goals

so i am reading this book on “transitions”.  in it, it describes how most people go through a transition around their early 30′s and make a change or adjustment from early adulthood to you-are-in-the-thick-of-it adulthood.  this notion really stood out for me and so i was curious how i am making this transition of my own compared to what i thought it would be like.  to do that i’ve dug out 3 sets of written goals that i did for myself and i have been looking at them to see what i have accomplished, what i could care less if i accomplished it, what i haven’t gotten done, and what has changed for me.  one of the set of goals is 7 years old, the other is at least 2 years and the third is maybe less than a year old.

it is striking some of the similarities between them, and it is good to see some differences.  now all i need to do is to be honest with myself (gulp) and make a new set of goals that have some roots in the old ones, but help me take a step forward into my settled (can’t think of a better term here) adult life.

yes i am still here

no i didn’t give up on writing things down- however life has been exceptionally hectic as of late, and thus no writing.  so quick update on the life of me, ms.pumpkinface.

work sucks- and that’s putting it nicely.  as amazing as it sounds my boss (mind you all a woman) told me that there was no merit in my claims of sexual harassment in the office and that the girls should stop cowering in the corner and get a thicker skin.  so i thought to myself, really?  and then i said alright to myself and now have hired a lawyer to help me file an actual claim against my employer in court.  i can’t wait till she finds out- i am hoping against all odds that she is stupid enough to have a knee jerk reaction and fire me- and then i’ll sue her again. 

kiddos are great.  right now they are both cracking my ass up.  they are so funny and silly these days- and i love love love that i am actually stopping and taking time to notice.  however, i am way late on prepping for squash’s upcoming birthday party- i really need to get that nailed down and into action.

the mr. is traveling waaayyyy too much- hence the overly hectic life at the moment.  he has been gone three days a week for the last 3 weeks, and yep he gets to leave again on sunday.  totally sucks, but at least he gets a “reward” out of doing his job- so i have to and i am truly happy to support him….but it still sucks.

pouring energy into other things- i got a slow start but i have started.  i have thrown a good amount of time at the kids, and at the house; but i’ve also found some things at church to invest in.  specifically 2 organizations the green ministry which is aimed at making our church more sustainable (loving this), and the second is a women’s circle that i am in charge of.  not so sure how that is going to go- but i’m going to try my best and see what happens.  oh and this is totally off the subject – but the mr has been asked to be a member of the board of trustees at the church.  i am getting a kick outta this one.

and finally my last few final thoughts and then i am off to bed…our computer crashed, hard.  i have sent off my hard drive to a computer tech in hopes of recovering any single photo i have ever taken of my children.  its rather funny- i never really looked at them but now that i can’t it makes me incredibly sad, here is to hoping i get them back- and then learn to appreciate them more.  secondly because of the said crash- i am now the owner of a moderately priced lap top- on which my nimble fingers type away from my bed right now.  this is exciting to me…because that means i can write more when i want and from where i want.

buena’s noches mis amigos!

this is me…pumpkinface

so in the thought of starting a blog true to me- welcome to “whoiskeg”?

nicknames, i’ve never really had many- nothing that stuck with me throughout life at least.  but the one i had growing up was pumpkinface, or as my dad called me sometimes “face”.  so this is me, i’m partly a pumpkinface.  maybe a photo to go along with my new id???