My Favorite Part

Hello All! I have returned from my vacation and it was very nice. And very hard to come back to work. I did a lot of different things with my time off: Lagoon, visiting a friend in Smithfield, The Desert Star, scrapbooking, etc.

My favorite part of the week was when Hubby and I decided to buy new cell phones. He gets a good discount with one particular cell phone company through his work so we decided to check them out. We went to their kiosk in the mall and one of the guys asked if he could help us. We told him we were looking for phones. Another guy turned around and decided to be a smarty pants and told us we could find some a few kiosks down.

So we turned around and walked away.

We walked the length of the mall and then we decided to go back and see if they wanted our business now. We walked up to the kiosk and I told the first guy, "no, really, we want to sign up with your company." And Smarty Pants turns around too and just starts gushing, "oh, man, sorry! I was just joking. I would have felt so bad if you hadn't come back!" Sales Guy says, "I keep telling him not to talk to the people I'm working with." Smarty Pants just keeps apologizing and falling all over himself. I said, "Maybe that'll teach you to think before you open your mouth!" They both just continued to apologize. Mostly we just thought it was funny.

But I don't get it. If you work on commission and people just walk right up and tell you they want to give you business, why would you be all sarcastic like that? Probably not so good for business. He's lucky we came back! Both guys felt bad and gave us some free stuff and a really good deal. I guess it's worth dealing with a Smarty Pants every now and then.

Lose Yourself Within a Morning Star

I can't believe I've made it through the week (nearly). I've been at work every day this week and I figured I'd either go crazy and gouge my eyes out with a paper clip or die of boredom. They would find my body lying on the floor by my desk, maybe with the mouse cord wrapped around my neck. It would be tragic I'm sure. But alas, I'm still alive, with all body parts intact, and I only have 5 hours left until I will be on vacation for a week!!!! Hurray!!!! I think that's the one thought keeping me sane and at my desk. That, and the extra money I will make for being here every day this week. We were going to go camping in Colorado with Hubby's whole family but then his sister had to go and adopt a brand new baby boy. I don't blame them, he's one of the cutest babies I've ever seen, but since the adoption's not final they can't leave the state. So we'll be kickin' in here in Salt Lake for a week. That's ok. I usually need a vacation from my vacations anyways and this will give me a chance to get ready for the upcoming semester.

I'm thinking of taking up yoga. In case you haven't figure out by now (from the huge amounts of stress I was exuding, talking about finals) I'm a fairly high strung person. Not everything causes me stress, but the things that do, cause it in large quantities and I've decided that's not such a good thing. Yoga seems to be beneficial all the way around. It will stretch and tone my muscles while teaching me to breathe and relax. I really don't think my muscles can take any more tension than I already pile on them. Now I just have to find a place they teach it here in the valley. And work it into my schedule.

Anyways, I hope y'all have a great weekend and don't worry when you don't hear from me next week. I'll be playing with the most adorable children on the planet and consuming large amounts of food, I'm sure. Then I'll REALLY need that yoga!

I Don't Know What It Is...

I think we're going to be stuck with the hum drum for awhile. I feel like the most boring person in the world lately. Finals are over and I feel pretty good about things. The weird thing is that I was kind of bored this weekend and almost wished I had homework to do. How's that for scary? I know. But it's only a few more weeks and back to school we go and I'm sure I'll be wishing I didn't have so much homework again!

At work things are going fairly well. I'm sitting here fighting drowsiness. I couldn't figure out why I was so tired. I got plenty of sleep over the weekend. Then I remembered I took a Benadryl for my allergies. That'll do it! I'm not sure which is worse. Fighting off allergies or fighting the urge to crawl under my desk and take a nap. My hair was totally out of control this morning when I got here. I didn't have a clip so my hair is being held back by a bracket used for holding papers in a folder. How's that for resourceful? It's working pretty well too...

