Keeping Busy and looking forward to the birth of my niece.

Soooo, my older brother's wife is expecting a baby girl next month and I am beside myself because I get to have a little baby to enjoy. Lately I have been having baby fever, so my niece will either set me straight or help me make up my mind once and for all about babies.

See, for the last few years, I have been on the fence about kids and I felt that as much as I loved them, I didn't  think I wanted any of my own. I was enjoying being on my own and being selfish with my  time and choices. However, that has changed again and I want a baby, so I need to figure out, once and for all what I want. Especially since I will need to make a choice as to how the baby is going to come about; sperm donor or husband...I will either need to make a financial choice or relationship choice. Honestly, I think I am more scared of making a relationship choice, that will be a lifetime investment and committment as opposed to a one and done.

Either way, I am excited about having a new niece. This means another trip to Texas, I already took one trip to see my brother. This new trip will be to spend time with my niece and I know I will enjoy that. Regardless of the expense, it will be worth it.

Happy Happy Joy Joy!!!!

Making changes and sticking to them

I have decided that this year I will put myself out there, and that means that I will go out more and I will definitely go on one trip this year. I have plans to actually do things around town, maybe meet new people or just explore the city I've lived in for 13 years. All in all, I have been relatively successful when it comes to keeping the weight off and I plan on having continued success by making the right choices, consistently. Here is to a successful 2017...Cheers!!!

Happy New Year! Four Month's Later...

I didn't realize, until I logged in to my blogger account, that this would be my first post of the year. I guess I have been too preoccupied to post. Mostly though, I have just been working a lot more than I usually do at both jobs.

All in all, it has been a pretty hectic year for me. I am contemplating leaving my full time job of 10 years because I feel that it is a dead end job. There are no growth opportunities for me because I am not really interested in the positions available and my boss is so dependent on me that I don't see her championing a promotion for me. Not only does that annoy me, but it bothers me that she is more focused on making sure that I am available to make her life easy, while ignoring the fact that I am unhappy, overworked,  overqualified and underpaid in my current position.

I keep thinking that I need to dust off my resume and start hitting the pavement, but my loyalty to her always holds me back. I know that I could get a better paying job, but I just think that the idea of having to give notice and having to deal with the whining and complaints is holding me back. I know that at the end of the day I have to do what is best for me, and I know this company is not in my best interest, I still shudder to  think that I will have to leave my comfort zone and forge a new path and that kind of scares me.

I am working on it though. I will leave this place, I just have to put a plan in place and implement it in such a way that leads to a seamless transition for me.