What happened to Tuesday! I think I went through it in a fog - I honestly woke up this morning thinking it was Tuesday only to find out it was Wednesday! Usually a good thing but I have so much to do for Month End - not a good time to lose a day. Have you ever lost a day?
I do remember last night - I got an email yesterday from the Apple Store letting me know that the iPhone I was on the waiting list for had come in - I had until today to pick it up so I picked it up last night. I htink everyone was picking them up - I was in the store for an hour before it was my turn to be helped. After that the process went fairly quick. I loaded a couple Apps last night but mostly spent the time loading items from my iTunes. Hopefully I will have some time this weekend to play with it and figure things out.I wish they had had them available last week so that my Mac Tech Support - ie Colleen - was in town and available. So - not only do I need her to come up to organize my house - I now need her to come up and give me iPhone lessons!
It was 50 in McKinney on Monday!
De
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
Monday, July 26, 2010
Ugh! Monday
Took Colleen to the airport this morning and then headed in to wok. Got there before 9!! Started getting some work done and made my list of tasks for getting ready for month end - Even though I've been there for 4 years it still helps to have a check off list to make sure I don't have a senior moment and forget something. The day was going fairly well until I got a meeting request for this afternoon - I just get so stressed out and nervous about one on ones - also, with my meds not really working one on ones are not a good thing - I tend to forget rule number one - No Crying In Finance!
So . . yeah . . . meeting went about how I thought - kind of a rehashing of everything that was talked about last time - no new issues just a rehashing - this time though it was used to explain away why my bonus percentage is low. Yeah - doesn't matter that I made all my goals both Q1 and Q2 - it's just a hopeless feeling - no matter what you do you will never get 100%.
So . . . . that on top of everything else that I've been feeling and it was all I could do not to come straight home and go to bed. I made a pasta salad for dinner - sat on the deck and had a beer - surfed the web for a bit. It was nice out there - cooler than in the condo. Now it's time to go get in to bed and sleep - sleep - sleep!
De
So . . yeah . . . meeting went about how I thought - kind of a rehashing of everything that was talked about last time - no new issues just a rehashing - this time though it was used to explain away why my bonus percentage is low. Yeah - doesn't matter that I made all my goals both Q1 and Q2 - it's just a hopeless feeling - no matter what you do you will never get 100%.
So . . . . that on top of everything else that I've been feeling and it was all I could do not to come straight home and go to bed. I made a pasta salad for dinner - sat on the deck and had a beer - surfed the web for a bit. It was nice out there - cooler than in the condo. Now it's time to go get in to bed and sleep - sleep - sleep!
De
Sunday, July 25, 2010
Family Day
Headed up to La Conner today to see Mom and Dad! We headed out a bit after 11 - Chrissy woke me up at 940 and then Colleen wouldn't let me go back to bed - I asked her what time she had wanted to head out and she said 10! She let me shower and get ready. We made a stop at Starbucks on the way there - L went with us just to the grocery store because she needed to pick up a lighter - I parked at the Starbucks and she had a little hissy fit because she was going to have to walk across the parking lot to the gas station to get the lighter - I told her to just be glad I drove her there and was not making her walk! We then drove back and dropped her off at the condo and we headed out.
When we got close to La Conner Colleen remembered seeing a Lululemon at the Outlet Mall in Burlington so we made a quick pit stop - then it was to Mom and Dads. We had a great time - taking about Colleen's relay, remembering things from the past (mostly me . . . the keeper of family memories!), and talking about how Colleen should turn me in to Hoarders so I can get some help with my house! She said she would just need a week and a bunch of garbage bags and she could get me back in shape - I offered to pay her airline ticket but she doesn't have anymore vacation time until October. Oh well - guess I will just try to do it on my own - give me a couple of years . . lol!
Tomorrow I will be getting up early - or what used to be my on time - and taking Colleen to the airport and then heading in to work. Oh joy!
