Last week I participated in "Turn Off Your TV Week" here is a website with more information: http://www.tvturnoff.org/week.htm
I spent the whole week not watching TV, which I have to admit was pretty difficult the first couple of days.
I did not realize how much time I spend watching TV!!! We don't have a cable subscription which means we only get 4 channels or so, and I still probably spend most of every weekday evening in front of the TV. There's not even anything on! What a waste of time!
So, I wasn't sure how I was going to feel about not watching TV. I loved it! I got so much stuff done. And after the first couple of days I really started to enjoy the peace and quiet. It seemed like the days went by a little bit slower, something that I've been hoping for for quite sometime.
What does this mean now? Will I turn off the TV forever? No Way! I've still got my Grey's Anatomy and a couple other shows that I like to catch every now and then.
Will I still turn on the TV as soon as I get settled in after work? Probably not. If there's not something I really want to watch, the TV will stay off! More time for other stuff.
This is the plan for now, we'll see if I fall back in to my old habits.
Monday, April 30, 2007
Friday, April 20, 2007
I have to reapply for my job?!?!?!?!?
So...my company is currently going through a realignment process. They're scaling back from 300ish sites to 100ish. My site is nearing the end of this process.
Soon the company will encompass the entire state of South Dakota, the entire state of North Dakota and part of Minnesota. It's going to be huge! 8 offices throughout the area will serve customers.
The good news: customers will be much better served
The bad news: some people are going to be losing their jobs
My city will house the headquarters staff, so we're lucky. There will be lots of jobs here. Several of the satellite offices are scaling back.
Current employees all have to apply for jobs in the new company.
We should find out what's going on by June 15th. Right in the middle of one of my job's busiest seasons...
I've know about this for some time now, it's just now sinking in for real. Here's hoping I have a job after June!
Soon the company will encompass the entire state of South Dakota, the entire state of North Dakota and part of Minnesota. It's going to be huge! 8 offices throughout the area will serve customers.
The good news: customers will be much better served
The bad news: some people are going to be losing their jobs
My city will house the headquarters staff, so we're lucky. There will be lots of jobs here. Several of the satellite offices are scaling back.
Current employees all have to apply for jobs in the new company.
We should find out what's going on by June 15th. Right in the middle of one of my job's busiest seasons...
I've know about this for some time now, it's just now sinking in for real. Here's hoping I have a job after June!
Weird Lunch Invitation...
So, my dad called me this morning at around 8:00AM...weird, first of all because my dad doesn't usually call me (unless he wants something) and second because he asked me if I'd like to go to lunch.
So, I agreed to go to lunch with him and spent the morning wondering what he wanted to chat about/ask for/complain about/etc. Here's the weirdest thing of all....he just wanted to have lunch! We had quite a nice time, just talking about work/life/etc. It was almost normal (save the liquor store pit stop and video lottery extravaganza). What an unexpected occurrence!
So, I agreed to go to lunch with him and spent the morning wondering what he wanted to chat about/ask for/complain about/etc. Here's the weirdest thing of all....he just wanted to have lunch! We had quite a nice time, just talking about work/life/etc. It was almost normal (save the liquor store pit stop and video lottery extravaganza). What an unexpected occurrence!
Monday, April 16, 2007
Monday....from blah to great!
This morning started out as any other typical Monday morning...I hit the alarm clock an extra time and found it a little tough to get out of bed and get ready for work. (Parry and I decided weekends should be at least 3 days long instead of 2...anyone else up for that?) Anyhow, I headed off to work to begin the week.
It turned out to be a pretty great day...work was really productive, I ended up getting invited to lunch with friends. The work day went by pretty quickly. Our friends decided to continue to fun from lunch outside at a barbecue since the weather was so nice (78 degrees!). We sat outside, chatted and enjoyed the weather.
Who knew a Monday could be so great?
It turned out to be a pretty great day...work was really productive, I ended up getting invited to lunch with friends. The work day went by pretty quickly. Our friends decided to continue to fun from lunch outside at a barbecue since the weather was so nice (78 degrees!). We sat outside, chatted and enjoyed the weather.
Who knew a Monday could be so great?
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
Ahh..technology!
Parry and I just got Internet installed a few weeks ago at home.
The good news: I feel like I'm more in touch with my friends & family and I've been "reunited" with some old friends that I never thought I'd "talk" to again.
