I been screwed...

A few weeks ago I interviewed for a promotion that I've had dangled in front of me for the last four years, I was sent an email encouraging me to apply when the job was posted by my boss. I played the part: updated my resume, wrote a cover letter, wore a suit. I have been at my job for almost 7 years, in that time I've had 6 different bosses all whom I was to learn from I find it ironic that the bosses that screwed me were the ones I most admired.

I have lost all motivation and ambition. I don't care to get even, I just really want to get out. Perhaps its because by leaving I'd be screwing them the most or maybe its because I don't believe a word that I'm told at work from this day forward. I just want some appreciation and recognition for the work I've accomplished in these last 7 years.

I've gone above and beyond what is expected of me, building processes not applying band aids. I've always been picked for coverage and special projects, but the one time when being picked mattered it wasn't me. Whats most mind blowing to me is that adults can treat each other so unfairly and with such a straight face.

I messed up..

Mother's Day weekend I wasn't the best mother and it breaks my heart, I sunburned my little Munchkin's face. At first it was just red, but the next day it blistered and today its all scabbed over. Its a light scab but scab all the same. Munchkin has learned to stick her fist in her mouth and twice today she scratched at her scabs to make it worse.

New Years 2011

So it's April, and I'm about to post my New Year's Resolutions most do this in January but when you are pregnant and then have a newborn and house guests for about 2 months I think you have valid excuse. So here goes nothing...

1. Lose all my pregnancy weight so I'm back to wedding day size and can wear my cute Joe's jeans.

2. Sell my wedding dress.

3. Run a half marathon, The Other Half, Moab UT.

4. Put everyone of my paychecks into savings.

5. Scrapbook Munchkin's first year of life.

I'll come back to each of these as I complete them or have updates on them. For the time I would like to inform all that I finally did finish the Count of Monte Cristo, all 1400+ pages in old school french translated to english. I actually finished it when I was breast feeding and putting Munchkin to sleep. We then let Munchkin sleep in our bed, which killed my reading. TheJules got me a Kindle as a shower gift and for a few weeks I was a book worm. Last night I tried to put Munchkin to sleep in her own bed since I spent hours searching for her crib and bedding, so I'll get back into reading again.

BP Oil Spill

Alright my 2 cents. Whose fault is it? Every single one of us that uses plastic bags and packaging, that drives to work every day, who flies on airplanes for vacations, who runs their air conditioner in the heat of summer. Oil makes the world go round, if we didn't demand it and demand it cheap then BP wouldn't be drilling in the Gulf. That said what can you do: recycle, car pool, bike, etc. I get that it's not convenient every day but try as often as you can. It was inevitable.

On another note, check out Obama. I wonder if he's still happy that he was elected President. He's going gray and loosing weight. Its no longer I got a crush on Obama, but more like Grandpa can I help you across the street.

New House Part I

So its been awhile, we've got the house closed on it the day before the wedding to collect an Obama tax credit. We've already received our check and spent the money to add hardwood floors in our house. We went on our honeymoon and now we've been married 3 months. I've stayed at my WeightWatchers goal weight for 3 months now, even with this last weekend in Indiana. Everything in Indiana is covered in ranch and served with a side of chips. The trip to had three purposes: Mother's Day, Celebrate TheFatherInLaw's 60th, and order our dining room table from the Amish in Shipshewana. The contractors finished construction in the dining room, knocked out a closet, installed some recessed lighting and I painted it a very nice gray from Benjamin Moore. Here is our table, though we had the slats removed and are getting it in a darker stain.

Wedding Hair

I used my half day card today and went to get my hair done for the wedding. Highlights, like the ones on Julia Stiles who I'm told if I were a celebrity thats who I would be. Okay I take that back, actually if I were a celebrity I'd be Martha Stewart, but I'd like to think that I look more like Julia Stiles. My hair dresser also practiced her do, and I'm all set for the big day. Or at least set with my hair.

Snow Day 2 - With no snow

This has been the crappiest snow year ever, Day 2, Saturday January 9th, 2010 Snowbird.