Today, my daughter in law's little sister, 20, will be taken off life support if she doesn't pass on her own. Deadly combination of alcohol and prescribed medication. She did what she had been told repeatedly not to do and she has paid a HORRENDOUS price. And her friends went along with her. And now her family will blame themselves and pay for years to come. And her "friends" are talking to homicide detectives.
I'm slowly turning into a tee-totaler in my old age. Nothing good comes of overindulgence in anything.
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
It's a Beginning
This is a beginning for me. I've been writing a blog at work for an employee network I was leading.
Now, due to an organizational reorg, I'm out of a job.
So this will be a blog about all the changes I'm going through, just like so many Americans right now.
I'm a typically positive person so hopefully this will be inspiring, not a downer!
So yesterday I packed my first box and started going through the kitchen. My plan is move to Omaha where both my grown children now live. I haven't found a job there but I've only been looking about 2 weeks. So I'm not upset YET. I want to find work that is more fulfilling than the work I've been doing. Although I was making a lot of money, it wasn't contributing much to my mental health. I'm happier in more service oriented roles. This one became way too much business 'bottom line' focused. I'm also looking at franchises and opening my own business independently. At his point, I'm thinking of educational services such as tutoring (KUMON, etc) or non-medical elder care in the home.
But I don't want to pay for a franchise when I can do it myself... so I'm busy researching stuff. LOTS of reading. And once you put your name out there displaying interest, you are inundated with sales pitches. I'm not talking to any of them yet.
I'm off to start my day... I still have a foster son to take care of in all this chaos and try to find him a 'forever family' before I move. I don't want him to have to move to another foster home... he needs to go straight to his new adopted family.
Pray I can get all this stuff lined up!!! LOL
Now, due to an organizational reorg, I'm out of a job.
So this will be a blog about all the changes I'm going through, just like so many Americans right now.
I'm a typically positive person so hopefully this will be inspiring, not a downer!
So yesterday I packed my first box and started going through the kitchen. My plan is move to Omaha where both my grown children now live. I haven't found a job there but I've only been looking about 2 weeks. So I'm not upset YET. I want to find work that is more fulfilling than the work I've been doing. Although I was making a lot of money, it wasn't contributing much to my mental health. I'm happier in more service oriented roles. This one became way too much business 'bottom line' focused. I'm also looking at franchises and opening my own business independently. At his point, I'm thinking of educational services such as tutoring (KUMON, etc) or non-medical elder care in the home.
But I don't want to pay for a franchise when I can do it myself... so I'm busy researching stuff. LOTS of reading. And once you put your name out there displaying interest, you are inundated with sales pitches. I'm not talking to any of them yet.
I'm off to start my day... I still have a foster son to take care of in all this chaos and try to find him a 'forever family' before I move. I don't want him to have to move to another foster home... he needs to go straight to his new adopted family.
Pray I can get all this stuff lined up!!! LOL
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