IT'S BACK... Plug-a-way Friday is Here!

Yep, it's that time of the month again! Plug-a-way Friday has arrived. That means I'll be raising hype about new chizz, because new chizz is fun and often times delicious. Incidentally, I'm super excited about this month's plug because it involves one of my favorite things in the whole wide world:

FOOD

Which happens to be the best thing since sliced bread... Oh wait, bread is a food... 

Man, now I feel like a real loaf.

Hmm...all this talk about bread is making me hungry. 

*digs around in drawer for carbohydrates* 

Okay...

Carb craze mollified. I'll bring on the food-dom now.

Doing the Double Red Flag Wave

This post is about something I, and much of the world, like to call the "Little Red Flag". You know, it's that weird vibe you get when something isn't quite kosher, the gut instinct that tells you to forget about exploring the basement, chuck the flashlight, and get the hell out. You may have heard Dory from Finding Nemo make reference to it...

I actually have a great story about the Little Red Flag and why it's important to listen when it starts to wag. Ready? Here goes...

Power Struggle

Photo by Wilfred Paulse

"Your choice has bearing on every event that occurs in your life, even those it seems you did not consciously motivate.”

- Marve Atchison, White Daughter

There's an article circulating on Facebook right now about a kid named Brian Hoeflinger, an 18 year old who had graduated high school in Toledo in 2013. He was out with friends partying after graduation, decided to drive home intoxicated, and got into an accident that, unfortunately, took his life. His family has since created an organization called "Brian Matters". It was established to teach kids the dangers of drunk driving. This particular story struck a chord with me because it reminds me of an analogy I use in my novel White Daughter to explain how negative events create positive consequences. In the book, I recount the story of a little girl who is hit and killed by a drunk driver. Rather than persecute the man who killed her, the mother of the child decides to institute an organization to help alcoholics get clean, demonstrating that profound results can emerge from dire circumstances. Although the details differ slightly here, the thing I like most about Brian's story is that his parents have chosen to focus on the fact that his death resulted from choice. They do not shy away from this truth, which is something that really resonates with me. In retrospect, death always arrives from choice. We might one day choose to walk across the street at the exact moment a person runs a red-light, ending up in a collision that ultimately leads to our demise.

Mercury's Proverbial Moonwalk...

Ah, the power and beauty of Retrograde. A period when confusion and frustration run amok and people rip their hair out at random. Yep, it's that time of year again! Whenever Mercury Retrograde rolls around, people freak out. 

Why? 

Because Retrograde is evil and causes major problems! 

My hair dryer blows up and I have to drive to work with wet hair!

Traffic is abysmal!

My boss didn't get my email and now I'm fired!

I told my boyfriend I liked his new haircut and he thought I said, "Your hair looks like a mole's butt..." 

Everything goes to shit during Retrograde!  

It's evil I tell you!  

EVIL!!

Life By Seven: What It's All About...

Life By

Photo by Melanie Hughes

I figure, since this is a relatively new blog, I'd better give you an idea of what the heck "Life by Seven" means.   To the laymen (which is pretty much everyone that isn't me), Life by Seven is  embracing your "virtue".

Photo by Tom Simpson

Yeah, I know, it sounds random and weird, especially since virtue is typically categorized as a religious concept only ever achieved by heavenly sages and incorrupt saints. Nonetheless, virtue is the foundation of the Life by Seven curriculum (that be a fancy word for livin'). 

I exist by virtute. 

This means I strive to live for myself, because I know that doing so promotes a clean existence, one devoid of social static and what Marie Forleo has coined "Compareschlager". When we focus on ourselves and work to nurture that unique perspective, we experience something amazing: extreme pleasure. 

Mawwiage

Mawwiage…
You Keep Using That Word...

I Do Not Think It Means What You Think It Means...

In case you were wondering, mawwiage is what bwings us togevah today. I didn't get a chance to upload a post last week because I was in New York for a weddin' (as my Southern uncle likes to call it, much to my father's bemusement). The weddin' in question was my best friend's, and of all the people in the world she could have picked to officiate the ceremony, she ended up selecting the craziest of the bunch. Yup, you guessed it: 

ME !

RA RA SIS BOOM BA! It's Plugaway Friday!

Photo by Thomas Hawk

Okay, I know today is NOT a Friday, but the real Friday got a little hectic, giving me no time to log on and post this article. So I'm going to go all Lego Movie on you by quoting Wyldstyle and say, "Today will be known as Plugaway Friday, but still on a Sunday!"

Commence Post:

Every third Friday I'll be picking up my pom-poms to plug random persons, places, and things, because deep down, past all the crazy, philosophical hoopla, there is an annoying cheerleader just waiting to pull a double tuck back-handspring. Now keep in mind, if you don't particularly like cheerleading, you might want to beat it because I'm about to build a one-woman pyramid. However, if you love to learn about fantastic new people, places, and yes, even stuff, then look no further! You have entered the Great Domain of Pluggery, where men and woman come to eat crumpets, drink tea, and discover the finer things. 

By the way, it's BYOTea.