Yes, I'm woefully behind on these thankful posts. I just haven't had a chance to get on the laptop for anything other than work and school.
And speaking of school, it was time to register for Spring courses. I needed to take Accounting 626 (Cost Accounting for Management) or Finance 630 (Managerial Finance) and NEITHER are being offered. That throws off my entire plan unless I take one during the summer and I really don't want to. Moreover, I can't take three remaining classes until I have had Finance. I also have to take at least 6 credit hours to get my student loan and God knows I can't afford this without it so....I found myself in a bit of a pickle this week!
Fortunately, I found something that I could take--Finance 631, Securities and Portfolio Analysis, which given my background in HR Benefits and Investments, shouldn't be too difficult. It isn't one of my requirements but it shouldn't hurt me to have it.
The situation is also making me consider even more the possibility of transferring to Columbia Southern University. It is one of UNA's partner schools with a different format--one course every six weeks and mostly writing. I can also get a concentration in HR. I can't deny it's a very appealing option. I am just cautious that a degree from CSU will carry the same weight as one from UNA. But I'm hoping that a MBA is a MBA. It will be a pain in the big toe to transfer but it is something I am considering.
So how does this tie into being thankful? Well, choices! I am thankful for choices! I am VERY thankful that when things do not go the way I plan (and they seldom do anymore), I have choices!
I just hope and pray that I make the right one!
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Friday, November 7, 2014
30 Days of thankful--Day 7--football!
Anybody that knows me knows I LOVE football! Especially my Tide and my Cougars! They are amazing to watch and I love everything about it. I love the band playing, the screaming, the action, the smells of the greasy, unhealthy concession stand food--everything! I don't miss a game and I don't leave early. Ever!
I get made fun of a lot by my girlfriends that are too girly to get it but that's okay. They have their vices and things they like to do that I find silly and this one is mine. Sometimes I wish I had been a boy so I could've played. I might not have had the size but I definitely had the meanness! And I may not know enough to be a referee (and don't get me started on them, they definitely don't know everything either, which was obvious last night!) but I know more than most women and even quite a few men. It's when they disagree on a team or a call that they like to dismiss me as a "woman"! I find that humorous. But that's another topic.
I love football and am thankful for football season!
Click HERE to see my baby girl in action at the 6A Round 1 playoff game! Clay Chalkville won 85-50 against the Scottsboro Wildcats. Great (but FREEZING COLD) night!
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
30 Days of Thankful Day 4--my ex!
I thought a lot about what I could be thankful for today. I had a good meeting with my new boss. It's Election Day and that means the political ads are almost over! But I just could not let this day in particular go by without mentioning what it actually is. Or would have been.
It would have been my 25th wedding anniversary. I've been trying not to think about it all day. But how could I not?
We were so young. And everyone tried to talk us out of getting married. I wasn't pregnant. He wasn't going into the military or anything. We were just young, dumb and in love. For many years I tried to remember what it felt like to be that way and I couldn't. Now I remember but it's way too late. We grew up. And grew apart. We didn't make it as a married couple. But we made it longer than anyone ever thought we would. We lasted 21 years. He gave me the three most incredible babies that grew up into the most amazing young adults. And for that I am very thankful.
Yes, I have many regrets that involve this man. There are things I wish I could do differently. But I can never wish it away. I know one day we will both move on and I hope we will be both be happy. But I also hope that we will look back and remember that there was a lot of good about our life together.
I know he loves our kids and is good to me because of them. And for that also, I am thankful.
It would have been my 25th wedding anniversary. I've been trying not to think about it all day. But how could I not?
We were so young. And everyone tried to talk us out of getting married. I wasn't pregnant. He wasn't going into the military or anything. We were just young, dumb and in love. For many years I tried to remember what it felt like to be that way and I couldn't. Now I remember but it's way too late. We grew up. And grew apart. We didn't make it as a married couple. But we made it longer than anyone ever thought we would. We lasted 21 years. He gave me the three most incredible babies that grew up into the most amazing young adults. And for that I am very thankful.
