Hope everyone is having a good weekend! :)
Things are going pretty well with me. Work was busy this week, we're finishing up our training and heading into "transition"...more tests tomorrow. Ugh.
I've had a very good weekend. Friday night I got together with my friend Tracy, we hadn't seen eachother in 10+ years. Tracy & I have been friends since I was in the 2nd grade and moved next door to her on Pound St here in Lockport. It was great catching up with her, we went to the Village Eatery to get something to eat and then sat in the bar for a bit.
Saturday I did some running around, cleaning & laundry and then Darcy and I did a little shopping. I had bought some throw pillows & a gorgeous chenile blanket for my couch and sadly did not heed the "dry clean only" message on said blanket and ruined it. So I had to buy another one. Last night a friend came over and he made us some very delicious white russians and let's just say I really enjoyed them and may have had a bit too much to drink. All in good fun though. :)
Today is a lazy day. I slept in until 11 and don't really feel hungover, just tired and don't want to do anything. I started a new book that Darcy let me borrow, "The Tenth Circle" by Jodi Picoult and I think that's what I'll be doing today. Oh wait, I still have to go get my coffee. The horror!! It's 1pm and I still have not had my coffee...better go do that now!
Sunday, August 19, 2007
Saturday, August 11, 2007
Saturday
Hello! Once again, I have been lazy about blogging. Shame on me! tsk, tsk. :)
I've had a pretty busy week, some bad parts but a lot of good. First of all, last weekend I woke up to a very angry tooth, I'm talking pain that literally brought me to my knees. I hate my teeth. Anyways, I got in to see a dentist last Saturday and she took some x-rays, saw that in one of the teeth where I have a deep filling that it's all infected & whatnot and needs a root canal. Oh great. So she gives me some antibiotics to help clear the infection up before they can do the root canal. She said I should be feeling better within 24 hours but sadly that did not happen. Sunday got even worse and by 6pm I was in tears and ready to take a pair of pliers and rip out the damn tooth. I called their service and told them that I was getting worse and to please call me back. Plus my face looked like I had been knocked around, not at all attractive.
So I got in to see another dentist in the office on Monday but all he could do was give me more antibiotics because the infection was so bad and he also questioned me about needing to be pre-medicated before any dental work due to my back surgery last year & having hardware in my back. I told him that my surgeon never said a word about this and that I would have remembered if he had because this is an issue that hits very close to home, as those of you know what happened to my mom 13 years ago. So, he got a hold of my surgeon in WA and sure enough, I DO need to be pre-medicated. Glad he told me, especially since I had a bunch of dental work done before I came out here.
Anyways, I finally was able to have part of the root canal done yesterday and today was the first time in a week that my face isn't swollen and my mouth isn't in agony. Yeah! :)
Amy & her family came in to town last Friday and I was able to see them quite a few times which I'm very happy about. One night we went and played miniature golf and had a great time, I love playing that! I wish I had been able to spend more time with them but between me working and them having lots of family & friends to visit with, we made the most of our time.
Then Jason flew in yesterday from Florida, I picked him up on my way home from work and we ended up going to his friend Nathan's house and hanging out with Nathan, his wife, their 11 month old daughter Serena & his wife's parents. We brought over a party tray of pizza from our favorite place, Pizza Oven, and had that with some wings and beer. We got home around midnight I think last night. Today Jason needed to do some running around before he went to his friend's wedding reception (which was the purpose of his visit), so we went out and got his hair cut and found him an awesome suit at Kohls. I picked out his shirt & tie and I have to admit, my brother looked very dapper! :)
Other than that, all is going well with me. Work is going fine, next week is my last week of training and then I go into transition. I am still amazed at how thorough their training is.
Well that's all I've got right now, hope everyone is doing well & having a great weekend!
-M
I've had a pretty busy week, some bad parts but a lot of good. First of all, last weekend I woke up to a very angry tooth, I'm talking pain that literally brought me to my knees. I hate my teeth. Anyways, I got in to see a dentist last Saturday and she took some x-rays, saw that in one of the teeth where I have a deep filling that it's all infected & whatnot and needs a root canal. Oh great. So she gives me some antibiotics to help clear the infection up before they can do the root canal. She said I should be feeling better within 24 hours but sadly that did not happen. Sunday got even worse and by 6pm I was in tears and ready to take a pair of pliers and rip out the damn tooth. I called their service and told them that I was getting worse and to please call me back. Plus my face looked like I had been knocked around, not at all attractive.