The bad news: I'm spending WAY too much time on the Internet! There is so much stuff out there, it's unbelievable. Don't get me wrong, I've been on the Internet and gotten pulled in many times before. But when it's right at your fingertips everyday...what a time sucker!
I've always been pretty slow to embrace technology. I was the last one in my social circle to get a cell phone, I just recently got a lap top (WINDOWS 98 got me through many years), and someone had to buy me a DVD player before I'd think of using one at home. I don't know what it is exactly about technology that keeps me away: the expense, the discomfort of change, or just a feeling of having to make do with what I have.
When it's all said and done, I do love the technology I have. It makes life so much easier.
For instance, the Internet. When I was a kid sitting around chatting with my Grandpa, we'd ask him lots of questions. If he didn't know an answer he'd say "Go look it up!". We'd dig out the correct book from the set of extremely expensive encyclopedias. (When my parents purchased these books they only received a few volumes in the mail at a time., it took forever to get the whole set.) In the encyclopedia there would be a few paragraphs about whatever topic we'd look up and we'd get a pretty good idea of what the answer would be for our questions. The initial question would lead to more questions and then we'd look those up and so on. This could last for hours. Now you can just type the subject into an Internet search engine & you have thousands of sources of detailed information right at your fingertips!
This is so amazing to me...I had to do an event this week and I chose to present a craft about platypuses (it was the cheapest/most educational project I could find!) It only took me about an hour to find the craft, become an expert on platypuses, and develop the presentation materials I needed for the event. AMAZING!!!!
Does anyone else out there share my wonderment as it relates to technology?
The good news: I feel like I'm more in touch with my friends & family and I've been "reunited" with some old friends that I never thought I'd "talk" to again.
The bad news: I'm spending WAY too much time on the Internet! There is so much stuff out there, it's unbelievable. Don't get me wrong, I've been on the Internet and gotten pulled in many times before. But when it's right at your fingertips everyday...what a time sucker!
I've always been pretty slow to embrace technology. I was the last one in my social circle to get a cell phone, I just recently got a lap top (WINDOWS 98 got me through many years), and someone had to buy me a DVD player before I'd think of using one at home. I don't know what it is exactly about technology that keeps me away: the expense, the discomfort of change, or just a feeling of having to make do with what I have.
When it's all said and done, I do love the technology I have. It makes life so much easier.
For instance, the Internet. When I was a kid sitting around chatting with my Grandpa, we'd ask him lots of questions. If he didn't know an answer he'd say "Go look it up!". We'd dig out the correct book from the set of extremely expensive encyclopedias. (When my parents purchased these books they only received a few volumes in the mail at a time., it took forever to get the whole set.) In the encyclopedia there would be a few paragraphs about whatever topic we'd look up and we'd get a pretty good idea of what the answer would be for our questions. The initial question would lead to more questions and then we'd look those up and so on. This could last for hours. Now you can just type the subject into an Internet search engine & you have thousands of sources of detailed information right at your fingertips!
This is so amazing to me...I had to do an event this week and I chose to present a craft about platypuses (it was the cheapest/most educational project I could find!) It only took me about an hour to find the craft, become an expert on platypuses, and develop the presentation materials I needed for the event. AMAZING!!!!
Does anyone else out there share my wonderment as it relates to technology?
Wednesday, April 4, 2007
Ready for the Weekend
Man this week went by quickly! I've been busy for the past three nights, tomorrow I'm headed out of town for a couple of days. I spent the evening doing laundry and getting ready for that. It's my cousin's birthday tomorrow, my brother and I are headed to Spearfish to celebrate with her.
I can't believe how quickly live seems to be moving now a days. It's one of those things that I never really understood until the past couple years or so. Time used to drag by soo slowly. When I was in high school, I remember when a week seemed like FOREVER! Now it seems like I blink and a week passes by. My cousin is turning 22...it seems like just yesterday she was 12. Where does the time go?
I can't believe how quickly live seems to be moving now a days. It's one of those things that I never really understood until the past couple years or so. Time used to drag by soo slowly. When I was in high school, I remember when a week seemed like FOREVER! Now it seems like I blink and a week passes by. My cousin is turning 22...it seems like just yesterday she was 12. Where does the time go?
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