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Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
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100 and rising
Actually at one point, my car thermometer said 104.
I know I've mentioned this before but I hate the heat. I love Texas but never the heat that goes along with living down here. It's disgusting.
When I was a kid, my family would be working diligiently away in the garden. One would find me squarely in front of the water cooler, watching tv, eating a bowl of ice cream. I had priorities.
It's my long term goal to live somewhere else during the summer months from May thru September. Any suggestions? I want cool breezes and little need for central air. Certainly would like to throw the window open at night. Being next to a body of water would be nice.
Some elderly folks from Big C, my home town go every year to live in Washington state. That would be sweet. I'm thinking the San Juan Islands. Makes perfect sense to me.
Monday, July 14, 2008
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Lost job
"I've been tasked with the job of informing you that we have to let you go."
I had been kind of hoping for something like this.....but it doesn't make it any easier. But I am letting it go.
Working for the LAPG had been a boring job. They were the stodgiest bunch of folks I had ever met. It was simply 'a job' not a career. Come to find out I was making what an Administrative Assistant makes within the organization. wtf???? Don't get me wrong....AAs deserve more money than that for all of the BS they put up with. It's that I had a mighty fine resume with work history and experience in the insurance and medical field. Go figure.
I have what to keep me busy. I am self employed. I am also moving ahead with this trucking business. It's all good. At least my partner wants me!
It's just that in the last 8 years I've been and employee twice and twice I've lost my job to being fired. She said today that it was a personality problem. You see, I'm extremely laid back and I believe that persona is misconstrued as uncaring or that I don't know what's going on or I look like I'm in a fog. I really believe that self employment is the way for me to operate for the rest of my working career.
ho-hum.....tomorrow is another day!
Sunday, July 06, 2008
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"Got a Life" or more on "Little known America"
Last night I "Got a Life"......
I actually went out with friends. I used to do that a lot. Go out with friends. I am really a maverick at heart, a party animal and not JUST a Nana or a Work-a-holic! Being Nana happens soooooo much and working....well, it takes all I can do just to make it.
But I went out to J&Js Blues Bar in Fort Worth which is an eclectic blues bar north of downtown.
I got to see Voo Doo Blue which is a Stevie Ray Vaughan Tribute band and did they f******* kicked ass!
Since I've started driving this truck I've come to find out that nothing gets me into better travelin' mode than SRV. His music simply clear my mind and puts me in a 'nothing in my way' sorta attitude. Another discovery of late is revisiting the music of Jimmy Hendrix. What a genius! SRV did justice by Hendrix. That was not minced last night. He performed my fav JH song....Voo Doo Child.....Love it!!!!!!!
Oh! and I got to dance!!!!! Being from Texas, what we do is a lot of contact dancing reflecting our country roots. My partner did the 'push' and was a great lead. It was soooooooo much fun!
Tuesday, July 01, 2008
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Reality Bites
I've been busy.
I took last week off to research my new business endeavor, come up with a business plan and drive ....some. Well, I drove ....a LOT...which is good. I need the money! Another task that I struck out to do was get into some kind of organization around this place. I have accumulated about a ton of paper, clutter and clothes and dust. I've plowed thru and dusted and thrown out and now I feel like I have some modicum of organization going on. Little Man Ookers has gone to visit his mother and that leaves me alone for a while.
I feel better for it....but I will tell you....that I DO NOT enjoy doing it. I always thought that I would come to enjoy cleaning house by the time I aged to 40. I am now pushing 56 and DO NOT enjoy cleaning. I'd rather be doing just about anything else aside from CLEANING HOUSE. I do know of women who get off on cleaning house but I AM NOT ONE OF THEM! Contrary to what I was hoping, I did not find the gold and can say without a doubt that there is no black hole of which my missing treasures have fallen into. Mostly they are stil MIA!
Now that I've established that, I can settle down to the task at hand:
Starting another business.
"Failing to Plan, is Planning to Fail" is a favorite ism which my good friend Paulie P (SBA extradinaire) would say to me. Myself, having an educational background in Small Business, I know that it's paramount to establish a business plan. So I found a really good site about expeditor trucking and have purchased a book. Building a business plan is not rocket science. It's just extraordinarily good sense.
Any suggestions from the audiance would be greatly appreciated.
NanaLana
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- Name: Atlanta
- Country: United States
- State: Texas
- Metro: Fort Worth
- Birthday: 11/13/1952
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 8/23/2005
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Politically, middle of the road. Republicans compost too! As for me? I'm a Christian, I'm a grandmother and I have a wild streak. Small circles reflect that I am a hermit and run in small circles in my domain. Large circles are outside of my domain, my realm. Most of what I share has to do with my influence or what influences me directly. I am a realist. I live simply and simply live. Trust with kindness. Diplomacy. Right now, I feel I'm shedding my skin. Hang in with me. In my mind, I'm a flygirl. I love all things young, I like the avant garde and trendy. I'm eclectic. I dislike oldie goldies. Let it be known.
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