Things that Amuse Me

Things have been very busy. I am still in school and working at my new job (started in November). When you also take into account that I am hopelessly addicted to Facebook, I hardly have time for anything.

I have started a design blog over the past few days as a part of a project for school. It is pretty good for me though since it forces me to find resources online about design and I am learning so much!

Madhatter will be happy to know that I am actually going somewhere tomorrow and will be completing the March assignment.

I will try to do better about posting...I promise. In fact, this blog needs a facelift. Maybe I should show off some of the things I have learned in school?????

I am a weather geek...but not just any form of weather excites me. I have this morbid fascination with Tropical Systems. When the tropics heat up, I get this excitement that is just sick!

It is not that I want a direct hit to obliterate a town. It it the excitement of watching it grow and build and get closer. I can't explain it.

I have gone through about 15 hurricanes of varying strengths and they honestly scare me. But the events leading up to it...gets me real excited! All of the preparation, tracking the storm, waiting for the next update and watching the updates on TWC...

Maybe it is because it is a break from the normal routine...not sure. But it is Hurricane season and it is starting to heat up!!!

I had my girls this weekend and we went to see Beauty and The Beast at the local youth theater. I enjoyed the show but enjoyed watching them just as much. This was their first live show and they both just loved it.

We went out to eat before hand and then went to the show.

It was a great "girls night out"!

Despite the craziness of my week, I am finally allowing myself to enjoy the great thing that happened to me this week. I got the job that I really wanted. Now the job that I do is something that I have a great passion for. And now that I am almost finished getting organized, I can dig in and enjoy it.

I apologize for whining all week about my job. This change has been very stressful and this blog is my release. The company structure is still changing but I think that the parts that directly impact me are over....I hope.

I am eager for the weekend and I plan on relaxing.

So, 2 things happened yesterday...one good and one not good.

My friend was laid off...not good and I feel horrible. I was given the Marketing Coordinator position...very good and a goal of mine. It is hard to feel really happy about this accomplishment because of what happened to make that position a possibility.

I am trying really hard to enjoy the accomplishment because I have worked hard for it. The way that it happened is not my fault and I had nothing to do with it at all.

So, today will be a tough day as everyone finds out that she is gone. I have to go through all of her files and get organized. So, I am off to my busy day.

I have been slack at posting the past few days. Not going in until 10 am is taking some getting used to. It works pretty well since I am working the door at the club and not getting home until early morning. Atleast I am not dead on my feet tired all day.

I really don't have anything to really talk about though. Life is pretty boring right now. I so want to go away for a weekend and get away from it all. I guess I just need to figure out how to spice things up a bit.

Oh well, that is a thought for another day.

Yesterday, just as I was leaving work, the sky looked so bad. The closer I got home, the worse it looked. I took this picture on my way home (yes, I was driving!)...it looked a little scary. Of course, not a single drop of rain fell until I was almost home! I am just glad that the storm wasn't as bad as it looked like it might be.



On another note, my kids come back from their summer trip to my mother's house. This is always an adventure because they have spent weeks there and it takes about 2 weeks to get them to behave! They start summer camp on Monday and I really hope that they have a good time.

I have also found a tutor for my youngest daughter. This is something that I am very excited about. Since her dad and I decided to keep her in the 3rd grade, I wanted to give her some extra help. I just don't think that repeating the stuff is the sole answer and that unless something different is done, she will always struggle. I want her to have a good school year since she has struggled every year including kindergarten. I honestly think that having some one on one time to work on the things that she stuggles with may be really good for her. Her dad doesn't agree with me but I do not care. I will take her to the tutor on the evenings that I have her. What is he going to do...take me to court because I got her a tutor? LOL

Thanks for putting up with my disjointed rambling today! Have a good weekend!

I woke up this morning to the news that George Carlin died. So, in true George Carlin fashion, I think that we need to have a moment of obsenity out of respect for him. *#?*#$@

The weekend was a good one. I seemed to get a lot of things done. I cleaned the house, went grocery shopping and I finally finished the website for the club. Go ahead, check it out.... www.stageshhi.com Let me know what you think and if you have any suggestions, I am open to them.

