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Dear Mollie,

I&#39;m so sorry girl. You shouldn&#39;t have ended like this. As a stray cat, you took your life into your...sweet little multicolored paws, every day. I know that. But, you were never supposed to get hit by a car. You were too smart and cool and original for that. You were going to be the first stray cat to die of natural causes at the age of 25, I just knew it.

I hope a lot of things </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2015/03/a-letter-to-good-cat.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuyYoLHXUjYBFlxfHjkWvh_2L_YXIl2jMycp7bLUUHlnrnkzrgZ6tlSRzz6jonLwue2Cfu3TxO8jDNEhx1c2wuaNBOwh_b6wp4ePtDL1fQ_WJJGPhrSM-GOwhd87Bn28ORi2-QMw/s72-c/IMG_0101.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>2</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-912406626707644368</guid><pubDate>Fri, 13 Mar 2015 21:38:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-03-13T16:39:21.123-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Friday Fix Mix</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">getting things done</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">learning is the new black</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">motivation</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">musical</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sharing is caring</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">trying to figure it out</category><title>Motivation In Movement; Friday Fix Mix #2</title><atom:summary type="text">Via Live Bold &amp; Bloom

I&#39;ve been doing a lot of research the past month or so. I&#39;m looking for answers; trying to figure out how to blast through my depression on a daily basis, stay motivated, hopeful and even bring some excitement (cash flow be dammed) to my too small life. 

One of the answers, aside from doing something, even something small, to move yourself and your goals forward is to </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2015/03/motivation-in-movement-friday-fix-mix-2.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhagJp7ffBw8Py05IRwJ6Tgy4y9EJt8M1DnuRJK80pBgvDE74kEDJU4aSXmgVkfBLi74L80PnFyP78QCYxbxJFsB0ATiPAIzorDk6rKK38_8MJvNUKWOoRID2pkU6p1842sXfm7Qg/s72-c/Barrie.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-3477215246787150628</guid><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2015 18:15:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-03-06T12:15:46.433-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">2015 is the future</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Friday Fix Mix</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">let go</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">musical</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">put your dancin pants on</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sharing is caring</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">trying new things</category><title>New Things Are Nice</title><atom:summary type="text">
In an effort to keep everyone pumped for the weekend, I&#39;m starting my Friday Fix Mix to help you dance your troubles away and, hopefully, introduce you to some cool music you may not have heard before. Enjoy!



Friday Fix Mix #1

Nikka Costa &quot;Everybody Got Their Something&quot;
The Black Keys &quot;Have Love Will Travel&quot;
Maroon 5 &quot;Harder To Breathe&quot;
Bruno Mars &quot;Locked Out Of Heaven&quot;
Louis XIV &quot;Finding </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2015/03/new-things-are-nice.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDVDifyo_WsPqqKgU3D-33m1XreCGMx6KOR45mjpiD96zT-Oe6tol2pqsvidSFVGx2yy4Bj555t3goTRdj2sbhE6-e-ee0xSGqFOcho0PyY9eiER8lWf2ZNJ2UnFEqQtmuHcMrPA/s72-c/IMG_0394.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-51030356397466415</guid><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2015 19:41:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-03-05T13:41:39.303-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">deep thoughts</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EXPANSION</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">how did I just now figure this out</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">lightening bolt moments</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mental health whoopdeedoo</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mood adjustments</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">my depression</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">realizations</category><title>Here&#39;s the Thing</title><atom:summary type="text">
I&#39;ve been dealing with depression for a long time. Over half my life. I&#39;ve tried six therapists of varying stripes and one psychologist. I&#39;ve tried St. John&#39;s Wort and vitamins in every combination. I&#39;ve tried exercise (possibly too much at times), gratitude journals, vision boards and light therapy. I&#39;ve tried four different prescribed medications, an abundance of self-help books, losing myself</atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2015/03/heres-thing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdIaqndq-X1ApBz2BSHuboGbZ5z-mnuz1vb4iKdkusikDCBX4k2LliQZuBVth-BMk6V_rSOkUGYqWDzJq7anrPJH6xANxGZH4dSRQu76YQyKBQ0Wg988TSY5Oq8DlaNgB7ppQ5oA/s72-c/IMG_0036.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-2528777297263088259</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2015 19:18:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-01-16T13:18:25.643-06:00</atom:updated><title>Here&#39;s To Friday</title><atom:summary type="text">

You know how you&#39;ll be sailing along just fine and then something, big or small, will come around and WHOMP you in the ass? That&#39;s how my week&#39;s been. Last Thursday I found out that my one steady freelance gig is being cut down to 1/4 of what I usually do in a month, and who knows how long that will last.

