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I Am the Source of Divine Mirth

May09
by adminder on May 9, 2013 at 7:08 pm
Posted In: Update

I believe the saying “If you want to make God laugh, tell him your plans” is attributed to Woody Allen.  Over the years, I have come to believe there is a certain truth to that statement.

I just got laid off from yet another job. Budget issues again. I’d be lying if I said I’m fine and that my ego isn’t bruised. It is.  I always want to believe the best about people, even when my gut instinct is to run.  Nonetheless, I will bounce back from this. I have a plan… and, as frequently happens when you have  a plan, I got thrown a bit of curve ball today.

Back in early April, I had applied for a position with a company that I am very interested in working for.  It’s the kind of job that I’ll never get rich doing but it is something I could really feel good about being a part of so I was a little disappointed when I didn’t hear from them.  So, today as I was planning my plans, I open up my email to find an interview request.   Well, hmmmm… this would certainly change the course of events that I had been planning.

And so, the decision has to be made about whether to pursue this very interesting opportunity or to go ahead with my other plans or to, maybe, find a way to have both.  Realistically, an initial phone interview is nothing to get overly excited about, so I will simply go ahead with my plans, see what happens with the other opportunity and find a way to make it all work.   Because that’s what I do…find ways to make it all work. And she who laughs last, laughs best!

 

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Quick Update

Sep20
by Adminderella on September 20, 2012 at 4:36 am
Posted In: Update

I’m working on getting some things together to post here… I have a couple of reviews and a couple of other things in the pipeline but looking for a job is taking most of my bandwidth these days, so bear with me.

I may have a good collaboration in the works, but I am still having a few reservations about how it is all going to work.  And that is often the way it goes when you are working with other people.  I am investigating the possibilities right now and will move forward if everything actually is as it was presented to me.  Sorry to be cryptic.  Confidentiality is a fine line sometimes.

I am very excited because Jenny Lawson (aka The Bloggess) made the announcement that she is working on her second book!  I absolutely adored her first book so I’m really looking forward to the new one (although it’s release date is Spring 2014).

I wish whatever I am allergic to that is making my eyes watery would quit it.  Nothing worse than walking into an interview looking like you are crying.  Well, except if you are covered in mud or something from falling in the parking lot on the way to the interview… then you actually have a REASON to be crying.

I hope to be working soon.  I’ve got things I need to do and I need to be employed to be able to do them.

 

 

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Window Shopping (via the Internet!)

Aug24
by Adminderella on August 24, 2012 at 12:44 am
Posted In: Update

I got laid off from my job on Friday the 13th (that was LAST MONTH already! Where does the time go) and so I’ve been spending a great deal of time sitting at my computer searching for work.  But, let’s face it, after the first thousand or so job postings, you need a diversion.  And I like to do a little window shopping (planning what I’m going to get when I am once again gainfully employed!)  So, I cruised on over to EdenFantasys to see what’s new in the toy department!

I found something that caught my attention pretty much right away.  There is a new line of Doc Johnson®  toys out called the WonderLand™ collection which EdenFantasys says is “A Sexy Twist on a Classic Fantasy”.   5 vibrators, each with a unique design and very reasonably priced.

If you think you’ve seen it all or if you want to find out what’s new over at EdenFantasys, you can always visit their Recent Additions section.   I know I have a couple of friends heading off to Bachelorette parties in the near future and there are plenty of excellent ideas to be found at EdenFantasys and many of them are sure to be welcomed by the Bride (and won’t cause her to disinvite you to her wedding because you embarrassed her in front of Great Aunt Gertrude!)  If it’s someone you know really well and they enjoy music, I think an OhMiBod™ would make an EXCELLENT Bachelorette gift (just maybe not one to be given in front of Great Aunt Gertrude).  OhMiBod™ is a vibrator that you can plugs into your iPod™ so you can get some “good vibrations” from your playlist!

Even if you aren’t into shopping for adult toys, you can still find plenty of good things on the EdenFantasys site.  They have a really fabulous community with tons of forums, so if you’ve had a question about something that you’ve always wanted to ask but maybe have been too embarrassed to bring up, surf on over and ask away.

