Dec28

Employment

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I don’t want to go back to work at a call center. There are many things that are routine, appealing and safe. Most days I did enjoy being able to work within the little structured environment. I don’t want to get stuck working in a cube farm.

I have come to the conclusion that no one ends up where they intended to be. Our culture as a whole has become more employment oriented then career oriented. It is becoming rare that a person will be in the same job for 30 years. I have had 3 jobs in the past 6 years, never in one place more than two years. But I have no idea what I want to do when I grow up. I believe that is also a new aspect of the culture we live in.

Personally I get bored easily and like living comfortably. I don’t want kids but i like the work life balance that a boring 9-5 job allows for. (Ew I sound too corporate for my liking.)

Ok so I forgot where this was going. I don’t want to go back to working at a call center but it is looking like that will be all I can do without sacrificing other things that are more important.

Nov22

Thanksgiving Play by Play

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Today (and most other days) I am thankful for my family, my husband, my friends, the turkey brineing in the kitchen, a job I don’t hate, and a life full of love and abundance.

Bread – Homemade Sub Rolls + 1/2 Tbsp of rosemary
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Turkey – 4-6lb turkey breast est. 2 hours cooking in oven bag. Seasonings brineing, butter, salt/pepper rubbed, stuffed/rubbed with oranges & cloves

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Stuffing- Just a simple traditional (in my house at least) stuffing recipe. This year I’m adding carrots to mine.
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Mashed Potatoes – These are pretty straight forward – mashed potatoes, little butter little half and half.

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And done 🙂
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Nov7

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The things that make the fearful for not only the country I live in but people as a whole is the apathy and unapologetic ignorance. People voting, not voting, people running and people running their mouths.

The fact don’t really change, the only thing that was needed to be decided was which path to take at resolving problems. It is ok to have differing opinions.

Nov5

GO VOTE

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This year, I voted over a week ago. At the last presidential election I waited in line for a couple hours in the cold with my gloves and mittens through a winding line along the city side walk. I was not going to miss it. I love that my state allows for no questions asked early absentee voting. I’ve voted against Amendment 1. I try to pay enough attention to make my voice heard.

I remember voting for the first time at a church in my home state, on the way back home from the airport after a visit across the country. I remember that my family was so excited for me to be voting for the first time. I have friends who are very active in my home state’s political arena. I love that the people in my life are involved and are about the process.  I once dated someone who didn’t care about it and didn’t see the point. This still boggles my mind.

I am mildly excited in participating in the potential Facebook peer pressure of the “I voted” button tomorrow.
I am excited that I have friends that have voted for the first time this year, and have even a small interest.
The true civic process of participating in my government makes my heart happy. And to know that however small, I might still have a voice in the process is a good feeling. I live in a swing state. Every little vote counts. Every little vote always counts.

Oct29

nostalgic

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It feel like this week has been particularly nostalgic. Mentions of good times from a decade ago, remembrances of my Grandma seem to be hard hitting this week, and nothing good happens after 2 am.

October 17th, 2002 – college was not starting out as well as one would hope, everything was kinda screwed up, but i had a wonderful friend who counted all the wonderful things that made life good.
This week also brought out alot of missing Grandma, and old friends and being in michigan surrounded by people I know and most of them I like. Being able to just be out at 2am still driving around looking for something to do.

I would never want to be 18-19 again, because really that was my peak of teenage crazy, but we sure had a ton of fun. I met some really amazing people and caused a ton of drama. Part of me wishes we’d have been closer and stayed closer, but we’d never we where we are now if that had happened. And I like me now more than 18yr old me.