De
When we got close to La Conner Colleen remembered seeing a Lululemon at the Outlet Mall in Burlington so we made a quick pit stop - then it was to Mom and Dads. We had a great time - taking about Colleen's relay, remembering things from the past (mostly me . . . the keeper of family memories!), and talking about how Colleen should turn me in to Hoarders so I can get some help with my house! She said she would just need a week and a bunch of garbage bags and she could get me back in shape - I offered to pay her airline ticket but she doesn't have anymore vacation time until October. Oh well - guess I will just try to do it on my own - give me a couple of years . . lol!
Tomorrow I will be getting up early - or what used to be my on time - and taking Colleen to the airport and then heading in to work. Oh joy!
De
Saturday, July 24, 2010
Inception
My task tonight is to let you know how absolutely incredible the movie Inception was without giving away any spoilers! Leonardo DiCaprio has got to be one of the best actors of this generation - the roles he takes on are so complex-intricate-deep-and emotional. If you loved him in his previous movie - Shutter Island - you will be amazed at how great he is in this one. The supporting cast - Ellen Page (from Juno) and Joseph Gordon-Levitt (from 500 Days of Summer) show that they are not just one hit wonders. I think Joseph is an overlooked incredible talent - I would see any film that he was in. How good was the film without giving anything away . . . . . the movie was 2 1//2 hours long and I didn't realize that much time had gone by . . . I finished my soda and didn't have to get up to use the restroom . . . it pulled you in to where you didn't notice time going by . . . . did I really see this movie or was it all just a dream!
Colleen came back from her race tonight around 630. I ordered us a pizza for dinner and we sat out on my deck enjoying the nice weather - we were both comfortable out there tonight - she wasn't cold and I wasn't too hot. After dinner I took on the lovely task of trying to comb out the many knots Chrissy has in her fur. She was not a very cooperative pup! I had to try and hold her tight under one arm so she wouldn't bite me and then comb through the knots with the other. I found a spray at the pet store that is supposed to help detangle her fur. I think it helped a little and going forward it will be a good tool for keeping her fur knot free. There are still some mats and knots in her fur but we made a good dent in them tonight. I finally decided she had probably had enough and let her go to bed. The parts of her that have been cleaned up feel so so soft! If I keep her with the long hair it is going to be a lot of work - Muppet didn't get knots no matter how long her fur got.
Colleen is asleep right now and I am going to play a computer game and then join her. We are heading up to Mom and Dads tomorrow - Chrissy will stay home. Have lunch at the Tav so Colleen can get some good fish and chips - never had a bad batch there so I am sure they will be delish as opposed to the disappointing ones we had on Thursday in Seattle. Colleen heads back to Texas on Monday morning and I go to work and start preparing for July month end . . . . . didn't I just close June?
Go See Inception!!!!
De
Colleen came back from her race tonight around 630. I ordered us a pizza for dinner and we sat out on my deck enjoying the nice weather - we were both comfortable out there tonight - she wasn't cold and I wasn't too hot. After dinner I took on the lovely task of trying to comb out the many knots Chrissy has in her fur. She was not a very cooperative pup! I had to try and hold her tight under one arm so she wouldn't bite me and then comb through the knots with the other. I found a spray at the pet store that is supposed to help detangle her fur. I think it helped a little and going forward it will be a good tool for keeping her fur knot free. There are still some mats and knots in her fur but we made a good dent in them tonight. I finally decided she had probably had enough and let her go to bed. The parts of her that have been cleaned up feel so so soft! If I keep her with the long hair it is going to be a lot of work - Muppet didn't get knots no matter how long her fur got.
Colleen is asleep right now and I am going to play a computer game and then join her. We are heading up to Mom and Dads tomorrow - Chrissy will stay home. Have lunch at the Tav so Colleen can get some good fish and chips - never had a bad batch there so I am sure they will be delish as opposed to the disappointing ones we had on Thursday in Seattle. Colleen heads back to Texas on Monday morning and I go to work and start preparing for July month end . . . . . didn't I just close June?