I cried. Probably for a half hour, which really isn&#39;t long for me. And then I slowly </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2015/01/heres-to-friday.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-7532046387389573331</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Jan 2015 17:30:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2015-03-05T13:26:42.135-06:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">deep thoughts</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">discoveries</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Do My Opposite</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">EXPANSION</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">imperfection inspection</category><title>My Chicken or Egg Life</title><atom:summary type="text">
Well, hello there! Welcome to 2015, everyone. I guess we&#39;re living in the future now. Forgive me for jumping right in, but after a 16 month blog break there seemed like no better way to begin again other than to, you know...Begin. Again.

I was tired. Tired of talking about myself, mostly. Tired of going around in circles in my life and not getting anywhere. Most of this came from the fact that,</atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2015/01/my-chicken-or-egg-life.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2OYlJyvCBBaAg21KW1XTiRniRfjsybv5MZLpQjMALmdAvheJngtMUgzEMfkAIbPiTx5lhF1q0PwctSGZlRM180beEuC9WA1GTByr3F3syGH4QurT6h8sothMKUaw9hvTO5LIxJA/s72-c/blog+IMG_0384+(800x600).jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-9051103014276927656</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2013 02:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-08-15T21:37:11.105-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">a bit of happiness</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">answers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">awards</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">good things</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">online life</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">passing it on</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">questions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">random things</category><title>Well, Thank You Cassandra!</title><atom:summary type="text">
Cassandra Schmigotzki, of The Long and Winding Road to Wellness, has graced my blog with a Liebster Award! So, here&#39;s what you need to know about the award...

About the Liebster

The idea behind this award is to recognize new bloggers and help them get some buzz and promote their blogs.  It&#39;s a sign of recognition and it can pretty much mean what you want it to mean.

If you&#39;ve been nominated </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/08/well-thank-you-cassandra.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbRootgUoDf7DPrN69Qx9UNDcJglPe_m0fqGu0niAiFy0tMf-An-a3mE-gaBHOOaO6NFMlDTyARHPxW_ioC6KQEA3EHRgDx16stSUH9m96JSU8BiXeYD3IV9s3o3Gjje7OaYWzEw/s72-c/Liebster-Blog-Award-Discover-New-Blogs.png" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-1753066741620697408</guid><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2013 16:13:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-08-12T11:13:25.398-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">adulthood</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dammit</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">entertainment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">just breathe</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life stuff</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Music Monday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">relaxations</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sharing is caring</category><title>Music Monday: Well, Let&#39;s Hope I Don&#39;t Get Fired</title><atom:summary type="text">
No emergencies here, folks. None at all...

Well, after last Monday&#39;s stress-a-thon I finally got paid (right after bitching about it, in fact) and then I went on to relax for a whole day before I started worrying about work.

When my hours got cut I went from being responsible for three company blogs to two. This means that every Friday I am now supposed to turn in two stories, one for each </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/08/music-monday-well-lets-hope-i-dont-get.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYHR5WLJ6od_YqC7jBV9SJOKU7owKgLF-Zv80VmumNvXYHy4jtC5r5cTeYq6e0GyefNTmXmtZhypM_m1AS-DQxhHCkSW2pkjgC4D6MH_tGqk6nLMsegDQE-y_Rc7P1C9HKGmGE9w/s72-c/IMG_0236.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-8691953774601783209</guid><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2013 22:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-08-05T17:09:56.254-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">adulthood</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">and so it goes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bad day bullshit</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">completely unprepared</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dammit</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life stuff</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Music Monday</category><title>Music Monday: Jesus H. Christ</title><atom:summary type="text">
Just enjoy the kitty cats...Take comfort in the kitty cats...

Ah, life. I hope all of yours are going very well, because over here? Things are kinda shitty.

What is it about bad, sad things? Why do they come in waves and droves faster than you can adjust to one sucky thing? These past couple of weeks are pretty easy to explain, so let me do it by making a list...