Hopefully I will get back to work soon so I can work on procuring some of the goodies on my wish list!
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Disclaimer: EdenFantasys compensated me with a Gift Card in exchange for my honest opinion in this blog post.

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Summoned

May20
by Adminderella on May 20, 2012 at 3:27 am
Posted In: Update

I am probably the only person you’ll ever run into who is genuinely thrilled to have received a Summons for Jury Duty.  This is the first time I’ve ever gotten one and so, in July, I will eagerly report for jury duty and  probably end up disappointed to be sent home.  Nonetheless, I have never been called for Jury Duty before so I am pretty excited.

A little backstory.  When I was young, my mother watched Perry Mason and Ironside (both court dramas)… now, I was at an age (3-5 years old) that I didn’t understand that people on TV shows were actors and so I had no idea that the jurors, many of whom were the same people episode to episode, were actors and so I thought that being a juror was a job. And I thought it would be a pretty cool job to be a juror.  I was disappointed when I found out when I was a little older that you couldn’t be a juror for a living, but I never wanted to be an attorney, which you would expect would have been the “next best thing” after finding out you couldn’t be a professional juror.

The other big piece of news is that I will be going to Boston in June to officiate at a wedding.  I’ve officiated at weddings before but have never had plane travel involved.  The last time I was in Boston was about 8 years ago.  I don’t travel too much so I am both anxious and excited.  I have been working on writing the ceremony and since it is a themed wedding, assembling appropriate attire for the wedding (it is a Neo-Victorian/Steampunk theme).

I have a few things to get done so will wrap up for now. I’ll try to not wait so long between posts next time!

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Meeting Jenny Lawson

Apr27
by Adminderella on April 27, 2012 at 4:55 am
Posted In: Update

I don’t think I’ve ever had the opportunity in my life to meet a celebrity and I am pretty sure if you called Jenny “The Bloggess” Lawson a celebrity to her face, she’d think you were insane.  But she is actually more than a celebrity to me, she’s my heroine (not heroin… that’s a drug… but I do have to admit that Jenny IS pretty intoxicating in her own right).  And I am pretty sure if you ever told Jenny that she was your heroine, she’d probably laugh in your face. (Not because she’s mean but because I am pretty sure that she doesn’t think she’s anything special).  But, honestly, if you had asked me a couple of years ago if I had any personal heroes, I would have had to say no.  Since I started reading her blog I can say without a doubt that she absolutely IS my heroine… I find her to be inspirational, humorous, genuine and simply awesome.  I don’t think she has any idea how many people she touches with her writing, how many people who have read her blog on any given day that have found something in that blog post that gave them the push they needed to go on with and get through whatever rough thing was happening in their life.  I can attest to the fact that it has been the case for me on more than one occasion.

Jenny is on a book tour. Her book is #1 on the New York Times Bestseller list. As it should be.  And she had a signing in Dallas. Trust me, it would have taken wild horses dragging me away for me to NOT attend tonight’s event.

I’ve wanted to meet Jenny for a couple of years now. The desire to meet her grew stronger when she started blogging about her red dress, which became The Traveling Red Dress project.  And then she wrote more about her struggles with anxiety. And about her issues with self-harm.  And her readers poured forth their own stories.  And even though some of what she was writing about wasn’t humor, people read those posts by the hundreds.  And when someone who is usually a humor writer can be real and raw and put things out there that are not cute, funny little stories and people still love them, it’s a beautiful thing.

I’ve been reading Jenny’s book. And I keep reading passages that are about something that I have experienced or felt.  You have absolutely no idea how overwhelmingly powerful it is to know that you are not alone.  That there is someone else in the world who absolutely would “get” some things about you and your life you’ve never told a soul.

I’m sure this whole book tour has been horrible for her with her anxiety and I am absolutely amazed at how kind and gracious she was in the face of people bringing taxidermied stuff and all kinds of other things (like, say, body parts) that they wanted signed.

I had worried for days that I was going to get my chance to talk to her and burst into (purely joyful) tears.  I was shaking pretty violently when I showed her the necklace I’d brought for her.  I was expecting her to say “Yeah, I was KIDDING” when I asked her to sign what she signed for me (if I can figure out how to upload the pic, I will include it below).

