Changes Coming

I begin the new changes tomorrow morning.  I am looking forward to this, and I know I will have some difficulty in doing some of it, but I know it will take time to do.

I will begin with the things that are important to myself personally...getting rid of the damage done by the sun and my pores. I am tired of looking at that in the mirror.  I am using Clinique's skin care line.

I am also going to concentrate on my teeth, making sure that they get healthier so that I will be confindent when I get my dental work done that I won't screw up this time.

The next phase will be to get my hair back to its normal shine and vitality.  I sweat at work and that does some damage to my hair also.  I want to get rid of the dullness, so I have stuff to use that is cheaper but effective and something I always used, Aussie 3 Minute Miracle three days a week, and their shampoos and conditioners.  I love this as much as the Clinique because it works very well.  

I will also be using Sally Hansen's products to grow and strengthen my nails and her cuticle massage cream to condition my cuticles so they aren't so ragged.  I am also using Cortizone for my psoriasis (ears and left hand), and Avon's Silicone Glove to soften and moisturize my hands to make them look better.

This will be my morning and evening routines when I get up and when I go to bed at night.  Once the routines for this are established, I think I will be alright. The stuff I am doing and using are things I have used in the past and I am comfortable with, so all should be well on that front along with my normal everyday body wash and using.

All of my bills are caught up, so I only need to get myself on a bill paying schedule that is organized and keep the electric bill down to a manageable size through the winter.  I think I can do that. It will just take a little effort to make all of this happen.

The next steps to take will be to read the books on self improvement.  I did start Stephen R. Covey's The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, but had put it down for some unknown reason, but I plan to pick it up and read it this week.  I also have a few other books that are self improvement based that will help me as well...I think I have one on positive assertiveness that should work fine.

I am not sure how I wish to take the spiritual journey, but I have some ideas including devotionals that should help.

I do need to finish cleaning my home and getting things ready for my daily routines that start tomorrow morning.  It is not a hugely daunting task, but I just need to get into a routine there too so it won't be so bad.

I will also find time to write.  This is my true desire in life.  I want to become a writer and to do that I must WRITE as I have stated before.  I am going to start by practicing, but I need to get into that habit first.

Wish me luck...

Karma Is My Friend

I got my new phone!!

I love it so far, but figuring it out is taking a lot of time!  It is all touch screen, and I am not used to that, I used to have a flip style phone that opened up to a keyboard...now I have to rotate the phone to get the keyboard to be normal for me.  You should see the typos!  Oh my!

I am still getting my apps in, but I will have them soon enough.  

I have somehow managed to snag a three day weekend for Labor Day.  I don't know how that happened, but I am not complaining and I will take advantage of it to the fullest!

The woman at work who thought she could bully me has finally found out how Karma works...she has hit rock bottom...unfortunately, we all knew what the root of all of her problems were:  alcohol.

She is getting help now.  For how long, we don't know, but her family has finally agreed to help her temporarily with her financial situation in exchange for her getting help with alcohol...I know what it is like to be that close to alcoholism, so I am cutting her a lot of slack this week when the personality disorder hits.  I will wish her luck and hope she takes advantage of this, but I am not getting involved with the situation.  

Either way, Karma showed her what she needed to do to change her situations and improve herself.  She will find soon that once she starts on her path and fixes all that she has broken she will have a better and fuller life.  I will still protect myself from her and those at work who are the same way, but I will not go any further than that.

I am planning changes in my own life for next week...they will begin Sunday.  I will blog about them soon.

Phones, Attitudes, Life LOL

I called my phone carrier about the problems with my phone and to find out how much more I had to pay on it, and it wasn't much...well, the customer service representative helped me do something cool and cheap.

We switched things out and I am getting a new phone this week.  It will be nice too.  I will be eligible to get a new phone every 6 months instead of 2 years on an upgrade without changing my plan.

I am not a lover of technology, but this new phone-a Galaxy S4 looks awesome and more productive in the long run.  I can't wait to get it.

I have been doing a bit of research on it and on how to use it and it seems like there is so much more that can be done.  It even has stuff for health and other things...way cool.

Work isn't as great as it should be, but what can I say?  I think most of it is the weather, but I am not deluding myself, I know it is the personalities of the people I work with.  

I also think it is the ignorance of the people I work with.  I will just stay with it until things improve.

The boss said that if I can improve on two areas, I could possibly move up in the company since I already have the great attitude (hmmm...that is odd, a great attitude, something my last job said sucked for me, weird) and the ambition to move up and do more, but it was in the area of efficiency and quality that I needed to work on, and she knows I have only been at this a while and it is hard to get at top speed in the short amount of time I have been there because I started from scratch.  She also said she would help work with me if I need the help. I only need help on one thing now, and that is speed on pressing pants...that will come when I get more opportunities to press in that area.

I have also averaged my hours out since I started to be at 37...more than some who started before me, but closer to full time than anyone realizes.  I haven't said anything about this because I know that people will be very upset when they find out and take it out on me and complain...what am I supposed to do about the fact that many of them don't want to work extra hours?  They don't want to come in on their off days or stay a little later every day, how is that my problem?

It isn't something I am going to worry about because it is not my problem.  I am just going to continue to do what I have to do to get where I need to there, or start quietly searching for a new job soon.  I really don't want another job, but if I have to, I will.

Either way, I need to tune out everyone and their problems and complaining at work.  They are affecting the way I think some days to.  I don't want to be like that...ever

Tired Of The Heat

I am not happy still with my job, but I am determined to try.  

I am not sure if it is the heat, but everyone seems to be on edge there and people are having problems with everything.

I am so tired of the way life has gone, and I know I need to change many things in the future, but I am in the planning stages for right now!

I wish September were here already.  I miss the fall.  

My phone is driving me crazy these days.  I don't know why, but the battery isn't holding a charge anymore...then again, I am using a cheap charger because Emma chewed through the old one...but still, it does that even when I give it enough time to charge.

Emma is growing by leaps and bounds. She is 2 years old and still acts like a kitten, she is funny and fun...though it can drive a person nuts when they are tired and sweaty from their job lol

All will be well for her and for me.  We will just have to work together to get through her kitty diva phase.

Life

It looks like I am going to have to up my protection against people I work with.

I don't know why people are purposely doing the things they do.  It is getting so bad that I am looking for other places to go during  breaks so I don't have to be around the people who are stabbing others in the back and those who are constantly complaining about it all. It gets harder to deal with on a daily basis.

I don't understand why these people are the way they are, it amazes me!  This just means I have to make my protection stronger against them.

I have been working hard on getting my apartment cleaned.  Each week this month I am going to be working on as much of it as I can so that by September 1 it will be clutter free.  This is hard, but I am getting through it one day at a time.

The bedroom will take up most of the time since there is a lot of stuff in there, but I am determined to get it done.

I have a new show I like.  Cougar Town.  I love this show so far.  It stars Courtney Cox as a 40 something divorcee with good friends and a lot of fun times.  I like it so far.  I am still borrowing most of the first three seasons from the library, but it is fun to watch this show.

Diana Gabaldon's Outlander series is being made into a television series too so I am looking forward to that, but trying to get my bills paid so I can get cable to watch it next spring.  They already hired a good Jamie and we are looking forward to seeing who they get to play his Claire.

I am doing a re-read of the series and am on the first book so far.  I am having fun with it.

By September 1 all of my bills will be caught up to where they need to be...which will be on a normal level for all the bills.  I won't be starting fresh, but I will have them caught up.  I am happy about that.

Have a great Sunday!