All This Stuff

I'm in the process of de-cluttering the townhouse because a) we've got too much stuff and, b) we need the extra cash. It's therapeutic to get shed the things that are cluttering up your life, but it's hard to let go at the same time. I'm workin' on it. 



Found this clip about "Stuff" and it's pretty funny stuff. 

A Change Will Do You Good - Part Deux

Remember when I said that thing about change? Yeah, well… I dyed my hair. Red. After being a blonde for 35 years I decided it was time for a change. I'm still getting used to it, but I am looking forward to putting the whole 'Do Blondes really have more fun?' question to the test. 

A Change Will Do You Good

The only thing constant is change. Right?

In a few days I will be back out on the streets, hitting the pavement, looking for another job.

I wish I could get paid to hang out with friends, drinking wine, sharing stories, reading blogs and viewing Pinterest, and just being my fabulous self… but that just isn’t reality. Dammit.

Over the past 2 years I have had over 100 interviews for different jobs.  I’ve gotten pretty good at the whole interview process – mostly because I like to talk and am completely honest. Honesty is the best policy! Though other sources may tell you to play it cool and put your best foot forward, I choose to live with integrity and say, “You’re going to get the real me when you hire me, so I’d rather be the real me up front”.  Besides, the real me is pretty awesome.

I am off to yet another interview. Wish me luck!

What do you want to be when you grow up?

When I was a kid, any time I was asked that question I picked something different – teacher, nurse, actor, singer, veterinarian, mother - all seemed entirely plausible at the time. I was footloose and fancy free, and had absolutely no idea of what I actually wanted to be when I grew up. I thought eventually it would come to me. A light bulb over my head moment. But it never did.

I struggled in university, flunking out of my Education courses (I wanted to be a teacher, right?) and barely passing my Communications courses (Marketing sounds cool, right?), so I took some time off. I started working at a bank and my career snowballed from there, dabbling in customer service, fraud investigations, compliance, and eventually demoting myself to executive assistant.

Now, here I am at 35 years old, and I still do not know what I want to be when I grow up. 

I hope I figure it out soon, because I will be out of a job in another 2 weeks. *shrugs shoulders*