Suck-A-Thon 2013

1) That new</atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/08/music-monday-jesus-h-christ.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3dkZ1vZlGHkHOVdWDpKmokXDeMYPTTPSNqDaLamd-K7HLLoOtRGh_IZEV1_diIxebJ19XKYvmIR7UoVgAyirFRdbxjcbSjjk4bPEDo0wy9kVT8OjGlJb87fzEYm1mt9z1qlXsAQ/s72-c/2013-08-05+08.08.12.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-3376211050225194018</guid><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:48:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-08-01T11:48:44.887-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">eating</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">free time</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">new year new stuff</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">nice things</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Thanks</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">travel</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">trying not to worry</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">we like food</category><title>July, Thanks!</title><atom:summary type="text">

How is it August already?! Remember when you were a kid and every day seemed to last forever? That is certainly not the case now!

This thank-you post is going to feature some awesome food via our Louisville/Nashville trip, so let&#39;s get to it!

July, Thanks!

1) Thanks to the Goose Creek Diner in Louisville for feeding us. A LOT.

That&#39;s a Hot Brown in the second photo...


My Fried Green </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/08/july-thanks.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcwgehnRSnseIYhKSh-HD4Ul57v34sc9QOeGZqIikob49wQk3wpySERMQn9kQ1BLxEKp3Hwduoce2rBhpwx4TX6l6AX7ASaPaviwyqXzNY_2H02R0fw2s7TuuQWWz_0Uw2DeYDFw/s72-c/IMG_0047.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-1709229787749463340</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:34:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-07-30T11:38:34.638-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">a critical eye</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">advice giving</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">entertainment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">first world problems</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">movies</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tuesday Tip Day</category><title>How To Tell You&#39;ve Watched A Bad Movie</title><atom:summary type="text">
I watch a lot of movies. But, every now and then I watch a movie and have no idea how I feel about it. Good movies are easy. Really bad movies are easy. But the ones in the middle? Those can be tough.

So, here&#39;s my list of 11 ways to tell a bad movie was just all up in your face.

11 Ways To Tell You&#39;ve Watched A Bad Movie

1) You had no problem getting up in the middle to go to the bathroom </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/07/how-to-tell-youve-watched-bad-movie.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUDOBRkwi1EFa1v9jMafCMrASlnKfnTWbZaIoRJj5q1gLpD0kIDKgagkKD3Nftk7A96CI1qPmEGbyquyUyfnianf5eL5zItkJQzvbWsVSFWyhwpTUU9aEel5tERzDXwZX7-CkFKw/s72-c/2013-07-24+21.51.40.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-92193037759719750</guid><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2013 14:37:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-07-24T09:37:55.567-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">adulthood</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">figuring it out</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">it could always be worse</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">medical mind fucks</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sometimes the crappy things are funny</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">things I probably shouldn&#39;t write about</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">things I should have done sooner</category><title>That Feels Good</title><atom:summary type="text">

So, I did what I said I was going to do and went to an allergist last Friday. I have to say, it was one of the most pleasant doctor visit experiences I&#39;ve ever had. 

Luckily, I was able to find someone who takes our insurance and has an office that&#39;s about five minutes away from our house. She was just really nice and patient. She listened to everything I had to say, and even wrote down every </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/07/that-feels-good.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyEr_CAFKW-MQIYBOcrvlH7yrhO9HJqcwyWQi_FliwBK1yfYV2an8-C8qy2ywVF9YAnUvRt90q6MpKFfXTjkkg9OrRRsAHW2yhK3rwAdx3equEQE3ueu3L5BJXZEtvMfJ49hBKCg/s72-c/IMG_0503.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-5550854811731518928</guid><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jul 2013 15:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-07-22T10:35:27.727-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">a bit of happiness</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">adulthood</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">answers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">figuring it out</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Music Monday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">newness</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sharing is caring</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">still trying</category><title>Music Monday: Kick In The Butt</title><atom:summary type="text">

So, HUBS and I have been getting out and among people a little bit. We joined a Meetup group for sci-fi and fantasy fans and have been to three events, only, since we were late to the last two, we didn&#39;t get to actually talk to anybody. But! It got us to the art museum and the science center when there were a lot of people there, some of them dressed like various Doctor Who&#39;s.

Also, I&#39;ve been </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/07/music-monday-kick-in-butt.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_H_s04TiKnBIOmz9yxRvpYAmRwAHZXj9oJkAPjFlsVVo-iGPBtnO8Cd8UscjgGvZGnZ_hR1T-oJwz4ElhO2ovzTvMtMILqG7ltV79qyl7_KRDGG1syHza8Iaq3X1RMsSJ-wON9w/s72-c/IMG_0108.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>13</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-5193697512927699929</guid><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jul 2013 21:56:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-07-17T16:56:31.890-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">adulthood</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Louisville</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Nashville</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">photography</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ponderings</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">road trips</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">strangers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">summer stuff</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">travel</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">trying new things</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">trying to figure it out</category><title>Louisville &amp; Nashville: People</title><atom:summary type="text">

I like shooting candid shots. I&#39;ve developed a skill for putting my camera on continuous shooting mode, holding my camera down low or up high and taking pictures without anyone knowing. You catch cool stuff that way.

