Vagaries of Clothing / Feeling Older

I was doing my laundry today, and had the opportunity to once again ponder the vagaries of clothing. You know, the 2 socks that are missing, but aren't a pair - one sock from each pair is missing. The pants that always have one leg turned inside out when I take them from the washer, even though I know I put them in with both legs turned the same way. And then there's my 2 shirts - identical, except in color. They each have a ribbon (of corresponding color) that laces up the front. The ribbon on the red shirt always stays laced into the shirt. But - and this is what baffles me - the ribbon in the blue shirt never does. I've had to fetch it out of the lint trap almost every time it's washed. I've even washed them in the same load, and it's the blue ribbon that comes undone. I can only conclude that there are little gremlins in my washer and dryer that enjoy doing these things to my clothes to keep laundry day more interesting.

April is not my favorite month any more. It used to be, when i'd be happy at the thought of winter ending, flowers blooming, birthdays for 2 of my kids, and April 15th finally passing. But somewhere along the way, it changed. Winter pretty much looks like spring here in southern California, just different flowers in bloom. Now my kids birthdays just remind me that I'm getting older too. My daughter turns 30 today - but I can't possibly be old enough to have a child that age. And my baby (all 6'3" of him) turns 24. My own birthday coming up just hammers home the fact that I'm getting old. Even April 15th has little significance now that I'm no longer working in the tax industry.

Funny what reading instructions can do

After my last post, I decided to look at the instructions on this web site for creating links. When I followed them, gosh - it worked!

Thanks Caitlyn for providing your instructions as well. I appreciate your willingness to help.

I survived my first week on the job. Again, following instructions has proved valuable. I stayed out of trouble by trying to listen closely to the instructors, both what they said, and what they implied by what wasn't said. Learning the culture of a new company can be tricky.

Even though I'm missing the naps to which I'd grown very accustomed, I didn't fall asleep in class once. I get a little drowsy after lunch, but so far my head hasn't hit the desk...LOL. Lunch is another story. I've really got to take my lunch, instead of running out to Del Taco, which the only place close enough to get there, eat and get back on time. And being on time is critical on this job. So I'll be grocery shopping this weekend to find things that are doable for packing a lunch. Most likely, it will be frozen things that I can pop in the microwave.

Start of something new

Today, I once again found myself on the 60 freeway, heading for the 57 to get to work. It was deja vue. But it felt good. After 23 months of unemployment, I'm really excited to get back on a payroll.

The drive itself was great. Moderately heavy traffic (it was a federal holiday, after all) and it was one of those sunny California mornings that look so pretty. Even the sun glaring off my dirty car windows didn't bother me much.

I won't be blogging about the job - that seems to be a bad thing these days, and I don't want to do anything that would jeapordize my staying with this company.

It will be interesting to see how my computer time at home works out. Definitely a big decrease in my Pogo time. But I'm hoping to keep up with the news and my favorite web sites. One of these days I'll figure out how to put my favorite links on my blog page. Actually, with less computer time than ever, it might be a long while...

Anyway, it nice to be started on something new and different. Here's hoping it turns out to be as good a thing as I think it is.