Day 14 - March 22, 2011 (26 days to go)

Today has been such an emotional roller coaster! It began as a good day, although it was slightly gloomy outside. Arrived to work early, or should I say on time (LOL) and within 30 minutes I became such a grouch. I really need to stop letting work get to me like that and just become the employee that shows up, works and leaves. Too much emotion that is not necessary. (My twitter friends know that all too well) About 30 more mintues later it began... The madness that is! Yes folks, I was apparently wearing the hat of the Mad Hatter! Pure comical craziness with a side of my awesome A.D.D. I'm going to blame Kari for it. Its all her fault for trying to add to my grouchiness by bringing up "the Bash picture"! Thankfully it had the opposite effect and her comment, yet again, cracked me up. She did have a valid point though. Of course the mood itself didn't change until after I had a one-sided cussing match with my work email. *insert tweet bitching about MS Outlook* This is where all my randomness began and the texts really started to be exchanged! Between the Peanut Gallery (aka. My Sweet Molly Nu-Gen, Kari Mufasa and Michelle)...wait how did Michelle manage to get through the day without a new name? Oh damn, see how A.D.D. I still am. Sheesh! So anyway, the Peanut Gallery had me laughing so hard that it took me triple time to actually complete a task at work. Oops! It was so worth looking like the village mental patient staring between my phone & my computer screen while laughing so hard but trying to stay quiet at the same time. My coworkers had absolutely every right to think I was high. Can you believe that even Michelle said she couldn't keep up with my A.D.D. today? And lets not even begin to discuss how she said the funniest ever today! #GrizzlyLovers That woman...I tell ya. Ok so while the Peanut Gallery definitely had me more than occupied today, it was so hard to not want to share "The party in my head" with the rest of the world! I mean after all thats what I'm here for, everyone's personal entertainment. The laughter was so ridiculouts that I felt as though I needed a nap when it all stopped. *cue Roo* But noooo, I'm not allowed to nap, I'll blame Roo for that just because I can. HA! After the Peanut Gallery had another run it was time for practice. Time for another spin on the roller coaster. I because so bummed and almost even cried at practice. *gasp* I know, who would've though I really had an emotion besides bitch & comedian. Apparently a total of 3 girls quit the squad today leaving us with a squad of 4 now. Of course with that came major temptation. Ok it wasn't a major temptation but still a temptation none the less. Tonight wihle having another text conversation I had a thought. Ok so it kind of hit me like a ton of bricks, but my addiction to social networking isn't so much the social part but more about just being able to share my mind with the world. Perhaps I should just go back to my blogging instead. Ok, ok you're right, I am too much of a social butterfly for that. Again, it was just a thought. I do greatly miss my "social interaction" on Twitter and Facebook. I have finally come to the conclusion that come Easter I am going to finally delete my MySpace profile since it is pretty much obsolete for me now. I must be on teh verge of delirium now because I am totally rambling. I have to remind myself this is my 40 days/40 nights journal and not a regular spill your guts journal. Sweetback gets the blame for that one.

Until Tomorrow...

*I journal nightly before bed and am not responsible for any spelling and grammatical errors*

Status Updates:

8:48am - Seems to be another day of picking and choosing. Not to mention not everyone's in the office yet. *sigh*

10:38am - What exactly does cocoa butter and sweat smell like?

10:40am OMG I'm totally cracking myself up down here at my desk!!!

10:49am - Ahhhh I want to log in soooo bad right now! I can't keep all these humorous thoughts all to myself!

11:01am - RT @michjay: maybe they're running away to LA together #grizzlylovers <- #iDied *here lies daloved1* ***of course I didn't really tweet this but this is how I wrote down my update and shared with the peanut gallery via text***

11:10am - Make.It.Stop. Party in my head and I can't stop laughing.

12:12pm - Is it nap time yet? All that laughing wore me out. LOL Know of any bearskin blankets I can use? #grizzlylovers

12:30pm - OMG so what song comes on next on my iPod? The Shoop Shoop song (its in his kiss)! LMAO Want some popcorn? #grizzlylovers

12:44pm - Remember when we said girl please don't go. And how I'd be loving you forever. Taught you bout Hangin Tough, as long as you got the right stuff.