Go See Inception!!!!
De
Friday, July 23, 2010
Let It All Out
I had a lot of things running through my mind last night – couldn’t fall asleep until after midnight – I should have just gotten up then and written everything down instead of letting it stew in my brain all night and now all day. I have stressed about writing exactly what I have been feeling – worried about who is reading it and what they will think. But when I started this I promised myself I would be honest and try not to censor myself.
It all started with a FB Message I got from my friend Lyd – long story short – we haven’t seen or talked to each other for a couple months and she was checking to see if she had done something to push me away or piss me off. That’s when I started to look back at what has been going on over the past couple of months and came to the realization that I haven’t really contacted anyone – all I’ve wanted to do is sleep – and this feeling has been with me for a few months now.
I thought the not getting up on time during the week was just because of my feelings towards work – have to be careful what I write here because I know some people from my office read this. So – my perception of things at work have been – no respect for my knowledge base – treated like I don’t know anything – don’t feel like I am compensated fairly for the work that I do. This of course would make anyone not want to crawl out of bed – but then I realized that I have not wanted to get up and out of bed on the weekends either. I am thinking bells should have gone off in my head months ago!
I am thinking that my meds are no longer working! I went online today and took a self diagnostic test and it came back saying I have clinical depression and should call my physician – I’m thinking I shouldn’t feel like that if my meds are working. Took 2 tests: Scored a 22 on a test that said if you are over 15 to call your Dr and the other one I said yes to 8 out of 10 questions – said no to the suicide question and the restless question! I’m not restless – could sleep for days and no suicidal thoughts – my thoughts are more that my life sucks and everyone else has the perfect life. Oh . . . and I can cry at the drop of a hat.
What was the trigger for all this? I think it was a combination of things that all happened right around the same time – Muppet, L’s “health” issue, L moving back in with me, and getting a new puppy. Each one on its own – although stressful – could be handled. All at once – not so much.
I miss my Miss Muppet – as much as I like Miss Chrissy I find myself thinking more about Muppet these days and wishing she were still around. She was more of a companion dog as compared to Chrissy who just runs all over the place – not really in to the snuggling. L has been doing fine in the house – other than not getting a job – but I find myself worrying about what is going to happen when the agreed upon time is up – will she move out quietly, will I have to change the locks, is it going to be extreme stress. How and when should I start asking L about her plans – will it cause problems in the house.
When I got the message yesterday from Lyd I got teary eyed – I don’t want to ruin my friendship with her. The things that I have been thinking are not because of anything she has done – it’s just that I think my life sucks and I think her life is perfect – husband, baby, good job w/great pay, a beautiful house . . . . . . . . as compared to me alone, troubled child, unpleasant job w/sucky pay, a condo that looks like they are getting ready to film an installment of hoarders in it.
Wouldn’t you just want to sleep all the time too. Thankfully tomorrow is Saturday and I have nothing planned – I can sleep as much as I want – or as much as Chrissy will let me.
De
It all started with a FB Message I got from my friend Lyd – long story short – we haven’t seen or talked to each other for a couple months and she was checking to see if she had done something to push me away or piss me off. That’s when I started to look back at what has been going on over the past couple of months and came to the realization that I haven’t really contacted anyone – all I’ve wanted to do is sleep – and this feeling has been with me for a few months now.
I thought the not getting up on time during the week was just because of my feelings towards work – have to be careful what I write here because I know some people from my office read this. So – my perception of things at work have been – no respect for my knowledge base – treated like I don’t know anything – don’t feel like I am compensated fairly for the work that I do. This of course would make anyone not want to crawl out of bed – but then I realized that I have not wanted to get up and out of bed on the weekends either. I am thinking bells should have gone off in my head months ago!
