Irene C.

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Such a Sap!

Irene C. posted an article on - Nov 25, 2009, 7:26 am
Last night, I was watching Dancing With the Stars.  I always watch it and remember when it first came on waaaaay back in 2005.  I remember thinking that the show was schmaltzy and it really wasn&#...
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Cocktail Hour Wisdom

Irene C. posted an article on - Nov 23, 2009, 5:48 am
I am lucky to have co-workers that are wise.  Their wisdom seems to come out when we're out having drinks which may explain some of the profound things that they say.  A few months ago, a few of...
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Catching Up

Irene C. posted an article on - Nov 22, 2009, 10:45 am
The end of the year is approaching and I am right on schedule with looking back and taking stock of my life and events that have occurred this past year.   There are things that I hope for in 2010, ...
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Life's Twists and Turns

Irene C. posted an article on - Nov 15, 2009, 8:31 pm
The past week has been a rough one.  It started with disappointment and ended with a new opportunity  - one which I am going to take.  And, just when I think I'm finished learning a lesson, I f...
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Just When You Think

Irene C. posted an article on - Nov 12, 2009, 9:43 pm
you're life is a mess, you realize that everything is as it should be.
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I'm Getting Better at This

Irene C. posted an article on - Nov 11, 2009, 5:43 pm
The last entry I wrote was about disappointment and I was a wreck on Monday.  But, here it is Wednesday and I'm fine.  I really am fine.  I was actually fine on Tuesday.  See, I am learning an...
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Ouch!

Irene C. posted an article on - Nov 8, 2009, 2:43 pm
Back to disappointment and heart break. Ouch! Just ouch.
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Wise Words

Irene C. posted an article on - Nov 4, 2009, 7:44 pm
I have a dry-erase board in my office.  At the beginning of every week, I put up a quote and around December of 2008 I put up my new year's resolutions for 2009.  One of the resolutions that wen...
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Have You Ever Had

Irene C. posted an article on - Oct 29, 2009, 9:33 pm
the kind of day where you're disappointed more than once? The kind of day where you just shut your office door and cried? The kind of day when you excused yourself from a phone conversation becaus...
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Disappointment

Irene C. posted an article on - Oct 27, 2009, 7:09 pm
So I have been told that I have high expectations.  I don't disagree because I do - it's a character trait of mine.  I expect a lot of others and expect more from myself and I doubt that e...
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Mondays Suck

Irene C. posted an article on - Oct 26, 2009, 8:35 am
So I am sitting in the accident site off the Kennedy expressway. I've been here for about an hour waiting for the police to come and write up an accident report. You see, I've been rear-ende...
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I Really AM Okay

Irene C. posted an article on - Oct 25, 2009, 9:59 am
The funny thing about having an on line blog is that you don't always write about everything going on in your life.  But, because it IS on line and people read it, those who do read it form a ce...
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A-Freakin-Noyed

Irene C. posted an article on - Oct 23, 2009, 9:04 pm
I have no idea why I'm so annoyed.  It could be because I'm tired or because my brain is fried or because I feel so ridiculously fat.  It could be because I'm cleaning out e-mail and r...
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Moving in Slow Motion

Irene C. posted an article on - Oct 17, 2009, 8:08 pm
The days seem to pass by so quickly, but yet I feel like I'm moving at a snail's pace.  There are so many things to do at home and at work but no matter how quickly I try to move, it...
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Ugh - It's Happening Again

Irene C. posted an article on - Oct 12, 2009, 4:19 am
Way back in May, I wrote this entry in which I referred to this other entry where I felt invisible.  And, yesterday - guess what - I felt invisible.  It's a common occurrence and I'm thin...
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Things We Don't Say

Irene C. posted an article on - Oct 10, 2009, 3:31 pm
It always seems that this time of year I get into a "thinking" mood.  Maybe it's because of the weather - the winds pick up and it gets cold - or maybe it's because of the season - it's ...
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Trying to Breathe In and Out

Irene C. posted an article on - Oct 9, 2009, 8:16 am
I thought I had gotten past the bronchitis that I was dealing with over Labor Day weekend, but that does not seem to be the case.  Instead, I have put in extra hours at work and have let myself get ...
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Just Let Go

Irene C. posted an article on - Oct 4, 2009, 10:49 pm
It's been a rough weekend for me.  I don't want to go into the reasons for why this is the case, but suffice it to say that it has been a rough weekend and I am glad that it is almost over.Â...
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And Now Back To Our Regularly Scheduled Program

Irene C. posted an article on - Oct 3, 2009, 6:36 pm
It's October * sigh *.  I don't really care for October except Halloween and that's probably because it's the VERY last day of October.  There has been a lot of turmoil in my life ...
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*Sigh*

Irene C. posted an article on - Oct 1, 2009, 9:47 pm
Lately it seems that things seem to get more and more complicated.  I'm not sure if that's because I'm older and have more and more responsibilities.
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What Am I DOING?!?!

