Hump Day!

I am working from home today since I have my interview in Downtown Dallas. There was no need to drive to Frisco and then back to Dallas at noon. Waste of gas and time. I have actually gotten a lot done this morning. I am getting kind of nervous about this interview. I always do. Can we just hope that this is it, they hire me on the spot and we all live happily ever after???? Then my soul mate is around the corner and we instantly fall in love? Okay, that is asking a whole lot :-). I'll just go in and be my fabulous self. I am very close to my number goal in weight loss so that is a very good thing. I have a lb to go and you can bet that darn thing will come off tonight at the gym!!!! I have been switched to the Stair Master. Why do I open my big mouth and ask whether we should change up cardio???? I do these things to myself. :-)

Well, I do have to get some more stuff done before I get ready for my interview. Wish me luck!!! Send good thoughts into the world.

Update: My interview today went pretty well. I really think this is something that would be challenging and interesting. The job would be onsite at the OSHA field office (located downtown) and therefore in a government building. Well, as most people know, with government buildings come pictures of the current administration. So, I would have to see Bush's face everyday, but I think the job be enough to transcend that....... I would also probably not get to be as vocal in my political viewpoints, especially at first :-). Or at least until I get in the door!!!

I do have a homework assignment -- they want to see how well I write. I was like, bring it on! After all the writing I had to do for school, 2 paragraphs will be a piece of cake. So, I will keep looking and interviewing, but I really liked the people I interviewed with and the people I met in the office. We'll see!

Pretty Good Monday

Not a bad day for a Monday. I got through work okay and that is a positive thing. This weekend was very good. Friday night I met the girls at Primo's for dinner. Saturday I went to see Saints and Sinners in Denton. I didn't realize they were playing (missed the memos I guess). I picked up Mia and we headed up to Denton. It was in a great little venue and they played a really good set. I think I sat a little too close to the front because my ears were ringing all the way home. Sunday was spent just relaxing.

I told my boss today that I was looking for a new position. She always wanted me to be honest with her and told me that if I did decide this was not what I wanted to let her know. Well, today I did. Guess since I have an interview on Wednesday, I kind of needed to let her know......! She was pretty cool about it and really very supportive. They are going to look for more of an operations person, which is what they need. And I have 2 headhunters looking for me and then that interview Wednesday. It is in downtown Dallas, so I might actually be able to take the train. It would be great to be able to actually take advantage of the limited mass transit we have here in Dallas. Plus, since gas is so freakin expensive now, it would be a great expense gone. Anyway, we will see what happens!

I am going to get ready to work out. I think it is elliptical night, not yoga tonight. I have energy that needs to get out of me. I think I lost my challenge to Jen. I actually gained a pound, however I did work out 5 days last week so I am pretty proud of myself. I doubt the cheese nachos on Friday did it, but we can blame them :-).

Friday!!

I am still in the office, but will be sneaking out in about 20 min. Not so much sneaking since there is no one really here anymore, but I have to pretend to be bad :-). I will stop by the gym, get in my cardio and then who knows what will happen. I don't really have plans but you never know. Michelle might be calling or I might be watching a Reese Witherspoon movie. Either way, it will be a good night. This week hasn't been too bad, but I told mom it isn't better enough for me to want to stay. It just isn't worth it anymore. Well, it hasn't been worth it in the past, but the last few weeks flipped the switch in my mind.

The gal who called me out of the blue to submit me to the Recruiting Manager left a message today that they offered the position to an internal person. So, that is off the table, but I have her submitting me for other positions. It is easier when you work to have someone do the busy work for you. I trust her not to screw me over as well. And who knows where the phone call yesterday will lead. The options are open.

Have a wonderful Friday evening!

Almost the end of the week!!!

Yay! It is Thurday! I did have a short phone interview this morning, so that made me happy. Once I know more, I will spill more beans, but I tend to want to keep the excitement to a minimum until we get further in the process! Their benefits sound awesome and I would actually be doing HR Stuff. Wow. What a concept!!!!

Other than that, things are good. My 2 lbs was derailed just a bit last night with $1 pints at Two Rows. Didn't have too much but even one tends to add the water weight. I will just drink water and it will all be good. I plan to hit the treadmill tonight too, so I have no worries.

