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Sunday, January 23, 2011
odd
so, i just took a quiz to find my "decorating style", because i'm not certain of all the types/styles out there and i'm not certain what category(ies) that i fit into, i only know that i like something when i see it. anyhow, i took this quiz on-line at thehomestylist and it classified me as folksycountry. wha? i don't see that at all!!! am i missing something? just because i like old furniture/antiques if you will, doesn't mean i'm country, does it? i like the LINES of old furniture, from EVERY era, mod, victorian, art deco....ugh. don't get me wrong,i like a lot of aspects of folksy type decor too, the sort of mismatched looks with beautifully placed clutter works well when someone knows what they're doing...but country, not me. no how, no way, not me. never.
today's thought
i'm thankful for sunday mornings. because sunday mornings my husband always makes breakfast and coffee and serves me while i'm still in bed. he then joins me and we lounge in bed drinking coffee and eating whatever deliciousness he has made. it's great quality time and very, very sweet of him.
Saturday, January 22, 2011
direction, purpose and strength
goodness. it's really been some time since my last post, but i assure you it is with good reason.
i guess i should start this post out with the obvious, the new year, new things to accomplish. i looked at last january's post and noticed a lack of this post, so i've nothing to compare it to which in most instances is a good thing.
1) spend more quality time with brent, on a romantical level, but also on that hang-out friendship level. after all, we did start out as friends.
2) try to be thankful and acknowledge a new and different thing/aspect of my life everyday. - who knows i may even turn this into a daily/weekly post. today i am thankful for my my mother nature, it is simply a beautiful day, clear skies and dare i say, breathable air!?!?
3) have more patience with myself, and others. those of you who know me best, know that my time schedule moves much faster than most, sometime to my detriment.
4) be happy, i mean really happy with my body, but not to make this an obsession. now that i've done one half-marathon and have another on the horizon, i am no longer afraid of running and in fact, I quite enjoy it. i've begun to eat very very well sun-fri, thus allowing the opportunity to eat horribly on saturdays. because of these changes, my weight and body have changed, for the better. so this year, i want to tone-up, and maybe be able to wear bikini bottoms when b and i finally take our honeymoon/2-year anniversary trip this october. the key for me is finding the balance of must do this vs. borderline obsession with it.
5) learn and absorb as much knowledge at my new job as possible. polish/perfect my good managerial skills and learn new and improved ones as well. i want my employees to be as happy with me as i am with them. i want to be able to find that perfect balance of motivation and direction, without interfering with their natural ability to come up with keen ideas and innovations of their own.
6) decide already! about having a baby, that is, one day it's "yes, we must have one" and the next it's "i cannot imagine having one more thing in my/our lives to have to do or deal with!" so yeah, thats a pretty heavy decision, one not to be taken lightly.
7) mend broken fences. i feel that perhaps there are relationships i have or had, that have suffered due to ignorance, stubbornness, stupidity or plain old selfishness, either on my part or the part of the other party, sometimes even both parts. i'd like to be able to open myself up to these people again, if they'd have me. i have a flaw in that i love people to a fault, but i can only take so much, so much lying, drama, bs, one-sidedness and when i've had enough i just cut you out. it's just easier than acknowledging that this person is a bad friend or is not good for me or that i may not be the best judge of character. but i need to realize that maybe sometimes I am the bad friend/person/character. the trick to number seven is knowing how to take the first step, see for me the fear is that while i've been contemplating, missing, and wondering about them, they still want nothing to do with me. so is it better to stay hidden and unhurt, or better to lay it all out there and say it was worth a try?
8) spend more time with the ladies in my life. i know we say this all the time, but i mean it. i realize that life can and does get in the way, but it doesn't have to, if we are a priority to one another (and you are to me!) then it's just a matter of finding the best time, and once every three months is better than never at all!
9) church. i've been debating, for some time now about attending church services. but i've grown so tired of the hypocrisy and looking down their noses at me. but the fact of the matter is, i need some direction and purpose in my life, and i feel that church can give that to me. my friend jill and her husband and child attend church, and it's a church they rave about, i'm hoping to make it out there soon to judge for myself.
10) volunteer work. yes, i'm already very busy, as are most folks. but again, i need some direction and purpose in my life, and this is a good way to go about it. giving back truly does feel good, and its good for society as a whole. marx may have been right about conflict bringing on change, but parsons was right about the fact that order in society is needed and there can be no order when people are suffering. so i'd like to find a way to help in that regard.
that is all. perhaps i'll return tomorrow with my thankful post.
i guess i should start this post out with the obvious, the new year, new things to accomplish. i looked at last january's post and noticed a lack of this post, so i've nothing to compare it to which in most instances is a good thing.
1) spend more quality time with brent, on a romantical level, but also on that hang-out friendship level. after all, we did start out as friends.