So I got in to see another dentist in the office on Monday but all he could do was give me more antibiotics because the infection was so bad and he also questioned me about needing to be pre-medicated before any dental work due to my back surgery last year & having hardware in my back. I told him that my surgeon never said a word about this and that I would have remembered if he had because this is an issue that hits very close to home, as those of you know what happened to my mom 13 years ago. So, he got a hold of my surgeon in WA and sure enough, I DO need to be pre-medicated. Glad he told me, especially since I had a bunch of dental work done before I came out here.
Anyways, I finally was able to have part of the root canal done yesterday and today was the first time in a week that my face isn't swollen and my mouth isn't in agony. Yeah! :)
Amy & her family came in to town last Friday and I was able to see them quite a few times which I'm very happy about. One night we went and played miniature golf and had a great time, I love playing that! I wish I had been able to spend more time with them but between me working and them having lots of family & friends to visit with, we made the most of our time.
Then Jason flew in yesterday from Florida, I picked him up on my way home from work and we ended up going to his friend Nathan's house and hanging out with Nathan, his wife, their 11 month old daughter Serena & his wife's parents. We brought over a party tray of pizza from our favorite place, Pizza Oven, and had that with some wings and beer. We got home around midnight I think last night. Today Jason needed to do some running around before he went to his friend's wedding reception (which was the purpose of his visit), so we went out and got his hair cut and found him an awesome suit at Kohls. I picked out his shirt & tie and I have to admit, my brother looked very dapper! :)
Other than that, all is going well with me. Work is going fine, next week is my last week of training and then I go into transition. I am still amazed at how thorough their training is.
Well that's all I've got right now, hope everyone is doing well & having a great weekend!
-M
Saturday, July 28, 2007
Long time no blogging
Hello! It's been a couple weeks since I've blogged, nothing major has been going on, just lazy I guess. :)
Everything is going pretty well, work has been good...training has been busy and a litle stressful at times but I like it.
Wednesday was Amy's birthday and today is Kari's...Happy Birthday to both of you! :)
Speaking of Amy, she'll be in town this coming Friday for a week and I can't wait. We're going to go and get pedicures together, I'm looking forward to it. I'm also looking forward to seeing John & Isabelle again too. This is one of the good parts of being back "home", I get to see Amy more often because she's from this area too. I can't wait until I have some time off work and go out and see her new house, it sounds beautiful!
Jason will also be here in a couple weeks and I can't wait for that too. I have to say how much I love my brother, we were the typical brother & sister growing up and I admit that I was hell to live with but as we've gotten older and especially since we've lost our mom 13 years ago we've become best of friends. I love it.
Speaking of my mom, I got the freakiest phone call the other nite. I didn't recognize the phone # but answered it anyway, this lady says to me "can you talk?" and I didn't recognize the voice so I said "who is this?" and she said "your mother"....I had to stop for a minute and then said "I'm sorry you must have the wrong number" and hung up. Talk about freaky! I wanted to tell her that that was impossible because my mom was dead but that would have been rude. It's funny because sometimes I forget that my mom is gone and then sometimes it feels like it's been forever. Weird.
Not sure what I'm going to do today. I got up and threw some clothes on and headed to the pet store because I realized that my kitties were out of dry cat food, so I ran out & picked that up and got myself some coffee. I've been doing laundry & cleaning. I'm thinking of asking Darcy is she wants to go to the casino either tonight or tomorrow but I know how I am about casinos and not sure if it's a good choice right now because I like to spend money there. ha ha.
