#Be Love Yoga Tulsa

[staceysoleil]

Where to Workout in Tulsa

Tips to Rebuild Muscle & Stay Active if you’re 40+ in Tulsa, OK

Let’s be honest—getting fit in midlife can feel a little daunting. Gone are the days when we could skip a couple of workouts and bounce back after one good session at the gym. But here’s the truth: it’s never too late to rebuild strength, boost our energy, and feel our absolute best!

If you’ve noticed a little muscle mass loss creeping in over the years (trust…we’re right there with you!), we’ve got some good news. There are SO many ways to get back in shape and stay strong in town without feeling overwhelmed. And the best part? Tulsa has a ton of amazing fitness spots and activities to help us reach our goals.

Sound good? Here’s how you can start your fitness journey and fall in love with moving your body all over again.

Get Strong at Planet Fitness

If you're looking for a no-frills gym that’s perfect for rebuilding strength, Planet Fitness on Admiral in Tulsa is a great option. Known for being affordable and judgment-free, Planet Fitness offers all the equipment you need for strength training—whether you prefer using free weights, machines, or just focusing on bodyweight exercises. They also offer personal training sessions to help you create a fitness plan tailored to your goals.

One of the best things about Planet Fitness? It’s open 24/7, so you can fit in a workout whenever it works for you—no excuses! Plus, it’s a welcoming space for people of all fitness levels, so you can feel confident no matter where you’re starting.

Bonus: Strength training helps boost your metabolism and bone density, which is huge for long-term health!

Core Strength and Flexibility at Club Pilates Midtown Tulsa

If you’re looking for a workout that improves core strength, flexibility, and balance, Club Pilates Midtown Tulsa is your go-to. They offer a variety of Pilates classes, from beginner to advanced, all designed to help you build a stronger, leaner body. Pilates is especially beneficial for improving posture and preventing injuries, making it an ideal choice for midlife fitness.

Their Reformer Pilates classes are an excellent way to strengthen muscles without putting too much strain on your joints. And with certified instructors guiding you, you’ll leave each class feeling more aligned and in control of your body.

Pilates is perfect for anyone looking to tone muscles, improve mobility, and maintain flexibility as we age—plus, it’s a fun way to stay active!

Group Fitness Fun at Koda CrossFit Tulsa

If you’re searching for a group fitness experience that challenges you and keeps you motivated, look no further than Koda CrossFit Tulsa. CrossFit is known for its high-intensity, functional workouts that combine strength training, cardio, and mobility exercises, and Koda CrossFit does it with a community-focused approach. Whether you're a seasoned athlete or just starting your fitness journey, Koda's supportive coaches will help tailor the workouts to your needs and push you toward your personal best.

The energy and camaraderie at Koda CrossFit are contagious—you'll find yourself not only improving physically but also connecting with like-minded individuals who are just as committed to fitness as you are. It’s more than just a workout—it’s a team effort that helps you stay accountable and have fun along the way!

Take It Outdoors at River Parks Trail

When the gym isn’t calling your name, sometimes you just need to take your workout outdoors. Tulsa River Parks Trail offers a fantastic 9.5-mile trail perfect for walking, jogging, biking, or even skating along the Arkansas River. This paved, multi-use trail is a favorite among locals for its scenic river views, easy access, and well-maintained paths.

Whether you want a light stroll or an intense bike ride, the trail is mostly flat, making it accessible for all fitness levels. Along the way, you’ll encounter beautiful park spaces, sculptures, and occasional wildlife, giving you plenty to enjoy while getting in your workout. The route is also connected to several other trails, giving you the option to extend your workout if you're feeling adventurous.

Pro Tip: The trail can get busy, especially on weekends, so early mornings or weekdays are ideal for a quieter, more peaceful experience. And don’t forget to bring water—Oklahoma heat is no joke!

Dance Your Way to Fitness with Zumba Instructor Ariane Betancourt

If you want to have a blast while getting fit, join a Zumba class with Ariane Betancourt. Set to infectious Latin and international rhythms, Ariane’s Zumba classes will have you dancing your way to better fitness. Whether you’re a complete beginner or a Zumba enthusiast, her high-energy sessions make working out feel like a party.

Zumba is perfect for midlife fitness because it’s low-impact but still gets your heart pumping and your body moving. You’ll burn calories, improve cardiovascular health, and leave class feeling energized and smiling!

Check out Ariane’s Zumba classes and get ready to dance your way to fitness in a fun, supportive environment! Learn more about Ariane Betancourt’s classes here.

The Bottom Line…Keep On Moving!

The most important part of getting fit in midlife is consistency. It doesn’t matter if you’re hitting the gym, doing Pilates, or dancing your heart out in a Zumba class—as long as you’re moving your body regularly, you’re on the right track. The key is to find workouts that make you feel good and fit seamlessly into your lifestyle.

Tulsa is full of amazing fitness options that make it easy to stay active, rebuild muscle, and enjoy the journey toward feeling your best self. So grab your sneakers (or your Zumba shoes) and get ready to have fun while getting fit! Hey, maybe we’ll run into along the way!

[bullet-prooflove]

For Bodhi from Tulsa: past, drink, sunset

Tagging: @kmc1989 @dolphs-darling @kpopgirlbtssvt @tinyhandsnation @madisonbroxson1 

Companion piece to:

Tantric - Bodhi and you have something truly unique.

The sun is starting to set and you’re sitting outside on the grass in Bodhi’s rock garden, head tipped back to the sky as you watch the dying rays cast their final glow amidst the darkness. Your hair falls loose across your shoulders, cascading down past the knot of that black croqueted halter neck you’re wearing. Your fingers thread through the plush greenery as you suck in a breath, drawing in through your diaphragm up before you exhale, letting the stress seep out of your form.

It’s beautiful to watch, that tension uncoiling in your muscles as you give yourself back to the earth.

Part of your methodology as a tantric practitioner is ridding yourself of your client’s toxins. Throughout the day you shoulder their burdens, helping them to achieve a state of peace and wellbeing, it’s in the evenings that you finally take the time to check in, to realign with yourself.

Sometimes being with you, it’s the only thing that keeps Bodhi sane in the madness that’s become his world.

The two of you had met during an ayahuasca retreat when he’d first come to Tulsa. He’d been looking something different, something to fill the void left behind from his time in Silicon Valley and he’d found you, holding back his hair as he vomited into a sacred vessel because you were smart enough not to drink the Koolaid being peddled there.

“If you want something gentler, come see me.” You had told him the next day, handing him a card advertising your services.

It’s a week later he finds himself in your studio practising tantric yoga, six months after that he’s in crying out your name to the stars as you give him the most intense orgasm of his life in the therapy garden of your studio.

“Is this something you do with all your students?” He asks you in the aftermath as he lies there tangled up in you staring up at the night sky. He’s never felt so serene or so at peace, at least not without a blunt in his hand.

“There’s only one I’ve made a connection with.” You tell him, your foot tracing over the ragged scar on his calf from a cycling accident back in San Franisco, the one that almost claimed his life. It had been the instigator to make a change, to do something more fulfilling instead of living like some vacant droid.

“Is this what you think this is?” He’d asked you, rolling onto his side so he could look into your eyes. “A connection?”

“You tell me.” You’d said, your fingertips tracing over his other scars, the ones that adorn his chest. “I didn’t just fuck myself in a therapy garden.”