Aside from getting the meet Jenny, I got to meet Lisa, too. Which was pretty freakin’ awesome. Because I’ve been “talking” to Lisa on Twitter for months now.  And let me tell you, the people who sat around me before and during her talk? Completely awesomesauce.  A couple of ladies who had come from Arkansas, one from Tulsa… a couple and their daughter who met up with a friend. The daughter was about 15 and reminded me very much of my own daughter.  Everyone chatted and no one tried to steal your seat if you got up (even though there were some slightly miffed faces in the throngs of people who had to stand way, way in the back…) and people were chatting and laughing and the energy was amazing.

So, now I have to wind down and go to bed.  I cannot even begin to tell you what a fabulous opportunity it was to get to meet Jenny and to have my 10 seconds to talk to her.  And she absolutely deserves all the love and support that her readers are pouring out.  She had been afraid she’d be sitting alone at the venues on her book tour,  I don’t think she had anything to worry about. She’s a NYT Bestselling author, after all. (And I got to meet her!)

And she signed me!

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Quick Update

Apr08
by Adminderella on April 8, 2012 at 5:06 am
Posted In: Update

I’m working on a couple of big projects right now.  I actually should be working much harder on them but it’s a fine line because both of them require me to have internet access to look up information needed to complete the projects which means that there is a plethora of things to lead me down the rabbit hole of time-wasting when I should be working.  And I have a clingy cat (who is temporarily distracted by having the opportunity to sleep on the laundry bag…. she is not aware, however, that the situation is temporary and I am sure that she will reclaim her space on me once I put the laundry away).  It’s hard to get much work done when you have a cat clinging to your shoulder and you have to do everything you need to do with one hand.

It’s been bothering me a great deal for the last week that I had gotten the apartment pretty much all cleaned up and then the last couple of weeks everything is chaos again and I REALLY need to vacuum and the kitchen floor needs cleaning and I am sure that the baseboards in the bathroom need professional help.  I did clean out the cat’s water fountain today, which I dislike because it gets slimey.  I don’t know what the cat does in that bowl but it just gets really nasty and it is NOT a joy to clean.  Also, I feel lately like all I am doing is scooping kitty boxes so I don’t know if they have some sort of weird rivalry going on or what, but I am not enjoying this.

Can you believe tomorrow is Easter already? Guess I am a little more behind than I thought because I went a whole month without writing an EdenFantasys post, which wasn’t at all on purpose, it’s just that March ended up getting the better of me and I was just so busy with everything that “sexy” just completely fell off the agenda.  Back on track this month, though, once I have done a little more research. (Yes, those posts actually require research and 98% of the time research is NOT a euphemism for anything).

How is it midnight already?  Guess I’d better get headed bedward.

 

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No Foolin’

Apr01
by Adminderella on April 1, 2012 at 11:01 pm
Posted In: Review, Update

I got many things accomplished in the month of March.  Many things fell by the wayside due to the fact that there was just a great deal of chaos in March.

For my birthday, my mom and my daughter came to visit from Arizona (where they both live).  I think it’s the first time in about a decade that we’ve actually all been together but I could be wrong… I can say that it has been at least 8 years. It was a good time and I had a lovely birthday and… I even got a tiara!  (Ok, I bought it for myself, but it still counts!)

Many other bits of craziness happened in March, too.   Nothing bad, just things that threw the normal “routine” into chaos.  So now there is some adjusting to the new normal.

One of the bigger things that happened was that my cats, who have been separated by a “baby gate” for the past 7 months are now getting along well enough that the gate has been lifted and while they are certainly not best buddies, they aren’t fighting so that makes things nicer.  It also means I don’t have to spend half of my time sitting out in another room to make sure both cats get attention.  So theoretically, I can be more productive.

A couple of months ago, I was introduced to Central Market by a friend.  Central Market is a grocery store but they carry lots of specialty goodies.  The bulk foods section of the Central Market on Lover’s Lane is amazing.  The whole store is amazing but the bulk foods section is especially amazing. Plus, their bakery carries cupcakes that are not your ORDINARY cupcakes.  My favorite is the Nutella Cupcake… Chocolate Cake, Nutella Filling, Chocolate Frosting with Hazelnuts on top.  Simply divine.

