Making the right choice for me, right now!

Yesterday at work, I had a co-worker ask me how my job hunting was coming along! I told her, not too good! I picked up the folder that I had for all my job submissions and showed it to her. I said "I've never have had to submit this many jobs and get not one response! She tilted her head and said, "Well, I think we experience this at least once in ur life.

And I just thought "Wow, I never thought of it like that.". She then said that maybe I should just take a month or two off, kind of re-energize and relax. At first, I gave her a look like ! Relax??? What is that? We chuckled and she left my desk. I sat there deep in thought and mulled over her statement.

You always are able to find a job when you have a job. But, does it really matter right about now?? She mentioned that you have to submit 200-300 times before getting a nibble! I admit, I've been worn very thin with stressing about getting a job and one that will keep me at my pay scale. I may be able to go down a couple thousand, but definitely no lower than that.

But her statement again rolled in my head. Maybe I should take sometime of, re-group and come up with something else. This might be the opportunity for me to signup for my Continuing Education classes in H R! Truly, the thought appeals to me. I just need to weigh out my options right now.

It's All about Attitude: Put on a Happy Face ~ Excert from Thin Pink Line Blog

I heard a story last week that reminded me about the importance of having the right attitude. A woman recounted that she had spent the morning playing with her young children and, leaving them with a babysitter, the afternoon running errands. She went to the grocery store, the dry cleaner, the fish store and the drugstore, each time having extraordinarily pleasant interactions with the people she encountered. By the time she was finished, she was almost giddy because she’d had such a wonderful afternoon. After she arrived home, she glanced in the mirror. To her amazement, the whiskers and funny nose she’d drawn on her face while playing with her children in the morning still remained. People must have been reacting to her obvious sense of playfulness!


Although I am not suggesting you need to literally draw a happy face on your own, I do believe we often make things worse for ourselves by reacting badly when things don’t go the way we’d like them to. Clearly, we don’t control the outcomes of many things; what we can control is our reactions. And, our reactions make all the difference. Some ideas:

•Before you react, take a deep breath. Not only does the breath have a positive physical effect, it gives you time to think about how best to react.

•Think about the situation from the other person’s perspective. Most people don’t get up in the morning, look themselves in the mirror and vow to be miserable to others throughout the day (of course, there are some exceptions). People have their own rationales for behaving the way they do. If you try to put yourself in their place, you’ll be better able to empathize with them. Don’t confuse empathy with agreement however — you may still disagree, you’ll just do it more pleasantly if you are empathetic.

•Fake it till you feel it. Even if you’re not in the best mood, force yourself to smile or at least to keep your face neutral rather than frowning. Not only will you appear more pleasant to others but you may even for yourself.

Readers, what other things work for you?

Getting back to the basics: Cooking...boot camp style

Living in a society where "fast food" or "going out" to eat is todays normal way of life, I realize miss the days of "home cooked" meals.  You know the meals, that moms have slaved over....pouring their hearts and souls in good delish foods.  **sigh** Well, it seems those days a over!!! Yes, I am guilty of getting caught up in this crazy cycle, but now I really want to "Get back to the basics".

A little over a month ago, I join a "Boot Camp" program, mainly to start losing weight and change my way of life.  I have been playing the "I will lose weight" game for too long, and unfortuantely, my attention was caught when I had to go to the hospital.  Right then and there, with beeps sounds echoing in my head, nurse pushing a needle in my arm to get blood, I realize that I need to do something.

Joining this boot camp has incorporated alot of "lost" things we forget as we get older....well, let me speak for myself.  Because my life is always on the "rush" during the day, when I get home, the last thing I want to do is "COOK".....and thus, starts the ugly habit of fast fooding and going out to eat.  I use to cook all the time....had a schedule like clock work, but when my kids got older, I thought...."eh, they can fend for themselves"....and I gradually stopped cooking.  Now, I can cook....but all the wrong and YUMMY things!!

My boot camp instructor has introduced us to "Gourmet Nutrition" cook book and I realized that there was no "fast" way to prepare this food.  I am going to have to cook my meals again, but cooking on a way healthier level.  This is going to be interesting, but I am looking forward to it.  Getting back to cooking......but in a life change style!