What I'm Loving Wednesday!

I'm loving...

That I got my craft closet organized last weekend. It was a DISASTER. After working on Trunk or Treat decorations throughout October, I let it get so disorganized. I bought a cube shelf from Target and spent about four hours getting it all organized last Saturday. Here's hoping I can keep it this way from now on.  My goal is to declutter and stay better organized in 2020.

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I'm loving...

The workout app FitOn. It's amazing. I've been using it for 24 straight weeks. I absolutely love it. It's free to download and all the videos are free- no hidden cost. They did just add a FitOn Pro option where you can pay to have a meal plan customized for you, but I'm just using it for the videos. And there are so many (and they keep adding new ones). They range from super easy to "OMG I want to die" hard- and there are 18 different trainers so you can workout for weeks and not get bored with the same trainer. In the past I've become bored with workout videos because it was the same person every day (and a lot of times the same workouts). They also added a section called Before Bed where it has 2-3 minutes videos of stretches to do before you go to sleep. I HIGHLY recommend this app.

After each workout, it gives you the option to take a photo (it saves it in the app, it only shares it if you want it shared). It can help show the progress you are making. Or just remind you that you did the workout and didn't die. Lol

I'm loving...

That I saw my first musical of the year last night. My friend Rob had an extra ticket to the production of The Color Purple at the Winspear Opera House. This was my first time seeing it and the cast was AMAZING. I can't image another cast topping their performance. If you are in Dallas, go see it. I think it's here through early next week.

I'm loving...

That I completed my GoodReads book challenge last year. In years past, I've fallen short (way short). I actually started my 2019 challenge at 30 books, and I met that in early October, so I bumped it up to 40 books. I finished book number 40 on Dec. 31, but I got it done. This year my goal is to read/listen to 45 books. I just started book 5 yesterday. Speaking of books, I know I'm behind on my book reviews on here. I'll try to start doing those for this year (I won't go back the last few years and post any older ones though). I DO keep my reviews up to date on GoodReads if you would like to add me there. Click here for my link.

What are YOU loving today?

XOXO!

The Sunshine Boys Review

Last Friday night I got to see something I never thought I would: Dick Van Dyke performing live on stage. As my faithful readers know, he is my favorite actor of all time. My friend Aaron and I had second row tickets to see the play, The Sunshine Boys, which starred him and his brother Jerry.

Our view of the stage before the play started (I had to sneak it on my phone- no photos were allowed). The backdrop before the play was a picture of the brothers and their mother. So yeah, when they came on stage, they were about 15-20 feet from me!

The Sunshine Boys is their version of the Neil Simon play by the same name. I think we laughed the whole time- those two were fantastic together! Two of the funniest moments included when Dick Van Dyke's character approached an ottoman, looked out at the audience, gave a funny look, and walked around it. For those who don't know, Dick Van Dyke tripped over an ottoman in the opening sequence of his TV show back in the 1960s.

Another funny moment was when his character started talking in a British accent and Jerry's character kept telling him it was awful. Jerry said, "You sound like Bert from Mary Poppins!" Again, for those unaware, he was in Mary Poppins and has been criticized for his British accent in it. I personally didn't think it was all that bad, but then again, I'm not from England. I guess it's how I feel when people in movies "over exaggerate" a Texas accent. We don't all sound like hicks! ;)

Sadly there was no meet and greet, but the Van Dyke brothers had signed a bunch of photos to be handed out to those of us in the "VIP" section. Even though I would have loved to have met them, just seeing them live in person, on stage together (and in seats that close) was a dream come true. It was a night I'll never forget!!

My autographed picture