Staying Positive.

I've got tendonitis in my wrist and typing hurts like a m*fucker.

But I have to realize that the key to survival sometimes (most of the time?) is staying positive.

Life really is good right now.

Money makes life good right now.

Between my paychecks (when working all of my hours and/or having paid time off, I LOVE them), my federal refund and profit sharing, I've been going a little crazy.

I told you about buying a new bed and hopefully it's being delivered tomorrow...we're getting like another fucking foot of snow tonight. Bloody hell.

Poor B. That man works so hard, juggles a million balls and still makes time for me. And this particular winter has been brutal.

Anyway, where was I?

Oh yeah, life is good.

I'm sure I should be doing the grown up thing and saving most of this money and/or paying off the rest of the little debt I have (student loan from my Horst (now known as Aveda Institute) days is the worst of it) but I'm getting a lot of pleasure out of making my home more...homey.

I guess it always comes back to my "nest" and making it as nice and comfortable as I can since I spend so much time there.

So I might be going a wee bit crazy. But I don't think on frivolous stuff. It's functional stuff. Hooks and hangers and hampers. That kind of thing. Oh OK and maybe a new set of plates and bowls. While I'm grateful that Judy gave me the dishes when she did, they are ...ugly.

So I think I will just embrace the madness and then get to learning what it's like to save money next.  I know it's up to me and I can do it. I can be successful.

...Speaking of ...well, not necessarily success but just something awesome...

I get to travel for company business next week and I am psyched. I didn't know how much I wanted to until it happened!

There's going to be this workshop in Atlanta next Thursday that will have participants from both group offices, management, Revenue Management, etc. and we'll be talking about how to work ...better all together.

This is a good opportunity for me to check my attitude about the other office. Granted, they have a lot of idiots down there but there are a few good folks and it's time we threw positivity at the issue of "North" vs "South" for a change.

I'm excited and I hope good things come out of it in terms of things that happen in reality and not just theory.

I almost wonder if I shouldn't read through all of those documents on my desk on the various policies and procedures and start thinking of ideas and/or questions...Hmm.

Well anyway.

Yeah, life is good.