Oh well, that is it. Back to my fun........... It is very quiet here today. That might be good!

Thank God Monday is over. I don't mean to wish my days away, but work is my least favorite place so the time there is not allowing me to live to my full potential. Trust me, I am working on changing that. I don't feel that I am stuck there. I have options and I fully intend to explore those options. But that also means when I am away from the office, I need to enjoy what I do. It was so pretty today and getting out at lunch was definitely what the doctor ordered. I did hit the gym tonight and so now I am all full of energy. Tomorrow I have my session with Ryan and I really look forward to those sessions. He kills me, but it is all good. I read Jen's goal is 2lbs this week. Seems that has actually pushed a competitive thing in me although I am sure she didn't mean to :-). But it is there. She might not be in on it, but it is set in my brain.

Baby Chloe is still the most beautiful baby in the world. I really can't wait to just hold her. Everyone in CA is so lucky, they get to play and hold and just see her. Lucky, lucky people!!! And A&M didn't make it past the second round, but they did great in the game against LSU, so no complaints. I am behind in bracket points at work. I am almost afraid to say my top team for fear of jinxing! So, never mind.

Okay, gotta go. It is late and this is getting rather incoherent. I need to get ready for bed.

Later!

Welcome Chloe Emerson Durham

Chloe Durham was born yesterday, March 16th. She was born at 8:25 PM (PST). She also has a full head of hair (I guess that is no surprise since she 'cooked' long enough!!!). Absolutely beautiful baby. Congrats to Katie and Kenneth!!!!! Best of luck with the new addition to the family.

Chloe was born during the outstanding game between Texas A&M and Syracuse. That is some kind of sign........ A&M played well and pulled off an upset. Way to go guys!!!! They play LSU on Saturday. I am looking forward to another good game. I am actually 12 out of 16 in the pool. I thought that was pretty good considering I know nothing about the teams. We'll see how I do today. And, you can bet I rubbed in that A&M win to all my co-workers who picked Syracuse. Football season gave me no bragging rights. This at least gives me some joy :-).

Well, back to work. I actually have stuff to do........... o darn......

Later!

Thursday.... Oh Thursday

Oh, it was hard to get out of bed this morning. I was so tired. Still am actually. My latte hasn't kicked in yet. I wish there were fascinating things to report, but it has been an actually calm morning. We have our big presentation this morning (well, actually, my boss and a few others do) and it probably the calmest I have ever seen it. Very odd. We did our brackets today for March Madness. I have no idea about basketball so I was looking up teams last night after my workout. Texas A&M plays today (had no idea we actually made it to the tourney...... How bad am I!!!). Of course I am rooting for them :-). The gal sitting next to me is rooting for Syracuse (the opponent tonight), so it should be interesting. They play tonight so I might actually have to watch a game!

Well, guess it is time to actually work on all the stuff that was neglected during the week working on the presentation for the meeting. Truthfully, I just want to go home and go to bed, but that is another story!

Have a great Thursday. And, no, there was no baby during the night. So, until I say something, just assume the kid hasn't come yet :-). Really, really stubborn child already!!!!

No baby as of yet

I did receive a message from my mom that Katie was in labor, but that they were still at home so it would probably be awhile. Hopefully by this time tomorrow I will have some great news about the arrival of our new family member! It seems like there is a baby boom going on these days. I have heard of several couples either announcing they are pregnant or about ready to pop. That old cliche -- there is something in the water :-).

Nothing much to report. Work was fine until today and I remembered why I hated my job. The evil client reared her ugly head and decided to complain again. Really haven't even worked with this woman in the last few weeks and she still complains. I have no idea why she decided to be a witch today, but she was. It might be the full moon. She gets crazy about this time every month. But, her issues are her issues and I will just let my work speak for itself. We worked on a presentation all week which turned out pretty good. That was something I was proud of. But enough about work.

It is time for sleep. I did my cardio for the night and now I am coming down from the high. I will sleep well tonight! Later!

Nothing to Report

There is no baby yet. Today is my predicted day and we have a few hours before I am proved wrong :-). Mom booked the trip to CA (I think....) last night. At least she called to say she and Dad were working on it.

