Martini Musings

What’s Your Story? With the survival of the past few weeks...I can move on with other things! To summarize, I lived through the Gala, packed up my office for a temporary home, got water damage in my apartment, worked around the stacked boxes and chaos at home in my space, met with AARP to get my taxes done (NOT GOOD!) and got confirmation from my medical doctor and my counselor that  I DO NOT NEED ANTI-DEPRESSANTS!!    So, can we all celebrate the small milestones???   Woo Hoo! Yesterday, I was in Louisville for an engagement party celebrating the daughter of good friends.  It was a lovely evening, despite the torrential rain.    Earlier in the day, I stepped out of my comfort zone and attended a "Story Telling Workshop" presented by Double Edged Stories.  This workshop was presented by two storytellers and wow...did I learn a lot! Most of you know, I have some pretty good stories!  (If I say so myself!)  I'...

What are you doing on           September 8???   OH MY GOSH!!    I have been dying to share this with all of you…my wonderful friends and followers!   Now, I finally can!    I’M GOING TO BE A GRANDMA!!! My only child, Katie, and her husband, Anthony are expecting their first child.    This is not news that has been easy to contain…let me share my journey!! When Katie & Anthony got married, November 10, 2012, visions of grandchildren danced in my head.    However, I knew my daughter…she had things to do and I knew my son-in-law, as an engineer, there was always a plan.    On one of our “girls trips” Katie shared that she was on the 5-year plan for getting pregnant.    This would put her at 29 and 5 years into their married life, which seemed logical for them.  (I had to agree even if it killed me!!) Fast forward to their fifth anniversary…I waited ...

Laugh…or you will cry!! There are a few lines that I call on when life takes crazy turns.    Trust your gut!   I’m a grown ass woman!   It’s all good!    You can't make this S### up!   And this week…I have to laugh, or I would cry!! Many of you know this past week has not been a good one for me.    It’s been super busy and there’s been a lot of chaos with my space at work and on Thursday, the chaos “leaked” into my apartment/home!    That may be a little pun, as there was definitely a water issue in my apartment.    The short story is my neighbor had a major water problem and it “spilled” over into my apartment, causing my guest room to be soaked!   I was in touch with apartment management on Thursday but the dreaded message arrived… “Hi Lisa…It’s Karen at Nantucket.    Can you call me when you get this message?”    UGH!    That’s never a good sign!    I soon ...

Timing is everything! Okay, today, I just need to vent!   I'm getting close to wrapping up Gala things...or as I have called it the Gala Aftermath!   However, there has been an interruption as we are making some office changes.  Moving offices is never easy, but when your office is overly messy/cluttered and you look like a hoarder, it's especially difficult.  **NO JUDGING!!! So, there are pictures included with this post.   My office looks like a tornado went through...which by the way would be a disaster.   Just the thought of a wind coming through here is making me sweat!  Breathe Lisa, Breathe!    This is the kind of thing that drives me to drink! Anyway, I would like to have had the Gala wrap-up finished before taking on this task of moving, but as they say, "it is what it is!"   Sometimes, we don't have those options! My point to all of this is life often seems unfair...especially when we ...

Getting Caught Up… This past week has been a busy one!   Working and still recovering from the Gala (seems like it will never end!) has been a big part of my days and at night…I have had something every night!  I love being busy…I truly do.   Sometimes, busy is taken to an extreme in my life and although this week wouldn’t necessarily be an extreme, it kind of feels that way. Oh the time change!    I have prided myself on being easily adaptable when the time changes.  In fact, one of my strengths is Adaptability (according to the Strengthfinders).    I also used to live with someone who would literally take two weeks to recover from a simple time change.   I don’t want to minimize the adjustments some people need but come on folks…it’s an hour.    WELL, NO MORE!!    I have struggled all week with this time change.   I’m not sure why b...

One foot in and one foot out! When I was thinking about what I would write today, I thought about my week.    I have something every night (shocking!) and it’s a mix of things… In the process of previewing my week, it dawned on me that I actually have a couple of things that almost “conflict” with my life these days.    It seems I have one foot in my past life and one foot in my future life!    Here’s the deal…Last night, I met with Greg.   This is the first time in a long time that I have seen him.    I felt a bit anxious going into the “meeting!”    It was actually very casual, at a local sports bar, and really, nothing to be anxious about.    I requested the get together because we have some business to discuss about taxes.    Since this is our first year to do our taxes separately, I need to make sure I have all of my ducks in a row.    I’m a bit stressed about this because of the spousal...

My Lenten Journey As a “cradle” Catholic, I’m sorry to say that although I acknowledged Ash Wednesday, I did not get ashes.   UGH!    I can feel the Catholic guilt creeping in, but it just didn’t happen and I have to let it go.    My day started with a 9am counseling appointment, and when I got to school, all of my co-workers already had their ashes, from the in-school Mass that had happened first thing that morning.    Of course, there were many places to get ashes after work that day, but my body was telling me to get home…I was still in recovery mode from the Gala (yes, I'm still using that as an excuse).    I did not go to Mass on Ash Wednesday…okay, I said it and I am not going to let it haunt me or make me feel guilty.   The truth is, I’ve been struggling with the Catholic church for awhile…like a few years.   I work in a Catholic school and my faith is important, but I do have some issues with the church.  ...

Aftermath or Afterglow… Hello Friends… Well, the Gala is over!    I said, THE GALA IS OVER!!!     This means the pressure filled couple of months are over too!    It was a great night with so many generous people in attendance.    I was especially happy to have my parents, Betty Boop & Chuck, Joey & Steve, Lori, Lyn, Cindy & Bob, and Stan & Jay and my sweet Katie & Anthony filling a table…so full that I couldn’t even sit with them!! I had great co-chairs, a committee who backed me up, and the best co-workers any girl could ask for.   I’m grateful for all of those who rallied around me to make the evening a success.    Everyone had a great time and looked fabulous…the Roaring 20s were alive for one night!!   The aftermath of an event like the Gala is similar to the aftermath of a divorce.    There are so many things to clean-up, follow-up, and manage.   Although the afterma...

I have no words… Friends, it is Sunday, blog day, and it is March 3…the day after the Grande Gala.   It was a great night and I was surrounded by many great people. I am exhausted beyond words and although I have a lot to say about the weekend, I think it’s better if I just wait until I can focus! Traditionally for me, this day is full of aches and pains and a bit of an emotional letdown. So…stay tuned for more info and thanks for being there!   And here’s just a couple of pictures from our night…