I miss going on photo walks. I won&#39;t be doing that now, of course, because it&#39;s too damn hot. But now that I&#39;m not locking myself up in the house anymore, I&#39;ll have to get back </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/07/louisville-nashville-people.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgTzlhxXqJy8IZ6FqIuvaiGEAjoABN6KnJDUMMbROXCRowPQaBnvzHC2lRtPjuAAPc2cKE-CUK7fs3r5eykMgQ1PyaWcZDz5IXNnkaf-xhxzeiwzG6unPQ0ozqgUhfn8JJgEon8Tw/s72-c/IMG_0190.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-8621212089927998682</guid><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jul 2013 17:10:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-07-12T12:10:05.903-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Happy Friday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">internet awesome</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Kentucky</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Louisville</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Nashville</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">photo love</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">pleasant distractions</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">road trips</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sharing is caring</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Tennessee</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">travel</category><title>Happy Friday: Rolling Right Along</title><atom:summary type="text">

I can&#39;t believe it&#39;s been almost two weeks since we took our vacation. All I&#39;ve wanted to do since we got back is not sweat and take another trip. Being someplace different revitalizes. 

I, of course, have a ton of photos from our jaunt to Kentucky and Tennessee. Just so I don&#39;t overload you all at once, I&#39;ve decided to divide the pics into four categories: places, people, food and details. </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/07/happy-friday-rolling-right-along.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHxnxlDY3MJGobs9eEk7EjKQ92DUFyS5lO931aGkVsqf5hhULTA4pWgOL6TZYSU4r0y0FgUOJfl9VmAcGaWS0_QUn4FE6cljtltl8bxchB50NQId7t4qrDyHS6LuhyphenhyphenFlrN-ClgHw/s72-c/IMG_0050.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>3</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-4445728000893911153</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jul 2013 14:45:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-07-08T09:45:33.639-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">days well spent</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">entertainment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">making money means I get to do cool stuff</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Music Monday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">newness</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">post vacation depression</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Thanks</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">travel</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">vacationary</category><title>Music Monday: June, Thanks!</title><atom:summary type="text">There&#39;s nothing like an Elvis pig to brighten your day...

Vacations are awesome things. You see new sights, eat new food and see new people. Sometimes you also sweat like a pig, eat dinner at 1 am, drive the wrong way down a one way street and get pulled over by a bicycle cop, but, you know, such is life.

I&#39;ve got one big Thank You for June, and that is that HUBS and I made enough cash to take </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/07/music-monday-june-thanks.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxVlA6i4Sp3EiVQwaCV1kYwpYcAnE6jJ8qnkZU7lW6MlPjeHlcIzg4FHLCCu5s9gf1uQ72j56Uqs9preXtXZppC54VwKhHxqJdcyqKk3BaSyImjQYYBGho_g3GEFvphNF1MLILiA/s72-c/IMG_0168.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-264606695030625610</guid><pubDate>Mon, 24 Jun 2013 17:25:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-06-24T12:25:15.417-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">entertainment</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">illness</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life stuff</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Music Monday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sharing is caring</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">taking care of business</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">thank God for YouTube</category><title>Music Monday: Decisionary</title><atom:summary type="text">
Like the hot, hot fire in my belly...

I need to go to the doctor. Something has been wrong with me since 2008. For about a year I thought I&#39;d just become more sensitive to food that wasn&#39;t prepared well, and was getting frequent bouts of food poisoning. 

Then I started paying more attention. About four times a year, HUBS and I would eat the same thing ( I would eat less of it, even) and I </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/06/music-monday-decisionary.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPunYzjf4b9H6yetSZz-1fr3ekljALgaLiNBDkxshOc8tUk1JfIcLxs2FhQPsQRqWLotum1df_QWqFbtM4Pujg5SsojScqntw4oRiVg6b2NtQNEb9-1hsWhrG0bmqPg7xBXvsT1w/s72-c/IMG_0024.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>10</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-5458938828746567147</guid><pubDate>Mon, 10 Jun 2013 23:03:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-06-10T18:03:19.579-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">good things</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">list making</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Music Monday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sharing is caring</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">thank God for YouTube</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Thanks</category><title>Music Monday: May, Thanks!</title><atom:summary type="text">

Wow, how sad is it that I&#39;m having a hard time remembering good stuff that happened in May? The month shot by so fast I&#39;m barely registering the fact that it&#39;s June now.

