Flair & Laughter

1/6/11                                  Determine

                                                to live life

                                    with flair

                                                and

                     laughter. 

MAYA ANGELOU

Pop Quiz!  What is the most important word in this quote?  Live? Flair? Laughter? No, the most important word in this quote is “Determine”.  Until you set your mind to live with flair and laughter it doesn’t matter 2 cents if those are things that you like or not - determine.  I love this quote.  One of my good friends gave me a card that has this quote on it and I think it truly characterizes how I want to live – with flair and laughter! I am a diva so flair is a given.  Laughter makes everyone feel better and it is the best medicine.  I don’t allow crying right now.  I live in a cry free zone.  Laughter is always welcome.

Today was another good day at home.  I continued my Harry Potter marathon with The Order of the Phoenix.  After my movie I decided I should be productive.  I went ahead and walked since it is supposed to get cooler tonight.  I like the idea of walking while it’s snowing, but grace hasn’t been my strong point since the surgery.  Walking in snow would be an accident waiting to happen.  So, I went ahead and walked while the sun was still out.  It was my first time walking with Buster.  I’ve been afraid to walk with him since that adds another layer of core strength.  I am happy to announce I passed the test.  I walked 1.5 miles with Buster all by myself! Small victories.  Another 10^th of a mile and I am half way to a 5K distance. 

Breaking news alert!  I have finally seriously reviewed my incision.  All of my seri-strips are off and I’ve started using my scar reducer cream.  Upon inspection I’ve noticed my incision is not straight.  I don’t know how I feel about this.  I do like things to be different and can appreciate something artsy, but I also like balance.  I’m not sure if I consider my incision artsy or off balance.  I do feel that it gives me character but I’m trying to evaluate how I’m going to feel about it when wearing a bathing suit.  I’m considering getting a small tattoo to balance out the catawampus line.  I seriously doubt I will get a tattoo on my stomach though.  I mostly wanted to freak my dad out when he read this.  Good one, right Dad?

How long is considered proper to leave a Christmas tree up?  Todd and I have planned to take our tree down since before New Year’s.  It just hasn’t happened.  We don’t even plug it in anymore which is sad.  Maybe the tree will finally make it down tonight?  I’m not betting on it.

Did you know that Oprah is looking for the next big TV star?  She has a show where she is looking for this person.  Since I’ve been watching a lot of television I feel that I know what consumers need.  I wonder if I can get on this show.  Do you think if I pulled the cancer card I could make it happen?  I’m picturing a mixture between the Wendy Williams Show, Tyra Show, and TMZ.  I want to really tackle the big issues in the world today – like people who still wear sandals with socks.  Someone has to do it, someone has to reach these people and I feel that I am the one that can cross boundaries and bridge the gap.

Hmmm.  What food am I craving today?  Lasagna!  I haven’t had a good Italian meal in a long time.  I would love lasagna.  My song of the day is “I do” by Lisa Loeb.  Great song. 

Tomorrow’s Friday so it should be a good day, right?  Night y’all!