Musings, questions and the man who lost his eyeballs...

Gooood afternoon,


And it is. I have finished work for the day and am finally in front of my computer writing a post that has been swirling around in my head for the whole of the day. I was planning to get this down first thing today but as usual, life has a way of throwing a (mini) curve ball and I ended up working on my day off. And the lead up to that was not pretty. 

Enter MOTH in all his wisdom. Answering my mobile at 9pm last night and not recognising the number showing on the screen, he picks up and gives a chirpy, "Hullo. Cara's phone." Just knowing it was going to be work for a call in I scream like a banshee from the bedroom ......"DO NOT ANSWER THAT! I HAVE PLANS FOR TOMORROW.... "Oops, too late," he whispers and gives an apologetic shrug as he hands me the phone. Of course I, being a grown up, act in an adult way. I give a grumpy huff and shoot him a laser death stare that turns him into a steaming puddle of something once resembling a human.  Needless to say, he didn't sleep last night. It's virtually impossible to close your eyes when they're swirling amongst a squidgy mess on the floor. That'll teach him to answer my phone without checking with me first.


It's Mothers Day here on Sunday and I originally wanted to ask a question: do you guys in the US have your Mothers Day this Sunday as well? The 9th of this month?  Then Ellen Degeneres thoughtfully answered that one for me this afternoon as I sat watching her show today with a client during respite. 

Apparently, you do celebrate it on the same date. So this leads me to ask? Have you all handed your lists of wants and needs to your nearest and dearest? I have. I practically shoved it in his hand and said: choose a couple of things from here. His eyes goggled (they were back in his head by now - good thing too.. he needs to read the list very carefully - some things have a higher priority than others lol) as he read from about the oh, 30 plus items listed.... ok, I lied.. there's really only 12 but a girl HAS to be specific.  The biggest and best said: Ticket to Chicago on Sept 30. Buy it - I'll work out the logistics later. Pfft. Somehow I don't think he's going to take me up on that one. Stingy bugger (joking... cos a ticket to your fine city will cost around the 2000 dollar mark. And that's not including the hotel and spending money... AND what if I can't get the time off from work because I have just started a new job? Sigh.. best not to think of it all.) Speaking of which? Is there another get together planned after this one? Was the one in Florida in April next year just talk or are you already planning it? Cos that one I might be able to swing. Maybe.... Oh, I really wanna be there with you guys... whaaaaaaaaaa.


Okay, enough whining and crying from this end. Along with the Mother's Day question I had another which Ellen funnily enough talked about today also, but didn't explain. What is this Cinco de Mayo I keep hearing about? I am burning up with curiosity. It's mentioned in some of your blogs but again, no clue to what it is about - except there's a fair bit of drinking involved (thank Ellen for that snippet lol.) ... 


Onto something completely different: In exactly 23 days I will celebrate my one year bandiversary. This of course entails lots of deep and meaningful thinking from me. What the last year has brought me for a start. Lots would be the short answer. Squillions of good stuff happening would be the long. For the sake of not giving you achy eyes... I might just vlog it instead. Yes? No? Which is easier? Reading a blog or watching a Vlog? And will I have the time to Vlog if that's the way I end up going? Another big question?... I think I need to turn off off my brain for a bit. 


Since I wrote that post a few days back about not having lost any weight for a week or two, things have suddenly changed. Of course it did, isn't that the theory behind Murphys Law? I am losing a little each morning - and looking back at my weight loss, I realise that while I am only 9 pounds away from goal, will I be able to lose that in the three weeks and two days before the year mark of my banding? I'm actually not sure. I keep thinking I will push myself just that little bit harder than I am right now, because I would love to say: Hey, I hit my exact goal weight by the one year mark... but I might be just that few pounds short. Is that something to be upset about? No, I'm guessing, and I'm not. Maybe a slight feeling of disappointment that I might not get that last few pounds off before then (but then I might make it as I still have that few weeks left lol) but so what. It might take me 13 months and not 12. So be it. Yeah..... so be it. 


Hope you all had a great Thursday, and sorry this was a long one again (sheesh.. I still don't do short.)