Sometimes I hate myself because I can be too overbearing I tend to frighten people away before they get a chance to know who I really am.  It feels that this has happened again and I truly regret it, as this appears to be someone I would really like to get to know as a person and perhaps a friend.  That doesn't come along for me very often as you ( Read more... )

The bad thing about having friends for 25 years is that they remind you of what you wanted to do and never did ( Read more... )

Well, I like the new job so far, ever though I've had contact with nothing but generic training.  A good sign, I suppose ( Read more... )

Well, I start my new job tomorrow and start it with a cold thanks to Haven, but oh well,  Looking forward to it, a new adventure, chapter and all that.  Good thing.  And at least I go in with a permanent status instead of probationary because I've been with the state long enough ( Read more... )

So I start an new adventure on Monday, a new job and hopefully a step in the right direction to a career I've wanted since finishing grad school.  I go from being a baby snatcher to trying to counsel shithead incarcerated pre-pubescents.  I get to clock hours toward my clinical license which should prove to be awesome and fulfilling if I can last ( Read more... )

It's been a while ( Read more... )

Well, life has taken some surprising turns.   We upheaved our entire lives and moved to Kansas, Lawrence to be exact.  We all really like it here -  Haylo is the popular kid in school and making friends she's starting to hang out with.  She's making good grades, sailed into the gifted program, and gets to take high school Latin 1 as independent ( Read more... )

 Well, I quit my job.  I got a new one too (two actually).  I start one on Monday, I had to take a pay cut but it was worth it to get the hell out of here ASAP.  The second one is in Kansas City and I accepted it, supposed to start on November 5th but don't know if I'll be able to because it's a DRASTIC cut in pay.  I'm still applying to other jobs ( Read more... )

From here on out, I'll be posting just about everything as friends-only.  If you are interested in my life for some insane reason or another, feel free to ask for an add.

Tracie 

Hello operator... give me NO-MAN'S-LAND ( Read more... )