Mood Swings, Promotions, and hot boyfriends..

I'm sad.

No reason why, really. I just am today. I get that way sometimes.

No, scratch that.

Often. I get that way often. With no reason in particular.

I mean, there's really nothing bad going on right now, it's all good. *knock on wood*

I've begun dating a really awesome guy that I've known for years.. Well, awesome, great, rockin', sweet..pick your adjective..it works. (There's plenty of entries waiting to be written involving the awesome times that I spend with him, but my blog notebook has decided to go M.I.A. and I have no idea where it has scampered off to..Never fear, once I find the little rascal my writings will be completely updated!!)

I am remodeling (cosmetically,) my bathroom. I could NOT take the boat theme one day longer. I don't know why the people who owned this house before me thought that it was a clever idea. They put medium blue on the lower half of three walls, a dark blue chair rail, one wall was completely dark blue. And they went as far as putting tacky silver knobs on the chair rail as well. BLECH.

Thanks to Adam, the chair rail and knobs are gone, and tonight I filled in the holes that were in the two walls that I will be painting first. I am going with the colors here in this picture:

along with a few accent pieces in darker blue, because the bathroom floor has blue/grey diamonds in it.

Anywho.


I got a LONG overdue promotion finally. You are now reading the thoughts and ideas of a -- *drumroll please*-- Jewelry Sales Co-ordinater. Woot! That bumps me up the payscale FIVE spots! And, it's higher up on the recognition scale, as well as being in a new area finally.

A girl can only be surrounded by shoes for so long, you know. (Lesser known fact, right??)

New Years and New Starts

Every ending brings about a new beginning.

And what better saying to use for this particular entry? Yes, things are going well for me, if you haven't guessed.

Let me count the ways(in no particular order):

1.)I'm up for the chance of a bit promotion at work, I do hope. The jewelry coordinator quit, due to the new order of scheduling, leaving her position open. It was really JoAnn's idea that I try for it, so I put in my 'official interest'. The hours suck, (1-10), but the pay would be a bit more. By how much, I am not sure... I really want a department manager job for the good hours, but if I have to work late like I've been told, I might as well be paid more!

2.)I haven't been cashiering near as much as I was...(knock on wood.) That makes my days so much better when I can stay off the front end.

3.) My Marykay business is starting it's first full year, so I need to get going on that full throttle. My first training will be on Wednesday as well as my first facial; unless I can combine the two. I've gotta call Amber real quick tomorrow about that and see if she wants to bring anyone.

4.) Last, but CERTAINLY not least. I've been spending a bit of time with Adam lately, and we, (after bringing the idea up a few times,) have decided that yes, we would like to date. We are going to ease into things, no rushing for us. That's the best way to do it, don't you think?
After the 'unofficial' breakup I had with Jeff, (seven months ago,) and the 'official' one not long after, I didn't think I would be interested in even thinking about dating anyone anytime soon. However, since Adam and I started taking again and hanging out, I've rethought that.
I'm really comfortable around him & it seems we've known each other FOREVER. And a major factor of attraction is also present, not just in how he looks, (I'm not shallow!), but his intellect and our common interests. I am very excited about how this may hopefully turn out! Wish us luck, my dear readers!



Anyway, there are some of the great beginnings going on for me right now. I've gotta go to bed, and be up in five hours or so. I just wanted to jot things thing after Adam left and I fell asleep. Good night all!

Is Yours Fulfilling?

Everywhere you look, people seem to have vastly different ideas what it means to have a 'rich' and 'fulfilled' life. From large houses and SUV's to having the latest gadgets. For many decades now, American's, (at least,) have been running the impossible race of keeping up with the Jones'.

And for what? Do large houses and fancy TV recorders really make you happier than if you didn't have those things? If they do, than more power to you. But if not, what are you really living for?

Or dying for? I've been thinking about that poor man in New York that got trampled at a Wal*Mart on Black Friday last week. He lost his life so that people could be the first to grab the best deals on cheap plastic crap.

Seriously. What are we doing to ourselves as a nation? We wonder why children are increasingly screaming, 'Gimme Gimme Gimme! I want THAT!' and then having temper tantrums when the parents tell them no. Many people have the same exact mind processes, and the children are just mimicking what they see and hear.

I think a happy and full life does not have to be a materialistic one. I don't care about having oodles of money and tons of electronic gizmo's cluttering my house. I don't need fancy bling and a shiny car.

I want the basics. Love and happiness. Peace and Harmony. I want someone that will hold me through good times and bad, and tell me that it's all going to be alright. I want a happy marriage and a little rugrat or two someday. I want my MaryKay business to be successful and help others feel better about themselves. I want my family to be healthy and happy, and my friends to have the lives that they want.

I am beginning to get on the right track to get these things. I am slowly disentangling myself from the retail dungeon that I have been slaving for the past six years, and becoming my own boss~slowly and tentatively, but it's going to happen.

As I think about these things, I can see that as much as Jeff still means to me, it's amazing that we lasted as long as we did. Money and the wanting of more and more on his part is what was at the root of the problems he had~even if he didn't/doesn't realize it. He kept telling me that he wanted to make me happy and give me all that I wanted. However, he failed to ask me or believe me when I told him what I thought about money and what made me happy in regards to it.

The truth is: I could care less about money, as long as I have enough to survive, I am happy.

What about you, dear readers?

What would make you happiest in life?

What do you like best about your life?

What do you want to change or are changing about things?