Staying true to you

What a week it’s been. I’ve been working hard doing the networking thing….and you know it’s provided some insights which I hope to share with you soon.

But last week, I wrote about Facebook and the obsession that it is. Well I may have to take back any criticism shared, since I’ve now located about 20 people from my youth group days as well as some cousins I’ve not seen in YEARS. May I even say that I located a former boyfriend and WOW did he age well. The last two days have been a test of just how fast I could type (90wpm thank you very much) to keep up with the flurry of “Where have you been”, “You look amazing”, “Yes, let’s get together and please take that 1990 pic of us off the internet”. I honestly can’t remember the last time I laughed so much. So to confirm and say it loud “My name is Lisa and I am a Facebook Addict”
Please feel free to once again insert your own name in place of mine.

I know my mom is a regular reader of my blog and she is saying…what is face book? I’ll explain later - or ask your son to show you. Maybe we can get you on here as well…a true family affair!!

I have also been wondering what to write about. Sometimes there are just so many things going on in my head I can’t pick. What I decided to do today is give an update on a few of my favorite 25 things.

I have accomplished:
Reconnect with at least 1 person from my past. I’ve actually connected with 20 so far. As I said it gave me such joy and it’s so much fun to look at people and see if they’ve changed. Some of these guys I remember from the ages of 16 and now we are all in our late 30’s- late 40’s. It really brought back so many fun memories of our ‘teen club’ with Fr. Kavanagh on Wed. nights at the church and the retreats – OH THE RETREATS!!! The spirit and vitality of those times are what I miss and am working to recapture this year. I know that the blessing of FB is that I can connect with these guys and we’ve already started planning a reunion – oh man!! That will be a blast!!

Ask for help when I need it. I think that even thought I did that this week I’ll keep this on the list as a constant reminder that it’s ok to do this. It doesn’t make me weak or less of a person. I know when people ask me for help I’m ready to, so it’s not so bad to not be so strong ‘all the time’.

Wear something really sexy and expensive. Can you say Manolo Blahnik!! OH how I love these shoes and wish I could afford them. If you don’t know what they are I don’t know where you’ve been livin’. They were the best shoes BEFORE ‘Sex and the City’, but Carrie took them to another level. If you are in the know (meaning if you’ve bought them directly from the store before – or just read the NY Times when they post their annual sale), you know that they always have a ‘pre-sale’ the Sat before the actual sale starts on Monday. When money was no issue (oh those were the days), I did purchase 3 pair of these little gems that way. If you like really pretty things, it really is an experience just to hold them. Even at amazing heights of 4 or 5 inches, they are so comfy… Sorry about that – I was drooling for a second. Anywho, I tried on a pair of beautiful strappy 4.5inch python shoes that were amazing. They were at the lovely sale price of $590…reduced from the original $1495. How could one not buy them – easy, NO MONEY. I did however get my monies worth just by people watching. You can tell they were power shoppers with money (or their husbands credit card). The bling in the place was blinding, and the attitude was as cold as the ice they were wearing. I love the sales associates because they don’t take their attitudes seriously. It’s written all over their faces. So imagine this – here I walk in, black jeans, simple jacket and my hair in a ponytail. I didn’t really think I would stop in but since I was in the neighborhood… I am walking through the store and pick up shoes to try. These Park/Madison Ave. babes are giving me the look like I had the plague, until the sales associates I knew saw me and 2 of them said “Oh my god where have you been – it’s been ages since we’ve seen you. Here have a seat and we’ll get these for you.” Then a new friend who I told about the sale, she happened to be there and she squealed, “Lisa, you look amazing.” Now these chicks are beginning to wonder “Who is she??” Now, all of a sudden I’m the one they want to know. Sometimes I find humor in the little thing. Sadly the shoes I wanted weren’t in my size and frankly I couldn’t afford them now anyway so maybe that’s a good thing. In the end there were air kisses all around and the sea of women parted as I left. Yes I love power even if it’s fleeting.

That was my week and I’m hoping that next week is just as good. One can only hope. So what things have you done this week? Are you staying true to your New Years resolutions? If not…hey you can always start over…that’s the good thing about wanting to make thing better, just “do it over”.