How strange it is to be anything at all. —Alice
It is silliness to try and plot the points of your life. Paths wind and bend and turn back onto themselves.
The last few months have been strange.
I quit my new job
David quit his job
David got a new job
I'm unemployed... by choice, sort of
I quit my job because it just wasn't a good fit, which sounds like an interview answer but is the truth. I could have stayed and been miserable for probably a year and kept a responsible looking resume but really what is the point of that?
During the week I was contemplating quitting David had a networking meeting, liked the guy and stumbled into an interview. I quit and a day later David accepted a new job. We were quiet and just listened and felt like this is where we were being guided.
So, what's been going on since February?
Well when you wait your whole life for something and you get it and it isn't what you wanted and you are so so tired and don't have healthcare and don't know how you will pay for car repairs and sit alone in the house where thoughts aren't drowned out my coworkers and work calls...
Things, feelings, crept up on me I wasn't expecting. I slipped. Found myself dealing, again, with depression and anxiety leading me to an unhealthy place.
Right now the best thing for me is to take care of myself and figure out what I want and practicing a little (LOT) of self-care. So I'm not working. And not listening to my inner voice telling me I am lazy, meditating to the idea of freedom - flying in a light blue sky, the kind with wispy brushed clouds - practicing yoga, slowly pealing back some protective layers and trying to remember what Analee used to want and like and laugh about.
It is a wonder how anything happens. Big things and small things are all equal parts random and fate.
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Showing posts with label work. Show all posts
Sunday, April 13, 2014
Thursday, February 20, 2014
it calms me
Sometimes I get writers anxiety, which is kinda like writers block but narcissistic like, "can I do this? I don't even know what I am doing? What were they thinking letting me do this?"
Nothing new for me. In school, at my previous job, I always would sit down at the computer feeling inadequate and paralyzed by a general ACH! feeling. Would write about 3 words and delete it, repeat at least a dozen times.
And always when I am trying to bury that feeling in obsessive application of Softlips or drawing a pyramid doodles.
But what always gets my mind working again is this blog. Telling you a funny story about a cat or embarrassing David with an interpretation of a previous conversation. It maybe small, but it always works. After I click publish, I settle down and get to work.
Anne Lamott writes in Bird by Bird that she conquers this feeling (yay it is normal!) by keeping a 1 inch picture frame on her desk. Her challenge is just to write enough to fill that tiny space. That small box is less overwhelming that the expanse of a blank document.
Blogging is my 1 inch picture frame.
I just need to fill a tiny bit of this space to unlock what lies trapped under heavy chest, racing thoughts and sticky insecurity.
I also listen to Tibetan bowls, which strangely fills the quiet. Next time I'll share my I'm-on-a-deadline playlist which is very heavily weighted with a Batman soundtrack. It works. Really.
Nothing new for me. In school, at my previous job, I always would sit down at the computer feeling inadequate and paralyzed by a general ACH! feeling. Would write about 3 words and delete it, repeat at least a dozen times.
And always when I am trying to bury that feeling in obsessive application of Softlips or drawing a pyramid doodles.
But what always gets my mind working again is this blog. Telling you a funny story about a cat or embarrassing David with an interpretation of a previous conversation. It maybe small, but it always works. After I click publish, I settle down and get to work.
Anne Lamott writes in Bird by Bird that she conquers this feeling (yay it is normal!) by keeping a 1 inch picture frame on her desk. Her challenge is just to write enough to fill that tiny space. That small box is less overwhelming that the expanse of a blank document.
Blogging is my 1 inch picture frame.
I just need to fill a tiny bit of this space to unlock what lies trapped under heavy chest, racing thoughts and sticky insecurity.
I also listen to Tibetan bowls, which strangely fills the quiet. Next time I'll share my I'm-on-a-deadline playlist which is very heavily weighted with a Batman soundtrack. It works. Really.
Monday, August 19, 2013
its a monday
That project I was working on, it was a job. A good job at my company.
And I was going to announce on the blog this week, that I beat out tough competition and got this job and finally I will be doing something I enjoy, that I'm good at and I just can't keep the excitement in any longer....
but I didn't get it.
And kept smiling like fool and saying "well thank you for the opportunity" over and over
I've been working a lot, as a test run, with that department and finishing up projects this morning with my almost colleagues was awkward. She knows that I know and I know she knows I know
and we don't say anything
The few people I told about the lengthy interview process, I had to tell them I was second best, and there was someone with more speech writing experience.
