Everyone is asking me if I have a New Year's resolution.
I've only had a resolution 2 or 3 times in my whole life (maybe not even that many). I never keep them, and therefore, no point in making one.
My main concerns for the new coming year are:
-Finishing graduate school. Should be done THIS SUMMER. YAHOO.
-Excelling more at work. I don't feel as though I am doing as much as I should be. This has got to change.
-Trying to improve my relationships. I'm so busy between work, school, family, and Billy that I forget I have friendships. I feel as though many of my friendships have suffered....I can only hope that they all understand that my life has been hectic for the past 2 years and I'm trying to catch up with life in general every day.
Overall, 2008 wasn't too great for me. I don't mean that as a downer, but I just mean that nothing SPECTACULAR happened to me. I just sailed along with work, school, and my extremely limited social life.
Here's to hoping 2009 will have some amazing memories for me to have and here's to doing more in life instead of just sailing through it.
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Saturday, December 20, 2008
I was saved by an Angel!
....Literally.
On my jolly ride to work yesterday morning, I had a little accident. I left my apartment 20 min earlier than I normally do (it is a 20 min drive for me to get to work on a non-snow day) so I thought I gave my self PLENTY of time to get to work.
I started off on hwy 172 and was surprised by how GOOD the road was! I still was driving with caution, however, because my car isn't the more reliable in this type of weather.
I then merged onto 41 south to venture to DePere when I realized the weather between 172 and 41 was like a different world. The visibility on 41 was HORRIBLE, but the road wasn't too bad....atleast I thought.
About 2-3 minutes after that thought, I noticed a car in the ditch on the right hand side of me... After seeing that, I slowed down even more.
Apparently, that wasn't slow enough. I was going 30 on the hwy and then suddenly lost control of my piece of shit car. I started to fish tail, violently, and the violent swing of the tail put me in a spin. My spin spun me all the way to the ditch.
I was scared out of my f-ing mind. I am very lucky that no other car hit me, considering how long I was spinning on the hwy and I am very very lucky that no other car slammed into my car while it was in the ditch. My car sat in the ditch from 630 am to 10pm because the police put a "hold" on any towing due to the horrible weather.
When my car hit the ditch, I just sat there for a minute in disbelief. I was in complete shock. When I snapped out of my frozen minded state, I called my daddy's cell, but no answer. I called my mummsy and she answered and I just started crying. She was relieved that I was ok, but still worried as to how she was going to pick me up on the dangerous hwy. My dad called me while I was on the line w/ my mom and so I had him come help me because he was more readily available than my mum.
While I was waiting for my pops to come save the day, a cop stopped to check on me as someone had reported my accident. The cop's name was Angel. She put me in her squad car and brought me to safety at a gas station. That is where daddio came and picked me up and brought me to work.
There were 5 other cars that went into the ditch in the area I went in. Obviously, it was a little icy there.
On my jolly ride to work yesterday morning, I had a little accident. I left my apartment 20 min earlier than I normally do (it is a 20 min drive for me to get to work on a non-snow day) so I thought I gave my self PLENTY of time to get to work.
I started off on hwy 172 and was surprised by how GOOD the road was! I still was driving with caution, however, because my car isn't the more reliable in this type of weather.
I then merged onto 41 south to venture to DePere when I realized the weather between 172 and 41 was like a different world. The visibility on 41 was HORRIBLE, but the road wasn't too bad....atleast I thought.
About 2-3 minutes after that thought, I noticed a car in the ditch on the right hand side of me... After seeing that, I slowed down even more.
Apparently, that wasn't slow enough. I was going 30 on the hwy and then suddenly lost control of my piece of shit car. I started to fish tail, violently, and the violent swing of the tail put me in a spin. My spin spun me all the way to the ditch.
I was scared out of my f-ing mind. I am very lucky that no other car hit me, considering how long I was spinning on the hwy and I am very very lucky that no other car slammed into my car while it was in the ditch. My car sat in the ditch from 630 am to 10pm because the police put a "hold" on any towing due to the horrible weather.
When my car hit the ditch, I just sat there for a minute in disbelief. I was in complete shock. When I snapped out of my frozen minded state, I called my daddy's cell, but no answer. I called my mummsy and she answered and I just started crying. She was relieved that I was ok, but still worried as to how she was going to pick me up on the dangerous hwy. My dad called me while I was on the line w/ my mom and so I had him come help me because he was more readily available than my mum.
While I was waiting for my pops to come save the day, a cop stopped to check on me as someone had reported my accident. The cop's name was Angel. She put me in her squad car and brought me to safety at a gas station. That is where daddio came and picked me up and brought me to work.
