Archive for November, 2009

Getting it together

Saturday, November 28th, 2009

Tomorrow is my birthday.  I guess I should be celebrating.  But I’m not.  I’m home alone, by choice, and I am enjoying it.  Thanksgiving has come and gone and another few weeks since I’ve written last.

My best friend and dearest confidante Ms. Charlotte, sent me a beautiful birthday card plus bought me a seat at Creating a Dynasty with Dani Johnson for next weekend.  I am overwhelmed.  Charlotte knows I have been worried about my financial situation lately and she believes in me.  I didn’t really believe that I was worth $697 but she believed it.  Charlotte card prophecies that I will fill Oprah’s shoes when Oprah decides to step down in September of 2011.  I believe it, too. 

I believe that Heartbeat Radio for Women can also become Heartbeat Television for Women.  Why not?  I have experience and certainly the drive.  Kiran is a master at the art of creating successful enterprises, just look at all of her successes in Trinidad.  I believe that Kiran is amazing and I think we work extremely well together.  We are the dynamic duo, we are! 

Tomorrow, Joe is off and he is so excited to have bought me a birthday gift.  Joe is like a little kid sometimes, I love his childish enthusiasm when it comes to birthdays and Christmas and the like.  I love Joe, and he loves me, but it certainly is a different kind of love that I have experienced.  Maybe it’s the right kind, the friendship, caring type.  Not the passionate love I had with David.  Not the secure love I had with Randy, or the young, exciting love I had with Brian.  (Those were all my ex-husbands, by the way).  Just a very comfortable, caring love.  Joe is like a big puppy dog that is eager to please.  I’m glad we are together right now.  It  fits nicely.

My back hurts a bit.  My leg is still achy.  I know it’s the extra weight.  I’m carrying around an extra 100 pounds and it doesn’t feel good.  I’m filling out my application for The Biggest Loser tomorrow on my birthday!  I plan on sending a kick ass tape, I have a friend that may be willing to help me.  Man, I need to be on that show.

The Oprah Show was a good show, but let me tell you, Bob Greene only saw us a few times during that whole 9 month period.  Me being on the Oprah Show was God’s way to show me my passion, and that was radio.  Me being on the Biggest Loser is to teach me to love myself and treat my body well.  I don’t have much time left to do that, and the years keep going by with me getting bigger and bigger.

I miss Cameron terribly.  I will be seeing him on Christmas Eve.  I just wish I could see him more.  Heartbeat Radio for Women Pittsburgh edition?  When we branch out to the country, I will be looking to move as close I can to him.  C’mon Kiran…Heartbeat Radio for Women…..broadcast proudly from Pittsburgh PA.  That would be right up my alley!  But when we move to Chicago to take over for Oprah, I’ll just have to convince Rachael to come.

So another year passes by.  I still love Sweet Lou, the Steelers, Loni, of course all of my kids, my grandson Cameron, Heartbeat Radio for Women and hot fudge sundaes.  And it’s the hot fudge sundaes that have always gotten me into trouble….:)

all the BEST,

Best Life Barb

xxx ooo

my new do...:)

my new do...:)

Happy 1st Birthday Baby Cameron!

Thursday, November 19th, 2009
Caitylyn with Gramma and Baby Cameron

Caitylyn with Gramma and Baby Cameron

Today is November 19, 2009.  That day would of been my 26th wedding anniversary to Big Randy.  It’s the great American Smoke Out today…hmmmm, what else…OH…today is Baby Cameron’s very first birthday!  Happy Birthday my love!

The last few weeks have been hectic.  I went to Pittsburgh to visit the baby and I got to go to the Pittsburgh Steeler game.  We lost the game, but it was so much fun.  (so EXPENSIVE, too) BUT, it was worth every stinking dime.  I got to spend precious time with my lovely daughter Rachael and my handsome son Randy Luke and of course my wonderful darling Baby boy…Cameron.

Rachael did a great job with the party.  I bought the chicken and paid for the hall.  I also gave Cameron a crisp $100 bill and I want to start the tradition of giving him $100 for each year.  I love that little boy so much.

Brian came with me up to Pennsylvania and he stayed mostly with his best friend, Jarod.  Jarod is a tattoo artist and gave Brian a tattoo right above his heart that says MARY.  Well if you don’t know, that’s my Mom’s name…and she has been gone for over 2 years now.  It’s sad.  I miss her.  It’s not the same without Grammy.

