I need to get my blog into a "lighter" note. So here are some random things about me
~ I am 1 of 5 girls. I'm the middle child.
~ I have an irrational fear of the ocean. I get very anxious when I am near the ocean.
~ I love the mountains and would live near the mountains if I could.
~ Coffee is one of my favorite things. I like trying new blends, different roasts.
~ I love to cook
~ My favorite author/book: Gabriel Garcia Marquez (Colombian) and his book One Hundred Years of Solitude. He won the Nobel Prize of Literature with this book, and it's one of his best books. I read it for the first time when I was a teenager and have read it several times since then.
~ I learned how to drive when I moved to the US
~ Growing up, I wanted to be an astronaut or a lawyer. I still do.
~ I love to dance
~ I don't care for the color Pink
~ I don't like to wear dresses or skirts (except for the running skirt ;) )
~ I would like to write a book about my family, for my kids/nieces/nephews. There are so many wonderful people in our family that our future generations should know about.
~ I hate mushrooms, peanut butter, and pickles.
~ I'm terrified of snakes. I can't even watch them on TV.
~ I am constantly setting new goals for myself. I need something to work towards.
~ If money was not an issue, I would be a "professional" student. I love to learn.
~ I don't like to talk on the phone, specially when it's someone I don't know.
~ I'm shy, stubborn, and bossy.
~ I want to move back to Panama one day.
~ I lived in Costa Rica for 2 yrs before I moved to Mississippi
~ I'd like to run for office one day, at a local level.
~ I like red wine, and beer (not together, of course)
~ I believe actions speak louder than words.
~ I have no tolerance for racism or bigotry
~ I don't care for people who believe their way is the only way. What works for someone else may not work for me. We were meant to be different.
Friday, July 27
One day at a time
Thanks everyone for your kind comments. I really appreciate it more than I can express.
I have learned thru the years that I need to take it one day at a time. I can't do anything about the past, or the future. I have to live in the present, and face life one day at a time.
Cathy is right, I am in the house of pain. I won't stay here forever, but how soon I move on to the next stage it's partly up to me. I have to make an effort to learn more about this new job, so I can feel better about the decision I made to change jobs.
Without planning it, or even thinking about it, I have a found a great mentor in Sam (fellow marathoner). Some of you know him, he is also training with us. And lucky for me, he works here too. He has become my mentor without knowing it (thanks Sam), and it's great to have someone who knows this agency very well, listen to my concerns and offer advice.
If it hasn't been for MM, I am not sure I would have been lucky enough to get to know Sam better. So thanks MM.
One day at a time it's going to be my motto from this point forward. Chicago is getting closer and I have a lot to do between now and then. Not only do I need to stick to my training, I also have to get my fundraiser together. Hopefully we'll be able to raise a nice amount for CFC International.
So keep on training!
I have learned thru the years that I need to take it one day at a time. I can't do anything about the past, or the future. I have to live in the present, and face life one day at a time.
Cathy is right, I am in the house of pain. I won't stay here forever, but how soon I move on to the next stage it's partly up to me. I have to make an effort to learn more about this new job, so I can feel better about the decision I made to change jobs.
Without planning it, or even thinking about it, I have a found a great mentor in Sam (fellow marathoner). Some of you know him, he is also training with us. And lucky for me, he works here too. He has become my mentor without knowing it (thanks Sam), and it's great to have someone who knows this agency very well, listen to my concerns and offer advice.
If it hasn't been for MM, I am not sure I would have been lucky enough to get to know Sam better. So thanks MM.
One day at a time it's going to be my motto from this point forward. Chicago is getting closer and I have a lot to do between now and then. Not only do I need to stick to my training, I also have to get my fundraiser together. Hopefully we'll be able to raise a nice amount for CFC International.
So keep on training!
Thursday, July 26
Life happens...
Thanks all of you for your kind comments, they mean a lot to me.
I haven't trained this week. Monday, my mom came over to visit so I didn't. I had a horrible headache Tuesday, and spent all day yesterday out in the field. It was hot and I ended up with another headache. Never mind that my feet were killing me from the steel toe boots I wore all day.
I got off the elevator this morning and fell. I had my hands full and didn't notice the elevator wasn't leveled with the floor, it was lower. I ended up tripping and falling on my knees. I am wearing pants, but still scraped both of my knees. ugh. if it isn't one thing, it's another.