Before the nights over you’re ruining him all over again and Bodhi, he’s hooked.

“Are you going to stare at me all evening?” You ask him in the present, the edges of your mouth tipping up into a smile. “Or are you planning on joining me?”

“Actually...” He says, lingering in the doorway with that heated look in his eyes. “I was wondering if you’d like to join me, I thought we could try out that Body Reciprocal Massage in the bath, make sure I have my technique down.”

“Oh.” You say, your cheeks flushing with colour.

You’re not used to being the recipient, you usually lead the charge when it comes to the more delicate aspects of your love making because Bodhi doesn’t want to fuck it up. Tonight though he wants to take a more proactive role in your sensual journey, to worship you like the goddess you are.

“Let me take care of you.” He says as he holds out his hand and you raise to your feet, taking it. “Let me give you the pleasure you deserve.”

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[annieintheaair]

In a way, I'm glad that my guilt keeps fallin' on me like rain. At the same time, I can't help but wonderin' why I put your love on the line.

I can’t believe that it has been two whole years. Two years without Dan feels like a lifetime. So much has happened since he has been gone.

I woke up yesterday morning in Tulsa with a song in my head but the lyrics were a little off and I kept hearing, “it has been a couple of years since someone has been gone.” I knew that day was coming and I thought about it often but then the day arrived, and I almost forgot but subconsciously, I didn’t because that song was in my head.

Whenever I feel really sad and miss Dan the most, I send him a message on Facebook. I know he’ll never respond but something about it is therapeutic for me. The other night, I had a dream. I can’t remember all of the details but that Dan was replying to my Facebook messages. He told me that he’s always here, never gone, and wants me to be happy. After having gone to the medium earlier this summer, even though no dead people spoke to me through her, I believe that those we’ve lost actually do come in our dreams. When we see them there, it is actually them. Especially after my dream in January, I really do think that Dan visits me in my dreams to remind me that he’s still here with me.

I was in my pool on Saturday with my neighbors and Marx when a bee landed on my arm and stung me. It hurt like hell and still does now that it’s swollen. After it happened, I wondered if it was Dan coming back to get my attention and remind me. I remember being at the pool a few days after he died and having fun when I ran home to get a margarita. Garty called me and told me the news and I went back to the pool, stone-faced, trying to keep it all together. Marx snuck up on me and pushed me in the pool and in that moment I completely lost it. Something about Garty’s news didn’t feel real until that moment.

I knew it then and know it even more now that the world would never be the same without Dan. Our college, JWU, posted online the other day about renovations at Snowden dining hall, where we met nearly 17 years ago. Part of me thought that sounded nice but another part of me was a little sad about it because that place would never be the same again and it was another reminder that everything changes.

I've been busy flying nearly every night but trying hard to fit in time for friends, too. Saturday morning I was able to catch up with Julie for brunch and we checked out Jam + Toast, which was super busy but worth it because it was really good.

Sunday I felt like I needed to stay busy all day. I drove home from work, showered, got ready, and ran out to go to church. I was home for a brief time after and then went out to lunch at MiCocina. When I got home, I changed into my swimsuit and went straight to the pool. It was empty so I was able to play music and relax and then Eric came over to hang out with me. We stayed in the pool until I had to get ready for yoga. I was overly relaxed at yoga and clearly super tired so I think I may have fallen asleep a few times.

I had less than an hour when I got home from yoga. I finished my leftovers from lunch for dinner, got ready, and worked more on assembling a cabinet for my half bath. I guess I was so distracted and rushed that I pulled out of my driveway and realized I had forgotten my scarf and had to turn around and go back home. I thought for sure I would be late for work since the bus drove away without me even though I ran towards it I made it just in time.

Work wasn't bad but I wasn't in a super chatty mood. My friends Catherine and Antoinette were working in the back and a guy named Tim was up front with me. I found it interesting that his name was Tim since earlier in the day I texted Dan's friend, Tim, as we always do on the anniversary of Dan's death. It's always hard because I feel like I have no one to talk to about Dan anymore and I constantly feel judged for never being able to move past it and accept that he's gone. It seems like the only person who really gets it is Tim and I'm thankful that I at least have that relationship with his friend where we can support each other through the most difficult day of the year.

I went to therapy this morning and Diara gave me more homework. We talked about a lot of things and made some connections between current situations and past experiences. I have a lot of trouble with being a people-pleaser and it's hard for me sometimes to not care what other people think. I made that mistake with Dan and it's something I have to live with forever. I never want to make that mistake again because I'm worried about everyone else's opinions. Diara told me she couldn't make my decisions for me, obviously, but that didn't stop me from trying to read her face to guess what she would decide for me if she could.

The thing is, I know what I deserve and what I shouldn't tolerate, and in my strongest moments, I know that I can be strong and protect those boundaries. I keep thinking about what I posted on Facebook in March and I knew then that someone who loves you should fight for you, not with you. Someone who loves you should hear you out and communicate with you. There's a song I've been listening to lately, called I Do by Andy Grammar and Maddie & Tae, and in the song they say:

Even when I don't love you I do, I do, I do, I do You don't make it easy to But I do, I do, I do, I do And we give and we take And we fight, but we find a way to stay Even when I don't love you I do

The song is a good reminder that love is a choice you make every day. Even when times are rough and you're fighting, you stay if you love someone because even when you don't like them, you still love them; that's what love is. I know I deserve a love like that, where someone stays regardless of everything. I deserve to be with someone who is going to put in all of the effort because it's not 50/50 but 100/100.

Anyway, my landlord came over this morning to put up some cabinet hardware for me and we set up the garage door opener. I hoped to see my niece for her 7th birthday today but I was so tired that I stayed home and fell asleep on my couch for the afternoon. I am so glad to be off work and home tonight! Five nights in a row was rough.

xoxo

Annie

[trouble-in-space]

Hi hon! Can I have a Marvel ship please and an Outsiders ship ( just because am from Tulsa lol)

I'm a 29 year old pansexual cis female. I have a tomboy haircut and really curly black hair . Olive skin with a lot freckles / birthmarks, and green eyes.

I'm covered in tattoos and I have a my nose and lip are pierced. My personal style is a mix between rockabilly and grunge

I'm very short, 4'10" and I'm a size 6 in jeans/dresses I'm petite but I do have some curves. My personality type is ESFJ, Enneagram personality type 6, Virgo Sun and Pisces Moon.

I'm very insecure about my looks/body and my voice. I have a lisp.

I work at a museum as the in Education department, teaching kids about STEM.

I'm Sassy and sarcastic but genuine and sweet really down to earth and love to laugh. I have a dry sence of humor but I absolutely love puns. Hardworking but also a procrastinator. I'm a kid at heart, definitely more crafty then artistic I dont like that I done have much of back bone at times, I try to avoid conflict like it's the plague so I tend to indifferent alot of the time too. I'm a non judgmental person and a good listener but I dont remember things alot of the time so I have planers and sticky notes everywhere.

I love having fun with my friends. Exploring new cafes or little things in our city. I love the look of city lights at night. Not much of an outdoor person endless i unless it is for a concert or I'm walking my dog.

I love any age or genre of rock music, I scare very easily but I love horror movies. I'm really nerdy, I love playing D&D with my friends, reading, anime ect ect.

