So it's a little after 8pm and I'm nearing the end of my final shift for the SPCO. I'm a little sad but mostly relieved that after tonight this particular source of stress will be eliminated from my life. Granted, it's been an easy job for me (compared to the FT job) but something had to give.
I am getting to take a personalized name tag to have as a souvenir. (Well who else will ever need it since it's got both my first AND last name on it!) I'll consider it my parting gift (since there was no other fuss made...not even a card!) and a small, physical reminder of this chapter of my life.
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Lunch at my parent's yesterday was actually fine. There was no guilt or blame or arguments. It was actually nice to see and spend time with the 'rents and bro. Yes, my mother is having more challenges with her health but she's not at deaths door as it seems to have been implied. She's developed arthritis in her knees and is probably going to have surgery for it next year but other than that, she looks good and was in good spirits...and then Pop was in a good mood and even willing to play a game of Uno (or Parcheesi, our other family game) but sadly, I had to go off to work. Bummed about that because finding him to be in the mood to play a game has been rare the last couple of years. We'll just have to try again December 25th.
In re: to my aunt, apparently, according to the 'rents, Sally misunderstood what they said and there was no intention of them NOT talking to her ever again.
Oh the drama of it all!
(And we wonder where my own dramatic tendecies come from...can't believe it took me until now to really have that "a-ha" moment and put it all together...)
So after a yummy lunch of baked ham (mmm, leftovers) off to the airline I went. It was super slow. Last night I just enjoyed relaxing and having a night to myself. I got caught up on several episodes of TV that I've been meaning to catch up on like the past 2 new episodes of "Bones".
Today, mellow day.
I'm wondering if I should write any "bye and take care" notes for anyone here...nah. I said everything I needed to say to the people I needed to say it to so...
Man, I have to pee but I might as well wait until I log off the phone and am on my way out...only 6 more minutes! I can hold it that long can't I?
OK, now I'm just babbling about nothing important so I think I can just wrap this post up.
ttfn.
Oh, though shouldn't I reflect upon all of the things I'm thankful for? But I'm thankful for everything and everyone in my life so maybe I'll just leave it at that.
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