2) try to be thankful and acknowledge a new and different thing/aspect of my life everyday. - who knows i may even turn this into a daily/weekly post. today i am thankful for my my mother nature, it is simply a beautiful day, clear skies and dare i say, breathable air!?!?
3) have more patience with myself, and others. those of you who know me best, know that my time schedule moves much faster than most, sometime to my detriment.
4) be happy, i mean really happy with my body, but not to make this an obsession. now that i've done one half-marathon and have another on the horizon, i am no longer afraid of running and in fact, I quite enjoy it. i've begun to eat very very well sun-fri, thus allowing the opportunity to eat horribly on saturdays. because of these changes, my weight and body have changed, for the better. so this year, i want to tone-up, and maybe be able to wear bikini bottoms when b and i finally take our honeymoon/2-year anniversary trip this october. the key for me is finding the balance of must do this vs. borderline obsession with it.
5) learn and absorb as much knowledge at my new job as possible. polish/perfect my good managerial skills and learn new and improved ones as well. i want my employees to be as happy with me as i am with them. i want to be able to find that perfect balance of motivation and direction, without interfering with their natural ability to come up with keen ideas and innovations of their own.
6) decide already! about having a baby, that is, one day it's "yes, we must have one" and the next it's "i cannot imagine having one more thing in my/our lives to have to do or deal with!" so yeah, thats a pretty heavy decision, one not to be taken lightly.
7) mend broken fences. i feel that perhaps there are relationships i have or had, that have suffered due to ignorance, stubbornness, stupidity or plain old selfishness, either on my part or the part of the other party, sometimes even both parts. i'd like to be able to open myself up to these people again, if they'd have me. i have a flaw in that i love people to a fault, but i can only take so much, so much lying, drama, bs, one-sidedness and when i've had enough i just cut you out. it's just easier than acknowledging that this person is a bad friend or is not good for me or that i may not be the best judge of character. but i need to realize that maybe sometimes I am the bad friend/person/character. the trick to number seven is knowing how to take the first step, see for me the fear is that while i've been contemplating, missing, and wondering about them, they still want nothing to do with me. so is it better to stay hidden and unhurt, or better to lay it all out there and say it was worth a try?
8) spend more time with the ladies in my life. i know we say this all the time, but i mean it. i realize that life can and does get in the way, but it doesn't have to, if we are a priority to one another (and you are to me!) then it's just a matter of finding the best time, and once every three months is better than never at all!
9) church. i've been debating, for some time now about attending church services. but i've grown so tired of the hypocrisy and looking down their noses at me. but the fact of the matter is, i need some direction and purpose in my life, and i feel that church can give that to me. my friend jill and her husband and child attend church, and it's a church they rave about, i'm hoping to make it out there soon to judge for myself.
10) volunteer work. yes, i'm already very busy, as are most folks. but again, i need some direction and purpose in my life, and this is a good way to go about it. giving back truly does feel good, and its good for society as a whole. marx may have been right about conflict bringing on change, but parsons was right about the fact that order in society is needed and there can be no order when people are suffering. so i'd like to find a way to help in that regard.
that is all. perhaps i'll return tomorrow with my thankful post.
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
so many updates so many changes.
First, I celebrated my last day at former place of employment on 10/08/2010. While I’d only been at that law firm for about a year, I’d been with that employer for over 10 years. I don’t miss working in that environment, but I do miss some of the people. Working with people for that long, people tend to become part of your family, heck a few of them were at BOTH of my weddings, ha! Another thing I noticed shortly after starting my new job, was that I’m not in a bad mood nearly as much, the days of me coming home crying have ceased, AND I really do believe that for women, there is a hormone when you are stressed that makes you bloated, because two weeks after leaving I was out of the 150’s and fitting into my size 8’s.
Next, the hubby and I celebrated our one year anniversary. In a fashion that was a perfect summary of our first year – we had a beautiful restaurant picked out – though they failed to inform us that the main dining room was booked and thus we’d be served dinner while in the attic, very VC Andrews. Though to be fair, the attic served as an “art gallery” of sorts, so we were surrounded by various forms of tribal art and a desk with a PC and a phone, which kept ringing and the speaker phone kept buzzing. The food was amazing, and the service, despite being in the nosebleed seats was wonderful as well. We then made an impromptu trip to a club, it was all very “night at the roxbury” but fun nonetheless and all in all, a perfect beginning to our second year of marriage. I couldn’t be happier and more in love if I tried. I’ve come to realize that I am so so very lucky (though I know I don’t act like that all the time, nor do I remember how lucky I am all the time) – regardless, I am truly so lucky. My husband is truly my other half, my counterpart, my lighthouse, my puzzle piece and in the game of life, he is my blue peg. Thank you B, thank you for a wonderful first year of marriage, for a wonderful 5 years and I look forward to the rest of our lives together. I just have one thing to ask, please do not make me sit through another brain surgery. Thanks.
