Now I’m here to try again.. because that’s what we do. We start over.

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No matter what I do, I’m never far from news. While some of the characters in the movie were a bit like what it’s really like in the TV biz, some were just caricatures.

Rachael McAdams plays the producer, Becky Fuller. I’ve been in her shoes–a morning show producer. Underpaid, sleep-deprived, trying to lead a somewhat normal life. In the beginning of the film she’s on a blind date in the middle of the afternoon. Been there!

Later her alarm goes off at 1:30 a.m. so she could get up and go to work. As she leaves, her neighbor is coming home from walking the dog. Done that!

I wondered what “normal” people would think of the movie, since so much of it is about the business. I was surprised it didn’t just turn into a romance movie—though there is romance— it focused on her career as she jumps to a network morning show job from a local station. From the girl with bad bangs–to the polished New York career woman.

The whole movie is centered on the “Today” show as the mecca for producers. In the end, after working her tail off to prove herself over at a made-up network “ibs,” Becky gets the big interview at NBC–but in the end makes an unexpected choice.

I felt bad for Harrison Ford and Diane Keaton as the lead anchors. There wasn’t a lot of “meat” in the characters they played. Again–characters at best.

I give it an “A” for folks in the business. Probably a C+ for normal people.

I love Robert Downey, Jr. I love Sherlock Holmes. I do not love Robert Downey, Jr’s English accent. It made it very difficult to figure out what the heck was going on throughout. It did not get better.

I did like director Guy Ritchy’s use of flashing forward and back to tell the story. That helped me figure out what was going on. This was not the best choice for the kids though. But once we were into it, we couldn’t turn it off. We were too tired from moving all weekend. (see previous post)

Last week I signed my new contract, so my husband and I took advantage of the amazing weather we had all weekend and tackled the garage. I started pulling everything out and onto the driveway. That led to at least a half-dozen people stopping to see if we were having a garage sale!

After two full days of hauling boxes, hanging art and pictures and cleaning—my muscles hurt! I know I did some serious exercise. We’ve also worked the last two mornings before I came to work. Wow—we have a lot of stuff!

The best part—our house is now feeling like a home. We haven’t really had that feeling since we moved here to Colorado two years ago.

Take some red grapes
Pour on a tub of vanilla yogurt
Sprinkle with nutmeg
Stir
Eat

Oh my goodness. It’s delish. Try it. I wish I had taken a picture of this for you… but

I. ATE. IT. ALL.

So here’s a file photo of grapes I found for you.

I couldn’t believe it. I don’t remember it at all. I looked like an entirely different person in these pictures. Is that weird?

For the better part of two years before I moved here, I worked overnights/early mornings. I slept in shifts. A few hours in the morning after getting home from work and a few hours before going back to work. It was tough. I didn’t see my kids very much, and when I did I was not a happy-loving Mom. I was a stressed out mean Mom. Apparently I was pretty unhealthy too. I MIGHT show you one of the pictures at some point. MIGHT!

Since I moved here my weight has also been a struggle.. up and down. Too much up. I feel it in my clothes, since I don’t weigh myself that much.

This morning Haley and I danced to some 80′s music. That was fun and got our hearts pumping!

I had a great time last night, I love elections. I planned for months and my planning paid off. I just wish I could spend this much time and effort on myself. Imagine how I’d look if I worked day in and day out on the plan and presentation for myself. Seems a little selfish I guess.

I’m losing track of how many days I’m in to the 100 days. It’s 14 days I think. My clothes don’t feel any looser, but I do think my outlook is better. Heck–I’m at least paying attention. Are you?

But as the Executive Producer—I ran. All night long. So I am hoping it will cancel all this junk out. Tomorrow’s another day.. and we’re election-free.. for a little while anyway.

Around here we’re also getting ready for Election Day tomorrow. That means two things: stress and FOOD.

Lots of food, eating on the run and Lisa Lyden’s famous cookies.

These are no ordinary cookies people. These are the size of your hand. And no, you can’t pass them up. These babies are for special occasions, when we get them we savor them.

So here’s my election day strategy: I WILL hit the gym or at least hit the sidewalk tomorrow.