Holidays

For this Christmas I plan on doing something I have not done in a long long time. I will not ask for anything. I will not create my annual wish list. I think often times we loose sense of what we are celebrating. I know I have. But its important to take a step back and realize the true meaning of Christmas in order to start creating changes. Changes in thoughts, then in action, and finally in results.

I have an Aunt who became a nun after my grandfather passed away. She lives in Torreon in Mexico. They live with only essentials, I admire their capability to find pleasure in the simplest things. I admire their hard work, their compassion, their giving hearts. I really do.

So instead of asking for things, I will give more things away. I spring cleaned my closet, including shoes, yes shoes new and old (they don't look used at all) and I gave them away. I want to find a median a happy median. I have stopped throwing money away on getting my nails done, I want to simplify my life, learn how to meditate and center my self, my life.

This is the time to start, I will start creating my 2009, wow I said it 2009 resolutions and this time I vow to resolve and not procrastinate.

Happy Holidays to you!!!

Still no lay offs for the City of Scottsdale

As our economy continues to tremble, I am happy to report that the City of Scottsdale is still not having lay offs. We finally have a City Mayor, Jim Lane. It was a tough one, he won by a few hundred votes.

I was informed that more of my regular customers have been layed off, it is so sad especially with the holidays right around the corner.

I have been at a loss of words, because I don't know how to comfort them. These are people that I have worked with for the past four years I just hate to see their concerned faces.

It's a sad situation, the only thing I can say is that this too will pass...

Internship update

I am really struggling to complete the procedure manual. I did not anticipate so many setbacks. It has been busy at work, staff have been sick, I have been sick, so there has been very little time to work on it.

However, I have a plan. I had a customer a couple of weeks ago, she attends the Hindu Temple of Arizona, and she invited me. I am interested in learning about Hinduism so I will attend a service this coming Sunday. Since it is so close to work, I decided I can spend a couple of hours of uninterrupted manual touch ups.

I have been providing training for the last couple of weeks on what I have been doing, and it all seems to be going well. I am happy to report that my supervisor is very impressed. ;)
Actually I am very impressed. It's a lot of work. I will continue with the permit portion of it. So by the time I complete the manual it will be thorough and huge. LOL

It's been a while

Since I last logged in. I had been pretty busy with finals and the holiday, which by the way, I hope you all had a wonderful day with your loved ones. I went to Tucson, my brother hosted this year, it was uneventful but nice and relaxing.

I had my PAF 502 final already, and pretty much the final for PAF 524 is done as well. I am just waiting for my big fat A's to post. LOL

I feel like this semester just went by within a blink of an eye. Really, I recall wondering if I could possibly do this, meaning work full time and take three classes. Well I am glad I accomplished my task at hand.

Good luck to you if you are still pending a final. You can do it.