I am thinking that my meds are no longer working! I went online today and took a self diagnostic test and it came back saying I have clinical depression and should call my physician – I’m thinking I shouldn’t feel like that if my meds are working. Took 2 tests: Scored a 22 on a test that said if you are over 15 to call your Dr and the other one I said yes to 8 out of 10 questions – said no to the suicide question and the restless question! I’m not restless – could sleep for days and no suicidal thoughts – my thoughts are more that my life sucks and everyone else has the perfect life. Oh . . . and I can cry at the drop of a hat.
What was the trigger for all this? I think it was a combination of things that all happened right around the same time – Muppet, L’s “health” issue, L moving back in with me, and getting a new puppy. Each one on its own – although stressful – could be handled. All at once – not so much.
I miss my Miss Muppet – as much as I like Miss Chrissy I find myself thinking more about Muppet these days and wishing she were still around. She was more of a companion dog as compared to Chrissy who just runs all over the place – not really in to the snuggling. L has been doing fine in the house – other than not getting a job – but I find myself worrying about what is going to happen when the agreed upon time is up – will she move out quietly, will I have to change the locks, is it going to be extreme stress. How and when should I start asking L about her plans – will it cause problems in the house.
When I got the message yesterday from Lyd I got teary eyed – I don’t want to ruin my friendship with her. The things that I have been thinking are not because of anything she has done – it’s just that I think my life sucks and I think her life is perfect – husband, baby, good job w/great pay, a beautiful house . . . . . . . . as compared to me alone, troubled child, unpleasant job w/sucky pay, a condo that looks like they are getting ready to film an installment of hoarders in it.
Wouldn’t you just want to sleep all the time too. Thankfully tomorrow is Saturday and I have nothing planned – I can sleep as much as I want – or as much as Chrissy will let me.
De
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Sissy Is Here!
My sissy is in town. She flew in last night from Texas. She is running in the Ragnar Relay this weekend. It is a team relay race that covers 190 miles - Blaine down to Langley. I will not be joining her on this crazy adventure - I will be hanging out at home! She will join up with her friend tomorrow morning - I am dropping her off at Starbucks so she can get her caffeine fix! There are 12 runners on each team and they each run 3 legs of the race. Her first leg should be around 430 tomorrow night - next leg at 1230 Saturday morning - last leg at 830 Saturday morning! The leg at 1230 she will be running through Mt Vernon up by our parent's house on some roads she ran on a couple years ago when she was up her for part of the summer. Good thing seeing as it will be dark and cold and the middle of the night - she can just run with her eyes closed.
Last night when she got in we went to Red Robin for dinner - sat out on the deck. I thought it was a little warm and she thought it felt wonderful! Today we went in to Seattle to do some shopping - she dressed in 4 layers!!!! I went in a t-shirt and my capris! When we were leaving she was like "Aren't you going to bring a coat?" Uh . . . .why would I need a coat - it's nice out there! We went to Pacific Place where she got some shorts at Lululemon then we looked at the Seahawk store then it was off to Nordstroms - they are having their Semi-Annual sale! Then we went to the new Husky Central store - walked down to Pike Place Market where we saw them throw 2 fish and then went to Steelhead Diner for lunch. We went there last year and had some really good fish and chips - not so good this year. The fish had no flavor and the texture was really rubbery - so not worth what we paid for it. Very disappointing.
It was then a quick stop at my office then off to Bell Square. Colleen wanted to see if they had some shorts at the Lululemon store there and I wanted to go get an iPhone! I get this uncontrollable urge to purchase Apple Products whenever I am around my sister. They didn't have any in stock though so I put my name on a priority list and will get an email when one is in stock. So much for the impulsive buy of the day! Our last stop was at Target - Colleen needed to pick up snacks for the race and a sleeping bag.
We are now at home - just hanging out surfing the web. Chrissy has warmed up to Colleen really quick. She keeps wanting to play with her and likes to chew on her jeans and jump around all over her. Last night when we went to bed C was on the side of the bed that the cats usually sleep on - she was almost asleep when Niki jumped up on the bed - stared at her - and then sneezed in her face!!
