'And the pain shall be lifted from them....'

Just a shorty here...

Just wanted to say...

I'm happy.

Very happy.

The pain has abated.

I am comfortable with the guys, and the work.

I am happy!

That's all.

A very feeble 'yippee' for me...

So today... last night?!?! How to put it... I guess last night.

So last night at work was much better.

No shouting matches!
My 'job' was switched a little.
And I got to know the guys I work with a little better.

For precaution, I took some Back and Body pain meds before going to try and help the minor soreness I was experiencing. It really did the trick. I felt really good when I got to work. Ready to go!

Did a lot of the same stuff, but now, as per Robbie's ( supervisor ) orders I'm to mainly put in shelves and drawers. So really I rarely and I do mean rarely have to hang doors. And oddly enough my favorite kind to deal with were the corner cabinet doors. You only have to shove the top three and bottom hinges together, no adjusting the door... no screws involved. Not so bad really. (Their downfall is that they are again really tall doors) So pretty much everything else was clips, shelves, a few screws, maybe a short door or two and even fewer big doors.

All in all not so bad of a night.

We also had quite a bit of down time tonight, a drill broke... or something (???) Anyway due to that we had time to pretty much just sorta chat and try and look busy. You know, sweeping, filling bins, taking out the trash... that sort of thing. Anyway got to know them all a little better. Which is nice. Now I don't feel so awkward.

Ah... but the result of such a night...... MY LEGS ARE KILLING ME!!!! My lower back too... but only a little. I haven't done this much squatting in... oh yeah... NEVER!!!

So very very sore. And rather worn out. My last cabinet was just going south in a hurry. I didn't hardly have the energy to raise the shelves into their clips. It was rather sad. But I got them all in and then it was time to go!! Horrah!!! (Oops, did I leave the doors and locks for someone else to put in??? Yeah I did, but the guys told me it was ok... *in my defense*)

So now, I'm typing this up while I'm still up. I am going to try and go see about setting the timer to record the inauguration *sigh*, take some more back and body drugs and Off to la la land I go!!!

Hopefully tomorrow will go even better... *fingers crossed*

Boo and *HUGE Tears* for me.....

I have chosen this sickly green color because I feel it matches me...

Work was a dud... or I was a dud at work... that makes more sense.

I'm feeling very down in the mouth at the moment.

A more pathetic creature I have never known than myself.

Ok so maybe there were a few things that factored into the whole mess but really.... I am still pathetic.

Tonight was the night!! It was the big show. And I blew it.... in so many ways did I blow it!

First I set myself up somewhat for puniness...(is that a real word?? If not it should be!) I didn't eat supper before I went to work tonight. Mistake numero uno!

Second they set me up by giving me a task that I am apparently unable to do (who knew I was such a weakling... not I) My job was to mainly attach doors to really tall cabinets.

Let me describe this in detail to you... thus you understand fully why this is beyond my abilities.
The cabinets are definitely more that six feet tall. (or maybe they are right at 6' ft) The doors to these cabinets are no light weight things, they are in fact quite substantial. The process for hanging these doors is thus: Hold the stinkin heavy door with one hand while supporting it on one foot, aligning the hinges with screws (that hopefully you don't need to install because we didn't take the time for that step) Ok now that the hinges are aligned with those screws we need to screw those screws in!! (it's in their nature to want to be screwed... it's what they are) Ok so take the air powered screwdriver (oh I hope you switched that from air nozzle to screwdriver cause well other wise you need to set down the door and we'll have to start all over) and let it rip! Show those screws who's boss..... what they aren't going into the hole?? Hmmm?? Well imagine that... that's because we can't just have the screws go readily into their holes, Oh no no no no no no.... You have to use force on those suckers... really push hard to get it to go! Got it??? You have that door hung yet???

Yeah!!! Exactly!!! I mean... ok so I am apparently a weenie... I mean I can lift the doors just fine, I can even hold them in place for someone else... but I can NOT hold it in place one handed/footed while using lots of force with the other hand to push the cabinet away from me. I just CAN'T!!! I'm sad and puny but there it is!!! Also somewhat in my defense I am rather short (5'6" ish?? Maybe 5'7" not tall here kids) and those cabinets are tall.... or maybe they just seemed extra tall considering the awkwardness I was in! But still they are taller than me and trying to tighten a screw that's above your head under those conditions is very very hard! (at least for me)

Ok and another thing, it wasn't bad, but the place has a certain...... shall we say odor? It's the laminate, plus glue, plus ply-whatsit lacquer thinner or whatever. The smell (which I'll admit I can easily get used too) was a bit of a surprise, an unpleasant one at that.


