Climbing in Skirts

September 17, 2006

Settled

I am still pondering the meaning of a recent inquiry from a boy. He knows my history of job jumping and then he asked how old I was. I said 29, and then asked why he was asking these questions. He said that he wanted to know where I was at in my life. If I was settling down.

Settled??? When I hear the word settle, I think stagnate. I had to look up the word to decide if there was anything in the definition that suited me.

According to the definition (abbreviated to save some space):
settle
1 : to come to rest
2 a : to sink gradually or to the bottom b : to become clear by the deposit of sediment or scum c : to become compact by sinking
3 a : to become fixed, resolved, or established settled in his chest b : to establish a residence or colony <settled in Wisconsin> -- often used with down
4 a : to become quiet or orderly b : to take up an ordered or stable life -- often used with down settle down>

I've put down roots here in the little blue dot. I am finding peace/clairity with certain aspects of my life. I still have some growing to do. I also realize that there are only so many things that we have control over in this world. One shake of the snowglobe is all it takes.

Aren't we all supposedly headed towards a state of disorder.

I think I will stick to my current plan. Knowing who I am, focusing on what I want to be, and enjoying the journey.

My response to the question? I guess I am as settled as a fiesty girl like me can be.

posted by jen @ 12:25 PM 1 comments

Dear Readers,

Perhaps you were distracted by my legs but, if you read the print underneath...

"A group of women who decided that it was important to live their lives any way they wanted vs living up to certain cookie cutter standards. Lucky for you they decided to share their adventure."

You would notice that this site is maintained by not one but several women.

Thank you for reading.
-j

posted by jen @ 12:23 PM 0 comments

September 12, 2006

Choose your own adventure

I have been bitching about work a lot lately and was reminded that I am in control of this adventure. Granted there are some major things in life that I have no control over (the start and end of this tale). But I get to choose whether or not I want this job. I also get to have some say in what I want this job to be for me.

So what now? It's time to re-evaluate. I took some time out yesterday to look at where I've been (aka. checking the resume for freshness). I am thinking about where I am now (and more importantly what am I worth). The next thing to do is decide what is next. Specifically, which direction do I go now (There is currently no fork in the road. I need to make a choice to be on or of the path).

Project Management is what I'd like to do. Although I'd prefer to manage projects that didn't suck. The field that I want to manage these projects in is currently unknown.

Stay tuned boys and girls.

posted by jen @ 7:28 PM 0 comments

September 02, 2006

Your vibrator will not lose your cds

a boy will...



In my attempt to work on my sharing issues I lent out my cds. Not burned copies, but the actual cds in the original cases. My guess is that these are still in the glovebox of his car.

The no sharing rule is back in effect. The vibrator... disco mode.

posted by jen @ 8:18 PM 0 comments

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A group of women who decided that it was important to live their lives any way they wanted vs living up to certain cookie cutter standards. Lucky for you they decided to share their adventure.