Well folks, it's been quite a while since I've posted and numerous events have occurred in my life. Here is a brief synopsis of the past couple of months.
I turned a quarter of a century.
I found out my employee is quitting.
My cat, banjo got sick. He was diagnosed with feline leukemia and had to be put to sleep because he could no longer eat and had a bunch of weight loss. This was last Thursday. He was the best cat in the whole world. Hit the basket when he wanted outside, meowed at the door when he wanted fed, and curled into your lap when watching movies.
I took a mini vacation this weekend to take my mind off of everything and went to Louisville to visit lil sis. We had a blast. Went thrift storing and ate at a ton of local restaurants, and got to see her blow glass in her art studio class.
Moving on, I am getting life by the balls and starting a new work out routine. Five a.m. I will be in the gym tues, thurs, and sat. Mon, wed, and Friday I'll be in the gym by 4 a.m. Dedicated to having an amazing ab region by family vacation to the beach come July.
I am contemplating a massive change in the house. I'm wanting to paint my living room from dark blue to a light fresh color and decorate with old relics.
Well, I guess that is all for now.
Will write soon. I feel like I should start out with: dear diary. Lol random thought.
Monday, February 20, 2012
Thursday, January 12, 2012
New year, new me.
Well ladies, I'm going to be a new and improved craftytwin from this point forward. My new year's life change was to choose to be the best person I can possibly be...
tip top shape = yoga and abs class every week at the Y, plus in home yoga throughout the week
Organized home = doing at least 2 loads of laundry nightly and doing upkeep cleaning on one room a night.
Healthy eating = cooking quality meals with fresh ingredients and only eating out once a week (this will be my struggle!)
Figuring out what I want my master's in and then start taking classes. I am so tired and fed up with not knowing my inner self and what career will truly make me happy.
Find happiness and joy in the little things more and also remain optimistic despite obstacles and road blocks that get chucked in front of my path and cause me to trip.
And for the last one I'll mention...drum roll please...;) post more blogs and get my sense of humor back. I have been a blogger recluse for far too long and needed a kick in the rear to get me going again. It always makes me feel better to have an outlet for venting my troubles and thoughts.
Have a great night guys. :)
tip top shape = yoga and abs class every week at the Y, plus in home yoga throughout the week
Organized home = doing at least 2 loads of laundry nightly and doing upkeep cleaning on one room a night.
Healthy eating = cooking quality meals with fresh ingredients and only eating out once a week (this will be my struggle!)
Figuring out what I want my master's in and then start taking classes. I am so tired and fed up with not knowing my inner self and what career will truly make me happy.
Find happiness and joy in the little things more and also remain optimistic despite obstacles and road blocks that get chucked in front of my path and cause me to trip.
And for the last one I'll mention...drum roll please...;) post more blogs and get my sense of humor back. I have been a blogger recluse for far too long and needed a kick in the rear to get me going again. It always makes me feel better to have an outlet for venting my troubles and thoughts.
Have a great night guys. :)
Friday, September 23, 2011
slacking again
Well, I am slacking once again, but don't believe anyone reads this anymore so I'm just going to vent.
I have this dream job that keeps turning nightmarish right when I think things are going well. I try my darnedest to do the best job I can, but keep having these obstacles thrown in front of me. I feel like I am slowly losing steam and creativity to inject into my work. I know that I have only been there two months, but I held myself at a higher standard and expected to see better results in this program by now.
I am no longer my own entity; the center allowed me to hire one employee...If you can count a girl only getting 16 hours a week an employee, then I technically have one. I just can't seem to get all of my work done. I have 40 hours to stretch in a week and it is physically impossible to get all of my responsibilities completed in that time. Overtime? I'd gladly do it so that everything is done and done well. But alas, that isn't an option due to the great state of Ohio and their magnificent budget cuts.
Do I still love what I do? Absolutely. I just wish it would maintain some semblance of structure and order because this chaos shit is driving me batty! Tonight I spent an hour and a half detailing my day and blocking it into 30 minute time windows. My entire day is blocked now and I feel slightly better. I do well with plans. Unfortunately, it isn't in my nature to be a fly by the seat of your pants kind of gal. I freak out. So, plans make me sane.
