Virginia

Interesting bit of news today. Some of you may remember that I walked out on my job working at a law office last year? It was 27 November 15 to be exact. I remember because it was two days after Thanksgiving. Anyway, I ran into a former coworker today and I believe I was meant to see her. I asked her about the office and she informed me that my lying former supervisor was ESCORTED out of the building by security for THEFT!! Yes, he was caught stealing for a law firm. I'm feeling rather smug and vindicated and yes, petty. VERY PETTY! This thief pretends to be a pastor of a church and he's been a wolf all the time. He lied about me on my last day. He had lied plenty of times before then but I wasn't able to prove it. I'm not one to take that nonsense sitting down. I blistered his ears and left him a text message that burned his hands. Two months ago almost a year after I walked out, he is now gone. Merry Christmas to me!

Honey, have at it! I'm so sick of wishy-washy weather! Boots one day, flip flops the next. I need consistency!

Richard Adams, author of Watership Down.

Fog has burned off and its a now a mild 61f. We should have a repeat of today, tomorrow.

Hello y'all! Hope the holidays has been all you'd hoped it would be and more! We're home from a five day visit to my mom's house. Had a lovely time. We got back home yesterday afternoon and immediately unpacked and put things where they belong. I then made a trip to Walmart for dog food and a few necessities and picked up dinner. I was in bed by 9pm. Got up this morning and finished up with my shopping and am now ensconced in my home with no plans to leave the neighborhood except to walk my dog. Hubby is putting together some exercises for me as I need to get in shape. I'm waiting on the mail to bring me my new budget planner and then I can a jump on 2017! Have a great day!

Today is dreary, cold and gray. We're about to leave my mom's house in Virginia to travel back home to South Carolina where we'll face more dreary, cold and gray weather!

You made the right choice. Your anxiety is causing you to doubt yourself. Deep breaths and tea are in order.

I decided to hunker down with Dowton Abbey. I've never watched more than a few episodes but now that I have more time I'm going to do all six seasons.

Such a miserable looking day. Perfect for homemade chili!

Noll, I'm so glad you found a new place! I'm sure you will make it your own. You could do sheer colored drapes, you know, ceiling to floor. You can track then up and change then out. You could do any color to mute the yellow and give it a gauzy Arabiuan or Bohemian look. Rainy, cold, miserable to be outside type of day so I'm staying inside.

Woke up to solid gray, drizzle, wind and COLD. The drizzle will then to rain shortly. The fire place is already blazing.

Its 45 degrees here and gray, gray, gray. Very much a stay in the house kind of day.

Hope you feel better June, I hope your coworker's rope is getting shorter and shorter and he's out the door by the new year! Gaia, I'm glad you got to spend time with your brother and his girlfriend! Did he bring back some amazing pictures from his trip? I"m done with Amazon. My hands just wont cooperate and I'm going to listen to them. Its not worth early onset arthritis (already have it in my neck and ankle) and adding corprol tunnel isn't on my list of things to do. I spent the day thus far, fiddling in my study/craft room trying to organize some things. I pulled out my many journals, my beading and drawing supplies. I found our passport applications that I misplaced last year and will work on that on and off. I also am working on the packing. My mom called to tell me that she's buy Kizzy and doggy jacket. You have to understand. Growing up on a farm and being a city baby boomer, my mother was NEVER one to spend anything on animals. They got fed table scrapes and got flea collars, that was it. Now she's a doting and dotty grand-fur parent buying doggy coats and treats and clearing out a cozy space in the house. Who is this old woman and what has she done to my REAL mom?! Don't tell anyone but I overheard her talking to Kizzy on our last visit. She told Kizzy to "come to Gigi." Um, that's the name my grands have for her! LMBO!!! She'll never know I heard about it, unless I need blackmail material.

We watched Beasts of no Nation on Wednesday and it still haunts me. Also watched the new version of The Jungle Book.

