Happy Groundhog Day

Will it be an extra month of winter, or is spring on the way? What will the groundhog say?

I don’t think it matters in my state, considering it always snows until summer arrives. However, sometimes we skip spring. I wonder if we will see spring this year? Hmmm.

Another Year Gone I stated in a previous post that 2020 was not all bad. I had a few good things. Now it is time to look forward to a new year. What will happen? Who knows. Here is my bucket list for the new year. 2021 Bucket List Complete all of my classes for this year successfully Travel and visit my oldest daughter Go back to Hawaii Master my computer technician skills Continue to lose weight Focus on the balance between work and luxury Keep moving with my Fifty Shades of Chaos site and workshops Keep posting on my…

The Good So this is the last day to reflect on the year 2020. The good news is we all shared the craziness of surviving the mask and COVID era. Although it is far from over and will spill into 2021, we will not be alone in the new year’s struggles. 2020 did treat me somewhat good. Here are some awesome things that happened to me this year. For the first time in years, I was no longer working in a crap job environment. I loved the job but disliked the office culture and lack of equity/equality.I managed to get…

Please make no mistake when I say that copiers and printers are the debil! As a computer technician, it is my job to fix, resolve, and repair the copiers and printers. I had been at war with the Ricoh copier at one of my three schools for a month. Here is how it went down. Meeting the Debil for the First Time In August, the principals return, and teachers follow a few weeks after. The first issue I am called on is the Ricoh copier machine is not printing. The copier is leased and not really owned or maintained by…

The beginning of the digital era I must have gotten my first digital camera in 2002 because that is the year of my first set of digital photos. Everything before that is all print. I imagine that the recent generations will never imagine the need to wait days and sometimes weeks to see photos taken. During this year, Autumn turned seven in August, and as you can see from the photos below, she loved PowerPuff girls. These were the days I called the household the Crazy Pet Gang Where the Fur Flies. Two Siberian huskies, and three cats. Simba, our…

A friend messaged me on Facebook this week asking how I was doing with my new job. It suddenly dawned on me; I have not given an update on my new career or my cochlear implant. This post may be a bit long, but worth the while if you want to catch up on my life events. Past the Job Trial! I finally made it past my trial period with the district. I am officially a computer technician. The start of my job back in August was very chaotic. I had up to 98 tickets and new on the job…

What if you were lost in the woods at night? What would scare you the most? First, it depends on what woods or forest or area I was lost in. I would not want to be lost in bear country. Although mountain lions are dangerous in some areas, I would be more concerned about a bear. Here is why. They are super sneaky and really quiet (as are mountain lions)They will try to kill you for your food (mountain lions would too, I suppose)They are huge, and your odds of winning are pretty slim (not sure I would take on…

I am currently working through a woman empowerment journal called The Fearless Woman. This is my first post on the questions in the book. Are you self-motivated? How easy is it to motivate me, and what do I find the hardest to say motivated? What can I do to improve self-motivation? Motivation is a form of habit; it needs to be taught, trained, and developed. Motivation is impacted based on personal interest, challenges faced, and other factors. For example, if a job is to find boring and long, one might need to enforce self-motivation. If one finds an exciting project…