Tag: birmingham girls club

What’s in your bucket?

NOTE: I started this yesterday, but didn’t finish it before midnight. But it’s still yesterday’s #bloglikecrazy post. 🙂

Today’s #bloglikecrazy writing prompt asks us what we want to be when we grow up. I’m kidding. It does ask us to talk about what’s on our blogging bucket lists. To be honest, I don’t have a blogging bucket list and had never heard of it until this prompt. And I’ve read a few friends’ posts today and they are outstanding! Since I don’t have a blogging bucket list, this post is done.

I JEST! I will say that I’d like to integrate this blog into more of a web site that highlights my various activities and invites people to get involved. I would like to brand YouGotRossed a bit more, make it a landing page for the Dance Walks, the Birmingham Girls Club, my blog, and whatever else I create. So, that’s what I will be working on in the new year. Stay tuned!

Love yourself.
Find peace inside.
Share happiness.

Currently in progress

We’re in day 5 of #bloglikecrazy…watch out now! Today’s prompt is to bring my loyal readers up to date on what I’m “currently” doing in my life.  Since the Birmingham Girls Club conference is over, I am finally getting back into a routine.

Watching: I’ve fallen in love with Scandal, Nashville, and keep sticking by my old Tivo favorites of Big Bang Theory, and How I Met Your Mother. For some unknown reason I cannot seem to quit SNL though I have tried many times. I don’t know what it is. Also, my deep dark secret: On sick days, I curl up with the iPad and marathons of Dawson’s Creek and Felicity. HUSH!

Listening to: I’m a huge folkie at heart, so have been pulling out my Ellis Paul, Don Conoscenti, and Christopher Williams a lot lately. I also enjoy newer “alternative” stuff, so love Lorde, ZZ Ward, and CHVRCHES. When I want to dance, I grab some Avicii, Daft Punk, or anything on Power 102.1. I recently discovered that station when my SiriusXM subscription ran out and I can’t turn it off. It brings back every high school memory I ever had.

Planning: I’m not! I have been planning event after event for the last solid year. I quit. I’m done. I’m kidding. I have next week’s BGC Social coming up and we are hand painting and donating ornaments to First Light Women & Children’s Shelter for it. I’m also working on our holiday party that will be in December where I’m concocting a different twist on Dirty Santa. I will need to work on some more events for BGC for 2014, as well as start the Birmingham Dance Walks back up so that will be next. I’m also going to Savannah soon, but we’re not planning a lick of that trip. We’ll figure it out when we get there and do whatever we do! LIFE IS GRAND!

Thinking about: My life and what I want to do with it. I have all these resources..what do I want to do with them? How do I want to utilize the gifts and desires I have? An article I read today really made me stop and think. You can find it here. Let me know what you think.

Looking forward to: Everything. I don’t want to discount anything because something seems bigger or better. Everything is something to look forward to whether it’s for the celebration or the learning experience. I am very happy to have a mini vacation when we head to Savannah, but I am looking forward to waking up everyday and figuring out a little more about myself. And, more importantly, figuring out how I can help people more.

Reading: I don’t have a lot of time for reading, but do make time for my two small groups that I meet with weekly. We are currently reading “Unglued” and “Made to Crave” – both by Lysa TerKeurst. I need both books desperately. I need God more.

Making me happy: My small groups and girlfriends in there, my wonderful support system of friends and family that I can vent to, celebrate with, or cry on any day of the week. “Me” time is making me happy right now. That may sound (and seem) selfish, but I am an extrovert that requires copious amounts of introvert “me” time. It’s how I recharge and regroup. Thankfully, I’ve had lots of that lately so have been especially grateful (and productive)! I’ve been relaxing and recharging, but also doing some much-needed de-cluttering and cleaning out in the house. Yay!

What are you currently into?

Until tomorrow dear friends!
Love yourself.
Find peace inside.
Share happiness.

Did You Miss Me?

I PROMISE I am still here. For those that know me in real life, I am still very here, very busy, and very happy.

The weight loss is going ok. I fell off the exercise wagon a bit, but have gotten back on and am very happy. I went to spinning twice, walked a 5k, and dance walked my booty off last week. I’ve also joined Weight Watchers online to help keep track of calories, points, and activity.

I’m also now a columnist for the new Women’s Voices Magazine launching next week! I will be writing about social media and online stuff, all with a little humor and hopefully a cocktail. 😉

I’ve recently started the Birmingham Girls Club and we kick off on Wednesday! It’s a new club in Birmingham to help the amazing women in our city grow their minds, bodies, & souls – all while giving back to the community.

I also kicked off a little campaign called Buy Boston A Round to thank the first responders and folks of Boston during that harrowing ordeal. Let’s show them we care!

And we just had our latest Birmingham Dance Walk…soon to be renamed Dance Walk Party. I’m hoping to get more companies involved in the Dance Walk Parties and bring them to organizations and groups that need some team building fun! And take it everywhere, not just Birmingham, hence the new name. 🙂

There’s one more venture in the works, but that’s top-secret for now.

More soon, but I’m still here.

Hugs!