The Road to Fabulous.

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Happy, merry, joy, perfect moments.

I am so grateful for this fabulous week with my extended family to celebrate life! Have a faaabulous week! Xoxoxo Sandy
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Richard Branson Loves Me

Okay, I don't know that for sure, but I did just get this message:

"Hi sandygrason,

richardbranson (richardbranson) is now following your updates on Twitter."

I KNOW! RIGHT?! He totally loves me!  I am *so* excited. 

but wait......

                just a minute.....                                    This means every time I twitter about avoiding my work, eating brownies, still being in my pajamas at 3pm..... HE will know.

I don't necessarily WANT my friend, Sir Richard, to know about all my twittering.  He might lose respect for the Empire I'm creating....... inspired by him, his visionary-ness, his Hot Mogul-liciousness.

Oy! The Pressure!

Now I have to come up with smart, captivating, inspiring and witty twitters ALL DAY, EVERY DAY, FROM NOW ON....am I up for it?

 

You bet I am!

So, if you're following me on twitter, don't be surprised if, all of a sudden, my twitters get really great. 

You might even say; "Hey, that @sandygrason sure is clever, how did she think of that brilliant twitter?"

gotta run.....

I'm off to hire Larry David to twitter for me. Do you think he'll do it?

Twitter this post- http://tinyurl.com/5g8et7 Copy & Paste this url into Twitter 

Yay 4 Jay & Yay 4 Us

I'm rarely awake to watch The Tonight Show and frankly my TIVO is pissed off at me.  It's filled with 5000 episodes of Oprah, Survivor and the last few weeks of Dancing with the Stars that I missed (and I'm holding onto the delusion that I'm going sit and watch Brooke's performances eventually)

photo MediaBistro.com

So, maybe I'm not the most qualified to be commenting on Jay's decision to stay at NBC and move to prime time, but that's never stopped me before~

This is symbolic of the historic shift that is happening in our world. The shift from heart-pounding excitement and thirst for blood to a more light-hearted, fun-seeking hunger.

Before the economy took a big dump, we thirsted for excitement.  We looked to dramatic television to make our hearts pound and remind us that we're alive.  Now, we feel our hearts pounding just looking at our bank balances.  We're feeling the seconds tick down every single day trying to earn a few extra bucks to pay those credit card bills.  We don't need so much excitement when we fall onto the couch at the end of the day.

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We want to be uplifted.  We want to laugh.  We want to be entertained in a way that doesn't feel stressful.

I've been having this argument with my husband for years. After my 2nd daughter was born, I made the decision that I didn't want to put that negativity into my brain.  I could feel it affecting me long after I turned off the television or walked out of the theater.  I didn't like the way it made me feel.  I made a conscious effort to not watch the nightly news filled with its Chicken Little Reports and stayed away from the 10 o'clock negative adrenaline fix.

Every once in a while my husband would convince me to try a new show that was getting lots of critical acclaim.  I watched "24" and my heart pounded along with Jack Bauer, I sat up straight in bed unable to fall asleep.  We rented the 1st season of "Lost" and I didn't make it past the plane crash.

I have a strong belief, that's backed up by scientific evidence, (don't make me reference it please, I'm sure I saw it somewhere) that when you watch negative stuff, it changes who you are.  You continue to feel the effects of those negative images and ideas, long after the performance is over.  Then you carry those negative thoughts and images around with you, everywhere you go, you have this 'blah' or stress vibrating in your body.  It affects every interaction you have.

The news of Jay Leno moving into prime time makes me so happy.  I'm feeling the return of the Sonny & Cher, Carol Burnett days.  Yes, I know that Rosie tried it last week and failed miserably.  But I don't think her failure was because the idea was bad, I think the execution was poor.  Liza Minnelli and Gloria Estefan are just not relevant enough in today's pop culture to be on the opening show. (I guess Bob Hope and The Andrew Sisters weren't available).

Jay is funny and has surrounded himself with great comic writers, if he pulls in some current talent it could be the magical combination that pulls generations together in front of their TV sets once again.

 Only this time we're watching flat screens in our financed home movie theaters.

What would YOU like to see on Jay's new prime time show? Are you going to miss the prime time dramas? Leave me a comment.

Vince Got His Mojo Back!

 

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I finally watched the finale of Entourage last night.  OMG, how much do I love this show?!  It goes by so fast.  It feels like it's just getting started and already it's over again.  I miss those boys when they're away.

I know...... they've got Hollywood parties to attend and hot, young starlets to bed.  Having the HOTTEST show on TV creates a very busy social calendar, I am sure. 

First, let me just say that Vince is way hotter as a *successful* movie star versus a struggling one.  Couldn't you actually feel the sexual chemistry come back as he chatted up Marty (Mr. Scorsese) at the end of the show? 

I feel certain as Vince makes his comeback, my excitement level will increase in direct proportion to his rise to fame. Is that terrible?  No, it's MOJO.

 

photo from EW.com 

It's that certain "somethin'-somethin'" that you just feel when somone has *got it going on*.

Urban Dictionary defines MOJO as:

1. Self Confidence, Self Assuredness
2. That quality, often elusive, that sets a person apart from everyone else.
3. Your cool style, essence.

How can you develop your MOJO if you haven't been feelin' it lately? Or even if you've let yourself go a bit?  Here's where to start:

Intention - Do your life like it really matters.  What do I mean by that? Well, no matter what you are doing right now, do IT like it's REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. Because it is.

So if you're brushing your teeth, don't brush on automatic pilot.  Tune in, baby!  Look at those pearly whites (that you've probably paid hundreds of $$ to straighten, whiten, scrub & shine over the years) and brush like you mean it.  Brush as if you are going to be on Larry King tonight and millions of peeps will be examining your flossing job. Can you see the difference here?   Then smile at those faabulous teeth in the mirror and give a little wink- if you had special effects we'd see the sparkling diamond flash synchronistically at the same time.

If you're doing your work, do IT like it's REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT. Because... maybe it is, and maybe it's not, but hey, it's your work, right?  This is what you DO in exchange for those nice crisp Benjamin Franklins.  Do it with pride and put some love into it.

It really doesn't matter what you are doing, as long as you are doing it with INTENTION.  That's where you'll find your MOJO.  Your MOJO is hiding in the ordinary things that you've been glossing over lately.

Trust me, your MOJO might be in that pile of dirty laundry. Try it, put on some tunes, and do dat dirty laundry while you do some dirty dancing and see if you can't find your MOJO in dere.

Send me your favorite way to ROCK Your MOJO!

Leave me a comment or send an email to sandy@sandygrason.com