Yeah...

WOW...talk about being off the map...got sick...and yeah...today I am approaching somewhat "normal"...

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The 365 Day Project is way off due to this...will work on that...figure some stuff out and post more later.

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During my week of influenza, I realized I am a slave to email and Facebook...people were emailing me, and as my normal behavior, I usually get back to them asap. Well...being in bed, drifting in and out of sleep and delirious from fever...that didn't happen. Several people thought I was dying, or went missing :) Emails, followed by voice mails, followed by text messages. Never realized how reliable I was in my responses!

Thanks to all who were concerned. It's all good. I feel very loved :)

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But laying in bed, reading, watching shows I haven't in a long time...relaxing...just made me realize how important other things are to me besides the things I am currently doing...

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So...I am really going to try to simplify my life...what did I do before I got a Blackberry? What did I do before Facebook? Lots...and I am going to be getting back to that. Sure...FB and all that stuff is fun...but being present in life is something that I want back.

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There are so many things I enjoy doing that I don't anymore...going to the theatre, concerts, singing (believe it or not I am a good singer...crazy I know. And no, I won't be singing for you...unless I am drunk--then if there is a karaoke machine anywhere...you will want to hide it). Attempting to cook, movies, hiking, painting, drawing, etc etc...

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So many other things besides just training dogs...don't get me wrong, I love my dogs, and I enjoy training them. But realistically...dog training is not my life. Sure...it's my job, but it has never has been the thing that defines me. BUT...a slave to technology has become my life...ewww...just typing those words makes me want to cringe. But it's so true.

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So...I am going to be making some changes. To my blog? No...I enjoy my blog, I am not a slave to that, it helps me I think. But FB and the phone need to take a chill pill. Not posting much on FB has helped the emails greatly. I think that cut emails in half :) And...the phone goes off now at 8 pm. No more checking emails, texts etc. If there is an emergency...I have a home phone...those that know it can get ahold of me.

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Bottom line, I need a break.

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Things I realized while sick for a week:

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I can't ever do this again...life doesn't stop for a week.

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Amazon is God...or close to it. Where else can you have millions of downloadable crap that you can INSTANTLY watch...immediate gratification. I think I spent 10 grand this week...but I watched a shitload of stuff.

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The husband is going to kill me when he sees this.

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My dogs, after 3 days in the house, have to get exercise...I thank the husband a million times over for putting turf in the garage...there have been more massacres and beheading's of toys this week than in the history of dog care. Zip ate something, barfed on ALL the dog beds in the house...I guess I should be glad she didn't hurl on the carpets...

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I can play fetch while sick...though my throws suck big time.

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Vampire Diaries is kind of like Twilight meets True Blood...not nearly as "I WILL DIE FOR HIM EVEN THOUGH WE ONLY MET 3 DAYS AGO...I WILL DIE FOR HIM!!!!" as Twilight...thank goodness. The husband read the books and his comment on the series was "if I read another Stephenie Meyer book...I think I will get my period"...yeah...I agree. The total amount of estrogen contained in that series is just flat out insane. True Blood is just raunchy...love it, but Vampire Diaries is just kind of somewhere in the middle. This is horribly embarrassing I watched all of the series that is currently out...I could blame it on being sick and completely out of it mentally...but I will watch it next week, and the next and the next. So sad...so very sad. I know.

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This weeks Glee episode was AWESOME..."HEEEYYYY THERE PRETTTYYYYY LAAAAAAYYYYYDEEEEEEEEEE"...Oh my gawd...

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I love Darren Criss, even though it really creeps me out that I am 32 and love a 24 year old...I feel like a pedophile or something. But I can't resist, so creepy, yet...so amazingly awesome. I now have all his songs he released, and his Glee songs...and a life size poster of him plastered to the ceiling of my bedroom (ok not true...it's in the shower--ok...I don't have one...but secretly want one)...Very talented singer, actor and just adorable...

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I am totally going to see Glee Live this summer...again...a little creepy...but I iz who I iz...(and I just used totally in a sentence...also very creepy).

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Silence is a wonderful thing...as in, ringer on the phones all turned off...I wish I could live my entire life like that.

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A Very Potter Musical on YouTube is F-ing hilarious...look it up, watch it, laugh...good stuff.

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I actually missed working out...that probably makes me sick in the head...but I did.

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A person can live off of Kix, chicken noodle soup, and candy corn...

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I need to get sick more often :)

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Day something...no idea...just pick a number...Baby Steven!

How freakin' cute...about as adorable as Darren Criss...maybe... :)