Monday, March 2, 2009.....
I have this theory of snow....and....shoveling. It's been a joke for years with my sister about shoveling my driveway. She would call and mention that she had to dig out her car and I would just respond with "If God put it there, he can take it away."
This has been my canned response for years and when my sister would comment that it might be cold for awhile, I'd always respond "it's going to be sunny in August".
Most people don't have the luxury of making this statement and sticking to it, but I do. Never mind I'm unemployed. Prior to unemployment, I worked from the house and lived alone. I was smart enough to buy enough food and contrary to belief, you can survive without milk, bread and eggs (note - was always told this is a must get at the grocery store prior to any storm - personally, I thought munchies, soup and anything else is a better choice).
Somehow, this practice has always worked for me (probably because I live in CT and not where there is endless snow storm after another and my driveway is short). I've never starved and managed to leave my house proving that God would eventually take the snow away.
Eventually, I met my husband. Sweet guy and loves to make sure that I have everything I need. The first year we started dating, he put up air conditioners for me that I refused to take out of windows that winter (after endless questions of why not take them out from people, my sister understood I didn't take them out of the window because I didn't know if we'd be together the following Spring...I digressed enough)....
The first summer, hubby shows up with an extra snow blower for my house. He's excited and wants me to start it. It's July. 108 degrees. Need I say more.
Never mind the heat, it's a SNOW BLOWER! I hadn't shared my theory with him and knew that I couldn't at that moment. I started it and thanked him for the generous gift. I knew there was room in my garage so I didn't have to worry about disrupting my natural balance of how I handle snow.
Although I still stand behind my theory, I live with Mr. Weather Channel who is prepared the moment it is announced snow will be falling and miraculously the snow disappears. Hmmm....that could be because of him, a shovel and a snowblower. Either way, snow is gone.
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Monday, March 2, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
This Past Week.....
Friday, January 30, 2009....
This past week has been a bit odd in terms of dreams, job searching and blog suggestions from 3rd parties.....
Ever since the new bed's arrival, I have been having the oddest dreams. I've blogged about one where my hubby suggested we live in the side of a river embankment. I wish I could say they stopped there, but noooooooo....
In one dream, I was having dessert at someone's beautiful ranch out West and Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were there. He ended up picking a fight with me because he wanted my dessert while Nicole sat on the couch and knitted 1/2 booties. She was going to be dropped off at the movie theatre and see if people would buy anything she had touched. The booties were useless and I was annoyed because I knew people would and I am unemployed looking for a job.
In another dream, my hubby wanted to treat me to a very special evening and was taking me to a concert and dinner first. However, because he had heard that Ted Kennedy liked McDonald's we went through the drive-thru of Mickey D's. He made me put the food, except the drink, in the trunk of the car. I think the best part of the dream was that I woke up and hubby was returning from the bathroom and I told him of my dream.....his comment was..... "Did I make you order off the dollar menu?"
The Tom Cruise dream I really can't explain, but the Mickey D's I can. Discovery or Travel Channel had a special on unique McDonald's on this past weekend. We watched for about 5 minutes and switched to the news where they were reporting that Ted Kennedy is upset over the proposed windmills they plan to put in Nantucket Sound.
In regards to job searching, things appear to be getting better. I had a first and second interview this week at two different companies. Second interview company informed me they are very interested in me, but between posting for the job and this 2nd interview, there is a hiring freeze. However, if I am offered another position, they'd like the opportunity to make a bid;if they can. Flattering, but annoying. Why not make the offer now? He did say, he couldn't promise anything, but had hired a person during a freeze in the past. Typically, many negotiators will "claim" to have another offer when they might not. I'm not the type to do that. However, I am lucky enough to have another company interested in me. We'll see how that goes. At this point, I know that I'm the only candidate with the qualifications they want and they've been looking since the summer. When the HR recruiter tells you to go for your salary requirement which is over what they want to pay, I believe that to be a good sign.