I collect mugs. I probably have over a 120 at this point. My 15lb pekingese dog is my baby. An odd hoppy of mine is I take only liquor and wine bottles use them as vases for flower bouquets I make. do like to work out but I idea work out is yoga, zumba dance or walking my dog.

HI, thank you sm for submitting love!!

Marvel:

Very much feeling Bucky for you. He would adore you’re tattoos and smaller stature. I also really feel like Virgos are a great pairing for Bucky. He would love your sass and dry humor, and would also adore your down to earth-ness and childish side yk? He would find your job so interesting and admirable (I think your job is so cool!) Would 100% buy you mugs for your collection. Anytime he travels anywhere he’s buying you a mug to represent where he went or just one that reminds him of you. (i also have a mug collection lol)

The Outsiders:

Initially i was getting some Dallas vibes but I think Two-bit really fits you. Like you guys would have a ball goofing around and just hanging out. He would find your tattoos and piercings so badass. You could totally bring out a calmer more put together side of him but you’d both help eachother embrace your childish sides and help eachother with your insecurities. Also Two-bit would totally love and kind of copy your style. (rockabilly two-bit PLS) He’s just such a sweet person and would try to help you be more confident because he can’t stand you being insecure about anything.

I hope you enjoyed these two! I had so much fun writing it lol (pisces + virgo for the win)

[365elephantsoap]

THANKFUL FRIDAY

My mother and I went to the annual garden sale at the Tulsa Botanical Gardens way back in the Spring. I bought some hostas and this weedy looking plant that was advertised to be a butterfly plant. The hostas got planted in the front of the house where they have done well. They had tall lovely blooms and everything. The weedy plant went into my back flower bed where it was tortured by the chickens. In fact, everything but the sage was tortured by chickens. I planted salad greens. They never sprouted. I planted whole pepper plants. They were ripped right of the ground. The back flowerbed is mostly just dirt, but the sage and this weedy plant are doing just fine.

Now when I say “doing just fine” I mean the sage looks wonderful. The weedy plant has two large stalks coming off of a main woody rooted stem. Both stalks look like they have been trampled by bears and roots are visible, but it’s green and healthy. This week it started producing small yellow daisy like flowers. The stalks are covered with buds. When I realized that this plant was about to have blooms, I was stunned because I had pretty much given up on this flower bed. I was seriously at a point where I did not know what I was going to do with this space. It isn’t pretty. The plants I have in there look good, one nicer than the other, but it is still not a pretty space. There’s lots of open dirt areas with chicken shaped indents. I have a plan for that space that will happen next year that will hopefully be prettier and chicken proof, but for now I just let the chickens roll around in the dirt. Then here I have this plant that looks like it should not be alive, but not only is alive, it is blossoming.

What?!?

This brings me to my knee (literally). So my ACL is torn as in torn torn. I have three ligaments instead four holding my leg bones together. Next week, I have an appointment to get fitted for a new fancy knee brace and I meet with a physical therapist. The thing is, I feel fine. Pressing back to child’s pose is still uncomfortable, but walking around and all the other activities have been great. This week, I put myself back on to my previous exercise schedule. Two to three days of X-tend Barre and two days of strength training. I do all of this on top of walking the dog, getting on my yoga mat and getting in around 11,000 steps a day. The more people I talk to and the more medical journal articles I read, I become more and more convinced that surgery is not going to be necessary. At least not for many many years down the road, if at all.

My knee and that weedy plant I don’t know the name of have a lot in common. Actually, I have a lot of broken parts, yet here I am, still movin’ and groovin’. Now here comes the pep talk that you didn’t realize you needed. We are all going to be just fine. We may have broken parts, but we are resilient. We are still growing. The thing to ask yourself now is what’s going to blossom from this resilience.

[prettyhopelessfools]

U.S. bucket list

Bucket list: 

Alabama

◦            celebrate mardi gras in mobile

Alaska

◦            See the northern lights- (Alaska)

◦            take a cruise (Alaska)

Arizona

◦            swim in the havasu falls pools, (Arizona)

◦            Grand Canyon (Arizona)

Arkansas

California

◦            cable cars (san Francisco)

◦            Lombard street (san Francisco)

◦            fisherman’s wharf (san Francisco)

◦            Alcatraz (san Francisco)

◦            walk across golden gate bridge (san Francisco)

◦            pier 39 (san Francisco)

◦            union square (san Francisco)

◦            china town (san Francisco)

◦            city hall (san Francisco)

◦            mission murals (san Francisco)

◦            16th avenue stairs (san Francisco)

◦            Marshall’s beach (san Francisco)

◦            golden gate park (san Francisco)

◦            twin peaks (san Francisco)

◦            palace of fine arts (san Francisco)

◦            Japanese tea garden (san Francisco)

◦            museum of ice cream (san Francisco)

◦            redwood national park (California)

◦            balboa park (san Diego)

Colorado

◦            xgames

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

◦            Boat ride in the everglades (Florida)

◦            south beach (Miami)

Georgia

◦            coca cola factory (Atlanta)

◦            savannah (Georgia)

Hawaii

◦            hike up diamond head state monument (Hawaii)

◦            Oahu (Hawaii)

◦            (Hawaii) volcanoes national park

◦            north shore, Oahu

Idaho

Illinois

◦            try deep dish pizza (Chicago)

◦            navy pier (Chicago)

◦            millennium park (Chicago)

Indiana

Iowa

Kansas

Kentucky

◦            Kentucky derby

Louisiana

◦            French quarter (New Orleans)

◦            mardi gras (New Orleans)- Louisiana

◦            before I die wall (New Orleans)

Maine

Maryland

Massachusetts

◦            Salem (Massachusetts)

◦            visit cape cod (Massachusetts)

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Missouri

◦            gateway arch (st louis)

Montana

◦            glacier national park (Montana)

Nebraska

Nevada

◦            the seven magic mountains (Nevada)

◦            death Vegas (Nevada)

◦            Las Vegas (Nevada)

◦            Burning man (Nevada)

New Hampshire

New Jersey

◦            Atlantic city (new jersey)

New Mexico

◦            serene santé fe (New Mexico)

◦            international balloon fiesta (New Mexico)

New York

◦            Niagara Falls (New York)

◦            enjoy jazz in Harlem

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

◦            drive the talimena national scenic byway

◦            go to the burn co barbecue in Tulsa

◦            Wichita mountains wildlife refuge

◦            turner falls

◦            blue hole

◦            sipokni west- western town

◦            take a picture of the love statue

Oregon

Pennsylvania

◦            liberty bell (Philadelphia)

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

◦            mount Rushmore (south Dakota)

Tennessee

◦            see a country show in (Nashville)

◦            smokey mountains

Texas

Utah

◦            Zion National park (Utah)

◦            Moab

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

◦            pike place market in (Seattle)

◦            space needle (Seattle)

Washington dc

◦            the Lincoln memorial and MLK memorial (Washington dc)

◦            (Washington DC)’s cherry blossoms in spring

◦            the white house (Washington DC)

◦            national mall (Washington dc)

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming:

◦            Swing by Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park 

no specific location:

◦            American ranch

◦            watch the rodeo

◦            watch nascar

◦            Ride a vespa

◦            ride in the back of a truck

◦            travel by myself

◦            go to a drive-in movie

◦            get to an intermediate level of French

◦            learn how to use tarot cards

◦            get to a beginners level of Spanish

◦            grow my sales on depop to 2000 by the end of the year 2020

◦            start doing yoga atleast 3 times a week

please send me more ideas or your own bucket list 

[tsgtulsaoklahoma]

January Loves

Happy 2019! We love starting a new year with new goals. This month is all about health, wellness, and preparing for the best year yet. Cheers to a fresh start! 