Yes, I have many regrets that involve this man. There are things I wish I could do differently. But I can never wish it away. I know one day we will both move on and I hope we will be both be happy. But I also hope that we will look back and remember that there was a lot of good about our life together.
I know he loves our kids and is good to me because of them. And for that also, I am thankful.
Monday, November 3, 2014
30 Days of Thankful Day 3--baby girl!
Today I am thankful for baby girl. In the last month, my relationship with her has greatly improved. I'm proud of the young lady she is growing up to be. I'm thankful that she is always smiling and happy. I'm thankful that she likes to be involved in things and have fun. I'm thankful for the initiative she has started to take towards long-term goals and securing her future. I am thankful that her array of friends is multi-cultural and always has been. I am thankful for her servant's heart, her love of children and so much more. I am thankful that when I thought I was done having babies, God had other plans!
30 Days of Thankful Day 2--COTH!
Today I am thankful for my wonderful church, Church of the Highlands! I am thankful to have had the opportunity to be rebaptized last January, lead a LIFE (Living in Freedom Everyday) group, meet wonderful new friends, join the Events Team at the Grants Mill Campus, finish two terms of Divorce Care and lead Praying for Your Adult Children.
I love that we are a church whose Pastor empowers its members to grow and pursue opportunities to serve others and that we have none of the usual politics and drama that comes with many churches and their numerous committees. I am thankful that we are a church that loves people--ALL people and that no one has to be perfect to join. I am thankful for all the outreach that we do.
I am thankful that because of my church, I have developed an even deeper relationship with my Lord and Savior. I have fallen even more in love with Him this year and am so thankful for the many ways He continues to bless me and my family in spite of the messes I make.
I love that we are a church whose Pastor empowers its members to grow and pursue opportunities to serve others and that we have none of the usual politics and drama that comes with many churches and their numerous committees. I am thankful that we are a church that loves people--ALL people and that no one has to be perfect to join. I am thankful for all the outreach that we do.
I am thankful that because of my church, I have developed an even deeper relationship with my Lord and Savior. I have fallen even more in love with Him this year and am so thankful for the many ways He continues to bless me and my family in spite of the messes I make.
30 Days of Thankful Day 1--my job!
I know these blogs are going to really irritate my good friend, Monique. She hates when people are thankful for 30 days after griping all year long!
Well, gratitude has to start somewhere. And they say it takes 21 days to break/form a habit and I'm going to give it 30. And it's not like I complain ALL the time. I am thankful, truly. It just helps to get the frustration OUT of me so that I can stay thankful on the inside.
So for Day 1 I am most thankful that after all the outsourcing, downsizing, etc. that has happened in the last year I still currently have a job that gives me a steady paycheck. No, it's not my ideal job. And I had to take a pay cut to get it and that is really hurting right now. But at least it's something. And I do like my boss and the work I do. I stay a lot busier than I did before moving to this department and I don't have to put up with customers (just loan officers and that can be as bad sometimes!) But all in all, it's pretty good. And I am truly thankful.
I am also thankful that continuing to look for something more permanent is not as difficult as it once was. So I'm pressing on. I know God has something great for me and I'm excited about it.
Well, gratitude has to start somewhere. And they say it takes 21 days to break/form a habit and I'm going to give it 30. And it's not like I complain ALL the time. I am thankful, truly. It just helps to get the frustration OUT of me so that I can stay thankful on the inside.
So for Day 1 I am most thankful that after all the outsourcing, downsizing, etc. that has happened in the last year I still currently have a job that gives me a steady paycheck. No, it's not my ideal job. And I had to take a pay cut to get it and that is really hurting right now. But at least it's something. And I do like my boss and the work I do. I stay a lot busier than I did before moving to this department and I don't have to put up with customers (just loan officers and that can be as bad sometimes!) But all in all, it's pretty good. And I am truly thankful.
I am also thankful that continuing to look for something more permanent is not as difficult as it once was. So I'm pressing on. I know God has something great for me and I'm excited about it.
Saturday, November 1, 2014
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