Out of My Mind

Out of My Mind

Sunday, October 15, 2006

One step closer to a new job...

Well, my late friend's job in the Records Section has come up for competition. So I spent the day doing up my resume and job application on line. And WOW, I didn't realise how much work experience I had. The ironic thing about it is that when I started in Government it was in the very department where I'm applying for this particular job.. albiet it was 20 years ago and the job has changed quite a bit since then but the whole concept is the same. I'm going to sleep on the application tonight, give it a once over tomorrow and then send it along. I'll keep you updated on how things go.

Saturday, October 14, 2006

I've switched my blogs to the new Beta

I much prefer the new beta.. and now my three blogs are all linked...

Monday, October 09, 2006

New Blogger in Beta

I created a new blog in Beta... just to check it out.. will let you know how it compares to this one later on... here's the url to it.. I just started it so be gentle... lol

http://lemonadefromlifeslemons.blogspot.com/

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Last Night.....

Last night I took my friend out to eat and to a movie.. it was a lot of fun and the movie was light and funny... we hadn't gone anywhere special to eat but I enjoyed getting back together and catching up on how her and her family were doing.. but at the end of the night she did something that shocked me... she asked me if she could borrow $60.00... it felt so wrong on so many levels.. for one thing I have just recently been able to pull myself out of a money pit hell.. and she knows that... I took her out with money that I had saved.. and paid for everything, even the popcorn and pop at the movies (can you believe the ungodly prices they charge for a small popcorn and small pop nowadays.. !!)... I felt that it was almost a slap in the face for her to ask me that.. I politely refused but the silence for a while after that was deafening... I'm still a little shaken about the whole incident.. I know she must be hurting for money but still ... I wish she hadn't done that.. am I over reacting? It really left a bad taste in my mouth...

Monday, October 02, 2006

Try this game.. it's hilarious...

Go to google and put in your name and the word NEEDS.. it's hilarous the things that come up... I tried it and this is the 10 hits that I got..


  1. Kathy needs .... lungs... (I would think that would be a given????)
  2. Kathy needs ... eating in (in what?)
  3. Kathy needs... to be on more talk shows (well.... yeah!)
  4. Kathy needs.. Vee and Vee needs Kathy (hmmmm I hope Vee is a guy)
  5. Kathy needs.. to tackle if she wants off the D-List (ohhhhh kayyyy???)
  6. Kathy needs... to make an updated version of her DVD (I have a DVD .. how come noone told me)
  7. Kathy needs.. to reconsider her menu prices (yeah.. they're too low)
  8. Kathy needs... refills for many of her perscriptions, but her three different doctors all need her to come in for an office visit before re-prescribing (I have three different doctors for a reason people)
  9. Kathy needs.. to recognise the benefit of using a two-inch or lower heel during her workday (using it for what?)
  10. Kathy needs.. more self-confidence (you think?)

And with Kathryn

  1. Kathryn Needs to give Heather lots of Dove Chocolate Bars.
  2. Kathryn needs to run some errands or just plain get out of the house
  3. Kathryn needs to execute her plan to stop the train very precisely, because if she miscalculates, she will be launching fully loaded freight cars all over
  4. Kathryn Needs To Learn
  5. Kathryn needs to go down for her first nap 3 hours after wakening
  6. Kathryn needs a husband to save her from her uncle's marriage schemes ...
  7. Kathryn needs someone who is going to give her a lot of attention and love, and who will continue working on her little feet
  8. Ask A Real Guy: Kathryn needs help
  9. Kathryn needs a birthday song, too!
  10. and my favorite.... Kathryn needs prozac

I did it.. wrote the email...

On Saturday night I took the big step.. I emailed management to tell them that I was going to discontinue working in the cash office and that they would have to train someone to take my place.. and suprisingly they took it well... it wasn't an easy thing to do because my job has been what has defined me for a long time.. and I took a lot of pride in a job well done.. but at the same time I now feel like I'm being used and the fact that I'm getting paid the same as the clerks that just work the counter has really started to bug me... It's funny, at one time I was very possessive of my job.. I didn't want anyone else to learn it as well as I did because I didn't want to give up the control.. but now I'm at a point where I want out... not just out of the cash office but I want to retire.. but that will be a few years in the making.. five at least.. so for now, anything that will lessen the pressure and stress is good for me...

Today was the day that I was supposed to start my morning walks with my sister. We walk a short distance from my work along a walking path that was created just for that and my sister, who's retired, takes her dog Toby with her.. makes a great way to start the morning and I'm hoping that getting some regular exercise will help to get rid of some the the flab I've accumulated over the last couple of years... But it was not to be.. you see, it started to rain... hard.. so hopefully it will clear off in the morning and we can start... R has been walking Missy and so he's getting a little exercise.. now it's my turn..

R and I have decided to do a cookathon on the weekends, we prepared a meatloaf, about 8 pork chops, and a big pot of potatoes. Then we did up some plates and froze them.. we put some frozen veggies in each one before we froze them and they are to be used during the week.. Next weekend we plan on cooking a variety of chicken dishes... that way we can overlap the frozen meals and as time goes on we can have a whole variety.. and it's more healthy to do them ourselves because we know what's in each one.. also we can control portion sizes, I find if I'm hungry I tend to prepare more food then we need... The chops were delish, I prepared them with some golden mushroom soup over top in the roaster... mmmm tender and tastey...

I called my best friend, L, who I'm ashamed to say I haven't seen for a very long time.. since we moved out to the country I just come home and crash... and a drive back into the city is not something I want to do... so I decided on the weekend that I would call L and ask her if she wanted to go out for dinner and a movie, my treat.. so Wednesday is the day... So I'm staying in for dinner and we're going to the movies after... should be great catching up on the news...