1. Cleanse // The new year is a perfect time to start fresh with your eating habits. An Ediblend cleanse always helps us kick start a healthy diet. You can purchase a one or three day cleanse here or drop by their Utica or South Tulsa locations to grab a quick blend or salad. 

2. Yoga // We love an activity that’s good for our body and mind. Salt Yoga helps us stay healthy while keeping us centered. If you’re a new client, you can get 10 classes for $10! 

3. New Businesses // One our favorite local businesses, Austin Bean Design Studio is now two great businesses! They have decided to each take their visions to the next level and launch two separate businesses, Bailey Austin Design and Mel Bean Interiors. We can’t wait to see what they have in store!

4. Dental Health // The new year is the perfect time to make sure you’re up to date on all your dental check-ups. Fox Broermann provides optimum oral health care for infants, children, adolescents and persons with special health care needs. Call them today to make an appointment! 

5. Staging // Are you getting ready to put your house on the market? Make sure its best features are highlighted with staging by Blank Slate Design. 

6. Organization // Every January we get the urge to purge! The Hull Space provides in-home organizing and personal assistant serivces to help you clear the clutter and get your life together for 2019. 

7. Health and Wellness // No matter what your goals are this year, the Health Zone at Saint Francis can help you get there. Attend their free Health and Wellness Expo on Saturday, January 12 from 9 am to 1 pm. The event will include fitness classes, cooking classes, free health screenings, and wellness education.

[quemarcellis]

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☥𓆣𓂀𓆃 Grand rising.✨Healing is more about accepting the pain, and finding a way to peacefully co-exist with it. In the sea 🌊 of life, pain is a tide that will ebb, and weave continually. Learning to let it wash over me, without drowning in it. Trying to find the lesson In it, find the blessing in it, balancing myself in it. Meditation, and yoga 🤸🏽‍♀️helps. Looking forward to completing my #KemeticYoga training. Thank you for the donations towards my classes. The healers need healing too! 🌵 #Yoga #Meditation #ThirdEye #Consciousness #YogaTraining #Peace #Tranquility (at Be Love Yoga Studio Tulsa) https://www.instagram.com/p/CWqbxfRIhCm/?utm_medium=tumblr

[annieintheaair]

Gonna meet up with a couple friends, somewhere the heartbreak ends, gonna get back on that barstool again.

The Julia Cole concert was everything and more. I am so glad that I was able to go.

Shinayde decided to come with us to the concert so I drove over to her house where we had some pool time and then got ready and headed out to Dallas. I don't love driving and driving in Dallas really scares me but it was worth battling my fears to have a fun night out on Thursday.

Since we got to Dallas early, we went to Punch Bowl Social for happy hour and then Matt joined us eventually. I knew that Julia wouldn't be on stage until 9pm and I wasn't thrilled about the headliners so when Matt had to run an errand for his job, Shinayde and I ventured over to the rooftop at Stir. The bartender made us some awesome espresso martinis and we talked about how we need to find more rooftop bars.

When Matt was on his way back, Shinayde and I went to RBC for the concert. We got there just before Julia came on stage. I sang my heart out and it felt kind of surreal to be at a concert of the musician that has helped me through heartbreaks.

While Matt and Shinayde were dancing, a guy, Eric, came up to me and we started talking and swapped numbers. Funny enough, he lives in the area that I previously lived in and am moving back to. We chatted for a bit before heading outside for photos with Julia.

I was so excited to meet her and told her that I'd been one of her top Spotify listeners for the past few years. I let her know how her music has helped me put myself back together after breakups and she said to me, "We're in this together!" She's right, and her songs have reminded me that it's ok to feel nostalgic and sad one minute and angry and relieved the next. I have referred to her as my "breakup hype girl" because when I can't find the words to explain how I feel after heartbreak, her songs say it all for me.

We ended up going over to Ebb and Flow for a bit and Eric joined us. Eventually, it was pretty late so we walked back to our cars and headed home. I dropped off Shinayde around 1am and then headed home and went to bed. By some miracle, I managed to get myself out of bed for yoga on Friday morning.

I worked last night to Tulsa and of course, I will be doing the same thing tonight. I only slept for an hour when I got home this morning and then went to yoga. Someone was supposed to see my house today and then never showed up, which was really annoying. It has been quite a lazy afternoon at home, watching movies and napping. ODANs have really been killing me lately since they always seem to be delayed.

Tomorrow is my last full day of being 34, which seems kind of crazy to me. When I think about the last 10 years or so, it feels like some things happened yesterday and other things happened a lifetime ago. In 35 years, I feel like I have lived many different lives in all of the various chapters. Maybe this next chapter, with all of the unknown, will be a really great one, and I just can't see it all yet.

Toss that salt on the back of your hand Raise that double to the single-life A broken heart and a cover band Go down better with a slice of lime Ain't no problem that a sip of reposado Can't fix if you give it a shot Yeah, take it from a girl who's done tried everything else Tequila helps, Tequila helps

xoxo

Annie

[kiyabujayniah1996]

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[timcurlyshepard]

If you haven't gotten a request for this already or if your still doing this but could you do all of them for Angela

Here ya go!!

1. What does their bedroom look like?

It’s covered in pictures of her and her friends and family. It’s got a million posters of random boy bands and it’s got a big fuzzy pink rug

2. Do they have any daily rituals?

She wakes up so damn early to do her hair and make up, plus she repaints her nails every day which takes way longer than you’d thin because she’s a perfectionist. Then she does like yoga and all that stuff

3. Do they exercise, and if so, what do they do? How often?

She does a million hours of yoga, martial arts, jogging, volleyball, swimming, etc. Girl is athletic as hell.

4. What would they do if they needed to make dinner but the kitchen was busy?

She’s the boss in the house so the boys Will Move For Her

5. Cleanliness habits (personal, workspace, etc.)

She’s like messy organized, she knows where everything is but it looks like chaos.

6. Eating habits and sample daily menu

She somehow eats a ton of pizza and chips but is tiny and I hate her for it

7. Favorite way to waste time and feelings surrounding wasting time

She spends mindless hours doing her make up and nails while listening to awesome music loudly

8. Favorite indulgence and feelings surrounding indulging

She indulges in everything, she firmly believes in treating yourself

9. Makeup?

At least 50 pounds of makeup a day

10. Neuroses? Do they recognize them as such?

She’s got an undiagnosed and untreated narcissistic personality disorder 

11. Intellectual pursuits?

She loves to read, and reads while doing literally everything. Girl always has a book with her

12. Favorite book genre?

She loves those true crime novels, it’s morbid and cool

13. Sexual Orientation? And, regardless of own orientation, thoughts on sexual orientation in general?

Bi as hell

14. Physical abnormalities? (Both visible and not, including injuries/disabilities, long-term illnesses, food-intolerances, etc.)

She has a few scars from some fights. Plus she’s allergic to strawberries, which sucks because she loves them.

