What an absolutely beautiful day! My whole being likes spring and summer.....when it is warmer and sunnier, my soul wants to be up and enjoy the day! Which means I woke up a good half hour earlier than I have been.
Hubby and I did our daily podcast, then treated ourselves to dollar-menu brunch and senior coffees at Mickey-D's.....and I didn't even flinch when I ordered a "senior coffee"! It was a nice change of pace for just over $3.50. We also dropped by Dollar General while were out, to avoid a TP crisis at home - you never want a TP crisis!! That's just opening the door for some dastardly gastrointestinal malady.
We enjoyed some yummy leftover beef and barley for lunch. Later we enjoyed a nice walk in the local park - even as a kid, I thought we had one of the prettiest parks in existence. Time hasn't changed that opinion.
On the way home, I had a mid-street standoff with the renegade doggie from across the street. I'm sure the person on the opposite side of the street wondered what I was doing........to say nothing of the couple in the pickup behind me!! But doggie knows our vehicles and tends to move TOWARD us rather than exiting the street. He's a sweet doggie, though perhaps a bit dense. And he's figured out we're not going to run over him, especially with his 9-year-old owner sprinting to save him.
We enjoyed having the house opened up and aired out for awhile - it all just energizes me.
And now - time for some March Madness.
So, nothing outstandingly special about this day - but it definitely was a "good" Friday!
Friday, March 29, 2013
Vocabulary Lesson
The definition of "irony" -
Not scoring an interview for a job that you previously held for nine and a half years.
Their loss.
Not scoring an interview for a job that you previously held for nine and a half years.
Their loss.
Thursday, March 28, 2013
My Personal Excellent Adventure
Today began as all the other days of the past few weeks - woke up a little before 7 am. Slurped down my first cup of coffee while checking email, news, and Facebook. Bowl of Cheerios with the second cup of coffee while catching up on my Facebook games. Checked in with Mom, got dressed.
Hubby and I have been doing a 30-minutes podcast (on Spreaker - thank you to the developers!) Monday-Friday since being kindly, gently "let go". We're using mostly Big Band music, as well as the show prep hubby has done for his radio broadcasts for the past 48 years - good stuff, by the way! We got this morning's podcast done, then hit the grocery store.
After the mundane was done, my Personal Excellent Adventure began. For the past five years, I've indulged myself by getting my hair colored at the salon. I didn't like the amount of gray I was seeing, and what was left of my orginal color seemed really dull. The salon was expensive, but that was where my comfort zone was.
You see, I was raised in an atmosphere of fear..........or, at least, an atmosphere of "chicken". Dad was always afraid of letting me do things, for fear I'd hurt myself. This is why I was 20 before I ever got my driver's license! Oh, and not just big things. I was in high school before I was allowed to shave my legs - and then only with an electric razor. I was 10th or 11th grade before I was allowed to wear pantyhose regularly, for fear I'd grow up too fast. So, attempting to color my own hair was very much out of my comfort zone and firmly entrenched in my "fear zone".
So, at approximately 10:30 CDT today, I broke out of the "fear zone" and colored my own hair for the very first time. My own personal excellent adventure......because, if I say so myself, it looks great!! It only cost $7.49, a little less than an hour (plus a load of laundry), wasn't painful, and actually wasn't difficult. I may even get better with practice!
So, still no job prospects - but a personal achievement! Not bad for a Thursday. I'll take it!
Hubby and I have been doing a 30-minutes podcast (on Spreaker - thank you to the developers!) Monday-Friday since being kindly, gently "let go". We're using mostly Big Band music, as well as the show prep hubby has done for his radio broadcasts for the past 48 years - good stuff, by the way! We got this morning's podcast done, then hit the grocery store.
After the mundane was done, my Personal Excellent Adventure began. For the past five years, I've indulged myself by getting my hair colored at the salon. I didn't like the amount of gray I was seeing, and what was left of my orginal color seemed really dull. The salon was expensive, but that was where my comfort zone was.
You see, I was raised in an atmosphere of fear..........or, at least, an atmosphere of "chicken". Dad was always afraid of letting me do things, for fear I'd hurt myself. This is why I was 20 before I ever got my driver's license! Oh, and not just big things. I was in high school before I was allowed to shave my legs - and then only with an electric razor. I was 10th or 11th grade before I was allowed to wear pantyhose regularly, for fear I'd grow up too fast. So, attempting to color my own hair was very much out of my comfort zone and firmly entrenched in my "fear zone".
So, at approximately 10:30 CDT today, I broke out of the "fear zone" and colored my own hair for the very first time. My own personal excellent adventure......because, if I say so myself, it looks great!! It only cost $7.49, a little less than an hour (plus a load of laundry), wasn't painful, and actually wasn't difficult. I may even get better with practice!
So, still no job prospects - but a personal achievement! Not bad for a Thursday. I'll take it!
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
Reflections of the Evening
It's been almost two months since I lost my job........well, to be honest, hubby and I lost OUR jobs. We had been lucky enough to work together for over five years.....sadly, that led to being "let go" together.
"Let go" is such a kindler, gentler term than "you're fired" - unless you're the one on the receiving end. Maybe there's some legal mumbo-jumbo that protects the firing employer if they use "let go" - I don't know.....and frankly, I really don't care.
But, I must admit, these past few weeks have been pretty darned nice. We've settled into a pretty comfortable, if comparably spartan, existence. We actually have developed a nice daily routine. And the days aren't dragging by.
We don't go out to eat like we used to. We don't shop like we used to - I've had a little withdrawal on my "shopping therapy"! But we're okay. We're finding other things to do. And I'm having some fun time in the kitchen!
Being unemployed and 60 is scary. I know I still have good work years left. But will anyone want me? With the economy being what it is, and there being very few jobs in our area, the prognosis isn't good.
So, we go from day to day and hope something appears on the horizon. In the meantime, we've done what we can to put ourselves in a reasonable financial position......"just in case".
So, for tonight, I'm a survivor! That's enough for me for this day.
"Let go" is such a kindler, gentler term than "you're fired" - unless you're the one on the receiving end. Maybe there's some legal mumbo-jumbo that protects the firing employer if they use "let go" - I don't know.....and frankly, I really don't care.
But, I must admit, these past few weeks have been pretty darned nice. We've settled into a pretty comfortable, if comparably spartan, existence. We actually have developed a nice daily routine. And the days aren't dragging by.
We don't go out to eat like we used to. We don't shop like we used to - I've had a little withdrawal on my "shopping therapy"! But we're okay. We're finding other things to do. And I'm having some fun time in the kitchen!
Being unemployed and 60 is scary. I know I still have good work years left. But will anyone want me? With the economy being what it is, and there being very few jobs in our area, the prognosis isn't good.
So, we go from day to day and hope something appears on the horizon. In the meantime, we've done what we can to put ourselves in a reasonable financial position......"just in case".
So, for tonight, I'm a survivor! That's enough for me for this day.
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