Speaking of money, my bank messed up my bank account last week big time. I checked my balance and they were telling me I only had $12! My checkbook said around $175 so I knew they were wrong. I freaked out and sent Matt an IM to ask him for help, he was such a jerk about it and grilled me about did I call the bank? Am I going to get it straightened out? So I just said screw it and told him nevermind, I'd figure it out myself. Fortheloveofgod, I left with nothing. Yes, I know it was my choice but we are still married and he only has had to replace dishes & silverware whereas I have to replace EVERYTHING. I didn't think it was too much to ask, plus I've also told him that I won't ask for alimony. He called me the next day and apologized for being a jerk and I ended up transferring some money from our joint account (my name is still on it) into my personal checking account. He tends to forget that I'm starting over, I took a huge cut in pay and I'm struggling. I hate asking for help but technically, if I wanted to be a snotty about the whole thing I could go after him for alimony due to the fact that we've been married for 15 years and that the standard of living that I became accustomed to has gone down drastically. Ugh. I don't want things to get nasty between us but I feel that I really got the short end of the stick and I'm going to make a list of all that I left behind, try to determine a dollar value and present it to him. I don't want to have to get an attorney but I feel like I might have to, I don't want to get screwed and I think that I've put myself into a position where I am.
Oh-well, sorry for that rant!
That's all I've got for now, I'll try to be better about blogging!
Hope everyone has a nice weekend! :)
Everything is going pretty well, work has been good...training has been busy and a litle stressful at times but I like it.
Wednesday was Amy's birthday and today is Kari's...Happy Birthday to both of you! :)
Speaking of Amy, she'll be in town this coming Friday for a week and I can't wait. We're going to go and get pedicures together, I'm looking forward to it. I'm also looking forward to seeing John & Isabelle again too. This is one of the good parts of being back "home", I get to see Amy more often because she's from this area too. I can't wait until I have some time off work and go out and see her new house, it sounds beautiful!
Jason will also be here in a couple weeks and I can't wait for that too. I have to say how much I love my brother, we were the typical brother & sister growing up and I admit that I was hell to live with but as we've gotten older and especially since we've lost our mom 13 years ago we've become best of friends. I love it.
Speaking of my mom, I got the freakiest phone call the other nite. I didn't recognize the phone # but answered it anyway, this lady says to me "can you talk?" and I didn't recognize the voice so I said "who is this?" and she said "your mother"....I had to stop for a minute and then said "I'm sorry you must have the wrong number" and hung up. Talk about freaky! I wanted to tell her that that was impossible because my mom was dead but that would have been rude. It's funny because sometimes I forget that my mom is gone and then sometimes it feels like it's been forever. Weird.
Not sure what I'm going to do today. I got up and threw some clothes on and headed to the pet store because I realized that my kitties were out of dry cat food, so I ran out & picked that up and got myself some coffee. I've been doing laundry & cleaning. I'm thinking of asking Darcy is she wants to go to the casino either tonight or tomorrow but I know how I am about casinos and not sure if it's a good choice right now because I like to spend money there. ha ha.
Speaking of money, my bank messed up my bank account last week big time. I checked my balance and they were telling me I only had $12! My checkbook said around $175 so I knew they were wrong. I freaked out and sent Matt an IM to ask him for help, he was such a jerk about it and grilled me about did I call the bank? Am I going to get it straightened out? So I just said screw it and told him nevermind, I'd figure it out myself. Fortheloveofgod, I left with nothing. Yes, I know it was my choice but we are still married and he only has had to replace dishes & silverware whereas I have to replace EVERYTHING. I didn't think it was too much to ask, plus I've also told him that I won't ask for alimony. He called me the next day and apologized for being a jerk and I ended up transferring some money from our joint account (my name is still on it) into my personal checking account. He tends to forget that I'm starting over, I took a huge cut in pay and I'm struggling. I hate asking for help but technically, if I wanted to be a snotty about the whole thing I could go after him for alimony due to the fact that we've been married for 15 years and that the standard of living that I became accustomed to has gone down drastically. Ugh. I don't want things to get nasty between us but I feel that I really got the short end of the stick and I'm going to make a list of all that I left behind, try to determine a dollar value and present it to him. I don't want to have to get an attorney but I feel like I might have to, I don't want to get screwed and I think that I've put myself into a position where I am.
Oh-well, sorry for that rant!
That's all I've got for now, I'll try to be better about blogging!
Hope everyone has a nice weekend! :)
Sunday, July 15, 2007
Sunday
Good morning...just finished my oatmeal and am drinking my coffee, it is so nice out right now, a little on the cool side but I'm sure it'll warm up.