I say I'm proud of myself for trying
It is what it is
and finding some joke to hopefully plug up the tears - dont cry at work dont cry at work
I write the email to my parents "Job Update"
and know they are disappointed just as much as me but
I can't quite manage do anything my parents can brag about
The problem with putting things out on the blog is when stuff falls through you have to explain yourself to the 4 people out there who read this thing
And record the embarrassing failures in your personal history filed under -
Mondays you probably don't want to read about
And I was going to announce on the blog this week, that I beat out tough competition and got this job and finally I will be doing something I enjoy, that I'm good at and I just can't keep the excitement in any longer....
but I didn't get it.
And kept smiling like fool and saying "well thank you for the opportunity" over and over
I've been working a lot, as a test run, with that department and finishing up projects this morning with my almost colleagues was awkward. She knows that I know and I know she knows I know
and we don't say anything
The few people I told about the lengthy interview process, I had to tell them I was second best, and there was someone with more speech writing experience.
I say I'm proud of myself for trying
It is what it is
and finding some joke to hopefully plug up the tears - dont cry at work dont cry at work
I write the email to my parents "Job Update"
and know they are disappointed just as much as me but
I can't quite manage do anything my parents can brag about
The problem with putting things out on the blog is when stuff falls through you have to explain yourself to the 4 people out there who read this thing
And record the embarrassing failures in your personal history filed under -
Mondays you probably don't want to read about
Monday, April 15, 2013
Well...
we have been waiting
stuck in difficult territory - stressed and overwhelmed
lately dp and I have begun to get impatient
discouraged
I really believe that these struggles are refining and grinding our jagged edges and clearly we have quite a lot to smooth. It is because dp and I are both hard headed, stubborn, emotional and apparently slow learners.
Last week was rock bottom - one of those weeks where you are ready to give up
we canceled our Montana trip
terrible drama at work left me burnt out (understatement)
my toe nail fell off
We had been taken to the edge when all of the sudden
I got a promotion!
Not a life changer, but a morsel. A dang tasty morsel. It felt so good to have good news to tell my parents for a change.
To celebrate
Saturday we went to Baybrook Mall to the H&M and giant Forever 21. I warned dp in advance that he would need to be in a easy going mood on Saturday and he tends to freak out when we step foot in any store other than Macy's. But he did great! I found two shells, a blouse, a yellow-striped cardi, and a couple of necklaces. AND I found two dresses for Brynn Leigh at H&M, well I found lots more but only bought two. I could spoil the mess out of that kid...
Then we went to Jurassic Park 3D. I am so used to watching the VHS on a 13 inch television, so it was unbelievable how crisp and clear and excellent sound.
We went home after that. And I had a fever and didn't feel good for some reason and rested.
I felt better the next morning... random. But slept in till 10am.
The kitties were climbing all over me, I figured they missed me, so we had some snugly cuddles time. All four of us got in the guest twin bed. Very often I feel like I need a third kitty, but there was no way another cat could have fit on that pile of people and felines.
We went to Aldi in Pearland. Kind of a drive from our house, but my mom already went and I was curious. It is a tiny little grocery store with just basics, bread, meat, dairy, produce. I would definitely like one in our area.
Hear that Aldi? I write HEB once a year telling them how much our area needs another grocery store. We must have the most Randall's stores in all of Houston.
On the way home we stopped by to say hey to mom & dad. And invited ourselves over for dinner and Game of Thrones.
In the last 4 or five months our weekends usually go like this
sleep
netflicks
frozen pizza
sleep
repeat
Boredom and frustration were overwhelming. Wanting to do so much but not having the money or the energy. It was unbelievably refreshing to DO something this weekend. All of life's problems are not fixed, and we still have a full plate. But getting a little break is what we needed.
stuck in difficult territory - stressed and overwhelmed
lately dp and I have begun to get impatient
discouraged
I really believe that these struggles are refining and grinding our jagged edges and clearly we have quite a lot to smooth. It is because dp and I are both hard headed, stubborn, emotional and apparently slow learners.
