Mandy knows best

I didn't write a post for Saturday and I kind of panicked a little thinking about what to write about. But then I decided not to write anything. If I didn't have anything to talk about do I need to talk? So I logged off and kept watching Gotham. I am no where near finished but I have some thoughts about it anyway. So this is a mix of writing about season 2 of Gotham and kind of a emotional journal entry. As I've mentioned, I've recently changed schedules. And it's much more challenging than I anticipated. I am drinking so much caffeine and I'm just kind of in a haze most of the time. I don't really have a problem staying up, it's more a problem of sleeping. So yesterday I had to wake up pretty early for me these days to help my friend move. I was with them for about 4 hours but I was really hoping that I could come home and take a nap after. So when I did make it home I turned on the TV but I wanted to watch a show that I had seen before but not one

Week 2 Sunday 9/13 My dad. I've already said my family but today is specifically about my dad. Basically every Sunday he grills something, usually steak but not always. I absolutely love the way my dad cooks my steak. I like it pretty rare and a lot of the time he doesn't get it exactly the way I want it but he always trys and if he does mess up he always does better the next time. It's just really nice of him. Monday 9/14 Massage. I got a massage today by my best friend and it was exactly what I needed after the stress of the divorce and boxing and soccer and the early morning plane ride last week. I even tried a new kind today. I had a shiatsu when I normally just do swedish and it was fantastic. I cried during the massage just because it was an emotional release. And then when I came into work I was still super emotional and almost cried at work. Tuesday 9/15 Feelings. Believe it or not, I've really appreciated the emotions that the massage brought out. I spent

This is one of those shows where every season is a new storyline. There is only one character in both seasons and I can't tell you his name because it's Bill Pullman. Bill is a detective but it becomes clear pretty early that he has a lot of trauma that he's working through. I kind of love this aspect... like we are all dealing with trauma but most of us go on to do normal jobs, have normal lives but it is always affecting us. Also when I say us, my trauma is nowhere near as strong as his... But if I've learned anything from life it's that all our parents traumatize us. Anyway the first season starts off with Jessica Beal murdering someone. I know, that's kind of a spoiler but it's in the first episode so it's not really. But the game is that no one knows why she did it. She seemed so normal and then she snapped. So Detective Pullman has to go through everything in her past and try to see what led to it. And by the end of the season, with all the twist

I'm going to try to keep this and post it once a week. But I want to write something every day. Sunday 9/6 I'm grateful for travel economy. My parents have always been so afraid to travel. They think it costs too much money but I've found I make more money to spend on travel because I don't get so bitter all the time. If I start feeling trapped I'm no good to anybody. Monday 9/7 Balance. I'm not always great at it but I truly think if you keep balance you won't make any crazy bad choices that will hurt later. I have this shopping thing... I've had a problem since I first knew what money was... I would spend it as soon as I got it. I never stole, I never even borrowed, but I can't save. So one day I gave up shopping for 6 months! And then in 1 and a half months I had drained my savings. $2000 gone all because I tried too hard until I broke. So now, I have my subscriptions and I live in those means. People still give me crap but it's better thi

Reader: Michelle Location: Enchanted Desire: Peace of mind from life's failures? So this store is my kind of store. I walk in and felt comfortable immediately. I wasn't sure I wanted a reading but the energy kind of talked me into it. So I signed up and as luck would have it, she was ready to start a new session. But before I could meet her she had to "cleanse her space." I only signed up for 15 minutes but she said she didn't worry about time. That ended up being a good thing because I'm not easy to read... And sure enough I walk into the room and she's like "why are you sad? You have something holding you back but as soon as you take car of that you won't be sad anymore." So then I told her about my divorce and how I hadn't actually filed yet because everytime I think I'm ready, something else comes up. So she starts my reading. I haven't seen a reading like this ever. She pulled so many cards and she had a pattern but I really

So this was a real girls trip. I haven't had very many of those, but this was kind of excellent. It definitely made me want to plan more. I went with my friends Gabby and Veronica from work and it was kind of like Gabby's chance to show V and me around her home town. So we bought cheap flights to Boston and made arrangements to drive out to Stoddard New Hampshire where Gabby's parents live. It was beautiful! And they live on the lake! I was sleeping on NH, I mean I'll have to see it in winter but I think I could live there. Anyway, now I'm going to list our itinerary by day. So we left a little early on Wednesday to get there about 4 PM Boston time. Then we rented a car and drove out to New Hampshire where Gabby's mom had made dinner for us! It was so nice. Then we bonded and got to know them. They have this beautiful cabin but it's a little pieced together... like additions were added at different times and they were done quickly. But that just adds chara

Hey guys, sorry I can't write a post today because I'm still in Boston but I will for sure tell you all about it. We spent a day in New Hampshire a day in Boston and a day in Salem. So this is a strange trip with a few different areas of interest. And I can't wait to tell you about it.

Podcast I had never heard of this case before so that's always fun. This is about a college student that went missing on a long weekend her freshman year of college. This happened in 96 and she still hasn't been found! She would be 43 now... So the guy who wrote and recorded the podcast I think is from the same home town as Kristin but was younger so he didn't know her but it turns out that he does know a lot of people that knew her or the guy accused of killing her. So basically she went to a party and got drunk and then a few people tried to help her home but eventually some guy was the one who ended up "watching her get into her dorm." I put that in quotes because she never actually got to her dorm. But in 23 years the cops have questioned everything and everyone about this guy and he still hasn't been arrested! They have never found her body either. Both of his parents seem to be covering for him but so many people have called him creepy. This is a s