12:52pm - meow meow, meow meow, meow meow, meow meow...No you have to hold his hand right...meow meow, meow meow

5:40pm - I am so bummed right now! 1 girl quit the team today and apparently so did 2 others. :-(

Day 13 - March 21, 2011 (27 days to go)

What an interesting day today turned out to be. While today was an extremely busy day at work there was yet again the temptation of curiousity. While the situation is hilarious and we've laughed for 24 hours about it now, I'm still frustrated at teh nerve of some people's children! Its not serious enough for me to break my lenten vow. The words that are going through my mind make me want to tell someone off whiel at the same time I just want to make fun. Not worth my piece of mind and all the frustration, even if it makes us all laugh. I will definitely be making light of the situation in my own way. Had a few status updates today that made me laugh. I've also come to realize that majority of my updates/tweets/posts are "had to be there moments". I love that because in the end they are good enough memories to mention again. Oh...so I have one less texter to keep my mind occupied, but BBJ stepped in and filled the void today. Thank goodness too because I think today I could've slipped. After work I got more use out of my Pogo app on the iTouch. Made dinner, finished homework with the kids, then came the start of me time and with that came the twitch. *Cue the texts* I was laughing so hard I had tears! Kari and Crisco had me laughing so much. I literally had to pick up the phone and call so I didnt' feel like such an ass laughing so much all by myself. After another hour of laughing on the phone the temptation is gone. Perhaps its because its 1:40am, I'm already in bed and the laptop is shut down. Sure I could grab my phone but that sucker needs to charge because it was beeping at me! Not to mention I'm about to be defeated by sleep.

Until Tomorrow...

*I journal nightly before bed and am not responsible for spelling and grammatical errors*

ps. I forgot to mention I've already decided what my first Facebook and Twitter updates are going to be. :-) Sadly y'all will have to wait 4 more weeks to find out what it is. *evil laugh*

Status Updates:

11:06am - Why does it always stink in the office by the fax machine? These guys need to learn how to bathe right.

11:28am - LMAO BBJ on the phone and Jamie Foxx in my ears with ______ pics in my mind are...ummm...WOW!

1:01pm - You ain't gotta lie to kick it

1:45pm - What are the chances of printing something on recycled paper and its the same revision number as the one I printed but from the previous year? WHOA! I almost got confused!

3:16pm - Tish saw 2 guys outside carrying a knife & fork almost as big as them and her only though was "She would die from not being able to social network this!"

Day 12 - March 20, 2011 (28 days to go)

Today proved to be another temptation filled day without social networking. Curiousity mostely was my biggest temptation. Just because I say I don't care what people say doesn't mean I'm not curious to know. Was I deleted after this weekends dramas? What pictures got posted after Friday night? I knwo of 3 that went up but knowingthat makes me want to go and look at the reaction of them. Or even go and make a comment. The email notifications have dwindled down, as have the text messages. Instead of remaining curious and giving into temptation I have decided that it will be funner to be able to log in and reminisce at everything thats happening during my 40 days/40 nights. Or so I hope. Maybe those emails will start rolling in again. More tempting moments today included my first viewing of what may be my newest guilty pleasure trainwreck reality show on VH1 called Love and Hip Hop (I think). Then of course there was Army Wives tonight. Can't wait for next weeks episode. I don't like cliffhangers...damn them! All in all today was a very quiet day with lots of Words With Friends and a few texts later tonight discussing a few funny pictures and what not. But overall a very relaxing Sunday. Can't believe its still 4 weeks to go. Please continue to wish me luck.

Until tomorrow...

*I journal nightly before bed and am not responsible for any spelling or grammatical errors*

Status Updates:

8:07pm - Oh Em Gee!!! Can't believe Army Wives ended like that. Bastards...making me wait.

Day 11 - March 19, 2011 (29 days to go)

So as you can see I haven't journaled for 2 nights. I will go back to these two nights later. Today was not a difficult day to go without social networking but I did have quite a few urges. After fighting throughout the morning to sleep in I eventually got out of bed to a very very sore body! No, its not what you think. I just came to the conclusion that 3 days of coaching a cheer clinic and standing (literally) in heels for 5 hours straight will not leave you feeling refreshed. I was thinking about all the smartass replies I would get on twitter from me tweeting about how sore I was. I did feel better after a hot shower, but that only lasted so long. Went to a fundraiser matanza today to support my cousin's employer. Food was great and seeing some of my family I don't see often was great. They did have a band and amateur wrestling as entertainment. The latter really urged me to mention it online because it was so funny and seeing the different reactions from my children completely cracked me up. Then later on back at home I was worn out, sore and had a lot on my mind. Then when boredom set in is when more urges tried to tempt me. Although I didn't get to have one of my highly entertaining twitter rants, Kari got to hear all about it. This rant would'vce even made its way to Facebook. Dumb people! Today would've been another day of laughing and reminiscing about last night. GOOD TIMES!!! I can safely say that yes, social networking had become a serious...ummmm...place to express myself(outlet). This is the first major time I felt the need to express myself since Lent began. By thte time Easter rolls around I'll be so over it. Yes, I know, que sera sera.