15. Biggest and smallest short term goal?

Idk just getting that guy who just got out of prison to make out with her under the bleachers

16. Biggest and smallest long term goal?

Literally just graduating college and getting away from this town

17. Preferred mode of dress and rituals surrounding dress

I don’t fully understand the question, but she likes to wear revealing and yet super comfortable clothes

18. Favorite beverage?

Non alcoholic- Raspberry lemonade

Alcoholic- Raspberry lemonade and vodka

19. What do they think about before falling asleep at night?

Already answered!!

20. Childhood illnesses? Any interesting stories behind them?

She had appendicitis when she was like 10

21. Turn-ons? Turn-offs?

Already answered!!

22. Given a blank piece of paper, a pencil, and nothing to do, what would happen?

She would doodle little hearts with her ex boyfriends names and knives sticking through them

23. How organized are they? How does this organization/disorganization manifest in their everyday life?

Messy organized

24. Is there one subject of study that they excel at? Or do they even care about intellectual pursuits at all?

She’s really passionate about ancient history, especially Greek and Roman

25. How do they see themselves 5 years from today?

Sitting on a beach, sipping a margarita, being fanned by an attractive person

26. Do they have any plans for the future? Any contingency plans if things don’t workout?

Her plan is to literally just keep doing her and gtfo of Tulsa

27. What is their biggest regret?

That time she dated Pony for .5 seconds

28. Who do they see as their best friend? Their worst enemy?

Sylvia is her best friend and she can’t stand Steve for literally no real reason

29. Reaction to sudden extrapersonal disaster (eg The house is on fire! What do they do?)

Honestly if the house is on fire it’s probably because she forgot her straightener was on or Curly tried to cook again. If she was the first to spot the fire, she would calmly gather her stuff and leave without alerting her siblings of the fire.

30. Reaction to sudden intrapersonal disaster (eg close family member suddenly dies)

She would be quietly heartbroken and try to hide it while keeping her family together 

31. Most prized possession?

She has a signed poster of Elvis and would literally die to save it

32. Thoughts on material possessions in general?

She’s a material girl and loves that shit

33. Concept of home and family?

She thinks family is very important, but that family is not just about blood and that you shouldn’t be forced to care for someone just because they are blood 

34. Thoughts on privacy? (Are they a private person, or are they prone to ‘TMI’?)

She’s super PDA about trivial stuff, but private about her home life and thoughts

35. What activities do they enjoy, but consider to be a waste of time?

She thinks that any activity you enjoy couldn’t possibly be a waste of time

36. What makes them feel guilty?

She feels guilty about how not close her and her family are

37. Are they more analytical or more emotional in their decision-making?

Emotional 100%

38. Would they consider themselves a Type A or Type B personality?

Type A

39. What recharges them when they’re feeling drained?

Napping, she loves naps (me too)

40. Would you say that they have a superiority-complex? Inferiority-complex? Neither?

Superiority because she’s superior to everyone (and has narcissistic personality disorder)

41. How misanthropic are they?

Completely 100%, she hates everyone (except Sylvia and Cherry)

42. Hobbies?

Yoga, jogging, cooking, singing

43. How far did they get in formal education? What are their views on formal education vs self-education?

Angela secretly loves learning and education. She does well in school and would love to go to college, but probably won’t be able to

44. Religion?

Their family is Jewish

45. Superstitions or views on the occult?

She definitely believes in ghosts 

46. Do they express their thoughts through words or deeds?

Deeds, she’s a woman of few words

47. If they were to fall in love, who (or what) is their ideal?

He’d have to be a guy who can keep up with crazy lifestyle and who has ambitions past this city

48. How do they express love?

Through gentle and fond insults

49. If this person were to get into a fist fight, what is their fighting style like?

She’s scrappy and goes for the knee caps

50. Is this person afraid of dying? Why or why not?

Nah, she’s made peace with the idea

[allthevmff]

No Love like Your Love

by TheLastGoodGoldfish

Come back to me.

Veronica wakes with the words running through her head. Part of a dream, most likely, if she was sleeping deeply enough to dream. Something about Logan. It’s entirely possible; she checks the clock on the wall and sees that an hour has passed since she drifted off for an impromptu afternoon nap atop (a still out-cold) Logan.

Come back to me—her drowsy mind repeats, turns it over once, twice, then dismisses it as nothing. Logan’s right there, couldn’t possibly be any more back with her, except that he’s asleep.

Veronica stretches her neck to work out the kinks. Logan Echolls is, by and large, a first class mattress, but he’s a little bulky. Most importantly though, he’s a gracious mattress: he barely bitched about it at all, when she abandoned the other couch to curl up on top of him like a cat in a patch of sunlight, interrupting his reading before promptly passing out. Dubliners sits spine up on the living room floor beside them, and Logan’s breathing is deep and rhythmic beneath her.

They’re on vacation sort of. One of Logan’s friends from high school owns this place—a beautiful lake house at South Tahoe—but it’s understood that Logan can use the house whenever he likes. Veronica’s been up here half a dozen times in the three years since they got together. This weekend’s the first time this season, though: it’s January now, and snow’s been light, but there’s a nice dusting of powder, and Veronica has but to turn her head to watch the delicate white flakes drift down onto the deck. If she got up and crossed the room, she could see the icy water and a shoreline of frosted evergreens, almost too picturesque to process. She’ll say this for Dick Casablancas: he can pick a house.

Snow is still something of a novelty to Veronica.

She grew up in deserts: Tucson, Tulsa, Phoenix, Vegas... There was a summer in Ann Arbor and a few months in Minneapolis, but her mother (and her mother’s slew of unimpressive boyfriends) seemed to gravitate to the heat. Then college in sunny Neptune, grad school at Stanford, and a career that kept her moving in some of the world’s hottest climates, excepting that year in New York and the winter spent covering demonstrations in Moscow.

It’s the third in a five day excursion, just her and Logan in this vast, well-appointed house. There’s a fully stocked kitchen, TV, fireplace, and plenty of room for the dogs to wander. So far, it’s been two and a half days of bliss: they work and fuck and cook good food; take the dogs out and watch movies in the evenings. Logan will want to snowboard tomorrow.

Maybe their workaholic inclinations make it impossible for either of them to “disconnect” entirely, but slogging through a scientific journal on the newest super-virus for background is a lot more tolerable when there’s a view of the lake and a half-dressed ex-Naval aviator making lasagna within reaching distance.

Veronica shifts again. Pokes her chin into Logan’s chest, fidgets with the collar on his thick wool sweater, and waits to see if he’ll stir. He doesn’t.

Last winter when they were here, he asked her to marry him.

No, okay, not exactly that.

He asked her if she wanted to get married. He didn’t have a ring or get down on one knee or anything. He just asked her if she wanted that, like he might ask her if she wanted tacos for dinner.

Except no, he’d been more serious and earnest than that, asking. In the bedroom they always use here, after a really outstanding round of morning sex, with snowflakes on the window and coffee brewing in the next room.

“Would you want to get married?” Quiet and sweet, like he can be with her. His voice gets low, tender; it makes her ache. A husband, a dozen boyfriends, a roster of romances and flings who promised her the moon—no one’s ever loved her like Logan.

She was genuinely surprised, when he asked. “You want to get married?”

“I don’t know,” with a shrug of his bare shoulders. “Yes?”

“Why?”

He’d laughed; didn’t even take offense, which was almost enough to make her change her mind on the spot.