So - tomorrow she will be off to run - I will go to work. Sunday we will head up to La Conner to see Mom and Dad and then she heads back down to Texas Monday morning.
De
Last night when she got in we went to Red Robin for dinner - sat out on the deck. I thought it was a little warm and she thought it felt wonderful! Today we went in to Seattle to do some shopping - she dressed in 4 layers!!!! I went in a t-shirt and my capris! When we were leaving she was like "Aren't you going to bring a coat?" Uh . . . .why would I need a coat - it's nice out there! We went to Pacific Place where she got some shorts at Lululemon then we looked at the Seahawk store then it was off to Nordstroms - they are having their Semi-Annual sale! Then we went to the new Husky Central store - walked down to Pike Place Market where we saw them throw 2 fish and then went to Steelhead Diner for lunch. We went there last year and had some really good fish and chips - not so good this year. The fish had no flavor and the texture was really rubbery - so not worth what we paid for it. Very disappointing.
It was then a quick stop at my office then off to Bell Square. Colleen wanted to see if they had some shorts at the Lululemon store there and I wanted to go get an iPhone! I get this uncontrollable urge to purchase Apple Products whenever I am around my sister. They didn't have any in stock though so I put my name on a priority list and will get an email when one is in stock. So much for the impulsive buy of the day! Our last stop was at Target - Colleen needed to pick up snacks for the race and a sleeping bag.
We are now at home - just hanging out surfing the web. Chrissy has warmed up to Colleen really quick. She keeps wanting to play with her and likes to chew on her jeans and jump around all over her. Last night when we went to bed C was on the side of the bed that the cats usually sleep on - she was almost asleep when Niki jumped up on the bed - stared at her - and then sneezed in her face!!
So - tomorrow she will be off to run - I will go to work. Sunday we will head up to La Conner to see Mom and Dad and then she heads back down to Texas Monday morning.
De
Monday, July 19, 2010
Big Fish Games!
I spent today at Big Fish Games attending their inaugural Games Workshop. I discovered today that I am part of the casual game developers major demographic - The Middle-Aged Woman! It was fun to meet other people that enjoy the same games that I do.
It started with a lunch, then an introduction of the game developers that were there, a tour of the BFG Headquarters, and then a Round Robin of testing some games by the developers that haven't been released yet! OMG! There are some really cool casual games coming out this year! I wish I could tell you all about them but they made us sign a form holding us to complete confidentiality! We were able to play the games for about 20 min and then talk to the developers about what we did and didn't like about it.
I had a lot of fun meeting the developers of some of my favorite games such as Mystery Case Files, Drawn, Vampire Saga, Dream Chronicles, Dark Tales, etc . . . Some of the developers came from as far away as Ukraine and Russia and Hong Kong! There was one session - before we got to play games - where there was a consumer panel and the developers were able to ask questions about what we liked and what we didn't like about the games - what we would like to see - and what it was that got us to purchase the game.
We got a gift bag at the end with a notebook, T-Shirt, and water bottle. Some of the developers had gifts too . . . . very cool! Felt like a kid in the candy store.
Now I get to go to back to my regular job tomorrow.
De
It started with a lunch, then an introduction of the game developers that were there, a tour of the BFG Headquarters, and then a Round Robin of testing some games by the developers that haven't been released yet! OMG! There are some really cool casual games coming out this year! I wish I could tell you all about them but they made us sign a form holding us to complete confidentiality! We were able to play the games for about 20 min and then talk to the developers about what we did and didn't like about it.
I had a lot of fun meeting the developers of some of my favorite games such as Mystery Case Files, Drawn, Vampire Saga, Dream Chronicles, Dark Tales, etc . . . Some of the developers came from as far away as Ukraine and Russia and Hong Kong! There was one session - before we got to play games - where there was a consumer panel and the developers were able to ask questions about what we liked and what we didn't like about the games - what we would like to see - and what it was that got us to purchase the game.
