GFTW 10: Gwyenth is my Best Friend
Here's a picture of my dear friend from college. Okay,...that's not really true. The truth: Here's a picture of a girl named Gwyenth who was in my Drama 5 class at UCSB. I highly doubt she'd remember me today, but back then a group of us would go for coffee after class, and she would chain smoke as we chatted. Pretty cool eh?
Well, I think that part of her life has changed a wee bit, as she exudes an uber healthy, organic lifestyle today. But we've all changed since college right? Oh, you betcha.
So I share this trivia as a tribute to all the Oscar winner actresses who create a lifestyle blog. I mean heck, why not? And while I can't much relate to Gywenth's bloggy life with it's overtones of 'Lifestyle of the Rich and Famous' while claiming to keep it real...I say why not? We all got a right to be in the bloggy world!
So in the spirit of this Oscar nite, and my brush with fame, I'm framing my goals based on her blog's themes- Make, Go, Get, Do, Be, See.
Make: (Gwyenth makes oysters w/poissons for dinner) I want to make a weekly menu that doesn't include mac and cheese for the kids-seriously.
Get: (Gwyenth gets Tod's overcoats and shoes)- I want to get a new pair of running shoes...I think I'm getting the Nike Frees this week...finally
Do: (Gwyenth does workouts with Madonna's dance trainer) I want to learn how to change my bike tire and love it. With the Lavaman tri coming up in a few weeks, it'll be helpful to feel comfortable changing my tire in case it gets slashed on a piece of lava!
Be: (Gwyenth wants to just BE with her kids) I want to be in bed by 10pm each nite so I get at least 8 hours sleep.
See: (Gwyenth talks about childhhod trips to the Paris' Ritz and ordering whatever they fancied for room service) I want to see a new place with my kids this week. I'm thinking it will be a new store, park, or freeway, it's simple but it works:)
I don't think we'll be hearing about Gwyenth's drama stint at UCSB on her blog or future Oscar speech anytime soon. But maybe she'll talk about how her 1 semester in Isla Vista as a chain smoker frequenting coffee bars made her who she is today...or maybe not.
But I will tell you this, even back in 1991, she ROCKED it as an actress in DRAMA 5!
Caveat: I wrote this post 1 yr ago, at the beginning of my bloggy career, so I'm 99.9999 % sure no one has read this before. And I thought it was PURRFECT to resurrect for Oscar nite as I'm away glamming it up for a ladycheesefest! So I revised a bit, added my current goals for this week (it's the semi-OCD in me)...and now I'd love to hear what's on your list this week!
Comments
I really like Gwyenth, she seems like such a down to earth person. How cool for you to have known her:) Good luck with your goals this week!! You can do it! I am so tempted to give the Nike Frees a try too! Another blogger purchased a pair and said that it felt like she was flying....that was all I needed to hear:) If you do get them, let me know what you think!! Have a great week Anne Marie!
Sounds like you have a great week planned...myself, I just hope I can manage to avoid over-loading my schedule :)
I am not good at the bike...(it helps to own one)....but i love to run and swim...the reason I am afraid of venturing into biking is because to the whole tire thing...I'm thinking that's pretty silly! =0
Good luck!
Can't wait to hear your result at the tri!!!
Oh...changing tires has never been fun for me. I need to really practice more once I start actually riding outside. Having a flat tire in one on my races is one of my biggest fears! So far, it hasn't happened (hopefully I didn't just jinx myself!)