Well, I expected to completely hate the holidays this season.
Nothing was planned and lets face it, the lack of a plan leaves me feeling very odd, cold, and fragile. Its as though the Universal Rachel List was shredded in front of my very eyes--causing me to cough, sputter, and pass out.
Basically me without a plan is like a turtle getting its shell ripped off.
Anyway, back to the woman without a plan for the holidays.
CHRISTMAS:
I am going to admit that Christmas Eve was a little odd and lonely. But it was nothing a couple glasses of wine, a kick ass steak dinner, and a good movie couldn't cure. The next morning I drank my coffee while listening to rocking Holidays Tunes on Pandora, called Mom & Dad, then packed the car with Johnny goodies to head over to the old homestead to chill with friends. Opening gifts, we both had our health in mind...the smoothie machine I picked out for him matched the Kettlebell he bought for me. After uncorking the first bottle of Champagne and popping my Wii cherry, this was officially the most awesome drama free Christmas a girl could ask for. Movies, grill cheese, tomato soup, and of course 2 bottles of Champagne later, I decided that the downsizing of the holidays was definitely in order because you actually get to enjoy everyone and everything going on.
Everyone left smiling and feeling the love.
THE UNEXPECTED TIME OFF:
Well, enough said. The times are hard and our industry is definitely feeling the squeeze. We were told about a week and a half before Christmas that we would be taking time off the week between Christmas and New Years. My goal was to just work through Christmas this year to be able to have enough vacation time to leave the country next year, so this was a bit upsetting.
Though after living it, I was very grateful for the week of relaxation.
I woke up Monday at 10 am, without an alarm clock, and I met my Partner in Crime for a delicious lunch of cheese enchiladas with mole and a few Margaritas. Afterwards back at de casa, we watched DVD's and made out on the couch, making it the perfect Monday. For Christmas My PIC had given me a spa day. Tuesday, I was able to steam, detox, massage, eat apples, drink spa water, and sauna. The rest of the week was filled with Muay Thai, films, sleep, and I honestly can't believe how fast Friday came.
NEW YEARS EVE:
Ah New Years, you holiday of holidays. The holiday where expectations are so high and hopes are dashed by 12:01am. Where the start of the night you look like a rock star, perfect hair, tiny dress, sipping liquid happiness out of sexy flutes and the end of the night you gaze out amongst a sea of faceless people with mascara bleeding onto your cheeks, a ripped seam, and a stained dress that's cutting off your circulation, with the porcelain goddess down the hall calling for your immediate presence.
This is not coming from a judgy place, I am fondly reminiscing of New Years gone by.....
I couldn't have dreamed up a more perfect New Years if I tried. One thing that I miss about home is the ability to just chill. Drinking beers and conversation, throwing darts (don't you find it weird that they provide drunk people with weapons?), playing the jukebox, and singing out loud along with the rest of the bar. I'm sorry, this to me is awesome....and very, very different than what my life has been the last decade. My move to LA was so necessary and I wouldn't have changed a day of it. I have been able to do things that not even I could have conjured up in my wildest dreams.
But its 2011 and I want comfort.
Comfort in my skin, my job, my friendships, my family, and my relationship.
and apply a few mantras:
Back to Basics.
Less is more.
and in the words of the great John Lennon
"Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans"
Happy New Year everyone!!
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