Horoscopes...on time! You are welcome Meera :)

Hey hey folks...here are the Real Detroit Weekly horoscopes for this upcoming week.  I hope yours is a great forecast!
 

Weekend with old classmates

So this past weekend myself & some ladies from high school all got together for some fun in Dearborn.  What started off as a couple drinks with the ladies turned into a drunken sweaty mess!  We had snacks & beverages at Bailey's then mozeyd over to The Well & then we headed down to New Place to see one of the gals brothers bands.  The next thing I know I'm drunk, sweaty, and at a friends house dressing up my beer in a little outfit.  Well, it was a beer cozy but still it was a little jersey & super cute :)  Yesterday morning was not as much fun as Saturday night was though...boo to that!  After viewing updates on Facebook I think everyone else was feeling our age yesterday too.  I woke up about 10 & then went back to bed until about 11 & then at noon I took a nap until 2 & after that I still felt like crap.  There was a major storm heading toward Dearborn so I opted to make a run for it & get home to Farmington & of course stopped at McDonald's on the way.  After some coffee, the fast food, a soda, something else, and another nap I finally felt normal at about 5 PM & I took the opportunity to clean my kitchen & unpack from Chicago the weekend before.  All in all the day wasn't a total wash but it was totally worth it to see all of my old peeps!  Way to go class of 95 for keeping the spirit alive :)
 

It's a shaky day in the D & here are your horoscopes!

I hope the quake didn't cause any issues but just in case it did, this should make you feel better.  Here are this weeks Real Detroit Horoscopes!!
 

Wisdom from my gyno

So I'm at the Dr. yesterday & she asks me if I'm still smoking & I told her I had quit 7 weeks & 1 day prior & she was very excited.  She said it was great for my health and what not but seemed more excited over the fact that I would now be saving money, she asked that I take a $5 bill out of my wallet every other day & put it in a jar.  She asked what I have been using my extra money for & I told her I just got back from vacation & that I bought a couple purses as well.  She said "purses are a waste of money, you save for a while & buy a really good purse like a Louis Vuitton, well one large & one small, & a quality expensive purse is always in fashion & will last you for many years to come.  You then keep saving your money & retire early because your time is worth more than a bunch of purses."  She said "trust me, you young kids don't see the big picture & you will be 50 before you know it & would probably rather retire than have a new purse".

I would like to take this wisdom to heart but I know myself & I always spend money on stuff I don't need so now I think I will really think about purchases before I make them & see if I can't maybe at least stash away an extra 15-20 bucks a week.  The biggest issue with putting a $5 in a jar every couple days is that I only use debit & I can't very well swipe my card on a piggy bank.  The thing that is most key of course is having a bank that is opaque...if you can see all of those $5's in there they won't last!!  Happy saving kids & here's to an early retirement!!

Not smoking update

Ok people, it has now been 5 weeks & 4 days without cigarettes which apparently equals 396 cigarettes that I haven't smoked...how gross is that?  Anyway, the first 2 weeks were rough but now I'd say that only about once a day do I actually want to smoke and that is after dinner.  The funny thing about that is that I take my Chantix after dinner so instead of smoking I just pop a pill instead.  Now, I was taking my Chantix twice a day as prescribed but the nausea got so bad I actually had to go home one day & ended up getting sick & what's the point in taking something if I'm just going to throw it up every time?  There is no point!  I decided to cut it back to just one pill a day after dinner & while I feel a bit funny after I take it I certainly wouldn't call it nauseous so that's a huge plus.  I would definitely suggest to anyone who is on this drug to cut back to one a day if the side effects are becoming unbearable...it's better than just taking yourself off of it completely like I did last time, obviously that didn't work because I started smoking again!  The other side effects that I had that have either disappeared or minimized were not sleeping through the night, having weird ass dreams & getting up to pee in the middle of the night.  I still have some weird dreams but not as weird as before & ever since I stopped taking it twice a day I haven't once gotten up to pee or just woken up in general before my alarm!

So can I just say how nice it is to go out & there not be people smoking in front of me...OMG that is like the biggest hurdle to jump when you are quitting smoking & now I'm totally fine.  Last weekend at the garage sale there were people smoking around me quite a bit & at first it made me want one, probably because I was drinking coffee but after that first round I was all set.  Now like I said it's really nice not having people smoking in bars & restaurants but it is pretty annoying now to be walking into a place & there are people all outside the door smoking...outside smells like cigarettes now & it stinks!  I do not judge smokers, it's a choice so if you want to smoke em go for it I just don't care for the smell of a smoker...not like I ever did but now I really don't because I really notice it.  It's funny to see so many people out & about now though so not smoking inside is getting more people outside which I think could be good for the community!
 

Horoscopes!!

It's time for your horoscopes from Real Detroit Weekly...hope yours brings wonderful things!!  Enjoy!
 

Rue McClanahan dies at age 76

Rue McClanahan passed away from a major stroke at 1 am today, in the past she also battled Cancer & had heart bypass surgery last year.  Rue is best known for her role on The Golden Girls as the sex crazed man eating southern belle from Atlanta, Blanche Devereaux.  I don't know about you guys but The Golden Girls has been a huge part of my life since the show first aired & losing these women is such a tragedy.  Betty White is now the last Golden Girl left standing since we lost Bea Arthur just over a year ago and Estelle Getty just over 2 years ago.  As my friend Adam said & I totally agree Blanche was the original Samantha Jones & as much as I love me some Samantha she could never compare to Blanche!!  Rue will definitely be missed and my heart goes out to her family & friends & especially to Betty White.  Long live The Golden Girls & long live Blanche Devereaux!!

 

Woot, it's horoscope day!!

With this short week I kept thinking it was Tuesday but it's not so here's your horoscopes courtesy of Real Detroit Weekly!!