Joyful June - week 1

[Chillgirl]

Joyful June - week 1

Good morning guys and happy Friday to you all :yay:

I have a really busy day, dog walking this morning then scrub up and swap my jeans for a suit, train to the city, interview, meet friend for coffee then staying up in town for my dinner date before late train home tonight. I will check in tomorrow but wishing you all a wonderful AF Friday

[Newgrange]

Joyful June - week 1

Just catching up. Gosh what dreadful weather conditions you are all enduring. Pap mom it sounds like you have been through a war with severe storms, rain, etc.

Our June has been full of rain but nothing extreme. Everything is very green here!

Take care all.

The sun is shining here today, at last.

[Stargazerlily]

Joyful June - week 1

It's Friday already....and it is supposed to rain, darn it. It has cooled off though. I was supposedd to go strawberry picking in a few hours, but won't if the storm hits, and it is on its way. But, hopefully it will clear up later.

Chill, thanks for sharing that you too continue to work on creating peace in your life through postive self-talk, not letting the negativity take over. I guess it is a universal pattern (as we are across the ocean with the same mindset) yet one that can be changed, thank goodness. I am sending you positive energy for your day, a busy one, filled with activity. What a great life you are creating!!

Papmom, sorry about the inability to camp this summer. Your weather sounds scary.....glad you made it through the latest rounds of storms.

Rusty, it is so difficult when individuals give you unsolicited advice, suggestions, and think they have the way to salvation, the one and only way. I swear, some AAers are like first time born again Christians, shoving it down your throat. Some people use AA as their religion, and I have no problem with that, only don't try to make it the one and only way to sobriety. I have heard of and known people who just quit drinking. period. Plus, smart recovery, women for sobriety, etc. I know that the intentions are good, it is just so off putting to be preached too. Family functions are such a mixed bag at times, enjoy yourself as much as you can and try and laugh at the idiosyncrisies of your relatives, we do and end up with lots of good stories, usually. Hope you found a great outfit to wear, have fun.

Cyn, thanks for the interesting info about hormones. I have not been to that point yet, and hope I never have to, but if my symptoms interferred with my functioning, I would ask for the help. What have you been up to, I see that you are still in the desert, but wondered what else is going on. It is so great to have you back.

Lav, leaking ceilings or leaking anything is an anxiety producer for me. Can you call in a repair guy and send the bill to your hubby? These games he plays with you seem to be pure torture, and I wish you could get closure, but I realize that sometimes their are no easy solutions. I continue to encourage you and support you, do something nice for yourself this weekend.

To all, have an AF Friday.

[cyntree]

Joyful June - week 1

Happy Friday, all!

Chill - hope your interviews go well. The right thing will flow into your life...glad you are seeing a friend in town as well.

PMom and easterners - so sorry about your terrible storms and hot weather, hope the worst is past now. PMom - you are way beyond me with the bearings - sounds like you did a great job. Sorry about the car situation....maybe something will pop yet this summer, you never know what is out there.

Hope your weddings are pleasant this weekend, Rusty, Jolie, Dew.

Lav - between the heat, dripping walls, and storms you are juggling a lot of balls - hope some things get resolved.

Star - Yes, I am still in the desert, but only for 2 more days, then I head (with the dogs) to NE to help my Mom with her house transition. She has recently had a terrible muscle tear, so she is laid up. We'll see what can be accomplished in the month that I am there. Going east in mid-July to look at houses in CT and see what options are for the big move in the fall. It's been a time of real transition: I turned 55 last Monday, we are getting ready for this road trip (HB driving with me to NE, then flying on to the east to work), I am working on my Mom's transition out of her house of 55 years., I'm trying to re-create my work life...it all feels big. Plus soon I will celebrate the longest period of AF life that I've had in decades...will say no more, I'm superstitious.

Wishing all all gentle end to the week - LBH I hear this morning that the fire is beginning to be contained, hope you see the results soon - hello to all who enter today -

[Lavande]

Joyful June - week 1

Hello June friends!

Still hot & humid but looks like a damp weekend is on the way which has to cool things off a bit. Some of the grass in my yard already has that brown August look - not good!

cyn, wishing you a Happy Belated Birthday
You poor thing - you're almosy my age :H
I wish you the best especially with all the work & changes happening in you life!

Greetings to Star, Newgrange, Chill, papmom & all who stop in today

I plan to spend the afternoon cleaning off my desk, catching up with some housework & ignoring the leak problem. I'm not taking ownership of problems that YB himself created & I'm sure as hell not paying to have them fixed :H

Wishing everyone a good AF Friday afternoon!
Lav

[papmom3]

Joyful June - week 1

Happy Belated Birthday Cyn!! So sorry I didn't acknowledge the big day!! How do you feel at the 55 mark? I'm a little nervous myself!

