And didnt get any better.
I'm headed to the bath, to try and soak the dumb-ness of today away.
love love love.
(and bubbles)
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Today started like this:
And didnt get any better.
I'm headed to the bath, to try and soak the dumb-ness of today away.
love love love.
(and bubbles)
Monday, May 17, 2010
Listy Listy List-ish...
If you didnt know this about me yet, I love lists. And list making. I find it helps me to be both creative and organized at the same time. (i am so effecient)
1. This past weekend my Aunt Maryan and Uncle Otis were in town to celebrate my brother and my graduations. They are some of the most interesting and generous people I know, and I am so blessed to have them in my life. Thursday night we all went to dinner at the Pointe Tapatio, a restaurant called A Different Pointe of View. It's spectacular food, and my Uncle has the best taste in wine. mmmm (The vanilla bean creme bruelle bears mentioning=yumm)
2. Shopping Friday morning (early)with Shonda and my Aunt for "interview outfits." I can now show up to an interview looking like business appropriate hotness.
3. Which in fact, is what I had to do today, as I had an interview for an exciting position with an agency that does social work with families along with CPS here in the city. The interview went well, and I already know someone who works there, so I'm hopeful about it. There's room for movement eventually, and they have a good foster program that I would like to be involved with eventually.
4. I started painting yesterday. Bought some canvas and basic paints and brushes. Came home and started what Spencer calls "The Mist." I think its going to be a water scene, maybe a faint ghosty pirate ship...hard to say. I'll post photos when its done.
5. Spencer is a serious trooper. I was in the worst mood yesterday, and he endured without even a grumble. He's a keeper. (-:
Alright, love love love.
(thats the best kind of list)
1. This past weekend my Aunt Maryan and Uncle Otis were in town to celebrate my brother and my graduations. They are some of the most interesting and generous people I know, and I am so blessed to have them in my life. Thursday night we all went to dinner at the Pointe Tapatio, a restaurant called A Different Pointe of View. It's spectacular food, and my Uncle has the best taste in wine. mmmm (The vanilla bean creme bruelle bears mentioning=yumm)
2. Shopping Friday morning (early)with Shonda and my Aunt for "interview outfits." I can now show up to an interview looking like business appropriate hotness.
3. Which in fact, is what I had to do today, as I had an interview for an exciting position with an agency that does social work with families along with CPS here in the city. The interview went well, and I already know someone who works there, so I'm hopeful about it. There's room for movement eventually, and they have a good foster program that I would like to be involved with eventually.
4. I started painting yesterday. Bought some canvas and basic paints and brushes. Came home and started what Spencer calls "The Mist." I think its going to be a water scene, maybe a faint ghosty pirate ship...hard to say. I'll post photos when its done.
5. Spencer is a serious trooper. I was in the worst mood yesterday, and he endured without even a grumble. He's a keeper. (-:
Alright, love love love.
(thats the best kind of list)
Tuesday, May 4, 2010
Inventions
I just saw a commercial for a "brand new hand soap device". This new modification on the old way of pumping soap into you hand now allows you to get soap pumped directly into your hand-hands free. The selling point during the whole commercial is that this new "hands free" way cuts down on all those nasty germs just lurking on the soap dispenser. Now you dont have to actually touch the soap dispenser, cause LORD knows, you dont want all those germs on your hands all day.
There's just one problem with that-RIGHT after you touch the soap pump, YOU WASH YOUR HANDS.
Meaning you wash off all (or most) of those germs.
The fact that this product made it all the way through marketing to commercials just proves that people will buy anything.
There's just one problem with that-RIGHT after you touch the soap pump, YOU WASH YOUR HANDS.
Meaning you wash off all (or most) of those germs.
The fact that this product made it all the way through marketing to commercials just proves that people will buy anything.
Tuesday, April 27, 2010
Tuesday bloody Tuesday.
Today (so far) consists of:
1. Up early after a late night to go sign papers for the new job on Thursday.
2. TB test at the Urgent Care center near me, which means I had an early morning run in with a needle. Now usually, when confronted with a needle (in the morning or not)I tend to vomit or pass out, or a combination of both. But this morning, I was determined. I gave myself a pep-talk in the car before heading in to the office, and said, "Self, you are NOT a wuss. Only wussy baby-face lame-os faint at a tiny little needle. And since you are bad ass, you will NOT faint/puke today." And guess what? I didn't. My charming powers of persuasion are so powerful that they even work on myself.
3. Came home and ate 4 tacos. I was hugely ravenous when I finally got home after having nothing but coffee all day, but admittedly, 4 tacos may have been a little much. Not long from now I'll be wallowing on the couch with a taco belly. Even so, I regret nothing.
Murphy and I hope you're having a happy Tuesday. (-:
1. Up early after a late night to go sign papers for the new job on Thursday.
2. TB test at the Urgent Care center near me, which means I had an early morning run in with a needle. Now usually, when confronted with a needle (in the morning or not)I tend to vomit or pass out, or a combination of both. But this morning, I was determined. I gave myself a pep-talk in the car before heading in to the office, and said, "Self, you are NOT a wuss. Only wussy baby-face lame-os faint at a tiny little needle. And since you are bad ass, you will NOT faint/puke today." And guess what? I didn't. My charming powers of persuasion are so powerful that they even work on myself.