But they’d both been married before: marriages that ended as ignominious flops. Worse in her case—she understands that Logan and Lindsay parted on reasonably amicable terms—but all the same. She couldn’t picture going through all that again. She already did the big fairytale Church wedding with the puffy white dress and the tiara-veil (Jack’s family was very traditional). She’d felt silly dressing up like a virginal princess at the age of thirty-two; she’d feel downright comical doing it a decade later. Calling up her gal-pals and asking them to pause hectic careers and family schedules to wear generic teal dresses and be bridesmaids? Her seventy-year-old father having to walk her down the aisle again?

“I’m not saying we rent out the MacArthur and televise it, Mars,” Logan said, like he could read her mind, “But putting it on paper could make some things easier.”

“Well when you put it that way.” She traced a finger down his chest, trying to conceive of something tactful to say. She gave that up pretty quickly, though: “I don’t want to get married again, Logan.” She hadn’t been able to look at him when she said it, but she felt him go still beside her. Only for a moment, and then he resumed the slow, steady circles his thumb drew on the small of her back.

“Okay.”

And when she shifted to look up at him, he was relaxed and sincere. Okay. He pulled a face at her and it made her ache again, but happy.

“Still love me?” she’d teased.

He kissed the tip of her nose. Shrugged, beleaguered: “I guess,” and laughed when she bit him.

  She extricates herself from the couch and the slumbering Logan. Veronica has no recollection of pulling the soft plush throw-blanket over them—that must’ve been his handiwork. She arranges it back around him, then yawns, stretches, and wanders down to the basement level first floor to check on the dogs. Maggie and Goat are resting peaceably in their beds in the den, enjoying a vacation of their own. When the snow stops, Veronica will take them out.

The house is still, silent, as she heads back up to the kitchen. Puts on coffee and collects her tablet to work at the table.

She skims e-mails but is mostly unproductive. She holds a mug of hot coffee between her hands, habitually clinking her ring against the china as her attention drifts across the room to the giant window and the falling snow outside.

  Never again, she vowed the day she finally signed the divorce papers. Like swearing off alcohol during a hangover: never a-goddamn-gain. 

No more chasing picket fence fantasies. Normalcy, stability? Overrated, and mostly fake anyway.

She’d held pretty true to the promise, too. Took a nice freelance contributor gig in Spain and had two fleeting but lovely romances there. Then there was a year in London when she thought she might try photography-sans-journalism (till the boredom nearly killed her) and then back at the Los Angeles desk to be closer to her dad in Neptune. During that period, there’d been Jackson, Dan, and Mike in succession—each relationship ending when they started expecting serious progression. Mike got so far as to ask her to move in, and she had almost considered it. He would have made a good partner, but there was something painfully familiar about the relationship: nice at the beginning, comfortable. They had compatibility, a solid repartee. And yet after months and months, Veronica had never been able to engage with him on any level other than surface. They could banter, sure, but Mike never seemed to realize that was all they could do.

So they split and, a few months later, Logan happened. Just waltzed on into her life like he belonged there.

On their fourth date, she told him about the week she spent alone in a motel room in Vegas while her mom went on a bender. A month after that, he was tagging along for a four-day work trip to Paris. It hadn’t felt fast or serious. It just was. Abruptly, there was someone they each wanted to do everything with, and that was it.

  “I got married on the rebound,” Logan had told her, very early. It was always easy for him to talk about Lindsay. “Surprisingly? Not the best idea.”

“Yeah, I’m shocked that didn’t work out for you.” They were on a date, Dim Sum on North Broadway. Logan gestured a lot with the chopsticks.

“My ex and I had just had this long, exhausting break up. We had a lot of problems—both of us... there were substance abuse issues, and—we both worked too much...” (Carrie was unfaithful and a drug addict, but real conversations about Carrie—and Lilly—wouldn’t come till much later) “...so when I met Lindsay, she was the exact opposite. She taught yoga and fell asleep after half a glass of Chardonnay. I figured since there weren’t any of the problems I’d had with my ex, we’d be perfect. So we kind of rushed into everything.”

“Didn’t work, huh.”

“We had nothing in common.”

“I mean—half a glass of Chardonnay? You probably should’ve seen that coming.”

“Lasted less than three years, and I was deployed for about a third of that.”

  Tap, tap, tap goes the ring on the coffee mug. It’s almost four, and the snow has stopped. She’ll let Logan rest a little longer before she starts pestering him. They haven’t decided on dinner yet.

  There was no puffy white dress, no tulle, tiara, roses, or DJ, when she went ahead and married Logan. As predicted, it was mostly a matter of paperwork, but they did it at the Neptune courthouse, and her dad was there.

Logan never tried to talk her into it or anything. He didn’t even raise the marriage subject again. In fact when, last summer, Veronica had decisively stated, “Logan, I think we should get married,” he’d just rolled his eyes and carried on with his business, brushing his teeth. “What? I do.”

He spit into the sink and asked, “Is this about that stupid article?”

“No,” she said, defensive. She folded her arms and leaned against their bathroom doorframe, pleased with neither Logan’s accusation nor the overall lack of enthusiasm in his response. She had never proposed to anyone before and had expected to be taken a little more seriously.

Logan threw her a skeptical look, then resumed brushing.

“It’s not about the stupid article,” she insisted. “I don’t care about the stupid article.”

“So that wasn’t a heated e-mail I saw you writing to Bob Severino earlier?”

Robert Severino of Vanity Fair had written a profile on Veronica. It wasn’t anything groundbreaking, primarily focusing on her work following a recent senatorial campaign, except at one point, for no discernable reason, Severino included the line: “Mars, who was married to former CNN anchor Jack Roan between 2019 and 2023...”

“I don’t care about the stupid article,” she said again, and it was true. Kind of. She cared in the sense that it was an idiotic line—sexist, too, what did her ex have to do with the photos she took on Senator Gracio’s campaign?—but she didn’t truly care that they brought up her marriage. Her initial reaction had even been amusement: they might just as well have mentioned that Derek Keener took her to senior prom.

But then after a few days, the phrase started to grate on her. Jack’s name didn’t belong there. It was only there because of some piece of paper that said they’d been married, and the paper wasn’t even valid anymore. Frankly, Veronica was of the opinion that there didn’t need to be any other name included in an analysis of her damn career, but as long as there was going to be one...

Then the more she’d thought about it, the more she’d started to realize that there were all kinds of ways her and Logan weren’t linked. If he were to die tomorrow, would she even get a mention in the obit? And yes that sounded crazy and self-absorbed, but—what would they call her? Girlfriend? Partner? Dog co-parent? Their names were both on the lease, so they were at least legally bound roommates.

Logan finished brushing his teeth, rinsed, and dropped the toothbrush into the cup with a flick of his fingers. Then he grabbed the floss, all the while watching Veronica’s reflection in the bathroom mirror as he waited for elaboration.

Veronica wished she could elaborate. She wanted to explain that she didn’t care about a piece of paper—a piece of paper wouldn’t dictate how she felt or what she wanted—but other people cared, and that made it difficult to ignore.

“Mars?” he asked, after another long moment of silence. When she still hadn’t found the words, he tossed the dental floss container up in the air, caught it, and walked over to her. “It’s okay, y’know.”

