Surprise From KKex SP

I got home from work on Friday and there was a package waiting for me to open. It was from my KKEXnMore Secret Pal. This was the revealing package from my SP Lisa. Look at all the goodies she sent me.

I love the knitting bag. I needed a new one and had planned to buy one this weekend, but Lisa beat me to it. And of coarse his Majesty is really cute too. (if you haven't figured it out, I love Garfield)
Thanks Lisa for everything! You Rock!!

Funky Scarf Update

I posted earlier in the week that I would post some pictures of the progress of the funky scarf I am working on. So here they are! I am using Patons' Nuance in Cedar Rose. I haven't decided if I am going to use fringe or string some beads on the ends. I think the person I am making this for will really like it or at least I hope she does. I created it based on her questionnaire.

Tuesday's Question #4

Well this may be the last Tuesday question since I haven't really had much response to my previous questions. So here's this weeks question:

Should I continue posting a question each Tuesday for my blog readers to answer?

No answer from me this time....I will give you my answer after the results are in.

Information Overload

Today was day 3 at my new job. So far I am really enjoying it. Right now though I am dealing with information overload. I am learning soooooo much! I am taking online classes while I am working and learning the functions of my position. I will be heading to Portland the last week of November to take a week long class and then I take the state exam to become licensed in Property and Casualty and this is just the beginning of the licensing process. Right now I am working on getting licensed in Bank Securities. I should be fully licensed by the end of January.

The thing that has been the hardest for me with this new job is having to get up so early in the morning to get ready for work. I am NOT a morning person! I am a night owl and I am having to force myself to go to bed at a decent time which really isn't that bad because I am actually pretty tired by the time 10:00 p.m. rolls around. The problem is that my body/internal clock is so used to staying up late that once I go to bed I lay there and toss and turn for a couple of hours. Last night I decided to take a sleeping aid (tylenol pm) which did help me sleep but it took too long to kick in and then this morning I felt drugged. So tonight I am just going to go find something really boring on TV and see what happens.....LOL

Funky Scarf Swap Update.....


I have been working on the scarf for this exchange. I found the perfect yarn, but deciding on a pattern was a different story. I have started and frogged the scarf about 10 times because I just haven't liked the patterns. I finally found a pattern and modified it a little. I will be posting a picture of my progress later this week.

Tuesday's Question #3

What is your single worst fear?


My single worst fear is of spiders.

Success Is The Best Revenge!

Today I completed step 4 of the hiring process for the insurance sales position. No that is not a mistake....I had a 3rd interview this morning. When I got home from work this afternoon I had a message from the insurance office. I immediately got on the phone and called them back and I was offered the position. I go in on Wednesday to finalize everything such as hours, salary, benefits, etc. I am totally ecstatic right now!

This employment search has been a complete emotional roller coaster.

I lost my job at the doctors' office back in January due to the fact that one of the doctors that I was working for was diagnosed with cancer and they made some major changes and down scaled their office and my position was eliminated. The job market where I live is very competitive and there really are not a lot of job openings. I spent the first four months collecting unemployment and searching for work. I was getting to the point of desperation so I took the position at our local pizza restaurant back in May just so I could get out of the house and make more than I was getting on unemployment. Well this job was working out just fine for a while, but it really wasn't what I wanted to be doing for a career plus it was running havoc on my feet. So at the beginning of August I put my career search in overdrive. I can't tell you the number of positions I applied for. I was called to a couple of interviews but for the most part never heard anything back from any of the employers. I take that back, I did receive one letter from one employer saying thanks for your resume but we have decided to hire someone else. Then I heard from a friend that works for a mortgage company that she knew of a position that the insurance office was interviewing for. I called their office to get more information and they asked me to drop off my resume and scheduled an interview.

So that is how I got to this point.


I plan to become very successful in this new career and I hope my name becomes well known. And then I will sit back and smile and think about my favorite motto...

"Success Is The Best Revenge!"

Sometimes You Just Gotta De-stress

When life gets overwhelming sometimes you just gotta de-stress. John and I took a trip up the North Umpqua today to do some sightseeing. We visited Fall Creek Falls. (click on the name of the falls for more information) It's about a one mile easy to moderately difficult hike to the bottom of the falls from the parking area. John and I hiked to the top of the falls. One of the neat features of the trail to the falls is where the trail narrows between two very large rocks. There is a picture of John and I between these rocks in the slide show. We plan to do more hiking to various falls along the North Umpqua River this fall. We would have visited Susan Creek Falls today, but John was feeling a little under the weather. Enjoy the slide show!




The Need for Speed

I'm a Lotus Elise!



You believe in maximum performance and minimum baggage. You like to travel light and fast, hit the corners hard, and dance like there's no tomorrow.


"Take the Which Sports Car Are You? quiz.

I can't believe how accurate this quiz was....this car is totally ME!

FO's

I actually have been working on projects and managed to get some finished. The scarf on the left was knitted with a nobo novelty yarn, the one in the midde was crocheted with one of Red Hearts new self striping yarn and the one on the right was loom knitted with Red Heart Kooky. My favorite is the one on the right. I love the texture of the yarn and the pattern the yarn made.


On another subject, I got a call yesterday from the insurance office and they asked me to come back on Monday for a 3rd interview. I'm keeping my fingers crossed, but this is looking very promissing.