So I choose the sickly green color because while I had been keeping up fairly well, not setting any speed records here, I suddenly felt it... it was going to happen.....Something that hasn't happened in many years, so you could have forgotten what it feels like. But you don't. You can never forget what it feels like when it happens

Oh ok FINE! I admit it.... I THREW UP, tossed my cookies, ate in reverse, shouted at the floor. Take your bloody pick!! But there it is.... Not only that but in front of... oh let's face it everyone!

Ok not everyone everyone... but all the guys that I will most likely have to work with, not to mention my team leader AND supervisor!! Can it get worse than that?? Anything else to make everything more mortifying?? Oh how about the fact that I didn't want to throw up in front of everyone so I tried to hold it in... and failed *GROSS WARNING HERE* so there was a little on my shirt (only good thing, it was mostly liquid that time, ONLY good thing).

'That time?' you ask... oh my dear dear friends... there was more than one shouting match held.... luckily all the others were in the bathroom (THANK GOD!!)

If it hadn't be so mortifying, I might have laughed at the look on the faces of my team leader and supervisor. It was like they didn't quite know what to do... help the person who is throwing up... keep well out of the way... choices choices.

I am just so....... what's the word.... disappointed ( I guess that works ) I mean what a way to start your new job that you are so desperately needing. ( ok no real bills to speak of although I'm sure mom would like to be repaid and receive reimbursement on that whooping text bill) Not to mention jobs aren't exactly up for grabs right now... I was really lucky to get this one.

Let's just all hope and pray that 1. I feel better tomorrow, 2. There are no repeat performances and 3. Nothing worse happens next time I'm there.

I mean really..... what could be worse.... (course now that I say that.........)

Why oh why did tonight have to be such a complete and TOTAL failure??

Horrah for me!!

That's right this is all about the greatness of me....

Ok you caught me.

It's not all about the greatness of me... I'm not so sure that type of statement can even apply to me. I mean seriously... Greatness of ME?!?! I think not.

But to get back on track here... I do feel very 'horrah for me' right now, not so much of anything I did. No no no... it's because of what I now get to do.

That's right kiddies... I have a job!! FINALLY!!! I know, I know... I've taken my sweet time about it! Ok not entirely my fault. I've applied at multiple places and they just didn't show an interest. But (and thanks goes to many people for this) Stevens Industries Inc. wants me and I'm excited!

Thanks Lily for perjuring your self on my behest. Thanks Stevens people for wanting me in the first place. And.... Well.... Heck why not thanks to me huh?? I mean I'm the one that had to keep applying her self even though she kept receiving rejections... and I had to pass that stupid pee test, that's right no drugs for me!!! By the by I HATE those things... It's not so much the having to pee it's that guys are much more equipped for that sort of thing. And well let's face it, they are a little teeny tiny bit embarrassing. But ya know what?? It's worth it!!

Cause I have a job!!

I have A job!!

I HAVE a job!!!

I have a JOB!!! I don't think there are any other ways to express my excitement over the whole thing.

I can go out and randomly buy clothes now if the need strikes me.

I can pay for more schooling... which ick but it's a necessary evil.

I can even horde...er... save up all my money and maybe one day buy my self something real real nice!

The options are limitless!

My excitement knows no bounds.













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But we'll see how I feel after the first few days... I've been out of the work loop for a while.

And then we'll see how I feel in about six months.

Still.....



I have a job!

Now if only that really great guy would get around to introducing himself....................

So I'm slacking...

It's not my fault! Really it's not. I mean when the same things happen day in and day out what is there to blog about? (I'm speaking in rhymes)

So I thought to my self *as I frequently do* "Self what can we possibly blog about?"

Then I visited some of my favorite bloggers and read what they are talking about.

Turns out it's pretty simple. Most were talking about what they are thankful for. Makes sense to me seeing as it's Christmas time, a very nostalgic time of year. Leads one to reminisce and well.... be thankful.

Why couldn't I have been so clever as to think of this on my own??

*sigh* Oh well at least the thought is there now right? Right!

So what am I thankful for.

My loving family, even if they do try and make me watch National Lampoons Christmas Vacation.

My loving friends, even if they are leaving me the only one in a very very single status.

Our warm home. Good food. Beautiful Christmas decorations. Funny blogs. Fun online friends. Holiday cheer. Cute holiday movies. Fun times shopping with my family. Happy memories of holidays past. Hopeful dreams of holidays to come.

