4 Ways My Birthday Will Be Awesome

Let's talk about the ways my birthday (on the 22nd) will be awesome this year shall we?

1. iPhone 5. Rumored to start shipping Sept 21. I've got a 3Gs so I am a few versions behind. So ready for an upgrade!

2. New Justin Timberlake Movie. I don't care what anyone says. I love movies he's in and his music. Trouble With The Curve comes out Sept 21.

3. New Mumford and Sons. OMG I have waited so very long for this. Their new album Babel releases Sept 24th.

4. New Jake Gyllenhaal movie. LOVE him. End of Watch also comes out Sept 21.

#14 - What's in your purse?

Challenge prompt: What's in your purse?

Luckily, I just cleaned my purse out so there isn't much. Just my wallet, chapstick, and a granola bar.

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#12 and #13 - Someone I care about

Challenge prompt - Post a picture of something or someone that made your day special. Write about someone or something that you really care about.

I'm combining these two prompts because the answer is the same. TONKA! I love him so much it's disgusting. Seriously. I will never give him up for any reason, ever.

Tonka is a (almost) 4 year old dachshund. I thought he was a miniature when I bought him, he is not (obviously). He weighs about 25lbs.

Here's a few reasons I love him so much:
* He gets so excited when I come home a little pee comes out
* He loves tanning as much as I do. And he sits at the end of the lawn chair whenever I lay out.

Coolest dog shirt ever

* He howls.
* He bugs Marley to play alll day long.
*  He goes to bed at 9PM every night on the dot. Doesn't matter what I am doing. At 9 o'clock he is cuddled up under the blankets in my bed.

* He knows when I don't feel well and snuggles up next to me and will sit for hours.

* He loves eating ice cream. 

* He alerts me when something is out of the ordinary. Like when the ceiling was leaking. Or when  there was a spider. 

* He has no sense of boundaries and wants to give everyone kisses. 

He's my little buddy. He makes every day special and I always look forward to coming home to see him.

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Posting to resume shortly!!

Sorry for the lapse in posts. This week has been crazy busy at work and I've been trying to do some cleaning out of junk in my room/closet/manyroomsfilledwithmyshitthroughoutthehouse. Plus, there's laundry. Oh and I've been reading a new smutty romance book. So, you know, I haven't had the time for questions. I promise to be back in a day or two!

#11 - I'd Rather Be Rich

Challenge prompt - Would you rather be rich or healthy?

I want enough money to do this.

With the many health problems I have suffered in the past and present, I think most people would think I'd prefer to be healthy. But I wouldn't. I'd rather be rich. Here's my logic: If I had enough money I could go to other doctors/specialists, get tests done, afford different medications, or come up with different treatment plans that would help or alleviate a lot, or possibly all of my symptoms.

For example my back. I have severe arthritis. It's not going to go away, it's only going to get worse as I age. I know this. But there are other treatments that could really help with the constant pain. There are some injects that I'd like try that may help a great deal with the pain for months or even years. I wouldn't have to take daily pain meds just to get up and around in the morning. These injections, with my worthless insurance plan start at $1000 for the first set. If I want sedation (which you do, when someone is injecting a huge needle into your spine) it's an additional $350. Additional inject sites may or may not be needed based on the relief you get from the first try. I can't afford that. And their payment plans are not a good option. I'll never be able to afford it, so I'll continue with the $20 pain pill prescription each month. But that has it's side effects.

My ears. There's got to be something causing the fluid retention in them. I haven't always had this problem. Luckily, I've found something that helps with the symptoms, but it's not a cure. And I can't afford to try anymore specialists and tests. It's just not going to happen.

My health problems may not ever go away, even with an endless supply of money. I just feel like I could make more attempts to get them resolved if I did.

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I want to save my blog from extinction. So I'm doing a 30 day challenge. I'll answer one of these prompts each day.

See prompt 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10.

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#10 - Body Image in the Media

Challenge prompt - What are your thoughts on body image in the media?

That pretty much explains it. I don't like that stick-skinny is the standard for "beautiful" these days. There's nothing wrong with being skinny, some people are just built that way. But women of all shapes and sizes are beautiful too. Being a curvy girl myself, it's difficult to not strive for thin. Women (and men) should strive for healthy, not big or small. If you eat responsibly and exercise regularly you'll be the size your body should be.

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#9 Eat Responsibly

Challenge prompt - What is your food philosophy?

Hmm.. EAT!! Actually, I don't really have a philosophy. Eat healthy, balanced meals. Remove processed crap from your diet. And don't diet. Just eat responsibly. Maybe they should add that to all processed food wrappers and labels like they do with alcohol. I guess that's my philosophy. I don't always live by it. It's hard to eat healthy all the time, but I think if you're conscience about what you're putting into your body it will all work out in the end.

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I want to save my blog from extinction. So I'm doing a 30 day challenge. I'll answer one of these prompts each day.
See prompt 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
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#8 - Get Rid of Credit

Challenge prompt - If you could rid the world of one thing, what would it be?

This is a hard prompt. There's so many things that would make the world a better place if they didn't exist. Pain, hunger, poverty, racism. I mean really, the list is endless. But I think for the purposes of this I'd have to go with Credit.

I hate the credit system. I think the whole thing is completely fucked and we should get rid of it. I hate that you have to "build up" credit by purchasing dumb, non-essential items from places like RC Willey. It doesn't seem right to me that I have to go into debt with TVs or couches in order to purchase a car or a house. I don't like the idea of "co-signers". Not everyone is lucky enough to have family that can/will co-sign for them. I hate the fact that if you have unexpected expenses, lose your job, or simply have a bad month financially your credit is completed fucked, for years, or some cases forever. I don't know exactly what a better system would entail, but what we've got now isn't working.

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I want to save my blog from extinction. So I'm doing a 30 day challenge. I'll answer one of these prompts each day.
See prompt 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7
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#7 - 7 Random Facts

Challenge prompt - Post 7 random facts about yourself. 

1. I can't eat in the dark. Even if it's only popcorn. 
2. I've been on the field at Fenway Park. Here's the story. 
3. I can touch my nose with my tongue. 
4. I can have converstations with Holli comprised of only movie and tv lines.
5. I've never been bowling.
6. Fight Club is my favorite movie.
7. I hate celery. It's just crunchy water. That's dumb.

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I want to save my blog from extinction. So I'm doing a 30 day challenge. I'll answer one of these prompts each day. 

See prompt 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6

Thanks for reading!