Postcards from the Tip of Insanity

Well whadda know… I didn’t break my promise to write more

First of all let me just say that I am T. I. Tired (as my mommy always says). I did the March of Dimes 10K walk today in memory of my niece. Today was a BEAUTIFUL day in Chicago. Sunny, 84 degrees, just perfect! My friend from high school is the one who started me doing this (even before Maya) so we walk 6 miles and catch up on each others lives. Last year, the sky opened up about halfway through the walk and it poured on us and on top of that it was COLD!

Anywhoo, back to today’s post.

I’ve been trying to decide what to do with my hair until it grows out some more. I’ll post some pics this week since I got them loaded onto my laptop finally. Every time I get micros (all of 1 time) I realize how thick my hair is and I have wayyyyy too much hair on my head. I’ve never had a weave. I see some of the fabulous weaves my stylist does and I’m tempted to try it in time for my graduation on the 11th. The thought of committing to that for 2 or 3 months is a bit much for me. Let’s just say it won’t look like any of the ladies on FOL (I mean that Hottie girl looks like a dog is laying on her head). I’m leaning toward a curly style with good hair (no 99 cent a pack yak on my head… no siree bob). I don’t miss my relaxer. I just miss pulling my hair back into a ponytail. I’m determined to be natural for at least 1 year.

I love my Coach. Really. I do. Several of my friends are going towards divorce (that 7 year problem) but I seriously can’t see that happening to us. One friend is divorcing due to her husband’s travel and the fact that they don’t do anything as a family. They have completely lost touch. Coach had a recent job offer that would involve travel and he turned it down because it would be detrimental to us. He pitches in on EVERYTHING I do. I have to lose weight quickly for the military. I ordered a colon cleanse product on the net and Coach is doing it right along with me. I love the support I get from him. I don’t have to ask, he sees it as his job.

Coach and I are making an effort to do different things on our “date nights”. Last week we went to a free screening of a documentary about Melvin van Peebles. It was really interesting. I didn’t realize how much French he spoke. I didn’t know that his pivotal movie Sweet Sweetback set off the blaxploitation movie craze (inadvertently). My sweetie didn’t enjoy it as much as I did but it was definitely something new to do. We went as part of a young Black professionals group we belong to. The club scene is not our thing and we are always looking for something different. I didn’t drag him to see Color Purple with me this week, though. My mom took me. Can we just say… FABULOUS!!!! LaToya London was outstanding and Michelle Williams was surprisingly good. I knew Michelle had done theater before (Aida) but after her guest appearance on a tv show a while ago, I wasn’t expecting much. I’m curious to see Fantasia but I’m not rushing to see her.

Ok, I think I’m caught up. I managed to weave hair, movies, and men all into one post

Hey all! No real reason why I’ve been MIA lately. No writer’s block. No lack of bloggable topics. No excuse at all.

So let me update…

- The Army was able to find a way to call me up. Yep, I report to active duty on May 17th. And why is that my daddy’s birthday. I don’t really want to be on active duty again but I have set some goals for this time.
Goal 1: Lose 35 lbs.
I have to drive 35 miles one way to work everyday. Traffic is a fat hungry beast in the mornings so the plan is to go to the area at 6am and work out at the gym by my unit. I figure a year is plenty of time to get back into my “fighting shape”.

Goal 2: Pay off all the bills
Yeah I’m up to my upper lashes in debt (not including medical school loans). If I can budget to live off of what would have been my residency salary and use the rest to pay off the bills, I could be set in about 8 or 9 months. Then, I can start residency without the stress of financial issues.

Goal 3: Get OUT of the Focus
I’m a grown azzz woman driving a piece o’crap Focus! I don’t care if I have to give my 3rd toe on my left foot, I am out of that hooptie in 6 months. I’m not looking to step up to a luxury ride but I do want a car that an adult would drive and I am NOT paying some outrageous car note to do so.

So there you have it, I put it out there. I can do it all if I keep my mind on the end… May 17, 2008!

- I am on a colon detox right now. It’s pretty gentle but this is day 6 and I am bout tired of going to the bathroom. No weight loss yet but I feel pretty dang good. I’ll share the details later.

- I’m back in the gym on a regular basis! Let’s just say, spinning classes are EVIL! I hadn’t been spinning in a LOOOONG time. My butt is sore. Why is that ignant Coach sitting around singing retarded songs about how my butt hurts???!!! He is one SICK individual!

More later, got some other stuff to share… bout hair weaves and micro braids and relationships and Melvin Van Peebles

Oooh I’ve been missing in action. Let’s see where to start, hmmmmmm?

Let’s start with the easy stuff… school. Can I just say I have SEVERE senioritis?! I go to the hospital for an hour or two and then I find my way to my car. I’m doing a rotation in pathology and I am BORED out of my mind. I can be bored at HOME!

I’m in a better mood I suppose. Nothing has changed but my outlook. My dog is still dying, my ex won’t let me see him, my computer is on the fritz, and I’m still broke. But I am graduating from medical school in 1 month, I have a job lined up, I am still cute, and I’m still in love with Coach. Good outweighs bad.

If you can’t tell, I can be a little impulsive. So about a week and a half ago, I cut off all of my hair. Yep I went from past the shoulders to a TWA. Let’s just say that it is taking some getting used to. I cried for about a half hour one week ago because I just couldn’t understand why I looked like a puffy headed dude. Poor Coach. He had to console me in all my irrational thoughts. He wants to be my superhero so when he can’t fix my issue, he gets upset too. I cried it out and then I got to the bathroom, tweezed my eyebrows something FIERCE and got over it. I’m still going to grow the hair out and we’ll see how long I last with no perm. My coils are TIGHT. Those African kings and queens left their mark on my head even if I am a little bit of a redboned gal. I ended up having dinner with my soror who I haven’t seen in years and she has been natural for 2 years and she loves my hair so what the hey, I guess I’ll love it too.

Coach and I are doing fine. He’s gearing up for Little League season so most of my Saturdays will be spent in the park watching the team. We’ve started discussing weddings (in the most vague and non-temporal of terms).

Guess that’s it for now, back to my web surfing