So, Wednesday when I went to meet Billie, she asked me what I was doing today (Saturday), and I said I didn't think I had anything planned, and she said, "Good, because we have to help Nicole pack." Nicole got a job in Iowa and she starts two weeks from Monday! So today she and I spent several hours at her apartment helping her pack things up, and I will probably go help her again next weekend. Then yesterday, April came over after work to feed her snake (which I am temporarily housing for her) and she told me that Nicole's job was already posted on the CSU website, so I texted Wendy and asked her if I needed to apply or if my old application would suffice, and she told me to go ahead and apply, so I did that yesterday. I texted her and told her I had it submitted, and she seemed very excited. Then this morning, she texted me and said, "Oh. And you are hired!!!!! Hahah" Then she said, "I may need to interview you first to determine if you are still as awesome as we know you are. Lol." We bantered back and forth a bit and then I asked her when I could start and she said, "As soon as the position is available and next start date. I’m thinking first week of March!!!! I will talk with HR Monday." So, it looks like I will not need to interview for it and that my start date will be March 4th. I wish I could start sooner, but I am super excited. I have at least two dreams every week that I am back at work, and now my dreams are coming true. April is happy, too. I will get to see her every day again--at least for awhile. She applied for an instructional design job and if she gets it, she will be working from home. She wants it really badly, so I pray that she gets it.
Susan reminded me that I didn't update about my cruise, and to be honest, it wasn't all that great. We were all ready to set sail when we were informed that Mobile Bay was closed due to fog and they were not sure when we would be able to leave. I woke up the next morning and we were still in port, and at about 8:30 they announced that we would set sail about 11:00 and that those who elected to stay on board would receive a 50% refund and 50% off a future cruise. Those who elected to not sail would receive a 100% refund. We decided to go ahead and sail, but the weather wasn't great and we did not get to go to Cozumel because we lost an entire day, so we basically sailed around in the Gulf for two and a half days. The weather was really nice the last day and we had a nice time being together, but I was ready for it to be over and get back home to normal life. I didn't eat as well as I wanted to during the cruise, but I also didn't eat terribly. It has taken me awhile to want to get back on track with my healthy eating, but I finally did at the beginning of this week. Dan and I also started walking every night again, which helps me want to eat healthy. Nicole took me and Billie out for lunch today at a place called Island Wing Company and Billie and I both got the vegan tacos. They were really good, but I doubt they were particularly healthy. I got some exercise today, though, so I don't feel too bad about it. I ate better than I would have eaten a week ago.
I need to go get ready for my walk now, so I will end this for now. I will update again soon.
Saturday, February 8, 2020
Wednesday, February 5, 2020
Very Long Overdue Update
I am sorry that it has been so long since I last updated. I just really have not had a lot to write about. After I stopped working and got past my oral exam, life seemed to get boring, if not a little depressing. I knew very quickly that I wanted to return to work if Wendy would have me, and now it looks like it may happen relatively soon. Two people (perhaps three) that I know of are looking for other employment. One gal's husband had open-heart surgery in his home town in Iowa, and his doctor wants him to stay close, so he has requested to work remote from the Des Moines area. She is looking for employment in Iowa and once she finds a job, she will move. I am praying that it is soon for both of our sake. The other person who is looking for another job is Billie. That one makes me sad, but she has a little girl and wants to have another baby, so I understand her wanting to find a job that she can do from home. It's not easy to find online employment, but she is determined; so much so that she told Wendy and Crystal (the supervisor of the writing center) that she has to find another job. I also know that one other lady wants to move to Washington state to be closer to her daughter, so last I heard, she is looking for a job there. She has not been happy at CSU for some time, so it is not surprising that she wants to leave. Another lady also wants to leave, but her prospects are limited, so I don't anticipate that she will be leaving anytime soon. So I have several opportunities to go back; it's just a matter of one of the gals finding the job she is looking for.
I finished my last class at the end of December and am now officially in the dissertation phase of my degree. I am not at all excited about school anymore and am just so ready to be finished. I am hoping that I can finish up by the end of summer, but it will depend on how long my committee drags the process out. I am required to take three dissertation classes and my first one ends at the end of March and my second one ends around July 4th. I am not sure when the third one ends, but I am guessing around the end of September. Regardless, time will get behind me and it will all be over soon.