The airplane ride up was a very tight fit.  Those seats are getting smaller…or maybe I got bigger.  Unfortunately, I think I got bigger.  Holy cow, what to do?  On the way home, I bought first class so I could fit better.  A confession:  my seat belt JUST made it…5 more pounds and I will need the extension.  That’s not going to happen.

I went to Winn Dixie today, weighed myself on that big ole scale and was happy that the number was 5 pounds less than I thought.  But it is still bad.  Bob Greene, where are you when I need you!  I bought a bunch of healthy foods and I hope I will follow through my decision to try to eat healthier.

Shay from the Biggest Loser told me that there are many ways to make good food that has less calories.  I am going to try to do that.  Today for lunch I had whole wheat pasta, red peppers, garlic, onion and marinara sauce with one smoked sausage.  The whole thing was about 350 calories, but it was good.  I then had a nutri-grain bar for dessert and a glass of water.  Hey it’s a start, right?

My daughter in law Esther has lost almost 50 pounds and looks great.  I will be happy losing 50 pounds but could lose 75 or even 100.  I can do it.  Hey I quit smoking, didn’t I?  But everyone says I look great….just curvy..:)

Work is going well.  Busy.  I am trying to put together an awesome show PLUS do some sales for the show, we need a salesperson desperately!  I consider Heartbeat Radio for Women my radio station even though I don’t own it at all.  I have taken ownership just by doing the things I love to do for it.  Mary is a big help and Nick has been very helpful, too.  It’s a great place to work.  I love my boss, I has such respect for her.  This is no ass kissing session, don’t worry.  This is just how it is.  Kiran is smart, and has a lot of experience behind her young years.  I truly believe she is an old soul, and that we knew each other in a different life.  I feel so comfortable with her, like a pair of old shoes.  And she understands me.  Kiran is not perfect, but she is awesome and I wish I could see her more than a day or two every once in a while.

Oh and btw, I hired Todd Langston from TOT’s radio show, he is a dog behavioral consultant…hey I will do anything to get Spunky to stop peeing!  Todd says its not regular peeing, it’s “marking” and I’m totally sick of it.

Hey I got a virus from FACEBOOK and now know not to be on in unless I have my Mac computer.  It cost me $139.95 to get rid of the virus.  Yikes!

I still have a lot of my mind which I can’t talk about right now, but all I am going to say is that my worst fear has come true.  And it sucks.  And I wish I would of done things differently, but I must keep looking forward.

all the BEST,

Best Life Barb

xxx ooo

Go Steelers and my new friend Tracey!

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009
Tracey Yukich from the Biggest Loser...she's been to Kennywood!! Woo hoo!

Tracey Yukich from the Biggest Loser...she's been to Kennywood!! Woo hoo!

Last night the Steelers whooped the Denver Bronco’s but good!  Good news: they won!  Bad news:  it was a Monday night game and it ended at 12 midnight and I had to get up at 5 AM.

Safety Troy Polamalu is my secret love, my ridiculous crush, my pretend boyfriend.  I met him last year at the Steeler hotel in Tampa when I was with Best Friend Barb.  After waiting all night to see if we could meet him, BF Barb and I gave up and stood outside the hotel waiting for the valet to get our car.  And wouldn’t you know it, after waiting all that time, when I gave up and was leaving…Troy Polamalu shows up.

That makes me wonder…when do you give up on something?  You know I have been told that the steepest part of the mountain is right before you hit the top!  So thank goodness I didn’t leave earlier, I would of missed Troy.  And the Lord knows I just love that man!  As I type, his bobble-head is bobbleing beside me….:)

I was tired when I got in to the station this morning!  The game was great and I totally enjoyed it, but my butt was draggin.  I had a pretty easy day, tomorrow a busy day.  On Thursday, I will be speaking to a group of women at a luncheon…should be fun!  I haven’t decided what I’m going to speak on, yet.

I met a new friend today!  You know, Tracey, who was portrayed as the villian on The Biggest Loser and I had a short interview today….and come to find out her husband is from West Mifflin!..first thing I asked her was did she ever go to Kennywood and she sure has!!  I told her to contact me via the bestlifebarb.com web site and I’m hoping she does.  Tracey told me that her husband waited 17 years to get his season tickets for the Steelers games.  I’m going this weekend and she said she may go, also.  I would love to hook up with her, she sounds phenomenal…not at all the villian she was portrayed to be on The Biggest Loser.