There were 5 other cars that went into the ditch in the area I went in. Obviously, it was a little icy there.
Sunday, December 14, 2008
Ski Bunny
Billy and I went to Ski Brule this past Friday. It was a nice day :)
Most of the runs were in rough shape because of how cold it was, but we still had a great time. There were 3 runs, which are in my top faves at Ski Brule, that were decent, so we spent a lot of our time on those 3. I took a fall on one of the black diamonds because of how rough that particular slope was. Some snow made it's way up my coat and because of how cold it was outside, the snow was pretty hard. So, it cut my back up a little. But I'm ok. No worries!
I have a lot of finance homework to do today...boo!! BUT, Thursday is almost here and once that day is done, I'll have 3 weeks off from school...Yippie!
I'm not too far off from completing my masters program. Depending on how may classes I want to take at a time, I'll either be done at the end of June, or the end of August!!! :o)
Tuesday, December 9, 2008
I'm growing in popular demand...WATCH OUT!
Oooh, gosh, golly, gee! I have TWO readers now! :o)
I guess that means I better get to posting more often.
I had to dig my car out of snow today. The problem is is that my landlord and her little worker-bees are insanely lazy. THEREFORE, they don't usually snow blow until a good week after it has snowed. So, I can expect my guy neighbor dude, that scares me a little, and I will have to dig each other cars out again...
I guess that means I better get to posting more often.
I had to dig my car out of snow today. The problem is is that my landlord and her little worker-bees are insanely lazy. THEREFORE, they don't usually snow blow until a good week after it has snowed. So, I can expect my guy neighbor dude, that scares me a little, and I will have to dig each other cars out again...
Monday, December 8, 2008
Let it snow, let it snow, let is SNOW!!
I haven't posted in awhile, but that's because I haven't had much to talk about as of late.
I am currently is a masters level Finance class. Anyone who knows me knows that Accounting and Finance are, by far, my WORST two subjects...ever. Personally, why anyone would voluntarily do that as a career is beyond me. I am just trying to get by right now and get this semester over with. I've been dreading this semester since I got accepted to the program. No joke. I'm very thankful that I have a very laid back professor. He's an accountant by day and a heavy metal band member by night....seriously. The band he belongs to is pretty popular, actually. They are called Midian, but I know I'm spelling that wrong. So don't take my word on it. They play at the Rave a lot as well as all over the country.
I am going skiing on Friday (hopefully) with my BF and we are going to SkiBrule. I haven't been to Brule in a VERY long time. My fondest memory is Erica sliding down my favorite run, Log Jam, on her stomach backwards. I laughed so hard I ALMOST peed my pants...hahahaha.
Ta ta!
I am currently is a masters level Finance class. Anyone who knows me knows that Accounting and Finance are, by far, my WORST two subjects...ever. Personally, why anyone would voluntarily do that as a career is beyond me. I am just trying to get by right now and get this semester over with. I've been dreading this semester since I got accepted to the program. No joke. I'm very thankful that I have a very laid back professor. He's an accountant by day and a heavy metal band member by night....seriously. The band he belongs to is pretty popular, actually. They are called Midian, but I know I'm spelling that wrong. So don't take my word on it. They play at the Rave a lot as well as all over the country.
I am going skiing on Friday (hopefully) with my BF and we are going to SkiBrule. I haven't been to Brule in a VERY long time. My fondest memory is Erica sliding down my favorite run, Log Jam, on her stomach backwards. I laughed so hard I ALMOST peed my pants...hahahaha.
Ta ta!
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
This day is finally here...
No more political commercials! YAY!
I voted this evening after work and was pleasantely surprised by how fast I was in and out. I must have gone at a good time (3:45 pm) because I didn't have to wait in line. I placed my ballot in the giant machine thing, and got my sticker! Woo!
I was surprised with how many people at work said they were NOT voting. I understand the notion that the majority of politicians suck, but if you feel strong enough to not vote for either, then just vote for yourself. At least your exercising your right to vote.
Especially for those of us in this nation who haven't always had the right to vote, you should vote today just because you can. And you should today because of how hard others have fought in the past for you to have that right.
Just food for thought.
...now back to the hw.
I voted this evening after work and was pleasantely surprised by how fast I was in and out. I must have gone at a good time (3:45 pm) because I didn't have to wait in line. I placed my ballot in the giant machine thing, and got my sticker! Woo!
I was surprised with how many people at work said they were NOT voting. I understand the notion that the majority of politicians suck, but if you feel strong enough to not vote for either, then just vote for yourself. At least your exercising your right to vote.
Especially for those of us in this nation who haven't always had the right to vote, you should vote today just because you can. And you should today because of how hard others have fought in the past for you to have that right.
