It's Raining! It's Pouring! The Old Man Is Snoring!

Ok, so it's drizzling, not pouring, but the rest is true.  I can hear the snoring all over the house!  We need the rain and he needs his rest, so it's all good!

Happy Tuesday to you!  I've decided that Tuesdays (not with Morrie) will now be the beginning of my "work week".  Why? you ask -- well the Tugboat has Sundays and Mondays off, so I might as well too.  So it's really my Monday...hehe!

I have decided that a schedule is the first in my long list of things that could help me get out of the funk, so I'm giving it a go.  While I don't miss working, I think deep down I miss the structured day that a job gives me, so I am working on that.  One issue I am having is sleep.  I've been staying up until all hours of the morning reading, gaming, tossing and turning, etc and it's causing me to then sleep all day and well you know...rinse and repeat.  On the schedule - 12am = LIGHTS OUT!  Why midnight?  Tugboat works afternoons and doesn't get home until amost 11pm.  Hard for me to go to bed before only to have him wake me up as he stumbles in the room.  More to come on the schedule as I work on it.

So, my weekend can really be summed up in two words.  Harry Potter.  Saw it twice.  Loved, loved, loved it!  I am fearing that I will be flogged by saying this, but I did feel like so much was left out -- so much I was dying to see.  I still loved it so much, and just sitting here thinking of Alan Rickman's portrayal of Snape makes my eyes sting.

According to my developing schedule, I'll be blogging Tuesday - Friday, so I'll save the rest for later.  I will, however, leave you with one little parting gift.

May this haunt your dreams as it has mine.  Blech.

Get The Funk Out...

Well, it's been way longer than I'd like to admit since I last blogged.  Thanks for sticking around :)

I tried very hard to blog daily on the road.  I think it was day three when we had crap for internet in the hotel.  From about then on out it got hectic with early starts, late hotel arrivals.  Many days the laptop didn't even get unpacked.  If it did, it was to skype quick and head to bed.  I haven't even uploaded them all to facebook.  I know what you're thinking...procrastinate much?  Yes. I do.  A lot.

Anyway, I'm home, recovered, ready for action. Except there isn't any.  I have found myself in what most people would call a "funk".  I'm not sure how to explain it.  I'm happy not working, but yet I find myself moping around most days.  Part of the reason I'm not blogging is because I spent the better part of the last 15 years in a cubicle.  In front of a computer.  Sitting here reminds me of that.  I'm not writing because I'm not sure if I'm good enough at it to be doing it.  Sure, ideas are flowing, but words, formalities - not so much.  The high of the road trip is gone, and here I sit.  Dozens of things I could be doing, but none of the will to do any of them.  I just lay around in my PJs most days reading and gaming. And napping.

One of my friends warned me about this - falling into a depression stage - after I quit my job.  Is that what this is? I miss the social interaction of the 9 to 5, but not the drama or the toxicity levels.  I didn't mind the actual work though.  I do miss people, though -- but I don't feel depressed.  Does that put me in the denial stage?

Have any of you ever been through something like this?  What did you do to get the funk out?

No words...

I have no real words because Colorado took my breath away.  So I'll show you.

Garden of the Gods

Rocky Mountain High!

Current location: Wheatland, Wyoming
Today's Agenda: Devil's Tower, Deadwood SD, Sturgis SD, and Mount Rushmore.
Travel Goal: Midway thru SD
Tomorrow: Mitchell SD Corn Palace, Laura Ingalls Wilder Homestead, Minnesota

On the road again...

Well, yesterday I embarked on a two week long road trip.  I am traveling with a good friend and my best friend's teenage daughter.  Weird combo, yes, but we are having so much fun.  After a quick stop in Dumas, Texas (and yes, we decided it was pronounced Dumbass) we were finally out of Texas after 11 hours of driving. 

As we ventured into New Mexico, we saw what we thought were low lying clouds.  As we got closer. and saw the orange hues of said "clouds"  we decided it was smoke.  After a quick google, it turns out that the stretch of interstate that we were about to be taking into Colorado was closed due to a raging wildfire.  We stopped for dinner to regroup, and lucky for us the small town diner was filled with lawmen so we asked them what our options were.  A kind sheriff from Union County, NM escorted us on a backroad into Colorado where we detoured and spent the night.  We were so blown away by his kindness that when we return we will be writing letters to the sheriff's office to thank them!

It's thrown a bit of a delay to our trip, not to mention kept us on the road a few hours longer than planned for day one, but we are in one piece.

