Monday Moment....

Today was the first day of the second phase of new job training. 44 of us were squeezed into one room. Yea. Of the stuff covered, it was stuff I already knew. So the day dragged. Oh, did I tell you that so many folks in the room, that spots with a PC were gone. And I was one of those folks....tomorrow is another day.
Stay tuned.

Middle of...

First day of new job. Right now, it is all about just reading and learning the other 30 folks in the class. The kicker of the day, was the trainer came up to me. I was at lunch and sat at the counter, all into doing a couple emails from my phone.  Long short, the trainer said she could not read my face. I just smiled. Told her it has taken alot of practice. The trainer sighed and said needs to practice more! 

Stay tuned.

Roses on the side of my house this afternoon. I think my lawnmower guys cut the bush back, because I have never seen so many blooms. This bush actually had one lone bloom in November. The lady, who lived in this house, with her husband, for over 40 years and raised her 3 boys here, loved her flowers.  I have 4 rose bushes, plus other flowers and plants I have NO clue what they are. I need to learn how to take better care of them!
Outside of  pretty blooms--today is the last day of my stay-cation. Yep. back to work tomorrow. The beauty of going back to work tomorrow is a NEW JOB awaits. A promotion at that. 
In the meantime, I am going to pet a cat and catch up on some TV. I better remember to NOT sleep in tomorrow. :)
Stay tuned. 

Two Days

Two more WORK days, and I am done with this job!

Did I tell you?

I applied and received a promotion for a new job,

In another department.

Oh my goodness-I am thrilled beyond compare!

The last four professional years have been

Topsy turvy turn real deep down and I was at my wit's end.

Now, things are on the upswing.

Two more WORK days!

All good.

Think A Bit

I tell ya, I am FRIED tonight! Today was Day 4 of our 3 week training. All whipped we were at day's end. Why? Tis our first time in the foray of the systems we will soon be using.

OH MY! Yes, it gave itself root for ice cream tonight. It was fun, and we all were helping each other--but it also showed us we got a ways to go. Our trainers are both quite good--although one needs to loosen up a bit. Wears his thoughts all over his face. I thought it was just me that thought that.

Nope. He's a nice guy, but the other trainer is more at ease and fun and makes the boring-est stuff fun.

Anyhoo--to be past all that, got my paper done and turned in for my college course, got trash by the curb, doing American Idol and will dig into my Blue Bell Strawberry and Homemade Vanilla Ice Cream.

Life is good.

One of the girl's last night sang "Think" on American Idol. Her last note was the best. She did her best, yet the Queen Aretha does "Think" a bit more better...

Idol Time

I'm addicted to American Idol. Yet, feeling a little bored because nobody really HIT me. I do like Big Mike, but I like a bit deeper, strong voice. Jermaine Sellers--just would like him to do better. Casey --oh MAN--yea, I liked him until tonight. Looked on stage he did, but that song! Naw, not feeling that--however there was...

Lee Dewyze. I really didn't see or hear what the judges saw in him--until tonight. Lew came up a few steps, while Casey slide on down. Lee. LOVE his voice. And ain't to bad look at either--especially the dreamboat eyes. Lee's the the dark horse in my Idol tally. I don't really like tattoos on guys, but maybe just maybe...

After all that, made it thru another day of training class. Think I'll really like this. Tired. Gonna down a couple spoonfuls of Blue Bell Ice Cream. Pet a cat, head to bed and dream still about my novella and pie business...

All is good.

Marvelous

It's March!

Just days away from my fave season: SPRING!

And just 38 days from my birthday...and yes, do sound the trumpets!

Honestly, my Monday now slows down. Didn't get as much sleep as I wanted last night, due to eagerness to start the new job today. Rainstorm caused my power to go out about 4:30AM. I knew that because my alarm system beeps to tell me something is wrong. Yea, I wanted to shoot the alarm box...

Let me say, first day of new job was MARVELOUS! No joke. Trainers kept my attention all day. All of us felt good as we walked out. I'm now in the mortgage area and will work on Short Sales--one step above foreclosure. After all that, I turned in the last of my first week's school assignments tonight and await Week 2's lot.

Fed the cats. Fed the birds. Now I'm gonna feed me some Blue Bell Banana Nut Ice Cream. You gotta try this stuff because it's ..

YUMMY YUM YUM my day is done. :)

What Are You Reading?