Just food for thought.
...now back to the hw.
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Make love, not war
I went out last night for Halloween. I haven't gone out on Halloween in a couple of years. I usually avoid this scene just because it's a bit too hectic for me, and honestly, I still feel burnt out on the bar scene from overdoing it in college over 2 years ago...
My bf and I went as hippies. We figured it'd be the cheapest costume we could do because we already have the necessary clothing. All we had to do was buy him a long haired wig, and put some peace signs on us.
It was a good time. We hung out with friends we haven't seen in awhile. BUT, I did imbibe too much....Who would have thought that drinking wine, beer, AND hard liquor would have been a bad idea?
hmmm O:-)
My bf and I went as hippies. We figured it'd be the cheapest costume we could do because we already have the necessary clothing. All we had to do was buy him a long haired wig, and put some peace signs on us.
It was a good time. We hung out with friends we haven't seen in awhile. BUT, I did imbibe too much....Who would have thought that drinking wine, beer, AND hard liquor would have been a bad idea?
hmmm O:-)
Monday, October 27, 2008
This is absolutely horrible.
...and scary. It's sad to think that it is almost 2009 and there are people out there that are thinking as if they were living in President Abraham Lincoln's days.
Come on people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together, try to love one another right now.
...and scary. It's sad to think that it is almost 2009 and there are people out there that are thinking as if they were living in President Abraham Lincoln's days.
Come on people now, smile on your brother, everybody get together, try to love one another right now.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Opinions = everyone's personal right...
Tonight is going to be a short post as I have a ton of hw to do.
All I have to say is that I cannot wait for this election to be over with. I am consistently being attacked for my choice of candidate. I tell people, who I know do not share the same opinion as me, that I do not want to talk about politics and they keep harassing me. I feel as though, if we know we do not agree, why talk about it? We're not going to change the other person's mind. We're only going to drive each other nuts and we'll both walk away feeling like the other person is a complete moron. LEAVE ME ALONE!!!
On a side note, but related, I've been receiving 2-3 emails PER DAY from my father with crap he finds off the Internet to tell me why my choice is wrong. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
I had to break down and email him back to tell him to back off. I hate having to do stuff like that, but when I see those emails from him, I want to jump out of a window! haha.
All I have to say is that I cannot wait for this election to be over with. I am consistently being attacked for my choice of candidate. I tell people, who I know do not share the same opinion as me, that I do not want to talk about politics and they keep harassing me. I feel as though, if we know we do not agree, why talk about it? We're not going to change the other person's mind. We're only going to drive each other nuts and we'll both walk away feeling like the other person is a complete moron. LEAVE ME ALONE!!!
On a side note, but related, I've been receiving 2-3 emails PER DAY from my father with crap he finds off the Internet to tell me why my choice is wrong. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
I had to break down and email him back to tell him to back off. I hate having to do stuff like that, but when I see those emails from him, I want to jump out of a window! haha.
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
I'm leaving...on a jet plane.
I'm back in the good ol' state of Wisconsin.
I went to Colorado to visit my sister. She is living in CO Springs, temporarily, for a internship. It's beautiful area. We had a great time :)
I arrived in CO on Friday, Oct 10th... We went to the Garden of the Gods and to Manitou Springs.
Garden of the Gods was absolutely breathtaking and should be visited by everyone at some point in their lives. The sun was about to set as we were there, so I got some pretty neat pics :)
Manitou Springs is an old hippie town. Definitely my type of atmosphere. My sister and I did some shopping, ate dinner at a mexican restaurant called Amanda's Fonda (fonda means "Inn" in spanish), and played some games. We gave the tickets we won to some young kids...we're nice like that.
On Saturday, we made a trip to Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek is about 1 hr away, so we didn't do anything else when we got back to CO Springs. It's a neat city and it has a lot of history. It was a gold mining town back in the 1800s. Now it's made into little shops and casinos..LOTS of casinos. So, we gambled...a lot. Also, Cripple Creek was having a fall festival when we were there, so we saw a few people dressed in 1800 attire...it was really cool.
On Sunday, we did some site seeing at Pike's Peak. The drive up to the top (well...almost top...it was too windy for us to go to the VERY top, so we made it to the 11,000 elevation before the trooper made us stop) was gorgeous. I have never been to CO in the fall, so it was neat to see all the mountains with fall colors vs snow.
Monday, my sister had to work, so I just stayed in and watched the marathon of America's Next Top Model. For lunch, I walked to Souper Salad for a salad to go. It was a nice relaxing day. We later had dinner at the Elephant Bar, which was EXCELLENT.
