On Monday, I started at my new job. So far it's going good. I can kind of pick my schedule. Of the options I was given, I picked the 8- 4:30 block. With my 15 minute commute, I'm home before 5. Honestly, not having a long ass commute is pretty freaking awesome!
Right now I'm in the training stage and I am doing a little bit of everything. There are things that I'm doing now that I won't be responsible for in the future. The work load is pretty heavy. I'm not complaining. It's nice to be busy. I get in at 8 and all of sudden I look at the clock and it's 1. It feels good to have the day pass quickly instead of trudging along slowly. However, that leaves very little time for blog reading and writing. So, if I don't comment, know that I'm still here trying not to get too far behind.
So with this new fangled "home well before Dave" thing, I think it's time to start working out again. I'll be able to get most of the workout done before Dave gets home from work and definitely before my BIL gets home. I plan on taking full advantage of it and getting these last 10-15 pounds off for good. Woot! Now, all I have to do is get my diet back on track. It has gone quite a stray since vacation and I haven't reigned it back in yet. I think I'm gonna buy the boys a locked trunk to leave their junk in. I have zero willpower and those 2 skinnies don't think about what's healthy when they buy stuff.
That's about it from here. I hope everyone is having a great week.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Friday, November 25, 2011
Just a little bit of random...
I was off this week playing "happy homemaker" which makes me not so happy. Housewifery is just not for me. After 2 days, I was done.
I had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my family yesterday. I snapped this picture.
While uploading my pictures I found some I forgot I took. This bad boy I found one afternoon in September. I don't know why, but I love praying mantis. Maybe it's because the female bites the head off the male after they've mated. LOL!
I also snapped a few of the trees outside... before they got naked.
And one drunk self portrait of me and David from last night.
He's all bearded because he's participating in Movember... basically you don't shave for the month of November. Everyone loves the beard, but I hate it. It aggravates my sensitive skin. He's shaving it on December 1st! or... not... He really wants to keep it. :(
And one question... For Christmas, I've asked by husband to buy me a ring, but he prefers to buy me something that actually has a purpose other than sitting on my finger. :P So... I need ideas for an awesome gift for him to get me. What would you ask for?
I had a wonderful Thanksgiving with my family yesterday. I snapped this picture.
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| 3 generations of Anthonys- My brother, his son and my daddy |
I also snapped a few of the trees outside... before they got naked.
And one drunk self portrait of me and David from last night.
He's all bearded because he's participating in Movember... basically you don't shave for the month of November. Everyone loves the beard, but I hate it. It aggravates my sensitive skin. He's shaving it on December 1st! or... not... He really wants to keep it. :(
And one question... For Christmas, I've asked by husband to buy me a ring, but he prefers to buy me something that actually has a purpose other than sitting on my finger. :P So... I need ideas for an awesome gift for him to get me. What would you ask for?
Friday, November 18, 2011
Weekend Wisdom
Hot Coco at From Flab to Fab came up with this lovely idea. All you have to do is answer one of the three questions and link up.
The question I'm answering this week: What has worked for you this week that might work for someone else?
Ok... I am generally a happy person and I think it's because I find happiness in the tiniest things that most people don't notice. The cool crisp fall morning. The first frost of the season. That little meow from Quincy that says it's time for me to get up. The thump at the foot of the bed that tells me Gizmo is on his back waiting for someone to rub his belly. There's happiness to be found everyday if you just take the time to notice and enjoy the little things that we usually take for granted. Like walking into the living room to find your usual TV watching seat is occupied by two cute sleeping kitties.
So... Link up
Blog hop and Some Random Award...
It's time for....
YAY!! Hosted by the The Goddess, Cyn. She's awesome and if you don't already read one or both of her blogs, you should.
And Mommybags over at... well Mommy Bags gave me an award... or some hodge podge award. I also received an award from Hot Coco at From Flab to Fab a while back that I forgot to post about. So, thank you ladies!
So, We'll do this one since it was mentioned on both blogs where I was given an award.
This award is awarded to up-and-coming blogs with fewer than 200 followers. Liebster is a German word meaning dear, sweet, kind, nice, good, beloved, lovely, kindly, pleasant, valued, cute, endearing, and welcome.