Not much going on with me, the rest of my week at work went pretty well. Got my paycheck on Thursday and put it right in the bank and it's pretty much gone now but isn't that the way it goes? :sigh:
Yesterday I slept in and got started on doing some laundry, cleaning and whatnot and then around 2 or so I got so sick to my stomach and was throwing up. I have no idea what it was, the only thing I can think of is that I took my medicine twice...it becomes part of my morning routine to automatically take my medicine and I didn't have breakfast right away so I couldn't remember if I had taken it, I swore I hadn't and took it. That had to be it because all I had eaten was oatmeal and a cup of coffee and within an hour or so after getting sick I felt better. Yeah, I bet that was enjoyable to read about. :)
Darcy is coming over at noon and we're going to the galleria to do some shopping, she has something she's looking for and there's something else I wanted to get Amy for her birthday which is on the 25th. This month is flying by! Kari's birthday is coming up too, on the 28th. Busy month for birthdays!
That's really all I've got right now...boring, I know, but hey at least I'm not crying! ha ha
Have a good one everyone!
Not much going on with me, the rest of my week at work went pretty well. Got my paycheck on Thursday and put it right in the bank and it's pretty much gone now but isn't that the way it goes? :sigh:
Yesterday I slept in and got started on doing some laundry, cleaning and whatnot and then around 2 or so I got so sick to my stomach and was throwing up. I have no idea what it was, the only thing I can think of is that I took my medicine twice...it becomes part of my morning routine to automatically take my medicine and I didn't have breakfast right away so I couldn't remember if I had taken it, I swore I hadn't and took it. That had to be it because all I had eaten was oatmeal and a cup of coffee and within an hour or so after getting sick I felt better. Yeah, I bet that was enjoyable to read about. :)
Darcy is coming over at noon and we're going to the galleria to do some shopping, she has something she's looking for and there's something else I wanted to get Amy for her birthday which is on the 25th. This month is flying by! Kari's birthday is coming up too, on the 28th. Busy month for birthdays!
That's really all I've got right now...boring, I know, but hey at least I'm not crying! ha ha
Have a good one everyone!
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Wednesday
I'm happy to report that we're having a break from the hot & humid weather that we have had the last few days, I've got the windows open and there's a nice cool breeze coming in. Ahhhh :)
Everything is going much better, I'm feeling more like myself...perhaps even a little stronger & more confident version of myself. I've been doing a lot of thinking and am making a very conscious effort to not be so hard on myself, to not always think whatever negative situation arises that it means there is something wrong with me. It's a struggle, I've always had issues with low self-esteem but I am feeling better, so that's a start.
It helps so much to have a job again, as much as I miss being able to stay up as late as I want and sleep in as late as I want, I do enjoy being back to work and feeling like I have a purpose. It's also been nice to be around new people all day. We spent all of today on the phones taking billing & id card calls and it was fun. I had one call that started off badly but ended well...the lady was trying to make a payment via e-check but didn't understand the difference between a routing number and account number...she was getting very angry with me and kept saying "I don't understand why you are not getting this"...I explained to her at least 3 times that the routing number can be found in the lower left hand corner of her check, etc. etc. We went round and round for a good 7 minutes which felt more like 30 minutes. Finally she told me she had another policy with us and to check that because she knew her account information was in there...she was correct, we did have her info stored in this second policy BUT the so-called routing number that she was giving me was actually her account number. I explained this to her in the most "pcf" (professional, courteous & friendly) way and she got quiet for a second and said "wow, I learned something today, thank you!" and when I was closing the call and apologized for her frustration, thanked her for her patience and she then apologized to me which is always a great feeling when a customer apologizes. Other than that the rest of my calls were great, I had a 72 year old man call who was freaking hysterical...I have to verify date of birth and two other items before I can speak about the policy and when I asked for his dob he said "okay, before I do that I need for you to raise your right hand and solemnly swear that you will not tell anyone how old I am", I cracked up and said "I swear, sir". He was a riot and at the end of the call I gave my speel about how it is my goal to provide excellent customer service, etc and he said "Michelle, if and when you do get a husband in your life he will be very lucky to have you as his wife because you are very pleasant and kind". I wanted to tell him that I do have a husband and that we're getting a divorce and oddly enough today is our 15 year anniversary. ha ha. But of course I just laughed and said thank you. Too funny.