Moving on to the new job – it’s great. I’m still learning many aspects of the job, as well as the different ways to manage. The things I find wonderful is that we have a great team of staff members, they really want to do well and want to see things get back on track. I have to admit it’s a bit scary not having the safety net of a big company, or the job security that I always had with K, but I’m so happy that I took the leap. I only hope that I continue to feel this way.
Lastly, it’s time for my annual school update. This semester is almost over, thank goodness! I took 4 classes again, and that with the job moved proved to be a bit more than I originally anticipated, regardless I’m sticking it out! I’ve registered for next semester, again taking four classes – Minorities in America, Deviance & Social Control, Sociology of Culture and Human Resource Management – one is an online course and another is a Saturday class (ugh!). These classes sound so interesting, but also sound like A LOT of reading!!! After completing this semester I will have only one year left of classes, unless I can somehow manage to do 4 classes in the summer and 5 in the fall, which is doubtful. Anyhow, the best news is this, I’ve been asked to join Pi Gamma Mu – the International Honor Society in Social Sciences!!! My mom and B are going to be so proud.
Anyhow, sorry for the lack of previous blogs and the length of this one, I’ll try to do better from here on out.
Next, the hubby and I celebrated our one year anniversary. In a fashion that was a perfect summary of our first year – we had a beautiful restaurant picked out – though they failed to inform us that the main dining room was booked and thus we’d be served dinner while in the attic, very VC Andrews. Though to be fair, the attic served as an “art gallery” of sorts, so we were surrounded by various forms of tribal art and a desk with a PC and a phone, which kept ringing and the speaker phone kept buzzing. The food was amazing, and the service, despite being in the nosebleed seats was wonderful as well. We then made an impromptu trip to a club, it was all very “night at the roxbury” but fun nonetheless and all in all, a perfect beginning to our second year of marriage. I couldn’t be happier and more in love if I tried. I’ve come to realize that I am so so very lucky (though I know I don’t act like that all the time, nor do I remember how lucky I am all the time) – regardless, I am truly so lucky. My husband is truly my other half, my counterpart, my lighthouse, my puzzle piece and in the game of life, he is my blue peg. Thank you B, thank you for a wonderful first year of marriage, for a wonderful 5 years and I look forward to the rest of our lives together. I just have one thing to ask, please do not make me sit through another brain surgery. Thanks.
Moving on to the new job – it’s great. I’m still learning many aspects of the job, as well as the different ways to manage. The things I find wonderful is that we have a great team of staff members, they really want to do well and want to see things get back on track. I have to admit it’s a bit scary not having the safety net of a big company, or the job security that I always had with K, but I’m so happy that I took the leap. I only hope that I continue to feel this way.
Lastly, it’s time for my annual school update. This semester is almost over, thank goodness! I took 4 classes again, and that with the job moved proved to be a bit more than I originally anticipated, regardless I’m sticking it out! I’ve registered for next semester, again taking four classes – Minorities in America, Deviance & Social Control, Sociology of Culture and Human Resource Management – one is an online course and another is a Saturday class (ugh!). These classes sound so interesting, but also sound like A LOT of reading!!! After completing this semester I will have only one year left of classes, unless I can somehow manage to do 4 classes in the summer and 5 in the fall, which is doubtful. Anyhow, the best news is this, I’ve been asked to join Pi Gamma Mu – the International Honor Society in Social Sciences!!! My mom and B are going to be so proud.
Anyhow, sorry for the lack of previous blogs and the length of this one, I’ll try to do better from here on out.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
finally, its happened to me
After months, really over a year of looking for a job on the DAILY - I have found one. And one that is on my career path! I couldn't be more excited and scared to death!
Since accepting the position and putting in my two weeks' notice, the seriousness and overwhelming fear has set in. What if I fail, what if I have over-valued my expertise and abilities and I fall flat on my face!?!?! The fear of entering an entire new world, that I know very little about. It's a fear that I'm sure is within anyone upon moving jobs and careers, let alone one that they've been in for over 10 years!
Of course, I have no choice but to break through this fear and face it head on! And I am trying, hard to do that, mostly because I really don't know what I'm getting into and won't until I get there. Until then it's books like First Time Manager and Office Manager for Dummies will be occupying what spare time I have.
Since accepting the position and putting in my two weeks' notice, the seriousness and overwhelming fear has set in. What if I fail, what if I have over-valued my expertise and abilities and I fall flat on my face!?!?! The fear of entering an entire new world, that I know very little about. It's a fear that I'm sure is within anyone upon moving jobs and careers, let alone one that they've been in for over 10 years!
Of course, I have no choice but to break through this fear and face it head on! And I am trying, hard to do that, mostly because I really don't know what I'm getting into and won't until I get there. Until then it's books like First Time Manager and Office Manager for Dummies will be occupying what spare time I have.