I think my favorite christmas memory and sadly my memory is failing a bit so it's not even one hundred percent clear, is the one where we had a ton of snow. Or so it seemed at least! We lived in our house on Walnut street and there are 5 or 6 semi-steep stairs that lead to the front porch. We scooped all the snow to one side of the stairs and packed it down nice and smooth. It was perfect! A million times better than any hill. Don't get me wrong sledding down a huge hill with a nice snowbank at the bottom for you to plow into is always great fun. But those stairs... HEAVEN! We ran up and down them all day! You slid down them so fast and then you only had to run up a few stairs to sled back down again. No trudging up a hill that takes 5 minutes to reach the top of and only 5 seconds to sled down. Not to mention that snow, having been packed down lasted at least two days! The best idea ever!! Now I'm not saying go out and cover half of your stairs with snow... in all truth it's probably not the safest thing we've ever done.

But it was by far one of the most fun! I think that was also the year we kind of made an igloo... all the snow piled up from the drive being cleared we just tunneled in... but I'm not sure. But I DO know that sledding was AWESOME!

So... look at that. A nice long blog update. And not a picture to be seen. All it took was a little inspiration from some great blogger authors!

But don't let me have all the fun.... What's your holiday thankful list, wish list, favorite memory?

I bet you have fun just thinking about it!

Finally! It's craft hour!

So it's finally time to get these Christmas crafting down! It's taken me just about forever to get this on here. I had a hard time getting these photos on here but finally success is mine!!

Ok so there are three 'projects' if you want to call them that. They were pretty easy, although I only did one of them.

First we have a snowflake wreath. Second a button christmas tree. Third wooden letters spelling 'JOY'.

This is the one that I did. I just saw the supplies in a scrapbook store that my mom and I like to go too (Daisylane for those who wish to know. Mattoon Il) What I bought was the circle background and then there were several different types of cut outs to choose from. Seeing as it's christmas I went with the snowflakes. I paints the circle front and back a metallic blue and the snowflakes got a good covering of off white paint. Once everything was dry I used glue dots to apply the flakes to the wreath background. I went with the dots because they gave me the option of even more of a 3-D look. I rather like how it turned out, although I do wish I had went ahead and purchased the second pack of flakes just to fill everything out more. Ah well live and learn yes??

This is one my mom did. She saw pictures of it on another blog and thought 'Hey I can do that!' and so she did. She started by picking out some buttons. Next she glued the bottom couple rows on and used pushpins to hold them in place. Next she glued the rest on at random dispersing red and white buttons on it for the look of ornaments. On the very top she happened to have a white star button that she stacked on top of a couple green round ones. We let it sit over night just to be certain that the glue was dry, though you could just use pushpins then no dry time necessary. The little ornament girl next to the tree was just to perfect. Mom collects 'Precious Moments' and all the winter ones are set out for the holidays.

These were also mom's idea. These are just wooden letters that mom bought, again at Daisylane. Paper and embellishments too for that matter. The paper is the same paper she is using for her christmas cards which makes them extra special. I really like the paper cause it almost has a retro vibe. I just like it even more. Obviously she cut the paper to fit the letters. Then she added metal snowflake embellishments. There is also ribbon at the top of the 'j' and bottom of the 'y'. But she did think that was quite enough. So using her cricut she cut out holly leaves and berries. Just for a plash more color.

These were just some simple and fairly quick craft projects we did to help spruce up the house for the holidays. You can do these easy projects too if you want for any type of place to decorate. Whether it be home, work, or church even. They can also be adapted for multiple situations.

What fun things will you do to make the holidays special??

Oh how the time flies...

So my plan had been to update quickly about the fun craft projects that my mum and I did. And then......

Frankly I don't know what happened.

I do know I've been sick for almost a week now. That's not so much fun. But the thing is that it wasn't exactly something that kept me in bed unable to move or anything.

In fact I went wedding dress shopping with one of my friends, it was fun helping her find her dress. It's very pretty and is so her. None of us really thought she'd like it (L included) but it was exactly what she was looking for.

Before that we had one of our Friday night jam sessions! Always a good time.

And before that..... let's see I spent a day at my mum's school. Some of the other ladies who work there had been sick and they needed a stand in. It was actually pretty fun. Cute kids!

But that's just three days accounted for this past week. What else have I done with my time?? Nothing! Not one darn thing.

I guess I was just being lazy.

Well no more!!

Seeing as this has run somewhat long (me and all my excuses) I'll do another post following this.... FINALLY covering the craft projects!

Until then!