Due to Unfortuante Timing, the Cat is Out of the Bag

My boss knows.
This morning as I was making my daily bowl of oatmeal in the breakroom, my boss (Mark) pops in and says "Would you like to hear the bad news or the worse news?". My first thought is that everyone at the Bank is going to be laid off. Then I think I'm going to be laid off. I just stare at Mark and answer "Let's go with the bad news first".... He proceeds to tell me that our other bank administrative assistant (I am senior adminstrative assistant) gave her notice (bad news) and that her last day is Thursday (worse news). My heart drops. This totally ruins my plan of when to tell Mark that I'm leaving. What is the Bank going to do with no admins??
I then proceed to tell him that I was going to give him my notice... He asks if I'm serious... Yes, Mark..... My last day is June 23. I can literally see stress lines start to form on his face. I feel TERRIBLE. Mark is a great boss and an awesome employer. I go into his office and we start talking about my surprise announcement. I wasn't planning on telling him until May 27 or June 10.
Throughout the day, Mark is trying to make suggestions to me to get me to stay a bit longer, each comment is about 75% serious... like chaining me to the desk and building a port-a-potty next to the desk. Don't worry, he'd bring me food. Or hey, don't I want to stay until I actually have a job in California? No Mark.... I'm sorry.
Mark knows that this nothing personal against him or the Bank. I told him that on the bright side that I am here for another month. So he has gotten approval from an EVP (Sallie Mae is on a hiring freeze) to fill my and the other admins position. I sure hope that I am here for the interview process and hopefully can train at least one person.
I must say I have enjoyed my time at Sallie Mae Bank. It was a challenge majority of the time because I felt I was worth more. But I highly enjoy the people I work with and the atmosphere that is there. Mark is someone who treats all his employees with respect and does not act as if he is superior than anyone. Even the plant lady. I hope that wherever I end up in California, I would be so lucky to have an employer like Sallie Mae Bank.

Weekly Happenings!

So.... maybe I'll start a trend of posting things that happened to me during the week?

I saw a huge red spider crawling on the bathroom wall Tuesday morning as I went to go turn on the shower water. What did I do? Moved anything (ie towels) that it could crawl into/under. But I didn't kill it. Mostly because there was no shoe to smash it. But then last night (Saturday night), I was having a hard time sleeping and so I turned on my lamp to pull up my covers and read a book. As I went to pull up the covers that had falled off the end of my bed, what do I see? A huge red spider. Ewwwwww. Luckily, I had a black shoe within reach and killed the sucker. Dad said it probably was the bathroom spiders brother.

I have experienced the joy of lavendar essential oil. It makes me fall asleep quicker and helps me get that more deep sleep that I feel like I so often miss.

I ran for 18 minutes straight on Monday. 15 minutes at a 5.0 mph and 3 minutes at 6.0 mph. I'm not a runner. I never did enjoy running. Go me. I credit this increase due to the two weeks I did of Insanity. That program starts back up next Monday! I gotta get mentally ready for that torture.

I bought a GPS. In California, there are a lot more freeways than Utah has. And the roads in California aren't on a grid system like Utah. So I watched for deals in the Sunday ads and looked up reviews of the GPS systems that were on sale this week. Friday I took the plunge at Best Buy. I purchased a Garmin nuvi 255w. I used it Friday evening for a trip to Lindon (cause we all know how confusing Lindon is). It was great! And I love that you can choose from over 25 "accents" for your directions to be spoken in.

I now have 33 days before I move. There is still a lot I want to do before I go! But the countdown is on! I'm excited!!

Changes

Oh man... where do I start??

I am moving to the Bay Area!! WOO HOO! No, I do not have a job out there yet and no, I'm not moving to be with my internet lover. Let's just say this is a leap of faith. I feel very strongly that this is the next step in my life. June 25 is the big day!

For the short time between now and the big move, I am moving back in with my parents. I am grateful they are letting me back in the house so that I can save a few extra bucks! It's been almost five years since I've lived there. THANK YOU MOM AND DAD!

Am I.... Insane?

I'm starting a new workout program tomorrow. The name - Insanity. From people that I know that have started this workout, the name fits perfectly. It's a 60 day program that promises great results. It comes with fourteen workouts, a workout calendar (so you know what workout to do what day) and a nutrition guide.
The makers of Insanity are Beach Body. They are the same ones who promote P90x and Chalene Extreme. And I've heard P90x is a killer.... so I'm expecting Insanity to be just that. Insane.
I'll try to keep up with my progress here, letting you know what I think of Insanity. There are a few other girls in my ward that are doing this, so I have plenty of support!

