The Dish on the Gala (and other things)

Slow start to Saturday morning for me....it's already almost 1pm in the afternoon! LOL. Still having problems with my right foot...the dreaded self diagnosed heel spur. Got a call from Miriam this morning. Always good to hear from her. She recommended added the supplement MSM to my daily routine. I will research today. I believe it's usually paired with glucosime (sp)...to help joint function. Definitely need that. LOL. Headed out the door in a few so I better be quick with this post.

The gala was very cool. Even though I was asked to help with so many things (as Miriam and I call it we are helpful doers), I still managed to get in two watermelon martinis and mingle a bit. I met some really nice volunteers as well as guests who bid on silent as well as live auction items. As crazy as it seems, I found myself bidding on one silent auction item myself. Crazy considering that I am financially challenged and barely earn any income right now. The item, which was hidden amount framed sports memorabilia, was a framed Barack Obama photo taken on Inauguration Day paired with an original Inauguration invitation (printed locally right here in good old Brooklyn, USA by Precise) and two Presidential patches. The display is framed beautifully. My first thought was my father would love that. My second thought was I WOULD LOVE THAT! So I wrote my name down on the auction sheet and kept a watchful eye on the bid sheet. About three minutes before bids closed, I saw a handsome black guy writing on the sheet. I was like.."oh no...I've been outbid". Increments were $25 dollars. I thought for a minute and said to myself "this piece is meant for me". With that, I wrote my name once again. Literally as I was finishing writing my phone number, the silent auction moderator was in my section and said to me..."you are the last bid on that item". I was like..."Wow...it's mine! Wonderful". The guy I outbid gave me a wink and a smile paired with one of those looks like I can't believe I just got outbid by a girl. Later, I was talking to one of the folks at Table 16 (her name is Barbara). She bid on jewelery in silent auction as well as travel in the live auction. She asked me if I bid on anything and I was telling her about the Obama piece. She said I found a treasure! Turns out she was at the Bush Inauguration eight years ago and says the value on the invitations increase. She told me to never part with what I have. I don't intend to. I'm going to LOAN it to my father and make it very clear to him that I own this piece until the day I die. I will leave it to whomever and the rule is that it must remain in the family forever. I am starting my own legacy whether I have a family of my own or not. I better go since I'm taking it over to his apartment now. So much more to share about the gala but I'll save it for tomorrow or Monday when I have computer access again.

Oh...almost forgot Mother's Day. While I believe every day is mother's day...I did get the carpet cleaner my mother was eying over the last four months. Why not. I figure, while I never get surprises, it's always good to create them for others. For that is my purpose here right? OK better go. Later.

The Life of a Volunteer

What a fabulous night! The very first Pink and Black Tie Gala was a success. Don't have much time right now to dish since I have a carload of stuff that has to go back to the office (several of us have carloads of stuff...lol). Got home just before 1am. Good thing the venue was not far from my space. Thank goodness I asked someone to snap a photo of me with my camera. In fact I was so busy that was the only photo taken on my camera the entire night. I felt very beautiful. Was so busy that I don't even remember looking in the mirror at any time so I didn't get to admire the really great make-up work that Suzanne did! She was a volunteer makeup artist who did the faces of the celebs on hand as well as the staff members. She said she loved my bone structure and just had to do my face. My luck since I'm makeup challenged. LOL. Many complemented me on my attire, jewelry, and of course makeup. How sweet. The photo was taken just before cleanup around 11:30pm. Not bad. Last time my skin was glowing like that was this past December when I treated myself for my birthday and got a facial. That reminds me I need to try to get another facial in June if I can wrangle up the funds. That's a tall order but gives me some type of "surprise" to try to look forward to. OK. Better go. Will share all party details maybe tomorrow.

