I’ve really gotten bad about blogging. For some reason, everything else in my life has become the front runner and blogging was inadvertently put on the back-burner.

Since being Ellie May’s foster Mommy, SOOOO much has happened. I earned a full time position at Consumer Source Inter@ctive as an Interactive Marketing Producer in late June, then Jon visited for a month from July 2nd through August 5th. While Jon was here, we rescued a sweet stray we named “Andy” who became Maggie’s play pal. Also while Jon was here, I traveled to San Francisco for a week for training on the Responsys Interact webware that I use at work. Got to see Jeffy for the first time in over a year… which was uber cool… seems like his life is really getting on track now that’s he’s back home in Northern California.

Even though everything seemed so rosy when I came aboard CSi, now I’m having to deal with job issues and perception problems with my boss and possibly my team… which to a lot of people I’ve spoken to is completely and utterly unjustified. We’ll see come later this afternoon… I’m sure I’ll be blogging again later tonight. ‘Til then…

After leaving The Standard Club, I began a new job with Consumer Source Interactive on March 7th. I came on as the Online Marketing Designer as a 90-day consultant basis. After interviewing with David Whitehead, Online Marketing Manager, I just knew this was the job for me. Dave is easy going, has a remarkable sense of humour and has a very “hands off” management style - which I can’t successfully work without. So far, I’ve been with the company 40 days and have loved every minute of it. I’ve literally never been more satisfied and content with a position in all my career. I mean, hell, I went to school to do this very thing - and have the student loans to prove it! :-)

However, about 10am this morning, I found out that my new boss is about to become my former boss. Dave has found another job as a marketing manager for a non-profit company in Midtown Atlanta. Not only is the job much closer to his house, he’s mentioned it has something that gives him inspiration and joy… which he’s missed greatly at Consumer Source. To my extreme sadness, April 25th is going to be his last day. All I can hope for is that I can absorb everything Dave can teach me…

Cross your fingers, eyes, legs and well… whatever other appendage you can cross for me!!! :-)

Dude, I can’t believe it’s really been seven flippin’ months since I last posted a blog. My god, so many things have transpired and changed in my life during that span. Most notably my father died on November 30th, 2007, two days following his landmark 70th birthday. Of course, I went through the gamut in terms of emotional stress but in the end, I was actually able to make my peace with it. Effectively, I flatly decided to put all the horrible history, grudges, and ill-will I felt for him behind me. I actually have a picture of my father next to my bed which I don’t think I’ve ever done; not even as a child.

The other monumental event in November was Jon’s nine hour journey across the pond to celebrate his first Thanksgiving and his 36th birthday with me, the kids and the rest my family. At the time, I was still working for The Standard Club and considered myself very fortunate to take most of the two weeks off from work. Now, I consider myself even more fortunate to not fucking work there anymore! It really was the Wal-Mart of country clubs and lived completely up to it’s sad-but-true nickname of “The Sub-Standard Club”. Anyway, moving on… I was completely nervous having Jon here. The roles had been completely reversed whereas I was hosting him and everything was up to me this go ’round! Anyone who knows me well, knows I don’t do well under social pressure… but fortunately, I didn’t scare him off. :-D Read the rest of this entry »