Reflections and ironies
Random update tidbits:
1. Lost my contact last night. Popped it out of my eye and it just popped right down the drain. Then today Walmart was being a bitch about deciding whether to send me another one or not because I had missed my follow-up appointment because I was in the process of moving! Finally they agreed. Stupid Walmart.
2. Weight loss, so not good this week. But I am excited to try the two recipes a_good_storm has posted. (Side note to Kyle: You should totally change your LJ name to Kylelauren so I know you're the same person! I have to think about it now, lol. Which name goes to which site. I'm lazy, what can I say.)
3. Went clothes shopping last night at JCPenney's and came back with a haul. Don't really have the money for the clothes yet (paycheck coming soon!) but I really wanted some new tops and then I decided I wanted two pairs of capris. Yeah, bye-bye paycheck.)
4. Went on an art crawl across town today, stopping at different art studios and such. It was a lot of fun and there were some really beautiful pieces of decorative plates I wanted to buy badly but yeah, again, no money.
5. Happy Mother's Day to those on my flist! I know it's tomorrow but I hope your kids treat you well.
6. Did a minor friends cut today, just FYI. Just some people I felt I didn't mesh with anymore for one reason or another. You're all great people but I just felt like I never had much to say on your journals.
7. Life can be so ironic. I hate speaking in public. I'm not all that good at it and my anxiety and shyness factors creep in times a million. But yet, over the past week and a half, I've visited schools and classrooms and media centers to talk about and promote the teen summer reading program at my library. On Monday I'm going to be at a school all day doing visits and book talks and I just... what happened? For some reason I never thought about how much I'd end up speaking in public as a librarian. I just hope I get better at it. I know I am improving, but those first few minutes, before I get into the flow of it, well those are the toughest for me.
8. Friday night as the library was preparing to close this family came in and this little girl came up to me and said, "You're the story lady!" and I recognized her from one of the headstarts I had visited. She gave me a big hug. I guess my storytelling skills (such as they are at this point) aren't awful.
9. Though I'm still lonely, painfully so at times, I feel like I'm making a place for myself at my job and here in Colorado. I truly feel this has been a great experience, despite the loneliness and homesickness, and I know I've grown a lot stronger individually. I have to manage my money tighter, I have to be sure to get all my bills in on time, I'm incredibly busy at work doing all kinds of new experiences. No matter what happens, I feel like this move has been a good experience and that I was meant to do this. Will I stay in Colorado forever? I don't know and at this point I suppose it doesn't matter, but I know for now, this is where I'm supposed to be. I just wish I didn't have to wait until next February for my evaluation. I'd like to know where I stand right now in my job.
10. And finally, I want to see Star Trek. Maybe next Friday on my day off in the hopes there will be less people there. I've heard many good things about it. I also still need to see Wolverine but for some reason, despite my love of X-Men and despite the fact I know NOTHING about Star Trek, I'd rather see Star Trek.
Hope you're all having a fantastic weekend! I have a clean bathroom, a clean kitchen, got out and enjoyed the nice weather, and made some tasty chicken for dinner. It's been a good day.
1. Lost my contact last night. Popped it out of my eye and it just popped right down the drain. Then today Walmart was being a bitch about deciding whether to send me another one or not because I had missed my follow-up appointment because I was in the process of moving! Finally they agreed. Stupid Walmart.
2. Weight loss, so not good this week. But I am excited to try the two recipes a_good_storm has posted. (Side note to Kyle: You should totally change your LJ name to Kylelauren so I know you're the same person! I have to think about it now, lol. Which name goes to which site. I'm lazy, what can I say.)
3. Went clothes shopping last night at JCPenney's and came back with a haul. Don't really have the money for the clothes yet (paycheck coming soon!) but I really wanted some new tops and then I decided I wanted two pairs of capris. Yeah, bye-bye paycheck.)
4. Went on an art crawl across town today, stopping at different art studios and such. It was a lot of fun and there were some really beautiful pieces of decorative plates I wanted to buy badly but yeah, again, no money.
5. Happy Mother's Day to those on my flist! I know it's tomorrow but I hope your kids treat you well.
6. Did a minor friends cut today, just FYI. Just some people I felt I didn't mesh with anymore for one reason or another. You're all great people but I just felt like I never had much to say on your journals.
7. Life can be so ironic. I hate speaking in public. I'm not all that good at it and my anxiety and shyness factors creep in times a million. But yet, over the past week and a half, I've visited schools and classrooms and media centers to talk about and promote the teen summer reading program at my library. On Monday I'm going to be at a school all day doing visits and book talks and I just... what happened? For some reason I never thought about how much I'd end up speaking in public as a librarian. I just hope I get better at it. I know I am improving, but those first few minutes, before I get into the flow of it, well those are the toughest for me.
8. Friday night as the library was preparing to close this family came in and this little girl came up to me and said, "You're the story lady!" and I recognized her from one of the headstarts I had visited. She gave me a big hug. I guess my storytelling skills (such as they are at this point) aren't awful.
9. Though I'm still lonely, painfully so at times, I feel like I'm making a place for myself at my job and here in Colorado. I truly feel this has been a great experience, despite the loneliness and homesickness, and I know I've grown a lot stronger individually. I have to manage my money tighter, I have to be sure to get all my bills in on time, I'm incredibly busy at work doing all kinds of new experiences. No matter what happens, I feel like this move has been a good experience and that I was meant to do this. Will I stay in Colorado forever? I don't know and at this point I suppose it doesn't matter, but I know for now, this is where I'm supposed to be. I just wish I didn't have to wait until next February for my evaluation. I'd like to know where I stand right now in my job.
10. And finally, I want to see Star Trek. Maybe next Friday on my day off in the hopes there will be less people there. I've heard many good things about it. I also still need to see Wolverine but for some reason, despite my love of X-Men and despite the fact I know NOTHING about Star Trek, I'd rather see Star Trek.
Hope you're all having a fantastic weekend! I have a clean bathroom, a clean kitchen, got out and enjoyed the nice weather, and made some tasty chicken for dinner. It's been a good day.