We got a gift bag at the end with a notebook, T-Shirt, and water bottle. Some of the developers had gifts too . . . . very cool! Felt like a kid in the candy store.
Now I get to go to back to my regular job tomorrow.
De
Tuesday, July 13, 2010
Chrissy's Ocean Trip
We had a lot of fun on our "Run Away From Home" trip to the ocean. I think Chrissy walked twice as far as we did cuz she would run out as far as her leash would let her and then run back! She loved all the smells - had to taste everything sand, kelp, shells, and the Ocean. She sacked out on the way home. L took lots of pictures and we brought them to Kits Cameras the next day to be developed. Not all of them turned out so she was a little disappointed.
Sunday we went and saw Despicable Me 3D - it was really good! The 3D effects are amazing! L and I both enjoyed it. We had a really good weekend together.
De
Sunday we went and saw Despicable Me 3D - it was really good! The 3D effects are amazing! L and I both enjoyed it. We had a really good weekend together.
De
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Friday, July 9, 2010
I'm Running Away From Home
Long week . . . . . . . extremely long day . . . . . . . . as I was driving home all I could think about was throwing a few things in the car and just driving! Chelan or the Ocean . . . . . . . anywhere but here.
Work was going fairly well until after lunch - came back to my desk to find a meeting request from my manager "To Go Over A Few Things" at 230 this afternoon. 1) Meeting Requests like that are never a good thing 2) An hour notice of said meeting is not a good sign 3) She was behind closed doors with her boss right before her meeting with me. 4) A previous boss of mine once said that the best time to fire someone or have a stern meeting is Friday afternoon - gives the person time to think/calm down over the weekend. . . . . and if they are really mad they can't talk to HR or an attorney until Monday! :-P
Meeting time - she was still behind closed doors. When she came out we went in to the office of someone who is on vacation. She came in with a the stacks of invoices I had given her to approve coding on and the checks I had cut today that needed signatures. Never a good sign when they come into the meeting with stacks of your work! Means you must have done something wrong and they wanted to have examples.
I won't go into specific details of the meeting - let's just say the tone was like being in the Principal's office. It ended with "I don't want this to be coming across as if you're in trouble" I would say a little late for that . . . . . When the meeting was over I was very glad that it was time for me to leave - had an appointment back in Issaquah. Hence - the reason why I had the overwhelming feeling to run away from home.
I think I may take a day trip somewhere tomorrow . . . . honestly thinking about heading to the Ocean for the day. It's about a 3 hour drive but if I leave early enough I can be there before noon - have a relaxing day watching the waves, looking for sand dollars, people watching, seeing what Chrissy thinks of the beach.
De
**Comment Responses **
Anonymous - No problem, I probably took it the wrong way just because of the week I've had. I hope you enjoy reading my Blog from the beginning - definitely more drama early on in this endeavor.
Crawfords - Thank you for the suggestion! I am going to give it some serious thought and I may take you up on the offer to accompany you and your family to church one Sunday to just see what it's all about.
Readers - I wasn't being sarcastic when I asked for ideas on how to meet people. I really do need some ideas. Post whatever comes to mind, or things you mat have tried before that worked.
Work was going fairly well until after lunch - came back to my desk to find a meeting request from my manager "To Go Over A Few Things" at 230 this afternoon. 1) Meeting Requests like that are never a good thing 2) An hour notice of said meeting is not a good sign 3) She was behind closed doors with her boss right before her meeting with me. 4) A previous boss of mine once said that the best time to fire someone or have a stern meeting is Friday afternoon - gives the person time to think/calm down over the weekend. . . . . and if they are really mad they can't talk to HR or an attorney until Monday! :-P
Meeting time - she was still behind closed doors. When she came out we went in to the office of someone who is on vacation. She came in with a the stacks of invoices I had given her to approve coding on and the checks I had cut today that needed signatures. Never a good sign when they come into the meeting with stacks of your work! Means you must have done something wrong and they wanted to have examples.
