I have so much more to say about this and will be updating shortly, but for now I share with you the following…

Matt Coker, my new idol of O.C. Weekly does a brilliant recap of a recent interview exclusive interview Gretchen Rossi gave to Examiner.com’s Matt Carter.

“…she wanted to leave the program after the death her of sugar daddy fiance but couldn’t due to her contract with mean ol’ Bravo.”

I had been asked to be involved in the entertainment business since I was a little girl.
TRANSLATION: Someone suggested she strip in his club.

Looking back I would of never done the show if I knew the outcome of [fiance] Jeff and my situation. That was way too difficult to go through on national TV.
TRANSLATION: But everyone now knows my name!

When Jeff and I agreed to do the show we thought he was going to go into remission any day, unfortunately cancer has a mind of its own and took a turn for the worse. I was now under contract and unfortunately could not just walk away from my responsibilities within my contract. Jeff encouraged me to stay on and make it work because he really wanted me to succeed and pursue my other dreams.
TRANSLATION: I’m riding this golden goose into the ground.

For more translations, click here
The guy’s pretty much a genius…
Check back soon!

Excuse me while I familiarize myself with what I’m supposed to be doing. It’s been so long, too long… I shared a little about what my life has entailed here. Two people close to me have suffered strokes in the last month. “Jack” is 43, “Mary” is in her 50′s. Obviously very unexpected for both of them.
In addition to the stroke, “Jack” had deep tissue bleeding on the right side of his brain, in an area that would have left him a vegetable had they operated to stop the bleed. If it continued to bleed, death was imminent. Thank GOD, the bleeding quit on it’s own. “Jack” left the hospital after several days in I.C.U. much a much different man. His speech, memory, thought process and his right arm were all compromised greatly. Those first few days were much like watching after a toddler, absolutely heartbreaking to say the least. Things are slowly coming back to him, but he has a long ways to go. He is alive, and for that we couldn’t be any more grateful, the rest will come in time….xoxoxo

“Mary” was taken to the hospital a few weeks ago for what they thought at first, was a heart attack. She left diagnosed as possibly having Vertigo. Two days later she was admitted with a blood pressure of 230/113 and went into a coma. A CT showed fluid in her brain and she was taken into surgery immediately. The doctor came out and told they had removed the “dead” part of her brain which affects the equilibrium. At best, she probably would never be able to walk again and would not have any coordination skills. He continued to tell us, their concern was being able to even keep her alive. That was less than 2 weeks ago…her facebook status today reads (via her daughter) “Nubs for a hair do. Front and back. Bruises on my arms and bruises on my hand. Partial brain removal. What makes it all worth it? Knowing I have FB family and friends to pull me through it, THANK U! Love “Mary”” Can you say Amen? Unbelievable…not to mention, she took steps on day 10!
I am so proud and love you both very much!!!

So, yeah. Before during and after all of this, I was moving. Kind of had to rearrange a few dates and stuff but it got done, thanks to both my boys and my bestie from Ventura!!! I love you guys! Oh…and me too! →

Oliver…well he’s always in the mix!

This past weekend was exciting…one of my babies turned 27 • TWENTY-SEVEN! I will post more on that tomorrow! Woo-hoo!

There is a light at the end of the tunnel…I just hope it’s not an oncoming train! I have so neglected my site, but life is finally starting to slow down a bit, I hope! With that being said, I share with you another blast from the past! Originally posted February 11, 2008

So my son bought a new car a few months ago. Well, at 21 you CANNOT have a new car without G.P.S. It annoys the heck out of me. I call her Belle and she has absolutely no personality. How did we, ‘in the olden days’ ever find our way around? (barefoot in the snow)

You spend a small fortune for an emotionless voice to tell you where to go, not to mention by the time you enter all the information for Belle to process you could be half way to your destination. Part of me wants to “be hip” so I designed my own device. H.I.P. Heidi’s Ingenious Plan

It’s cheap.
It’s user friendly.
It’s portable, transfer it between your cars in seconds!

How does it work you ask?
You simply attach it (with velcro) to your dashboard facing towards you. It is at eye level, you will never lose your signal, etc…
So now you have made it to your destination but how do you find your way home?

You simply detach from the velcro, flip it upside down and WALA!
Now that’s H.I.P.