Updates on 10 Things in These Foolish Things

1. Never mind the countdown to Christmas, I’m allllll about the countdown to Argentina! This is my Christmas gift and 50th Birthday gift and every other holiday from 2017 rolled into one - to myself! The anticipation is now at a high. I’m always so excited to go to a place in this world where I’ve never been before. It’s going to be amazing…I can feel it!

2. Best Bud came through with the swimwear for the trip, bringing me 8 different suits to try on at home. I chose a cool black one-piece suit (naturally) with these strategically placed mesh cutouts. Sexy. I also thought about it and it’s probably kind of weird to borrow someone’s swimsuit, right? But I’ve borrowed suits from her before - she truly is the queen of swimwear because she loooves the water and is always in the tropics (her in-laws are in the Dominican Republic and she goes there multiple times a year) AND she has great taste in suits and she’s always in style. I knew I couldn’t go wrong with her. Plus I didn’t want to order one online and knew she’d have a million suits regardless. All good. Probably my biggest packing dilemma, though I’m going to have to finalize my packing tomorrow and it is going to get tricky with carry-on only! Packing like this is like working on a puzzle. How much can I fit? How much can I carry? And what can I edit out? What goes with what and how can I mix and match?

3. Still, I’m really looking forward to Christmas with my family, too. I’m glad that I am here for Christmas and then leave the day after. I can’t wait to see the look on my sweet niece’s face on Christmas morning. It’s just fun to have a child in our lives. I know my parents are so thrilled.

4. Speaking of parents, my Tuesday night at the storytelling show with my dad was pretty cool. It was a Daddy-Daughter date for sure, starting with a fun dinner and then the show. It was a great show with AMAZING stories - each one different takes on a theme - and they were all so enthralling. Unfortunately, the show was interrupted by a guy who had a medical issue two rows behind us. I heard a guy coughing and then a dull thud on the floor (he passed out). The show came to a halt and the lights came up. Luckily, the poor guy was able to get up and walk out (I hope he is now okay), but it was pretty scary there for a while. The show resumed and after it was over my dad got to meet the show’s creator at the reception, and I guess he was a little starstruck or something. My dad can talk and he sure gave her a good story himself, but he has a tendency to ramble and she was whisked away by photographers before he got to finish. I was annoyed at my dad for doing it and at the same time my heart sort of ached because I can relate to enjoying something so much and just wanting to talk and talk… Regardless, a wonderful time with my dad. I’m so glad we did that.

5. Last entry’s #4 was about Clifford and the date that was meh. Appears he thought the same thing as I haven’t heard anything from him in a few days. Not into it, clearly. So it moves further down the list…next!

6. I have zero prospects for a date in the near and not-so-near future. Guess that means it’s time to get out a mix and mingle again. But of course, that’s going to be after the holidays. OH! Need to start thinking about resolutions! Vision Boards! 2018 is nearly here!

7. Do you remember me writing about my old college roomie who was a crazy person with Bipolar disorder and I met with her a year ago after not speaking with her for about 15 years? I don’t remember how much detail I got into about her, and we only had a brief time together during our reunion, but she started to tell me a little bit about a “gift” that she has…basically, she’s decided that she’s a medium, as in, sees things, feels vibes and can speak with people in the afterlife. I follow her on Facebook and she’s started a whole new business based on this gift of hers. The thing is, I really do believe in half of the stuff that she’s saying - which is more about the power of positive momentum and manifesting good in your life. She’s decided to quit her day job and focus on this career in…well, being psychic, I guess. I’m not sure what to think of it, but I sure am intrigued. As soon as she stopped fighting with the universe, everything has seemed to open up for her and she appears to be doing really well. For example, everything that she put on her vision board for 2017 has come to fruition: she’s traveled to several places that she put on her board, she lost 20 lbs., she quit her day job. But the other side of it was she broke up with her boyfriend (because her intuition told her he was lying to her and seeing other women behind her back - and it was true). I’m fascinated and inspired, but I’m also worried that she might be schizophrenic or just simply cray cray. Either way, I’m going to watch her closely in the coming weeks to see what happens with her.

8. Day 2 of zero eye makeup because of that damn reaction that I had to some bad eyeliner or something. I think it’s finally getting better after a couple of days of no contacts or makeup and a little dab of cortisone on each eyelid a couple of times a day. I think I’ll go like this until Argentina (the 26th…and even then I may not wear any on the plane). I feel weird and kind of naked without eye makeup because my eyelashes are blonde and it looks like I don’t have any if I don’t wear mascara. But I do not need to be running around Buenos Aires looking for a pharmacy, or worse, a doctor’s office! I need to be 100% for this trip, so I’ll sacrifice my vanity for a few more days.

9. I’m trying to do an intermittent fast program - a pretty rough version of it, I guess, but I was inspired by our own [Mountain Girl] who is having a lot of success with it. Bascially, my version is to skip breakfast and not eat anything until around 11am. Then I can eat normally (within reason) until 7pm. Then I stop until the next day. It’s been working well, but I worked out super hard this morning and I’m starving! Still, I’m not to the point where I see a difference yet. I’ve decided to only weigh myself weekly, and with going to Argentina in a few days I feel like everything’s going to get wonky until I get back after the first of the year.

10. Here’s to the end of 2017 and the beginning of thinking about a brand new year! I always love a fresh slate and new beginnings. I made a big, big deal out of 2017 being my BIG 50 and all that jazz, and it’s been great, it really has. But I’m ready for another new fresh start. I have some momentum going, so I feel like I can make some things that I started even better now that I have some learnings under my belt. I’m ready!

xox,
GS