I will keep all posted. I have to get back to work!

No baby yet

Still no baby girl Durham. Katie might be in labor right now but I haven't heard anything just yet. So, in my world there is no progress. Not that I win anything if I am right about a Tuesday birthday but it would be nice to prove my intuition right. :-)

My water through the wall ordeal was pretty minor. Not very much come through. He cut the padding out from under the carpet, but there wasn't even too much to vacuum up. My neighbor's apartment is a mess. It was kind of like the day my water heater broke and I had just crap everywhere!!! Felt bad for her.

Well, nothing too much else to report. I met Michelle for dinner at Trinity Hall and it was a very nice night for the patio. Several older (and odder) men kept trying to pick us up. While flattering, it was kind of annoying. These aren't older men like the age I should be dating (as opposed to the younger guys I seem to attract). These are the older men that makes it kind of creepy. Mom and dad hiding me in the house kind of creepy. I am sure they are pleasant people, but I think I would be locked away.

Sunday night. Now it is time to wind down and relax. I plan to have a nice week, workouts, yoga, happy smiles, good work. Life will be good.

Later!
Kim

Man, Water Sucks!

My neighbor's washing machine broke and now I have water coming into my dining room. I never would have known either because I was happily asleep on the couch. This nice maintenance guy came banging on my door and made the discovery. There is a carpet crew on the way so I don't have to do anything and it really isn't as bad as Jen's super water experience (I won't get a cool new apartment out of it), but still kind of inconvenient. I was looking forward to a sleepy Saturday and now I will have loud machines sucking up water. Oh well. At least it wasn't MY washing machine. And it was the downstairs neighbor, not the upstairs neighbor. Silver lining :-)

My workout was very good today. We are starting to work the muscles I haven't been using. So I will be sore tomorrow. One of those where I won't be able to wash my hair! It was good though. I thought we were doing measurements today, but I guess I will have to wait until another day to report on those. His appointment after me cancelled so he actually went a little over with me. The joys of being an established client.

Happy Saturday. I am going to go back to watching movies, but I don't think I will get to go back to sleep until tonight. I expect loud machines soon.

PS - no baby girl Durham yet. 3 days over and counting. She is going to be just as stubborn as the rest of the family, I can tell :-).

The Countdown

Baby Girl Durham is still snoozing away and not wanting to join the real world. By my calculations, Katie now 2 days overdue. Not cheering misery on, but while we are waiting, we might as well have fun with it. You know what, I realize that the 21st is WAY too long for her to go -- they will have induced by then. I meant March 14th. I don't know why I thought it was a week later. I don't want her to go that long!!! That is just mean!

Okay, so nothing to spectacular again today. I plan to hit the gym and then I really don't know what I am going to do tonight. I really don't feel like going out, so I might just clean and go to bed early. Oh, the excitement is overwhelming, huh!!!

Later!

I will get $.03 of Karma

I was downstairs getting some food from the cafeteria when this lady next to needed 3 cents. None of her co-workers were bothering to even look. Now, I am not the richest right now, but I kind of figured that I could reasonably spare 3 pennies so she could buy her soda. On the way back upstairs, we joked about my good deed and the 3 cents of karma I will be receiving :-). (Okay, it was funnier at time)

Today is a better day. Not sure what the difference was -- maybe the sunny weather, the talks with family and friends or the valium taken before coming to the office. Okay, just kidding, really, no valium............

It hasn't been the most exciting day in the world. But that is okay. I am starting to feel the weightloss competition. But I joined 24 hour first! A gal at work just joined (and got herself a trainer). Jen just joined 24 and getting back into her workout routine. Guess I should stop getting complacent and step it up a notch. I do plan to do yoga tonight which will be good since my muscles are still sore from Ryan's butt-kicking Tuesday. I feel kind of done with the day, but I have at least 45 min. left, so I'd better get working. Just kind of tired now.

Katie was due yesterday with baby girl Durham. From what I can gather, she hasn't had her yet. Mom would have called. So, I think it is time to make bets on when baby girl will make her arrival into the world. I am going with March 21. That is next Tuesday. Sorry, I know you will be miserable Katie, but seems like a good day to me. :-). When I get pregnant, you can bet on my misery!!!