I found a couple of things on sale for about a third of their normal price.  This is the sort of thing that makes me REALLY happy.  I checked out and thought that the total sounded a bit high, but they ARE an “upscale” grocery so, I expect to pay a bit more.  I was looking at my receipt as I walked out of the store and noticed that the sale items rang up at full price.  I was looking around for the customer service desk when a gentleman named Brandon asked if he could be of assistance. He doublechecked the price, APOLOGIZED FOR THE ERROR and refunded the overcharged amount and I was on my way. No fuss, no hassle AND a sincere apology taking ownership of the mistake.  Class Act, Central Market…you have a very happy customer!

I’ve found some real gems in their produce department, too. Chief among them Mandarin Blood Oranges.  They are DELICIOUS!  Their premade burger patties (I had the “Cowboy” variety… Bacon and cheese blended into my burger? Yes, please!) are very tasty. They carry Stewarts Key Lime Soda, which I adore.  I just stumbled upon their vitamin/supplement section where they carry a number of Naturopathic/Homeopathic remedies where I could probably spend a couple of hours (and a couple of paychecks!) and also, they carry something called “Love Dip” which is almost indescribably delicious.  I am not a big dip lover, but Love Dip is fantabulous!

I noticed on my last trip that they also carry Myer Lemons in the produce department and I am very tempted to get some and try my hand at making Limoncello.  But, I think that’s a project for when things calm down a bit.

Off now to feed the chinchilla. She gets a little surly when dinner is late! Have a stellar week everyone!

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Hello 2012

Jan02
by Adminderella on January 2, 2012 at 9:06 pm
Posted In: Update

Brand new year… clean slate ahead and so many things to accomplish.

Hope everyone had a happy and safe New Years Eve celebration.  Mine was very quiet.

I generally spend from New Year’s Eve until my birthday (in March) planning out how things should/need to be.  I know that sounds like a long process, but I like to give myself some time to try things and figure out what works and what does not before committing to a plan.

There is cheese soup in the crockpot, there is laundry hanging to dry and with the exception of my bedroom, which is chaos due to the excavation and organization of the Closet from H3LL, most of the apartment is looking pretty good.

My resolution for this blog is to get here AT LEAST once a week and update.  My big resolution for the year is to make Yelp Elite.

Glad you could join me as we venture forward!

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Wait… where’d the warm go?

Mar30
by Adminderella on March 30, 2011 at 3:14 am
Posted In: Update

It had been nice and warm here the last couple of weeks and this week it’s gotten cold again (though not as cold as Way Up North, where I used to live) but cold enough that the natives here are all bundled up in their parkas.

I had gotten my Spring Cleaning pretty much done.  Then the company came. And left.  And now I need to clean again.  It’s a neverending cycle, I guess (which is why the whole notion of Spring Cleaning baffles me… if it won’t STAY clean after Spring, then why go to all the trouble)?

I just got a bunch of new things to try for my bath fizzies and other scentual creations. I’m hoping to be able to start working on making some new things soon.  Of course, that circles us right back to the cleaning again!  Need to have an organized, clean workspace before I can get anything done!

On another exciting (at least to me) note… as of the end of this week, I will have been at my day job for 150 days (about 5 months).  I am grateful every day to have a job I actually like where the people are nice and the work is challenging (in a good way).

Last note for tonight… I am going to review Scaredy Cat Cosmetics for y’all very soon now.  I am sharing the link with you tonight, though, so you can go see how nifty the stuff is!  I very seldom wear makeup, so tune in for my take on this magnificent mineral makeup!

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New Year, New Direction

Jan01
by adminder on January 1, 2011 at 9:15 pm
Posted In: Update

For the last couple of years, this site has taken up a corner of cyberspace and not gotten much traffic at all. This year, I am going to try something new.

I am planning on doing product and service reviews, answering questions people may have (about office organization, work/life balance, interviewing, resumes, etc.)

I also want to be a supporter of small businesses, entrepreneurs, etc. So, if you would like a banner or box placed in the “Resource Room”, let me know.

So, Welcome to Adminderella’s place on the Internet! Glad you stopped by and hope to see you more in the years to come!

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