Thursday, September 9, 2010
modest mouse
i'm all for freedom of speech. i believe it and i realize that it is difficult to pick and choose just what is considered free speech. in these times, there is hate speech (racial or against GLBT), and sexual harassment in the form of speech and one that is most definitely not spoken of too often is religious hate speech. though, now, it seems to be on every news station and every paper in the country, because one man, one church believe that it is their right to burn the religious book of another faith. what happened to equality for all? and not labeling an entire group of people as extremists because of what a very small percentage of people of that same religion have previously done? if this is how we practice things here, than by that same logic there should be no male catholic priests, ever, because they are ALL child molesters, right? and all baptists ministers are thieves all steal from their congregation. and all mormons practice polygamy, right? OBVIOUSLY we know these things NOT to be true! so, why can we as a nation give other religious leaders and religions that are considered "home based religions" the benefit of the doubt and understand that a few to don't mean many, and definitely do not mean all, but we seem unable to do this for the muslim religion? why?
no one in this nation would stand for the burning of the bible or the book of mormon, correct? so, how it is acceptable for the burning of the qur'an?
a few other things i'd like to point out:
it's not even a mosque they want to build in NYC, it's a freakin' community center! pretty much the equivalent of a YMCA.
the muslim faith and it's followers are NOT all extremist in nature!
doing things like this is just going to make us look more ignorant and intolerable than we already do. it will just make things worse. can we not put the matches down and come sit down at the table and act like grown-ups?!?!?! this country came about because of the want and desire for freedom of religion, well that and not wanting to pay taxes. but still, the freedom of religion is a pretty big foundation of our nation.
president obama said - "If he's listening, I hope he understands that what he's proposing to do is completely contrary to our values as Americans. That this country has been built on the notion of freedom and religious tolerance." - couldn't have said it better myself.
no one in this nation would stand for the burning of the bible or the book of mormon, correct? so, how it is acceptable for the burning of the qur'an?
a few other things i'd like to point out:
it's not even a mosque they want to build in NYC, it's a freakin' community center! pretty much the equivalent of a YMCA.
the muslim faith and it's followers are NOT all extremist in nature!
doing things like this is just going to make us look more ignorant and intolerable than we already do. it will just make things worse. can we not put the matches down and come sit down at the table and act like grown-ups?!?!?! this country came about because of the want and desire for freedom of religion, well that and not wanting to pay taxes. but still, the freedom of religion is a pretty big foundation of our nation.
president obama said - "If he's listening, I hope he understands that what he's proposing to do is completely contrary to our values as Americans. That this country has been built on the notion of freedom and religious tolerance." - couldn't have said it better myself.
Thursday, September 2, 2010
you spin me right round
Yup, 31 years ago today, I was born. It's been a crazy year, first the wedding, then the holiday's then B got laid off, then the medical issue and we are here again. So I decided to take a trip down memory lane, review my post from last year and see how far (ahead or behind) I've come.
Last year at this time I was focusing on the wedding and all the activities around that. Well those went beautifully.
Last year I had 22 classes remaining, today I'm at 13 (not including the 4 I'm taking this semester)! I did indeed bump my hours up from 9 to 12 and took both summer sessions. I am still hoping to be done in December 2011, but that will require me taking 5 classes one semester, and 4 in the summer, I just do not know if I can do that. I am going to try, but if I can't, I know I'll be done in May of 2012.
This time last year, I was training for my first half-marathon. Well, I did it, it took me 3 hours and 10 minutes. AND I signed up for another one, back into training and doing between 3 and 4 miles 4 times a week, plus some strength training twice a week. I did get a bike a Fuji 2.0, though I've not really had much of a chance to ride it, so the MS-150 will be out for at least another year. BOO!
I was also looking for a new job last year, that hasn't changed. I'm still looking and hoping that something will pan out soon.
Last year at this time I was focusing on the wedding and all the activities around that. Well those went beautifully.
Last year I had 22 classes remaining, today I'm at 13 (not including the 4 I'm taking this semester)! I did indeed bump my hours up from 9 to 12 and took both summer sessions. I am still hoping to be done in December 2011, but that will require me taking 5 classes one semester, and 4 in the summer, I just do not know if I can do that. I am going to try, but if I can't, I know I'll be done in May of 2012.
This time last year, I was training for my first half-marathon. Well, I did it, it took me 3 hours and 10 minutes. AND I signed up for another one, back into training and doing between 3 and 4 miles 4 times a week, plus some strength training twice a week. I did get a bike a Fuji 2.0, though I've not really had much of a chance to ride it, so the MS-150 will be out for at least another year. BOO!
I was also looking for a new job last year, that hasn't changed. I'm still looking and hoping that something will pan out soon.
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