Anyway, enough about my bad day and work stuff. I am beginning to get back into the routine of crafting. My friend Bri and I are crafting every Tuesday and have some wonderful ideas. If we can actually get some things made, we are going to enter a local craft show and hock our wares. Trying to make back the money we spend at Hobby Lobby is our ultimate goal. So far, we are in the red for the amount of supplies we've purchased vs. the products sold. I will post finished pics in the craft blog soon.
Also, I have remembered my long lost kindle and started reading from it again. I have to say, having a real job sucks in the aspect that I had to dramatically cut back on my reading time. I miss my escapes from the real world. I am a nerd, I know!
Okay, so is anyone as excited as I am that it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas??? Sweater weather is approaching fast and I, for one, am stoked!!! Creme Brulee lattes from Starbucks and warm snugly blankets, along with Christmas lights and music??? YAY!!! There are so many fun things to do during the holidays! My bad day is already getting better by just thinking these happy thoughts!
Look forward to my road trip JAL, I Christmas shop at thrift stores and you are in my favorite city for it! Tell me when I can visit! :)
Well, I guess I'm gonna get back to my exciting Friday evening, filled with research and work..fun times!
Hope everyone out there in the blogging world has a spectacular weekend!
:)
I have this dream job that keeps turning nightmarish right when I think things are going well. I try my darnedest to do the best job I can, but keep having these obstacles thrown in front of me. I feel like I am slowly losing steam and creativity to inject into my work. I know that I have only been there two months, but I held myself at a higher standard and expected to see better results in this program by now.
I am no longer my own entity; the center allowed me to hire one employee...If you can count a girl only getting 16 hours a week an employee, then I technically have one. I just can't seem to get all of my work done. I have 40 hours to stretch in a week and it is physically impossible to get all of my responsibilities completed in that time. Overtime? I'd gladly do it so that everything is done and done well. But alas, that isn't an option due to the great state of Ohio and their magnificent budget cuts.
Do I still love what I do? Absolutely. I just wish it would maintain some semblance of structure and order because this chaos shit is driving me batty! Tonight I spent an hour and a half detailing my day and blocking it into 30 minute time windows. My entire day is blocked now and I feel slightly better. I do well with plans. Unfortunately, it isn't in my nature to be a fly by the seat of your pants kind of gal. I freak out. So, plans make me sane.
Anyway, enough about my bad day and work stuff. I am beginning to get back into the routine of crafting. My friend Bri and I are crafting every Tuesday and have some wonderful ideas. If we can actually get some things made, we are going to enter a local craft show and hock our wares. Trying to make back the money we spend at Hobby Lobby is our ultimate goal. So far, we are in the red for the amount of supplies we've purchased vs. the products sold. I will post finished pics in the craft blog soon.
Also, I have remembered my long lost kindle and started reading from it again. I have to say, having a real job sucks in the aspect that I had to dramatically cut back on my reading time. I miss my escapes from the real world. I am a nerd, I know!
Okay, so is anyone as excited as I am that it's beginning to feel a lot like Christmas??? Sweater weather is approaching fast and I, for one, am stoked!!! Creme Brulee lattes from Starbucks and warm snugly blankets, along with Christmas lights and music??? YAY!!! There are so many fun things to do during the holidays! My bad day is already getting better by just thinking these happy thoughts!
Look forward to my road trip JAL, I Christmas shop at thrift stores and you are in my favorite city for it! Tell me when I can visit! :)
Well, I guess I'm gonna get back to my exciting Friday evening, filled with research and work..fun times!
Hope everyone out there in the blogging world has a spectacular weekend!
:)
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Rally time
I'm glad it's the weekend, finally, but this weekend is tinged with knowing that Monday will be an absolute terror. Yesterday, my single employee gave notice that she wouldn't be working any longer. This means that I now have to deal with hiring a new one, one that will be fun and upbeat and...willing to work weekends and evening. I know, I know, impossible. There isn't anyone wanting a part time job that is weekends and evenings. I'm a super nice boss, but somehow I don't think that will be enough to make someone want to work for me. Oh well, I guess I'll worry about it Monday. Do you want to know why the lovely lady quit? Well, I will tell you! She said I talked to her like a child and never helped her! No, what I did do was call her into the office with another supervisor and ask politely that if said supervisor asks her to do something, that she do it or at least let supervisor know that she cannot perform the task requested. All of that was said in a nice, calm, soothing manner with a smile on my face. This is the crap I get in return! UGH! I should be a mean and bossy boss that no one likes, maybe I'd get more respect that way. However, I highly doubt anyone will be intimidated by a 5'0" little scrap of a woman with a scowl on her face, resembling the face one makes after sucking on lemons! So, I guess I will have to trudge onward, staying true to who I am...A nice person who just wants an employee with a little respect. I want a friendly relationship with my employee. It's doable, I know it is. I have had one with every last one of my previous superiors.
