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October, thus far

so i’m pretty sure that the last time i wrote here was recently. BUT according to my post it was September 22nd. it’s been awhile.

i’ve done all that is required of me in my training for my job. Now to SELL SELL SELL.

We have but 12 1/2 weeks until the end of the year to write a certain number of policies. Up until now it has been to the sole responsibility of one person in our office to do so. That person has had since the beginning of the year to sell the needed amount. All offices have benchmarks and quotas for their employees. It is good to have goals. It is even better to be able to accomplish those goals. The half way mark hasn’t even been hit. The light at the end of the tunnel is not a train, but the barrier to my bonus for 2012 (yes 2012) sits at her desk, shops online, reads online magazines and plays solitaire 80-90% of the work day.  No wonder my blood pressure gets almost deadly some days. Hopefully i can remedy the situation with the help of my boss and get the needed numbers in the upcoming weeks. Then again, my boss needs to get in the office to accomplish this. i sometimes feel like i am fighting a losing battle here. But i trudge ahead every day like a good little worker bee should. i show up put a smile on and attempt to do my job to the best of my ability.

Tomorrow is another day and God willing i’ll get through this year without snapping.

wish me luck!

August?

The month of August i would love to say was a blur but quite honestly the only thing i remember about it is that my daughter got her driver’s license….and six hours later her first fender bender…2 blocks from my office. Did i mention i work for an insurance company? not sure what column of weird that should go under.

i often wonder what i did in my early years to deserve some of the karmic justice that i am receiving currently. Maybe i have WELCOME tattooed on my forehead in some form of ink that only pricks and arrogant asses can see so therefore they deem it ok to walk all over me. Maybe i should STFU about it and quit letting them do it. That’s a thought.

The good thing about August is that it’s over. i’m pretty sure there will be some form of retribution from my job and any mistakes made during that month in the upcoming weeks, but until then ONWARD.

a new beginning

i had to stop the workout routine due to the plate in my ankle rearing its ugly head. BUT as of yesterday the plate is officially gone for 30 days and i was able to renew the working out! it was a great feeling to be running and not feel pain in my ankle for the first time in 2 years!

Just in the month since my surgery i have lost 5 pounds without exercise! can’t wait to see what new developments happen now that i can workout on a regular basis.  :)

Here’s to looking better than i did 10 years ago!

XOXOXOXO

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Mature Human Truths

a very dear friend of mine sent this little nugget of information to me via email and felt that today would be the perfect day to share.

1. Nothing sucks more than that moment during an argument when you realize you’re wrong.

2. I totally take back all those times I didn’t want to nap when I was younger.

3. There is great need for a sarcasm font.

4. How the heck are you supposed to fold a fitted sheet?

5. Was learning cursive really necessary?

6. Map Quest really needs to start their directions on # 5. I’m pretty sure I know how to get out of my neighborhood.

7. Obituaries would be a lot more interesting if they told you how the person died.

8. I can’t remember the last time I wasn’t at least kind of tired.

9. Bad decisions make good stories.

10. You never know when it will strike, but there comes a moment at work when you know that you just aren’t going to do anything productive for the rest of the day.

11. Can we all just agree to ignore whatever comes after Blue Ray? I don’t want to have to restart my collection…again.

12. I’m always slightly terrified when I exit out of Word and it asks me if I want to save any changes to my ten-page technical report that I swear I did not make any changes to.

13. “Do not machine wash or tumble dry” means I will never wash this - ever.

14. I hate when I just miss a call by the last ring (Hello? Hello? Darn it!), but when I immediately call back, it rings nine times and goes to voice mail. What did you do after I didn’t answer? Drop the phone and run away?

15. I hate leaving my house confident and looking good and then not seeing anyone of importance the entire day. What a waste.

16. I keep some people’s phone numbers in my phone just so I know not to answer when they call.

17. I think the freezer deserves a light as well.

18. Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie that I watched when I was younger and suddenly realize I had no idea what the heck was going on when I first saw it.

19. I would rather try to carry 10 over-loaded plastic bags in each hand than take 2 trips to bring my groceries in.

20. The only time I look forward to a red light is when I’m trying to finish a text.

21. I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger.

22. How many times is it appropriate to say “What?” before you just nod and smile because you still didn’t hear or understand a word they said?

23. I love the sense of camaraderie when an entire line of cars team up to prevent a jerk from cutting in at the front. Stay strong, brothers and sisters!

24. Shirts get dirty. Underwear gets dirty. Pants? Pants never get dirty, and you can wear them forever.

25. There’s no worse feeling than that millisecond you’re sure you are going to die after leaning your chair back a little too far.

26. Sometimes I’ll look down at my watch 3 consecutive times and still not know what time it is.

27. Even under ideal conditions people have trouble locating their car keys in a pocket, finding their cell phone, and Pinning the Tail on the Donkey - but I’d bet anything everyone can find and push the snooze button from 3 feet away, in about 1.7 seconds, eyes closed, first time, every time!

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