The whole place is falling down. Well, maybe not really, but that is how I feel.
We have broken windows that need replacing. Actually, we have a whole house full of crappy casement windows that need replacing.
The refridgerator is in a coma.
The floors are in awful shape.
We have these 1950s heating registers all around the house at the base of the walls that Michael hates and is sure that an army of cockroaches infests.
Our outdoor furniture looks like its own ecosystem for mildew.
Our dogs have torn up our backyard.
The whole house (inside) needs a fresh coat of paint--especially the trim.
The whole house (outside) needs a few dates with a pressure washer.
The month of May is going to suck!
Monday, April 28, 2008
Friday, April 25, 2008
Long time, no blog.
I am not a good blogger. I seem to do more catch-up posts than anything substantive. So here is what has been happening with the Os.
I have been all over the United States in the past few weeks, and I don't care if I fly on another airplane ever again. Arizona was cool, though.
My last post "Insecurities" is sort of null and void. I had my first year performance review, and lets just say...HOORAY! I ROCK!
Alex broke his foot this week. He slipped and fell on the side of his right foot when he was climbing down from his loft in the middle of the night. We had a lot of drama on Wednesday, but he is super excited about his blue cast. He insisted on a cast--the kid wasn't having the removable boot. He took his xrays to school for Show and Tell, and all the little kiddies are super jealous.
I have lost a grand total of 23 pounds! The weight is so slow to come off, but I have been lifting weights and working out really hard so I am filling that loose skin with muscle. I am 13 pounds from goal.
Michael, what have I left out??? It has been a crazy few weeks.
I have been all over the United States in the past few weeks, and I don't care if I fly on another airplane ever again. Arizona was cool, though.
My last post "Insecurities" is sort of null and void. I had my first year performance review, and lets just say...HOORAY! I ROCK!
Alex broke his foot this week. He slipped and fell on the side of his right foot when he was climbing down from his loft in the middle of the night. We had a lot of drama on Wednesday, but he is super excited about his blue cast. He insisted on a cast--the kid wasn't having the removable boot. He took his xrays to school for Show and Tell, and all the little kiddies are super jealous.
I have lost a grand total of 23 pounds! The weight is so slow to come off, but I have been lifting weights and working out really hard so I am filling that loose skin with muscle. I am 13 pounds from goal.
Michael, what have I left out??? It has been a crazy few weeks.
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
Insecurities
The past few weeks have been a whirlwind of travel. Michael and I spent 3 days in Miami, and then I flew on to Tampa for a few days. I got home yesterday in time to pick the boys up from school and spend an afternoon with them, and now I am sitting in the Charlotte airport waiting for my flight to Phoenix, Arizona.
Airport waiting time is reflection time. I am coming up on my 1 year anniversary at my job as a trucking company lawyer. I cannot believe it has been a whole year since I left the public defender's office. One year ago I was worn-out and my feelings were so raw after trying 2 rape cases in a month. I don't believe fear has any place in career decisions, and I made a 180 degree career change for a criminal defense lawyer to inside counsel at a trucking company. Basically, my first few weeks of work were like kindergarten, and now I feel like I have made it to junior high. Sometimes I feel so confident...like I can truly be successful in this industry. I attend every seminar I can, I am learning to drive an 18-wheeler, I network with other industry members to soak in all there knowledge, and I drive my boss crazy with questions. Yet most days I feel like a ninny. An overly aggressive bitch with no clue how to succeed in a man's industry.
Still, I push on. No fear. I go to work every day knowing I will probably make some mistake that will get me a strong lecture from upper level management. Every day I expect to be told my job is in jeopardy. I am not a shy, insecure little girl--I am a loud, outgoing, aggressive, confident, ambitious woman. Yet, I am still so insecure about my professional future. Is this normal, or am I sabotaging my own success?
Airport waiting time is reflection time. I am coming up on my 1 year anniversary at my job as a trucking company lawyer. I cannot believe it has been a whole year since I left the public defender's office. One year ago I was worn-out and my feelings were so raw after trying 2 rape cases in a month. I don't believe fear has any place in career decisions, and I made a 180 degree career change for a criminal defense lawyer to inside counsel at a trucking company. Basically, my first few weeks of work were like kindergarten, and now I feel like I have made it to junior high. Sometimes I feel so confident...like I can truly be successful in this industry. I attend every seminar I can, I am learning to drive an 18-wheeler, I network with other industry members to soak in all there knowledge, and I drive my boss crazy with questions. Yet most days I feel like a ninny. An overly aggressive bitch with no clue how to succeed in a man's industry.
Still, I push on. No fear. I go to work every day knowing I will probably make some mistake that will get me a strong lecture from upper level management. Every day I expect to be told my job is in jeopardy. I am not a shy, insecure little girl--I am a loud, outgoing, aggressive, confident, ambitious woman. Yet, I am still so insecure about my professional future. Is this normal, or am I sabotaging my own success?
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