Alrighty, time to put on my thinking cap, &#39;cause here we go...

May, Thanks!

1) Thanks to the commitment to saving money, which helped me buy a new purse.

2) Thanks to men who know how to jackhammer a basement, drill holes </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/06/music-monday-may-thanks.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://img.youtube.com/vi/SqlEuvJShbc/default.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>4</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-4950432685846719755</guid><pubDate>Fri, 07 Jun 2013 22:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-06-07T17:09:19.571-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">adulthood</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">getting things done</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Happy Friday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">home ownership</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">internet awesome</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life stuff</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sharing is caring</category><title>Happy Friday: It&#39;s All In The Wrist</title><atom:summary type="text">
Our formerly rotten bathroom floor...

Is there anything better than whipping your house into shape? Well, OK, sure. Lots of things are better than cleaning house and repairing stuff. But! Taking care of these issues sure is nice.

HUBS and I finally had a sump pump put in our basement so that it won&#39;t flood anymore. It&#39;ll take us a while to pay that work off, but at least it&#39;s DONE.

Since the </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/06/happy-friday-its-all-in-wrist.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjamEguWhVLruiWTXB6YBsg99qm69CvWZAPhVv_GWGLeqs-kYxTifhppDaqEtdHJ3Acj7ggPeO_4jlktiftfgd4IeszCV4NlahK6u9r2E_Zhn-9p0wWOF6vq_lQZRB556iWYFKJZQ/s72-c/IMG_20130417_122451.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>5</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-1751650357581339344</guid><pubDate>Tue, 04 Jun 2013 15:43:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-06-04T10:43:33.609-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">AGING or DEATH</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">and so it goes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bullshitty</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">come on old age I&#39;m ready for the fight</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">dammit</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">life stuff</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">what the what what</category><title>I Have A Wrinkle</title><atom:summary type="text">
Oh, boy. Here we go...

I know what you&#39;re thinking:

Why is this lunatic (You do know I&#39;m a lunatic, right?) worried about one wrinkle? Isn&#39;t she almost 40? Fuck her!

Look, I understand how this sounds. It&#39;s not like I have NO wrinkles, but they are specific to the faces I make. So, when I laugh the laugh lines appear and when I&#39;m not laughing they go away.

This wrinkle? This wrinkle is </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/06/i-have-wrinkle.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgm613vJBz078lfNXmjVIFmW3V7iF0h69XmiRsY3eWPWRwKqyK7GfIwWwo1wRVY5WHc2yYYrkP1X7muwql51XVAouxCuKfNMuQ3cL-qbaoBNqZBZ-qCoBmg3keWsOnxrw6-kLZ4AA/s72-c/real-life-popeye-untooned.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>9</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-8613328204071335216</guid><pubDate>Fri, 31 May 2013 16:35:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-05-31T11:35:24.916-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">a bit of happiness</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">buying and trying</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">do it do it do it</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Happy Friday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">I want everything right now</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">nice things</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">shopping</category><title>Happy Friday: Today...We Shop!</title><atom:summary type="text">

Today is pay day. Usually, I&#39;m very calm on pay day. There are bills to pay and groceries to buy...but today? Today all I can think about is shopping. 

So I&#39;m just gonna do it.

But before we buy our asses off, let&#39;s see what&#39;s happening online...

1) Writers, stubbornness will get you through that WIP. By the by, if you like fantasy novels, the writer of the linked article, Laini Taylor, has </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/05/happy-friday-todaywe-shop.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzOzaNOeY-flEHwSv2jO3N12PdMa72RG-6Ju2V0Z3ox11kS_Jk53TVVQhgNkIuBfaGW_kZ0weTTBO_O9p-05q9Vw357RItaACzLO7hf_wQicOkK0ODMsLdf4TuVcGO0YokZrAxCw/s72-c/IMG_20120728_111731.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-4180549784421533402</guid><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2013 19:49:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-05-27T14:49:27.468-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Music Monday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">realizations</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ruminations</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sharing is caring</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">The Suck Cluster</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">things I probably shouldn&#39;t write about</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">things that need more work</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">tired of fear</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">truth telling</category><title>Music Monday: Perfect Timing</title><atom:summary type="text">

Sometimes you happen upon things for a very good reason. I had a rough night; I was sick and barely slept, and when I did fall to sleep a bit it was on the couch so I could be as close to the bathroom as possible.

