life is good - and it's a long post!

karmaberry1 · Post by **karmaberry1** » Mon Mar 08, 2010 3:19 pm

i'll rally - and sooner than later.

what you saw last night is heartbreaking. that in and of itself causes stress and tension.

i hope you get a good night's sleep. tomorrow you'll find out what's going on and what you can do to help. after all, it's who you are!

manofmusic · Post by **manofmusic** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:38 am

I went over to my neighbour's after work today. It turns out that it wasn't is heart after all. Him and his wife were watching the academy awards on Sunday. Around 10:30 he said "good night" and off he went. He went to the kitchen to put a dirty dish and a glass into the sink. He went to turn around to check to see if the back door was locked. The kitchen was dark. He didn't turn on the light. He went to turn around and got a bit disoriented and ended up falling down the basement stairs. It's a long flight too. He ended up falling on his left arm and slid down the rest of the way head first. He THOUGHT he was ok (he's 90 years old). He never hit his head. His left arm took the brunt of the force. He'll be in the hospitol for a little while because he has to get pins put in his left elbow because he shattered it. His wife went to see him today. Evidentally, he's the life of the "party" LOL He really likes the nurses. He pushes the button all the time ! LOL Anyway....the reason that his wife went out to the ambulance and started yelling thru the window was because when the ambulance attendants went to get him out of the house, they opened the back door and jammed it so it would stay open. Well, she couldn't get the door closed ! She had to go back out and tell them to close the door for her. So it ends up on a good note (even though he has to get pins in his elbow)....it could've ended up on a MUCH different note.

Work was good today. Someone decided to shoot of his mouth today and get a few people upset. Not me though ! I concentrated on my work and I kept the tunes running thru my head all day long. I was even humming along !LOL If some people there want to be jerks, then let them. They're only hurting themselves. They're just too ignorant to know it now......one day they'll figure it out.

Another sunny day here ! It went over 60 today !!!!!!!!!!!! I hope it stays this way. I'm not putting the snow shovel away yet though ! LOL

manofmusic · Post by **manofmusic** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 11:39 am

oh yeah......Karma - did you go to work today ?

jillzmind · Post by **jillzmind** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:35 pm

Man
I am so glad you went over to your neighbors! Way to go

Owie kazowie for your poor neighbor guy. That hurts just thinking about it. He does sound like a fun patient at the hospital. I bet the nurses love that

Fun people always make work better don't they? I am glad he is relativley okay. And that it wasn't something worse..whew.
Thanks for the update on him.
take care
J~

jillzmind · Post by **jillzmind** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:36 pm

Oh and Kudos Man for keeping your cool today. You rock. And you were able to rise above the noise too!! awesome

karmaberry1 · Post by **karmaberry1** » Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:45 pm

hi - it's me - THE afterthought LOLOL

i am so glad about your neighbor! please, next time if you see something amiss next door, just go over! it is not intruding - i promise!

i didn't go in today. i emailed half the building so there would be no doubt i wouldn't be in. evidently not many people check their email before 10:00 in the morning? that's the first thing i do - but that's just me.

i didn't feel awful this morning but i didn't feel good - does that make any sense? i had no energy. i slept the morning away from about 9:30 until noon.

the transmission place called and said it was something with the electrical system and a cylinoid or something - but that it was fine. he advised i have the fluids changed for $170 and i said sure. i called my mechanic and told him what was being done and he said i'd made the right choice. i told him i came very close to telling the guy - "you're going to have to call my mechanic and run this by him". that made my mechanic start laughing - but he knows i trust him to the nth degree and beyond! when i went to pick up my car late this afternoon the guy was telling me something about a magnet(s) and how it/they were missing. i have no idea what he was talking about. but the o.d. and check engine lights are off LOL

i spent about an hour or so going through drawers and bowls tossing stuff this afternoon. it's amazing how i've kept every cell phone charger i've ever had - sigh. so much stuff of no use to me is now stuffed - crammed - into the trash. it is easier though now that i've started. i can be somewhat dispassionate. but again, baby steps LOL when mama came to take me to the car place, she'd brought her old magazines for me to go through. i said - no no no - i'm NOT taking them into the house!!!! actually, i'm quite proud of myself. LOL

i'm so glad you are able to put jerks out of your mind at work and let them be themselves! realizing it's their problem and not your's - wow!!! i bow to you!!!!

i've felt better tonight - less tired. i'm actually looking forward to work tomorrow. ok, i don't dread it LOL

again, i am so happy for your neighbors! if you have a chance, tell them "hey" from the south!!!!

manofmusic · Post by **manofmusic** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:03 pm

Thanks for the kudos for both ignoring the jerks and getting the courage to go next door.
I will tell the neighbours that the south says "hi" !!!!

I'm so glad that your car didn't cost you an arm and a leg ! I get the fluids changed as soon as it's due. The place I go to get my truck's fluids changed keeps a record of what's been done and when things are due. It costs much less for preventative medicine than it does for something major.