3. Came home and ate 4 tacos. I was hugely ravenous when I finally got home after having nothing but coffee all day, but admittedly, 4 tacos may have been a little much. Not long from now I'll be wallowing on the couch with a taco belly. Even so, I regret nothing.
Murphy and I hope you're having a happy Tuesday. (-:
Monday, April 26, 2010
Yaay Capitalism!
I am now an employee of the City of Peoria!
I'll be working with kids again, and SO excited. I really believe working with kids in any capacity is similar to non-prof work-it helps the future society as a whole, if you do it right. The non-prof job hunt continues, but for now, I am once again a contributing member of society again!
Hooray for happy Mondays.
Love love love.
(its non-prof work at its best)
I'll be working with kids again, and SO excited. I really believe working with kids in any capacity is similar to non-prof work-it helps the future society as a whole, if you do it right. The non-prof job hunt continues, but for now, I am once again a contributing member of society again!
Hooray for happy Mondays.
Love love love.
(its non-prof work at its best)
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Good news!
I had a very very good interview yesterday. But in the interest of not jinxing it, that is all the info you get. (-: I'll let you all know more when I get more info.
Secondly, I think I am going to start volunteering again (on my own, not with a group). I think I'll be with Home Base Youth Services, cleaning for them and maybe eventually making relationships with some of their youth. I'm pretty excited about it.
The weather is very oddly chilly out today for April in Phoenix. (no lie-I'm wearing a hoodie!) Hopefully it will be nice for the road trip Spencer and I have planned for tomorrow-up to Jerome and through lots of little towns in between. I'm real excited to go, and he is real excited to take the new FJ Cruiser out on the road. **Sidenote: we've been trying to think of a name for the FJ. So far, Spencer's got the winner with "Cruise-ella DeVille." It's witty, and the FJ is black and white, so it's perfect. (and a good Disney ref) I'll take tons of photos and post some up later this week.
ALso, my mortality has hit me square between the eyes this week, but in hopes of keeping this a positive post, I will save those thoughts for another time.
For now, love love love.
(it's the best thing you can leave behind)
Secondly, I think I am going to start volunteering again (on my own, not with a group). I think I'll be with Home Base Youth Services, cleaning for them and maybe eventually making relationships with some of their youth. I'm pretty excited about it.
The weather is very oddly chilly out today for April in Phoenix. (no lie-I'm wearing a hoodie!) Hopefully it will be nice for the road trip Spencer and I have planned for tomorrow-up to Jerome and through lots of little towns in between. I'm real excited to go, and he is real excited to take the new FJ Cruiser out on the road. **Sidenote: we've been trying to think of a name for the FJ. So far, Spencer's got the winner with "Cruise-ella DeVille." It's witty, and the FJ is black and white, so it's perfect. (and a good Disney ref) I'll take tons of photos and post some up later this week.
ALso, my mortality has hit me square between the eyes this week, but in hopes of keeping this a positive post, I will save those thoughts for another time.
For now, love love love.
(it's the best thing you can leave behind)
Friday, April 16, 2010
Rejection
(**warning!: Dear reader, I feel obligated to warn that I am not my normal perky self today. So if you are reading in hopes of sunshine and smiles, you may want to redirect quickly to the nearest pro-bunny webpage. Perhaps here.)
"At the present time, ______________ has no available positions, please check back later."
Or even better:
"After carefully reviewing your resume, we do not think you are the right fit for our current needs."
I am getting very frustrated, and in my frustration I typically do one of a few things:
A. Clean obsessively
B. Cry
C. Work out
D. Drink
E. Write
F. Vent to Laney
As of now, the only things on that list I have yet to do today is cry and drink. And since the house is now sparkling clean, my legs are sore from the work out, and poor Laney is having a rough day of her own, I am on my way to the bathtub, most definitely with a glass of wine.
Maybe it is time to take my resume to someone to have it looked over. And perhaps it is time to start putting together writing samples to send to editors. And after all of those options are exhausted, if I am still jobless, perhaps it will then be time to cry.
"At the present time, ______________ has no available positions, please check back later."
Or even better:
"After carefully reviewing your resume, we do not think you are the right fit for our current needs."
I am getting very frustrated, and in my frustration I typically do one of a few things:
A. Clean obsessively
B. Cry
C. Work out
D. Drink
E. Write
F. Vent to Laney
As of now, the only things on that list I have yet to do today is cry and drink. And since the house is now sparkling clean, my legs are sore from the work out, and poor Laney is having a rough day of her own, I am on my way to the bathtub, most definitely with a glass of wine.
Maybe it is time to take my resume to someone to have it looked over. And perhaps it is time to start putting together writing samples to send to editors. And after all of those options are exhausted, if I am still jobless, perhaps it will then be time to cry.
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