So I'm staying in here until quitting time, to make sure nothing else happens.
And to top this off, I'm in a "job funk". Again.
Back in December, I took a new job. Until then, I had spent 10 yrs working on air pollution related issues. I loved it, I was good at it, and it was the area of environmental engineering I enjoyed. For a number of reasons too long to list (related to management, not the work I was doing), I made the decision to switch to another division, this one dealing with soil and groundwater remediation/cleanup. It is very interesting work and very different from what I've done in the past.
It's good experience, interesting work. But it's not where my heart is. I'm basically starting at the bottom again, learning something new. Where I was before, I had 10 yrs of experience, I knew what I was doing, people came to me for my opinion.
Here, I'm the new kid. It's very hard to start over at this point in my career, specially when I had my heart set on the work I had been doing for 10 yrs.
So this job funk has been growing in the past weeks. It's hard for me to find motivation to get up in the morning to come to work. I used to be excited about getting to the office and tackling the work. Now, I am going thru the motions, because that's what I get paid to do.
I'm sure this funk is moving across other areas of my life, like training.
Career change is not an option at this point. I have 3 small kids, so trying out something like teaching (which I'd like to do) isn't feasible because of the big paycut I'd have to take.
Moving back to do air pollution work is not an option either. I'd like to stay in this agency, and vacant positions aren't easy to come by.
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I've had this chance to learn something new. It's just hard to start over, and to leave behind 10 yrs of experience and a job I enjoyed and was good at.
But there is hope in the horizon. Soon, we'll have our debts paid off, and that will ease the burden on our family finances. Maybe once that happens, I'll be free to explore other career options without having to worry so much about a paycut.
wow, now this was a depressing blog. sorry!
I'm still so excited about the marathon and I've started to visualize what it's going to be like on that day. Keep on running, marathoners!
I haven't trained this week. Monday, my mom came over to visit so I didn't. I had a horrible headache Tuesday, and spent all day yesterday out in the field. It was hot and I ended up with another headache. Never mind that my feet were killing me from the steel toe boots I wore all day.
I got off the elevator this morning and fell. I had my hands full and didn't notice the elevator wasn't leveled with the floor, it was lower. I ended up tripping and falling on my knees. I am wearing pants, but still scraped both of my knees. ugh. if it isn't one thing, it's another.
So I'm staying in here until quitting time, to make sure nothing else happens.
And to top this off, I'm in a "job funk". Again.
Back in December, I took a new job. Until then, I had spent 10 yrs working on air pollution related issues. I loved it, I was good at it, and it was the area of environmental engineering I enjoyed. For a number of reasons too long to list (related to management, not the work I was doing), I made the decision to switch to another division, this one dealing with soil and groundwater remediation/cleanup. It is very interesting work and very different from what I've done in the past.
It's good experience, interesting work. But it's not where my heart is. I'm basically starting at the bottom again, learning something new. Where I was before, I had 10 yrs of experience, I knew what I was doing, people came to me for my opinion.
Here, I'm the new kid. It's very hard to start over at this point in my career, specially when I had my heart set on the work I had been doing for 10 yrs.
So this job funk has been growing in the past weeks. It's hard for me to find motivation to get up in the morning to come to work. I used to be excited about getting to the office and tackling the work. Now, I am going thru the motions, because that's what I get paid to do.
I'm sure this funk is moving across other areas of my life, like training.
Career change is not an option at this point. I have 3 small kids, so trying out something like teaching (which I'd like to do) isn't feasible because of the big paycut I'd have to take.
Moving back to do air pollution work is not an option either. I'd like to stay in this agency, and vacant positions aren't easy to come by.
Don't get me wrong, I'm glad I've had this chance to learn something new. It's just hard to start over, and to leave behind 10 yrs of experience and a job I enjoyed and was good at.
But there is hope in the horizon. Soon, we'll have our debts paid off, and that will ease the burden on our family finances. Maybe once that happens, I'll be free to explore other career options without having to worry so much about a paycut.
wow, now this was a depressing blog. sorry!
I'm still so excited about the marathon and I've started to visualize what it's going to be like on that day. Keep on running, marathoners!
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