Sad Day

Today is Michelle's birthday and she is at the hospital visiting her father.  He has been ill for a while and now has pneumonia.  She said she thinks "this is it".  It makes me sad to think that once on this very day they were also in a hospital together and yet it was so completely different.  So bittersweet.  I told her that time is a friend that constantly stabs you in the back.  I just hope he is comfortable.  I know it is hard for her but I also know he is happy she is there.  Man birthdays were just so difficult this year.

The Shape of Things

I saw this crosswalk sign and it killed me.  Right away I noticed that he has a shape just like I do!!!  How funny is that - no more stick figures - lol.  Seriously I have been super bad with diet and exercise this year, maybe because of the stress but probably some laziness too.  Things are going well and so I am going to refocus on that area now.  I may never be a stick figure but can find a happy middle ground.

National Bow Tie Day

Today is my friend Judy's birthday.  Man, August is an exhausting birthday month - mine, 3 nieces, and my friend - not to mention Belinda Carlisle and Madonna.  I guess it is a good thing that I love birthdays especially mine.  This year I was off and so I went to Mexico to have Chinese food and see a movie with my friend Oscar.  It was a good day.  Chinese food is sooooooo good in Mexico (how odd is that) and tickets to the movies are only $5 each - woohoo.

Well back to today.  Judy is not fond of the b-word, which is fine, we all have our things and I know plenty of other days she loves, like Halloween.  About a week ago I found out that today, August 28th, is National Bow Tie Day - how great is that?  Bow ties are fun.  I have never rocked one but I did learn from youtube how to tie one because I get asked that at my part time job.  I look at them and perhaps one day I will give it a try but for now I am just an admirer of them.  Well I told Judy this and that I would instead wish her a happy Bow Tie Day -- how is that for a loop hole?!?  Well it turns out that she had a wonderful Bow Tie Day and thoroughly enjoyed herself, even though she had to work.  This makes me very happy for her.  Bow Ties are fun and make you smile and she had a smile today so what more could I, or anyone, want.

Flowers in My Path

So today is a week at the new job - clap, clap, clap - yeah.  Things are off to a great start.  I am pleased at how everything is unfolding.  I am not just happy with having a job, I am happy with having this job.  It is a good fit for me.  There are definitely flowers growing in my path.  In addition I have worked out things at my part time job and so will be able to keep that.  It will be like 8-10 hours a week and that is perfect.  I can add as I want or have less if I want.  I still have plenty of personal work to do but have the time to keep that in motion too. I feel positive, very positive and now the job is to keep that going as that is what I have worked so hard for.

Brief Update

I want to say it all started with a really big curve ball but it did not.  I started well before that.  I messed up.  I was bad with money and then the first unemployment wave came.  I did what I needed to in order to survive but it messed up my money even more.  At my last job I was ok but I was just treading water.  Two years and I had little change for my financial front but stayed above water, just barely, each month.  Then the rug got yanked out from underneath me with being let go so very unexpectedly.  At that point everything came crashing down.  I had to look seriously at how I could survive.  I came up with a plan, a drastic one but one I could work out.  That is what I have been doing all this time and now things are falling in place.  It is the most detail I can post in this forum but do know that I am squarely on the right path and seeing a good future.  I still have a lot of work and need to stick to the plan but this new job is a major step.  It is not just a job, which worried me that I would need to resort to, but it is a good job that I want and that I know I will do well with.  It is a good company that does well and is local.  It is a great place to be and I am going to do my best to make it a great place for me.  "Glorious" Southern California - hmm that is one adjective but I can think of many more that I will not write.  In truth though it is not CA - it is me.  I made the decisions and took the actions and they have lead me to many places both bad and good.  Now I am driven to get to even better places and cannot wait.

Time to Celebrate

I am going to start blogging again but that is not the reason to celebrate.  Today I started a new job and that is DEFINITELY a reason to celebrate.  It has been a long and difficult time.  I could not blog, it just was not in me.  Now I feel like I have so much to say.  The light in the tunnel is finally getting brighter and I am sure it is not a train this time.  I have been fighting for security and stability and I have been building myself back up.  Today I placed a giant stone into my foundation.  I have to go to bed now because working is so exhausting LOL but I am sooooo happy to be exhausted.  Details, details, details to come.

  

Back to Normal

The fires are gone and things are thankfully back to normal.  It even rained a little bit last night which is good.  It was so bizarre the whole thing and a nervous time.  The arson teams are investigating everything.  One was proven to be started by accident from some construction equipment but we will see about the rest.  It just feels great to relax a little for now.