Anyway, I'm done ranting about that. Guess what I learned how to do last night!?! Any ideas? You'd never guess it anyway...I learned how to roll cigarettes. Yep, a new skill to add to my other useless ones piled up in the back of my head. I am a non-smoker that can effectively roll a cigarette that isn't too loose or too tight. The perfect smoke! Haha, I could care less how those dang things smoke, if it weren't for ungrateful bitchy (pardon the language, but it is the only one able to suffice) little old crab of a woman that bugs the piss out of me on a daily basis, yelling at me down the hallway and calling me a liar. She could drive a saint to drink! I only broke 10 tubes and shot tobacco across the room once. I will be delegating this task as soon as I get a flippin' employee. :)
This weekend our little neck of the woods has its very own biker rally. Ironton, OH is home to Rally on the River! It's a fun time and we are having famous bands and radio talk show hosts...moving on up! I wish I had a bike. That is my goal, I want to own my own bike by next rally and be legally allowed to drive it. Wish me luck! It will be a challenge to find one where I can actually reach the ground while sitting on it. Oh, but I want an antique one that looks vintage-esk! :) It has to have personality. I loathe the new bikes that just seem like assembly line products. Maybe I could take mechanic lessons. Build one. Eh, maybe not. A little too ambitious, perhaps.
I'll update soon. Have a great weekend, blogging friends!
Anyway, I'm done ranting about that. Guess what I learned how to do last night!?! Any ideas? You'd never guess it anyway...I learned how to roll cigarettes. Yep, a new skill to add to my other useless ones piled up in the back of my head. I am a non-smoker that can effectively roll a cigarette that isn't too loose or too tight. The perfect smoke! Haha, I could care less how those dang things smoke, if it weren't for ungrateful bitchy (pardon the language, but it is the only one able to suffice) little old crab of a woman that bugs the piss out of me on a daily basis, yelling at me down the hallway and calling me a liar. She could drive a saint to drink! I only broke 10 tubes and shot tobacco across the room once. I will be delegating this task as soon as I get a flippin' employee. :)
This weekend our little neck of the woods has its very own biker rally. Ironton, OH is home to Rally on the River! It's a fun time and we are having famous bands and radio talk show hosts...moving on up! I wish I had a bike. That is my goal, I want to own my own bike by next rally and be legally allowed to drive it. Wish me luck! It will be a challenge to find one where I can actually reach the ground while sitting on it. Oh, but I want an antique one that looks vintage-esk! :) It has to have personality. I loathe the new bikes that just seem like assembly line products. Maybe I could take mechanic lessons. Build one. Eh, maybe not. A little too ambitious, perhaps.
I'll update soon. Have a great weekend, blogging friends!
Monday, August 15, 2011
So many ch-ch-ch-changes...
Well, I am going to start off by saying, I've missed my blogging friends and I have been terribly negligent in not updating you on all of the big changes in my life. So, for that, I'm sorry. I'll recap all of the good events and happenings and all of the bad ones...well, I've forgotten them anyway. That is the great part about being so forgetful, on reflection everything always seems better than it was.
Okay, for starters: I FOUND MY DREAM JOB!!! You are reading the daily musings of a bone-a-fied Director of Activities for a nursing facility. I am officially a boss with one employee. I hold the power. <= HAHA just kidding. My employee secretly hates my guts for being so much younger and more creative...well it's probably because I got the Director position. Anyway, I love my job. It's a lot of stress and paperwork, but it's all worth it when I get to create activities and crafts and have a bunch of people saying how they are excited about something.
