Tammy’s Fabulous Blog

Wow, not so sure what it is today, but i couldnt feel any less motivated, or any less excited to be at work. Maybe realization has hit that I am totally back in the swing of things, I have 4 projects I need to keep afloat at the same time (something I did with ease before leaving on sabbatical), not as willing to do now, as I was before.

So what is that? Denial? Stubborness? Mid Life Crisis? Missing my family?  Who knows, all I know is that I’d better snap out of it or I am going to get snapped right out of a job!

I still feel like 1/2 the things I do are unneccessary and are just done to either keep me busy, or to appease someone higher up… someone who has asked us to do something, and we havent asked why, or havent asked what they would like out of it… how do we measure it, or even, can it be measured.  I of course start asking the question, but rarely get answers. 

So… I’ve got a call now, so I’d better get on it, and be productive. My goal today is to walk out of the building with 1/2 of the ARs I gave myself to do, done!

Wish me luck!

Weekend started with a visit to Kathy Hurd’s house Friday night (boys were still camping, and Mady went to a friends house). Kathy looked so good, she is healing very well, walking around a bit slow, but very mobile!  She can bend and reach, just not over her head, becuase of her collarbone still healing. Her eyebrow is just about grown back, and her road rash is healing, almost gone!  Of course the mental healing might take a while, she still cant get over what happened, and how bad Kathi Sturgeon had been injured (see update here).  The arrainment for Brandi Thomas, the gal that hit them, is Tuesday. Many of the biking community will be there to support the victims. Kathy’s  not sure what it will entail but I am sure they will at least decide if there is a trial or not. I left Kathy’s house with a bag full of clothes for Mady from Rachel. Mady was in heaven.

Saturday, I took Mady shopping to buy some clothes to complement the ones Rachel gave her, and she is ready for school now. We got home just as the guys were getting back from camp.

Max wanted to go to BJs for dinner, so off we went. And that really was the rest of our day, the guys were beat and went to bed early.

Today, was a productive day, as we decided we would have a Garage Sale on Saturday, which meant a lot of cleaning out. Both D and I went though our closets, knowing from last garage sale, his t-shirts went like hot cakes! Kids decided which toys they could live without, they like the idea of getting money.  Mady wants to have a Lemonade and Cookie stand with her friend Katie, so that will be fun for them.

tonight I am fixing my infamous brussel sprouts (sorry Dad you are not here!!) along with the great pork tenderloin recipe that goes along with it Max wanted artichokes, so i got 1 ea for the kids, and D and i will eat the brussel sprouts

Kind of ready for the week, wishing I could have one more day. Trip to Santa Clara on thursday this week, I have a lot of preparation for that meeting to get done before then.

Until next time.

Ta Ta!

Weekend was good, productive, 2 big black garbage bags to prove it!  Did all the social activies we were committed too as well, so we did well.

Boys are ready to head off to camp Wed. morning, all the necessities are packed and ready to go. Forms, tests and all

Daughter has Art Class this week MWF… she’s focusing on “Jungle” this week, which should really produce some very colorful art… im excited to see.  So between the camp preparation and the odd hours of the the art class, im going to be quite busy just being a chauffer.

I cant believe we are only a bit over 3 weeks til school starts, kids are anxious to find out who their teachers are, and which friends will have the same classes.

Work is pretty much back to normal, launches happening, complaining at an all time high, and well… just pure… status quo   I think I can deal with it differently this go around, it really doesnt seem to be bothering me. Ive kept to my guns so far about taking time for myself, but still getting my job done, its a great combination .

Now you might be noticing im writing this during my lunch hour, which means I didnt get out of here for lunch, so maybe i will run out, for a walk.

TTFN

Getting ready to go home… realizing that this week really flew by, thats a good thing I would say, since it was really my first full week back at work!

Not a lot of plans for the weekend except for planning the boys camping trip to Lassen with the Boy Scouts. Its an annual trip, and Father-Son building is fabulous! They have a blast together!

Soccer season is starting, we have a “get to know you BBQ” Sunday and Max will meet all his teammates for the year, from the roster looks like he knows 5 of the 12 teammates, so thats a start! Still determining the practice nights, and the game schedule, but will let ya know when those are, maybe you can attend one

Bought some FABULOUS white peaches at the farmers market thursday, they are so sweet with a bit of crunch, perferct for a salad I am thinking… and really want to make something tonight, so i will experiment and let you know how it turns out.

Was pleasantly surprised that the gas price had dropped 30 cents this week, I paid $4.23/gal or $62 to fill my tank, last fill up cost me $68, three weeks ago.

My WW at work program is on hiatus for 3 weeks, because they cant find enough participation, I need to remember to tell myself that does not mean I get an E-ticket to food, with no weigh in. Gotta stay on track.

hope to post over the weekend, have a GREAT weekend, the weather should be PERFECT here in the Sac area.

toodles!

So… back to work just about a week now, and we’re at status quo. Today i chose to work from home, only because I thought i could be more productive, less interuptions and just more time to really focus on one topic that I really wanted to dig into (mind you… that didnt work, as I got side tracked into a different topic, and never got back to my all important one) I think I may work a bit tonight, to at least start to tackle my project.

Beautiful weather today, reached just about 90, I even went out at lunch and sat by the pool, and just vegged, it was splendid!

I picked the kids up and arranged for both of them to have a friend over tonight, as they really enjoy that, and that way they are not fighting with each other… (win win), all i have to do is feed them… not hard!

M1 and his friend are making a rollercoaster track from the top of the stairs to the game room into the living room… quite cool, and it works

M2 has been up in her room play dress up with all her good clothes… and doing a fashion show.. oh and lets not forget they painted each other nails and phew… the perfume just permeates throughout the hallways!

Its a good day/night… seems to be back to normal, and only 30 days left till school starts… then we’ve got tight schedules and whip cracking… humf.

Not only is being back to work the suckiest… but… this is the worst air quality I have EVER experienced in my life. We are suppose to be Sunny California, and yet we can not even see the sun through all the crappy smoke… it literally stinks, you can taste it. NOT GOOD
here’s a neighborhood nearby

fire bad air quality

Work, how can i explain it??? alot of unneccessary urgency, things I couldnt get done before I left, still not done, but of course urgent… imagine that. Sabbatical sure changed my perspective on life. Both in and out of the office. Sure things can be urgent, but everything just cant be.

Kids did well today, their first day without Mommy , Im sure it will just get easier for them (unlike me, Im sure it will just get more mundane) seems harsh, but I really want to jazz up what I do, and maybe I can do that, by just jazzing up the way I do my job; I will have to give that some real thought.

Thanks to mikearmstrong99 I am now a member of FriendFeed quite the cool site, look me up as Tammy Pineda.

You know that things are back to normal, if you could see me now, propped up on my pillows in bed typing away, while watching… “so you think you can dance”

that’s it for now!