To keep the Liebster Blog award going, the recipient then recognizes five other stand-out blogs with fewer than 200 followers.
The official rules for the Liebster Blog award are:
1. Thank the giver - the blogger from which the award was received - and link back to them.
2. Reveal the five blogs to which you are giving the award, and let them know by commenting on one of their posts.
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.
4. Have faith that your followers (that would be you, dear reader) will spread the love, too. :-)
The award goes to:
To keep the Liebster Blog award going, the recipient then recognizes five other stand-out blogs with fewer than 200 followers.
The official rules for the Liebster Blog award are:
1. Thank the giver - the blogger from which the award was received - and link back to them.
2. Reveal the five blogs to which you are giving the award, and let them know by commenting on one of their posts.
3. Copy and paste the award on your blog.
4. Have faith that your followers (that would be you, dear reader) will spread the love, too. :-)
The award goes to:
Thursday, November 17, 2011
What Makes Me Feel Alive?
Hot Coco in THIS POST asked what makes you feel alive. There are alot of things that make me feel alive. Instead of cluttering up her comments with a book, I decided to make a little list for you here. Thanks for the idea Hot Coco! So, here's a short list... or not so short list...
- Hiking in the snow.
- The colors of the changing leaves in autumn.
- Brisk fall mornings.
- Walking on the beach... specifically by the bay in Cape May.
- Singing and dancing.
- Watching my nephews and niece play.
- Anytime I'm with my sister being silly (which is all the time if you count texting. LOL!)
- The wind rushing past as I'm riding my bike (preferably on a tree shaded trail along a creek)
- A night out with the girls.
- When I learn something new or when some complicated sciency stuff finally clicks in my head. LOL!
- Meditating
- Anytime I'm near my husband. (I know 'GAG!' but it's the truth.)
- Simply waking up in the morning knowing that I have a pretty awesome life.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
West Coast Living?
My husband is a software engineer. For almost our entire relationship he's occasionally brought up the idea of living on the west coast. He received some information from a friend about Amazon having a hiring event to fill positions in an office in Seattle. He's not sure if he'll go, but most... possibly all... ok... definitely all of the tech companies are on the west coast. So, it brought up the question of living on the west coast again.
Could west coast living be in my future? Honestly, it seems like a very real possibility this time more than the other times since there is an actual recruitment event. We definitely need to sit down and discuss it. So far we've only talked about it in passing. I already know how my family would feel about it. They have a hard enough time with me being an hour away... Across the country? I might need to make "We go to counseling" part of the terms and conditions of relocating. LOL!
I asked him how he would feel if I was the one making the big money and asked to move to Seattle. His response was "What are we waiting for? Let's go!" My reply was that he was only saying that because it's what he'd want to hear from me. However, he honestly believes that it would be cool to live on the west coast. It would be a nice change. I would want to have defined seasons though. As much as I like 60-70 degree weather I wouldn't want it year round. The more I think about it. I kind of like the idea of living in the Seattle area. The summers don't get too hot and the winters aren't frigid. There are more defined seasonal changes than certain areas of California where we might end up. The only battle would be the rain... but I like rain.
We'll just have to wait and see what the future holds. He doesn't think he'll go to this particular hiring event, but it's very possible that one day I'll be looking at the Pacific ocean instead of the Atlantic.
Could west coast living be in my future? Honestly, it seems like a very real possibility this time more than the other times since there is an actual recruitment event. We definitely need to sit down and discuss it. So far we've only talked about it in passing. I already know how my family would feel about it. They have a hard enough time with me being an hour away... Across the country? I might need to make "We go to counseling" part of the terms and conditions of relocating. LOL!
I asked him how he would feel if I was the one making the big money and asked to move to Seattle. His response was "What are we waiting for? Let's go!" My reply was that he was only saying that because it's what he'd want to hear from me. However, he honestly believes that it would be cool to live on the west coast. It would be a nice change. I would want to have defined seasons though. As much as I like 60-70 degree weather I wouldn't want it year round. The more I think about it. I kind of like the idea of living in the Seattle area. The summers don't get too hot and the winters aren't frigid. There are more defined seasonal changes than certain areas of California where we might end up. The only battle would be the rain... but I like rain.
We'll just have to wait and see what the future holds. He doesn't think he'll go to this particular hiring event, but it's very possible that one day I'll be looking at the Pacific ocean instead of the Atlantic.
