There are moments that I feel like my father’s daughter…
which isn’t ALL bad ;) We have the same cool thumbs (Mom’s are just weird!), we
both don’t dance, we do not talk for hours in grocery stores (mom), we don’t
like talking on the phone, and yesterday I added one to the list. I completely
pulled a Dad. I was so SO excited for my new planner to come in the mail! It is
Kate Spade (which is completely unnecessary) and UPS said it was out on the
truck for delivery. Well it was 5 and no planner. I had checked the garbage bin
3 times already (that’s where the packages get left). So what did I do?? I
stood in the entry way and stared down the driveway, waiting for the UPS man.
Dad uses the dining room window at home… I becoming more and more like my
parents. It’s not good!
Going along with that becoming your parents theme…. No one
wants to go grocery shopping with me thanks to mom. I am OCD about how the
groceries are put on the belt. Like extremely. Years of being training by mom
has damaged me. If they aren’t my groceries, I have to take a deep breath and
let it go. And I have to do dishes in the order that she made us. Silverware
first, then plates, then glasses, next are the bowls, and then you can move to
the random items. (this is a huge debate in the Rusch Household. Dad says the
silverware should be last) I have been damaged. J
I don’t remember the last time I brushed my hair. That is
what work from home does to me. Not that I ever did my hair before. If I was
feeling crazy… I would straighten it. I am the worst girl. Honestly. I can put
my hair in a ponytail, a French braid and a bun when my hair is long enough.
Curling my hair doesn’t work, neither does the cute braids that are so vogue.
My sister was already good at that. Should have made her teach me. Oh and my
nails… always look bad. I paint them…. Sometimes… and then let the paint chip
off. One thing that is good about Texas is that it is always hot, so I have to
shave year round! ;)
I think this is so good:
The picture is absolutely perfect. And she has her glittery
scarf on. Pretty awesome lady. Her tact was impeccable. Chautauquans are
ridiculous, and she always smoothed the craziest things over. (and when I say
crazy… I mean wanting a new South Lot spot because a bird was pooping on their
car, crazy) The crankiest people left in a better mood. Well… she at least had
tact to their face! Sometimes there was a slammed phone after someone called to
complain that the plaza cam wasn’t working….again. J She nicely talked to them
about it, and the conversation usually turned to how much it had snowed that
winter because she drove by the sign everyday on the way to work … I would transfer
them to the Colonnade. I need some of that tact. I have a little too much
temper sometimes. I blame the red hair!
Today is my 3 year “Back to the USA” anniversary. I read my
Timehop today and wow… I was not happy to be flying home. I only remember a few
things from that trip:
1.
Cried when the taxi pulled away from my flat
2.
The really nice airport man who let my extra
heavy suitcases go
3.
Feeling like I was flying to North Korea after
walking under a huge photo of Obama to get to the USA portion of the Ireland
airport. Uber creepy
4.
My carryon weighing as much as I did. They were
both so incredibly heavy.
It all seems like a lifetime ago. Such a fake smile.
The Ted Baker and the Calvin Klein bags were my carry-ons.
And I wore my sweatshirt and carried my laptop in my arms. The things I did….
I am starting to feel stuck again. And restless. This job
has just been killing me lately. And walking into this cube farm everyday… a
bit of my soul dies. (Dramatic yes, but seriously). Staring at a screen for 8
hours is just… ARGH. I am basically in a customer service role, just behind a
computer. I help people with training stuff. And it’s so SO repetitive.
I need to be using my free time better. I need to be reading
more. Something mentally stimulating. I feel like my brain has been sleeping
for 3 years.
I had this to-do list in June and this is how it is coming
along:
·
Train to run the Rock and Roll ½ marathon in
Dec.
o
Not where
I want to be at… the stitches didn’t help
·
Learn to play the violin (I have been
squirreling away $ and prob going to just buy a cheap one)
o
Bought a
really cheap one. Cant wait for it to arrive this weekend!
·
Read more, watch TV less
o
Found
Frasier on Netflix… so Im failing on this front
·
Eat better
o
Was doing
well until this past weekend when I ate my weight in Salt & Vinegar chips
& ice cream
·
Work out more (kinda goes with #1)
o
Ehhhhh
·
School…
o
Applied to a teaching certification program at
UTSA
o
Yeah
decided against that… again. For the 15th time
·
Look into UT
o
Email the director of the Holocaust Center
o
Didn’t respond
o
Take a tour
o
Work on essay
·
Study for the GRE’s
o
Hasn’t happened
·
Rock the GRE’s
·
Go to Austin
o
Really
want to do this!
·
Buy old stuff in Fredericksburg
o
Need
money for this one!
·
Go to Dallas and check out the art scene
·
Take an beginner adult ballet class
·
Making a 1-3 year life plan/goals
·
Get my pictures organized and printed- I did this!
·
Try Skeleton
Kinda need to get back on track….And I would like a life reset button
please.
Oh and is it Friday yet?
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