Normally I am not a nature girl. but I am just in awe of the scenery - the hills, the vastness.  Today I will see the Rocky Mountains for the first time.  I am so giddy that it's sickening!  We've only been in the hotel for about 7 hours but I can't wait for everyone to wake up so we can get moving!

Today's agenda:  Garden of the Gods, Denver Hard Rock Cafe

Travel Goal: Somewhere in Wyoming

Tomorrow:  Devil's Tower, Deadwood, Sturgis, Mount Rushmore

Life is GRAND, y'all.  Hope you are doing well. 

Letter To My Future Self....

In celebration of her 300th follower, Kristin is having a blogfest today.  It requires you to write a letter to your future self.  If you didn't sign up, hop on over and get to it.  Here's mine.

Dear Heather of the Future:

Four weeks ago, I did something that I hope I will not regret.  I walked away from my full time job.  In case you don't remember, it was making me into a person I no longer recognized.  My fun, carefree self had disappeared.  She's back now, and I could not be happier.  Tugboat is thrilled that I/we are home together every single day.  He's also happy to see me smile again.  I did this so you could enjoy the rest of your life.  So that you could see that there is still hope outside of the toxic cubicle walls you were trapped inside of.  So that you could learn how great life really is.

I hope you are enjoying the healthy body I am working so hard to create for you, and I'm so sorry that it wasn't ready sooner.  Remember, if it's man-made, it's probably bad for you...

I can't know for sure how it's going to turn out, but I'm still working hard to make you a mommy.  It's been a long road but we are going to give it a few more tries.  Hopefully, you're reading this with a doe-eyed Tug Jr. in your lap. 

I'm trying very hard to write these stories in my head.  I can't promise you that they'll ever amount to anything, but I can promise you that I'm trying.  I also hope you are enjoying that degree and the sense of accomplishment it provides.  I bet you never thought you'd major in English did you?

Well, I have to run! I never thought that being unemployed would be keeping me so BUSY!..

Hope you're enjoying life, chica.  I sure am!

xoxo
Priss

That's two O's in Goose, boys....

My blog subject today has absolutely no relevance, but since yesterday (or one of the last few days) was the 25th anniversary of the release of TOP GUN, I had to do something in honor of the occasion.  It is and always will be my favorite movie. 

Finally!  Blogger works!  I've tried several times to blog over the last week and every time I wasn't able to.   Thanks for sticking around.  I'm adjusting still to my new housewifery.  Yes, I'm pretty sure that's not a word.  No, I don't care.

To be honest, part of the issue is that I was stuck in a cubicle for the last 6 years, and I just haven't really been on the computer much.  I haven't been thinking of writing much -- I've been trying to rearrange and figure out how we will survive on one income.  So far, so good.  Just less shiny for me.

Overall, I am happy.  Happier than I think I have ever been in my whole life.  I see my husband more and I can finally figure out what I want to do with my life.  I do have a couple of great stories bouncing around in my head, but I can't find the words yet.  I hope when things settle, they will come.

So, what's going on with you, my peeps?  I'm starting to catch up with reading and commenting, but have I missed anything fabulous?  Listening to any new music? Seen any good movies?  Which reminds me, I saw Fast Five this weekend.  If you like this type of movie, it's really a good one.  Don't forget there are hot boys in it.  OH, and stay for the credits.

Maverick out.

A New Life...

Yes, I have a new life. It's a lot like my old one, except in this life, I am now unemployed.  Don't cry for me, Argentina.  The truth is I chose to be unemployed.  I came back from my trip, got sick, but finally went back to work. After just a few short days of complete asshattery, I decided I was done.  I told the folks at the ol' toxic waste dump exactly what they could do with their "job".  Ok, so I didn't work at a dump.  It was actually a nice office, but for the size of my company just the most unprofessional and unorganized place you could imagine.   Of course, after the high of quitting died, the panic of no job arose.  We ran some numbers and lo and behold, we can survive just fine off of Tugboat's income.  "Stay home" he said.  So I am.  I am officially a housewife.  Yippee!!  I'm finally freeeeeeeeeeeeee!

Except this nasty double ear infection that I picked up during my travels is keeping me from truly enjoying my new found freedom.  It's hard to be free when all you can do is sleep.  I can't wait for the fog to lift so I can get back to writing, blogging, and doing all the things around my house that I've always wanted to do!!  I may end up taking up something part time to have some fun money later on.  Maybe a bookstore...

So, I'd like to thank y'all for sticking around.  I'll be catching up with your blogs shortly...I've definitely missed you!  Have a great weekend!