Friday, November 11, 2011
Pet Peeves.... And some other random stuff
We all have pet peeves. Lets list a few of mine because I'm quirky like that.
- Girls who have this insatiable need to do things they think are cute or sexy just to be the center of attention. (I may or may not be one of these kinds of girls when I'm drunk... just saying because I honestly don't know. :P)
- Educated people who act like they are smarter than other people just because they have a college degree. Sorry your 4.0 GPA doesn't automatically mean you are an intelligent person and your argument is valid.
- The kitchen light being left on. Drives me nuts and neither of the boys ever turn off the kitchen light.
- Generally we leave the dining room light on when someone is a awake so its not all dark when you come up from the basement. My BIL goes to bed in the wee hours of the morning during the weekend and it drives me nuts when I can see that light on downstairs.
- I can't stand it when the sheet extends past the top of the comforter when I'm in bed.
- Crumpled sheets under the comforter.
- I can not wear long pants or socks to bed. The only time I wear socks is in the dead of winter and I cannot get warm.
- I can't have naked toenails. They have to be painted even if no one but me are going to see them.
- Trash (like bottle caps and wrappers) being left on the counter instead of thrown in the trash can.
So, that's the short list... LOL!
Now onto some random bits...
I've been playing World of Warcraft lately with my husband... well... with my husband until yesterday when Elder Scrolls V came out. Anyway, David decided he needed a new monitor. We shared one desk for both computers and the three monitors (his being 2 large ones and mine being a small one). It was a tight fit, but it worked. Well, there's no way that three 19" widescreen monitors were going to fit on the desk. (yes I said three monitors and two computers. My husband has dual monitors so he can look things up easily on the internet while he's playing a game) As a result, Dave and I moved my desk down the three flights of stairs from the loft to the basement. Now, I have my own little spot in the basement.
Now onto some random bits...
I've been playing World of Warcraft lately with my husband... well... with my husband until yesterday when Elder Scrolls V came out. Anyway, David decided he needed a new monitor. We shared one desk for both computers and the three monitors (his being 2 large ones and mine being a small one). It was a tight fit, but it worked. Well, there's no way that three 19" widescreen monitors were going to fit on the desk. (yes I said three monitors and two computers. My husband has dual monitors so he can look things up easily on the internet while he's playing a game) As a result, Dave and I moved my desk down the three flights of stairs from the loft to the basement. Now, I have my own little spot in the basement.
See how nice and clean it is? There's also a spot to the left where a drawer is and some extra desk top space. That spot will be getting decorated with all kinds of pretties. I will be replacing the candle holder to a prettier one. This one actually. It's the Partylite Global Fusion votive holder. I love this collection and wish I had all the pieces.
That's about it for now. Tonight we're taking a trip to Atlantic City to celebrate my BIL's 21st birthday. He doesn't drink so gambling is the only thing that's now legal for him to do now that he's 21. However, I'm sure my SIL and I will drink a few for him. :P
I hope you all have a lovely weekend!
That's about it for now. Tonight we're taking a trip to Atlantic City to celebrate my BIL's 21st birthday. He doesn't drink so gambling is the only thing that's now legal for him to do now that he's 21. However, I'm sure my SIL and I will drink a few for him. :P
I hope you all have a lovely weekend!
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
Do you know what time it is?
No, it's not Tool Time. :P However, it could be time for a little update.
Lets start with the good stuff. It only took my BIL 2 days to get his clothes off my dining room floor. I hadn't seen him since he threw it there. So, I never asked him to get rid of it. I never pulled out the Bitch. I never left him a note that said "Mother Fucker get rid of this shit!" All I know is that when I came home early Saturday morning (1:30 am), after a night out with the girls, it was gone. I was too tired to be all "YAY!" about it. I was just glad it was gone.
I'm not sure if Dave told him to pick it up. It's possible since Dave had friends over Friday night. I don't care. It got cleaned up. He did put a plastic bag of clothes on the dining room table Sunday afternoon when he came home, and they were gone this morning. I'll take that over clothes on the floor. I think we're making progress. I'm trying to lead by example and hoping that my new found need to keep my home tidy will rub off on the men. Maybe I can get them to clean up the basement. It's not disgusting. Just video games on the floor and various other wires thrown about from trying to fix computer things. The problem is that I'm a klutz that trips over the carpet. So stuff on the floor is a disaster waiting to happen.