Listen, I was on the Oprah Show and I was told I was “good TV”.  Obviously she was, too.  Good for her….I am really glad I met her and hopefully we will hook up this weekend.  Ya never know…stranger things have happened.

Well when I got home from the studio today, I slept , I mean SLEPT  from about 1:30 to 6 pm., when Joe got here.  He is a doll, made me a grilled cheese sandwich for dinner.  He is a good man.

Ok, it’s raining now…Tropical Storm IDA…..well, my flowers are getting watered….in more ways than one.. (life is good)..are yours???? 

 

all the BEST,

 

Best Life Barb

xxx ooo

Licking old wounds from the Hattiesburg Hag

Sunday, November 8th, 2009

Let’s just say I’m making this up….a story…a dream…it’s not true. I am just writing a fiction novel here…..

Licking old wounds is the name of this “fictional” story.  For those of you who know me…well you just think what you want….

Yesterday I had sort of a “run in” with someone that held a big hand in destroying my marriage.  Let’s call her “Cindy.”  Well Cindy happened to be my former husbands mistress.  I used to also call her the Hattiesburg Hag.

After my husband walked out on me, taking his little daughter that I had raised full time for 6 years, he took up with Cindy.  Cindy had money and “status”.  Maybe when my husband first met Cindy, she didn’t know he was married, but she sure knew a few weeks later and it didn’t stop her from moving in with my husband.  Cindy took over the job of raising my step-daughter Lori, and was my husband’s so called “partner in crime” against me, the nasty old wife.

I called Cindy when of this was happening and she made statements to me like, “why would you want to stay married to a man who didn’t want you?” and “I am just Lori’s nanny”.

Needles to say, I hated her guts.  Cindy aka the Hattiesburg Hag stole my husband and step-daughter without batting an eyelash.  My husband told her horrible things about me, (of course, none was true) and stories that my own daughter, Rachelle, was poisoning the mind of my step-daughter, Lori.  I guess when you are screwing around with someone else’s husband, it’s easy to believe all of the garbage that they tell you.

My beloved husband, and that’s not a joke, I really loved him, went on to divorce me and traipse all over the world with Cindy, his Amazon (she was 2 inches taller than him) botox filled “classy” homewrecker, who had no conscience, whatsover that she helped ruined someones marriage.

Oh don’t get me wrong, my husband was unforgivable, a cheater, a true cad.  However, instead of walking away from this charming piece of crap who belonged to me, she latched on to him like a hungry dog eating a a pork chop.

Cindy proclaimed to the world that she was saving my step-daughter from the evils of me and my children.  Cindy and my now “ex” husband went to church every Sunday to show how worthy they were as parents. Hello, Cindy, he is still married to me!!  At one point, they threw my step-daughter into a boarding school for behavioral problems, only because she was acting out.  Lori missed me, because I was the only Mom she had known for most of her life.  Her real Mom, whom I’ll call Kathi, was battling her own demons, alcholism and drug abuse.  Kathi was is jail off and on for years and I helped my ex-husband get full custody of Lori by petitioning the court over and over again. 

At this time when Cindy had her claws into my ex-husband, I was learning to have to pick up the pieces of my life.  I had foolishly given up my own family (not really) for this man.  This man who would promise he would never leave me.

And I did.  But wait!!!There was trouble in paradise….

The whole irony of the deal with my ex-husband and Cindy was that I found out that he was cheating with her the whole time he was with her.  That’s the law of “what goes around, come’s around.”  So within two years, the beautiful, classy, botox bitch was dumped.  Just like I was.  But Cindy prefers to tell the world that she left my ex-husband, because he was abusive to her. She says she was the only one that ever left HIM and he begged her to stay.

What a crock of you know what.

Needless to say, the universe made sure that justice was served.

Months after the split up of the dynamic duo, I wrote Cindy a letter, letting her know that I knew.  I guess I should of let it alone, but I suffered way too long to let that “classy” whore think that I wouldn’t find out.  Childish, you may say, immature, yes, but I feel she deserved the “I told you so,” from me.

We ended up speaking on the phone.  After we spoke a few minutes, she convinced me that she was a “sweet” victim of my ex-husband.  She went on and on and was very cordial towards me.  Could I have been wrong about the woman who cost me millions of dollars?  The woman who could care less about my feelings for a little girl that I claimed as my own? I bought in to her story of my ex sweeping her off her feet and how she didn’t know he was married.  I just plain forgave her for helping wreck my marriage.