Alexander, you've got some pretty heavy books going on! I've enjoyed them all. I will say that LOTR's was more trying negates of all the battles. I had to put it down and come back to it but the wars never seemed to end! Follett is a masterful writer. I enjoy his work. I'm currently reading a Midsdomer Murders book by Caroline Graham and A Week In Winter by Maeve Binchy.

Alan Thick from "Growing Pains," "Fuller House" and his reality tv show dyed of a heart attack today.

Thanks all! I did pretty good last night as I took the pm's and kept drinking water. I slept really well but this morning (my day off) I do feel the pain in my neck and shoulders. I'm not doing much with my hands besides turning pages and a little keyboarding. Showing up on Thursday is up in the air. These next couple of days will be spent washing hair and doing household paperwork to prepare for the new year. Tali, I'm amazed that your NONco-worker has been allowed to remain employed, That's something that would never be tolerated here in the states. In 9 out of 10 employers, he'd have been out of a job almost immediately, even with following termination protocol. Most times you'd just get a "don't bother to return tomorrow" and be escorted out the door.

Today felt like early Spring. This bothers me.

Thanks Peacefield, Lau_Lou and Onion Budgie! It really is surreal because now I'm getting asked the exact same question I was asked when I graduated high school almost 30 years ago, lol!! And the answer is "I let YOU know when I know! I have touched up my resume and will be putting them out in the new year. No need to do it now as it will only get lost by folks impatient for the holidays. I spent the past two days working a temp position at Amazon.com. The last time I did it I hurt my ankle and was off of it for 2 months. THIS time I told them I wouldn't do that position EVER again. So they placed me in packing. That means I get to see all the weird, perverted and bizarre stuff you lot order, lmbo!! Unfortunately I started cramping up (hands and arms) and had to be sent home. Can't use my hands so I cant work. Oh well, it was only going to be till next Thursday. I'll have a little bit of extra cash so I won't complain. Since my hands and arm still feel not up to par, I will lay in bed and read. Thankfully, it doesn't take much to hold a paperback!!

Hope you enjoyed your Christmas party, June! Today is another cold day. Not sure if I'll brave outside or not. It's official, I am a college graduate!

Now that my brain has been released from the world of academics, I can now focus on reading again. It's hard to figure out where to begin. I'm thinking I'll start with a soft mystery. A rereading of a Caroline Graham book.

We're about to get hit with a polar vortex. It's bundle up and stay put weather.

Hey y'all! I've started my self-care program to relax and "find" myself, lol! I spent the evening of my last finals stuffing myself and finishing off that bottle only to be sick in the wee hours. I had taken something for my headache without remembering that I had the wine only a couple hours earlier. UGH. Got thru it, lesson learned. Yesterday I had lunch with a friend and made a library run. Today I got up and drove 1.5 hours to my brother in laws house to get wood. The hubby was supposed to go but he got off work really late this morning and was just too tired to make that drive so I put on my work close and made the myself. I loaded our suv with lots of wood (large pieces) on my own, yaayy me! I then stopped at a roadside seafood market and produce stand and got some goodies. When I got back to town I decided to finish up the shopping while I was already out so I made three stops, came home unloaded the groceries and the wood. It has been a really productive day and sleep will be sweet. We are expecting fridget temps this weekend, starting tomorrow. We have wood, food, wine, movies and no desire to leave the neighborhood (gotta walk the dog). This will be my first weekend without having to study so now I can read to my hearts delight! I passed my biology class and now I'm just waiting on my philosophy grade to post. It may take a while as he's grading papers and essay exam questions. Why would a professor do that to themselves?! Whelp, I'm going to relax, surf the net, pick up books to read and put them down to pick up something else, lol!

Took my very last final. If all goes well (waiting on my philosophy grade) I will be college graduate, with a Bachelors in English. Now I must try to turn my brain off and get my nerves regulated. Think I'll finish off this bottle of wine and get royally soused, lol! I wont start looking for "real" work til after the new year so this will be my vacation.