Last week was rock bottom - one of those weeks where you are ready to give up
we canceled our Montana trip
terrible drama at work left me burnt out (understatement)
my toe nail fell off
We had been taken to the edge when all of the sudden
Not a life changer, but a morsel. A dang tasty morsel. It felt so good to have good news to tell my parents for a change.
To celebrate
Saturday we went to Baybrook Mall to the H&M and giant Forever 21. I warned dp in advance that he would need to be in a easy going mood on Saturday and he tends to freak out when we step foot in any store other than Macy's. But he did great! I found two shells, a blouse, a yellow-striped cardi, and a couple of necklaces. AND I found two dresses for Brynn Leigh at H&M, well I found lots more but only bought two. I could spoil the mess out of that kid...
Then we went to Jurassic Park 3D. I am so used to watching the VHS on a 13 inch television, so it was unbelievable how crisp and clear and excellent sound.
We went home after that. And I had a fever and didn't feel good for some reason and rested.
I felt better the next morning... random. But slept in till 10am.
The kitties were climbing all over me, I figured they missed me, so we had some snugly cuddles time. All four of us got in the guest twin bed. Very often I feel like I need a third kitty, but there was no way another cat could have fit on that pile of people and felines.
We went to Aldi in Pearland. Kind of a drive from our house, but my mom already went and I was curious. It is a tiny little grocery store with just basics, bread, meat, dairy, produce. I would definitely like one in our area.
Hear that Aldi? I write HEB once a year telling them how much our area needs another grocery store. We must have the most Randall's stores in all of Houston.
On the way home we stopped by to say hey to mom & dad. And invited ourselves over for dinner and Game of Thrones.
In the last 4 or five months our weekends usually go like this
sleep
netflicks
frozen pizza
sleep
repeat
Boredom and frustration were overwhelming. Wanting to do so much but not having the money or the energy. It was unbelievably refreshing to DO something this weekend. All of life's problems are not fixed, and we still have a full plate. But getting a little break is what we needed.
Tuesday, January 15, 2013
write and wrong
I write too much at work
some days I leave and during the jerky ride down the elevator have the feeling I have not completed a single thing throughout the day
I have written sentences for presentations, paragraphs for proposals, thousands of words for corporate to use in a larger document only to find out they did not mention Houston this quarter.
Since my goal is to write for a living, I see the hypocrisy of complaining about how much writing is in my job. the grass is greener. And maybe the dream needs a little revising.
But please excuse me, there is a white paper waiting on my economic projections...
some days I leave and during the jerky ride down the elevator have the feeling I have not completed a single thing throughout the day
I have written sentences for presentations, paragraphs for proposals, thousands of words for corporate to use in a larger document only to find out they did not mention Houston this quarter.
Since my goal is to write for a living, I see the hypocrisy of complaining about how much writing is in my job. the grass is greener. And maybe the dream needs a little revising.
But please excuse me, there is a white paper waiting on my economic projections...
Friday, September 07, 2012
rules
i dont really like to follow rules
it isn't an authority issue - i like leaders. heck i'm for anyone who wants to lead other than me cause i dont wanna
but i dont like people telling me how to do things, tell me what to do, when to do it, but dont tell me HOW no no
this has occurred to me over the years i've tried to cram myself into the corporate world
track your productivity here on this spreadsheet in this 11 point font
punctuation and naming conventions... lets all name our files the exact same way
corporate mandated fun - eat the piece of cake because we got a corporate memo
Travel back with me to Algebra
None of that made sense. And one day I was having a matrix conversation with my tutor
Me- So what is the point of this problem?
Louisa - The point?
Me- The Why?
Louisa - To solve for X
Me- But why? Why am I putting it in a box?
Louisa - To solve for X
Me- :l
Louisa - Ok. Don't think about the why.
But really, why did the Texas Government feel that it was necessary for me to learn that?
Anyways. Corporate America is like that.
Monday, December 27, 2010
dig dig dig till i drop
where i want to be-
floating down the comal
floating down the comal
sleeping on a sunny bed with a pile of kitties
in the car on an implusive adventure
where i am-
in my cube
doing work
smashed up against my heater
crunching year end numbers
Friday, March 05, 2010
its my muse
* Hello Friday!
* I'm sick. Thanks fellow employee. (I should post his name on the internet and shame him publicly for sharing germs, you know who you are. that stupid fist bump.)
* Christi has declared today National Low-Level Employee Appreciation Day. There will be cake. I second the motion.