When you say NE, do you mean Nebraska or New England? How exciting that you'll be in CT in July! I know you'll be super busy looking at houses, but if you're looking in the North Central part, please let me know if you would like to meet for a soda or coffee. I'm about 45 min away at the most from the border.
Wow, you do have a lot going on but it's all very exciting! I have no doubt you will be able to get your business going out here in the east. There has been no slow down in the higher end markets that i can see although you might not get as much business from ones like me in the middle market who have seen our value go down to 0% equity or worse (so we're not selling at this point or we're walking away-not me tho!).
I hope all goes well with your mom and her transition. It's got to be hard. How is she dealng with it?

Lav-I just hope that the water damage doesn't spawn toxic mold before YB gets there on Sunday. It would serve him right for you to get a repairperson in and send him the bill!! Here's hoping for rain for you soon!

Chill-you are probably well into your interview right now! Hope it's going great!!

[Chillgirl]

Joyful June - week 1

Evening my joyful friends
A very tired Chill checking in, what a day!

Cyn - sending belated birthday wishes your way, 55 is a good age to have turned in this year ending 11. I said in Jan I would get married again 11.11.11 but as time rolls by I think I will change that to 12.12.12

Well the interview went amazingly! I sat there waiting thinking to myself, I don't want this job, what am I doing here? Then when it got started I flowed like someone I didnt know, asking all the right questions and discussing strategies I hadn't even thought of! The job is with a large and very sucessful recruitment agency specializing in various fields such as Gas & Oil, HR, Law and Accountacy placements. He seemed to think I was some high flying business person and asked me to go away and consider which sector I would most like recruit in and what package would be enough for me to consider working for them! It was as if I had the job if I wanted it.....

Anyway, I need to sleep on it and digest it more. I won't make any decisions until I have been to the other interviews next week but I know none will pay as much as this one. It would however mean huge changes again to my life, moving to the city, away from my parents and to a faster pace of life. So much of that life I don't want but opportunities like this don't land in your lap very often.....

[Chillgirl]

Joyful June - week 1

P.S. I'm off to London on Sunday for two days, on Monday evening I am going to an evening with Wayne Dyer! He is my mentor, my guru and has been the biggest influence in my life. He always says there is no such thing as coincidence and I agree it's no coincidence I get to see him in the middle of this dramatic chapter in my life.

I 1st saw him at the I CAN DO IT conference in Sept 2009. Within 8 weeks of that event I made the decision to quit AL forever. I still remember how much the opening night of the conference meant to me with him and Louise Hay but still I returned to my hotel that evening at 11pm and downed a bottle of wine before midnight. This time I will be so sober and so proud....

[papmom3]

Joyful June - week 1

Hey Chill-so glad interview #1 went well but I am super happy you will wait until the other interviews are done with before making a decision. There's something about a recruitment position that makes me uneasy-all the traveling, the wineing and dining, the almost impossible quotas to meet.... sounds very much unlike our Chill girl but that's JMHO. It's very cool you will get to see your mentor, Wayne Dyer again. Will you get to speak with him in person do you think? At the very least I'm sure he will be able to provide some guidance with your decision.

Keep that good energy flowing for the other interviews and remember-money isn't everything right?
:l

[Chillgirl]

Joyful June - week 1

Papmom - I hadn't thought about the wining and dining aspect of the job, good point. Though most of the work these days is done via skype, phone, email & conference calls but as a team I know they regularly celebrate their sucesses in the bar scoffing bottles of champagne! Having been out in that environment last night with my date, I hated it! It's SO not me anymore, I felt I was in a time warp and everyone was still doing what I'd been doing 10 years ago before I left! Give me a quiet country life any day.....

[Stargazerlily]

Joyful June - week 1

Good morning....

Cyn, thanks for sharing your life changes, how exciting. You can handle all situations with wisdom and calm, AF. I love the desert, but there is something so special about the midwest and the east, with the strong seasons: winter is icy and snowy, summer hot and humid, and spring and fall beautiful beyond belief. Cleaning out your mom's house will be so intense, what an act of love and honoring your mother. Take good care of yourself.

Chill, wow, what an opportunity, interesting about the choices that can come our way. I was thinking about the paths we choose in our lives regarding place to live, career, partners, whether or not to have children, pets, house versus apartment and spiritual choices. Living in the city is certainly a totally different way of life than living in a small village or town. My daughter and her husband were gungho for the city life and after a year were ready to move back to a smaller town. We teased them about it, but there were no regrets, they were happy for the opportunity to experience that type of lifestyle. Now, they are into the smaller town experience, so will have to see how it goes. I like your decision to not make a decision for a time, so you can really think about what you want.

I am going to fill my day with exercise, laundry and cleaning, it is supposed to rain today, again! Oh, and I want to get some reading in, so a good day for that. To all, have a great AF day.

[Stargazerlily]

Joyful June - week 1

Happy Birthday Cyn!!!!

[Cassia]

Joyful June - week 1

Chill - what agency was it? I have friends who have dealt with a lot of recruitment agencies and know the good ones from the crap ones. Pm me if you want?

X

[Lavande]

Joyful June - week 1

FYI

A week 2 thread was started yesterday y'all :H