I miss my sister already though :(
I went to Colorado to visit my sister. She is living in CO Springs, temporarily, for a internship. It's beautiful area. We had a great time :)
I arrived in CO on Friday, Oct 10th... We went to the Garden of the Gods and to Manitou Springs.
Garden of the Gods was absolutely breathtaking and should be visited by everyone at some point in their lives. The sun was about to set as we were there, so I got some pretty neat pics :)
Manitou Springs is an old hippie town. Definitely my type of atmosphere. My sister and I did some shopping, ate dinner at a mexican restaurant called Amanda's Fonda (fonda means "Inn" in spanish), and played some games. We gave the tickets we won to some young kids...we're nice like that.
On Saturday, we made a trip to Cripple Creek. Cripple Creek is about 1 hr away, so we didn't do anything else when we got back to CO Springs. It's a neat city and it has a lot of history. It was a gold mining town back in the 1800s. Now it's made into little shops and casinos..LOTS of casinos. So, we gambled...a lot. Also, Cripple Creek was having a fall festival when we were there, so we saw a few people dressed in 1800 attire...it was really cool.
On Sunday, we did some site seeing at Pike's Peak. The drive up to the top (well...almost top...it was too windy for us to go to the VERY top, so we made it to the 11,000 elevation before the trooper made us stop) was gorgeous. I have never been to CO in the fall, so it was neat to see all the mountains with fall colors vs snow.
Monday, my sister had to work, so I just stayed in and watched the marathon of America's Next Top Model. For lunch, I walked to Souper Salad for a salad to go. It was a nice relaxing day. We later had dinner at the Elephant Bar, which was EXCELLENT.
I miss my sister already though :(
Friday, October 3, 2008
Game on bitches!
I was flipping through channels the other night and came upon Paris Hilton's new show. Her show is somewhat like a dating show, only she isn't look for a boyfriend. Paris is looking for a new best friend, or "bestie" as she calls it. I decided to watch it for a bit to see what this was all about and happened to catch the very first episode.
Paris starts up some intellectual commentary (haha), and refers to these girls as "dolls" and says "clever" statements such as: "which one of these dolls will I want to play with or put back on the shelf". If a friend referred to me as a doll and described our friendship as her controlling my destiny of shelf life, I'd have to set a few things straight. Not to mention that Paris, among other celebrities and non-famous females, refers to women/friends as bitches or sluts which to me is totally disrespectful.
Have we really been teaching the ladies in this country that it's ok to be treated that way? When will women learn that in order for us to gain respect, gain ground professionally and/or personally that we will need to draw some lines?
I can't even remember a time in my life where I didn't have a passion in my heart for feminists and overcoming female oppression. What really drives me nuts more than men oppressing women is when WOMEN oppress other women. How can we equal out with men in this country if we (women) can't support each other and treat each other with respect?
Example: When it was announced that Sara Palin would be John McCain's running mate, I was proud. Regardless of political views that we differ on (100% differ on), I was proud to see that a woman was in the possible VP position for only the SECOND time in HISTORY. But, not all women felt this way...I was watching the national news and the correspondents were interviewing woman off the street for their opinion. One woman said "It's her business if she wants to short change her family, but she better not short change this country". OUCH. I'm quite sure that MOST women are capable of working AND taking care of a family. This statement almost made me cry when I heard it.
I recommend some good reading to any female out there...
1) Why women should rule the world - written by Dee Dee Myers. She was the FIRST female White House press secretary. In the book, she talks about her experiences dealing with the male dominate work place as well as the many strengths women posses correlating that with why the world would be best with women in the CEO chair vs a man. This book is very well written and very well researched. LOVED IT.
2) Seducing the Boys Club: Uncensored Tactics from a Woman at the Top by Nina Disesa. Nina is a chairman of an advertising company and she has dealt with some pretty unbelievable assholes (men). This book is very well written as well, and it's funny. It's got some great advice in it and I actually used it to help make my decision on moving to my current new department and job as an assistant supervisor. The best quote in the book is "if you're not scared shitless, then you're not pushing yourself hard enough". That quote alone pushed me to change positions. Also, she mentioned that "comfort zones" are dangerous and they do not allow you to grow...but I knew that already ;-)
I feel like I might drive my boyfriend nuts with this passion, but he actually claims it's one of the reasons he fell in love with me... Is he crazy or just that dang perfect? :)
Paris starts up some intellectual commentary (haha), and refers to these girls as "dolls" and says "clever" statements such as: "which one of these dolls will I want to play with or put back on the shelf". If a friend referred to me as a doll and described our friendship as her controlling my destiny of shelf life, I'd have to set a few things straight. Not to mention that Paris, among other celebrities and non-famous females, refers to women/friends as bitches or sluts which to me is totally disrespectful.