I spent most of this morning and early afternoon on that very same couch, trying to piece myself back together for work, chores and the household fix-up HUBS and I had planned for </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/05/music-monday-perfect-timing.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTPQfu3BouwU83HZ9W0riLE70yNso6r2BkhjC7BS7KYx2BT0aAyq8-o7IphAytZ6dLLM-iYoFeWcnRgWfGR4ezTTAVklopfk5jMlL4Sx2GPGq4KbRGL_2wtXUsRxj3WAZGxe7XwA/s72-c/IMG_20121017_113958.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>9</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-185799619630874646</guid><pubDate>Sat, 25 May 2013 01:09:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-05-24T20:09:49.593-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bending the world to my will</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">brand new day</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Happy Friday</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">internet awesome</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">list making</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">sharing is caring</category><title>Happy Friday: Cleanin&#39; House</title><atom:summary type="text">

Well, this has been a productive time for me. I got an article written today, ran some errands and (this is a biggie) cleaned out my closets and cabinets and bins. 

Oh, Lordy! I&#39;ve got seven bags of clothes, shoes, purses, belts, jackets, kitchen goods and old magazines to take to the Goodwill tomorrow. It feels good. I was holding on to all these clothes that I haven&#39;t been able to fit into </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/05/happy-friday-cleanin-house.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqi0M6u-x4OWr7zKfJRDw-NkghGNHZlQ0NrGGo2SBTvLopBFUP6Wb22z6QzC9dwuzbsHeOzwUTefpFN5UwqCrYnksNil5j5eOrtMnTBbuN6z9AYY_KdRknO5E0qPhQtTlGwHHgdg/s72-c/IMG_20120911_134908.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-4111059154901057730</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 May 2013 22:20:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-05-20T17:20:55.027-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">ACTION DAY</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">alone time</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">and so it goes</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">answers</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">bending the world to my will</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">mental health whoopdeedoo</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Music Monday</category><title>Music Monday: Not A Big Deal</title><atom:summary type="text">

Ah, therapy. Is there anything better than sitting down with a virtual stranger, spilling your guts and crying in panic at unexpected moments?

Yes. There&#39;s lots of shit better than that.

But, you know, not a big deal. So what that I went to see my therapist on Saturday and almost had two panic attacks over nothing in front of her. So what that she suggested anxiety is more of an issue than </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/05/music-monday-not-big-deal.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFQgFANzBc-zlLBLLbwVG_6Zb1nektUZzkOgCDHlKqRzZCdHsJxVmZ1AO0QDbxZ-yAe2AHmuIz0a05fSigE87ycmoC9xn-fuOgngyd6ng1khE0suqKtGol-TWwUckB8Q2U2Ez76g/s72-c/IMG_0049.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>8</thr:total></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18887396.post-1962792336292057485</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 May 2013 19:36:00 +0000</pubDate><atom:updated>2013-05-16T14:36:12.275-05:00</atom:updated><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">adulthood</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">comfort food</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">cooking</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">domesticity</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">food porn</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">nice things</category><category domain="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#">Sunday Dinner</category><title>Sunday Dinner: Chicken &amp; Dumplings</title><atom:summary type="text">

As someone who cooks, it&#39;s nice when I try out a recipe for a second time and finally get it really, really right.

That&#39;s what happened a couple of weeks ago when I took my second stab at Chicken &amp; Dumplings. The first time I made it, the chicken soup-like part of the dish turned out fine. But, I failed my dumplings. Instead of puffing up into nicely poached biscuits, they fell apart in the </atom:summary><link>http://citygirlusa.blogspot.com/2013/05/sunday-dinner-chicken-dumplings.html</link><author>noreply@blogger.com (Citygirl)</author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh8Ol3_87S3Tn5H6Z9OE-UAzT5eiPDIzenDTmRwxzfOeh-SGEy28sCZ30eiXAZvA0L9O5-PP4hNnMuODLdX7Y4EegEFJpOQSt08UOA7lovlVoydjOUpZUOEYvafFzYiN_USA_CRA/s72-c/IMG_0033.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>6</thr:total></item></channel></rss>