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Thanks to wordpress, livejournal, and this blog post I have now updated all of my posts from suffrinsucatash and tentegang! I'm so proud of myself! The next step is to read through all of them!

Ancient history

I've been keeping myself busy over the past few days. I have never been one to keep a journal. my posts jump back and forth so much, so that I resolve that I'm going to keep one, and my next entry isn't for another year. However, I have been pretty good with electronic media.

My first blog was on livejournal with the good old Tent E gang. It was started after Aubrey and I went to go watch Holes in the movie theater, and decided that we wanted cool nicknames too! Me (Fang), Aubrey (Pockets), Jenni (Hairball), Cameron (Flip), Austin, (Spaz), Mike (GusGus), Adam (Glitch), Marianne (UK or Red), Lou (Chotti) and Alyssa (Mole). Thus, a blog was founded where we could talk about our lives. The logistics of that many people all sharing a blog are kind of staggering to think of now. And yet, it worked.

After that, we mostly all split up to our separate blogs, and I switched to a livejournal entitled suffrinsucatash. This one was mine and mine alone! I started out strong with it, but faded as I got caught up with life in general. With the two blogs still active I didn't post much, but I did keep up a running email back and forth with Sven that spanned about two years. I saved every last email in a word document, and if you ignore the sappy romantic stuff, It's probably the best record I have of that time in my life.

While working at Bluehost I kind of started another blog, this time a wordpress. I liked it, but it never got far. I got married, and didn't really have then energy to write much.

We move out to MN for Alan's job with APX, and I started this blogger blog to join the hip crowd of APX wives. I've kept it ever since.

So suddenly yesterday while I was updating this blog I thought back to all of those posts, and realized I really didn't want to lose them. Ever since then I have been trying to get my old posts and such into this blog. I have been able to transfer most of them to wordpress, so that I have backup number one, but I'm also trying to transfer them here, which is proving to be difficult as Blogger doesn't really play very nice with the other blog programs. Wish me luck!

New Blog Look

My blog has been updated! The old blog look:

And the new one:

I'm really liking it! I think it fits my current lifestyle and mood better than the other one. Let's face it, I'm not the most together person out there and that other layout was way too zen for my life. Not to mention it had a baby, and that's just misleading. The wide freaked-out eyes with huge bags underneath, disheveled hair, pale skin from sitting too long in front of the computer...Yeah, it all fits.

Let me know what you think!

Ups and Downs and Girl's night.

Oh wow... I have been way to absorbed into work lately. I just about started this blog with
A: Life is going pretty well, but money issues are dragging me down.
R: On the plus side, I had an absolutely fabulous weekend and girl's night
A: However, I totally spent too much while on said girl's night.
For those non-work people reading this, we log our calls using the format of A: action (what we say) and R: response (what the customer's results are.)

Girl's night was a total blast though! My mom, me, and my 4 sisters all went over to my Aunt Diane's for haircuts, which turned out fabulous. I also got to see some of my cousins, which I haven't seen in a very long time.

After haircuts we went shopping. Shelli and I introduced everyone to the glory that is Victoria's Secret. My mom hasn't had a really well fitting bra for at least 5 years, and was kind of reluctant to have them measure and size her, but we did finally get her into the dressing room. Next thing I know, I hear her exclaim in delight "It fits! This is so comfortable! Can I wear it out?" The sales ladies were happy to oblige, and with much gusto my mom strutted out of the dressing room, shooting her old bra into the garbage can in a marvelous three pointer, heralded by the applause and laughter of the sales ladies and the rest of the people in line.

After that we went to Charlotte Reuse, right in the middle of their buy one get one free basics sale. This is where I wasted most of my money. After that was dinner at Chinese buffet, then 5 minutes in Kohls, where the rest of my money was spent. We finished off with Robin hood, which was really good until the last battle, which made me really angry at the filmmakers and their politically correct agenda.

Crafts, Houses, and Careers

Sadly, still no luck with the craft room. We have to get new lights for it at the very least, and every time I plan to go out there it always seems to be raining. I know I'm being a huge slacker with it, and I'm intentionally avoiding it, so I just need to get off my butt and do it!

I am so excited to buy a house! It won't be for several months yet, but it looks like it is going to work out. We just talked to our amazing mortgage guy, who really thinks we can manage it. We're looking for a house that has a finished upstairs but an unfinished basement, so that we have enough living area to live in while we work, and it would give us the freedom to do repairs when we can afford them.

I'm feeling kind of wishy-washy about work right now. I love the people I work with, I mean you cannot find a better group, and the benefits are wonderful, but I really don't want to do tech support for the rest of my life. I started down this career path due to a couple of things:
1. It pays pretty well, especially for someone without a degree
2. My dad has worked with computers for as long as I can remember, and I grew up learning from him, so I had an edge when it comes to understanding the programs
3. Tech support is generally way more lenient in things like dress code, desk decorations, and a relaxed attitude than a lot of other jobs.
4. I have great people and communication skills that I have been working on through speech and debate since I was in 8th grade, and it shows in my calls.

However, there are several reasons why I don't want to work in tech support
1. My degree in progress is in communications, not computers.
2. Being behind a desk all the time is doing my figure no favors.
3. I don't know if it's just ego or what, but I would like to be in a job where I make a difference, and can see the effects of my efforts
4. I want a career where I could fully support my family if needed.

I'm really really considering becoming a mediator. They are the people who try and negotiate court battles and arguments before they go to court - IE, they help prevent people from feeling that suing someone is their only option. My aunt and uncle have just started, and they love it! I've considered being a lawyer, teacher, counselor, and motivational speaker in the past, and this job would combine elements of all of them, while utilizing my talents, and fulfilling my career needs. Who knows, this may come to nothing, but I am really getting to the point where I feel it would be something I could really get into.

Updates

Sadly, still no luck with the craft room. We have to get new lights for it at the very least, and every time I plan to go out there it always seems to be raining. I know I'm being a huge slacker with it, and I'm intentionally avoiding it, so I just need to get off my butt and do it!

I am so excited to buy a house! It won't be for several months yet, but it looks like it is going to work out. We just talked to our amazing mortgage guy, who really thinks we can manage it. We're looking for a house that has a finished upstairs but an unfinished basement, so that we have enough living area to live in while we work, and it would give us the freedom to do repairs when we can afford them.

I'm feeling kind of wishy-washy about work right now. I love the people I work with, I mean you cannot find a better group, and the benefits are wonderful, but I really don't want to do tech support for the rest of my life. I started down this career path due to a couple of things:
1. It pays pretty well, especially for someone without a degree
2. My dad has worked with computers for as long as I can remember, and I grew up learning from him, so I had an edge when it comes to understanding the programs
3. Tech support is generally way more lenient in things like dress code, desk decorations, and a relaxed attitude than a lot of other jobs.
4. I have great people skills that I have been working on through speech and debate since I was in 8th grade.