My apologies for the lack of posting this week, I haven't had anything interesting to say! No news on the job front. Hopefully something will happen in the next few days. I should probably get Smokey and Giada to practice their pole dancing, just in case.
I'm headed to Lufkin this weekend for no good reason at all.... just want to enjoy a relaxing weekend with the fam! I didn't get scheduled to work at BBW since I've worked so much during the week. Plus, I'm not sure when I'll be back again, spring tends to fill up pretty fast.
Today at my personal training session Sam made me run at a 9 mph pace on the treadmill. I think that should be illegal. He is determined to make me run faster. On the bright side, we discovered that I'm starting to get some definition in my abs! I've noticed a line kind of forming down the center of my stomach and apparently what I thought was just my ribs sticking out is the beginning foundation of the six-pack abs I've always wanted, woohoo!
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Sunday, January 25, 2009
Wake-up Kitty
Do you find yourself having trouble getting out of the bed each morning? Do you constantly hit snooze on your alarm? Have I got the solution for you! Wake-up Kitty! For the low, low price of FREE, Smokey the wake-up kitty can be YOURS!
Now, you might be wondering, just how does this wake-up kitty work? She doesn't pounce on you to let you know that it's time to get up... that would just be plain mean. No, instead she subtly hints to you that it might be in your best interest to awake. She accomplishes this by attacking the photo of your family that sits on your bedside table (she must have REALLY not liked Lufkin... because she only began doing this after Christmas). She will also knock your make-up bag off of the bathroom counter, scattering the contents. And she'll even throw in your jewelry box for good measure. You didn't really mind if your diamond earrings and expensive watch got strown all over the bathroom, right? She will even help remind you that it's time to take out the trash when she knocks over the contents of your bathroom trash can and disperses it all over the room. And, she will accomplish all of this before 8:30 am on a Sunday morning. Consider yourself LUCKY!
On another side note, for about the millionth time, my 85 year old Great Aunt Catherine called my mom complaining that my cell phone wasn't working. I've had my cell phone number for about 8 years now, and have no intention of ever getting it changed. However, anytime Catherine decides she needs to call me, she has problems getting the number to work. My mom called me and had me call her, and as she's telling me about how my phone wasn't accepting calls I asked her what number she dialed. She rattles off a number that she has circled in her address book next to my name and it's a number I've never heard before in my life. This probably wouldn't be worth mentioning, but it seriously happens once every two to three months. I gave her my cell phone number, again, and this time she put a star next to it. Apparently her address book is just a mess and she's trying to sort through all of it. I guess it is a mess when you just randomly write in numbers for loved ones. We had a good laugh.
Now, you might be wondering, just how does this wake-up kitty work? She doesn't pounce on you to let you know that it's time to get up... that would just be plain mean. No, instead she subtly hints to you that it might be in your best interest to awake. She accomplishes this by attacking the photo of your family that sits on your bedside table (she must have REALLY not liked Lufkin... because she only began doing this after Christmas). She will also knock your make-up bag off of the bathroom counter, scattering the contents. And she'll even throw in your jewelry box for good measure. You didn't really mind if your diamond earrings and expensive watch got strown all over the bathroom, right? She will even help remind you that it's time to take out the trash when she knocks over the contents of your bathroom trash can and disperses it all over the room. And, she will accomplish all of this before 8:30 am on a Sunday morning. Consider yourself LUCKY!
On another side note, for about the millionth time, my 85 year old Great Aunt Catherine called my mom complaining that my cell phone wasn't working. I've had my cell phone number for about 8 years now, and have no intention of ever getting it changed. However, anytime Catherine decides she needs to call me, she has problems getting the number to work. My mom called me and had me call her, and as she's telling me about how my phone wasn't accepting calls I asked her what number she dialed. She rattles off a number that she has circled in her address book next to my name and it's a number I've never heard before in my life. This probably wouldn't be worth mentioning, but it seriously happens once every two to three months. I gave her my cell phone number, again, and this time she put a star next to it. Apparently her address book is just a mess and she's trying to sort through all of it. I guess it is a mess when you just randomly write in numbers for loved ones. We had a good laugh.
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
...And then a cat peed on my bed.
It was an awful weekend. Terrible. Completely crap-tastic.
I was pulled into some drama that I wasn't prepared for. I have been asked not to go into the goury details on the world wide web, so I will spare everyone from the specifics. I will just say that my Saturday night and Sunday afternoon were not spend how I planned: going out with friends and playing a little tennis with Bunker. Instead, I got to make a stop at the hospital and enjoyed some quality time with five of Austin's finest.
On Sunday evening I found myself completely emotionally drained. In a short period of time I found myself experiencing a wide variety of emotions: fear, frustration, anger, sadness, relief, and just a sense of being completely overwhelmed.