Blogging has made me look at things I come across differently. Some things I overlooked in the past, make me laugh. Some become blog worthy. Apparently, my observation skills are rubbing off on 3rd parties. Sometimes my sister will make suggestions of what to blog about and now my hubby. I will leave you what he thought should be the title of a blog post this week: "I didn't realize how big 16 inches was". --- It should be noted I was commenting on the amount of extra room there is between a Queen and King sized bed.
This past week has been a bit odd in terms of dreams, job searching and blog suggestions from 3rd parties.....
Ever since the new bed's arrival, I have been having the oddest dreams. I've blogged about one where my hubby suggested we live in the side of a river embankment. I wish I could say they stopped there, but noooooooo....
In one dream, I was having dessert at someone's beautiful ranch out West and Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were there. He ended up picking a fight with me because he wanted my dessert while Nicole sat on the couch and knitted 1/2 booties. She was going to be dropped off at the movie theatre and see if people would buy anything she had touched. The booties were useless and I was annoyed because I knew people would and I am unemployed looking for a job.
In another dream, my hubby wanted to treat me to a very special evening and was taking me to a concert and dinner first. However, because he had heard that Ted Kennedy liked McDonald's we went through the drive-thru of Mickey D's. He made me put the food, except the drink, in the trunk of the car. I think the best part of the dream was that I woke up and hubby was returning from the bathroom and I told him of my dream.....his comment was..... "Did I make you order off the dollar menu?"
The Tom Cruise dream I really can't explain, but the Mickey D's I can. Discovery or Travel Channel had a special on unique McDonald's on this past weekend. We watched for about 5 minutes and switched to the news where they were reporting that Ted Kennedy is upset over the proposed windmills they plan to put in Nantucket Sound.
In regards to job searching, things appear to be getting better. I had a first and second interview this week at two different companies. Second interview company informed me they are very interested in me, but between posting for the job and this 2nd interview, there is a hiring freeze. However, if I am offered another position, they'd like the opportunity to make a bid;if they can. Flattering, but annoying. Why not make the offer now? He did say, he couldn't promise anything, but had hired a person during a freeze in the past. Typically, many negotiators will "claim" to have another offer when they might not. I'm not the type to do that. However, I am lucky enough to have another company interested in me. We'll see how that goes. At this point, I know that I'm the only candidate with the qualifications they want and they've been looking since the summer. When the HR recruiter tells you to go for your salary requirement which is over what they want to pay, I believe that to be a good sign.
Blogging has made me look at things I come across differently. Some things I overlooked in the past, make me laugh. Some become blog worthy. Apparently, my observation skills are rubbing off on 3rd parties. Sometimes my sister will make suggestions of what to blog about and now my hubby. I will leave you what he thought should be the title of a blog post this week: "I didn't realize how big 16 inches was". --- It should be noted I was commenting on the amount of extra room there is between a Queen and King sized bed.
Monday, January 12, 2009
Intelligent Car Conversation.....
Monday, January 12, 2009.....
Yesterday, the hubby and I were out and about running an errand that required a longer than average car ride.
I had brought a stack of magazines and knowing that he wouldn't be interested in some of the tidbits I read in Domino (probably because home organization isn't his thing) I came up with this question: Knowing what you know now, would you want to come back as a man or woman?
His response was what I expected -- a man. However, I had to probe. I was curious as to why. I thought he was going to say something about the inequality of women in the workplace; or it is just easier for men. Nope. Instead, his response was
"I can write my name in the snow when peeing and you can't".
Thank God we were in the car and he couldn't prove the coolness of this statement to me. I might have gotten jealous.
Yesterday, the hubby and I were out and about running an errand that required a longer than average car ride.
I had brought a stack of magazines and knowing that he wouldn't be interested in some of the tidbits I read in Domino (probably because home organization isn't his thing) I came up with this question: Knowing what you know now, would you want to come back as a man or woman?
His response was what I expected -- a man. However, I had to probe. I was curious as to why. I thought he was going to say something about the inequality of women in the workplace; or it is just easier for men. Nope. Instead, his response was
"I can write my name in the snow when peeing and you can't".
Thank God we were in the car and he couldn't prove the coolness of this statement to me. I might have gotten jealous.
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