I'm also glad that today (oops I mean yesterday) was relaxing and productive for you. Like I said before, I LOVE either tossing stuff out or giving stuff away. Speaking of moms trying to pass stuff off on you, my mom does the same thing. She'll do it with anything from something as small as pens and pencils all the way up to furniture. I have to keep reminding her that I don't need anything. THEN she'll say, "Well, the next time you go to the dump, you can take this and this and this for me !" LOL I guess I know where I got the love of the dump from ! LOL

I know full well about not feeling awful, but not feeling good. You feel like you're teetering on the brink of a cold or flu, but you aren't quite there. You just don't feel like moving. Been there.

Today was a really productive day. The "boss" left at noon today, so the rest of us were in a good mood ! LOL The real boss comes back on Monday, but by that time, the work will be done. One of the new jobs I'm working on is going for a review tomorrow. The customer is coming in and we're going to go over everything. This customer is really cool. He's very laid back but doesn't miss a thing. I've learned more from him then most of my bosses ! LOL I'm looking forward to it for sure. When the customer goes over the designs with a fine tooth comb, it takes the pressure off when it comes time to try out the job once it's built.

Enough job talk now ! LOL

How was today for you ?

karmaberry1 · Post by **karmaberry1** » Wed Mar 10, 2010 1:50 pm

i just got sad news from one of my dearest friends. her mother died sunday. they were so close. i'm thinking her mom was close to 90. my friend and her brothers will take very good care of their dad. i've left messages both in email and voice mail. i'll hear from her when she's ready. that i more than understand.

today was super productive for me too! i'm getting things done hand over fist - no interference anywhere. but with me regarding work - trust is a four letter word. the house of cards will fall in somehow, some way. i'm not worried about it at all. so there! LOL

i listened to a girl who'd come in to see my boss about her boss snapping out at her in front of several people yesterday. my boss is the boss of her boss. have i made any sense there? the snapping at made her feel like an idiot. haven't we all been there? i give such good advice - yet it's advice i don't take myself - go figure. i told her what happened to her is pretty much an every day occurence in our building. that her boss has lot on her plate. that i'm surpised it hasn't happened before since her boss is known for that behavior. not to take it personally because it isn't/wasn't. that i wouldn't be at all surprised if there is no meeting with her and her boss tomorrow.

yes i'm good at listening and processing. she told me she has depression and panic attacks - i welcomed her to the club and assured her she is not alone! i hope she's able to sleep tonight and go in tomorrow without feeling so overwhelmed by her feelings of inadequacies and no self-esteem or self-worth. it's such a horrible feeling. again, i welcomed her to that club too!

she asked and wondered how people could be mean in front of other people. my reply was - because they can. anyway, my boss wasn't there and it was for the best. right now, everyone in any position of importance is on overload. i gave the girl my phone numbers. she'll hopefully call me tomorrow - and i pray it was all a tempest in a teapot! if not, we'll go from there. what i do is put out fires - if that makes any sense? i don't withhold information from my boss - ever. but if there are problems that can be resolved without involving her - and yes she is beyond busy - i do what i can to keep them off her plate.

i feel ok - not super good but not bad. i had a bit of a sore throat this morning so maybe i'm going to get a cold too? who knows??? i came home from work and changed into my pajamas and did 45 minutes of yoga. did i have to change clothes to go to the store for milk afterward? of course LOL

you can bet your boots i'll be watching my oil changing time and things like that from now on! i realize how lucky i am that it wasn't a huge problem with my car. and no i do NOT want to have to buy a new car!!!!

i'm glad you had a good day. i bow to you - yet again!!! do send your wikipedia link one day so i can learn about what you do?

manofmusic · Post by **manofmusic** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 11:26 am

ok Karma

This touches on what I do.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P..._molding#Mold_Design

karmaberry1 · Post by **karmaberry1** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 1:06 pm

i never thought about toothbrushes or car panels. now i'm going to start looking at so many things differently - way cool!!!

today was a good day at work. we had a small meeting. just about everything i did has been given over to the new lady. it's very strange to me - but i won't question a thing. it's better to just nod, smile and agree. to be honest, i'm not really sure what's left for me to do except interact with parents - which boss said is my strongest point. it is. it does make me happy when people tell me how much i've helped them and that they had a good time talking to me.

i was on the phone today telling a parent that the "yellow form" from our office was "so nazi" when my boss walked by. she just about fell over laughing. when i saw her a bit later, i said i wasn't going to offer an explanation. she was still laughing and said she didn't even want an explanation LOL that yellow form confuses people to the nth degree and then some.

i have a head cold - blast it all. well, i didn't get a cold all winter so i guess i was due one. is there anything more fun or attractive than sneezing, blowing one's nose, or coughing up a lung? nope LOL

so tonight i sit sniffling and bored. i had a can of chicken soup because that's supposed to help with a cold. i've taken an aspirin, a mild antihistimine and a mucinex. i just know my nose is going to be red tomorrow!!!

how was your day?