“I know,” she said, annoyed with herself more than anything. “I just...” just what? Just wished that she could articulate the fact that in her entire life, four decades on this planet, she’d never been the first person to say I love you in a relationship before, and even though she maintained that he’d coerced it out of her by cooking Greek food shirtless, it still felt like a big deal for her. But the outside world refused to believe that it was a big deal until she put it in writing. “It’s just—hard to explain.”

“Yeah.” He reached her, brushed stray hairs back behind her ears. “It’s not like I’m going anywhere, Veronica. You’re it.” Fuck. Her chest felt strung tight. How was he so much better at this? “So if you figure out how to explain it, let me know.”

Veronica leaned in, pressed her forehead against his collarbone. “Sounds good.” She inhaled deeply, breathed him in, and when she trusted her voice, said, “I can’t believe you rolled your eyes at my proposal.”

“You proposed while I was brushing my teeth.”

“I thought you hopeless romantics appreciated spontaneity.”

“You must have me mixed up with someone else.”

  Anyway, they went to the courthouse about a month after that.

   Veronica is finishing her coffee when she hears Logan coming awake in the next room: his groaning and mumbling, then the creaking of the couch as he rouses himself. He ambles into the kitchen, wincing and stretching.

“I fucked up my back on that couch,” he gripes over a yawn, as he makes his way over to the counter.

“Did you check the cushions for peas, Your Highness?”

He throws her a look and starts rummaging through the cabinets. “Want some?”

“Hmm?”

“Coffee?”

“Oh. No, I just had a cup.”

Out of the side of her eye, she watches him fix his drink. He’s wearing grey sweat pants and a dark-red Henley t-shirt under his woolly green cable-knit. Vacation Logan, Veronica thinks and it makes her smile.

She wonders sometimes, what it would have been like if they’d been together when he was still in the Navy, still facing regular deployments. He consults now, works remotely as often as not, so there’s a certain freedom to their schedules. She wonders how she would’ve coped with months and months of absences, Skype as their only link, the steady dread of imminent danger.

She wonders what would’ve happened if she got to know him ten years ago, when she was married to Jack. Especially towards the end, when things were visibly falling apart—

It’s a grim and depressing speculative route, so she detours away.

Imagines instead meeting him when they were in their twenties. Imagines meeting Logan when he was an impulsive hotshot pilot, and she was a reckless aspiring photojournalist, eager to prove herself. She’s seen pictures, and—though an older and wiser Veronica appreciates the soft lines just beginning to appear on him, the warmth and calm in the version of Logan that grins up at her from her tablet lock-screen—she understands herself well enough to know that the twenty-five-year-old Veronica would have been all over the prior model. They would have driven each other crazy, undoubtedly, but would they have managed to stick with it? If they’d come together earlier, would they have tried their hands at the picket-fence fantasies too? Maybe some Logan-and-Veronica fucked up version of it, anyway—

Or, she wonders, if they’d met as teenagers... if her dad and mom hadn’t split up when Veronica was little, and she’d grown up in Neptune, like Logan did. Completely possible. Would he have liked the smart-mouthed middle school version of her? Would she have fallen for the round-cheeked, tanned and highlighted pretty boy she remembers seeing on magazine covers since childhood?

She imagines the years and years of each other that they never knew. But then again, she likes to tell him stories, and she likes to hear his. Maybe it all worked out as intended in the end.

  Logan has his coffee now and he sits down at the kitchen table, kitty-corner from her. “I don’t feel like dishes,” he says, “Let’s go out to dinner.”

“Okay.”

“The pizza place or the nice place?”

“Mmm,” she considers it. “Pizza.”

“Okay.”

He turns and looks out the window at the winter wonderland view provided to them. Veronica thinks snow is still a bit of a novelty for Logan, too.

“How’s your back?” she asks, and he smiles softly.

“Sore. You fucked it up.”

He smirks at her, and Veronica tries to muster up a little remorse. “Sorry. You made a comfortable mattress.”

“Mmm.”

She tilts her head in a way she knows he finds frustratingly irresistible. “Still love me?”

He rolls his eyes. “Always.”

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[skorepio]

The Alphabet Tag

Age: 26. Yay. Biggest fear: A spider in the bedroom where I sleep. Current time: 8:31pm Drink you last had: water Every day starts with: Letting the dogs out, checking the news on my phone, breakfast, and then yoga and pole exercises. Favorite song: When you repost in the wrong neighborhood. LOL that meme! Ghosts, are they real?: I dont think so. Home town: Tulsa In love with: Victuuri Jealous of: I dont have jealousy. Its weird. I cant be. There is no letter K because I erased too much over my phone. There are no undo buttons!! Agh!! Last time you cried: A little bit last night. Middle Name: D Number of siblings: 2 One wish: I will have a happy family! Person you called/texted last: My husband Questions you are always asked: Can you do this [some kind of art project] for me, and for free? Reason to smile: Victuuri. Haha. Oh, just friends, adventures, stuff like that. Song I last sang: Some Proximity song. I listen to their playlist like everyday Time you woke up today: 7:01am. Not my usual time.. Underwear color: none atm xD Vacation Destination: Japan! Worst habit: Slouching. It looks gross, but my back is weak ugh X-rays you’ve had: A few. To look at my back and possible broken elbow once. Your favorite food: Sushi! Zodiac sign: Scorpio ;) Im tagging no one, because I dont really interact with anyone on Tumblr. lol

[tsgtulsaoklahoma]

Ways to #Supportlocal Right Now

During these tough times it is more important than ever to continue shopping locally and go out of our way to ensure small businesses can weather this storm. We rounded up a few of our favorite ways to support local businesses of all kinds. Help us keep Tulsa flourishing! 

Get festive. Adorn has the best Easter decor and springtime accessories to add to your space. They are offering curbside pick-up, facetime shopping, local front porch delivery, and shipping to ensure that you can shop safely.

Stay healthy. Take a break from the Doritos and microwave pizzas and pick up some blends and salads from Ediblend. Your body will thank you! They are now offering curbside pick-up at both locations. Jus order online, specify curbside in the notes, call with your payment info, and they will run out your order to your car. If you need delivery, check them out on DoorDash or GrubHub. 

Give yourself something to look forward to. Book a treatment with Emerge Medical & Well Spa to use when this is all over. You’ll never need a massage more!

Spruce up your wardrobe. Our favorite local boutiques, Black Sheep Boutique, J. Cole Shoes, and Threads on Boston, are offering curbside pickup for your shopping experience. Check out their social media accounts and websites to see their latest arrivals. In addition, you can shop online at shopblacksheepboutique.com and jcoleshoes.com without leaving your house.

Treat yourself. We could all use a cupcake or two right about now. Thankfully Laurannae Baking Co is still open so we can grab something sweet. Call ahead at 918.258.5744 to order or utilize their curbside delivery. 

Clean up. Let Nook Homes clean your home for you during this crazy time. They are including free disinfecting on all cleaning sessions so you can make sure your home is as safe as possible for your family! 

Alcohol. Need I say more? Stop by Ranch Acres Wine and Spirits to pick up everything you ned to stay sane. They are offering curbside pickup if you call 918.747.1171. 

Stock up on gifts. Build up that gift closet! Rustic Cuff always has a variety of options that could work for friends and family. Buy a few of your favorites and next time you won’t be frantically searching for the perfect present.

Take an online yoga class. Salt Yoga will be streaming your favorite instructors so you can still be active in your own home. Stay tuned to their Instagram account for more information. 

