Bye Bye Bye!

I'm 28. I don't know how that happened, but ok, whatever, I'm 28.



So as I'm letting that set in, I've been reminding myself…I'm an adult, I'm an adult….


It's bad enough being caught singing loud and off key with the windows down. But make sure you have good music on. Not N'Sync: No Strings Attached. Yes. Yes. I dug up the CD circa sophmore year when I "totally LOVED" Justin. I've been singing to that every day to work. Who is judging??!


I still watch the Disney Channel and discovered Hillary Duff back when she was part cartoon, and Shia LaBeouf before he was starring with Will Smith, Tom Cruise, and Transformers.


I still buy books based on their cover, buy wine based on how pretty their label/bottle is, and cook or order food that has a picture so I know what it's supposed to look like.


Apparently I still need my mother to remind me to wear a jacket, flip flops are not appropriate footwear in the winter, and "is that what you're wearing?"


I squeal like an idiot when I see a spider. Doesn't matter how big – I cry like a baby.


I still like meeting my girlfriends at the mall if we don't have anything to do ( just for funzies)...or when we get paid to buy stuff we hide from our parents.


I love playing with make up even though I'd rather only wear mascara and chapstick everyday. But show me the cheap make up section at Target, and I'll fill a cart full with colors that are fun but all wrong for me- sparkly and pre-teenish - that will end up in a drawer until I move again.

So I'm embracing my 28 going on 16 stage in my life. I'm smart, I'm successful, I have fantastic friends. Who cares about the quirks that still make me a kid?

Boston or Bust...again

I leave bright stinkin early tomorrow morning for Boston. My sister and her hubby go there every year for Thanksgiving and this year we're joining them.

I'm so excited because you know what that means....more time with Lawson - the cutest nephew on the planet!

I hope everyone has a happy Thanksgiving!

I think I've been bamboozled

I think I’ve been bamboozled


I got a letter from this Cambridge Who's Who notifying me that I've been nominated as a successful and ambitious business woman making a difference in the community. How did they know?! ;)



I thought maybe my old boss nominated me – it seemed like something she'd join. So I submitted my application (which was advertised as no cost/fee) and got a phone call today for an interview. I'm thinking it's a really good deal – they're so selective I have to interview to prove my fabulousness!



At the end of the interview, the woman told me I'm fabulous (duh) and what membership package would I like to choose?



Wait, what?



Yup, it's about $800 to join this association. Bwaahhaahhaa, you've got to be kidding me! I just told you I have 4 years of post-college experience…do you really think I have $800 to drop just for funzies? Anyway, apparently she could hear the sticker shock in my voice and continued to bring the price down to finally $99. So now I think it might be a little shady.



I wanted to use it more as a networking tool. Connecting with other professionals to try to find great candidates, brainstorm HR stuff, etc. Maybe Fossil would even pay for it.



What do you think? Has anyone ever done this?



http://www.cambridgewhoswho.com/

Dirty Dancing

Pretty much every weekend, Stephanie and I roll out of bed and crawl to the couch for some good trash tv before we start the day. What qualifies as trash tv? Stuff like Cheaters, Ninja Challenge, anything on MTV, bad 80s movies, etc.

Well, flipping channels last night I found quite possible THE BEST trash tv.

But MB, are you sure? There's so much out there. How can you know you have "the best?"

Well, because it's called Pants Off Dance Off. The premise (or so I've gathered) is you have would-be strippers dancing in front of a green screen. Behind them, is their favorite music video. Not that they do the choreography from the video, but I guess it makes it less creepy watching someone strip off their dignity when Usher is in the background.

Some of the girls were pretty ridiculous, but the guys on there?....priceless.

Example: "The Ladies Man" was devoid of all rhythm, he shook his groove thang to the beat...well, some beat not sure which one.

The website doesn't show the music videos like the show did, but you get an idea of the talent level.

http://fuse.tv/tv/pantsoff/index.php

Now don't you feel better about your sweet dance skills?