Sunday Post/Sunday Salon - October 20, 2024: A New Story?

Happy Sunday!

Celebrate a beautiful weekend with Caffeinated Reader and Readerbuzz! I think I'm on the tail end of a nearly week-long debilitating headache, during which I still worked 55 1/2 hours. Ugh. We were required to sign up weeks (months?) ago for a 'Super Saturday,' during which we'd work eight hours, and they'd feed us breakfast (bagels) and lunch (sandwich box from Jimmy John's). I used to work six hours most Saturdays anyway, but being told I had to rubbed me wrong from the get go. Especially after I asked if I could work 2 or 3 six hour Saturdays instead but was told now. Also, I have no idea why motivation in corporate America is decreasing [/sarcasm]. Anywho. The headache is finally breaking, and I'm just a little stiff and in a medicine fog today. 

What I'm reading this week:

I'm still reading the exact three books I was reading last week (This Time Could be Different, Lightborne, and Little Women), but I've made more progress on the first one, and I'm really, really liking the vibe. Someone in a review said the book was like free therapy, since the main character is continually working on tasks given by their new-agey therapist. Accurate. And I really like it. 

I've also been considering (just kidding, it actually just occurred to me) that maybe I should adjust my Goodreads goal. Cuz I'm not gonna hit it this year. I've read 47 of a goal of 75 books this year. But I'm really okay with it, and excited to build my next Lego set, and still planning to pick up counted cross stitch again. So, whatever. But a good whatever. ;)

Three Good Things:

1. My daughter, Maggie, has kind of made my weekend. She said yesterday, when I rode along to a special-ed trunk or treat that she was volunteering at, that she likes hanging out with her mom. That her friends are cool (obvs), but her mom really gets her snarky side comments without explanation (we have a very similar sense of humor), and she likes spending time with me. And then today? She invited a couple friends from her broadcasting class over so they could finish their group film assignment for this weekend. So, I'm the 'mom' in her film. But what really felt good is that she's cool with our house. Like, some things are old or run-down, but we're comfy, and she has no hesitation bringing people around. When they put the rubber duck and the camera in the fridge (trust the process), she said our fridge has 'personality.' LOL Also, she's hosting friends for a Halloween party this coming weekend. We're not fancy, but it's all good.
2. My dude! We're on our way shortly to All-State Band Auditions. He insists he won't make the cut, but he's still putting it out there and auditioning. Since he's the only one playing his instrument (euphonium) in his grade, I really have no comparison. But I think his sound is solid (I've never played brass, so it's all magical to me!), and he seems to be hitting the right notes. So we'll be on our way to auditions in a few hours, and then solo and ensemble is the first weekend in December. Since hubby and I were both band kids, it's kinda cool to be raising one, too.
3. Halloween is my favorite! Last week, my son Jack and I made our first visit to Spirit Halloween. I got a Haunted Mansion door mat, that I'm actually putting in front of the kitchen sink so I can see it more. And we got a 5 ft inflatable gargoyle for out by the front walkway. It also has red glowing eyes, and glowing wings. It is pretty darn cool. He picked out a door wrap for his bedroom door, which ended up being nicer than the plastic disposable ones. It's fabricy, and designed like a fitted sheet, so
   he was able to wrap it on the door himself. His room is at the end of the upstairs hall, so it's kind of a highlight (and his door is usually closed to keep the cats off his gaming set up).

Three Goals for this week/month/whatever:

1. Starting my Villians Lego set! It's the brickheads of Cruella and (I think?) Maleficent. I got the box out of my closet and set it at the stairs to take down to the table. Baby steps, but now I'm committed :)
2. The interview last week was a bomb. Like, they canceled earlier that day and said the position won't be filled til January now. Whatever. I was already primed for disappointment, right? So I've decided to just buckle down and work my required hours. I've done the do-your-best and above-and-beyond thing, but it's mostly a toxic office space where my particular efforts are not appreciated. So, whatever. The good news is, it also seems to be impossible to get fired, so I need to adjust my efforts to match the rewards ;) Oops - this is the goals section. My goal is to save my best for those who appreciate it. Which isn't my office.
3. I'd still like to straight up my space (read: home office) and find a better, potentially profitable, creative outlet.