I did learn two very important lessons this weekend. First, no matter how hard you want to help someone and no matter how much you love them, you can't help someone that doesn't help themselves and you can't make them understand that you love them if they aren't willing to accept that. I also learned that I have some amazing friends who are ready to drop anything (even date night) to be there for me. I am very fortunate to have such a source of support in my life.
I have no idea what is to come from the events of this weekend, but I can only hope for the best.
And to top it all off? One of the cats peed on my bed Saturday night. At least it was on the other side of the bed and I just stuck my foot in it instead of completely rolling over onto it. And the cats are just lucky I have no idea which one of them did it (though if I had to bet, I'd say Smokey).
On this historic day, I am thankful that I live in a country where every adult citizen has the ability to participate in the process to choose our leaders. I am thankful that the transition of change in these leaders is done so peacefully and not by force or violence. I am thankful for those who are concluding their service to our country and wish nothing but the best for those who are beginning that service.
I was pulled into some drama that I wasn't prepared for. I have been asked not to go into the goury details on the world wide web, so I will spare everyone from the specifics. I will just say that my Saturday night and Sunday afternoon were not spend how I planned: going out with friends and playing a little tennis with Bunker. Instead, I got to make a stop at the hospital and enjoyed some quality time with five of Austin's finest.
On Sunday evening I found myself completely emotionally drained. In a short period of time I found myself experiencing a wide variety of emotions: fear, frustration, anger, sadness, relief, and just a sense of being completely overwhelmed.
I did learn two very important lessons this weekend. First, no matter how hard you want to help someone and no matter how much you love them, you can't help someone that doesn't help themselves and you can't make them understand that you love them if they aren't willing to accept that. I also learned that I have some amazing friends who are ready to drop anything (even date night) to be there for me. I am very fortunate to have such a source of support in my life.
I have no idea what is to come from the events of this weekend, but I can only hope for the best.
And to top it all off? One of the cats peed on my bed Saturday night. At least it was on the other side of the bed and I just stuck my foot in it instead of completely rolling over onto it. And the cats are just lucky I have no idea which one of them did it (though if I had to bet, I'd say Smokey).
On this historic day, I am thankful that I live in a country where every adult citizen has the ability to participate in the process to choose our leaders. I am thankful that the transition of change in these leaders is done so peacefully and not by force or violence. I am thankful for those who are concluding their service to our country and wish nothing but the best for those who are beginning that service.
Wednesday, January 14, 2009
Ten
Ten.
That's the number of books I've read SINCE CHRISTMAS. Obviously, I've got way too much free time on my hands! Of course, this would be much more impressive if this was classical literature. Or thought provoking literature. Or political. Or current events. But it hasn't been. It's all been chic lit/young adult. I figure in my position of having almost no work-life and absolutely no love-life, I need all of the warm and fuzzy and living vicariously I can get!
So here's what I've read, sorted by author... since there have only been 3 of them:
Ann Brashares:
Girls in Pants, The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
Forever in Blue, The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
These were the last two books of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. I read the books after watching the movies, they were so cute! Each of the books actually made me cry, which is rare.
Wendy Markham:
Slightly Settled
Slightly Engaged
Slightly Married
Slightly Suburban
I read her first book in this series, Slightly Single a few months ago... and LOVED it. I even made Andrea read it. I had no idea that I had stumbled upon a series until I picked up Slightly Suburban at Target last weekend. I figured the author just had a thing with the word Slightly and didn't realize until about half way through the book that it was part of a series. Slightly Engaged was a little obnoxious, but the rest have been really good.
Emily Griffin:
Something Borrowed
Something Blue
Baby Proof
Love the One You're With
After absolutely adoring Something Borrowed and Something Blue, I went ahead and read every other book that Emily Griffin has written, and was not disappointed.
So, anyone got any suggestions as to what I should read next? I know I have some avid readers following my blog... And feel free to throw me for a loop with something a little more challenging than chic lit, haha!
Had an interview this afternoon. They had me interview with 6 people total! I really liked everyone and like the opportunity, so think good thoughts. I'm supposed to hear something next week.
That's the number of books I've read SINCE CHRISTMAS. Obviously, I've got way too much free time on my hands! Of course, this would be much more impressive if this was classical literature. Or thought provoking literature. Or political. Or current events. But it hasn't been. It's all been chic lit/young adult. I figure in my position of having almost no work-life and absolutely no love-life, I need all of the warm and fuzzy and living vicariously I can get!
So here's what I've read, sorted by author... since there have only been 3 of them:
Ann Brashares:
Girls in Pants, The Third Summer of the Sisterhood
Forever in Blue, The Fourth Summer of the Sisterhood
These were the last two books of the Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants series. I read the books after watching the movies, they were so cute! Each of the books actually made me cry, which is rare.
