the Chicago Cabaret Project (which I love) performed in the Baltics, got an Award of Excellence for performing from the Cook County Treasurer's Office and lost ten pounds!!!! …