Folks know I like to read. Granted, I don’t seem to finish books in a speedy enough fashion, like, let’s say: Harry Potter V or what is IV? I didn’t finish one of them prior to the movie release, just like I am, right now with VI. I digress. Anyway, I DO like to read, and there is one story that a chapter has come to a close, VI years in the making.

Movie Man accepted the new job offer and begins on March 2nd. Granted I am so thrilled for him! And I’m honest to say, sad for me. I re-read the pages of this chapter from Movie Man and me. Some good pages, some not so good—especially the blanks ones. Those translate into the days and weeks we didn’t utter a single word to each other for whatever reason. When we fought---well, we fought. That only child, stubborn, I AM right kinda thing going on. Learned a lot during those pages—good and not so good.

Sure, we’ll still be chums. How can we not? Racquetball, Burger Island, the Boofay, movies, and even the Cheesecake Factory (and Movie Man just said “Really?” when he read that!) will still be there. I mean, who else will bust their arm carrying my basket around Half Price Books and know to find me in the Clearance Section? However, the comfort in the knowledge that other was just across a giant room, if needed, disappears.

Movie Man and I sat back to back, for pretty much close to III years. We bonded over movies and books. I was amazed (and still am) a friendship blossomed with somebody who was born III months after I graduated from high school. It wasn't easy, and even now can be a work in progress. But then good relationships are.

When my illness came on, in February 2006, Movie Man swears I left him. Maybe so. Yet I didn’t apply for somebody to do their job and crack my chest open. :) I digress. Anyway, while I was in the hospital, Movie Man came in one day and announced a job, in another department, but still on our floor, had opened up. Should he apply? By the time I came back, from my leave of absence, in May 2006, Movie Man finally landed that job. So the adjustment of not being back to back had to be smoothed out. We still had comfort in the knowledge the other was close at hand. That feeling will remain for a more days.

Waterproof mascara will be worn on the day this chapter's final words are scripted.

Comfort in the knowledge the book continues.

I am blessed.

A Day

one day closer to Movie Man leaving me. Not in a bad way. In a good way...for him. Movie Man had a good interview today. Proud of him. Know he sparkled. Happy for him, kinda yuck for me It's that whole patience thing I have to remember. It's all in His time. Not mine. That really is the kicker. I am better than I was in the past. Some folks, who read this blog may disagree. :)

Oh well.

On the bright side. I headed for my Poke today. That's what I call my Coumadin check-due to having the mechanical mitral valve in my heart. I tick. Did you know? When it's real quiet, you can hear me. Anyhoo, the Coumadin check is to see if my blood is too thick or too thin. Vitamin K affects Coumadin aka green stuff like broccoli or spinach. Today I was right in the middle of my range. 3.0. So I don't have to go back for another month. Glad. Through this whole ordeal, I've not had one major setback. Very Glad.

And since we're in February, it's when I start to reflect how my life changed in February 2006, February 27 to be exact. The day paramedics carted me to the ER. I spent all day and all night, and nobody knew where I was. Left the hospital on March 24, 2006--scar and all. Movie Man picked me up. Took me to Wal-mart so I could buy groceries. I drove that little cart and ran over everybody. I digress, plus I was scared to even THINK about spinach or broccoli, cause the nutritionist told me 'avoid it at all costs' because of the Coumadin. I didn't buy any that day.

Took me six months to finally get OVER that. Brings me today. I'm consistent in my Vitamin K eating. Don't think twice. Your body needs em. Just need to be consistent. Today, I'm in my range. Feel good. Cardiologist says, my valve works great, my heart itself works great, and she knows all is well with me. Even tho Movie Man might leave me, that's OK--it's time for him to move on. He'll just owe me a burger at the best burger place in Dallas: Burger Island! :)

On this day I'm very, very glad.

So You Try

To be patient. Ain't your best characteristic. You're grateful to have a job, yet not the job you want to be grateful for. One of your buds, Bucket (who has been your computer guy for anything you've asked him and says he wonders if you'll invite him to Burger Island again) leaves a week from Friday. And you think another chum, Movie Man may follow suit. Now you know Movie Man reads this blog and he will say, "You don't know that." Let's just cut to the chase, yes you do.

Back to the matter at hand. So what about you? You think of the positives. How you are truly blessed. How He got you up this morning. How He got you through this day. You remember how He said he would rescue you as long as you promised to give Him all your troubles. And all you had to do was give Him glory (That's from Psalms 50:15 if you thought it sounded familiar).

Yet you still wonder, "When is it my time?"

When He says it is.

Patience.