I feel like this whole seek and find for enjoyable employment was an impossible mission, until I would be able to find a career where I was helping others and utilizing my talents. I have found that I obtain the ability to soothe ruffled feathers and diffuse tempers faster than that of an average person. My one and only bad experience was over flippin' lottery tickets and my lack of knowledge on the subject. I jacked up a resident's powerball ticket (not me, the cashier--but I didn't know how they were supposed to look) and he went 10 kinds of crazy on my ass...Now I send my employee :)
Tips for being good at my job:
Keep oatmeal pies in my desk for the lady who thinks I steal hers (so I can give them back)
Keep candy in my pockets to stay in good graces with the 90 year old resident flirt
Always wear pants that don't drag the ground (Urine and bleach can ruin the bottoms)
Don't hold the same hand that they wipe with..or let them hold your wrist..(Don't even imagine this one UGH)
Never turn your back on a wily man in a wheelchair...your rear is at their eye level and is entirely irresistible
Never interfere with smoke times, this is A BIG DEAL... The world will end if they cant smoke two cigarettes every other hour
...and heads will roll if I dare to schedule Bingo during one of those smoke times
Other news:
Went to a beautiful wedding in Gatlinburg the weekend before last and had a ball. I didn't lose when we played glow in the dark putt-putt which is a huge accomplishment for me. I suck royally at anything golf. I am still awaiting my debut when I can try disc-golf (cough, cough JAL) I might be amazing at it, who knows!?
I had so much fun this weekend in Columbus thrift store shopping! I found a fresh supply of great books and also the most beautiful dress in the world, not to mention some Christmas flowers they gave me for free! Is it wrong to start thinking of how I'm going to decorate my house? I'm thinking about all old antique Christmasy look... Any thoughts?
I think I'll fire up the old crafting blog before too long because I have finally found an old friend that is as excited about crafting as I am, and we are going to try to sell the stuff at fairs. Yay!
Well, I am off to relax at a community cookout (my idea and I am tickled to death that it is going to happen!) I'll report back with how it turns out!
Oh, one more thing, today was Julia Child's birthday, go eat a piece of cake in her memory...My residents and I made aprons, cookies and watched the movie! Great times!!!
Okay, for starters: I FOUND MY DREAM JOB!!! You are reading the daily musings of a bone-a-fied Director of Activities for a nursing facility. I am officially a boss with one employee. I hold the power. <= HAHA just kidding. My employee secretly hates my guts for being so much younger and more creative...well it's probably because I got the Director position. Anyway, I love my job. It's a lot of stress and paperwork, but it's all worth it when I get to create activities and crafts and have a bunch of people saying how they are excited about something.
I feel like this whole seek and find for enjoyable employment was an impossible mission, until I would be able to find a career where I was helping others and utilizing my talents. I have found that I obtain the ability to soothe ruffled feathers and diffuse tempers faster than that of an average person. My one and only bad experience was over flippin' lottery tickets and my lack of knowledge on the subject. I jacked up a resident's powerball ticket (not me, the cashier--but I didn't know how they were supposed to look) and he went 10 kinds of crazy on my ass...Now I send my employee :)
Tips for being good at my job:
Keep oatmeal pies in my desk for the lady who thinks I steal hers (so I can give them back)
Keep candy in my pockets to stay in good graces with the 90 year old resident flirt
Always wear pants that don't drag the ground (Urine and bleach can ruin the bottoms)
Don't hold the same hand that they wipe with..or let them hold your wrist..(Don't even imagine this one UGH)
Never turn your back on a wily man in a wheelchair...your rear is at their eye level and is entirely irresistible
Never interfere with smoke times, this is A BIG DEAL... The world will end if they cant smoke two cigarettes every other hour
...and heads will roll if I dare to schedule Bingo during one of those smoke times
Other news:
Went to a beautiful wedding in Gatlinburg the weekend before last and had a ball. I didn't lose when we played glow in the dark putt-putt which is a huge accomplishment for me. I suck royally at anything golf. I am still awaiting my debut when I can try disc-golf (cough, cough JAL) I might be amazing at it, who knows!?
I had so much fun this weekend in Columbus thrift store shopping! I found a fresh supply of great books and also the most beautiful dress in the world, not to mention some Christmas flowers they gave me for free! Is it wrong to start thinking of how I'm going to decorate my house? I'm thinking about all old antique Christmasy look... Any thoughts?
I think I'll fire up the old crafting blog before too long because I have finally found an old friend that is as excited about crafting as I am, and we are going to try to sell the stuff at fairs. Yay!
