Yesterday was a beautiful day and I decided that I was going to take a walk around the neighborhood to learn my surroundings. I sped walked with my iPod. I had no intention of running at all. I hate running with a passion. I wish I could do it and I'm jealous of all the people who can do it. I had been speed walking for about 30 minutes and I'm almost done and I decided to run a little bit until I got to the end of the road. I got to the stop sign and proceeded to turn left to get to my house. As I turn the corner I see my 28 year old landlord's camero in the driveway of my house. Do I want to date my landlord? NO! Do I care about what my landlord thinks about me? No! Do I care about what I look like in front of my landlord? Not really! So why I did what I did after this is beyond me. I see him waiting at my front door and he couldn't see me yet. I decided to run as if I had just run the New York Marathon. When Ben the Landlord finally sees me coming the next question out of his mouth is the one that got me into trouble. He asked me,"So, are you a runner?" That's when the biggest lie came out of my mouth. Those of you who know me really well already know what I said to this young man. "Well, I try to run when I can."
Ben: " Yeah, me too. I mostly try to run at night when it's cooler."
Dana:" Yeah, I decided that I would go running earlier tonight because I wanted to see the neighborhood."
Ben:"Normally I try to run at least a mile or two. How much did you run?"
Dana: "I'm not sure. That was my first time going out so I haven't checked yet, but I ran down Cherokee, Cherry, Christine, Lake, and Weaver."
Ben:"Wow! That's quite a distance. My sister's a big runner. She likes to run in marathons."
Dana:"My mom is working up to marathons. I just like to run for fun, maybe one day I will run a marathon."
Then Ben shows me how to turn the water off at the house in case anything should ever happen.
I don't know why I can't admit to people that I'm not a runner, in fact I pretty much suck at anything athletic. This isn't the first time that this has happened. Once, for some reason, I coerced Andrew into running around the block with me in Dyersburg. This particular day was really hot and Dan and Sara decided to come swimming at my house. Now those two are the most athletic people I know. I didn't want them to see how bad I was. I would run every time I would get into a clearing and walk behind every fence so that I could catch my breath. I once revealed this story to Dan and Sara and they said that they hadn't even noticed that Andrew and I were running. Maybe I lie about my running abilities because I hope that one day I will be able to run a marathon, or heck even a mile!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Monday, June 23, 2008
Starting a New Job
I have been at The Exchange Club Carl Perkins Center for almost a month now. I have enjoyed almost every moment during my time here. The parts that I didn't enjoy, offered for my friends a good story. I want to make a list of things that I enjoy about my job because I know that there will be times when I feel as if I don't know why I chose this career path in the first place.
1. I enjoy dressing nice everyday.
I know it sounds kinda lame and girly, but I love being able to go from work to out in public and not be embarrassed by how I look. Since I was 16, I have had a job that either requires a uniform (Sonic, Walgreens) or I have looked like a piece of white trash (Nordyne).
2. I enjoy not sitting in an office all day long.
I basically get to make my own schedule. I drive around Hardeman County and meet very interesting people on my homevisits.
3. My internship really benefited me.
There were days my senior year of college that I hated going to the Weakley county office. I loved the people there but there were some days that I knew that I would be just sitting on my rump for hours and hours on end. During those days, I would sit and read case notes. Surprisingly, that has benefited me the most. I can whip out case notes like nobody's business because I have read so many. I know what they are supposed to sound like.
4. I enjoy the people that I work with.
I'm putting this on here because I know that there are going to be days that I want to pull my hair out because of my co-workers. I enjoy working with Amanda H. and we seem to get along pretty well as long as I'm doing my job. I've heard that she can get nasty when Central is breathing down her neck, but if I can handle Messick I can handle anything and anyone. The office manager and I started at the same time. We are learning together and we have already had some good laughs. God has provided me with a friend here who is getting married in a few weeks. She is living with me for about 4 weeks, until her wedding. It helps to have her at the house because it's not so scary or lonely.
I have decided to start this blog because in my line of work I meet all sorts of crazy people. I also meet people who touch my heart and I learn so much from them. I hope my friend enjoy my stories as much as I love telling them.
1. I enjoy dressing nice everyday.
I know it sounds kinda lame and girly, but I love being able to go from work to out in public and not be embarrassed by how I look. Since I was 16, I have had a job that either requires a uniform (Sonic, Walgreens) or I have looked like a piece of white trash (Nordyne).
2. I enjoy not sitting in an office all day long.
I basically get to make my own schedule. I drive around Hardeman County and meet very interesting people on my homevisits.
3. My internship really benefited me.
There were days my senior year of college that I hated going to the Weakley county office. I loved the people there but there were some days that I knew that I would be just sitting on my rump for hours and hours on end. During those days, I would sit and read case notes. Surprisingly, that has benefited me the most. I can whip out case notes like nobody's business because I have read so many. I know what they are supposed to sound like.
4. I enjoy the people that I work with.
I'm putting this on here because I know that there are going to be days that I want to pull my hair out because of my co-workers. I enjoy working with Amanda H. and we seem to get along pretty well as long as I'm doing my job. I've heard that she can get nasty when Central is breathing down her neck, but if I can handle Messick I can handle anything and anyone. The office manager and I started at the same time. We are learning together and we have already had some good laughs. God has provided me with a friend here who is getting married in a few weeks. She is living with me for about 4 weeks, until her wedding. It helps to have her at the house because it's not so scary or lonely.
I have decided to start this blog because in my line of work I meet all sorts of crazy people. I also meet people who touch my heart and I learn so much from them. I hope my friend enjoy my stories as much as I love telling them.
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