Later!

Hump Day

With the mood I was in today, I decided to say something good that happened and not dwell on the crappy day. One, I got the final confirmation letter for the Master's Degree. And I don't have to wait until May to say I actually finished. I just have to wait till May for my diploma. So, I now OFFICIALLY have the Master's. No surprises, no waiting, I can say it and put it on my resume. That ROCKS!!!!

2nd, I was driving home and not in that happy singing way. I looked over and this cute guy in a blue car was looking at me and waived/smiled before he turned. It was kind a nice ego boost. Small, but fun. It is funny to think that this guy will never know that he cheered me up a heck of a lot. It at least made me smile.

Well, other than that, nothing much else. I am going to play with the kitties before I meet mom at the Tempest Tea Room (very cool place -- a Starbucks for tea, so to speak). I am having dinner at my neighbor's place -- she asked me over yesterday, but I had my hot date with Ryan at 8, so I couldn't do it. And we all know that "hot date with Ryan" is code for the buttkicking workout (which it was, btw. But it felt good!)

Later!

Just another Tuesday

It was a pretty okay day. Nothing just too exciting. Invoicing crap made me remember why I wasn't happy in this job. But I have coping mechanisms in place to just deal. And I also got calls from headhunters with other jobs that kind of make a light at the end of the tunnel. The coolest thing happened yesterday. A gal that I worked with 5 years ago found my resume and actually has a job she wants to submit me for (she owns her own recruiting agency). It was just kind of nice for her to call me up, out of the blue and remember what I did that long ago. And she was like, I think you would be perfect for this job! Kind of cool. Okay, people will laugh. It is for Recruiting Manager. Yes, I know, I said I didn't want to do recruiting again.... but for what they want to pay, I can recruit again!!! So, we'll see. I figure the universe is starting to throw me some opportunities andI should explore them. I also think it is a testament to the fact that you never know what the future holds and so you shouldn't burn bridges in the present. That is why I am going to behave myself even in a job that isn't exactly what I want it to be.

Later!

Oh, the Joys of Monday

I decided to work from home today. I have some invoicing stuff to do so I figured the best thing to do was to do it in the quiet of the apartment. Yes, of course, I haven't been able to start, but I will get to it now. Hiding at home doesn't make people leave you alone......

The weekend was good. I stayed in Friday and watched movies. Saturday, I met up with a friend and got to enjoy PF Changs, a movie and some cuddling :-). It was pretty fun since I haven't actually gotten to see him in awhile (vacation for him). He was headed to Shreveport later that evening, but I decided to stay behind. I had lunch with mom and dad on Sunday and then I had some work to do. Plus, I have no money to gamble with. Dad's birthday was Friday so while I said happy birthday in real life, I am belated on the blog! I met with Michelle to help with her resume and ended up missing Jen's Oscar party. I missed my man (Jon Stewart), but I heard he did a great job. We ended up hanging out pretty late and Orlando came out with the group (oh, the friend has a name :-)).

Okay, so I have been tagged by Jen. My 7 favorite songs right now are:

1. Walk Away - Kelly Clarkson
2. My Humps - Black Eyed Peas (great workout song!)
3. Pump It -- Black Eyed Peas (again, great workout song)
4. Since You've been gone - Kelly Clarkson (this one is really good when you start to miss that ex!)
5. Dirty Little Secret - The All American Rejects
6 Dont Cha - PussyCat Dolls
7. Hollaback Girl - Gwen Stefani

Wow that was actually kind of hard. I like a lot. It will change tomorrow probably :-)

Later!

Hump Day

Yay, it is Wednesday. Keep having to remind myself of that! Feels like it should be Friday, but we have hit the back end of the week. We had a happy hour tonight with our former co-worker (the one with the shoes missing on the last day). It was pretty fun. I had a Boca burger and freaked them out because they thought I was actually eating meat. Silly people! It was a great happy hour and it was nice to see Michael. I made it to the gym as well, so it was a productive evening.

I got my final grades today. I end my Amberton career with a 3.5. I didn't do that well at A&M! I have officially completed everything. I have written proof. No more fearing something mysteriously will pop up that will make it not be true!

Good night!