I have a few things to confess about Twitter.
First of all, I had an account for months before I learned out how to really “use” it.
I figured out how to send a “direct” message from my Beloved Blackberry just yesterday.  What can I say, I’m a little slow.  Thank goodness for Tweetdeck, Suzanne, and Yas.
I will say that I learned very quickly not to receive messages from EVERYONE I am following on my cell phone.  Non-stop dinging or buzzing (when on vibrate) is very annoying, and  marathon Tweet reading leaves …

Like half the country this time of year, I have recommitted myself to exercising.  
Hold the applause.
While dropping a few pounds, having a positive way to deal with stress, and an overall healthier lifestyle are great benefits of exercise, the truth is, I just don’t want to have to buy new clothes.  
I dropped a few pounds a couple of years ago and bought myself lots of jeans that weren’t from the “Mom” category.  They look great with my standard white button downs, white pullovers, white T’s, and of course …

While everyone else is contemplating changes for the new year- things they are going to stop doing, as well as things they are going to start- I decided to come up with my Brokeback Mountain list:  things I wish I could quit (but most assuredly won’t, even with a magic wand).  

 Watching the View
McDonald’s french fries
The Real Housewives…. all of them
Never letting the Crackberry out of my site
Chocolate covered pecans or almonds when I’m pmsing (like now)
Coca-cola (but I am going to cut back- really)
Yelling out the f-word at stupid …

So, Yas over at APOOO put out the challenge.  A reading list for the first 13 weeks of 2009.  Here is my list:
1.   The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory
2.   Eleven Minutes by Paul Coelho
3.   Bitter is the New Black by Jen Lancaster
4.   Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered by Maggie Shayne
5.   The Go-To Girl by Louse Bagshawe
6.   Marked by PC Cast and Kristin Cast
7.   Chosen by PC Cast and Kristin Cast
8.   The Opposite of Fate by Amy Tan
9.   The Power of Intention …

You would think that at my age I would know better.  Just because other folks are jumping off a bridge doesn’t mean that you have to.  God, I would hate to call my mother and tell her that she is right.  Plus, it’s too damn late.  I’m already on the table, naked from the waste down.  There’s no getting out of it now. 
“Good afternoon, ma’am.  My name is Claudia and I will be servicing you today.  Since this is your first time, the most important thing to remember is to …

My post over at APOOO is up.  Check it out.  Every Diva Needs a Theme Song.
Don’t forget to leave a comment with your ’09 theme song in it.