* Cake makes me happy.
* I had cake last weekend...
* I'm sick. Thanks fellow employee. (I should post his name on the internet and shame him publicly for sharing germs, you know who you are. that stupid fist bump.)
* Christi has declared today National Low-Level Employee Appreciation Day. There will be cake. I second the motion.
* Cake makes me happy.
* I had cake last weekend...
* I have an opportunity to have cake this weekend at my cousin's birthday- but probably won't. There is a travel issue- I haven't mastered teleportation. Working on it.
* Diet? What diet? GIMME CAKE!
cake!
Thursday, March 04, 2010
#2
I can't hold it in any longer- and the announcement was made today...
Doing this...
on the inside...
Friday, October 23, 2009
a spoonful of sugar...
Unfortunately I am not one of the many to get to see Mary Poppins (the broadway show- to clarify um yes i love the movie silly). I am sure it isn't as wonderful as I imagine anyways... :(
LOL Cats
People of Walmart
No, sometimes we need a spoonful of sugar to help us get through the day. And judging by me splitting my pants yesterday, (mortified. don't know how it happened. i swear they aren't that tight) I need a little less real sugar.
I thought I might share some links of 'sugar' I like to sample to help a bad/boring/pants-splitting day a little bit better.
Shall we begin?
Cake Wrecks- When professional cakes go horribly wrong.
I know you are thinking how funny could this be. Seriously enjoyable people. And the writer of the blog has funny captions.
LOL Cats
Everyone loves kittens. Especially kittens that say and do funny stuff.
People of Walmart
We all know how strange Walmart can be. This website has real pictures from Walmart. It is incredible.
Hope my 'sugar' gives you a smile too.
Hope my 'sugar' gives you a smile too.
Thursday, October 08, 2009
calling me...
I answer calls.
I get some pretty weird ones.
Last week...
Caller: I am from 'our company' office in Denver. Mr. So-and-so is in town staying at the Marriott in Sugarland. But there are two, which one is he at?
Me: I am sorry. I am not sure what you need from me.
Caller: I just need to know which one he is staying at.
Me: uhhhhh I'm sorr-
Caller: Whatever.
*click*
I still don't get it. Did she think she was calling the hotel? Or maybe in Denver they keep track of itineraries from other offices. (oh and I shortened that representation of the call, she asked maybe 5 times what hotel he was at)
Today...
Caller: May I speak with Mr. So-and-so?
Me: I am sorry. He is no longer with the company.
Caller: Are you sure?
Me: Yes. He left a year ago.
Caller: Oh has he left the company?
Me: Yes...
Caller: Thank you. Goodbye.
Hmmmm. I kinda just said that...
And my all time favorite that I get about once every couple months, but this one was my particular favorite.
Caller: Yes. May I speak with Mr. (the name of my company)
Me: There is no such person here, that is the name of our company.
Caller: No it isn't! I know him and I would like to speak with him.
Me: I'm sorry. He is the name sake of our company and has been dead for quite some time now.
Caller: Are you sure he is dead?
Me: Whether he is or isn't, he isn't in this office so please have a nice day.
*click*
He really isn't dead we are just told to say that, but since you know him... The company was founded in London in 1773... I am pretty sure he is dead. Sheesh what telemarketers will say to get a sale.
Of course I love the angry calls and by love I mean I don't;
people asking if there are any 'real people' in the office today... (I guess I am not real enough);
are you sure seems to be a common question... yes. yes I am sure;
and lastly the evil telemarketers who just never listen, we are not interested, do I make the decisions about what kind of coffee we buy?... um yes, whatever it takes to get you to hang up.
I get some pretty weird ones.
Last week...
Caller: I am from 'our company' office in Denver. Mr. So-and-so is in town staying at the Marriott in Sugarland. But there are two, which one is he at?
Me: I am sorry. I am not sure what you need from me.
Caller: I just need to know which one he is staying at.
Me: uhhhhh I'm sorr-
Caller: Whatever.
*click*
I still don't get it. Did she think she was calling the hotel? Or maybe in Denver they keep track of itineraries from other offices. (oh and I shortened that representation of the call, she asked maybe 5 times what hotel he was at)
Today...
Caller: May I speak with Mr. So-and-so?
Me: I am sorry. He is no longer with the company.
