On 12/31 I thought, "no way could one day/date make a difference," but BEHOLD! I have to brag that I woke up on Friday morning, January 1st, with a new attitude and a new outlook on life. Granted, I woke up in LA and planted my tushie on a swingset on Hermosa Beach and enjoyed my Starbucks while swinging away & watching the sun come up over the Pacific Ocean (left coast jet lag...I was the only person up at 6am).
But I have hope for me, for my buddies who are looking for jobs or going through the beginning stages of divorce. 2009 must have been the year for people to say goodbye to life as they knew it, whether it was the death of a loved one, the death of a marriage, the death of a long-term relationship or the death of a career. Friday morning we all started over!
Special thanks go out to my buddies on the West Coast for helping to kick off my year with a smile: Rick, Barrett, Tamar, Matt, Nicole, Mary, Debbie, Sharon, Mike, Ragan, beam-me-up Scotty and the waitresses at Good Stuff where I had a lovely breakfast on the beach every morning. We ALL had crap in 2009 and were very happy to kick off the new year together.
Also a success was my new body ink! HELLO LIZARD TATTOO! HELLO BODY THAT IS NOW MINE ALL MINE! I will always have a buddy with me to go hiking, biking, running, drinking, or just watching Bad Girls Club on cable (which is tremendously awful). He's going to LOVE living and exploring life with me and I cannot wait to take him on many adventures!
On an aside, this is Rick and Barrett - they were my escorts for my tattoo adventure and my buddies for the weekend. They are much fun!
Thanks to my cute escorts, my tattoo artist (Tiffany) was very gentle (but let's be honest, it still hurt):
This is NOT the tattoo I chose, but it was quite interesting in the sketch book! Anyone know someone who has this???
And here you go...the tattoo that will be on my saggy body in 30 years, if I make it that long:
THE GUY WHO DATES DIVORCED CHICKS!
OH, have I got a treat for you! At least it sounds like a good idea in theory - we'll see if he can actually deliver the "goods"!!! Anyway, I met a guy who seems to have a way of meeting and dating divorced chicks. I gather from the tone of his voice that it is NOT by choice! Regardless, I suggested that he should become some sort of Divorcee Stud Muffin and offer his services for the greater good. When that didn't fly, I talked him into being a guest speaker on my blog!
It is currently a work in progress since he unwillingly agreed to do this only a few hours ago, but I think he will be able to provide a valuable service to divorced chicks everywhere by telling us if our bitter hagginess drives single guys bananas, by helping us understand if we come off as whack jobs, by helping us understand what a dude thinks when he finds out we're totally divorced, recently divorced or going through a divorce, ETC. I'm so excited about this!
FACEBOOK RULES
I explored this a little today in my Celeb Headlines email, which many of you are on, but next time I chat I'm going to talk about Facebook etiquette and dating. Do you Friend someone right away (I say no since I divulge every bit of my life on fb...oh, and the blog is different??)? Do you accept a Friend request right away? Or how do you tell them "not right now, I have a 90 day waiting period"? So many questions...
Happy 2010 and I hope that everyone has a very good year - it may not be the best year ever and may be a more practical year than when the dough was rolling in a few years ago, but I think this will be the year to find real happiness. Let's do it!
