Back to work...

Its Tuesday and its my first day of work this week... and that makes me happy.  Hubby had to take because I was too afraid to brave the roads by myself.  Our small little county ran out of salt so our roads were quite snowy.  I wasn't about to travel these roads in my car. 

Now, I am at home safe and sound.  Wrapped up in a blanket watching NCIS while it snows outside.  Its snowing outside ...again!

The New Job (and an old new one)

No, I haven't found a new job already... but Mr. V sure did :)

Friday was his last day with his old job. He started his new job on Monday and couldn't be happier. Me either honestly. I actually get to see him. He was working so many hours at the old job that he would get home in just enough time to get a shower and head to bed... to get up and do it all over again. Now he is home before me and already had his nap :). We had to turn in his company vehicle on Saturday morning and that was a little bittersweet. He was sad because there was more people than expected at the warehouse that day and he had to say goodbye to them. I told him, don't be sad... the ones that are important to you will still be a phone call away!

I am enjoying my new job, too. I like being away from the public. It was not for me. I must not be a people person because I didn't have the patience I needed to listen to their issues and believe them. Its hard not to be cynical when you have to deal with people yelling in your face every day all day long. If you don't already know, I am back at the job I had before.. same company, different job. I am in a totally new building with a totally new title. Most of the people I worked with are here, but my friends are all gone. I met people that I had to talk to before but hadn't met. I have made friends, but I like being to myself for the most part. I work alone and sometimes that gets boring.

Where do you work?

New Job!

If you read my blog before you know that I recently changed jobs. It wasn't really recent, it was July of last year to be exact.  Well, I am changing again.  I turned in my two week notice yesterday and will start my new job on June 1st.  I could not be happier.  I hate hate hate customer service and I applaud all that have the sanity to do it.  It was not for me.  I do however think that every single person should have to work in customer service face to face with the customer for at least a month.  It really puts things into perspective and makes you realize that you sometimes take things out on the wrong person. 

The new job is with the company I was with before I took my recent job.  I really missed it and I hope this one is just as good as the one I had before.

Wish me luck!

Life....

I have been absent.  I haven't blogged in a really long time.  I plan to change that.  I am glad to have my blog back up and going and I plan to use it daily or semi daily if at all possible.

Since I haven't blogged in months... lets start fresh and catch you all up to date on Mr.V and I.  First off, I am going to have to think of a better name for Hubby because I am not feeling the Mr.V name.  Hmm... I thought about Mr. Fix It but that is too long, I also thought about Prince Charming but that idea didn't come from me and I am not going to use it.  He is my life, my world, and most of all he is the love of my life.  To find a name to call him that is secretive, appropriate yet super cute is hard.  I think I am going to go with ... ♥T.  Unique huh :)

Now on to sum up the happenings of our life since I last blogged...

Life.  Our life is great.  I could not ask for a better life. I finally feel like I can breathe and it feels really good.  If you have read the posts below then you know that we purchased our new home in December.  I could not be happier.  I love it.  I am so happy to have my own space again, you have no idea.  The move went super easy and super quick.  Except for the snow storm that tried to hamper us, we made great time.  The bad part about moving in December is the fact that we didn't really feel like we got to celebrate Christmas.  We didn't put up a tree and we were so stressed and rushed that we didn't take the time to breathe.  Now, I can finally take that breath.  Next Christmas is a whole other story.  I plan to finally use all the decorations that I have.  Look at blog-world, decorations will be everywhere!

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Work is going good.  The only thing I don't like about it is the drive.  40 miles one way is a long drive.  A long time to be on the road and more of a chance of an accident.  Maybe one day something closer will come my way, but until then I am happy right where I am.

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My family is doing good.  The uncle that had a heart attack is better.  He is back to working 3 days a week and sometimes more.  My aunt seems to notice more things daily that he is doing like his old self.  Our God, isn't he amazing.  From a man they didn't expect to live I think he is doing wonderfully. 

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Dieting.  Isn't that an icky word!  But come Monday of next week, I am at it again.  My BFFL (an inside joke and its pronounce Biffel) and I are going to join Curves.  I can't wait.  I really enjoyed it the few times I got to go before and I plan to enjoy it this time too.

A Huge Summary

I am so sorry that I made you all an empty promise. I did say that I was going to tell all about life and work and I didn't. Now, you will have that much more to read.

My Unexpected Vacation
As you know, last week I got an unplanned week off. I did not complain and it did not hurt us financially because I had that week paid for in vacation time. I decided to take that time to go visit family and take a little vacation before jumping into the unknown. Tuesday mom and I left for South Carolina and spent the next few days. We came back on Friday afternoon. I got to visit my family and catch up with cousins I hadn't seen in a long time. When I go there I feel like a kid again being around them. It was so much fun. Another great thing about being there is the food... I love love love me some southern food! Duke's BBQ is the best and we did get to eat there. I had planned to go to the beach while I was there, but didn't make it. Oh well... in 24 days I will be headed to the Bahamas.