Yeah, so today is my 15 year "anniversary" of being married...I have not been looking forward to this day but I have to say that I am okay with it. I e-mailed Matt on Sunday and said that I didn't know if he planned on acknowledging it in anyway but if he had, to please not, that I couldn't handle it. Luckily he understood. I thought I would feel really sad today but I don't, hopefully that's a good sign.
I'm thinking of stopping over to Darcy's house tonight to hang out, I called her a few minutes ago and no one was home so hopefully she'll call me back.
Tomorrow is pay day!! Woohooo!! I can't wait to get that check in my hand and get it into my account...my checking account is literally echoing because it's so close to empty. :)
I think that's about it from me, just wanted to check in and say thank you once again for everyone's kind words and for reading all of my depressing posts, I'm crossing my fingers that those become a thing of the past. :)
Have a great day/night everyone!!
Everything is going much better, I'm feeling more like myself...perhaps even a little stronger & more confident version of myself. I've been doing a lot of thinking and am making a very conscious effort to not be so hard on myself, to not always think whatever negative situation arises that it means there is something wrong with me. It's a struggle, I've always had issues with low self-esteem but I am feeling better, so that's a start.
It helps so much to have a job again, as much as I miss being able to stay up as late as I want and sleep in as late as I want, I do enjoy being back to work and feeling like I have a purpose. It's also been nice to be around new people all day. We spent all of today on the phones taking billing & id card calls and it was fun. I had one call that started off badly but ended well...the lady was trying to make a payment via e-check but didn't understand the difference between a routing number and account number...she was getting very angry with me and kept saying "I don't understand why you are not getting this"...I explained to her at least 3 times that the routing number can be found in the lower left hand corner of her check, etc. etc. We went round and round for a good 7 minutes which felt more like 30 minutes. Finally she told me she had another policy with us and to check that because she knew her account information was in there...she was correct, we did have her info stored in this second policy BUT the so-called routing number that she was giving me was actually her account number. I explained this to her in the most "pcf" (professional, courteous & friendly) way and she got quiet for a second and said "wow, I learned something today, thank you!" and when I was closing the call and apologized for her frustration, thanked her for her patience and she then apologized to me which is always a great feeling when a customer apologizes. Other than that the rest of my calls were great, I had a 72 year old man call who was freaking hysterical...I have to verify date of birth and two other items before I can speak about the policy and when I asked for his dob he said "okay, before I do that I need for you to raise your right hand and solemnly swear that you will not tell anyone how old I am", I cracked up and said "I swear, sir". He was a riot and at the end of the call I gave my speel about how it is my goal to provide excellent customer service, etc and he said "Michelle, if and when you do get a husband in your life he will be very lucky to have you as his wife because you are very pleasant and kind". I wanted to tell him that I do have a husband and that we're getting a divorce and oddly enough today is our 15 year anniversary. ha ha. But of course I just laughed and said thank you. Too funny.
Yeah, so today is my 15 year "anniversary" of being married...I have not been looking forward to this day but I have to say that I am okay with it. I e-mailed Matt on Sunday and said that I didn't know if he planned on acknowledging it in anyway but if he had, to please not, that I couldn't handle it. Luckily he understood. I thought I would feel really sad today but I don't, hopefully that's a good sign.
I'm thinking of stopping over to Darcy's house tonight to hang out, I called her a few minutes ago and no one was home so hopefully she'll call me back.
Tomorrow is pay day!! Woohooo!! I can't wait to get that check in my hand and get it into my account...my checking account is literally echoing because it's so close to empty. :)
I think that's about it from me, just wanted to check in and say thank you once again for everyone's kind words and for reading all of my depressing posts, I'm crossing my fingers that those become a thing of the past. :)
Have a great day/night everyone!!
Monday, July 9, 2007
Monday
Well I'm happy to report that I'm not crying and have not cried all day today. I did however wake up with the puffiest eyes ever and couldn't even wear my contacts because my eyeballs hurt. How pathetic is that?! Geesh! :)
I'm honestly quite angry with myself for allowing someone to have such an effect on me and make me doubt myself and make me feel like there is something wrong with me. Hey, I know I'm not perfect but I'm a good person and I don't deserve to be treated the way that I was.