Wendy Markham:
Slightly Settled
Slightly Engaged
Slightly Married
Slightly Suburban
I read her first book in this series, Slightly Single a few months ago... and LOVED it. I even made Andrea read it. I had no idea that I had stumbled upon a series until I picked up Slightly Suburban at Target last weekend. I figured the author just had a thing with the word Slightly and didn't realize until about half way through the book that it was part of a series. Slightly Engaged was a little obnoxious, but the rest have been really good.
Emily Griffin:
Something Borrowed
Something Blue
Baby Proof
Love the One You're With
After absolutely adoring Something Borrowed and Something Blue, I went ahead and read every other book that Emily Griffin has written, and was not disappointed.
So, anyone got any suggestions as to what I should read next? I know I have some avid readers following my blog... And feel free to throw me for a loop with something a little more challenging than chic lit, haha!
Had an interview this afternoon. They had me interview with 6 people total! I really liked everyone and like the opportunity, so think good thoughts. I'm supposed to hear something next week.
Saturday, January 10, 2009
The car wash
Yesterday after I finished a grueling 4 mile run (for January, it was freakin' HOT outside!), I decided it was time for the Civic to get a car wash. I don't take very good care of my car, and probably wash it at most, 3 times a year. It had been a long time since the Civic had a bath, and I felt it was earned after hitting the 250,000 mile mark earlier this week.
I make it a habit to go through the automatic car wash for many reasons, but the most important being that I suck at washing cars. I always have. Back in the days when the Civic was new and a car wash occurred more like every 2 weeks than every 2 years, someone would always stop me from washing my car and take over the duties for me... it was that bad. Can you imagine Jay or my mom actually volunteering to wash my car because I'm just that bad at it?
Last spring I encountered an interesting problem with my car. I drove from my apartment to Bunker's to meet him for tennis on Saturday morning and when I arrived at his house my car door wouldn't open. It just jammed. I was forced to crawl across the passenger's seat anytime I entered or exited my car. The next time I found myself at home, it took my Dad, Uncle Jerrell, Jay, and Scott a good two hours of work trying to get the door to open and they had no luck. When we took my car to S&W, the guy ended up having to break the window in order to get access to the jammed part of the door. You might be wondering why I've told you this story, and this is why....
As I'm sitting in my car watching the water swoosh across the my front window suddenly I was pelted with water from my driver's side window. I was very shocked by this and definitely almost jumped into the passenger's seat. I pushed the window button up, assuming I had just not rolled it up all of the way the last time I used it, but that was not the case. Upon further examination I realized that they didn't fit the window right when they installed the new one. There's a good centimeter crack in the upper left corner of the window! I had noticed that outside noise had gotten louder when I drove on the highway, but I just figured my car was old, these things happen.... never in my life did I imagine that I was driving down the road with a window that wasn't completely sealed shut. So I guess you all know what is getting looked at first thing the next time I drive into the Lufkin city limits!
Went for an 8 mile run this morning with my running friends. Headed to see Bride Wars in a bit with my roommate and Andrea, and tonight I'm going to a resume party! Some of my Capitol friends are having a pre-Session bash and since with the new Speaker a few of them are out of jobs, it's byob and byor... couldn't hurt ; ) (By the way I heard on Friday that my most promising interview is going to be scheduled for Wednesday, I'll keep y'all posted!)
I make it a habit to go through the automatic car wash for many reasons, but the most important being that I suck at washing cars. I always have. Back in the days when the Civic was new and a car wash occurred more like every 2 weeks than every 2 years, someone would always stop me from washing my car and take over the duties for me... it was that bad. Can you imagine Jay or my mom actually volunteering to wash my car because I'm just that bad at it?
Last spring I encountered an interesting problem with my car. I drove from my apartment to Bunker's to meet him for tennis on Saturday morning and when I arrived at his house my car door wouldn't open. It just jammed. I was forced to crawl across the passenger's seat anytime I entered or exited my car. The next time I found myself at home, it took my Dad, Uncle Jerrell, Jay, and Scott a good two hours of work trying to get the door to open and they had no luck. When we took my car to S&W, the guy ended up having to break the window in order to get access to the jammed part of the door. You might be wondering why I've told you this story, and this is why....
As I'm sitting in my car watching the water swoosh across the my front window suddenly I was pelted with water from my driver's side window. I was very shocked by this and definitely almost jumped into the passenger's seat. I pushed the window button up, assuming I had just not rolled it up all of the way the last time I used it, but that was not the case. Upon further examination I realized that they didn't fit the window right when they installed the new one. There's a good centimeter crack in the upper left corner of the window! I had noticed that outside noise had gotten louder when I drove on the highway, but I just figured my car was old, these things happen.... never in my life did I imagine that I was driving down the road with a window that wasn't completely sealed shut. So I guess you all know what is getting looked at first thing the next time I drive into the Lufkin city limits!