I won't go into specific details of the meeting - let's just say the tone was like being in the Principal's office. It ended with "I don't want this to be coming across as if you're in trouble" I would say a little late for that . . . . . When the meeting was over I was very glad that it was time for me to leave - had an appointment back in Issaquah. Hence - the reason why I had the overwhelming feeling to run away from home.
I think I may take a day trip somewhere tomorrow . . . . honestly thinking about heading to the Ocean for the day. It's about a 3 hour drive but if I leave early enough I can be there before noon - have a relaxing day watching the waves, looking for sand dollars, people watching, seeing what Chrissy thinks of the beach.
De
**Comment Responses **
Anonymous - No problem, I probably took it the wrong way just because of the week I've had. I hope you enjoy reading my Blog from the beginning - definitely more drama early on in this endeavor.
Crawfords - Thank you for the suggestion! I am going to give it some serious thought and I may take you up on the offer to accompany you and your family to church one Sunday to just see what it's all about.
Readers - I wasn't being sarcastic when I asked for ideas on how to meet people. I really do need some ideas. Post whatever comes to mind, or things you mat have tried before that worked.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
IMHO
There was a comment left on my last blog entry that I would like to respond to. Here is the comment:
First thing I had to do was ask L what IMHO meant - In My Honest Opinion - Then I had to think about it. My first response was that of hurt feelings - I mean - this person doesn't know me. Then I thought I should respond and help Anonymous know me and open up the blog to suggestions.
Anonymous – IMHO – it’s always easy to have an opinion when you are anonymous - if you have an honest opinion and you want to have an honest conversation about this maybe you can leave me a name so I know who I’m talking to. I would love to go out and meet people – Where do you suggest I go and how do I go about this. If you have an opinion then hopefully you also have suggestions on what I can do. So where does a single woman in her mid-forties, who is a little nervous/shy until she gets to know people, go by herself to meet new people that isn’t going to cost much money?
• I looked into Events and Adventures but I do not have the $3K it takes to just join the club, the monthly dues, and then on top of that still having to pay for the activities.
• I tried several meet-up groups on the meet-up.com sight. I liked the 40 Something Group and I tried various activities with them. The organizers of the group have changed over the last year and the only activities being offered are meet-ups at bars – not that there’s anything wrong with that but I’m just not that into the bar scene – not really a party gal. It’s also usually a very large crowd – 45+ people which I find rather intimidating.
• I tried a Book Club but it’s hard to create friendships when you are only meeting once a month and it’s not always the same people every month.
• I tried church – my experiences with the churches I have tried is that they are a lot like high school – everyone already has their “click” that they hang out with and I have yet to find a church that offers a Single Adults Group – lots of groups for couples, kids, and young singles.
I’m not trying to make things difficult or to throw up roadblocks in every direction – just trying to be realistic – it was a lot easier to meet new people when you were in school. Forced meet-ups (classes)
Also – I don’t spend all my time sitting at home with my pets! Yes, I spend time during the week doing that – I leave for work around 8 – get home around 7 – gives me about 2 hours to walk the dog, eat some dinner, unwind from the work day, and then go to bed. Not a huge window for adding in meet new people activities.
So – I am open to suggestions – I am willing to try just about anything once – I will try out your suggestions and blog about them.
Anonymous – want to get together? Do you have a good circle of friends that would like and accept a new member? Maybe you could be a new friend and we could go do things together.
De
IMHO, You need to spend more time out meeting people and less time sitting at home with your pets.
First thing I had to do was ask L what IMHO meant - In My Honest Opinion - Then I had to think about it. My first response was that of hurt feelings - I mean - this person doesn't know me. Then I thought I should respond and help Anonymous know me and open up the blog to suggestions.
Anonymous – IMHO – it’s always easy to have an opinion when you are anonymous - if you have an honest opinion and you want to have an honest conversation about this maybe you can leave me a name so I know who I’m talking to. I would love to go out and meet people – Where do you suggest I go and how do I go about this. If you have an opinion then hopefully you also have suggestions on what I can do. So where does a single woman in her mid-forties, who is a little nervous/shy until she gets to know people, go by herself to meet new people that isn’t going to cost much money?
