Ridiculous Girl

When you have a bad break up with someone, it's very hard to imagine why you were with them in the first place.  You question everything, from the moment you met, to the moment your relationship came to an end.   Inevitably you wonder, why were you attracted to that person on day 1?  What made that connection happen? It all starts with a look, right?  Not really a love connection, but rather a "look" connection. But what happens when your love connection........disconnects?  Do you still find yourself attracted to the same type of person, or does your type change? I think most people would agree that everyone has a "type".  Whatever your type is, this is the person that tends to turn your head the most. But as you encounter different life experiences, you grow....and you change.....and your type may change to reflect that...... right? I personally, could never be with someone who reminded me of an ex.  It just wouldn't make sense in m...

I figured the best way to come back to my blog after a too-long hiatus was.........to just come back! No big explanation, no big fuss,  but just to say, I missed you......I hated being away......I needed some time..... and now I'm back!  And not only am I back, but I am back with a whole new mission and plan for Ridiculous Girl. I've been working diligently on the future of RG, and you will be seeing some major changes in the next few months.  I'm crazy excited to share this all with you.....it's just beyond. So for my followers who have been reading and re-reading my entries and waiting patiently for the next one.....and for my "team" who has been inspiring me, motivating me and teaching me every single day to get better (you know who you are), THANK YOU for being so patient with me. I love you all. xo So stay tuned, because I have some hilarious and delicious stories for you! And with that......here's the latest entry of Ridiculous Girl.  Th...

Today is my birthday. As you can tell, I don't shy away from it.  I feel like I've lived a long time and yet I still look forward to my birthday every single year.   Probably because I don't think of my birthday as getting "older" but rather, as yet another opportunity to get friends together and party. Every year for my birthday, we go to the cottage.  This weekend I went with my sister and Mama.  I invited my close girlfriends but they said they were all busy and none of them could attend. But that didn't bother me.  I didn't even ask why they were so busy.  I just typed into my iPhone:  "Shift self-birthday party to next weekend.  Also - buy lots of wine.  Also - call Ricky to see if he is available.  Also - shave your legs". Because none of my friends would be able to celebrate my birthday weekend with me, I had just resolved that this weekend would be a nice quiet weekend with Mishi and Mama.  Mama was in the middle o...

I love how kids live in the moment. They have the ability to channel what they're feeling without any other cares in the world.  And one of the most interesting qualities about children, I think,  is their ability to fall in love with people the minute they meet them, regardless of who these other little people are. Just recently I took the girls to the library.  Lola, my social butterfly, immediately meets another girl her age and they start coloring together.  When I walk over to check out her drawings, she excitedly announces "Mommy!  This is Madelaine!  My new BEST FRIEND!" I start laughing. Only a 4-year old would make a new best friend within 2 minutes of meeting her. 2 days later, we meet our new neighbor and his 2 little girls.  Tim comes over and introduces himself.  Lola is already jumping off her bike, staring at the girls the entire time, with her mouth wide open. "Hi.  I'm Lola.  What's your name?", she says in a ve...

My eyes are shut. I hear loud music. I'm being forced into a chair. I can't take it anymore.... "Can I open my eyes NOW?" "Yes!!"  they all answer. I slowly open my eyes.  Everything is a blur.  Bright lights are flashing directly at me.  I'm squinting now.  Wait......I see something.......no.....someone.  It's a man.  He's walking towards me.  I finally gain my focus. Oh.............my.............God................. "Ladies!!  Are you ready for the night of your lives??  Welcome to the stage.....our main attraction......RICKY LOCO!!!" ------------------------ 12 hours earlier. I'm lying on the couch. The kids have just left with their Dad for the weekend.   It's been a rough week.  I'm exhausted.  This divorce is draining me. I want to run away.   I want to get out of this stupid town and escape it all.   I'm tired of this fight.  I'm tired of court, of lawyers and of m...

On August 20th, it will be exactly 1 year since I separated from my ex-husband. A lot has happened in the past year.   Without divulging any details......let's just say that it hasn't been the easiest year of my life.  No.  Let's say that it has been the worst year of my life.  No, I can't say that either.  Hmmmm.....let's just say that my life has COMPLETELY changed in the past year.  When life throws you a challenge, you have no choice but to run with it.  If you don't, you get trampled.  In my case, I would have gotten trampled by a herd of lions chasing a gazelle!!   (I'm the gazelle, if you didn't figure it out.  I kind of look like a gazelle actually.  No.....maybe a giraffe.  I'm not limber and sleek and fast like a gazelle.......I'm more awkward like a tall giraffe.  Not even an adult giraffe....I'm like a tall, awkward, newborn, baby giraffe.  Ok......I digress.......) So for the past year, I was thro...

Being a newly single mom to 2 small children is .........well........how should I put it?  Insane.  It's insane.  It's busy, it's crazy and you don't stop moving or talking for a single second.  So I'd love to say that the days that I don't have the girls are the days that I sit and relax and stare off into space.......but alas......no.  Those are the days where I REALLY swing into action.  Those are the days that I get 101 tasks completed in a mere 8 hour time-frame.  Like my BFF always says "If you need to get something done......ask a busy Mom!!" The other day.......one of my alone days......I had been running around like a chicken with my head cut off and I was just about ready to pass out from exhaustion.  But I had approximately 20 minutes left before the girls would be dropped off and I really didn't want to spend my last short amount of time playing Candy Crush on the couch (although I'm proud to announce that I've successfully ...