Went for an 8 mile run this morning with my running friends. Headed to see Bride Wars in a bit with my roommate and Andrea, and tonight I'm going to a resume party! Some of my Capitol friends are having a pre-Session bash and since with the new Speaker a few of them are out of jobs, it's byob and byor... couldn't hurt ; ) (By the way I heard on Friday that my most promising interview is going to be scheduled for Wednesday, I'll keep y'all posted!)
Thursday, January 8, 2009
An offer...
While the offers for real live paying jobs seem to be scarce at the moment, job offers for volunteer positions seem to be no problem at all. Lucky me.
I got a call earlier today from the nominating committee of my DAR chapter. I feel like a very bad DAR member since I hadn't realized we had elected a nominating committee and most certainly didn't realize they'd be meeting sometime soon. It wasn't too surprising that they offered to let me stay on as First Vice Regent or any other position besides Regent that I wanted. I chose to stay at First Vice Regent, so far it's been a pretty easy gig. Martha even discussed ways to expand my duties the next two years, so should be fun. I like my chapter, and I like my ladies, and I'm happy to serve. I just wish I'd get an offer to do a job for a position that actually pays a salary!
With each passing day I get a little more panicky about my career outlook. I know this is silly, but I can't help it... when you don't have much to do you've got LOTS of free time to worry. And we all know patience has never been my strong suit, throw in my nact for making people lose all capabilities of operating a telephone, and you see what we're dealing with here. So keep thinking good thoughts and crossing all available appendages, and prayers wouldn't hurt, either.
On a side note, Eric's surgery went well and I am confident that he is going to be jibber jabbering in absolutely no time!
Oh, and PS. ~ Go Gators!
I got a call earlier today from the nominating committee of my DAR chapter. I feel like a very bad DAR member since I hadn't realized we had elected a nominating committee and most certainly didn't realize they'd be meeting sometime soon. It wasn't too surprising that they offered to let me stay on as First Vice Regent or any other position besides Regent that I wanted. I chose to stay at First Vice Regent, so far it's been a pretty easy gig. Martha even discussed ways to expand my duties the next two years, so should be fun. I like my chapter, and I like my ladies, and I'm happy to serve. I just wish I'd get an offer to do a job for a position that actually pays a salary!
With each passing day I get a little more panicky about my career outlook. I know this is silly, but I can't help it... when you don't have much to do you've got LOTS of free time to worry. And we all know patience has never been my strong suit, throw in my nact for making people lose all capabilities of operating a telephone, and you see what we're dealing with here. So keep thinking good thoughts and crossing all available appendages, and prayers wouldn't hurt, either.
On a side note, Eric's surgery went well and I am confident that he is going to be jibber jabbering in absolutely no time!
Oh, and PS. ~ Go Gators!
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
Happy 2009!
So maybe my New Year's resolution to be to blog more? You'd think being semi-unemployed would give me more time to write here, but I guess not.
No new developments on the job front. A few other possibilities have opened up, but it's still kind of the waiting game. Everyone is getting settled from the holidays and trying to gear up for the craziness that is Session that will convene next week. I'm thankful for all of my friends who are currently crossing every appendage for me... I appreciate you more than you will ever know!
Lots going on with the fam. Jerrell had his hernea surgery yesterday. It ended up being more extensive than they had anticipated, but I am told everything went well. Eric goes in tomorrow to get tubes put in his ears. We are all hopeful that this will help with his ear infections and lead him to saying more words. Thoughts and prayers are always appreciated! Oh, and supposedly Brad lives in Austin now. My mom and I don't necessarily believe that, but I guess I won't be completely shocked if he shows up on my door step at some point.
I intend to write a blog to kind of re-cap 2008, but I'm having trouble wrapping my head around everything that has occurred. Good, bad, indifferent... it was quite a year with lots of happenings!
No new developments on the job front. A few other possibilities have opened up, but it's still kind of the waiting game. Everyone is getting settled from the holidays and trying to gear up for the craziness that is Session that will convene next week. I'm thankful for all of my friends who are currently crossing every appendage for me... I appreciate you more than you will ever know!
Lots going on with the fam. Jerrell had his hernea surgery yesterday. It ended up being more extensive than they had anticipated, but I am told everything went well. Eric goes in tomorrow to get tubes put in his ears. We are all hopeful that this will help with his ear infections and lead him to saying more words. Thoughts and prayers are always appreciated! Oh, and supposedly Brad lives in Austin now. My mom and I don't necessarily believe that, but I guess I won't be completely shocked if he shows up on my door step at some point.
I intend to write a blog to kind of re-cap 2008, but I'm having trouble wrapping my head around everything that has occurred. Good, bad, indifferent... it was quite a year with lots of happenings!
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