I'm having a hard time trying to figure out what to do with my life once I'm done with school. I'm definitely taking a break before I go back for further education. After this semester our main focus is getting Hubby through school so he can start making the big bucks. I think I want to get a full-time job but I'm not sure if I should wait until next year when we move up to Ogden (or thereabouts since you KNOW I don't want to move to Ogden) because I won't want to switch jobs again that quickly. Or I could commute. Or I could just wait it out here for awhile longer and find another part-time job for a few months. See? I have so many options.

Then there's the fact that I'm totally bored with my job. I'd really like to find a new one now but I doubt anybody else would work with my crazy school schedule. I really do like it here but I feel like I've plateaued. There's nowhere to go from where I am now and that's a little discouraging. I've been a receptionist for 5 years and I think I'm ready for something new. But what? I really have no idea. So, the next few months should be very interesting as I try to figure out what I want to do with my life until I gain the education necessary to work in my desired field. I will miss my co-workers. I'm not overly attached to anyone I work with like I have been at other jobs but they're all great people and we have a good time. Decisions... decisions...

Hubby and I saw War of the Worlds this weekend. It wasn't as lame as I thought it would be. I'm not a huge fan of Steven Spielberg. And I can't stand Tom Cruise. Even moreso as he's been making such a fool of himself all over the place lately. He's an idiot. But whatever. The movie: it was better than I was expecting. Lots of suspense, and surprising amounts of humor. It didn't have a terrible ending so that was a plus. Maybe go expecting the worst and you'll be pleasantly surprised.

Ok, more lame ramblings later. It's time for my nap...

Maybe when my finals are done I'll feel like writing something really spectacular.

Then again you may just be stuck with the hum drum that is my life.

One more day to go. And I DO have to take my anthropology final.

Stupid 5 points...

What's That Supposed to Mean?

There was a praying mantis on the doorhandle when I got to work this morning. I wondered if it was an omen of some sort. It's been a really long time since I've seen a praying mantis and never on the doorhandle of my place of work. It had to be an omen. But was it a good omen or a bad one? I asked Hubby about it and this is what he found from searching the web. I thought I would share, in case any of you happen upon a praying mantis and wonder at its significance.


"The praying mantis has a great deal of myth and lore associated with it.
Its name comes from the manner in which they hold up the forepart of the
body, with its enormous front legs, as though in an attitude of prayer.

Martial art forms in China have adopted specific movements of the mantis
into their practices. These movements help the student reconnect with their
personal chi or energy. The discovery of how energy moves through our body,
what it is projecting and where energy blocks are located can be a great aid
in healing ourselves. Those with this totem would benefit from prayer,
meditation and martial arts.

These amazing creatures serve the earth and her people in various ways. They
consume large amounts of insects helping to maintain ecological balance.
Excellent hunters with an efficient attack strategy the praying mantis
always knows the right moment for attack and for retreat. Time in the linear
sense is irrelevant to the mantis. They move according to their inner
instincts and remind us to do the same. Moving effortlessly between worlds
the mantis is associated with time travel.
They help us break out of linear time and move according to our personal bio
rhythms.

The praying mantis can remain motionless for an indefinite period. This
ability helps them blend with their environment becoming invisible to
predators. They hold the secrets of materialization and de-materialzation
and awaken this ability in people who hold this medicine. Perception
through stillness is part of its teaching.

Patient, perceptive and focused this little totem holds a powerful message.
When it appears in your life it is asking you to direct your energy, your
thoughts or your actions in a different way. Asking the following questions
can give you the insight necessary to motivate appropriate changes. Have I
lost patience with a particular situation? Have I been too patient, and if
so, has this had a detrimental affect on me? Is my perception correct
regarding a situation? Have I become narrow minded? Am I focused on my
objective?"

I'm taking this as a good sign. I am sure a redirection of my energy is in order. Life has been so crazy-stressful lately that I'm feeling a little off kilter in trying to prepare for finals this week. We'll see if I can get my chi in place and pull off A's in all my classes.

Thanks you Mantis.