I'm a sales professional

So, I should be able to sell myself well using my resume. I'm trying to update it right now. I wish I had just kept it up to date all along...

Anyone have any tips?

I'm also toying with the idea of going back to school...but by the time I got a Bachelor's, I would be 31! Think I'm too old??? It would be easiest to just get a degree online...but the only degrees offered are mostly in Business, Education and Computer Science. I'm more interested in Science (Biology, Physics, Astronomy, Chemistry) and English. For most of the Science classes, you have to attend an actual class because sometimes there are labs involved. Anyway, you can't get those degrees online...at least not that I've found from accredited schools. If I could find some kind of English degree online, that might work. But then, what the hell am I going to do with that?

I have to do something...

A show of depreciation.

I am so mad right now. I had my yearly review today...second one since I've been working here. Last year's review was great, I got a $1.25 raise and they had no real complaints. $1.25 isn't much...but since it was my first year here, I was happy with it. Some new goals were set for 2006, etc.

My review today went great. Once again, no real complaints and I met (and far exceeded) all the goals that were set for me for 2006. I have some new goals for 2007 and was told that I was going to be "swamped" with new projects, purchasing and covering for my boss when she goes on maternity leave for 2 months. So why, pray tell, did I get a measly $0.62 raise? Less than half of what I got last year! I wanted at LEAST $1.75 raise. Who gives a $0.62 raise anyway??? Ugh.

I am mad, but that's a secondary emotion. I'm first and foremost INSULTED. I just don't get it. If what I get paid is what Jay and Sarah think I'm worth...they are nuts. I took a pay cut to work here 2 years ago with the hope that once they saw what I could do, they would surely give me a good raise. So...I'm going to take the long weekend to cool off and I'll probably go talk to my boss and the President on Tuesday about this. I will also be looking for a new job. If they are not willing to pay me what I'm worth, I will find another company that will.

Oh, and RON and ROBERT MAYO- SHHHH... You're the only ones around here that will read this.

Legume pump

It's Christmas Eve and John and I have just returned home from a family gathering (my side). We got a lot of great stuff and then we got this:

Folks, 'tis a glass shoe filled with beans.

A glass shoe.

Filled.

With beans.

What the Q?

I have the best friends in the world.

It's hard to believe it's been over ten years I've been friends with these girls! Here we are at Jenn's Christmas party on Saturday night:

...and this picture just makes me so happy, to see all of us together:

Merry Christmas to everyone! I hope you spend it with loved ones!

Why meee?

I've had a major head cold for the past couple of days and I'm so annoyed with it at this point! It's mostly nasal congestion, but it's at the point where I've blown my nose so much I look like Rudolph! I so do not feel like being at work today.

Snap

It's been so busy at work lately. Everyone is required to work 1 hour overtime per day this entire week. Originally, I think it was just going to be the manufacturing people, but they decided to make it mandatory for everyone. It's better this way anyway - if the manufacturing people had to do it and office people didn't, there would be an uproar, I'm sure of it.

I'm working on a new project with someone else and it involves a LOT of counting of small parts. We are going to be making an assembly for one of our customers and the company that used to do it sent us all their leftover inventory. We got two huge wooden crates yesterday that have been sealed (I mean nailed, screwed AND bolted) shut since the 80's. I thought I was done counting parts but we found a whole box inside one of the crates full of more parts. UGH. Well, I finished counting all but one of the parts yesterday...the only one left is so tiny there's no way to count it by hand, I'll have to use a scale.

Near the end of the day yesterday, I received an order with a request to ship it asap. Since everyone was so busy, I knew there was no way the person in shipping was going to do it, so I had to go back there and ship it. I was rushing because UPS was going to be here soon and I totally snapped at one of my coworkers. The stress got to me. She was back there packaging something right next to me and I put down the tape gun for one second and instead of using the other one on the counter, she picked up the one I had been using AS I was reaching to pick it up again. I just said, "What the hell?!?!" She said, "Oh, would you relax!". I wanted to punch something, or her... Anyway, I went over and grabbed the other one. 99% of the time, I get along with this girl, but sometimes, she just PISSES me off.

The Big Apple!

Yay! I'm so excited! Tomorrow, I will be going (along with my mother and John) to Manhattan for the day! We are leaving from my work at 6am and taking a bus into the city. I think we'll have a good 8 hours to go exploring so if anyone has any suggestions, please let me know! My mother has never been to New York City, so she is pretty excited as well.

Birthdays

Today is my daddy's birthday, Sunday is mine. Here we are back in the day...in 1980. Check out those leg rolls!

Awww!

