There is a meeting going on at the table next to me between the manager at Starbucks and a shift supervisor trainee. I can hear all the dirt. Its...interesting. I probably shouldn't be hearing all this. I should turn my volume up on Pandora. But...
For the most part it isn't bad. its just a few little stories. I really like this Starbucks. All the people are super nice. The store manager looks like Doris Day. All the employees seem to get along great. All making for a nice friendly atmosphere. My one complaint would be that the music they play can get annoying. Hence the headphones and Pandora radio.
But on the whole, I love this particular store. I see the regulars here. I rarely get my name misspelled or wrong on my cups anymore. I like it.
Once when I was here there were two Russians sitting behind me. I felt like I was in Ukraine (Ukrainian and Russian languages are very similar)
Another time I had a nice chat with the artist who sits by the door. Other times I've had chats with the Barista's. Its very comfortable here.
Plus, I just got an email informing me that I am a gold card member for another year. Thats always nice. Only 7 more stars till my next free drink.
Today is a wonderful change from last weeks unbearable heat. Its not even 70 degrees out right now. Its gorgeous running weather, unfortunately though I am unable to go run. My Wednesdays are 10 hour days generally. starting around 10:30-11:00 AM and not ending till 8:30-9:00 PM.
But tomorrow is another day of this cooler weather and I should be able to get out then.
Yesterday I went out for a run but less than 20 minutes into it I had to call home for a ride due to a thunderstorm that came in. So I had to finish up my workout on the elliptical and exercise bike. Extremely boring, but at least I did it, which is all that counts.
Wednesday, July 24, 2013
Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Not my day...
Once again, technology defeats me. I mean seriously, how hard is it to install an app on your phone to run a compatible program on your computer? I've deleted, re-installed, and repeated on both my computer and my phone. A program that once worked great. A program that is supposed to be linked between my phone and my computer, but refuses to link. I've done everything I can think of to do. So I decided it was time to give my mental faculties a much needed break and get my mind on something else. Like blogging. But of course the first thing I think of to blog is my extreme irritation with technology. Figures.
So in order to remove my mind to more pleasant things...
1. We have discovered our two new buckeye "hens" are roosters. Lot of good that does us.
2.Its insufferably hot out.
3. Nothing is worse than old mosquito bites reacting to the heat and making you itch like mad. Why did mosquitoes have to be saved from the flood?
4.Its insufferably humid out
5. My car is acting up again. If its not one thing its another.
6.We are now back full circle because I can't get my lack of computer program abilities off my mind.
I'm sorry. I really don't want to complain. This is just one of those afternoons. I'm frustrated.
On another note, at least it really can't get much hotter than it already is. And there are no tornado warnings or flooding like last week. There was a story on the news about how an Amish farmer had 1000 acres of corn leveled because of the high winds, tornadoes etc. Its sad. And one little boy did drown in the flooding last week. But there were also stories of people being rescued.
I just saw a story about two teenage boys who rescued a little girl who was being kidnapped by chasing a car down on their bikes that had had the abductor and little girl in it. There is still goodness in the world. Praise God those boys kept at it.Who knows what might have happened to that little girl.
It is nice to know that I am not the only person in the world, that despite my feelings of negativity and frustrations, and lack of abilities with frustrating technology, God is still working. Working in people's lives, working on my lack of patience, working on hearts and minds, working through people to rescue people. I guess when I think about all that, this day isn't quite so bad as I thought.
So in order to remove my mind to more pleasant things...
1. We have discovered our two new buckeye "hens" are roosters. Lot of good that does us.
2.Its insufferably hot out.
3. Nothing is worse than old mosquito bites reacting to the heat and making you itch like mad. Why did mosquitoes have to be saved from the flood?
4.Its insufferably humid out
5. My car is acting up again. If its not one thing its another.
6.We are now back full circle because I can't get my lack of computer program abilities off my mind.
I'm sorry. I really don't want to complain. This is just one of those afternoons. I'm frustrated.
On another note, at least it really can't get much hotter than it already is. And there are no tornado warnings or flooding like last week. There was a story on the news about how an Amish farmer had 1000 acres of corn leveled because of the high winds, tornadoes etc. Its sad. And one little boy did drown in the flooding last week. But there were also stories of people being rescued.
I just saw a story about two teenage boys who rescued a little girl who was being kidnapped by chasing a car down on their bikes that had had the abductor and little girl in it. There is still goodness in the world. Praise God those boys kept at it.Who knows what might have happened to that little girl.
It is nice to know that I am not the only person in the world, that despite my feelings of negativity and frustrations, and lack of abilities with frustrating technology, God is still working. Working in people's lives, working on my lack of patience, working on hearts and minds, working through people to rescue people. I guess when I think about all that, this day isn't quite so bad as I thought.
Wednesday, July 10, 2013
Last Night
Last night I ate an unfortunate amount of Gingerbread. And I don't regret it one bit.