Until tomorrow...

*I journal nightly before bed and am not responsible for any spelling and grammatical errors*

I had status updates again today but my genius self (still acting out on my internal rant) cleared out those messages from my phone without thinking about needing them for jounaling. Way to go... *high-fiving myself*



Day 9 - March 17, 2011 (31 days to go)

Happy St. Patricks Day...aka the one day a year everyone claims they are Irish. Started teh day off running around the city. Took my daughter to cheer camp and got sidetracked into coaching for a bit. Before I knew it, it was time to head to work (yes I was scheduled off) to pick up money then pick up breakfast for the office. Today is the day we're celebrating the boss's birthday by surprising him with breakfast. It was great. Stayed & ate then back to coach cheer clinic. While there my phone stayed in my purse again so there was little temptation. By the time I got home I was so pooped. I mean literally exhausted. I was asleep on the couch before 10pm. Woke up, went to bed, and that was all she wrote. The only thing that urged me to log into Facebook was to send a couple birthday wishes. Happy Birthday Will and Happy Birthday Trevon.

Until tomorrow...

Status Updates:

10:25am - This oittle girl is about to catch 27 if she gives me attitude one more time. She is such a brat.

4:33pm - my daughter is being scouted for SuperStars (the competition team). She's such a show off. LOL

8:27pm - I love that I give up social networking for Lent and now Jess is sending me her updates!!!!

Day 10 - March 18, 2011 (30 days to go)

Oh boy was I tired last night! Today I woke up a bit sore and didn't think cheer clinic would get me like that. After all I'm only coaching. Today was a very very interesting and trying day as far as social networking. Ok not so much the day, but the night! Cheer clinic wore me out yet again and I would've had yet another early night in bed but kari was kind enough to invite me to the Spring Break Jam. This is where allt he temptation began to set in yet again. From seeing a midget to the wack show openers to the free cd to the chick fight. Then there was all the guys walking around shoving popcorn in their faces and burning holes in my butt. LMAO Do you see how this would be very tempting for me? Then the texts added in didn't help. Oh did I mention the picture I got with the only artist I wanted to see? Then of course after the show was our downtown adventures. From bar hopping to crazy stalkers to our pictures with the downtown familia. It was neverending and I had to keep it all to myself. OH BOY! The end of the night almost reminded me of my first encounter with a now great friend of mine. Awwww Geico! Oh lets not forget the mini drama with _______ . *insert twitter rant here* All in all it was a definite never ending social network update night! But I managed to get through it, not sure how, but I did!

Until tomorrow...

Status Updates: (well the ones I didn't deleted during my rants)

9:03am - 2 days of cheer clinic will leave your body sore & asleep before 10pm even if you aren't doing anything.

10:10pm - All these guys walking around with popcorn are killing me!!!! Hahahaha maybe they'll give me some!

(there was more but I deleted while ranting)

Day 8 - March 16, 2011 (32 days to go)

So here I sit 8 days into this journey, all cozied up in my bed bringing the day to an end when I realized that I needed to journal. Today was quite easy for me to avoid all social networking. I took the liberty to get a few extra hours of sleep because I took the rest of the week off from work. I woke up with my normal workday alarm and responded to a few texts, made a quick phone call and then began to feel guilty for not going to work. I then took my daughter to the first day of Spring Break Cheer Clinic. She had such a great time she wants to attend the full day tomorrow. My phone stayed in my purse during clinic (I'm coaching) and I wasn't tempted at all. A busy mind... This evening only gave me slight temptations, nothing near the temptation of last night. Then a few hours later on teh 10 o'clock news I saw that Nate Dogg passed away! Things like this I would've seen on twitter early in the day. I felt like a late bloomer finding out so late. I did see it on Yahoo news after that. One plus of twitter is the breaking news. Or is it a plus? Maybe just a quicker realization of hte awful world we live in. Michelle had MAJOR temptation tonight. I had to be her rock. Looks as though we are going to take turns with being hard core support for each other. My texts today were far & few inbetween and I was surprisingly ok with that until this evening when my mind finally relaxed I felt the extreme need to communicate. As I've been writing its come to mind that I truly would've been ok without my phone today. Is that whats next? This goes back to my thoughts on how as a people we have become too reliant on instant gratification - news, communication, money,etc. Why has teh human race become so lazy?

