Wednesday, February 06, 2008
catching up
it's finally slowed down at work. we've been stressed out and busy processing all of our physicians' w-2s, among other projects and things. i've been assigned to different projects now and it's interesting and scary at the same time. office politics is difficult to deal with and comments get often misconstrued and get to your boss' boss then to your boss then back to you.
i've also got a few weddings to work on again. it was pretty cool, cuz at the end of 2006, i had quite a handful lined up. at the end of 2007, i was a little disappointed cuz i didn't have as many lined up for 2008. but then in january, i got a bunch of calls and even though the quantity of weddings are less, a couple of them are actually larger packages, so it's pretty cool. it's also nicer to be involved earlier in the planning process. you get to know the couple more and it's just more fun to see their vision materialize and help make it happen.
husband's out of town often this month. it's a good and a bad thing. first thing i said when i realized he was gonna be gone so long was, "who's gonna cook?!" i was half-joking. but only half. i actually can cook, really i can. but he enjoys it so much more than i do. i found this really easy chicken recipe and i made it last night. it was really yummy actually. much more than just edible. :)
i've also enjoyed the quiet time. i've been able to get wedding work done. and i've always wanted to try just not having the tv on. i think i totally get sucked in and stop being productive with the tv on. and it works as long as i have the tv off. then i'll decide to turn it on like at 9:30ish and of course, i fall asleep watching it. there goes the productivity.
i haven't been volunteering at confirmation at all, not since i came back from the honeymoon. actually, not since i began my own wedding planning. i think it's taking a toll on me. i miss the kids, i miss talking about God and hearing about God, not just with them but with anyone. i miss our bible studies too. i just miss having Him as a forefront in my thoughts, not just an afterthought. i need to get off my lazy bum and get to church more. henry says i'll say that a lot, but i won't do anything about it. i was just catching up with blogs and some people are going through their ups and downs with their relationship with God too. i feel the need to surround myself with people like that. those who are actually doing something about it. maybe their action will rub off on me. that reminds me. i need to register for the religious ed convention. it's at the end of feb/beg of march. and there are good speakers and talks about all kinds of different topics. i've always gotten a lot out of it and it's a good time to re-center. anyone wanna come with?
i've also got a few weddings to work on again. it was pretty cool, cuz at the end of 2006, i had quite a handful lined up. at the end of 2007, i was a little disappointed cuz i didn't have as many lined up for 2008. but then in january, i got a bunch of calls and even though the quantity of weddings are less, a couple of them are actually larger packages, so it's pretty cool. it's also nicer to be involved earlier in the planning process. you get to know the couple more and it's just more fun to see their vision materialize and help make it happen.
husband's out of town often this month. it's a good and a bad thing. first thing i said when i realized he was gonna be gone so long was, "who's gonna cook?!" i was half-joking. but only half. i actually can cook, really i can. but he enjoys it so much more than i do. i found this really easy chicken recipe and i made it last night. it was really yummy actually. much more than just edible. :)
i've also enjoyed the quiet time. i've been able to get wedding work done. and i've always wanted to try just not having the tv on. i think i totally get sucked in and stop being productive with the tv on. and it works as long as i have the tv off. then i'll decide to turn it on like at 9:30ish and of course, i fall asleep watching it. there goes the productivity.
i haven't been volunteering at confirmation at all, not since i came back from the honeymoon. actually, not since i began my own wedding planning. i think it's taking a toll on me. i miss the kids, i miss talking about God and hearing about God, not just with them but with anyone. i miss our bible studies too. i just miss having Him as a forefront in my thoughts, not just an afterthought. i need to get off my lazy bum and get to church more. henry says i'll say that a lot, but i won't do anything about it. i was just catching up with blogs and some people are going through their ups and downs with their relationship with God too. i feel the need to surround myself with people like that. those who are actually doing something about it. maybe their action will rub off on me. that reminds me. i need to register for the religious ed convention. it's at the end of feb/beg of march. and there are good speakers and talks about all kinds of different topics. i've always gotten a lot out of it and it's a good time to re-center. anyone wanna come with?
Comments:
Post a Comment
quotable quotes
-
"To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken because the
greatest hazard of life is to risk nothing. The person who risks
nothing does nothing, has nothing, is nothing. He may avoid
suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change,
grow, live, and love."
~unknown
"It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues."
~ Abraham Lincoln
"live a life that others will remember years from now, NOT because it pointed to you but because of how it pointed to the One who made you."
~ Mark Hart, the Bible Geek
"we grow up learning to become self-reliant, but really we need to be God-reliant"
"we could learn a lot from crayons: some are sharp, some are pretty, some are dull, some have weird names, and all are different colors....but they all exist very nicely in the same box"
"never wound hearts that love u, never give them the endless pain, because wounded hearts are like roses that never bloom"
"there comes a time when we have to stop loving someone not because that person has stopped loving us but because we have found out that they'd be happier if we'd let go"