10,648

That's how many steps I took today...10,648. Translates to about four and a half miles. Haven't cracked the recommended 10,000 steps in a really long time. Of course my ankle is sore and I'm starting to feel a bit cranky but I'm proud of today's accomplishment! I made it a point to get up from my desk and walk down the hall and back many times. I took the stairs down (not up yet...lol) the five flights, walked to the train station during lunch to fill my metrocard and ended up walking a bit more to the store. Walked back. Walked to workout. Worked out. Walked home. Took a really long hot shower. Now only to keep that up four to five days a week. Consistency is the key. Have to stay motivated. Only 101 days left. I'm so behind on fundraising. Only three friends have supported. Guess everyone else is too busy to even commit financially. It's ok though. Just reminds me who is really supportive and who isn't. If people don't have time to call, don't have time to meet up for a cup of hot cocoa or iced coffee, don't have time to go online and help out a friend and a cause...then what the hell do they have time for? Makes me wonder considering all of the folks I've helped out, bought gifts for their kids, birthdays, just because, etc. Oh well...can't think about it. Keep the few who care, make new friends and keep going. Met another trainer at the gym. He'll call me tomorrow and hopefully he will be able to help me even further. He is a hottie so having good eye candy always helps..LOL.

Looks like thunderstorms are moving into the area for tonight and tomorrow morning but will be done by 2pm so it will be an excellent night for the gala. I have triple duty so I will be busy for sure but I'm looking forward to helping and meeting new people. Still haven't decided which dress to wear but either will look great. For what it's worth I've been feeling pretty darn hot lately...and I mean as in "I'm bringing sexy back" hot...LOL. Haven't been out on any more dates in a couple of weeks and the funny thing is I don't care. In some strange way it doesn't matter anymore to me if there is a lid to my pot or not. Not sure why I don't care anymore...just don't. Will have to think about it and evaluate later.

I'm tired and really should get to bed since tomorrow will be a very long day. First put in a couple of paid working hours and then some more volunteer hours at the event. It's going to be a really great day. I can feel it. OK. More maybe tomorrow morning if not perhaps Friday with a picture. Have to remember to take my camera so somebody can take a photo of me. Eyes starting to close. Better go.

Mind and Matter

Just finished painting my nails not too long ago so I probably shouldn't be typing right now but let's roll the dice! Ha ha. Going to get my workout stuff together so that I have no excuse not to go. My right foot is still hurting but working around it. Podiatrist appointment in two weeks.

The gala is Thursday. Should be lots of fun. I was assigned to several areas which is putting me to work the entire night. I hope there is some good down time for me to mingle and meet folks. I hope I meet some good people. I'm still debating which dress to wear. Originally I was going to wear my favorite ballgown (black with black roses) but now I'm torn between that and my short black cocktail dress with either a pink or black shrug. Either way I have my fun and hip accessories including my gold and pink flower bracelet and hoop dangle bee and flower earrings. Also debating shoes. Have to be comfortable since I'll probably be standing the majority of the night. Have a great patent peep toe pump. I think I may end up wearing those. No matter what I wear I'll still have to bring a change of clothing since I'm on set-up, registration, auction, and clean up. A busy night indeed! LOL. I don't mind though since it's for a great cause. You know me and my causes. While some things are a lost cause...this one certainly is not.

I'm really sleepy. Didn't sleep that great last night. Kept waking up. Maybe it was the rain or PMS or something. I better start winding down so that I fall into a good sleep tonight. So much stuff in the news to talk about but not tonight.

Quick Note

It's late as usual. Another quick note before I go to bed. Quiet weekend as usual. Just did laundry and errands. This week is the gala. I'm excited. Get go get as dressed up or as dressed down as I like. Of course I like to get dressed up so this week will be no exception. Since the theme is pink and black I have some great accessories to really make either a fun black cocktail dress or poofy gown shine. Love it. I hope the weather holds up so that more people attend since it's a fundraiser. I'm behind the scenes right where I like it so of course there will be sweating and lifting, etc but I really don't mind. I'm actually sleepy for once so I better go. Will play catch up as usual tomorrow.