Well, I am off to relax at a community cookout (my idea and I am tickled to death that it is going to happen!) I'll report back with how it turns out!
Oh, one more thing, today was Julia Child's birthday, go eat a piece of cake in her memory...My residents and I made aprons, cookies and watched the movie! Great times!!!
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Decisions, Decisons...
I feel like I need plans...When I was younger I had really bad anxiety issues but felt trapped in myself. I was shy and insecure and couldn't talk to anyone about what was going on with me. My mom forced me into counseling, thinking that would help but I found it difficult to open up to a stranger. I then went to the doctor and they put me on medicine to help with my anxiety. For close to three months I just stopped caring about things. Important things. It kind of felt like someone zapped me and I miraculously wasn't anxious any longer but that I was a shell for a human. My family picked up on this and told me that they didn't think that the medicine I was on was helping me out in a good way. So, I weaned myself off of the medicine and never touched it again. Since then, I have found natural ways to cope with my anxiety. Sometimes it works and other times, not so much.
I make plans when I am unsure about what the future holds. Even if the plans don't work out, I feel better knowing there is a platform for which to strive. Plans don't work and then you create new ones. Right now I have no plan. My life is one giant cluster f&^*. I recently found a position on Craigslist that was for an autism teacher in a new center they were opening in the area. The requirements were a bachelor's degree and preferably in Edu or Psy. I had quite a few courses in each so I applied, divulging that my degree wasn't in those categories but that my course load had been heavily weighted with those two influences. I applied. I honestly didn't think that I would get an interview or that anything would even come of it. I have been applying at the local library for six years now and have never even received an interview. But, low and behold, last Wednesday they call and ask me to come in to interview. I finally felt like maybe this was the direction I needed to take. I could teach, which is something I would be good at, and feel good about helping make someones life better.
I interviewed yesterday...The gentleman interviewing me held the bridge of his nose the entire time I answered his questions. It made me feel like he really just wanted to be finished with the whole process. He asked if I had been in charge of a classroom before...Ummmm, no. I clearly stated that I had only ever been a pre school teacher. I felt inadequate. Not good enough.
I graduated cosmetology school in May and have been working at a salon on a work permit since March. Business is slow on my front. They say the first year is the hardest, that would be the biggest understatement ever. Except, that over here in KY where my sister got her license, business is booming. She is making a killing and going on vacations every month. Yet another epic fail in the choice department for me. I make some crappy decisions due to the fact that I am so indecisive. I'm easily swayed and that isn't a fun life, let me tell ya!
I should have stuck with my plan. The first one. The one where I became an elementary teacher and went back to graduate school for library science...
I know those expressions "Life is short" and "you are only young once" make me want to run off and explore and see new places and meet new people but words like "mortgage" and "ruining your credit" have a higher pull over me. I need a job that would allow me to travel, see new places, meet new friends, and pay my mortgage. Anyone know what that dream job is titled? I don't either.
Being poor, I entertain myself quite well without a lot of money. I have been crafting in excessive amounts. I read a ton of books, I watch netflix, I have a garden. All of these things fill the void inside of me. What should be in that void? I have no idea. Maybe a sense of purpose.
I'm gonna get out of the dumpy mood I'm in and go hang out with my Gran. She always makes me feel better. I am so blessed to have an amazing family that supports all of the crazy a$% decisions I make and loves me unconditionally. That is my good fortune.
I make plans when I am unsure about what the future holds. Even if the plans don't work out, I feel better knowing there is a platform for which to strive. Plans don't work and then you create new ones. Right now I have no plan. My life is one giant cluster f&^*. I recently found a position on Craigslist that was for an autism teacher in a new center they were opening in the area. The requirements were a bachelor's degree and preferably in Edu or Psy. I had quite a few courses in each so I applied, divulging that my degree wasn't in those categories but that my course load had been heavily weighted with those two influences. I applied. I honestly didn't think that I would get an interview or that anything would even come of it. I have been applying at the local library for six years now and have never even received an interview. But, low and behold, last Wednesday they call and ask me to come in to interview. I finally felt like maybe this was the direction I needed to take. I could teach, which is something I would be good at, and feel good about helping make someones life better.