Get outside. You still need some fresh air and vitamin D so you might as well beautify your backyard while you’re at it. Stop by Sanders Nursery to pick up all the plants and flowers you need. 

Brighten up your space. Finally buy that piece of art you’ve been wanting. Sara Bost Fisher has lots of cheery options to make your home happier. 

Plan for the future. While you probably aren’t traveling right now, you need something to look forward to for when this is all over. Contact SC Travel Design and plan a trip for a better time...maybe 2021!

Complete a home project. We’re planning on painting a room this week that we’ve been putting off. Might as well be productive while we’re trapped inside right? Spectrum Paint can supply everything you need to give your house (or a room) a little facelift!

Dream up a new piece of jewelry. Now’s a good time to go through old jewelry and see what can be recreated into a piece you love. We found  a few pieces we’re going to take to Susan Sadler to redesign for us. 

Try something new. When was the last time you did a puzzle? Now is your chance! T.A. Lorton has several fun options! Shop at talorton.com and click in-store pickup at checkout. Call the store at 918.743.1600 when you’re close and they’ll run it out to you! 

Get organized. Plan the areas of your home that need some spring cleaning. The Hull Space is offering a discount through the end of March. Get $10 off for every organizing hour purchased (4 hour minimum). 

Finally order that personalized stationary. The Inviting Place is offering $20 free when you buy a $100 gift card! In addition, they are offering the following discounts: 25% off Print Appeal, 25% off Haute Paper, buy one, get one 50% off on embossed graphics, 25% off Jon Hart, and 20% off Printswell. You can email (info@invitingplace.com) or call in (918.488.0525) your order! 

Keep the kids entertained. Let Lolly Garden help provide fun, new things for your little ones while they’re home right now. Give them a call, let them know what you’re looking for, and they can run it out to your car! 

Shop for Easter baskets. Easter is only a few weeks away. Start stocking up on fun items for your family from a variety of local businesses! 

Reach out. Call, email, or text your favorite local businesses! Let them know how much you care about them and ask them what you can do to support them during this time! 

Be patient. Please don’t forget about the businesses that do not have the option to stay open or have to temporarily shut their doors during this time. Give them grace, love on them, and utilize their products or services as soon as they are open again. 

If you have any additional ideas or information on how to support our community, please let us know at tulsa@thescoutguide.com. As always, live, love, local. 

Xo, Hannah

[martinatkins]

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[annieintheaair]

I'm learning to fly, but I ain't got wings, coming down is the hardest thing.

I feel like I am ready to move somewhere totally new, find a new job in a different industry, and just completely start over.

The last few weeks at work have been rough, to say the least. I got my first ever missed trip a few weeks ago, which I'm still trying to fight because they tried to reassign me to work a 3-day Philly trip when I was supposed to be doing an Oklahoma City ODAN. They didn't even leave me any voicemails or come find me in the airport so I went home.

Tonight, more storms rolled in just as I was getting ready for work. I was scheduled to work a Tulsa ODAN and with the weather, I figured I'd leave early for work to give myself some extra time. Just as I pulled out onto the main street by my house, it started pouring. My phone was notifying me of flash floods and sure enough, I got onto the highway, and I could literally hear the water hitting under my car because the roads were so flooded. I got into the right lane, made my way to the next exit, and called scheduling as I got off the highway.

The scheduler was relatively nice to me and suggested that my flight would probably be canceled since my flight in the morning had been canceled and now my sequence failed continuity. He told me to call back in about thirty minutes or so to see what happened.

On my way home, I decided I wanted to stop at Wendy's. I got some spicy nuggets, a baked potato, and their new dreamsicle frosty. When I saw it, I just knew I had to get it. My Grandma loved frosty's and also loved orange creamsicles so the two together were a perfect combo.

At home, I changed out of my uniform and settled in to eat my food. I waited a bit and then called scheduling. The new guy I spoke to wasn't nice and told me I'd get a missed trip. I asked if I could call out sick then and he said no. I asked if I could get a PO, which was also a no. He told me to call a flight service manager and ask. Long story short, no one would give me a PO and now I have another missed trip to fight with them about.

I have learned that this job is not worth my life. If the roads are flooded and I physically cannot get to work, it's not even worth trying. Ever since I lost my car in the flood last year, I've had severe PTSD when it comes to storms and flash floods. My anxiety gets really bad and driving in it makes me have a panic attack. I can't even drive when I'm having a panic attack. Yeah, I'm annoyed about the missed trip but I'm also not trying to die for this job.

Anyway, here's the follow-up on this weekend:

Friday ended up being a pretty busy day. I thought about going to yoga but saw the traffic and decided against it. I felt like I had plenty to do at home anyway to prepare for the rest of the day, like get gas and stop at Dutch Bro's for a rebel to give me some energy.

I left my house around 3:45pm, sat in traffic, and picked up my mom at my sister's house around 4:30pm. We took a detour to Marty B's for BBQ and drinks. I had a margarita and brisket mac and cheese and my mom had wine and brisket tacos. Marty B's is always worth the detour.

We met my friends at the Little Wooden Penguin around 7pm, where we hung out and planned on doing putt-putt but never actually did. It was a little bit of a disappointment but we still had a good time.

The ride home was long. So many roads were closed. After multiple detours, I got to the point where I was actually angry and on the verge of tears. It took me an hour and a half to get home. My mom and I had talked about stopping somewhere to do something fun on the way home but ended up not because I just wanted to get home at that point.

We finished out the night by drinking wine at my house and watching Father of the Bride 2.

Saturday morning I slept until about 10am. My mom was doing yard work outside and then we went to get coffee and run some errands. We ended up going to Fort Worth to check out the new Daiso location and found another unique store, too.

Back at home, we changed and got ready for dinner. We went to Walloon's, which had been on my list forever. My mom got wine and seafood mac and cheese and I got an espresso martini and mussels. The Google reviews said to try the chocolate dessert, which was mousse, so I enjoyed that, too.

It was still early when we were done with dinner so we ended up going down the street to The Magnolia, which is a wine bar that my mom and I really like. We both had a glass of wine and then ventured back to my car to head home. Neither of us wanted to go home so once we got back closer to my house, I suggested we go to American Revelry. My mom had a Mexican coffee and I had a gin cocktail.

This morning, we got up and headed to church in Fort Worth. I had made a brunch reservation at another one on my list, Quince. It was a nice morning so sitting by the river was a great spot for brunch. We both had mimosas, my mom had avocado toast, and I got chilaquiles. Everything was delicious.

We ended up running over to Trader Joe's for a few things and then my mom got a Lyft to my sister's house and I headed home where I turned on the TV but ended up taking a nap.

Before I knew it, it was time to get ready for work.

All of the delays and cancelations and everything else going on, especially a lack of a contract and a livable wage, have me wondering if staying is the right choice. I have nothing keeping me here in Texas other than this job. Maybe it's time to find a new job and move to a new place. When I opened Facebook tonight, while waiting to hear back from my job, I saw a post that talked about not being afraid to try something new or move somewhere new. I felt like maybe it was speaking to me. There's literally nothing holding me back right now.

I applied to some jobs on LinkedIn tonight, with the idea that either I find something and go where the job is or if it's remote, maybe choose to try somewhere new. South Carolina has always been on my list.

For now, I'll continue checking Fort Worth restaurants off my list while I'm still here, even if sometimes I have to go alone.

xoxo

Annie