Back in the Groove

I've been out of the groove. I was out of the gym groove, out of the great sex groove and out of the blogging groove. I'M BACK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Loving the equinox gym and have decided i'm going to post more for all of you that have started to tune in. But i'm going to do it with less of a censor, maybe more sex, more clothes, more my interpretation of why humans are all crazy! So i bet you are wondering if i'm back int he sex groove!!!!!!!!!!

For those of you that are married to a great guy, one you met in high school, or the guy you met when you had the most fabulous job in the world, i'm sure your in your groove! I have yet to find the man who can keep me in the groove. I find that if the sex is mindblowing with shooting stars, he can't hold a converstaion and thinks The Economist is a minor league baseball team. If the sex is decent, he's funny and smart but he can't keep my eye from wandering. And of course if he's handsome with a quick wit and keeps me on my toes, he can't find my G-spot! I'm trying to find him, so i'd say my groove is currently like I-95 during rush hour, STOP AND GO TRAFFIC!

When it rains it pours

They say bad things happen in threes. Although they also say that sneezes come in threes, so i have no idea if its true or not, but i've had my three.

THE FIRST BAD THING:

The last month has been full of wisdom teeth and root canal issues. I must say, i am a pain wimp, except of course for the strong slap accross the tush by my current "friend with benefits", but it wasn't bad at all on the mouth. Hurt the wallet and the pre-pain was excrutiating.

THE SECOND BAD THING:

I have a jewelry designer out of LA that makes great stuff. I put a few of her necklaces online and lo and behold the bulldogs for Van Cleef are after me. I didn't advertise it as Van Cleef, didn't use the word alhambra, which I might add was a word long before Van Cleef began thinking they were the only people in the world who could make a clover. So i went to an older version of my current friend with benefits to represent me, all i can tell you is i'm not eager to being sued in Federal Court.

THE THIRD BAD THING:

Today, i was going through my morning computer ritual, email on yahoo, email on aol, facebook, Stephanie Klein Blog and then my online banking (i know, odd order). To my surprise, my accounts appeared overdrawn and when i went to the details, i noted that there were charges for over $2,700 for 2 home depots and a glass company. PANIC! I call customer service and get a pakistani, ARGGGGHHHH, (i'll save that for another post). I hang up and run to the bank, where they proceed to deactivate my debit cards and smile and tell me I now need to call the fraud department, "and thank you for banking at WAMU" ARGGGGGHHHHH.

Fraud Department tells me that the transactions are pending and until they go through there is no claim that can be initiated.

Tell me good things come in SIXES!

Old Magazine Pet Peeve

Its funny how when you aren't looking for an inspiration, one pops up. I'd been thinking about what i wanted to blog about and nothing came into my very busy brain. So, i stopped thinking about all of you bloggers out there and went about my daily business. My daily business, unfortunately has taken me to the Oral Surgeon and the Doctor in the last few days. And there, in the waiting room of both offices my next post was born.

I don't know about you, but i'm a major stressball when i go to any doctor or dentist, and while i'm sitting in the waiting room, I like to occupy my mind by flipping through magazines. The problem is, the magazines are ALWAYS a year old. Why would i want to read People or US Weekly from a year ago? And that's assuming that those magazines are even at the office. Usually i have to pick through Boating Magazines, Parenting Magazines or Cooking Magazines. The Cooking magazines really push by blood pressure up, they have big halloween cupcakes on the front cover and Memorial Day was last week.

For G-d sakes, get some new magazines, that are timely! At this rate, i'll be going to my annual gyno appointment in February and there i'll find TIME magazine announcing that Barack Obama won the democratic nomination.

Paper Whore

I admit it, i'm a paper whore, and i'm glad to tell you i am back in the land of the living (post wisdom tooth extraction) and have had the chance to fully outline, checkmark, highlight and dogear every catalog from the national stationery show! Boy are the shoppers at http://www.bdazzledjewels.com/ in for lots of treats in the next few months.

I found several new lines that just made me PAPER HAPPY, even though they weren't all necessarily paper. First, be on the lookout for great new stuff from uncommonwares. Then i found this totally Kitchy artistic company that literally had my pulse racing! I mean what more could i ask for, art, words, ribbon, wall decor! And of course for the list maker in all of us I couldn't help but fall in love with whomi's new every day list pad!

A few of you know i'm a total geek at heart and so i've been online and in magazines for days following up on all my great leads figuring out what i love best, because after all, if i don't love it, how can i convince you to love it? So here's to LOVE!

Memorial Day

I'm a New Englander, through and through. Circumstance and reality landed me in Florida and so I blog with knowledge of both worlds. As a New Englander, summer is a big deal. We celebrate Memorial Day with parades and barbeques and dreams of what a glorious summer we will have. We mark the mid-point of summer with July 4th celebrations, swim contests, watermelon, lemon meringue pie and corn on the cob. August ends with a bittersweet labor day, sweatshirts, campfires, s'mores and school looming. NEW ENGLAND knows summer holidays.

Here in Florida, we have summer all year round. And so, it is with sadness and nostalgia that Memorial Day, July 4th and Labor Day really fall into 2 categories; backyard beer fests or sale days at the mall.

Don't get me wrong, i love Florida in the winter when my friends are stuck with an icepick trying to defrost their windows and they are bundled up and freezing, but I MISS THE REAL SUMMER HOLIDAYS!

I love paper

So, i finally went alone to the National Stationery Show. I was certain that I would spend many more hours at the show than when i'm there with a friend. Friends rush me, they don't get the allure of notepads, and stationery and clipboards and post it notes. They don't indulge in the packaging and the crispness of a new paper.

So much to see, adorable desk accessories, great inexpensive just thinking of you gifts. Cool innovations for your office and organizers for your junk. I picked up so many great catalogs and am enjoying being at home on my sofa, under my magic blankee reviewing all the great options I have for products for www.bdazzledjewels.com

Oh yes, even alone the show only took me 3.5 hours! But worth its weight in every envelope and sticker!

The last laugh in Weather

So, i'm back from NYC. Great trip, i highly reccomend The Empire Hotel, if your travels take you to the West side. Its actually right accross from lincoln center, has a starbucks and a duane reade right outside the front door and has an amazing rooftop patio where you can enjoy the fresh air, grab a drink and for the ludicrous price of 150.00 enjoy a cabana with 2 towels, flip flops and a flat screen t.v., you get to use the cabana from either 9:00 a.m.- 4:oo p.m. or 5:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m., what a bargain! Only in NY!

Now onto the weather. After stressing over having nothing to wear that would be NY appropriate in May, i arrived to a sunny day, with temps in the high 50's. By 5:00 p.m, it was windy, somewhat gray in and in the low 50's. Day 2 brought rain and wind and cold weather. And then it hit me, New Yorkers are so happy there is no snow and that the temp has climbed out of the 30's and 40's that they think May is beatiful. Oddly enough, they wear their trousers and jackets with flip flops and still have on moderately heavy winter coats.

NEWSFLASH- May in NY is not summer and really not even spring! IT'S DAMN COLD!