Life's To Do List

The items in purple are things I have done and all the other ones, well we will just have to see what happens next!
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01. Bought everyone in the bar a drink
02. Swam with wild dolphins
03. Climbed a mountain
04. Taken a Ferrari for a test drive
05. Been inside the Great Pyramid
06. Held a tarantula
07. Taken a candlelit bath with someone
08. Said 'I love you' and meant it
09. Hugged a tree
10. Bungee jumped
11. Visited Paris
12. Watched a lightning storm at sea
13. Stayed up all night long and saw the sun rise
14. Seen the Northern Lights
15. Gone to a huge sports game
16. Walked the stairs to the top of the leaning Tower of Pisa
17. Grown and eaten your own vegetables
18. Touched an iceberg
19. Slept under the stars
20. Changed a baby's diaper
21. Taken a trip in a hot air balloon
22. Watched a meteor shower
23. Gotten drunk on champagne
24. Given more than you can afford to charity
25. Looked up at the night sky through a telescope
26. Had an uncontrollable giggling fit at the worst possible moment
27. Had a food fight
28. Bet on a winning horse
29. Asked out a stranger
30. Had a snowball fight
31. Screamed as loudly as you possibly can
32. Held a lamb
33. Seen an eclipse
34. Ridden a roller coaster
35. Hit a home run
36. Danced like a fool and not cared who was looking
37. Adopted an accent for an entire day
38. Actually felt happy about your life, even for just a moment
39. Had two hard drives for your computer
40. Visited all 10 provinces or all 50 states
41. Taken care of someone who was drunk
42. Had amazing friends
43. Danced with a stranger in a foreign country
44. Watched wild whales
45. Stolen a sign
46. Backpacked in Europe
47. Taken a road-trip
48. Gone rock climbing
49. Midnight walk on the beach
50. Gone sky diving
51. Visited Ireland
52. Been heartbroken longer then you were actually in love
53. In a restaurant, sat at a stranger's table and had a meal with them
54. Visited Japan
55. Milked a cow
56. Alphabetized your cds
57. Pretended to be a superhero
58. Sung karaoke
59. Lounged around in bed all day
60. Posed nude in front of strangers
61. Gone scuba diving
62. Kissed in the rain
63. Played in the mud
64. Played in the rain
65. Gone to a drive-in theater
66. Visited the Great Wall of China
67. Started a business
68. Fallen in love and not had your heart broken
69. Toured ancient sites
70. Taken a martial arts class
71. Played D&D for 6 hours straight
72. Gotten married
73. Been in a movie
74. Crashed a party
75. Gotten divorced
76. Gone without food for 5 days
77. Made cookies from scratch
78. Won first prize in a costume contest
79. Ridden a gondola in Venice
80. Gotten a tattoo
81. Rafted the Dead River
82. Been on television news programs as an "expert"
83. Got flowers for no reason
84. Performed on stage
85. Been to Las Vegas
86. Recorded music
87. Eaten shark
88. Had a one-night stand
89. Gone to Thailand
90. Bought a house
91. Been in a combat zone
92. Buried one of your parents
93. Been on a cruise ship
94. Spoken more than one language fluently
95. Performed in aisles at Rocky Horror.
96. Raised children.
97. Followed your favorite band/singer on tour
98. Created and named your own constellation of stars
99. Taken an exotic bicycle tour in a foreign country
100. Picked up and moved to another city to just start over
101. Walked the Golden Gate Bridge
102. Sang loudly in the car, and didn't stop when you knew someone was looking
103. Had plastic surgery
104. Survived an illness that you shouldn't have survived
105. Wrote articles for a large publication
106. Lost over 100 pounds
107. Held someone while they were having a flashback
108. Piloted an airplane
109. Petted a stingray
110. Broken someone's heart
111. Helped an animal give birth
112. Won money on a T.V. game show
113. Broken a bone
114. Gone on an African photo safari
115. Had a body part of yours below the neck pierced
116. Fired a rifle, shotgun, or pistols
117. Eaten mushrooms that were gathered in the wild
118. Ridden a horse
119. Had major surgery
120. Had a snake as a pet
121. Hiked to the bottom of the Grand Canyon
122. Slept for more than 30 hours over the course of 48 hours
123. Visited more foreign countries than U.S. states
124. Visited all 7 continents
125. Taken a canoe trip that lasted more than 2 days
126. Eaten kangaroo meat
127. Eaten sushi
128. Had your picture in the newspaper
129. Changed someone's mind about something you care deeply about
130. Gone back to school
131. Parasailed
132. Petted a cockroach
133. Eaten fried green tomatoes
134. Read The Iliad - and the Odyssey
135. Selected one "important" author who you missed in school, and read their books.
136. Killed and prepared an animal for eating
137. Skipped all your school reunions
138. Communicated with someone without sharing a common spoken language
139. Been elected to public office
140. Written your own computer language
141. Thought to yourself that you're living your dream
142. Had to put someone you love into hospice care
143. Built your own PC from parts
144. Sold your own artwork to someone who didn't know you
145. Had a booth at a street fair
146. Dyed your hair
147. Been a DJ
148. Shaved your head
149. Caused a car accident
150. Saved someone's life

And you?

Tuesday's Question

What is your favorite breakfast cereal?

Mine is Cap'n Crunch Berries


Step Three

I got good news today. I passed step two in the hiring process for the insurance sales position. I was told that I did very well on the exam and they asked me back for a second interview. I will have this interview late Thursday afternoon. I am keeping my fingers crossed.