In The Beginning...

One of my co-workers started a blog to rant about whatever in life was annoying to her, so that she could save her husband, family, and friends from having to receive lengthy email rants. I thought it was a bloody brilliant idea, so I decided to be a copycat of her. I hope that my blog will be more "musings" and less "rants", but I suppose that depends on the given day.

So. My life currently: I work in a building that is slowly being emptied due to an "Incident" that occurred in early May. My attorneys say that I cannot go into further detail than that on a blog. If you're unaware of the "Incident", please feel free to ask me in person. Like the rest of the working-world right now, my future is unknown. Will I be picked up to work in another area? Will I be laid off? Both seem equally possible at this point. Somehow this does not completely freak me out. Maybe I am still in denial about the possibility of being unemployed. After all, I haven't been unemployed for so much as an hour since I graduated from high school. Part of me thinks it might be kind of nice to be laid off now and enjoy the rest of the summer. I can look for work after Joey goes back to school. Is that bad? Probably insane for a single mom to think that way. It's not as if the coffers are overflowing.

I currently live with my 15 year old son, Joey, my 85 year old mother who has early/middle stage Alzheimers, and my brother, Steve. Every day is an adventure with this group. I can honestly say that most days are good and can be downright entertaining. And I've discovered that the days that aren't good are due more to my attitude than to anything that's actually happened. When I approach things with the proper outlook, events are hilarious. When my outlook is poor, events seem much less than comical. It's something I work on. You let me know how I'm doing as time goes on.