Caller: Are you sure?
Me: Yes. He left a year ago.
Caller: Oh has he left the company?
Me: Yes...
Caller: Thank you. Goodbye.
Hmmmm. I kinda just said that...
And my all time favorite that I get about once every couple months, but this one was my particular favorite.
Caller: Yes. May I speak with Mr. (the name of my company)
Me: There is no such person here, that is the name of our company.
Caller: No it isn't! I know him and I would like to speak with him.
Me: I'm sorry. He is the name sake of our company and has been dead for quite some time now.
Caller: Are you sure he is dead?
Me: Whether he is or isn't, he isn't in this office so please have a nice day.
*click*
He really isn't dead we are just told to say that, but since you know him... The company was founded in London in 1773... I am pretty sure he is dead. Sheesh what telemarketers will say to get a sale.
Of course I love the angry calls and by love I mean I don't;
people asking if there are any 'real people' in the office today... (I guess I am not real enough);
are you sure seems to be a common question... yes. yes I am sure;
and lastly the evil telemarketers who just never listen, we are not interested, do I make the decisions about what kind of coffee we buy?... um yes, whatever it takes to get you to hang up.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
b-word...
B-O-R-E-D
Everyday I sit at the computer for 9 hours. I stare at Excel. That is my existence. (glamorous. :/)
Here it is a weekend, with all the freedom in the world, Houston is my oyster (what does that mean anyway) and I bored, and drawn to sit at the computer. Ironic.
In response to my drab mood lately I can only say this:
I am destined for something. Not sure what. But I know that mediocrity is not what my life is to be about.
And I am not full of myself, maybe a dreamer (guilty).
As of right now, my life is average... possibly a little less and hence my unsettled feelings. But it seems as though there is a whole world of average people, and some embrace it. Seen here- http://mylifeisaverage.com/index.php
Everyday I sit at the computer for 9 hours. I stare at Excel. That is my existence. (glamorous. :/)
Here it is a weekend, with all the freedom in the world, Houston is my oyster (what does that mean anyway) and I bored, and drawn to sit at the computer. Ironic.
In response to my drab mood lately I can only say this:
I am destined for something. Not sure what. But I know that mediocrity is not what my life is to be about.
And I am not full of myself, maybe a dreamer (guilty).
As of right now, my life is average... possibly a little less and hence my unsettled feelings. But it seems as though there is a whole world of average people, and some embrace it. Seen here- http://mylifeisaverage.com/index.php
MY CHOICE-
to accept a life, still worth living, just less 'special'
OR
follow my heart, where ever it takes me, as I promised myself I would at age 8 on the swing set. I said to myself, I will reach the sky, I can touch the stars with my toes...
Tuesday, June 09, 2009
work is totally getting in the way of my blogging...
Why do we have to work again?
:: In other animal news, Maverick aka Mav, Leah and Michael's kitty has moved to Houston. The doctor thinks Brody's respiratory problems might be that he is allergic to cats. So Leah packed him up and met us in Ft. Worth. He was a very good passenger. And, I am happy to say, has settled in nicely with my mom. Although he misses his family, he wants Brody to feel his best. (yet another reason not to have children. in our house furries come first!)
:: Nemo, our rescued fishy, has passed. He has being floating funny for the last month and had stopped dancing for food. Farewell little fishy. Have a great vacation.
:: In other animal news, Maverick aka Mav, Leah and Michael's kitty has moved to Houston. The doctor thinks Brody's respiratory problems might be that he is allergic to cats. So Leah packed him up and met us in Ft. Worth. He was a very good passenger. And, I am happy to say, has settled in nicely with my mom. Although he misses his family, he wants Brody to feel his best. (yet another reason not to have children. in our house furries come first!)
:: Ok, so here are the pictures from Jeni's baby shower. I was representin' the Navy at this one.
The cute favors.
Ashley, Jeni's sister-in-law made this cute cake!!!
Licking the poopy diaper... ok it was Butterfinger.
The toilet paper game.... she was 12 squares around.
:: I can't get over this little booger. I just love him. And I love that he lets me take pictures of him. Getting a pretty one of Abbey... there is a thrill to the chase.
Thursday, June 04, 2009
tick tock the clock has stopped...
Time is literally standing still at this moment, and not in a good way. This week has been never ending... and just plain bad.
