Does anyone else have a major girl crush on Bethenny Frankel? (She makes me laugh out loud.)
Does anyone else eat more during the summer and less during the winter?
Does anyone else think that birthday calls are still required by close friends? (Facebook and emails are nice, but I still prefer a call.)
Does anyone else have a ridiculously messy purse?
Does anyone else wonder who falls for the ‘debt consolidation’ commercials?
Does anyone else have friends who have a little too much to drink at a wedding and knock someone over on the dance floor? (If not, you should get some.)
Does anyone shop online and then not follow through with the purchase? (I would save more time driving to the store and trying the item on.)
Does anyone else watch The Rachel Zoe Project and admit it out loud?
Does anyone else wish football season would take a little longer to get here?
Does anyone else loathe car shopping?
Does anyone else decide what they are wearing that day while in the shower?
Does anyone else skim the newspaper but read US Weekly or other celeb gossip websites intently?
Does anyone else feel guilty for using their car horn? (It just seems so rude.)
I'm just Mandi, not Amanda. It's spelled with an "i" because my mom doesn't like to write the letter "y" - and no, I'm not kidding. I grew up in a funeral home. Like, we lived there. All the time. No, I wasn't scared of dead people (as my dad says, "it's the live ones that will get ya") and yes, it was exactly like that girl on My Girl (sans an adorable Macaulay Culkin best friend and weird hypochondriac behavior). I have one husband (he's my favorite person) and two beautiful step-daughters. I lead a sugar free life, because sugar makes my thighs the size of Hulk Hogan's. I am frequently late and I typically wear a lot of eyeliner. I love every kind of animal. I was raised in a small town, and when I say small, I mean it - unlike my other friends who call their town "small" and it has a Walmart in it. I love Diet Coke and peanut butter. I do not eat anything with an orange flavor or raw mushrooms because both of those things are, well, disgusting. I don't like getting my hair cut, and I attribute this to my mom cutting it all off when I was four. (I looked like a boy.) Charleston is my favorite city on Earth, but New York comes in second. I like politics and writing and fashion and reality television (I think this makes me well-rounded, thankyouverymuch).
"The Tightrope" began in 2008 (over on Blogger), and the name sprung from some good ole country music lyrics that fit my life.
Bethenny is definitely a MILF, now that she is with child. My daily clothing decisions are always made in the shower.
Calling on birthdays is absolutely required.
Car horns are there for a reason. Don't be scared 🙂
I suffer from horn blowers remorse – I honk and then feel guilty. I need to own the honk, I guess.
Wait. I have a friend who gets drunk and knocks people over and feels bad about it days later. Wait…that's me. Aw.