Months later, after comparing notes on the bastard, we became internet friends.  We socialized intermittenly online.There were always nasty words spoken about the ex and we commiserated on “how lucky we were” not to be with him.  And that the young woman he married nearly half his age, will find out what he’s like so soon.

Recently, one of my ex’es former employees, called me and told me the real truth about what happened to me.  Remember, I was blind-sided, I didn’t see it coming when my husband walked out on me and filed for divorce.

This man told me that my husband cheated on me with Cindy, and then proceeded to cheat on Cindy, from the get-go.  One girl he was with was a crystal meth user and shot up with needles.  The other girl was a divorced bartender from the city he was living in.  When I heard this, I was amazed.  This guy sure got around.  I was especially glad to be gone from him. 

I contemplated telling my new-found sistah internet friend, but thought it may upset her.  However, she continually rubbed it in my face saying that “she left him” and he “begged her to stay”  Outright bull.  So the last time that I heard her story, I decided maybe she needed to be told that he was cheating, simply because she should take an aids test.  Of course, I found some slight pleasure in letting the “classy hag” that she was cheated on, too.  Remember, this woman laughed in the background when I was calling my husband and pleading with him to come home and save our marriage.  Whatever.  But this woman seemed very nice to me lately, and she portrayed such a facade that I was totally truly caring that she could be harboring some evil disease that my ex could give her.

So I wrote her a letter, letting her know about his former escapades while with her.  Cindy repeatedly said that she didn’t care about my ex and she broke up with him, blah, blah blah.  So I believed her.  I thought she should know he was screwing a needle using drug addict. 

Needless to say, she wasn’t delighted that I let her know.  Cindy, now re-known as the Hattiesburg Hag wrote me a LONG dissertation about all the evils she heard about me from the cad.  Whatever, Cindy.  Cindy wrote to me of how my daughter was turning Lori into a Gothic fan, when the opposite was true.  Lori had a friend name Cerrah that was into Gothic and I forbade Lori to be with her and her father overruled me.  Cindy wrote that I never took Loni to church-oh yes I did, but her father never liked any of the churches I took her to, so that was the end of that.

Cindy only knows me from the word of  the spawn of the devil, which is my ex.  Obviously, she was really upset hearing about my ex-husbands indescretions and start spewing out evil of her own toward me.  I was truly worried that she may have an STD or aids.

Cindy has broken up our internet friendship.  LOL.  I want to publicly say, Sorry, Cindy.  I really thought you didn’t care about the ex…remember YOU broke up with him…whatever….have a great life…and do me a favor, don’t mess with married men, it never works out.

 

all the BEST,

 

BLB

 PS…….So stick it in your ear, Cindy, aka Hattiesburg Hag….:)

No news is good news.

Saturday, November 7th, 2009
That is what my hair was SUPPOSED to be like in the back...but it's not!

That is what my hair was SUPPOSED to be like in the back...but it's not!

Life is grand!  Work is great, my love life couldn’t be better and my children are all doing well.  I wish I had something more to tell you than that! 

I got my hair cut last Sunday.  It was one of those bad hair days that you just say….I hate this hair and I’m getting it all cut off.  Most people usually don’t act on this.  But of course you know that I’m not most people…:)  Now I really hate it…and what I hate most is when people say…”it’s cute..”…..Cute is not the adjective I like. 

The weather is fabulous here in Florida.  Clear and high 70’s.  Today we are going to go for a ride to Best Buy and I also want to go to Big Lot’s to see if I can find a book case.  Or a corner shelf.  I’m so into the decorating mode for my new house.  It’s really nice here.

On the 19th, Baby Cameron turns one!  He is having a big party in Donora.  I miss that little boy, but I hope to see him soon.  I am going to see him for Christmas, that’s for sure.  I’m a traveler, all right.

My friend Francines Mom is not doing very well, health wise.  I hope to visit her soon.  She is a nice lady.  80 years old…and looks great!  I miss my Mom, but I know she is watching me, close by.

I am still struggling with the sciatica.  I’m going to try to lose some weight.  Esther just lost 45 pounds by deciding to start eating right and exercising a bit.  Good for her..she is looking terrific.  I don’t want to just look better, I want to feel better…so I guess I’ll have to start now…:)

Ok….like I said, nothing more to report, but I guess no news is good news.

Have a wonderful week!

all the BEST,

Best Life Barb