That's how I role

I have many roles that I play on a daily basis and when a customer from work sees me doing something that I don't ordinarily do I just tell them I have switched my hat and put on a new one. Not even kidding. Because most of the people that say that stuff to me laugh at my dumb jokes.

But I digress. The main roles I play on a daily basis are: wife, mother, daughter, employee, boss, co-worker and customer service person. Whoo. That's a lot of roles I play. And of course, in every role that I play there are sub-divisions.

As for the wife, that one's not to difficult because my hubby and I are pretty lax in our lives with each other. We try to keep each other informed on what's going on in our day to day lives but we don't ask each other for permission to do things (outside of I'm going to do something right now, is it cool if I leave the monkey with you?) and we kind of just live with each other. There is obviously more intricate parts of our relationship but I'm not going to get into it here.

Mother is probably the most detailed because I have to be on the ball with everything with Leo. Is he fed? Is he dressed? Is he where he's supposed to be? Crap, did I leave him at home this morning or did the hubby take him to school? Who's going to pick him up? Who's going to feed him? Bathe him? Put him to bed? Read him a book? The list goes on and on and most of the people that read this have children so they know what it is like to be in this role. Day after day. And no one wants to change it for the world. And I am right there with them. He's finally pretty much potty trained so we are just dealing with the attitude and I'm ok with that. If we can get rid of it now it won't (hopefully) come back to bite us in the teenage years. Yeah right!

Daughter is probably the easiest role because my mom makes it so easy! I just get to sit and be a daughter. It's nice to be pampered every once in awhile! THanks mom!

And of course the work roles. Those are boring, but they get a lot of my day. Can I do this, is this right? Can I help you? On and on and on.

So those are the roles I play. Do you want to play with me?! To see other peoples take on roles head over to http://www.spriteskeeper.com/my_weblog/2010/04/spin-cycle-mouseketeer-role-call.html

Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang

I really like reading famous people's memoirs. I find it really interesting because no matter how much money they have they always have some messed up stuff that has happened to them. And it's kind of nice because, honestly, who doesn't like to hear about others misfortunes. I'm morbid I know. Get over it!



So I read Chelsea Handler's Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang. It's her third book she's written but the first one I've read. She's really crass and even though she's super famous she seems really cool. I won't say down to earth because she freaking took her chauffer (sp?) on a vacation with her and her friends and family. And honestly, who does that? But it would be cool to get into her circle because even though some of the stuff she does is ridiculous (like trick her boyfriend into thinking she killed her friends dog accidentally and then planning a big prank to get her boyfriend to believe said murder) it would be fun to be around that on a daily basis. I deal with stuff like that anyways with the hubby...some of the stuff he comes up with is ridiculous...but at least I'd be making a lot of money!



So back to the book...I think the best story that she told involved her dad renting out his house on the beach. A letter sent to her father about the condition of the house and then Chelsea having to go in and tell her father that he needed to refund them money because it was a horrible experience is so funny. And funny in an, "oh my gosh, did that really happen because if it did that is disgusting" sort of way. But I suggest people who like to read about rich people and the crazy things that they do go out and read this book. I am going to try to get her other books from the library so that should be more entertainment!

New fiction

A fictional book that I am looking forward to reading is All We Ever Wanted Was Everything. It is a book by Janelle Brown. It is about a family of women that all of their problems come to a head all about the same time.

Here is a synopsis from Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com/All-Ever-Wanted-Was-Everything/dp/0385524013)
From Publishers Weekly
In Brown's withering Silicon Valley satire, a family wakes up on a June day to realize that patriarch Paul's company has hit the big time with a phenomenal IPO. But instead of rejoicing about being newly rich, the family's three women each find themselves in the throes of a major crisis. Paul has fled with his new amour, who happens to be wife Janice's tennis partner. Desperate housewife Janice discovers the soothing power of the pool boy's drug stash and sinks into addiction and denial. Meanwhile, 20-something daughter Margaret learns the price of living a Hollywood lifestyle on an artsy hipster's budget—gargantuan credit card debt. Finally, 14-year-old Lizzie wades deeper and deeper into a sea of adolescent trouble without an adult to confide in. From the ashes of their California dreams, the three must learn to talk to each other instead of past each other, and build a new, slightly more realistic existence—but not without doses of revenge and hilarity. Brown's hip narrative reads like a sharp, contemporary twist on The Corrections.

I just finished Chelsea Handler's "Chelsea Chelsea Boom Boom" and I'll be writing about it tomorrow, but when I take it back to the library I will be picking up a copy of All We Ever Wanted Was Everything. Hopefully it is everything I hoped for. Haha...I'm sorry. That was a horrible play on words. If my husband were here he would put the car crash on for that joke! And speaking of books...I really want a Kindle. How awesome would that be? I could just download the books to it and I wouldn't even have to go to the library! Awesome!

*30-day challenge: Fictional book*