:: Work has been a bear. Luncheons and projects due, and farming out my every second. And I have made some big mistakes, which I hate hate. I just want to do well at my job and have my coworkers appreciate the work I do and cut me some slack when I have a crazy week and mess up. Ugh. Not going to talk about it anymore.
:: Nightmares. Seriously? What is up with that?
:: This feeling of being on a really awful, drama-filled loop. I just want to get off this ride. Even if I don't end up where I want to be.
I am going up to Lewisville this weekend for Jeni's baby shower. I can't believe he is almost here! My mommy is coming with me on the drive; I am going to drop her off at Grammy's. The DFW express is leaving Friday. It will feel really good to drive again. My long distance driving kept me sane, sort of, while I was in Abilene. I miss it.
David is staying in town, all by his lonesome because he has a muster. I know, I thought we were done with this crap too. But he has been given strict orders from me, when approached by recruiters from the reserves, he is only allowed to say "NO!" If they continue to talk he is to plug his ears and run away screaming "La la la la la la la la la!"
Happy June people.
:: Work has been a bear. Luncheons and projects due, and farming out my every second. And I have made some big mistakes, which I hate hate. I just want to do well at my job and have my coworkers appreciate the work I do and cut me some slack when I have a crazy week and mess up. Ugh. Not going to talk about it anymore.
:: Nightmares. Seriously? What is up with that?
:: This feeling of being on a really awful, drama-filled loop. I just want to get off this ride. Even if I don't end up where I want to be.
I am going up to Lewisville this weekend for Jeni's baby shower. I can't believe he is almost here! My mommy is coming with me on the drive; I am going to drop her off at Grammy's. The DFW express is leaving Friday. It will feel really good to drive again. My long distance driving kept me sane, sort of, while I was in Abilene. I miss it.
David is staying in town, all by his lonesome because he has a muster. I know, I thought we were done with this crap too. But he has been given strict orders from me, when approached by recruiters from the reserves, he is only allowed to say "NO!" If they continue to talk he is to plug his ears and run away screaming "La la la la la la la la la!"
Happy June people.
Monday, April 27, 2009
Vacation envy...
I need a vacation. I don't remember my last one, well I do. It was last July, we went to Galveston for a day or two to celebrate our anniversary.
In November we went to Fort Worth for Thanksgiving. In February we went up to Abilene for the boys birthday party. And since then have stayed put.
So all you cruisers, and jet setters... I am jealous. I am just getting pretty excited to have a vacation day in May.
--- ---- --- ---- --- ----
This Friday is my company's "Park Day." It is like a field day for grown ups. (Please envision my lip curling and eyes rolling dangerously far back into my head.)
I am not what you might call athletic nor do I wish to play co-ed sports. Men are so competitive and mean. I have been having anxiety for weeks about this stupid Park Day. Breaking a leg has actually sounded like a pretty good solution to this little problem.
Oh not to mention it takes place in the morning. This must be some deep issue from elementary school, but I hate to exercise in the morning, it makes me nauseous. Being outside early in the morning makes my tummy ache. Pretty much the whole sports with people I don't know makes me want to hurl.
And to make this whole thing worse, it is mandatory. Like you can't even take the day off... yes I tried. Maybe I am going to have to get swine flu...
In November we went to Fort Worth for Thanksgiving. In February we went up to Abilene for the boys birthday party. And since then have stayed put.
So all you cruisers, and jet setters... I am jealous. I am just getting pretty excited to have a vacation day in May.
--- ---- --- ---- --- ----
This Friday is my company's "Park Day." It is like a field day for grown ups. (Please envision my lip curling and eyes rolling dangerously far back into my head.)
I am not what you might call athletic nor do I wish to play co-ed sports. Men are so competitive and mean. I have been having anxiety for weeks about this stupid Park Day. Breaking a leg has actually sounded like a pretty good solution to this little problem.
Oh not to mention it takes place in the morning. This must be some deep issue from elementary school, but I hate to exercise in the morning, it makes me nauseous. Being outside early in the morning makes my tummy ache. Pretty much the whole sports with people I don't know makes me want to hurl.
And to make this whole thing worse, it is mandatory. Like you can't even take the day off... yes I tried. Maybe I am going to have to get swine flu...
Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Rice sock...
Sigh.