More good news!
Woot! I received the call this past Thursday. It took all my willpower not to post about it when I got home from work that night. However, I didn't want to write anything over the internets before I had the written offer and put in my two weeks notice. It's now official. I was feeling a bit rushed. My boss is away the rest of the week and yesterday was the only day that I could tell him properly face-to-face. I needed the written offer. Like Friday!! I called and emailed the HR rep, I finally received my offer late yesterday afternoon and promptly put in my notice.
My boss is not happy. Well... he's happy that I found a paralegal job (he knows that's what I wanted). He's happy that I found a job close to home. He's just not happy that he needs to find a new legal secretary. My current position was a revolving door before I got hired. From January 2010 until I started in July 2010, they had 4 different legal secretaries in my seat. To help out the next person, I am writing out everything I can think of that the new person will need to know. I was left with nothing from the last people. Obviously because none of them were around long enough to learn enough to pass on and probably because they were fired and didn't have any notice. So, I'm going to do whatever I can to help the transition.
Now some not so good stuff... Ok if this is all I can think of, then my life is pretty good. However, my diet has been crap! CRAP!! I've seem to have lost all sense of what healthy is... or I've gotten lazy. Also.. exercise? The thing I was doing so good at before vacation? What is this thing called exercise? I need to get my ass back in gear before I gain all 20 some odd pounds back. I even bought a new DVD player! It's still in the box. I need to hook that shit up and get serious!
That's it for now. I know this was long. If you stuck with me, thanks for reading!
Lets start with the good stuff. It only took my BIL 2 days to get his clothes off my dining room floor. I hadn't seen him since he threw it there. So, I never asked him to get rid of it. I never pulled out the Bitch. I never left him a note that said "Mother Fucker get rid of this shit!" All I know is that when I came home early Saturday morning (1:30 am), after a night out with the girls, it was gone. I was too tired to be all "YAY!" about it. I was just glad it was gone.
I'm not sure if Dave told him to pick it up. It's possible since Dave had friends over Friday night. I don't care. It got cleaned up. He did put a plastic bag of clothes on the dining room table Sunday afternoon when he came home, and they were gone this morning. I'll take that over clothes on the floor. I think we're making progress. I'm trying to lead by example and hoping that my new found need to keep my home tidy will rub off on the men. Maybe I can get them to clean up the basement. It's not disgusting. Just video games on the floor and various other wires thrown about from trying to fix computer things. The problem is that I'm a klutz that trips over the carpet. So stuff on the floor is a disaster waiting to happen.
More good news!
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| I GOT THE JOB!! |
Woot! I received the call this past Thursday. It took all my willpower not to post about it when I got home from work that night. However, I didn't want to write anything over the internets before I had the written offer and put in my two weeks notice. It's now official. I was feeling a bit rushed. My boss is away the rest of the week and yesterday was the only day that I could tell him properly face-to-face. I needed the written offer. Like Friday!! I called and emailed the HR rep, I finally received my offer late yesterday afternoon and promptly put in my notice.
My boss is not happy. Well... he's happy that I found a paralegal job (he knows that's what I wanted). He's happy that I found a job close to home. He's just not happy that he needs to find a new legal secretary. My current position was a revolving door before I got hired. From January 2010 until I started in July 2010, they had 4 different legal secretaries in my seat. To help out the next person, I am writing out everything I can think of that the new person will need to know. I was left with nothing from the last people. Obviously because none of them were around long enough to learn enough to pass on and probably because they were fired and didn't have any notice. So, I'm going to do whatever I can to help the transition.
Now some not so good stuff... Ok if this is all I can think of, then my life is pretty good. However, my diet has been crap! CRAP!! I've seem to have lost all sense of what healthy is... or I've gotten lazy. Also.. exercise? The thing I was doing so good at before vacation? What is this thing called exercise? I need to get my ass back in gear before I gain all 20 some odd pounds back. I even bought a new DVD player! It's still in the box. I need to hook that shit up and get serious!
That's it for now. I know this was long. If you stuck with me, thanks for reading!
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