I interviewed yesterday...The gentleman interviewing me held the bridge of his nose the entire time I answered his questions. It made me feel like he really just wanted to be finished with the whole process. He asked if I had been in charge of a classroom before...Ummmm, no. I clearly stated that I had only ever been a pre school teacher. I felt inadequate. Not good enough.
I graduated cosmetology school in May and have been working at a salon on a work permit since March. Business is slow on my front. They say the first year is the hardest, that would be the biggest understatement ever. Except, that over here in KY where my sister got her license, business is booming. She is making a killing and going on vacations every month. Yet another epic fail in the choice department for me. I make some crappy decisions due to the fact that I am so indecisive. I'm easily swayed and that isn't a fun life, let me tell ya!
I should have stuck with my plan. The first one. The one where I became an elementary teacher and went back to graduate school for library science...
I know those expressions "Life is short" and "you are only young once" make me want to run off and explore and see new places and meet new people but words like "mortgage" and "ruining your credit" have a higher pull over me. I need a job that would allow me to travel, see new places, meet new friends, and pay my mortgage. Anyone know what that dream job is titled? I don't either.
Being poor, I entertain myself quite well without a lot of money. I have been crafting in excessive amounts. I read a ton of books, I watch netflix, I have a garden. All of these things fill the void inside of me. What should be in that void? I have no idea. Maybe a sense of purpose.
I'm gonna get out of the dumpy mood I'm in and go hang out with my Gran. She always makes me feel better. I am so blessed to have an amazing family that supports all of the crazy a$% decisions I make and loves me unconditionally. That is my good fortune.
Friday, June 3, 2011
Weekend fun
Who loves summer? I do! I do! I woke up this morning with a spring in my step and change in my pockets..well not right when I woke up, but very soon after! I sprang out of bed, brushed my teeth and hit the road...why did I do this? Because in today's local paper there were 80 yard sales advertised!!! My twin and I hit about 20 of them before 10 this morning and found some amazing treasures. I found *two crocheted white throw pillows *one antique mirror *one antique oil lantern * an iron hanging basket * a glass sweet tea pitcher * and some cute little white flats... all for under $10!!! Since I am acquiring new things, I must down size to make room. Tomorrow I will be having my yard sale and it can't come soon enough. I've priced everything, boxed everything, folded everything and now it is junking up my living room and I keep having little tendencies of getting things off the walls and sticking price stickers on it. When I finally haul it all out of here I am afraid I won't have anything left. Well, anything left that I can carry by myself.
I did want to redecorate though and now would be as good a time as any to say out with the old and in with the new. At one of the yard sales today I talked up my sale and the lady followed me home to look in it before tomorrow. Needless to say, I am already $21 richer!!! My new style is going to be vintage, quirky, old, country style that i am going to create by blending all of my tastes and not conforming to what is stylishly acceptable.
Anyway, not gonna let that get me down and ruin my weekend. Sunday, I will be fishing my first bass tournament since I became a boat owner and I'm pretty excited! Suntan, fishing, and great friends, how could it not be a fun time?! I just got a new battery for my camera and I'll photo document the excursion and post it.
I did want to redecorate though and now would be as good a time as any to say out with the old and in with the new. At one of the yard sales today I talked up my sale and the lady followed me home to look in it before tomorrow. Needless to say, I am already $21 richer!!! My new style is going to be vintage, quirky, old, country style that i am going to create by blending all of my tastes and not conforming to what is stylishly acceptable.
Switching subjects now, I am saddened to say that the city officials have lost their flippin' minds! I live in a small residential area that is secluded by trees and nature and this is one of the reasons that I bought the place. I wanted a house that could be made to feel like a cottage. A place that has the illusion of woods and seclusion. Now, three years into my dream house living, big log trucks come in and massacre the secret garden style ambiance, they destroy my neighbor's yard with their industrial log trucks that are not made for our little dead end street road, and they make a gravel road to the trees right in front of my house.I shouldn't complain but it's sad to see super old trees destroyed in the name of progress.
Anyway, not gonna let that get me down and ruin my weekend. Sunday, I will be fishing my first bass tournament since I became a boat owner and I'm pretty excited! Suntan, fishing, and great friends, how could it not be a fun time?! I just got a new battery for my camera and I'll photo document the excursion and post it.
I hope everyone has a great weekend!
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