Thanks to my brother & my wonderful friends, I am starting to see things in a different perspective and am realizing that there are a lot of things in life that we can't control...people get sick, we lose people that we love, all kinds of horrible things that we have absolutely no control over. I've lost too many people that I love, my mom died when I was only 22, my grandfather whom I loved like a father died this past November, my best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years ago--thank god she is healthy now!!...those types of things I can't control. But what I can control is who I let into my life and how I allow them to treat me. I can't control how someone treats me per say but I can control how I respond to it and if I continue to let it happen. I was raised to always see the good in people and while I do believe that is a good quality, I tend to make excuses for people when they are hurtful...that only goes so far. When someone continues to hurt someone else and it is brought to their attention time & time again and they don't change their behavior...that's a problem and to me, it means they really don't give a shit about your feelings. This applies to my current situation, my marriage, this psycho friend I made at one of my jobs in Washington...anyone.
Sorry for my psycho-babble tangent but hey, I spent the whole weekend in bed crying so I had a lot of time to think. :) I'm trying to make light of a depressing situation and to actually learn from it and not let it happen again.
So, that's that.
I had a good day at work today. We had our first official test regarding what we've learned in the first two weeks and I scored a 92%, a 90% or above was considered a passing grade and only 3 of us officially passed. Geico does put a lot of importance & value on these tests and quizzes that we randomly have but in training, it's used more as a tool to help coach you with things that you need help with and at the same time they praise you for what you've done well.
We also started taking live calls. It's so funny because I was in a call center environment for 2 years at First Healthcare and then 3 years at Medtronic so it's not like the phones were new to me. However, I was nervous because it's new which I'm sure is quite normal. I sat with my friend Chelsea and she listened in on my calls while I took them, she'd point to the screen or write me a note if I was missing something and then we switched spots and I did the same. I felt pretty good about the calls that each of us took. I bet we each took maybe 8 or 9 which was a nice slow start. Tomorrow we'll take about 2 hours and take some more calls and those calls will actually be monitored by our quality team so I'm a little nervous about that, not only do they record your calls but they also record everything that you are doing on your computer. I think it's great for learning purposes but a little intimidating.
Oh, have I mentioned that it is so humid here? Ohmygod. Today when I left work and stepped outside it felt like I was walking in to a sauna. I stepped outside not too long ago to take the garbage out and it is still so humid. Ugh. I did not miss this part of western NY one bit. :) Oh-well.
Well I hope everyone had a good day....thank you to all of my wonderful friends for always being there for me, it means the world to me.
Love,
M.
I'm honestly quite angry with myself for allowing someone to have such an effect on me and make me doubt myself and make me feel like there is something wrong with me. Hey, I know I'm not perfect but I'm a good person and I don't deserve to be treated the way that I was.
Thanks to my brother & my wonderful friends, I am starting to see things in a different perspective and am realizing that there are a lot of things in life that we can't control...people get sick, we lose people that we love, all kinds of horrible things that we have absolutely no control over. I've lost too many people that I love, my mom died when I was only 22, my grandfather whom I loved like a father died this past November, my best friend was diagnosed with breast cancer 2 years ago--thank god she is healthy now!!...those types of things I can't control. But what I can control is who I let into my life and how I allow them to treat me. I can't control how someone treats me per say but I can control how I respond to it and if I continue to let it happen. I was raised to always see the good in people and while I do believe that is a good quality, I tend to make excuses for people when they are hurtful...that only goes so far. When someone continues to hurt someone else and it is brought to their attention time & time again and they don't change their behavior...that's a problem and to me, it means they really don't give a shit about your feelings. This applies to my current situation, my marriage, this psycho friend I made at one of my jobs in Washington...anyone.
Sorry for my psycho-babble tangent but hey, I spent the whole weekend in bed crying so I had a lot of time to think. :) I'm trying to make light of a depressing situation and to actually learn from it and not let it happen again.
So, that's that.
I had a good day at work today. We had our first official test regarding what we've learned in the first two weeks and I scored a 92%, a 90% or above was considered a passing grade and only 3 of us officially passed. Geico does put a lot of importance & value on these tests and quizzes that we randomly have but in training, it's used more as a tool to help coach you with things that you need help with and at the same time they praise you for what you've done well.