My mind has been so preoccupied since last Friday. Out of all of the thinking I have been doing, one question seems to be coming to the surface.

DOES "NEVER" REALLY MEAN "NEVER"?

The majority of the time a person says that they will NEVER do something...more often than not they end up doing it. But is there ever a time with NEVER really means NEVER? Is it possible to close yourself off to the possibilities so much that you really mean it?

Is it really fair to close your heart and mind off to that degree? I don't understand why a person would really want to limit their options in life.

Sorry for the rambling...I just have a lot on my mind to sort out and decisions to make.

Over the past few years, I have changed a lot. Every now and then something small happens that really shows me how far I have come.

First, let me take you back to what I used to be. I was always an outgoing person but I had no confidence in myself at all. I had no sense of what clothes looked good on me...I did nothing to take care of myself. Honestly, I had stopped being the typical girl along time ago.

In my journey to better myself, I had some help from my dearest of friends. He has a great sense of style and knows how to be drop dead honest with me without crushing me completely. He was and is my my shopping buddy. For along time, I would NEVER go shopping without him. He taught me what looks good on me, he had to practically force me to start getting my nails done (lol). As a result, I started treating myself better. My confidence skyrocketed. The image I had of myself changed dramatically. When I walk in a room, I don't hold my head down anymore.

In the past few weeks, several things have happened that just made me realize how far I have come and how much I have grown as a person.

Just over a week ago, I went shopping with my sister. I was picking out clothes and she just kept commenting on how dressy the clothes were. I just looked at her like she was nuts. They were Capri pants and blouses...dressy? Then it hit me. My definition of casual has completely changed. Before, casual meant jeans and a t-shirt. Now my casual is nothing like that. I only own 2 pair of jeans and t-shirts are only worn around the house or if I go to a race! As we were shopping, I noticed I was doing something that I had never done before...I was looking for shoes and purses to go with my outfits!!!! WTF???? I am finally a girl! LOL So, that day ended with 4 outfits that were perfect, 2 purses and 3 pair of shoes.

Then, this weekend, I went shopping again. (no, I am not a shopaholic...I just lost weight and desperately need clothes). I got the best outfit. But this time, I also decided to treat myself a little and had my nails done and got a pedicure.

This is more than a shopping trip rundown. This is a symbol of how far I have come. In the past couple of years, I have grown into a vibrant, confident woman. I have just started doing things for myself that I should have been doing for a very long time.

Many of you may think this is all a bit silly. But I think it is a sign that I have finally discovered ME!

The day has been crazy and I have not had time to pull up the weird news for the week.

I had to go to the Dr. with my oldest daughter for her foot. She has splintered the 5th metatarsal in her left foot. She has to be in a walking shoe until July 1...fortunately, she will be able to take it off to go swimming. At least her summer is not totally ruined.

I am so glad that it is Friday. The only fun thing that I have planned this weekend in getting caught up on the pile of laundry. Sounds fun, huh?

I don't think I am going to go to the club tonight...I am just in the mood to sit back and do nothing. It has been an emotionally exhausting week and I am still tired from my trip last weekend. Having some chill out time sounds so good!

Last night was the finale to American Idol. Admittedly, I didn't watch this season because frankly I don't have the time to sit and watch TV very often. But I do tend to watch the last shows of popular programs.

So, last night I was set to watch and what do I hear? STATIC Through the entire show there was nothing but STATIC. You could watch but not hear. I was angry and can only imagine the anger of the folks that watched the entire season.

Then after the show was over, the 10 pm news came on with an apology for the technical problems. OMG! They must have gotten some nasty calls for that to have been the top story. I don't think that the apology was enough though!

This is not the first time that this station has dropped the ball. They did it for the Daytona 500 also....now that REALLY PISSED ME OFF! Everyone that knows me...knows better than to mess with my ability to watch the race.

So, channel 10...get your act together!