I'm such an emotional wuss these days. It really doesn't take much to get me teary-eyed but lately I've been especially sensitive...for example, I just got done watching the "Dancing With the Stars" tribute to Patrick Swayze (R.I.P) and my eyes are damp. So sad about his passing. I love "Dirty Dancing" and "Ghost" and I can watch "Road House" like a million times and never get bored with it.
And then there was the stupid thing that happened the other day at work, I was embarrassed to have my teary eyes pointed out (by a co-worker who is already on my shit list for various reasons including her hypocritical attitude about scented lotions -she doesn't have a problem with the scent of Aveda products just with all others) in front of the whole bunch of us who were in training -because I was really moved by what Sylvia (one of the "floor support" people who came up from Atlanta to help us newbies on the new system) had to say when she was introduced to us...about her respecting what we knew already and that she was just there to help us with compassion. (For some reason, that just really touched me...maybe it's the reality that the merger is really real and the NWA days and way of life are coming to an end...)
Then again, this combined with MASSIVE cravings for salty things (rice crackers, cheddar pita chips, salsa flavored Sun Chips, buffalo wing/bleu cheese potato chips, parmesan goldfish crackers are just a few of the salty goodies that have been enjoyed by yours truly in just a week...) makes me think this is all just PMS (but as usual, Aunt Flo sent a telegram that she was coming but is standing me up again. Oh well.)
That woman, Sylvia, it turns out is also strangely sweet. She's decided to call me "Cupcake" and I kinda like it.
So we're almost done with week 2 of training on the new Delta system. The first night we took calls I thought I'd die (or at least start smoking again...I've been abstaining for the most part during my cold and now)...it was horrible. It's like being thrown in the deep end of a pool with life preservers just...out...of...reach. The problem is that we have the knowledge and know what to do, it's how to get it done that is the hard part. But thankfully last night and today things were better...just like anything new that you learn, repetition is a great teacher.
I managed to get the training manager to tweak my schedule a bit so instead of 10 days in a row, I'll work 7, then have 2 days off, then back on for 8. I'm not sure if that's really any better but I'm gonna go with it. (And you can bet your sweet ass that I'm gonna be signing up for as many late-in's and PTO (leave-early) as I can to help retain some sanity. Fingers crossed that those are options!)
So it's like 2am and I should think about crashing because I'm having B for breakfast, uh, I mean over for breakfast. Oh, who am I kidding. You all know what I mean! ;)
But I've got so many TV shows to catch up on it's ridiculous! I added reminders to my yahoo calendar to remind me of what to watch and when. I figured it was the only way I'd be able to keep track. Maybe I'll see if I can't save any of 'em for later...watch a bunch at a time instead of trying to see 'em all every week...for curiosity sake, I'm gonna do a quick count...brb...Good God! 24! Bloody hell! Now luckily 1 just had it's season finale ("Warehouse 13" ...though I've yet to watch it), 1 or 2 have season finales coming up soon, a handful of them haven't had their season premier yet and another handful of them are new shows that I'll maybe only watch the pilot of and decide no more but still...Egad!
(Let's not even talk about the pile of books from the library that I've got to read, the 3 Nora Roberts books (that I've never read) that I borrowed from a co-worker to read, nor the latest issue of TV Guide that I've yet to even take a look at, the other blogs I follow that I want to catch up on, the laundry that needs to be done, the prescriptions that I need to get refilled (before the end of the month when my good insurance ends) or the parking ticket that needs paying...)
(And let's really not think about all of the friends I've got catch up with...or my parent's who I haven't seen in months.)
Is there something to be said about delayed gratification? Hmm, something to ponder.
Well, as you can see I've got things to do so ttfn. Smooches and hugs to y'all.
Musings from a big and beautiful sometimes "drama queen" on her current state of existence
What's It All About?
"The unexamined life is not worth living." Socrates
While you’re here, in this time and in this space, you are beautiful and you are perfect.
You are right where you need to be to get to where you want to go, so start asking yourself where you want to go.
Noire
She'll be 2 years in 2 months! Time flies!
Things I'm grateful for everyday....
- My family
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
- My friends, old and new.
- A roof over my head.
- My computer & internet access
- Being employed (even if I don't always like things about my job)
- The public library and the joy of borrowing books with/on/for my Kindle
- That I can walk on two legs, use 2 arms/hands, have ten fingers/toes, can see and hear, etc. (uh, no offense to anyone who is physically challenged)
- Other people's creativity and efforts
- The love of a good man (he IS good)
Current Favorite Quotes
“Be content with what you have, rejoice in the way things are. When you realize there is nothing lacking, the whole world belongs to you.” - Lao Tzu
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
"The privilege of a lifetime is to be who you are." ~ Joseph Campbell
"Reflect upon your present blessings, of which every man has plenty; not on your past misfortunes, of which all men have some." ~ Charles Dickens
"We either make ourselves miserable or we make ourselves happy. The amount of work is the same." -Carlos Castañeda
"..there’s something lovely about knowing that when it’s right, you really know it’s right because you’ve already been through all the wrong." ~ Sade
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." ~ Theodor Geisel (Dr. Seuss)
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." —Mark Twain
(This bit not so much as a quote but somethings I wrote down that I want to keep and this looks like a good place to do it)
7-25-07
1. Almost everything comes from almost nothing.
2. The best way to predict your future is to create it.
3. Leap and the net will appear.
Facts of Life (per Sonya Friedman)
- 1. No one can bring your life to you
- 2. No matter what you do, someone important isn't going to like it
- 3. Though painful, rejection won't kill you - it may even lead to growth
- 4. Every choice means giving up something different
- 5. Some people aren't capable of giving you what you're trying to get from them
- 6. The way you treat yourself sets the standard for others
- 7. There are no quick fixes that can permanently change your life
- 8. Life is on a rheostat, not an on/off switch
- 9. Some problems cannot be solved - but you can make peace with them