it's been a bit since i have written, but i thought i would drop a quick post to say hello...
things are a little crazy at work... the center that i work in is in the process of moving from a billing/repair center to a repair center. unfortunately when i got hired, i was hired as a billing supervisor. well, as we whittle down our billing department to a skeleton crew, that displaces two of three supervisors. well, we will find out tomorrow who gets to stay in billing. this will be either a good thing or a bad thing for whoever stays. good in the way that it will give whoever stays are HUGE opportunity to prove what they can do, and also give that person the opportunity for additional duties. it can be bad in the fact that billing will eventually go away, so it could very possibly be a complete and utter dead end... who knows... we shall see...
my promise that i made to myself for a gym membership on 5/15 fell through. my schedule was changed at work, due to katie not having evening day care, so honestly, i go to work, then day care and have the baby in the evenings. paying for a membership to a gym would be pointless right now, due to not having any time to go.
i need to get some things done, like get my car registered, need to get my wisdom teeth pulled, get my computer fixed, again, and get my eyes tested. i will hopefully be able to get some of that taken care of this payday, but some of the others may have to wait a bit.
with my rebate check i'm going to buy some plane tickets, as my younges needs to come down for a visit. then i'm going home in october for my best friend's wedding. of course with everything being so costly right now, i hope i can get two tickets with that money! friggin gas prices are $3.95 a gallon right now... it's just killing everyone. i know prices are higher at home as well... something has to change...
not much time for anything else in my life... eventually i may try to incorporate a social life into the calendar, but not now... i just say, i am jonesing for some of "my" music right now tho... i'm very jealous as one of my favorite bands is playing in my home town, the one i just moved from, at the end of july... really sucks the timing does... o well...
well, off to bed.. have a good night all...
Tuesday, June 10, 2008
Monday, April 28, 2008
things are looking up? maybe
good evening dear readers...
not much going on, just life and all... but it's interesting what life brings us...
the move to el paso was part one in getting my life back on track... i have some short term goals and some long term ones as well, but it looks like a couple of the short term ones will be completed in the next 30 days.
those of you that know me, know that after my divorce, i made some bad choices, financially. well, i have been paying for those poor decisions and it seems that a couple of the "bad" things will be paid off in the next 30 days. WOO HOO!!! If things continue the way they are going right now, i should be able to pay off a total of 5 bills by the end of the year!! the pace that this year is going, the end of the year will be here before you know it... i'm not counting my chickens yet, it's one day at a time, but if all goes well, i can start making a dent in some other bills that i have and start getting my finances back on track! one step towards that is signing up for my 401k plan at work. my finances are so bad, that in the 3.5 years with my previous employer, i was unable to afford to sign up for the profit sharing plan... this time, i am making it a point to do so... yes, it's only 4%, but it's 4% more than i was able to do before, and what's cool is that the plan administrator allows you to set it up so that every year, it can automatically increase a % point. i know it sounds silly to be excited about something like that, but i am...
step two is a promise i have made to myself that by 5/15 i will have a membership to a gym. I get paid on 5/15, so when i go to run my errands that morning, stop #2 will be at planet fitness. i had made myself a commitment on my 40th. birthday to start an exercise program, but then i hurt my back and had to have surgery, so i had to stop the program. i'm going to start with walking, and go from there. my hope is that i will start to feel a bit better, and also quit smoking... more updates on this later, i'm sure
step three is to start doing more for myself. once i get on track with the gym thing, my hope is to start with a **tiny** bit of a social life, but this is step three... i'm not going to worry too much about it at this point... i have bigger fish to fry so to speak...
i just wanted to recap a few things right quick... off to bed for me...
good nite pholks....
not much going on, just life and all... but it's interesting what life brings us...
the move to el paso was part one in getting my life back on track... i have some short term goals and some long term ones as well, but it looks like a couple of the short term ones will be completed in the next 30 days.
those of you that know me, know that after my divorce, i made some bad choices, financially. well, i have been paying for those poor decisions and it seems that a couple of the "bad" things will be paid off in the next 30 days. WOO HOO!!! If things continue the way they are going right now, i should be able to pay off a total of 5 bills by the end of the year!! the pace that this year is going, the end of the year will be here before you know it... i'm not counting my chickens yet, it's one day at a time, but if all goes well, i can start making a dent in some other bills that i have and start getting my finances back on track! one step towards that is signing up for my 401k plan at work. my finances are so bad, that in the 3.5 years with my previous employer, i was unable to afford to sign up for the profit sharing plan... this time, i am making it a point to do so... yes, it's only 4%, but it's 4% more than i was able to do before, and what's cool is that the plan administrator allows you to set it up so that every year, it can automatically increase a % point. i know it sounds silly to be excited about something like that, but i am...
step two is a promise i have made to myself that by 5/15 i will have a membership to a gym. I get paid on 5/15, so when i go to run my errands that morning, stop #2 will be at planet fitness. i had made myself a commitment on my 40th. birthday to start an exercise program, but then i hurt my back and had to have surgery, so i had to stop the program. i'm going to start with walking, and go from there. my hope is that i will start to feel a bit better, and also quit smoking... more updates on this later, i'm sure
step three is to start doing more for myself. once i get on track with the gym thing, my hope is to start with a **tiny** bit of a social life, but this is step three... i'm not going to worry too much about it at this point... i have bigger fish to fry so to speak...
i just wanted to recap a few things right quick... off to bed for me...
good nite pholks....