Here's the website if you want to check it out: http://www.beachbody.com/Insanity.

I'm ready to cry, sweat and scream my way to a more fit, heathlier body!

Congratulations to me!

Well... maybe the title should be "It's about time!".

I paid my final parking ticket with UVU today so they should be sending out my actual diploma! WOO HOO!

When I graduated, I had two unpaid parking tickets. I paid one about three months after graduation and have put off paying this other one. My reason? I don't have one.

R-E-S-P-E-C-T, What does that mean to me?

Today someone at work disrespected me. He raised his voice and talked down to me. I didn't like that.
I talked to my boss and his boss about the incident. My boss is the president of the Bank that I work for and is really nice to everyone. He told me that he tries to treat everyone with respect, whether it is someone that he works with or someone in his neighborhood. And that got me to start thinking "Do I respect everyone I come in contact with?"
I think that I am a nice person. I try to be pleasant and polite. But sometimes there are those individuals that you run across that really test you, those ones that irritate you. The person who is driving 35 mph in a 50 mph zone and there is no way to get around them. The person who get in the Express lane at Walmart with obviously more than 10 items. The arrogant co-worker who thinks that you are beneath him.
I pride myself in getting along with everyone that I work with and being able to work with a lot of different personalities. I feel that working in the administrative field, it's important to get along with those that you support for a more productive, friendly environment. When you don't get along with those who you work with, it makes going to work dreadful.
When individuals that you work with, that are in your church group, or maybe even people you live with are disrespectful to you, it makes you want to show them the same thing. Everyone wants to be respected though. Everyone has something good to give.
The bottom line I have come to is simple. It's something I always heard growing up: Treat others how you want to be treated. Even if they don't show you respect, it's still important to show them respect.

For me? Not so much. For you? Maybe.

So I went out on a limb... I tried something and learned it's not for me.

I created a profile on a LDS internet dating website.

*GASP*

Now this isn't something that I like to admit... But I want to people to know that I am trying.

It's been a full eight days. But today I deleted my profile. I will no longer particpate in internet dating.

Here's the story: I've had two really good friends meet and marry guys they have met off the internet. I've always said "No way, no how". Then someone close to me brought it up last week as an option. I've been really frustrated, dating wise, and I thought "what is there to lose?"... so I signed up on ldslinkup.com. My friend Jenny used this website and always going on dates with guys she met on here. Even though I was still hesitant when I set up my profile, I knew that it couldn't hurt me. They couldn't stalk me. Right?
Here's the experience: It's awkward. These poor boys are trying to send you clever messages. I started off by responding to about 90% of the boys who wrote me. But as the days have wore on, I started responding less and less. There is something about trying to get to know someone you've never seen over email that just is fake to me. I got tired of explaining what I do for a living and what I like. I did give a few boys my phone number. All of them have text me but slowly it started to turn creepy. Texting me everyday. Texting me multiple times if I didn't respond. Uh.... yeah. Then there were some boys online, that if I didn't respond to their message they wrote me, they'd write something along the lines of "Why don't you respond :(".... I even had one guy offer to call me and sing me a song he wrote. I haven't been able to bring myself to meet any of the guys I have given my phone number to.
I did end up meeting a boy that is in my ward. We got to talking and he said he would have never had the courage to come talk to me. This perplexed me and I asked why. Here is his response: I get nervous. I don't like just going up to girls in singles wards and start talking to them - I don't want to come off desperate or anything like that". DUH TODD! That's what singles wards are for. Outside of Utah, this is how LDS single people meet.
Call me old fashioned, but I want a guy to be able to start a conversation with me face to face. I feel that my generation has become too lazy when it comes to meeting people. Man up and talk to a few girls/boys.
So in the end, it just got to be too creepy for me. People have been meeting each other face to face for years and years without the help of any internet technology. I tried. And now I'll pass.
I feel that if a boy doesn't have the courage to talk to me, then he won't have the courage to do a lot of nerve-wracking things in life (uh hello, you're eventually going to have to ask my dad for permission to marry me.... now that's gotta be nerve-wracking!). Stop being a wuss!

So to those who read this and know me: Feel free to set me up. You know my standards - and if you don't, ask. While blind dates are not my favorite, I will gladly go.

Bottom Line: Internet dating is not for me.