Reality check.

Life is far too short and fragile to not spend time with your family.

???

Seriously, is there something wrong with me? Am I just not likeable, am I insignificant?

If I know one of my friends needs me, I will always be there for them. They can count on me for that. Yet, when I need them, they are nowhere to be found. Or, they are too self-absorbed to make a little time.

It's nice to know that I matter.

Wasted day.

I had planned on going out and taking lots of pictures today, but I only took one.

That's right folks..."Worcester Bling Bling Discount". I didn't dare go inside.

And here is my CHRISTmas tree :)

Festive

I decorated my office for Christmas today. I wasn't going to decorate this year because I just didn't feel like spending the money but the entire office is decorated and it was making my office depressing by comparison.

Here is the back window in my office:

I think I'll bring in one strand of white lights from home and put them around it or along the bottom.

Here is my desk:

and here is the side wall of my office:

Yay.

I'm still depressed because John is still in Vegas.

This SUCKS!

John is in Nevada until Saturday on a business trip. We haven't been apart since our wedding day and I hate it.

I can literally feel that he is very far away and it hurts. It's like I'm missing something.

I hope this week passes quickly!

I miss it.

I miss my dark hair.

Quextions

Question(s) of the Day(s):

1. If you had a band, what would you call yourselves?

Booszhius. You either get it or you don't.

2. What's your morning beverage of choice? Coffee, tea, juice? Homemade or store-bought?

I like Caramel Vanilla Cream coffee with 1 Splenda and a bit of cream. The coffee itself is sugar free and calorie free but it tastes like dessert. It makes me happy in the morning :)

3. Do you have stairs in your house?

Pak Chooie Unf...hahah That question was a joke.

4. What was (or is) your favorite subject in school?

Science, hands down. I've been obsessed since I was little. I'm wicked smaht all around though.

5. What is your favorite scent?

I know I should say something cheesy like 'fresh cut grass' or 'apple pie' but right now my favorite scent is Chanel Chance. MmMm! A close second is the air right after it rains.

Family

As promised, here are a few more pictures from Halloween. I went to my Dad's house last night to see my little brother Mikey...

Here is a picture of me and my Dad...probably the first one of us in a few years. Jenn, I'm sure you LOVE his outfit, right?

Me and the little guy

The little pumpkin

Smile!

Blank stare...but I think it's so cute!

I love my family!

A few more pictures

Last Friday, when I got home, the sun was just setting and the trees in front of where I live looked RED against the blue sky. I haven't altered these pics at all...ain't they purdy??

Today, I thought a ton of people were dressing up for work, but there were only 3 of us (4 if you count Tim who wore a Devo hat). Here we are, Sean, myself and Ron up in the lunch room.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!!

Oh, and there will be more pictures tomorrow because I am going to see Mikey tonight in his pumpkin costume!

10/30/06

Yesterday, John and I celebrated two years of marriage! We spent a good part of the day out walking around and taking pictures. We went to this place we knew of in Shrewsbury that used to be all overgrown but has now been partly cleared and turned into a park. We call it the Garden of Sweet Remembrance because on one of the structures, it says that. It's now Prospect Park (apparently, home of the "Prosp Mafia") See:

Jerks.

Here is the main building:

Isn't it gorgeous?!? I actually broke out the analog camera yesterday and took this with my macro lens.

I didn't actually put my foot in it for fear of West Nile crawling onto me!

...and that's Orly Cherry Bomb on my pasty white feet in case anyone cares...lol I LOVE that nail polish!

NEAR:

FAR:

From the inside:

A wall and stairs nearby:

The name:

The roof of the garden building:

The garden building again:

I found this orangey filter in my camera bag, so I tried a few shots with it on the lens....the first is my favorite:

That pool is in between the garden building and the wall & stairs. Last time we were there, it was empty and kids were skateboarding in it.

Here are some nice pictures we took on the way to the garden:

Don't forget to look up!

The wonderful John taking a picture:

ANNIVERSARY:

A portrait by John:

Remembering:

And we saw this on the gate as we were leaving:

::giggle::

After we left there, we drove up to the Worcester State Mental Hospital which has been shut down for some time and people like to say it's haunted. It is an absolutely beautiful bunch of buildings.

And, my favorite, the main building. It sits atop a huge hill and you can see it from a pretty good distance...I think it's gorgeous.

I want to buy it, renovate it and live there.

Oh, and I found an old disposable camera from our wedding and honeymoon and got it developed with the rest of the film. This is the only picture worth showing. It's a statue of Whistler's Mother near Centralia, PA

It really was a fantastic day yesterday.