Have we really been teaching the ladies in this country that it's ok to be treated that way? When will women learn that in order for us to gain respect, gain ground professionally and/or personally that we will need to draw some lines?
I can't even remember a time in my life where I didn't have a passion in my heart for feminists and overcoming female oppression. What really drives me nuts more than men oppressing women is when WOMEN oppress other women. How can we equal out with men in this country if we (women) can't support each other and treat each other with respect?
Example: When it was announced that Sara Palin would be John McCain's running mate, I was proud. Regardless of political views that we differ on (100% differ on), I was proud to see that a woman was in the possible VP position for only the SECOND time in HISTORY. But, not all women felt this way...I was watching the national news and the correspondents were interviewing woman off the street for their opinion. One woman said "It's her business if she wants to short change her family, but she better not short change this country". OUCH. I'm quite sure that MOST women are capable of working AND taking care of a family. This statement almost made me cry when I heard it.
I recommend some good reading to any female out there...
1) Why women should rule the world - written by Dee Dee Myers. She was the FIRST female White House press secretary. In the book, she talks about her experiences dealing with the male dominate work place as well as the many strengths women posses correlating that with why the world would be best with women in the CEO chair vs a man. This book is very well written and very well researched. LOVED IT.
2) Seducing the Boys Club: Uncensored Tactics from a Woman at the Top by Nina Disesa. Nina is a chairman of an advertising company and she has dealt with some pretty unbelievable assholes (men). This book is very well written as well, and it's funny. It's got some great advice in it and I actually used it to help make my decision on moving to my current new department and job as an assistant supervisor. The best quote in the book is "if you're not scared shitless, then you're not pushing yourself hard enough". That quote alone pushed me to change positions. Also, she mentioned that "comfort zones" are dangerous and they do not allow you to grow...but I knew that already ;-)
I feel like I might drive my boyfriend nuts with this passion, but he actually claims it's one of the reasons he fell in love with me... Is he crazy or just that dang perfect? :)
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
No time...even for myself.
September came and is now on it's way out. September meant the start up of my graduate school courses again and the start up of my aerobics classes again...all while still working 40 + hrs a week.
I don't mean to bitch...but seriously.
Throwing in the every Monday and Wednesday aerobic class after work leads to some very long days. It's not uncommon for my week schedule to look something like this:
Mon; Work, aerobics, hw, sleep.
Tues; Work, meet w/ group from class, hw, sleep.
Wed; Work, aerobics, hw, sleep.
Thurs; Work, class, sleep.
Fri; Work, working out, hw (yes, even on fridays), and either going out w/ friends or passing out from exhaustion by 830. Don't laugh...that's actually happened.
Sat; running errands I couldn't do during the week.
Sun; laundry and hw.
I love the fact that I am continuing my education and expanding my mind while also still working a full time job. I am very proud of myself...even though the stress level feels almost paralyzing at times.
Now add in my parent's divorce and the internal feeling of guilt because I am so damn busy that I cannot help them cope... and you've got a stress-filled life.
Work wasn't always stressful until I started a new job in August...I am now an assistant supervisor... This has always been my goal since the day I started at my company 2 yrs ago. And it would be going a lot more smoothly if one of the women on my team wouldn't say smart ass comments to me like "Just so you know, pay back is a BITCH!". Well then.
Can you really explain your day in a blog??
I don't mean to bitch...but seriously.
Throwing in the every Monday and Wednesday aerobic class after work leads to some very long days. It's not uncommon for my week schedule to look something like this:
Mon; Work, aerobics, hw, sleep.
Tues; Work, meet w/ group from class, hw, sleep.
Wed; Work, aerobics, hw, sleep.
Thurs; Work, class, sleep.
Fri; Work, working out, hw (yes, even on fridays), and either going out w/ friends or passing out from exhaustion by 830. Don't laugh...that's actually happened.
Sat; running errands I couldn't do during the week.
Sun; laundry and hw.
I love the fact that I am continuing my education and expanding my mind while also still working a full time job. I am very proud of myself...even though the stress level feels almost paralyzing at times.
Now add in my parent's divorce and the internal feeling of guilt because I am so damn busy that I cannot help them cope... and you've got a stress-filled life.
Work wasn't always stressful until I started a new job in August...I am now an assistant supervisor... This has always been my goal since the day I started at my company 2 yrs ago. And it would be going a lot more smoothly if one of the women on my team wouldn't say smart ass comments to me like "Just so you know, pay back is a BITCH!". Well then.
Can you really explain your day in a blog??
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