ZumbAtomic Complete!

Another busy weekend has passed. Luckily, I think this is the last of the really busy weekends. I spent my Saturday getting licensed to teach ZumbAtomic. That's Zumba for kids. So now I can do things like birthday parties and after-school programs. Since our group was so small, we finished training early. It still left me so exhausted that, when I got home, I fell right to sleep after my shower and I slept for about 3 hours. Thankfully, this training wasn't so hard on the body. When I took my original Basic training, I couldn't walk for a few days. This time around, I was only really tired that night.

Now I have to look around to find someplace I can teach kids. Wish me luck!

Zero to Crazy

This week has gone from zero to crazy in no time! While it started out nice and easy, things have been piling up all over the place. I have another Zumba instructor training class this weekend. This time it is for Zumbatomics, which is basically Zumba for kids. I also have to get the brakes replaced on my car, get my oil changed, and get my car inspected by the end of the month. (I'm hoping it won't be too expensive, but it usually is.) Not to mention that my 10-year wedding anniversary is zooming up. Why aren't there more hours in a day?!

A new jdorama has begun!

I started another jdorama yesterday. This time around it's Yankee-kun to Megane-chan. It is looking promising, so far. Unfortunately, I may not have time to finish the first episode today. (It always kills me when the first episode is longer than 1 hour.) I have to go to the store (with coupons in hand!) to buy my stuff for this week's lunches. Normally I do this on Mondays but I wasn't feeling well yesterday and I had a can of soup to eat. But, if I'm lucky and traffic doesn't kill me, I might actually get back in time to finish that long episode. Then we'll be right on track to kick this series out quickly!

I wish I was a girly girl

Whenever I was out this weekend, my eyes kept drifting toward those dead sea nail care kits. You know, the ones that have these buffer things that make your nails super shiny. Unfortunately, I don't really have the patience to sit and buff the crap out of my nails. And I'm not sure I need super shiny nails. What I do need a good spa day with a massage and a facial and maybe a nice manicure. That sounds so relaxing and awesome. Now if I only had the time...

Favorite Friday

Because I am in a bit of a silly mood and I am very happy that it is Friday, I am giving you a silly video today. It could probably use a bit of background though. Gackt appeared on Arashi's television show as a "older brother." His job was to give the boys some sort of advice on life. Gackt, being Gackt, decided to teach them how to woo a woman. In this particular segment, he was telling them to eat very spicy food...you'll see why at the end. Imagine that the Arashi boys are supposed to be women out on a date with Gackt.

*giggle* I wonder if any of the boys needed some sort of discount dental supplies to help them keep their mouths in tact after eating the spicy food. Gackt likes his food super spicy so I can only imagine the face-melting feeling they got!

Jdorama review: Shiawase ni Narou yo

Title: Shiawase ni Narou yo Also known as: Let's Be Happy Broadcast dates: 4/18/11 - 6/27/11 Number of episodes: 11 Genre: Romantic Comedy Cast: Katori Shingo, Kuroki Meisa, Fujiki Naohito Plot: Takakura Junpei (Katori) is one of the most successful advisors at a company that helps people find their marriage partners. Yanagisawa Haruna (Kuroki) is a beautiful yet heartbroken woman who suddenly decides to enter the company as a member. When Takakura falls in love with Yanagiawa, life turns topsy turvy. What is good: The path Takakura and Yanagisawa's relationship takes is slow but very realistic. What is bad: Some of the side characters were a little annoying. Letter rating: B

I am a big fan of Katori Shingo but I've never really watched any of his dramas. Luckily, I enjoyed it. I thought that all of the main actors did very well. Though, I have to admit that my favorite character was the bumbling Komatsubara Susumu played by Ohkura Koji. I almost wish he was the main characters of the series.

If you do decide to watch the show, keep in mind that it is about relationships. Therefore, the story doesn't progress particularly fast. Also, there are a few throwaway characters that are brought in to either cause problems or just fill some time. Neither of these problems are enough to keep the show from being entertaining.

Also, if you've watched Boss, keep an eye out for the cross-over collaboration. Boss will take over the drama world!

New wedding rings?

My 10-year wedding anniversary is coming up in less than a month. While my husband and I would like to do something together, our funds and time are rather limited. I was thinking, instead, of getting us new wedding rings. Both of us are currently wearing plain white gold bands. (I believe the two of them cost $50 together.) Since his family is Irish, I took a look at some celtic jewelry for women to see if there would be any nice matching pieces. I really like the Mary Kate Infinity Celtic Wedding Ring. I definitely know I don't want a claddagh jewelery. It's a little too Irish for my tastes.

The rings I like are a bit on the expensive side. I'm not completely sure I could talk him into buying a set. I think he would rather spent some time together doing something. We normally get a couples massage for our anniversary. I'm just not sure that would suffice for a 10-year anniversary. It should be something a bit more special, right? Does anyone have any ideas? I don't think we can afford a hotel so a get-away-weekend is probably out of the question. Help!

A new review is coming!

Finally! I have a mere two episodes left to finish Shiawase ni Narou yo. If everything goes as planned, I will have them finished tomorrow. I'll have the new review up either tomorrow afternoon or Thursday morning. Yay! I'm not sure what is next in my queue. With a bit of luck, I'll be back on track with my jdorama reviews and they will be coming at a regular pace again.

Straight Talk

This post brought to you by Straight Talk. All opinions are 100% mine.

In my household, there are three of us. All three of us have a cell phone. Granted, my daughter doesn't really use hers to Call a friend or anything. It's mostly so she can contact us when she's away from home. Of course, this means that our phone bill is pretty high. So, in order to make myself feel a bit better today, I decided to take a look at Android on Straight Talk

The phones seem pretty nice. I'm not sure if it would be good enough for my husband's needs though. He has to have a data plan and all that funky stuff for work. I'll have to talk with him about it. Maybe I'll luck out and he'll be in Hook, line and sinker then we can actually save some money. Well, maybe not save. At least we'd have enough money for me to get my Zumba business fully up and running. Hey, I can dream, can't I?!

Though...I really like my current phone. It took me awhile to find one with a QWERTY keyboard that wasn't awful. I don't want to slog through all of the different phones again. I'm very picky about things like that. Well, I'll talk with the husband about it anyway.

Hook, line and sinker

Favorite Friday

It comes out next week!