Past Year…Briefly

 

Wow.  It’s been so long, I’m not even sure where to start.  My last post was on September 17, 2009, just over a year ago.  I guess I’ll try to briefly catch up on what’s transpired in the past year and then move forward and be proactive about posting here again.  Here we go…

First and foremost, the job.  That changed a lot in the past year.  In my last post I was working at what I now like to call “The Devil Company,” doing dispatch. HATED.THAT.FUCKING.JOB.  That didn’t end up working out and so I was unemployed for quite some time.  Did some odd jobs here and there to do what I could from sinking into a financial hole and then along came my current job.  From this point forward I will always refer to it as Workplace or Office.  LOVE.THAT.FUCKING.JOB.  I’m back in the construction industry…er, actually we’re a demolition company which is exactly the opposite of construction…and right up my destructive alley!  That’s kinda funny.  I digress, I have always immensely enjoyed the construction industry.  It just works for me.  So, I am the Office Bitch, with the official title of Demolition Division Specialist.  Woo hoo!  It sounds all fancy…not so much, yet I still love it.  I think because it’s challenging for me at times.  I actually have to use my brain and it rocks.  That and it’s not monotonous at all, which is another aspect of a job that I require.  So, work is good, I love my coworkers and that’s that.

Ugh, the dreaded Significant other paragraph.  He who I used to refer to as The Man is no longer a part of my life.  I have moved on and have found someone else that I adore and love to spend time with.  I haven’t figured out a name to use for him in my posts, so that will evolve with time…

Lately, a HUGE aspect of my life has been my little freelance project that I like to call You’ve Been Shot Photography.  I’ve always loved photography and graphic design and I have been so blessed as to have been able to do some freelance stuff for friends with companies.  It has been really fulfilling and I feel I’ve really evolved as an artist in the past few months.  There is always room to grow though, and I look forward to continuing to hone my skills and fully enjoying it.  I’ve been given the opportunity to take pictures for friends and family and I can only hope for more!  It just keeps getting better each time, with each and every different experience and I’m hungry for more!  This post has some of my favorite recent pictures from You’ve Been Shot.

Elsewhere, I am still living with my TB and loving it.  The past year living with her has been some of the best time that I’ve ever spent with her.  We were both really afraid to live together for fear of ruining our friendship, but decided that we were going to take the plunge anyway.  It has been one of the most fulfilling experiences of my life.  I get to spend each and every day with my best friend in the world.  It is the most convenient support group ever!  We get to come home to each other and get to be the first person to be there if and when they need you.  I couldn’t have ever wished or hoped for more out of living with her.  It has always worked seamlessly for us.  There have been no major issues to date, or even any issues in the cohabitation department at all, actually.  Unfortunately, TB and I may have some crazy changes to our lives soon and may not be able to live together anymore.  It sucks, I will miss my best friend but I know she will always be there for me even if we don’t live together.  This isn’t a subject I really like to discuss and is most likely something I won’t really talk about on this blog.  So, that is that.

Wow, that’s really been my year in a nutshell.  TB and I have spent a TON of good times together and I will post pics from my personal collection as well as photography with my posts, so there will be a pictorial of the past year as we move forward also.  If nothing else, I love the fact that this blog exists for my own personal needs.  Maybe down the road it will be interesting to read these posts and see how much I’ve changed, grown and evolved as a person.  I suppose it could also be sad, depressing or hilarious when being read in the future also.  All I can say to that is BRING.IT.ON!

Quote of the Day: “Candor is overrated. It’s hard to unsay what you’ve said in anger and almost impossible to take back what you’ve written.”

Random Hard Life Lesson #372: “DO NOT, under ANY circumstances have a shot of whiskey after you’ve consumed at least a bottle of wine.  You will throw up, BRIGHT red later and HATE life the next morning.  Plus, having a nice, cute guy have to pull over to let you puke on your way home is NOT attractive.  You will say dumb things later and be completely ashamed and embarrassed.  Even though you managed to pull a SHEL SHEL while wasted, which is usually a bonus, it’s still JUST.NOT.RIGHT.”

Worn Out Silver Jeans & Two Wife Beater Tanks…

Wow, I REALLY need to get back in the habit of writing here. Not only do I enjoy it immensely, but it really helps me emotionally to write. It always has. So, where to start…based on my last post I was still working part time at MMCO’s and working on the Social Security Administration Job. A lot has transpired since then. I am now doing plumbing dispatch for a local, HVAC and plumbing company.

