Little promises coming true...
So, today was a great end to a pretty amazing week. I spent this evening with some very good friends, had a wonderful dinner, watched a good movie... Really nice and relaxing. I needed it. So, My blog is titled Organized Chaos for a reason. I thrive on Chaos! I deal with drama and mayhem much easier than I deal with mundane things in life. This week was perfect for me because of it, lots of chaos dropping all kinds of wonderful presents in my lap.
Let's start with Monday. I woke up late realizing one of my three alarms hadn't gone off. It was my cell phone alarm which is the third alarm in the morning letting me know it's "actually" time to get out of bed and get a move on. You'd think the first two would do that, but NO, not for me. I like to laze in bed a while enjoying the warmth of the blankets for a bit before facing the chill of the morning. Well, my phone had finally died on me. No apparent reason. I do have to say it had lasted a full two years, suffering much abuse and surviving several flights across the apartment the first year. (Drunken nights getting frustrated after drunk-dialing people, you know the drill.)
Anywho, since I depend on my Cell phone I had to go on my lunch to get a new one. I ended up with a MotoRazar which I am really liking. It's got a removable memory that I can plug into my computer to download/upload files without e-mailing them to my phone. It's pretty cool and handy since I don't use the internet on my phones EVER. The rest of the week was pretty chaotic at work, people gone on vacation, jury duty and out sick dumped a lot of work in my lap. It was pretty frustrating. I know I've complained about work here enough that if you've been reading my blog you're probably tired of hearing about it and saying, "Just DO SOMETHING about it and stop your whining!" Well, I did.
I had an interview last week for a job one of my old supervisors had suggested I apply for. I didn't think I was qualified at all, but she thought I should give it a shot. I was pretty shocked when I was called in for an interview last week and doubly shocked when I got a call on Wednesday this past week asking me to come in for a second interview on Thursday. The first interview had gone well, two people interviewing me, I was a little nervous, but could handle it. The second interview there were FOUR people interviewing me all at once. Pretty important people for the job position too. I was FREAKED! I think I rambled on way too much, but... I got a call on Friday offering me the job!
I had to tell my supervisor about it and felt like an [donkey] for having to tell him with all the people gone in our dept. He understood though. He knew I wasn't exactly happy here (I think), and he understood that I had to do what was right for me. I still felt like shit for abandoning my post though. Traitor. That's the word I'm looking for.
Oh! I rearranged my apartment this week as well and I'm LOVING the new layout. Much more Fung Schway (kinda ghetto Feng Shui) making my living space MUCH more appealing. I started by putting my computer in the living room closet (large enough to have a single bed a night stand, it's not a small space) with the computer at one end and my drawing table and art materials at the other. I put my bike in my bedroom behind a Chinese-style folding room divider, switched around the bedroom a bit to make room then hit the living room. Now my living room isn't small by any means for an apartment but putting the sofa at an angle and re-placing the rest of the furniture to accommodate that really opened up a LOT of floor space. I'm loving it. I was just sitting on my couch watching the sparkling snow falling outside my window. Something it was difficult to do earlier.
Yeah, I'm a little more excited about having my apartment rearranged than I am about the new job because the job doesn't seem real yet. I don't know when I'm going to start, the supervisors have to negotiate my transition period still, so it could be a week or it could be a month. I don't know. It's alright though.
It's kinda fun to experience chaos and from it have the little nuggets of fun drop into my lap. Like my sponsor said, It's "The Promises" starting to come true little by little. Pretty darn amazing.
I'm really grateful for my wonderful friends.
I'm grateful that I have a warm apartment in this cold weather.
I'm grateful for the food I was able to buy today.
I'm grateful that I have a steady income to pay bills little by little.
I'm grateful for my family who supports me through all this.
I'm grateful that my Mom and Sis actually want to come down next weekend to visit.
I'm grateful that I can find fun in sober life, better than when I was drinking!
I'm grateful that I'm really starting to appreciate myself for who I am.
I'm grateful that I'm getting to know myself and I like myself more and more.