Until Tomorrow...

*I journal nightly before bed and am not responsible for any spelling and grammatical errors*

Status Updates:

8:45am - Why do I always have guilt for taking a day off work if I'm not going anywhere?

8:47pm - Got confused and almost did the sign of the cross when passing the gas station. Its a sign that we need help to afford it.

8:52pm - Since when does the heights smell like the south valley? Ewwwww.

10:38pm - RIP Nate Dogg (Damn the things I miss on twitter)

1:01am - Nothing like drunk texts I can't understand. LOL Kari you're gonna have some 'spaining to do.

Day 7 - March 15, 2011 (33 days to go)

So here I sit 7 days into Lent and I've had the most temptation yet. I'm journaling about an hour earlier than I normally do. I could really use my support right now. I'm like two double D's just swinging around with no bra. The texts have dramatically slowed while at the same time my email facebook notifications have increased. Who though it was a great idea to give up social networking without turning off the email notifications? Oh yeah, that genius was me. Here I thought I was cool because I still received certain notifications and wouldn't have to log in to see anything. Yeah not so much. #NotWinning ! Temptation was already there at work today then even worse tonight at home. In an effort to get control of it I let my children play games on my laptop for a couple hours after I got home from work. then the lovely "Magnolia Effron", whoever that may be, had to write some mysterious crap on my FB wall and make it the biggest temptation yet. So I immediately text my partner in this, Michelle. We have to stay strong for each other. I must say that with only 1 week into this I have decided this is much more difficult than the years I gave up alcohol and yes, even chocolate. I am a Leo and curiousity is really trying to kill this cat! Time to step up on my texts or get a book and read. Hmmm maybe I should just watch "Social Network". Oh did I mention yet that I haven't written down any of my would be updates since day 3? Its not helping any. OY!

Until Tomorrow...

*I journal nightly before bed and am not responsible for any spelling and grammitical errors*

No Status Updates written down today.

*edited*
So I had to come back to journal some more because I decided to publish my first week of my Lenten journal and sent the link to Michelle, Jessica and Kari. Jess had to go and bring me to tears! She has a good point and with me being so motherly by nature I am going to make it my motto! She said "Perhaps your 40 day break isn't for you BUT for others...Your words are amazing!!!"
The idea that my thought can inspire or help others is so foreign to me. I am just me and sometimes I use journaling as an escape to clear my thoughts from flying around in my head. Thanks for your words Jess.


*edited*
Found some status updates in my phone.

Status Updates:

1:27am (previous night) - this year will mark 15 years since I graduated HS. Damn I feel old now.

10:34am - You know you're getting old when someone is outside with a system and the bass is disturbing you. #STFU

6:17pm - Do you eat m&m's one by one or by the handful?

Day 6 - March 14, 2011 (34 days to go)

Tomorrow will mark one week with no social networking. Although today seemed to fly by, the week itself seems like its taken forever. Ok so not forever but mor eethan 6 dyas thats for sure! I stayed very busy at work today with very few texts to keep my mind occupied. Tonight, however, I had a few curious moments (cravings you could say) where I had to remind myself of no social networking. I played Words with Friends (WWF) and my Pogo games as I do every night but I didn't feel satisfied and started searching for a late night snack. I quickly talked myself out of ice cream when I glanced at the clock and saw that it was already 11:40pm. So I ate two brownie bites instead. Wasn't what I wanted but it seemed to do the trick. I hope this doesn't continue because I don't want to gain weight. This whole time change is something else I tell you. I had a few thoughts of Facebook. Thinking about the people its allowed me to reconnect with and the major one it gave me and took away just as fast. Perhaps the friendship from years ago wasn't meant to revive itself. Of course time goes on but I'm such a dweller and have a hard time letting go of people I don't need in my life. Maybe Facebook is the devil! What would that make Twitter? Happy Pi Day!

Until tomorrow...

*I journal nightly before bed and am not responsible for spelling and grammatical errors*

No Status Updates written down today.