Wendy's Week One

I do love alliteration. I've been checking internet stuff on the iPad, so it was a bit of a shock this morning when I realized it's Sunday and I haven't been on my computer at all since Friday afternoon.

Good Stuff:

• FINALLY saw progress on the decluttering. Alex made a Good Will run for me.
  
• Put away Christmas decorations.
• Swam three times.
• Had another Vitamin D test; haven't gotten the results yet, but at least I got it done before I go on vacation.
• Started gathering costume pieces and other miscellaneous bits to pack for the rendezvous.
• Went back to work after being closed the week between Christmas and New Year.
• Had dinner at Olive Garden with the family Friday night (my FIL sent us gift certificates for Christmas). While we were waiting for our food, I realized I wasn't tired, nor was I caffeinated. It looks silly, written like that, but having been in a state of fatigue to some degree for a lot of years, it's really something to realize.
  

Not So Good Stuff:

• No writing. I opened my document to see where I am, but that's as far as I got.
• Got laundry washed and folded, but not put away.
• Watched more TV and played more solitaire than I wanted to.
• Didn't keep up on the kitchen the way I would have liked; too many dishes on the counters, especially when no one gets around to emptying the dishwasher.
• Forgot to call the repairman about the oven not lighting.
• Forgot to get the oil changed in the van except when I got in it to go somewhere. I'm hoping my personal hero and sherpa will take care of that for me this week. ;-)
• Went to a wake for a young man. He was a month younger than Alex and drank too much on New Year's Eve. From what I've heard, he passed out and never woke up. His younger brother plays guitar in our praise band at church, and they were close. It's hard to see someone you care about hurting like that and not be able to do anything to help.
  

Interesting Stuff:
I found out Thursday that my boss is retiring and closing the restaurant in April. We've been waiting for that shoe to drop for a while, but it was still a jolt when she told us. Now that I've had a few days to process it, I agree with her that it's time. It's been a great run. We're closing just shy of our 7th anniversary, so we've out-lasted the average, and it's been a lot of fun, but it's time to move on to other things. My timeline is as follows:

Now through mid-March: Get the house as organized as possible and polish my resume. Network with people I know for a job and for a possible buyer for the restaurant.
Mid-March: Send out resumes, check want ads for something administrative, preferably 25-30 hours a week. A 401k would be nice, but it it's not offered for part time employees I can do more or less the same thing with an IRA.

I'm not worried about the job hunting. I've been very blessed with jobs and have always found one when I'm looking for one. Of course, to this point I haven't been picky about what job I take. It would be nice to get back into an office and work some regular hours instead of working my schedule around Eric's. Retail and food service are jobs of last resort at this point.

This week:

• WRITE SOMETHING! ANYTHING!
• Get all the laundry caught up and put away
• Pack for Florida. We fly Friday! In the afternoon! I don't have to be at the airport at o'dark thirty this year!
• Clean my office
• Transfer grocery and gas money to Alex since he's heading back to school this week
• Check with Vicky about what she'll need for groceries (if anything) while we're away. Make sure we have plenty of cat food and litter
• Keep working on the house
• Swim three times; try to get Vicky to go with me one day