Free Things to Do in Charlotte This Week

Family Night. Date Night. Check out a few things things happening in Charlotte this week for Cheap.

Tuesday 9/10 
11:00am: Grey Seal Puppets at Carolina Place

11:30am: Music Box Lunch Concert Series at Romare Bearden Park: Gabriel Bello 

Wednesday 9/11
5:00pm:  Party in the Park concert series at Romare Bearden Park: The Extraordinaires (Beach Variety)


5:00pm:  Free admission at Mint Museums

Thursday 9/12
7:00pm:  Whitewater River Jam: Bob Margolin

Friday 9/13
7:00pm:  Pineville’s Summer Concert Series: Joystick (70′s and 80′s Pop/Rock)

7:00pm:  Stonecrest Summer Concert Series: Leslie & Friends and Kevin Russell

7:00pm:  Blakeney Summer Concert Series: Natty Boh

7:30pm:  Stargazing and treats around the campfire at Reedy Creek Nature Center

Saturday 9/14
Free admission to all Discovery Place museums for educators and a guest

10:00am:  Family Fun Day at Sports Junction in Harrisburg

11:00am:  Kids’ craft at Lakeshore Learning:  Make and Play Guitar 

12:00pm:  Musical petting zoo at ImaginOn

2:00pm:  Sunset Jazz Festival

4:00pm:  Art show at Urban Ministries Center

7:00pm:  Stonecrest Summer Concert Series: Leslie & Friends and Kevin Russell 

8:00pm:  Outdoor movie at Kilgo

8:00pm:  Summit’s Schoolhouse Rock & Run, 10K + fun run at Summit Coffee

Sunday 9/15
2:00pm:  Geocaching at Reedy Creek Nature Center

Had a Bad Day!

So in case you had the illusion that it is all rainbows and unicorns in our life, we had a bad day. It's probably safe to say a string of bad days, but then there was the breaking point. It is always triggered by the last little thing. You know life stuff: opportunities not panning out as quickly as hoped, feeling as the vehicle of life is in reverse instead of drive, plans failed, family sickness and then the breaking point ... a stolen bike!
My son's bike was taken right from our front yard, less than 15 feet from my front door. Yes that did it! I was over the top. My insides sick and my head filled with many unpleasantries. I walked the neighborhood and fumed. Why take a child's bike, I wondered. More than a bike gone, it also meant a little more loss of innocence for that sweet boy who no longer had bike.
I'll save you all the words and ideas that ran through my head but let's just say it was a mixture of "don't worry it will work out" and "I'd like to choke the little (insert unpleasant word) that would do this". This is on top of all the other less than fun things that had happened so of course those thoughts joined the party and the emotions were on. Surprisingly with the explosion happening on the inside, I didn't lose control ( thanks Clear Mood)! 
With all the unsettledness, I decided to stay down stairs alone so not to subject  any underserving soul with my attitude. A few minutes went by and down came my wonderful husband, Mr. Relaxed "What are you doing down here by yourself? You want to come to bed?"
My thoughts "No. I do not want to come to bed. I want to bust down every door in the neighborhood until I find my son's bike all the while screaming out my displeasure with this situation and all the other situations." Thankfully that didn't happen. Instead my hubby took me by the hand and sat with me until I was ready to ascend to the upper level of the house. Ahh...Hulk mode defused.
After I woke up the next day still no rainbows or unicorns or the return of my baby's bike, but there was a life that had to be lived to the fullest.
As promised frantic writing and relaxed editing :)
Shante

Change is Coming!

Here we go! Change is on the way.  

Chris and I have realized that our life is truly frantically relaxed. We have so many great projects in the work with a few that we want to go after at full speed, but guess what!  We have two different minds.  He is a humor guy and I am a analytical  gal so what shall we do then ... well he'll stay relaxed and work on his humor as I stay frantic and move all our "missions" around to organize our "social media" life. Here is the deal. I love to write and many times it is deep stuff ... you know the type of stuff that I look over and find my husband half asleep as I am passionately sharing my view on cafeteria food at school and why we must pack our children's lunch. True story by the way! So whether it is school lunch, running trails, emotional healing, or just being me, I like to share my heart and have been able to do so with our readers over the last eight months. Thank you!

Now is the time that I take my style and brand it with my mission which has birthed my new blog "Revelations of a Simple Girl" check it out at www.simplegirlrevelations.blogspot.com I have imported some of my favorite post from "Our Frantically Relaxed Life" and have so much more material on the way. I hope you join me on this amazing journey.  I know BIG things are to come!

For Chris, he is working on what he does best.  Yes that's right EVERYTHING! But since we have to narrow it down for the sake of ego, he will be sharing his wicked humor with the world. For now you can follow him on Twitter @FunIs4TheBirds but it will not stop there.  Soon there will be FunIs4TheBirds bobble heads, T-shirts, cereal brand, and license plates ok so maybe not, BUT he does have some cool stuff in store.

As for Our Frantically Relaxed Life, it will still be here ... just more frantic writing and more relaxed editing :) 

Shante