New Job
Monday I started the new job and its really stressful. I enjoy it and I really like the idea of having a job and not worrying about the layoff. I come home every day this week and crashed because my brain was on over drive. I have been dealing with the public again and that has been hard to get use to. I haven't had a job where I had to deal with anyone other than truck drivers since I was a lot younger. I will really have to be on my best behavior.

Its finally Friday and I plan to enjoy my weekend. My sister in law and her boyfriend are probably coming up later for dinner and we will probably do something. I am enjoying life right now and again I hope nobody rains on my parade!

Absence...

does it make the heart grow fonder? I promise tomorrow I am going to sit down and tell about my vacation and my new job!

The New Job

Last Friday, my new boss called and informed me that he had dropped the ball and had not gotten all the things from me that he needed so I would not be able to start my job until the 20th. Darn! How sad that is...not!

I got up this morning and had to be there at 10 to finish the things I needed to do before being hired on Monday. (drug and alcohol test, background check, and then I had the opportunity to ask any questions that I could think of) I left there, got my nails done, met my hubby for lunch down the road, and stopped by to see the girls that I worked with at my former job. (Do you have any idea how exciting it is for me to be able to call that place my FORMER job?!?!? I love my girls, and I really liked my job but the stress and the drama of a few of the people is completely out of my life and I am super excited its over!)

I have a whole week off just to to take as me time and I am going to enjoy it. I plan to head south to visit family, and hopefully get a day of Lincoln/Em time in there too. Most likely mom and I will be leaving tomorrow and returning on Friday. My weekends are Hubby time and I will be home to see him!


As of right now, my life is great! Let's hope nothing comes along and rains on my parade.

A new start

Today was my last day with current company. I have to admit it was sad to walk out the door, but I will still talk to the girls. Dana was on vacation this week and I have talked to her daily so its not like I am leaving anyone behind just leaving a job. A few of the people I am excited to NEVER see again. I wouldn't want to work with certain ones ever again.

The new job will start on Monday and I am super excited to have a new start. I want something to challenge and enjoy.

Tomorrow and Friday I am taking off because I needed a few me days. Tomorrow I am cleaning out closets and Friday I am going to get a haircut and visit Em and baby Lincoln.

Life

Life has been pretty crazy for me lately. It seems that I come home and get a few things done and its time to start all over again. I really don't know why I haven't been blogging, I am not that busy that I can't take a moment to stop and blog, but I just haven't.

The new job will be with a cable company that we ourselves currently use. I will start on July 13th. I am not sure where exactly I will be right now because for the first two months it will be training. The start out pay will be right there with what I currently make and that was not a plus. However, at least I will know that my job won't be leaving in October like the current one I have.

New Job

I am happy to say that as of July 13th, I will have another job.

I am leaving the cushy job for one that I hope will challenge me. The one I currently have has become boring and repetitive, leaving me needing something else.

Wednesday will be my last day with old job and hopefully I will be able to get some things done that I had planned to do while I was laid off.

Wish me luck. I am sure you will hear more about the new job later.

128 days

128 days... I have another 128 days to work at my current job. I am so happy that I really don't have to worry right now about a job. Woohoo!!

Random Ramblings

I haven't been blogging about daily life this week since I was telling the story of Hubby and I, so I thought I would take a minute and do my usual random thoughts.

Job
I have a job interview on Monday. Woohoo! I am super excited to be getting out there and looking. I didn't plan to do it to begin with, but I like the idea of trying something new. Wish me Luck!

Work
My current job is a pain. We are training a few people (**some capable, some not!) to do our jobs. Its really hard to sit with them when you know they are there to take your place. They apologize but I think that makes it worse. The count right now is at 14 days remaining, but they are most likely going to keep us a little longer. I won't be there IF by chance I have a job offer.

**If you have ever worked with someone that already knows everything there is to know about everything, then you will completely understand what I mean by that!

Vacation
We are still planning on taking a vacation/cruise in August. I went and paid the final payment on Monday so its official. I am super excited. Still not sure if it will be Hubby and I alone or if this will be another family affair. I was looking forward to the alone trip, but if they come I am sure we will have just as good of a time. We still plan to do our own thing and enjoy our time off!!


Life for us seems pretty great. We are moving forward with our house buying dream and if I am able to find a job that will make us that much closer. Keep your fingers crossed!!!

Bitter Sweet

Today was the first official day of training. We are training the people that will be taking our place. Its kinda bittersweet to think that we won't be going to this place and working on a daily basis. Its kinda sad.

In 31 days, I will be jobless.

I promised and I lied

to all of you!

I said I was going to keep my blog more up to date and post more. However, thru the week I rarely do anything other than work and come home to do absolutely nothing because I am stressing majorly over how much we have to do in a day. By the time I get home, I am mentally drained and I crash.

I do have a few updates to share with you though.