I hurt my neck a week ago. It was either on Wednesday or Thursday. I felt ok Thursday morning but started to get a stiff neck.
Then, there is much argue among co-workers/David as to what I actually did, Thursday night after my drive home I become immobile.
Friday I had intense neck pain and shoulder pain which has not subsided. I am out of sick days and time off... so I am at work with a rice sock resting on my neck.
If you call me at work and there are several extra rings I am slowly reaching for the phone.
The doctor gave me drugs. Which has caused some interesting "drunk" incidents here at work.
But I am more frustrated at how sick and injured I have been in the last couple of years. It is like my sick days have exploded and I keep getting hurt. It kinda makes me a little mad. I want to go like 2 months without running off to the doctor. So I think I need prayers for a bubble, just to give myself some time to heal...
That would be nice.
I hurt my neck a week ago. It was either on Wednesday or Thursday. I felt ok Thursday morning but started to get a stiff neck.
Then, there is much argue among co-workers/David as to what I actually did, Thursday night after my drive home I become immobile.
Friday I had intense neck pain and shoulder pain which has not subsided. I am out of sick days and time off... so I am at work with a rice sock resting on my neck.
If you call me at work and there are several extra rings I am slowly reaching for the phone.
The doctor gave me drugs. Which has caused some interesting "drunk" incidents here at work.
But I am more frustrated at how sick and injured I have been in the last couple of years. It is like my sick days have exploded and I keep getting hurt. It kinda makes me a little mad. I want to go like 2 months without running off to the doctor. So I think I need prayers for a bubble, just to give myself some time to heal...
That would be nice.
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Mini post...
So busy at work and at home! David is doing so well in school and things are wrapping up in the semester. The calm before the storm.
We are plowing ahead with the client holiday party at work... it takes up so much time... and space in my inbox, wading through RSVPs. Sigh.
A dear woman, Beverly Koonce, passed away on Sunday. She was a woman God, classy and generous to the core. Too often it seems we must say goodbye to dear sweet people.
We are plowing ahead with the client holiday party at work... it takes up so much time... and space in my inbox, wading through RSVPs. Sigh.
A dear woman, Beverly Koonce, passed away on Sunday. She was a woman God, classy and generous to the core. Too often it seems we must say goodbye to dear sweet people.
Tuesday, November 11, 2008
Vets, Mac and a Stinky Fridge....
Things have been busy at work this past week... (not that I write these on their time)
:: It is Veterans Day today. This is the first year that I have had a veteran husband. He got a little excited about having a holiday. I called him a lazy bum. (jokingly) He said "I am not a bum! I don't beg people for money." "Yes you do. Every Tuesday and Thursday." David's part time job is at the call center for U of H. So if you are an alum... watch out. David is a top caller, he will get your money. :)
But seriously. I am proud of our armed forces doing jobs I could never do, believing in something and being willing to stake their life on it. Thanks all you vets out there.
:: Out of order but I think I should tell the stinky fridge story. It is no secret that I am the lowest rung on the to tum pole at work right now. So I get all the jobs no one else wants to tackle. That includes reformatting spreadsheets, updating and correcting the databases, fixing copiers and cleaning out the refrigerators (we have 3).
Well for the past 3 weeks the large fridge was really stinky. I cleaned it out several times to no avail. Last Friday I was voluntold to take everything out and really just get rid of everything. So I began cleaning each shelf.
I found...
*a jar of mayo from 2005, surprising considering we haven't been in this space but for a year and a half. eewww
*a liquefied bag of salad. American mix. The liquid was pink. :(
*THE CULPRIT! a lunchbox with a Tupperware container in a plastic sack... only to be described as disgusting, putrid, brown liquid. Yeah.
:: Little elephant Mac died last night at the Houston zoo. I had the pleasure of seeing Mac when we went in October. Poor little guy was only 2 and still considered a baby. In honor of Mac, my zoo pictures.
:: It is Veterans Day today. This is the first year that I have had a veteran husband. He got a little excited about having a holiday. I called him a lazy bum. (jokingly) He said "I am not a bum! I don't beg people for money." "Yes you do. Every Tuesday and Thursday." David's part time job is at the call center for U of H. So if you are an alum... watch out. David is a top caller, he will get your money. :)
But seriously. I am proud of our armed forces doing jobs I could never do, believing in something and being willing to stake their life on it. Thanks all you vets out there.