Last night I did 35 minutes on the eliptical in the basement. It was boring.
Last night I read in bed until my sister decided it was time to sleep.
Last night there was thunderstorm after thunderstorm. It was noisy yet comforting. I like storms.
Last night a single fly managed to nearly drive me insane.
Last night I woke up sweating because it was so humid.
Last night not much really happened out of the ordinary. a quiet evening at home after a long work day.
Its always nice to come home after a tiring day. It was very hot, I was grateful to spend most of my time at work in air conditioning.There were those 3 hours I spent cleaning out a humid garage during the heat of the day. That was no fun. We finally finished a 17,000 sq.ft. house that we were working on since last monday. It. Was. Huge. and ridiculous. only 4 people lived there. two of them were only 10 years old. Thats over 4,000 sq ft per person. over 3 miles of sq feet total. I don't understand the logic behind it, but to each their own I guess. All I know is if I never step inside another 17,000 sq ft house I don't care. I've had my fill of them.
I remember when I was younger I thought living in a huge house would be so awesome. Granted there were 12 people under 1 roof of a house not meant for 12 people to live in. It was pretty cramped. But now that I'm older and can see all the work that goes into owning that large of a house...I'm cured of ever wanting to live in a mansion. To me its not worth it.
I kind of felt like the Beverly Hillbillies stepping into that house for the first time. Out of place. A little small-town country girl stepping into the land of the outrageously wealthy. Of course in my case I'm not outrageously wealthy. Perhaps outrageously poor. Being a house cleaner and youth director doesn't make you very rich. I bet a single chandelier in that house cost more than I make in a month. To me it seems wasteful, when I see where all that money could have gone to use. I see it every week, at church. I see it every year in whatever country I happen to be in. However, Im not a materialistic person at all. I cringe at spending $20 for jeans. I wait for sales and shop at Marshall's. And Walmart.
I'm grateful I've never been wealthy. I'm grateful that I've had hard work. My favorite job was working on a farm. I spent some time as dental receptionist. I spent most of my time bored stiff. I did lots of babysitting, helped with the homeschooling of some boys I babysat. Now I clean houses and am a youth director. I don't get paid for the youth directing, so I'm grateful to have the cleaning job. I prefer manual labor to a desk job any day. I remember when I worked for the dental office I'd come home exhausted. But It was the kind of exhaustion that came from being bored. With the job I have now, and when I worked at the farm, I'd come home exhausted and knew it was because I'd just put in hours of manual labor. Its a good feeling.
Last night I did 35 minutes on the eliptical in the basement. It was boring.
Last night I read in bed until my sister decided it was time to sleep.
Last night there was thunderstorm after thunderstorm. It was noisy yet comforting. I like storms.
Last night a single fly managed to nearly drive me insane.
Last night I woke up sweating because it was so humid.
Last night not much really happened out of the ordinary. a quiet evening at home after a long work day.
Its always nice to come home after a tiring day. It was very hot, I was grateful to spend most of my time at work in air conditioning.There were those 3 hours I spent cleaning out a humid garage during the heat of the day. That was no fun. We finally finished a 17,000 sq.ft. house that we were working on since last monday. It. Was. Huge. and ridiculous. only 4 people lived there. two of them were only 10 years old. Thats over 4,000 sq ft per person. over 3 miles of sq feet total. I don't understand the logic behind it, but to each their own I guess. All I know is if I never step inside another 17,000 sq ft house I don't care. I've had my fill of them.
I remember when I was younger I thought living in a huge house would be so awesome. Granted there were 12 people under 1 roof of a house not meant for 12 people to live in. It was pretty cramped. But now that I'm older and can see all the work that goes into owning that large of a house...I'm cured of ever wanting to live in a mansion. To me its not worth it.
I kind of felt like the Beverly Hillbillies stepping into that house for the first time. Out of place. A little small-town country girl stepping into the land of the outrageously wealthy. Of course in my case I'm not outrageously wealthy. Perhaps outrageously poor. Being a house cleaner and youth director doesn't make you very rich. I bet a single chandelier in that house cost more than I make in a month. To me it seems wasteful, when I see where all that money could have gone to use. I see it every week, at church. I see it every year in whatever country I happen to be in. However, Im not a materialistic person at all. I cringe at spending $20 for jeans. I wait for sales and shop at Marshall's. And Walmart.
I'm grateful I've never been wealthy. I'm grateful that I've had hard work. My favorite job was working on a farm. I spent some time as dental receptionist. I spent most of my time bored stiff. I did lots of babysitting, helped with the homeschooling of some boys I babysat. Now I clean houses and am a youth director. I don't get paid for the youth directing, so I'm grateful to have the cleaning job. I prefer manual labor to a desk job any day. I remember when I worked for the dental office I'd come home exhausted. But It was the kind of exhaustion that came from being bored. With the job I have now, and when I worked at the farm, I'd come home exhausted and knew it was because I'd just put in hours of manual labor. Its a good feeling.
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