This job is SO MUCH DIFFERENT than my construction/operations position at MMC. I really enjoy the customer service aspect as I am a people person and very social, but I’m not used to being tied to MULTIPLE phones at once. I have to be available for service calls AT ALL TIMES when I am here, PLUS carry my radio with me in case any of my technicians need anything. Seriously, I have to put my phone on “page me” and take my radio when I go use the bathroom. That aspect, I’m not so fond of. But the fast pace I really enjoy also…but with a faster pace, comes more stress. This job is most definitely more stressful than the last, but I LOVE that I can wear what I want and don’t have to get all dressed up in heels and iron every morning to go to the office. Case in point, I’m wearing my favorite pair of worn out Silver jeans, two wife beater tanks layered, my Rhinestone and camouflage belt and Romeo’s. Can’t beat that for office attire! Yee haw. But, one of the BEST things about this job is that one of my BEST FRIENDS hired me, (she is 8 months pregnant and quit after she trained me…still a little pissed about that…she knows it too!) and I work with another friend I’ve known since 7th grade. That does help IMMENSELY when it comes time to vent. It’s always helpful when it’s someone you know and trust. I LOVE YOU C!!!

I’m SO happy its Thursday, I am a TIRED GIRL. I’m always tired at the end of the week. Having to be to work by 630 AM every day takes it’s toll on you. Plus, this rainy weather is wreaking HAVOC on my hair! I should have brought my flat iron to work today, FUCK OH LORD. I have this one piece on my left side that has a mind of its own today and is wavy, even though I flat ironed THE SHIT outta my hair this morning, and the rest of it is straight. WTF?! And since I chopped all of my hair off, I can’t just throw it up in a ponytail anymore when I have bad hair days. RARGH! Alright, I think I’m done bitching about my hair now...

Since July MUCH has transpired in the world of Shel…TONS of summer fun, and my favorite part of the summer has been having someone I care about immensely become what seems to be a consistent part of my life now. We have SO.MUCH.FUN together, always. Plus, he is one of my best friends so that makes it that much better.

Did TONS of drinking on Aaron’s boat this summer…er, maybe puking off the side of Aaron’s boat is a better description since it seems I always get trashed and then sea sick on his boat. Ugh. Then, there was the Pimps & Ho’s party…SO MUCH FUN! Too bad there was some drama. But, I was a good girl and ignored it. My TB got more riled up about it than I did. It was kind of funny, she’s SO protective sometimes. I love her!

Tonight we are supposed to go to Harvey’s comedy club and then Oktoberfest is this weekend so I am gonna be a busy girl. I’m really looking forward to doing nothing on tomorrow night. I think I may watch the 1st season of Sons of Anarchy on DVD since The Man bought it last night. I told him he couldn’t take it home until I watched it and he didn’t like that so I kept it in my purse so he couldn’t take it. It’s sitting right next to me at the office. I know, I know…I’m an evil bitch.

Here’s to hoping that today is a SUPER BUSY, and FAST Thursday so that the weekend comes that much faster!

Quote of the Day: “Don't be afraid to make your own decisions, just because it isn’t the popular decision doesn't mean it is not the right one.”

...It Has Shaken My Faith...

I don’t even know where to start today. I am completely discontent. All my thoughts are in disarray and I can’t seem to stop thinking. I HATE that. I am totally over analyzing everything, running things through my mind over and over. Questioning, doubting, believing, hurting…the list goes on and on. I’ve always tried to see the good in people, I always try to be positive about things and keep my head up. But this…it has shaken my faith…I am SO confused. I am hoping that my tried and true method of writing helps me gain a new clarity on this situation, or at least just give me peace. I can’t move on until I understand. It doesn’t matter if I agree with it or not, as long as I understand that’s all that matters to me. That’s all I have to say about this situation right now. Moving on…

Since it’s been a few weeks since I wrote last, here’s a quick recap. The family reunion was fun. After it was over we had a bunch of TB’s family come to the house to continue the celebrations. Unfortunately, it was a Sunday night and half of us were TRASHED. In fact, I have pictures on my phone of some of us wrestling in the back yard. Monday wasn’t a good day for any of us.

I don’t remember much of what happened the week before 4th of July. All of my weeks and days blur together now because TB and I have too much fun together. 4th of July weekend was great. Got TRASHED Thursday night, watched the sun come up, slept most of Friday. Partied 4th of July and then went boating on Sunday. I drank a little too much on Sunday and passed out when we got home about 5 PM. I got up around 930 and then went back to bed at 10 PM.

This week at work is HECTIC. I’m badging for the SSA employees and setting up their security system for them. The furniture starts coming in today and employees will be moved in and working on Monday. All in all, it’s been a SUPER hectic project with an ALMOST impossible timeline. But, we’ve been making it work, I will still be around for a while finishing up paperwork. Ugh, must get back to work. Too much to do…plus, I have to keep myself busy so as not to continue to over think this situation and stress about it more. It’s time to put it in a bubble and blow it away.

“That is why, for Christ's sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.” 2 Corinthians 12:10

Quote of the Day: “You must look INTO other people, as well as AT them.”