Open post
I'm making this an open post just because I haven't been doing a lot of them, the more private/personal details will be in my locked journal and well, I felt like it.
Last night was a good end to some procrastination. The hubby and I sat down and made some concrete plans. Where do we want to be at the end of the year, How are we going to deal with certain issues and what do we do to get there. It sounds easy enough but for us (well, mainly a hubby that despises change) it's been tricky. We came up with a good plan and a couple little goals along the way to help us stay on track. :) I'm impressed.
For those not in our loop lately, I've developed a rather serious allergy to plant life. Not all mind you but the stuff I'm allergic to is abundant in the OK Valley. Which means, when it becomes warmer and we spend more time outdoors, I'll be unable to enjoy the beautiful place we live. The good beaches are in the area of town that just driving through gives me a serious reaction. And last summer we found out what a day in the park does to me (Sadly it cut short a visit with friends from out of town). I've been playing hide and go seek with a plant in my office that I'm allergic to. It keeps ending up next to my desk and I end up ill. Luckily I'm not completely sick but it's not an alive plant so that worries me. (They took real branches, twined them to make the trunk of a tree and then glues fake branches for the foliage. It's rather pretty but chomping Migraine meds 2 times a day and still coming home with a nasty headache, not my idea of fun)
We've also decided that we can do without people whose goal is to hurt others or that have negative effects on us and our family. It's hard to let some relationships fade but if it leads to a healthier person, sometimes it's necessary. It's not like we'll be disowning everyone. In fact it's only a small few that we just aren't going to associate with, mundanely or SCA-wise. I realize some people will read this paragraph and think (well, they'll think all sorts of things) but If they don't have the character to come and talk to us and get answers from the horse's mouth (Wow, I didn't think I'd call us a horse but eh) then they can think what ever they'd like, because really, they would anyways.
We've got some changes coming and I'm kinda looking forward to it,... sort of. It'll mean a lot of work and a lot of new/different things to face. Some things worry me, and that actually surprises me. I already miss some stuff and we they are still available.
***** ENOUGH SERIOUS STUFF, NOW FOR MORE PHOEBE THOUGHTS *****
WORK:
I am now starting work at 6 am and I'm enjoying it but it also means being out of the house before my hubby even gets up. That's okay though, it's just a complete roll reversal. And I'm still home before him. And once a week, I'm done at 10 am. This week I went shopping during my half day off. I stopped off at Fabricland and bought some blue velvet and some patterned fabric for an outfit I'm working on. I'm really excited but I think I'll get some more velvet for it.
HOBBY:
I now have a sewing room thanks to my lovely hubby. He spend this last Saturday (the first one he had off in a long time) moving around the second bedroom for me while I was at work. It's lovely. I have a desk for my serger, and for my sewing machine. :) I'm all bouncy. I think I might even have the energy to use it on Saturday. Lol.
PHILOSOPHICAL:
I was looking at youtube.com and fell onto a strand of videos that ripped my heart out. I logged off needing to reflect on what impact the images had on me. I began thinking of ways that I can improve/change the world, even in a small way. I'm still working on it. But I know that the images on the clips/videos that I saw will stay with me for a long time. It really humbled me. *There's more to this but I think I'll save that for a locked post sometime*
FAVS:
I've been thinking of making a few lists of Fav somethings. There was a fav list I had thought of earlier but for the life of me I can't think of what it was. :( Oh Well.
ROME
We saw the first episode of season two and I'm still impressed. Poor Vorenius. I'll say no more but I really feel sorry for that man.
The more I work in offices, the more I love shows like "the Office" and "dead like me". Our office is quirky and odd and loud and silly. In my department it's not unusual for a couple people to burst out in harmony. Today's song was "He's got the Whole World in his hands". Yesterday was "r-e-s-p-e-c-t". I like the company and the people are great. Lately I've been doing a lot of "training". Not just job training but training in computer programs. And yet it's still fun. Don't get me wrong, we work our butts off and we have the numbers to prove it. But there's more to work than paid slavery. On Monday I watched the pilot episode of Dead like me. Some of the "work" references make me giggle. I still get teary-eyed when I hear the "Que Sera Sera" song. *Drifted off into a happy, reminiscence*
This has been long enough. I shall go. I hope you all have a wonderful day and that you can stop looking at others and what they have/don't have, and instead just look at yourself and find the glorious little details in your life worth being alive for. Mine for today, the end of the work day came faster than expected.
P.S. My happy thought for today for you is from a theme song:
It’s cold outside, there’s no kind of atmosphere,
I’m all alone, more or less.
Let me fly, far away from here,
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun.
I want to lie, shipwrecked and comatose,
Drinking fresh mango juice.
