Jen
Hi. I am Jen. I lost myself for awhile. Here is where I talk about trying to find myself, trying to be better in all aspects of life. I am moody, unpredictable, opinionated, a realist (who really struggles with being a realist), loving, caring, kind, and mostly laid back. I love my family beyond measure. I try to treat others as I wish to be treated. I do not tolerate bigotry, racism, and or hatred.. you get nasty, you get blocked. I do not engage. Just be nice.. ;)
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Friday Five!
It’s that time again, found over at the Friday Five!
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Well, hello…
I am so horrible about being here. I WANT to be here. I have a lot of crap I would love to get off my chest. But, just like FB and elsewhere, no one wants to read my whining posts. SO, I try to suck it up. I lost my job back in September. I knew it was coming, as my boss distanced herself from me, and my coworkers got to the point that they didn’t even acknowledge me until they needed something. It sucked. I really loved my job. For the first time in my life, I did not dread going in to work. I have loved all of…
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Friday Five!
I missed last week, so doing that, and this week in this post. 😉 As always, questions are from over at Friday Five! From November 4. From November 11.
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Friday Five!
Found over at Friday 5! 🙂
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Friday Five!
Found over at Friday 5! When did you last have to ‘MacGyver’ something? In what way were you spontaneous this week? What have you recently completed at the last minute? How good are you at thinking up a quick lie? What’s your personal time organizer system like? A couple weeks ago. I have two cats. One of them I have to stuff into the carrier with much fight. But, once he is in there, he just chills out. The other? Good LORD. If put into a carrier, she will puke, pee, and shit. By the time we get to the vet, it is a real mess. So, I saw this…
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Question 28
Personal History Question 28 is, “How did you typically celebrate your birthday?” My parents always threw me a party! My family and friends would come celebrate with me. I had a few where it was just us at home. Mom always baked me a cake or got me an ice cream cake from Carvel. As I got older and was working, she would send me flowers, a plant, or balloons to my work. I loved it. I always felt so loved. Then, on my 24th birthday, my Pop died. I had only been home 4 days from a trip to spend 2 weeks with him. He had cancer. His death…
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Friday Five!
Found over at Friday Five! Among people you know, who seems to be a natural leader? When have you had leadership thrust upon you? Are you most effective as the person at the front of the line motivating others to come along, the behind-the-scenes-make-sure-everything-gets-done second-in-command, the enthusiastic follower, or the devil’s advocate? Where did you learn most of your leadership skills? What is a most underrated leadership skill? My friend Ann. She is seriously the most kick-ass woman I have ever met. She not only talks the talk, but she walks the walk. She is currently pursuing her Ph.D (at almost age 50!) She is extremely vocal, unapologetic, and fierce.…
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Pets
We have three. One dog, two cats. I would have a house full of cats if it wouldn’t make my husband move out. lol. The cats: Snafu is our big, fluffy white boy. He is sweet. Demanding at times, and a total love muffin. Nova is our little black girl. She is basically a fur covered terrorist. You can sit and watch her literally looking around for stuff to knock over. She is why we cannot have nice things. We love her fiercely. The dog: Teddy B, aka Sausage. He is lazy and fat. He barks at strangers like he will take their face off, but when a deer wanders…
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Friday Five!
Found over at Friday 5! What are you learning these days? How have you recently surprised yourself? What are you most hopeful about in your personal life? What’s worrying you? Who are you keen on? I am learning accounting. Well, I have always wanted to start my own business, but was never confident enough to really go for it. And now, I am taking the steps needed to do just that! The new business venture!! That I wail fail at said business venture! Aside from my hubby? Hmm.. no one that I can think of…
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Question 27
Personal History Question 27 is, “Write about your most memorable birthday.” Hm. I guess my 13th, and my 40th are the ones that really stick out. My 18th was cool too, as it was a combo birthday/graduation party. For my 13th, my mom told me that my gift was big, but small. It drove me mad for days. It was a hundred dollar bill. With that, I bought like 6 new outfits for the following school year. My 18th was just a huge party out on the deck with all of my best people from that time. And my 40th… my friend Holly arranged to fly my mom up from…