Irene C. posted an article on - Sep 30, 2009, 7:40 pm
Seriously, I have to ask myself what am I doing?  It's 7:40 in the evening and after a terrible day at work, I'm STILL here!!!!
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Why am I So Sad?

Irene C. posted an article on - Sep 27, 2009, 7:48 am
For some reason I have this sense of sadness about me and I'm not entirely sure why.  Things at home are fine - the boys are going to their preschool classes and are doing well.  And, the hubb...
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Whatever!

Irene C. posted an article on - Sep 26, 2009, 11:52 am
Ugh! WHATeva!!!
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Tired of Being Disappointed

Irene C. posted an article on - Sep 21, 2009, 7:17 pm
Maybe I just need to lower my expectations. Or, better yet - I should learn not to expect anything. Sounds like a plan.
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Not Ready For the Week Ahead

Irene C. posted an article on - Sep 20, 2009, 8:36 pm
I just looked at my schedule for the coming week and it's crazy.  I know I shouldn't look at stuff like that on Sunday night before I settle down into the bedtime routine, but I couldn't...
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A Little LESS Pissed Off

Irene C. posted an article on - Sep 19, 2009, 6:14 pm
I'm not sure if I'm a little less angry than I was in my last post because I'm tired or because I unloaded on someone.  Let me explain the "unloaded on someone" part.  I didn't act...
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Getting Past Angry

Irene C. posted an article on - Sep 13, 2009, 7:13 pm
How does one get past being angry?  It seems that this is what is holding me back - now more than ever.  I'm angry for all these little reasons that seem to accumulate.  I'm angry for so...
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Excuse My Little Tantrum, But I've HAD It!

Irene C. posted an article on - Sep 12, 2009, 8:51 pm
Contrary to popular belief, I don't write about everything in my life in this thing.  It would be safe to say that I write about 5% of what is going on in my life.  It's been a long, annoy...
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Baby Steps

Irene C. posted an article on - Sep 9, 2009, 10:57 pm
After being on vacation for 2 days, having a holiday, and then taking a sick day (I'm not 100% yet), I made it to work this morning.  It was a productive day, but it wasn't without t...
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Make it Go Away

Irene C. posted an article on - Sep 3, 2009, 9:11 am
I wish I could look forward instead of always looking back.  I think that life would be easier for me if I could live my life in drive.
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Things I could Do Without

Irene C. posted an article on - Sep 1, 2009, 5:27 am
clutter, clutter everywhere cranky preschoolers in the morning going to work and not being able to accomplish anything unwanted attention from a co-worker, disguised as "just being nice" not being...
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10% Off

Irene C. posted an article on - Aug 31, 2009, 7:25 pm
is only a good thing if it means YOU are saving money.  Don't ask - I don't want to talk about it.
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My Boy's Chubby Hands

Irene C. posted an article on - Aug 29, 2009, 7:54 am
Today my oldest son is 5 years old.  It may not sound like a big deal, but it is.  We were playing and I was tickling him and making him laugh and I glanced over at his little hands and realized t...
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More Fragile than You Think

Irene C. posted an article on - Aug 28, 2009, 10:48 pm
I was having a discussion with someone at work who, at one point in time, I thought was more than a mere co-worker and acquaintance (more friend like I guess).  In reality, this person reall...
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It's THAT Time Again

Irene C. posted an article on - Aug 27, 2009, 6:31 pm
As a child, teen-ager, and even as an adult I always LOVED back to school time.  I have this thing for new notebooks, pencils, highlighters - I'm an office supply junkie, I suppose.  In the p...
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Every Once in a While . . .

Irene C. posted an article on - Aug 19, 2009, 8:20 pm
work is Annoying but sometimes there are moments during the stress where being with my co-workers brings great joy.  Normally, work is just work - a means to an end; a paycheck.  But, every once i...
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Perfection

Irene C. posted an article on - Aug 18, 2009, 8:54 pm
This past weekend the boys (hubby included of course) went on a long weekend trip.  With the school year starting up in a matter of days, it seemed like the most logical thing to do.  We went go-c...
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Sitting On My Fat A$$ Thinking Back to Last Year

Irene C. posted an article on - Aug 9, 2009, 10:04 am
This morning I woke up to a still sleeping house and thought, "I'm hungry!" and then proceeded to eat what seemed like everything in sight.  I'm so fat and puffy right now that my knees feel...
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Change Stalled?

Irene C. posted an article on - Aug 2, 2009, 5:58 pm
Yesterday I wrote about how I thought the winds of change were upon me.  Today I think that may not be the case.  It could have been the wind of gas . . . Sorry very bad pun there. But, seriousl...
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