I was very happy to see 2019 come to an end. It started off rough and ended a bit rough as well. In January I said goodbye to my beloved Jasper, in February we had Hailey, our eighteen year old westie, put down, in April I had to say goodbye to my other beloved bird, Avery, and then right after Thanksgiving, we said goodbye to our almost twelve year old silky terrier, Maddie. I am now down to my two sun conures, my blue crown conure, and Emma, the shih tzu/maltese mix. If anything happens to any of them, I will not be replacing them. I thought getting birds would heal my heart and help me get over Jasper and Avery, but it didn't. These birds are nothing at all like them. Of course I knew that they wouldn't be, but I think my broken heart wanted one of them to be close at least. They are quirky and entertaining (and quite messy), but they will never replace Jasper and Avery.
Other than that, things are pretty much status quo. Dan and I decided to get back to eating strictly vegan, so I went grocery shopping yesterday and bought a whole bunch of fruits and veggies. Last night I made ratatouille and tonight I think I'm going to make vegetable fajitas. I am kind of glad to be cooking again, because while we were not being strict, we ate a lot of black bean burritos, and Dan usually made them for us. I sat around a lot and played my Pokemon Sword video game. April bought it for me for Christmas and I got hooked. I've finally gotten to the point where I am tired of it, so now I can go back to watching recipe videos and planning meals.
Well, I need to finish reading my chapter on Anna in my Twelve Extraordinary Women book before I go have lunch with Billie. We started doing this Bible study together a couple of months ago, and I have really enjoyed spending time with her talking about spiritual things. Unfortunately, it is pouring and doesn't look like it is going to let up any time soon, but hopefully it won't be coming down as heavily in an hour. I will try to get here more often to update, but I may not be back until I know I've gotten my job back. Here's to hoping that it will be sooner rather than later. My job gave me a real sense of purpose and I really miss that.
I finished my last class at the end of December and am now officially in the dissertation phase of my degree. I am not at all excited about school anymore and am just so ready to be finished. I am hoping that I can finish up by the end of summer, but it will depend on how long my committee drags the process out. I am required to take three dissertation classes and my first one ends at the end of March and my second one ends around July 4th. I am not sure when the third one ends, but I am guessing around the end of September. Regardless, time will get behind me and it will all be over soon.
I was very happy to see 2019 come to an end. It started off rough and ended a bit rough as well. In January I said goodbye to my beloved Jasper, in February we had Hailey, our eighteen year old westie, put down, in April I had to say goodbye to my other beloved bird, Avery, and then right after Thanksgiving, we said goodbye to our almost twelve year old silky terrier, Maddie. I am now down to my two sun conures, my blue crown conure, and Emma, the shih tzu/maltese mix. If anything happens to any of them, I will not be replacing them. I thought getting birds would heal my heart and help me get over Jasper and Avery, but it didn't. These birds are nothing at all like them. Of course I knew that they wouldn't be, but I think my broken heart wanted one of them to be close at least. They are quirky and entertaining (and quite messy), but they will never replace Jasper and Avery.
Other than that, things are pretty much status quo. Dan and I decided to get back to eating strictly vegan, so I went grocery shopping yesterday and bought a whole bunch of fruits and veggies. Last night I made ratatouille and tonight I think I'm going to make vegetable fajitas. I am kind of glad to be cooking again, because while we were not being strict, we ate a lot of black bean burritos, and Dan usually made them for us. I sat around a lot and played my Pokemon Sword video game. April bought it for me for Christmas and I got hooked. I've finally gotten to the point where I am tired of it, so now I can go back to watching recipe videos and planning meals.
Well, I need to finish reading my chapter on Anna in my Twelve Extraordinary Women book before I go have lunch with Billie. We started doing this Bible study together a couple of months ago, and I have really enjoyed spending time with her talking about spiritual things. Unfortunately, it is pouring and doesn't look like it is going to let up any time soon, but hopefully it won't be coming down as heavily in an hour. I will try to get here more often to update, but I may not be back until I know I've gotten my job back. Here's to hoping that it will be sooner rather than later. My job gave me a real sense of purpose and I really miss that.
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