Goldfish shoals, nibbling at my toes,
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun,
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun.
Last night was a good end to some procrastination. The hubby and I sat down and made some concrete plans. Where do we want to be at the end of the year, How are we going to deal with certain issues and what do we do to get there. It sounds easy enough but for us (well, mainly a hubby that despises change) it's been tricky. We came up with a good plan and a couple little goals along the way to help us stay on track. :) I'm impressed.
For those not in our loop lately, I've developed a rather serious allergy to plant life. Not all mind you but the stuff I'm allergic to is abundant in the OK Valley. Which means, when it becomes warmer and we spend more time outdoors, I'll be unable to enjoy the beautiful place we live. The good beaches are in the area of town that just driving through gives me a serious reaction. And last summer we found out what a day in the park does to me (Sadly it cut short a visit with friends from out of town). I've been playing hide and go seek with a plant in my office that I'm allergic to. It keeps ending up next to my desk and I end up ill. Luckily I'm not completely sick but it's not an alive plant so that worries me. (They took real branches, twined them to make the trunk of a tree and then glues fake branches for the foliage. It's rather pretty but chomping Migraine meds 2 times a day and still coming home with a nasty headache, not my idea of fun)
We've also decided that we can do without people whose goal is to hurt others or that have negative effects on us and our family. It's hard to let some relationships fade but if it leads to a healthier person, sometimes it's necessary. It's not like we'll be disowning everyone. In fact it's only a small few that we just aren't going to associate with, mundanely or SCA-wise. I realize some people will read this paragraph and think (well, they'll think all sorts of things) but If they don't have the character to come and talk to us and get answers from the horse's mouth (Wow, I didn't think I'd call us a horse but eh) then they can think what ever they'd like, because really, they would anyways.
We've got some changes coming and I'm kinda looking forward to it,... sort of. It'll mean a lot of work and a lot of new/different things to face. Some things worry me, and that actually surprises me. I already miss some stuff and we they are still available.
***** ENOUGH SERIOUS STUFF, NOW FOR MORE PHOEBE THOUGHTS *****
WORK:
I am now starting work at 6 am and I'm enjoying it but it also means being out of the house before my hubby even gets up. That's okay though, it's just a complete roll reversal. And I'm still home before him. And once a week, I'm done at 10 am. This week I went shopping during my half day off. I stopped off at Fabricland and bought some blue velvet and some patterned fabric for an outfit I'm working on. I'm really excited but I think I'll get some more velvet for it.
HOBBY:
I now have a sewing room thanks to my lovely hubby. He spend this last Saturday (the first one he had off in a long time) moving around the second bedroom for me while I was at work. It's lovely. I have a desk for my serger, and for my sewing machine. :) I'm all bouncy. I think I might even have the energy to use it on Saturday. Lol.
PHILOSOPHICAL:
I was looking at youtube.com and fell onto a strand of videos that ripped my heart out. I logged off needing to reflect on what impact the images had on me. I began thinking of ways that I can improve/change the world, even in a small way. I'm still working on it. But I know that the images on the clips/videos that I saw will stay with me for a long time. It really humbled me. *There's more to this but I think I'll save that for a locked post sometime*
FAVS:
I've been thinking of making a few lists of Fav somethings. There was a fav list I had thought of earlier but for the life of me I can't think of what it was. :( Oh Well.
ROME
We saw the first episode of season two and I'm still impressed. Poor Vorenius. I'll say no more but I really feel sorry for that man.
The more I work in offices, the more I love shows like "the Office" and "dead like me". Our office is quirky and odd and loud and silly. In my department it's not unusual for a couple people to burst out in harmony. Today's song was "He's got the Whole World in his hands". Yesterday was "r-e-s-p-e-c-t". I like the company and the people are great. Lately I've been doing a lot of "training". Not just job training but training in computer programs. And yet it's still fun. Don't get me wrong, we work our butts off and we have the numbers to prove it. But there's more to work than paid slavery. On Monday I watched the pilot episode of Dead like me. Some of the "work" references make me giggle. I still get teary-eyed when I hear the "Que Sera Sera" song. *Drifted off into a happy, reminiscence*
This has been long enough. I shall go. I hope you all have a wonderful day and that you can stop looking at others and what they have/don't have, and instead just look at yourself and find the glorious little details in your life worth being alive for. Mine for today, the end of the work day came faster than expected.
P.S. My happy thought for today for you is from a theme song:
It’s cold outside, there’s no kind of atmosphere,
I’m all alone, more or less.
Let me fly, far away from here,
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun.
I want to lie, shipwrecked and comatose,
Drinking fresh mango juice.
Goldfish shoals, nibbling at my toes,
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun,
Fun, fun, fun, in the sun, sun, sun.