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Hello and welcome!
If you are dropping by, this is going to be my ramblings on thoughts for the day, interests, etc.
To tell you a little about me, I'm a happily married midwestern gal. I have a family, faith, career, and of course, two lovely cats all of which illuminate my life and get me through.
I like to read, crochet, and I'm a Chicago Blackhawks fan.
Have I bored you yet? Hopefully not.
There is so much more about me but who cares. On to the good stuff.
Today is Sunday, March 4. I'm looking at my life because in six days I will hit the double nickel. The big 55. Where did the time go? I was just 30 not so long ago. Or it seems that way.
I don't know if it is this way for you, but since I started working with my current organization in August 1999 at the age of 36, it seems like I have taken more strides and done more with my life than in the period between 21 and 36!
To explain, when I started in this organization, I had already worked numerous jobs, attended some college, gotten married and had a couple of children. When I started, it was at a close-ended front desk job, almost the bottom of the barrel.
I proved my worth and was able to get a little better job in 2002 (same organization, different position). In 2004 I applied for and was promoted into one that was even better.
That was despite the fact that my personal life was a shambles, my ex-husband had walked out at the end of 2001, leaving my kids and me with a stack of unpaid bills, and a house that was about to be sold for non-payment of taxes. My daughter was struggling with health issues, and my son was struggling with school issues.
I put our lives back together, found us a place to live, paid the bills and moved on.
We went through 2002 and the start of 2003, the kids and I, dealing with the usual divorce stuff. The disappointments and positives. I didn't live a wild single life as the kids were with me for most of the year. Their dad came to our place to visit. I wasn't into that anyway.
I did have my picture and profile on a dating website, and it was there I met my current husband, who is the true love of my life. We met in early 2003 and said our wedding vows in 2005.
Back to my job (it's a career now, it was a job then.) I mentioned I received a promotion in 2004. I was happy in that job until a shift in the organization caused me to believe my position was on the way out. I also had a new supervisor who was a toxic boss, which didn't bode well for staying in place.
Those were the two factors which drove me to go back to college. I obtained my bachelor's degree in February, 2010 and went on to get my MBA in 2012.
Returning to school worked well for me because it led to a promotion in November, 2010 to my current position, which has become my career.
I genuinely love my job; I enjoy going to work more than I don't, even though I work long hours. I relish the challenge and get a lift in my day when I see I've made someone else's day better.
I know this story is much more interesting to me than for you. If you are still reading, THANK YOU! And, I agree, enough already!
So, thought for today. Why does life go so slowly when we are young, but the older we get, the quicker life goes? Can we slow it down to enjoy where we are? If so, then HOW???
'Til next time! Hope you come back.
If you are dropping by, this is going to be my ramblings on thoughts for the day, interests, etc.
To tell you a little about me, I'm a happily married midwestern gal. I have a family, faith, career, and of course, two lovely cats all of which illuminate my life and get me through.
I like to read, crochet, and I'm a Chicago Blackhawks fan.
Have I bored you yet? Hopefully not.
There is so much more about me but who cares. On to the good stuff.
Today is Sunday, March 4. I'm looking at my life because in six days I will hit the double nickel. The big 55. Where did the time go? I was just 30 not so long ago. Or it seems that way.
I don't know if it is this way for you, but since I started working with my current organization in August 1999 at the age of 36, it seems like I have taken more strides and done more with my life than in the period between 21 and 36!
To explain, when I started in this organization, I had already worked numerous jobs, attended some college, gotten married and had a couple of children. When I started, it was at a close-ended front desk job, almost the bottom of the barrel.
I proved my worth and was able to get a little better job in 2002 (same organization, different position). In 2004 I applied for and was promoted into one that was even better.
That was despite the fact that my personal life was a shambles, my ex-husband had walked out at the end of 2001, leaving my kids and me with a stack of unpaid bills, and a house that was about to be sold for non-payment of taxes. My daughter was struggling with health issues, and my son was struggling with school issues.
I put our lives back together, found us a place to live, paid the bills and moved on.
We went through 2002 and the start of 2003, the kids and I, dealing with the usual divorce stuff. The disappointments and positives. I didn't live a wild single life as the kids were with me for most of the year. Their dad came to our place to visit. I wasn't into that anyway.
I did have my picture and profile on a dating website, and it was there I met my current husband, who is the true love of my life. We met in early 2003 and said our wedding vows in 2005.
Back to my job (it's a career now, it was a job then.) I mentioned I received a promotion in 2004. I was happy in that job until a shift in the organization caused me to believe my position was on the way out. I also had a new supervisor who was a toxic boss, which didn't bode well for staying in place.
Those were the two factors which drove me to go back to college. I obtained my bachelor's degree in February, 2010 and went on to get my MBA in 2012.
Returning to school worked well for me because it led to a promotion in November, 2010 to my current position, which has become my career.
I genuinely love my job; I enjoy going to work more than I don't, even though I work long hours. I relish the challenge and get a lift in my day when I see I've made someone else's day better.
I know this story is much more interesting to me than for you. If you are still reading, THANK YOU! And, I agree, enough already!
So, thought for today. Why does life go so slowly when we are young, but the older we get, the quicker life goes? Can we slow it down to enjoy where we are? If so, then HOW???
'Til next time! Hope you come back.
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