We also started taking live calls. It's so funny because I was in a call center environment for 2 years at First Healthcare and then 3 years at Medtronic so it's not like the phones were new to me. However, I was nervous because it's new which I'm sure is quite normal. I sat with my friend Chelsea and she listened in on my calls while I took them, she'd point to the screen or write me a note if I was missing something and then we switched spots and I did the same. I felt pretty good about the calls that each of us took. I bet we each took maybe 8 or 9 which was a nice slow start. Tomorrow we'll take about 2 hours and take some more calls and those calls will actually be monitored by our quality team so I'm a little nervous about that, not only do they record your calls but they also record everything that you are doing on your computer. I think it's great for learning purposes but a little intimidating.
Oh, have I mentioned that it is so humid here? Ohmygod. Today when I left work and stepped outside it felt like I was walking in to a sauna. I stepped outside not too long ago to take the garbage out and it is still so humid. Ugh. I did not miss this part of western NY one bit. :) Oh-well.
Well I hope everyone had a good day....thank you to all of my wonderful friends for always being there for me, it means the world to me.
Love,
M.
Sunday, July 8, 2007
Lesson
I've learned a lesson the hard way...which sadly seems to be the only way I ever learn lessons...live & learn though, right?
I'm not going to get into details but I recently got myself caught up in a situation with someone from my past and it has blown up in my face. Here's what I've learned: leave the past in the past. I hate to quote Dr Phil but he is so right when he says that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. Enough said.
I spent most of yesterday crying & just feeling so awful about myself. I feel like I will never meet anyone that will treat me well, sometimes I feel like I don't even deserve to be treated well and I should just take what I can get. I know, I know, that is the wrong way to think but it's how I feel right now. I just feel so alone and although I'm not the kind of person who needs someone around me 24/7, it would be nice to have someone that cares about me.
And yes, I would like some cheese with my whine. :) At least I can joke about it.
On the positive side, I did get to talk to Amy yesterday and that was always fun. Amy & her family are getting settled in to their new house and I cannot wait to see it, I saw a few pictures before they moved in and it looked beautiful. I'm dying to see their backyard, Amy has described it as an "oasis". Amy, you always crack me up. :)
I also got to talk with Kari and that is always enjoyable as well. I heard Kurtis in the background and I can't believe how much more verbal he is getting, I could hear him just chattering away. Kari said that he's saying all kinds of things...my favorite so far is how he says "sock"...I'll leave it to your imagination, but let's just say that Kari & John try to keep him from saying this word in public. Too cute.
I also went to JcPenney yesterday and bought 3 more tops for work, they were all 30% off and I think I now have more than enough tops to mix & match with the pants that I have. I have to say that I kind of like dressing up more for work, it makes me feel a little more professional & better about myself.
So, thank you once again for reading my sob story...I'm still a major work in progress.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
I'm not going to get into details but I recently got myself caught up in a situation with someone from my past and it has blown up in my face. Here's what I've learned: leave the past in the past. I hate to quote Dr Phil but he is so right when he says that the best predictor of future behavior is past behavior. Enough said.
I spent most of yesterday crying & just feeling so awful about myself. I feel like I will never meet anyone that will treat me well, sometimes I feel like I don't even deserve to be treated well and I should just take what I can get. I know, I know, that is the wrong way to think but it's how I feel right now. I just feel so alone and although I'm not the kind of person who needs someone around me 24/7, it would be nice to have someone that cares about me.
And yes, I would like some cheese with my whine. :) At least I can joke about it.
On the positive side, I did get to talk to Amy yesterday and that was always fun. Amy & her family are getting settled in to their new house and I cannot wait to see it, I saw a few pictures before they moved in and it looked beautiful. I'm dying to see their backyard, Amy has described it as an "oasis". Amy, you always crack me up. :)
I also got to talk with Kari and that is always enjoyable as well. I heard Kurtis in the background and I can't believe how much more verbal he is getting, I could hear him just chattering away. Kari said that he's saying all kinds of things...my favorite so far is how he says "sock"...I'll leave it to your imagination, but let's just say that Kari & John try to keep him from saying this word in public. Too cute.
I also went to JcPenney yesterday and bought 3 more tops for work, they were all 30% off and I think I now have more than enough tops to mix & match with the pants that I have. I have to say that I kind of like dressing up more for work, it makes me feel a little more professional & better about myself.
So, thank you once again for reading my sob story...I'm still a major work in progress.
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!
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