still bitchin

Its been pushing a year since my first foray into the retail environ and I now feel like I've earned a degree in psychology.  And I will just say - Women are crazy.  I mean as shoppers.  I don't mean that in necessarily a really bad way, and I'm not including ALL women - only about 78%, but seriously - I'm talking about SHOES.  Maybe it just irritates me that they take so long to make a decision.  Its not rocket science, its not botox or a boob job - which they CLEARLY did not spend enough time contemplating those choices - its SHOES.  SHOES!!  The one thing you HAVE to wear to eat in restaurants or walk around in any public establishment.  I know not everyone shares my enthusiasm and probable obsession over what is arguably the most important article in ones fashion repertoire, but I honestly do not understand the dilemma some women put themselves thru trying to decide on a pair of shoes.  Or how they go about buying them and the drama they put themselves thru to rationalize a purchase for themselves.  I have said since Day 1, Men are my favorite customers.  They know what they want,  or what their female person of interest wants, they see it, it works, Done. There's no "well, I could wear it with jeans or a dress" or "OMG, So&So is gonna kill me"  I promise you, ladies - HE DOES NOT CARE.  and if he will honestly KILL YOU,  then YOU  are an idiot for being with him in the first place and you don't deserve to wear cool shoes.  So, get off the dadgum "Debt Diet" that Oprah keeps preaching (and hows about you take a look at her Louboutin's while she's telling you not to spend money before you take her advice) and go take control of your own brain and get what you want.  And if you don't want to buy shoes - or anything else for that matter - Then DON'T GO TO THE CANDYSHOP!!!   But, if you do, then be WOMAN enough to make a decision and own it.  Welcome to the 21st Century.

The Circle

Its been a hot minute since my last blog.  I've never considered myself a writer - my sisters are the word wizards - but I do, on occasion, feel the need to verbalize, and obviously today is one of those days.  The past couple of years I have been on a self-searching mission....not that I was missing in action or anything, but more of a trying to find the person I am on my own.  Turns out I will probably never find that because I have too many people in my life to ever be on my own, which, if you think about it - is awesome.  If anyone had told me 2 years ago the things I would experience, I probably would have gone the "Rock, Paper, Scissors" route  to determine which side of the grass I would be on.  So, I guess its a bonus that I didn't make use of any fortune-tellers at the time.   I won't list out all the drama or all the crazy thats been gettin all up in my head but I will say I have the very best friends and the very best family a person could ever want.  I have a job that I pretty much enjoy 87% of the time.  I've met so many new people and have friends all over the place and I LOVE THAT!   I love that I got to travel all over the place and dance in front of thousands of people.  I love that I have a kid that has a wife that lets him BE HIM and he has his dream job and is absolutely fantastic at it.  I love that I have a kid that has a dream to be a rockstar and is living that dream every single day - I love that he's making his own path and not following all the rules to be who he wants to be.   I love that I have a kid thats got my sense of humor and also an IQ of Einstein - I love that no matter what - he GETS me. I've also hit the jackpot in the mom/sisters life lottery - no matter what, my sisters and mom will be there to save me - either from myself or anything else.  They have watched me go through some good times and some bad times.  Never judging, but always willing to listen and help in anyway possible.  There are no people  in this world that love me like they love me.  Everyone should be so lucky!  I would say I've got a pretty good life and sometimes it takes a little bit of thunder and lightening to shake things up so you can enjoy the rain.

Side note (or footnote or whatever you want to call it note) - I wrote this a little over 6 years ago, but was recently inspired to blog again, so I thought I would re-publish a couple of past blogs.  If you enjoy it, feel free to "subscribe" or whatever - Its free, hopefully entertaining for the most part and who knows, maybe you'll even learn a thing or two! ;)