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The Sunday Salon: Revelations

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Sunday Salon

I am not myself right now. After a very stressful work week, involving a department re-org, fighting staff members and a revelation into what may be down the road for me, I am worn-out and exhausted. I’ve worked in a lot of stressful environments, sometimes it’s unavoidable, but I will never understand the need to step on others on the way to the top. In my opinion, it stems from a total lack of self-esteem. This may work for them in the short term, but long term, it’s like pissing without a pot. Sorry for the crude analogy.

With another stressful week ahead and this also being production week for Alice in Wonderland, I am taking today to re-charge, re-group and re-focus on what’s important. My family and friends are important. This includes all of you who stop by to comment and also includes those of you that lurk. I know you’re out there and I appreciate all of you.

My mantra this week is: What goes around, comes around.

To start the morning off, I had my favorite breakfast which consisted of crispy bacon, eggs over easy, gluten-free toast and three cups of cinnamon coffee (yikes)! I will be helping The Girl with her Superstar poster, dragging The Boy out of bed and then I am off to buy something just for me.

Tomorrow, the dreaded Monday and the beginning to what may be the most horrible week ever, I plan to hit the gym (2nd visit and my body didn’t collapse into the quivering heap I expected it to). There is a punching bag there that I may get to know personally. Just sayin’.

Cheers!! Have a good week!

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The Sunday Salon: Long Weekend Loveliness

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Getty Sunset

I love long weekends. Since I inevitably end up spending an entire day running errands, it’s nice to have a third day to actually make it feel like a normal weekend.  So yesterday, instead of errands, we hit the Getty. The Getty has some amazing views, which happened to be the ONLY thing my family showed an interest in.

As I wandered the exhibits, I vowed to never let The Hub wear his Packer sweatshirt out in public again. I can’t tell you how many conversations about football took place inside of those quiet galleries. That’s just wrong. It’s an ongoing joke in my family because wherever we go, he is always sporting some piece of clothing that someone feels the need to comment on. Even the museum staff struck up conversations. Please!

A the end of the day, we caught this spectacular sunset and never wanted to leave. Except, that everyone was starving so we made the tram ride down and hit a local spot for take-out.

The Sunday Salon
Today, it’s football for us. I hope to get some reading in while all the football craziness goes on around me. I am reading The Stranger’s Child, which is really, really good and very interesting to read right after The Marriage Plot, which I have yet to review.

Other things I am thinking about right now:

  • The university where I work opened this gigantic recreation center and I am considering membership. I get to work at 6am so it would be nice to workout first thing and get it over and down with. It’s a student rec center but I think I’ll miss the crowds at that hour. Still thinking about it.  It’s quite expensive for faculty and staff though which is why I hesitate.
  • Production week for Alice in Wonderland is at the end of this month. With two kids in the show and two different schedules to work with, plus my own backstage schedule (I work backstage for the show), I’m not sure how I will get the kids there, fed, taken home, etc. This is The Boy’s 9th show so he has the routine down and I don’t worry about him so much, but The Girl will be completely overwhelmed. She is the one that needs to be told 10x to do something so her being in the dressing room, and me being on stage is going to be interesting. I’m dreading it.

Anyway, that’s about it for me. Have a wonderful week!