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
it's been a while...
well, this is my first "blogspot" post from Texas! It's been quite some time since i posted here, as most of my friends are over there on myspace, so most of my blogs go there... as a matter of fact, i just posted one there today... but my "real" blogs are usually over here, where i can write about anything and everything because only the "true" friends read these blogs, not just the "myspace" friends...
anywho - not like i'm writing the next great american novel here or anything, just dropping a note to say hello to everyone and Howdy from that west texas town of El Paso...
for those of you that know me, you know that i lived in El Paso before, and i LOVED it here... well, 3 and a half years later, i'm back... this time with Katie and my grandson in tow... i have a job as a supervisor with Time Warner Cable, better money, better opportunities, better benefits... then you throw the climate into the mix and it was a done deal... katie just started working on Monday, she works for GC Services, it's a call center, and will be taking Reliant energy calls - Marquis started day care on Monday and so far is doing well, it will be good for him to get away from mom and grandma for a bit... just like it's good for mom and grandma to have our own time as well. my schedule sucks tho, 12-9, but katie is 6-3 while in training, so that gives me "my time" in the morning and katie gets time w/o mom in the evening while i am at work
now, my youngest daughter is still at home in illinois with her dad... i miss her dearly, but with all of her school activities and sports, it would have been very unfair to ask her to leave all of that... that and the fact that she has been with her dad since the first time i moved down here, so if it isn't broke, don't try to fix it, right?
well, i just wanted to pop in and say hello... hopefully i will be writing more soon...
anywho - not like i'm writing the next great american novel here or anything, just dropping a note to say hello to everyone and Howdy from that west texas town of El Paso...
for those of you that know me, you know that i lived in El Paso before, and i LOVED it here... well, 3 and a half years later, i'm back... this time with Katie and my grandson in tow... i have a job as a supervisor with Time Warner Cable, better money, better opportunities, better benefits... then you throw the climate into the mix and it was a done deal... katie just started working on Monday, she works for GC Services, it's a call center, and will be taking Reliant energy calls - Marquis started day care on Monday and so far is doing well, it will be good for him to get away from mom and grandma for a bit... just like it's good for mom and grandma to have our own time as well. my schedule sucks tho, 12-9, but katie is 6-3 while in training, so that gives me "my time" in the morning and katie gets time w/o mom in the evening while i am at work
now, my youngest daughter is still at home in illinois with her dad... i miss her dearly, but with all of her school activities and sports, it would have been very unfair to ask her to leave all of that... that and the fact that she has been with her dad since the first time i moved down here, so if it isn't broke, don't try to fix it, right?
well, i just wanted to pop in and say hello... hopefully i will be writing more soon...
Monday, January 28, 2008
maybe...
Maybe... we were supposed to meet the wrong people before meeting the right one so that, when we finally meet the right person, we will know how how to be grateful for that gift.
Maybe . . when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but, often times, we look so long at the closed door that we don't even see the new one which has been opened for us.
Maybe . . it is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.
Maybe . . the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
Maybe . . the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; after all, you can't go on successfully in life until you let go of your past mistakes failures, and heartaches.
Maybe . .. you should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go, be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of, and want to do.
Maybe . . the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, say nothing and know that it was the best conversation you've ever had.
Maybe . .. you should always try to put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that something could hurt you, it probably will hurt the other person too.
Maybe . . you should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.
Maybe . . giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.
Maybe . . happiness waits for all those who cry, all those who hurt, all those who have searched, and all those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of all the people who have touched their lives.
Maybe . . you shouldn't go for looks; they can deceive; don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one who makes your heart smile.
Maybe . . you should hope for enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
Maybe . . when the door of happiness closes, another opens; but, often times, we look so long at the closed door that we don't even see the new one which has been opened for us.
Maybe . . it is true that we don't know what we have until we lose it but it is also true that we don't know what we have been missing until it arrives.
Maybe . . the happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.
Maybe . . the brightest future will always be based on a forgotten past; after all, you can't go on successfully in life until you let go of your past mistakes failures, and heartaches.
Maybe . .. you should dream what you want to dream; go where you want to go, be what you want to be, because you have only one life and one chance to do all the things you dream of, and want to do.
Maybe . . the best kind of friend is the kind you can sit on a porch and swing with, say nothing and know that it was the best conversation you've ever had.
Maybe . .. you should always try to put yourself in others' shoes. If you feel that something could hurt you, it probably will hurt the other person too.
Maybe . . you should do something nice for someone every single day, even if it is simply to leave them alone.
Maybe . . giving someone all your love is never an assurance that they will love you back. Don't expect love in return; just wait for it to grow in their heart; but if it doesn't, be content that it grew in yours.
Maybe . . happiness waits for all those who cry, all those who hurt, all those who have searched, and all those who have tried, for only they can appreciate the importance of all the people who have touched their lives.
Maybe . . you shouldn't go for looks; they can deceive; don't go for wealth; even that fades away. Go for someone who makes you smile, because it takes only a smile to make a dark day seem bright. Find the one who makes your heart smile.
Maybe . . you should hope for enough happiness to make you sweet, enough trials to make you strong, enough sorrow to keep you human and enough hope to make you happy.
Monday, January 21, 2008
Tuesday, January 15, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Changes
Changes - excerpt - David BowieCh-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Don't want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-Changes
(Turn and face the stranger)
Ch-ch-Changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I'm getting ready for some changes... I'm moving back to Texas! I am SO excited and I can't wait.... I have accepted a position with Time Warner Cable and I am ready to make the rest of my 40th. year and 2008 the best!!
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