:: Out of order but I think I should tell the stinky fridge story. It is no secret that I am the lowest rung on the to tum pole at work right now. So I get all the jobs no one else wants to tackle. That includes reformatting spreadsheets, updating and correcting the databases, fixing copiers and cleaning out the refrigerators (we have 3).
Well for the past 3 weeks the large fridge was really stinky. I cleaned it out several times to no avail. Last Friday I was voluntold to take everything out and really just get rid of everything. So I began cleaning each shelf.
I found...
*a jar of mayo from 2005, surprising considering we haven't been in this space but for a year and a half. eewww
*a liquefied bag of salad. American mix. The liquid was pink. :(
*THE CULPRIT! a lunchbox with a Tupperware container in a plastic sack... only to be described as disgusting, putrid, brown liquid. Yeah.
:: Little elephant Mac died last night at the Houston zoo. I had the pleasure of seeing Mac when we went in October. Poor little guy was only 2 and still considered a baby. In honor of Mac, my zoo pictures.
Mac's Mom
Thursday, October 16, 2008
Time for a rest...
I have a great blog planned about our fun weekend. But this week has been so busy.
Monday and Tuesday were hard days at work. I was busy with a press luncheon that takes a lot of planning, setting up and cleaning up. I am still tired. But the exciting thing is my dad is always invited to our press luncheons and he got to come up to my office!
Wednesday night we went to Target and I got the kitties a costume... I know I know. It is crazy to dress them up. But I swear they know it makes me laugh and take the torture happily. Or maybe they know if they just sit there they will get a treat. :) Pictures to come.
Looking forward to Friday as usual. David and I are going to the museum this weekend! I am excited about that.
I have been very tired this week. Probably due to all the rain. I will have a nice pretty blog with pictures and a movie soon!!!
Monday and Tuesday were hard days at work. I was busy with a press luncheon that takes a lot of planning, setting up and cleaning up. I am still tired. But the exciting thing is my dad is always invited to our press luncheons and he got to come up to my office!
Wednesday night we went to Target and I got the kitties a costume... I know I know. It is crazy to dress them up. But I swear they know it makes me laugh and take the torture happily. Or maybe they know if they just sit there they will get a treat. :) Pictures to come.
Looking forward to Friday as usual. David and I are going to the museum this weekend! I am excited about that.
I have been very tired this week. Probably due to all the rain. I will have a nice pretty blog with pictures and a movie soon!!!
Wednesday, October 08, 2008
Early Rising...
I left early this morning to be at work early and let some workmen into our office... early.
Ok. Maybe that was seemingly an over exaggeration, well, it was. I had to be here 15 minutes early at 730. In my mind if you need to be there 15 minutes early you leave 15 minutes early. Too early. I got to work at 655, but sat in the car and did my make up till 725.
Normally I spend a little more than half of my drive in the dark. Today I got to see our beautiful skyline twinkling. The medical center, downtown and reliant park and even the galleria/greenspoint all lit up. It was gorgeous. I made it to the Pierce right as the sky was turning light blue in the east with a small line of yellow. It reflected off the buildings. So pretty.
Something I never would have seen if I didn't leave early.
There are so many opportunities to see beauty out there if you take a look around.
P.S.- A small confession: All the twinkling lights put me in a happy mood and I listened to more Christmas Carols. I know! This is bad. I am supposed to wait for Thanksgiving day after the parade when we decorate.
Ok. Maybe that was seemingly an over exaggeration, well, it was. I had to be here 15 minutes early at 730. In my mind if you need to be there 15 minutes early you leave 15 minutes early. Too early. I got to work at 655, but sat in the car and did my make up till 725.
Normally I spend a little more than half of my drive in the dark. Today I got to see our beautiful skyline twinkling. The medical center, downtown and reliant park and even the galleria/greenspoint all lit up. It was gorgeous. I made it to the Pierce right as the sky was turning light blue in the east with a small line of yellow. It reflected off the buildings. So pretty.
Something I never would have seen if I didn't leave early.
There are so many opportunities to see beauty out there if you take a look around.
P.S.- A small confession: All the twinkling lights put me in a happy mood and I listened to more Christmas Carols. I know! This is bad. I am supposed to wait for Thanksgiving day after the parade when we decorate.
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