• I looked into Events and Adventures but I do not have the $3K it takes to just join the club, the monthly dues, and then on top of that still having to pay for the activities.
• I tried several meet-up groups on the meet-up.com sight. I liked the 40 Something Group and I tried various activities with them. The organizers of the group have changed over the last year and the only activities being offered are meet-ups at bars – not that there’s anything wrong with that but I’m just not that into the bar scene – not really a party gal. It’s also usually a very large crowd – 45+ people which I find rather intimidating.
• I tried a Book Club but it’s hard to create friendships when you are only meeting once a month and it’s not always the same people every month.
• I tried church – my experiences with the churches I have tried is that they are a lot like high school – everyone already has their “click” that they hang out with and I have yet to find a church that offers a Single Adults Group – lots of groups for couples, kids, and young singles.
I’m not trying to make things difficult or to throw up roadblocks in every direction – just trying to be realistic – it was a lot easier to meet new people when you were in school. Forced meet-ups (classes)
Also – I don’t spend all my time sitting at home with my pets! Yes, I spend time during the week doing that – I leave for work around 8 – get home around 7 – gives me about 2 hours to walk the dog, eat some dinner, unwind from the work day, and then go to bed. Not a huge window for adding in meet new people activities.
So – I am open to suggestions – I am willing to try just about anything once – I will try out your suggestions and blog about them.
Anonymous – want to get together? Do you have a good circle of friends that would like and accept a new member? Maybe you could be a new friend and we could go do things together.
De
Monday, July 5, 2010
Monday - No Holiday
Most everyone is enjoying a 3-Day weekend – not me – Finance had to come in to work today to work on Quarter End Close. Even though today is a company holiday – our big boss counts this as one of our days of close. Didn’t use to be this way but now that they have shortened our amount of time to close they have also taken away any additional days that would have normally been a holiday. Too late to change career paths now though – I guess if I could find a job with a non-public company then I wouldn’t be on such a tight deadline.
Miss Chrissy is hanging at the vets today. She had to get a booster shot on the vaccine that she had the reaction to last month. So today she got to go in early and get pre-medicated for it, then have the vaccine, and just hang with the vet all day. Don’t think I’ll get away without having to pay for the stay this time around though. $$$ They reminded me again too that I can get her spayed at anytime – more $$$$. Need to do that though – don’t want any little Chrissies running around.
L went to a BBQ at a friend’s yesterday after her and I went and saw the new Twilight movie. Movie was really really good – they did a great job with this one. Best one of the three so far. It was a normal weekend day for me though. It’s just another one of those holidays that is geared towards couples and families – which I don’t really have. These holidays just seem to make me depressed. I am fine with my life until things like this come up – then I just start missing the small things like having someone to go to a BBQ with – someone to watch Fireworks with – someone to just hold my hand. Start to feel like I am going to be alone forever. What’s wrong with me?
De
Miss Chrissy is hanging at the vets today. She had to get a booster shot on the vaccine that she had the reaction to last month. So today she got to go in early and get pre-medicated for it, then have the vaccine, and just hang with the vet all day. Don’t think I’ll get away without having to pay for the stay this time around though. $$$ They reminded me again too that I can get her spayed at anytime – more $$$$. Need to do that though – don’t want any little Chrissies running around.
L went to a BBQ at a friend’s yesterday after her and I went and saw the new Twilight movie. Movie was really really good – they did a great job with this one. Best one of the three so far. It was a normal weekend day for me though. It’s just another one of those holidays that is geared towards couples and families – which I don’t really have. These holidays just seem to make me depressed. I am fine with my life until things like this come up – then I just start missing the small things like having someone to go to a BBQ with – someone to watch Fireworks with – someone to just hold my hand. Start to feel like I am going to be alone forever. What’s wrong with me?
De
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