I'm grateful that I am healthy and able to care for myself now.
I think I'm going to take a walk in the snow now. It's really pretty. Sparkley, clean, white and fluffy. I wonder if I can make a snow angel.
Take care.
JD
Let's start with Monday. I woke up late realizing one of my three alarms hadn't gone off. It was my cell phone alarm which is the third alarm in the morning letting me know it's "actually" time to get out of bed and get a move on. You'd think the first two would do that, but NO, not for me. I like to laze in bed a while enjoying the warmth of the blankets for a bit before facing the chill of the morning. Well, my phone had finally died on me. No apparent reason. I do have to say it had lasted a full two years, suffering much abuse and surviving several flights across the apartment the first year. (Drunken nights getting frustrated after drunk-dialing people, you know the drill.)
Anywho, since I depend on my Cell phone I had to go on my lunch to get a new one. I ended up with a MotoRazar which I am really liking. It's got a removable memory that I can plug into my computer to download/upload files without e-mailing them to my phone. It's pretty cool and handy since I don't use the internet on my phones EVER. The rest of the week was pretty chaotic at work, people gone on vacation, jury duty and out sick dumped a lot of work in my lap. It was pretty frustrating. I know I've complained about work here enough that if you've been reading my blog you're probably tired of hearing about it and saying, "Just DO SOMETHING about it and stop your whining!" Well, I did.
I had an interview last week for a job one of my old supervisors had suggested I apply for. I didn't think I was qualified at all, but she thought I should give it a shot. I was pretty shocked when I was called in for an interview last week and doubly shocked when I got a call on Wednesday this past week asking me to come in for a second interview on Thursday. The first interview had gone well, two people interviewing me, I was a little nervous, but could handle it. The second interview there were FOUR people interviewing me all at once. Pretty important people for the job position too. I was FREAKED! I think I rambled on way too much, but... I got a call on Friday offering me the job!
I had to tell my supervisor about it and felt like an [donkey] for having to tell him with all the people gone in our dept. He understood though. He knew I wasn't exactly happy here (I think), and he understood that I had to do what was right for me. I still felt like shit for abandoning my post though. Traitor. That's the word I'm looking for.
Oh! I rearranged my apartment this week as well and I'm LOVING the new layout. Much more Fung Schway (kinda ghetto Feng Shui) making my living space MUCH more appealing. I started by putting my computer in the living room closet (large enough to have a single bed a night stand, it's not a small space) with the computer at one end and my drawing table and art materials at the other. I put my bike in my bedroom behind a Chinese-style folding room divider, switched around the bedroom a bit to make room then hit the living room. Now my living room isn't small by any means for an apartment but putting the sofa at an angle and re-placing the rest of the furniture to accommodate that really opened up a LOT of floor space. I'm loving it. I was just sitting on my couch watching the sparkling snow falling outside my window. Something it was difficult to do earlier.
Yeah, I'm a little more excited about having my apartment rearranged than I am about the new job because the job doesn't seem real yet. I don't know when I'm going to start, the supervisors have to negotiate my transition period still, so it could be a week or it could be a month. I don't know. It's alright though.
It's kinda fun to experience chaos and from it have the little nuggets of fun drop into my lap. Like my sponsor said, It's "The Promises" starting to come true little by little. Pretty darn amazing.
I'm really grateful for my wonderful friends.
I'm grateful that I have a warm apartment in this cold weather.
I'm grateful for the food I was able to buy today.
I'm grateful that I have a steady income to pay bills little by little.
I'm grateful for my family who supports me through all this.
I'm grateful that my Mom and Sis actually want to come down next weekend to visit.
I'm grateful that I can find fun in sober life, better than when I was drinking!
I'm grateful that I'm really starting to appreciate myself for who I am.
I'm grateful that I'm getting to know myself and I like myself more and more.
I'm grateful that I am healthy and able to care for myself now.
I think I'm going to take a walk in the snow now. It's really pretty. Sparkley, clean, white and fluffy. I wonder if I can make a snow angel.
Take care.
JD
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