My Uncle
He is a lot better. He can feed himself, and he can talk. He wasn't much of a talker so at this point they are still unsure of brain damage. They are trying to regulate his blood gases, whatever that means. Once they are able to do that then they will go from there. He hasn't been up out of the bed in over a month so his muscles are very weak and he will have to have lots of therapy. Keep him in your prayers. Our God is amazing!

Work
...is super crazy. We are busy from beginning to end and rarely get a moment to stop and relax. We only have 47 days left, and they intend to work us up until the end I think. My GM came to us on Thursday (just another co-worker and myself) and asked if we would be interested in staying on after July 2nd if they needed us. I think that depends on how it affects our unemployment. I can't just walk away from it not having another job or able to draw unemployment so I guess we will see how that all plays out.

School
I am still unsure about. I failed my math test so that means that I will have to take the lower classes before I can take the required classes. However, there is another school here, a tech school that offers pretty much the same study I am interested in. I don't know how the diploma's compare though with one being a tech school and one being a college. Any idea?

Vacation
I had said before that The V's weren't vacationing this year, but we changed our mind. Hubby gets three bonuses a year and has decided he has earned a very well deserved vacation. We are taking a cruise with Carnival again. Just the two of us. This will be our very first vacation alone and we have been married almost 7 years!! We always travel with others. I am excited!!!

Home Buying
Hubby and I will be trying to purchase a home later this year. We will hopefully be at the point where we can get what we want... depending on our money situation when that time comes.

Updates

I didn't realize that it would be this hard to work for a company when you know they are closing and you are going to be left out in the cold. I feel this way most of the time. Lately, we have been so busy that we haven't had a chance to get upset. We are covered up from the minute we walk in the door until its time to leave. Today, I worked over 30 minutes, unfortunately I won't be getting overtime because I have to leave early on Wednesday.

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I will be taking my test for college on Wednesday. I haven't had a test in 9 years so it will be like starting all over. I am super excited to start the new phase of my life. I can't wait to get back to school and have homework. What can I say? I love to write.

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My Uncle seems to be improving some. He was trying to get out of bed yesterday. He is strapped down for his safety as well as the Dr's and nurses. He still has the breathing tube but it only on 55% oxygen which is much better than the 100% he was on. He seems to have somewhat of an idea as to what is going on, but they won't know until they can remove the tube from his throat. Please keep up those prayers, they are working.

Lovely Decor

I am come to realize that I am completely OCD. My towels have to be folded just a certain way in the cabinet, things on my desk have to be in the correct place, if my computer monitor is not correctly centered in front me I can't stand it. Is anyone else this way? I am a complete neat freak. I have to have things in their place and neatly placed or it drives me nuts.

The reason I tell you this is because my boss has made it her life's ambition to annoy me and my ocd'ness. Check out what I came to work and found on Monday.



She was oh so very proud of herself and she couldn't even make it work to hear what I thought about it. She called me just to see what I would say. Drives me nuts but no way was I telling her that! There were papers everywhere. She had opened cabinets and drawers and stuffed papers in them. I am still finding those stupid things!

Does your boss ever do this type of thing to you? I am sure I will never find a boss quite like her.

Random Ramblings

I am so very glad to be at home now. I didn't think that today would ever end. We are super busy at work which is rather ironic considering we have 68 working days left.

I got my paycheck today and I was pleasantly surprised. It was $32 more than usual.. some of that is because I had about 2 more hours than the past few months, but some is in part to Obama's stimulus plan. Give me more please!!

Hubby and I have been talking quite a bit lately about renting an apartment. We have lived with his grandmother for 3.5 years and its time for something new. We planned to purchase a home in January but with me losing my job and instead of working I will be going to school, I don't think that will be in the plans. Once I have my degree and I am making money we can have what we want. We are still trying to decide where we want to live. I know that we want a place where we have enough space of our own to have people over and not have to worry about where they are parking.

Great News...

... okay so not really. I don't have great news, or even remotely good news.

As of July 3rd, I am officially jobless, unemployed, and on my way to being broke. Well, that is a little extreme but I will really be without a job and joining the ranks of the other unemployed trying to find a job. Staying at home is just not for me, so I have to find something soon. At least they were kind enough to let us know in advance.


Ick!!

Organized

Today while I had the chance, I color coded my folders in my file cabinet. I love for things to be in order, and I thought this way looks and works great! I love the idea of having things just like I want them, its an obsession!

(Not so) Wordless Wednesday - Boss' Birthday

Today was my boss J's 40th Birthday. In true Landair Girl style, we had to celebrate. We plotted out everything that we would do yesterday and I even had Hubby's help. We decorated with streamers, a black wreath, E made a head stone as seen in the one picture and I had hubby spray paint some flowers for me. I could not find black flowers anywhere, so that was the best option. We made her wear a big floppy hat that was black and had a white polka dot scarf on it and flowers that we stuck on to match the hideous ones we had in her cube.

The middle picture is where she changed her cake from 40 to 30... quite the comedian isn't she!

In other news, lots is going on with The V's and I just haven't had the time to blog about them. I hope to catch everyone up soon.