week one, check

I am feeling a bit like a rock star! First week of work.....check!
So here is the rundown. I am in a 6 week training program with 6 other people. It TOTALLY feels like "the office". Lets see, in order to maintain some level of anonymity, I will assign them nicknames (as I often do!! If you don't know the nickname I have assigned you, it is probably a good thing!!!)

There is:
(* denotes that they are in my class)

*honey-she sits next to me. We are ALWAYS partners. overachievers. we clap at the end of presentations. make innapproriate comments. pass notes. PS her nickname changes to bitch when she doesn't have coffee!! She tried to eliminate coffee from her life. I told her I would personally kill her. honey, myself and the St. bernard are ALWAYS the first ones done. we all sit on the same side of the room and are technically "team B". we pass notes. we are the smarties. we are done first, and we have ALOT of fun.

*St.Bernard-funny funny funny. could be my siamese twin, without the whole messy seperation thing. Large guy. (shaped like a peach) follows me around like a puppy dog. a large puppy dog. St. bernard-like. get it??

*Nerves-Nice guy. always has a hesitance to his voice. a little skittish. he is friends with "ken" who sits next to Jessi (her real name) who is my BFF that suggested that I apply. I guess she started this whole thing! (Gotta love 'work' scenarios, huh??)

Ken-like the hot doll. that maybe gets around. alot. funny, but I always use hand sanitizer after his obligatory 'fist bump'. he is a riot!

*Phyllis- our senior citizen of the class. coughs ALOT. says its allergies. pretty sure it has something to do with the Virginia Slim odor!! Phyllis is on our side of the room, but gets passed between team A and B, because there is an odd number in our class.

*the florist- she is dry and pessemistic. reads alot into hypothetical situations. overachiever, but a downer. lots of sweaters and 'comfort' shoes.

*yowza!!- the hot girl in class (ok, OTHER hot girl!) she is like 6feet tall looks like someone just took her out of the packaging and didn't even mess up her hair!! she is quiet and not at all snotty. You gotta love her, but you NEVER want to stand by her, because no matter how good you look, she looks better. lots better. Nerves, the florist and yowza all sit on the other side of the room and are "team A". we usually have to "quiet down so team A can finish their tests.

*the officer- our instructor. he is funny, yet strict. hard to read. HAS a sense of humor, doesn't always use it. I got in trouble the first day. language violation. surprising huh. for the record, Jessi set me up!!

shorty- another instructor (not mine) funny. i love her. i love her. i love her. same sense of humor. did i mention that i love her??

So far, those are the basics. Needless to say, I am having a blast. The actual job is pretty fun, too!
It is alot of federal regulation adherence, learning a new computer system, trying to understand how it all fits together................... like I said, I am loving the challenge!!!

Week 2, here I come!

Hit the ground running.....

So, thank you first off, for checking back a gazillion times in the hopes of a new post only to be disappointed. Your persistence is truly inspirational! There is a reason for all of this "non-blogging". Simply put, I have been crazy busy.
First of all, Todd went to Vegas the first week of December for training. Much like his first Vegas trip (in Nov), the rest of us could barely make it through the week without our most valuable player! No kidney stones this time!! But we did have another bout of strep throat, the dog ran away (and came back) and a grocery store incident (i don't want to talk about it):).
During that week, I also applied (on a whim) for a job at Wells Fargo in their phone bank center. Applied, phone interview, personal interview, background check, BAM!!!! Employed!!! All in the course of 7 days! I am a bit impressed myself! For not actually being so serious about getting a job, I was a little stunned! So, like I said, "on a whim", I hadn't actually told Todd about my venture (he was in Vegas). So when he got home, I had to spill the beans. employed. Excited, nervous, what did I just do??, all of that. Mostly excited because it puts me one step closer to being 'employee of the month'!!(something you don't necessarily get recognized for as a SAHM)
Week 2 of December, I read the Twilight series. Yes all of them. In 4 days.
Don't remember much else about week 2 of December.(PS, saw the movie HATED the movie!!)
Now the rest of December, I crammed all the things that I have been putting off doing into 2 little weeks, so that I could start my job on the 29th. That is why I have been so busy. In preparation for employment.
Christmas was fantastic. The kids fav's:Ty got a video game (V-smile) and Lexie got a DIDJ (hand held educational video game) amongst other things.
My realization was that from now on, we are in the league of "big kid" things. Clothes, games, styles, trends etc.....
No more dollies and tonka trucks. I am sad. I miss the days that a baby doll (that didn't make noise or require batteries or Internet access) satisfied Lexie for hours! Or when a front loader's only source of fuel was a 2 year old boy!
On to the work part.....
Jessi (BFF) got a job at Wells Fargo about a month or so earlier. She loved it. She said "hey you should apply and see what happens. I bet you would be great at it" So I did. And I got it. And now I have a job.
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AS A DISCLAIMER*
I am not required by my husband or anyone else to get a job.
I am enjoying the challenge it presents.
We are NOT financially unstable
We are NOT contentious on this point
We are NOT having marital problems
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Thank you for your concern. (you know who you are!)But it is a simple situation about personal challenge.


Thank you everyone for all your support and friendship in the past year. I look forward to the next!!!

My resolution: to hit the ground running, go for broke, and have no regrets in the end!