Another Day, Another Dollar

Now the Holidays are over, and things will get back to 'normal', whatever that is. I work in a service industry business, so January will be our slow time. Since I'm new on the job, I don't get vacation and that sucks. So we all try to stick to our Resolutions, and go about life. Sounds kinda bleak, yeah?

Baby Noor Georgia
That's the new name for the little baby they've brought to the US to get her handicaps (or is it birth defects?) repaired. She's only a few months old and the American soldiers took a special interest in her because her issues could be easily addressed in the US. A church paid to bring her and 2 family members over here and the doctors are doing the work pro-bono. I think that's wonderful, but I feel for all the other babies in Iraq and elsewhere that don't get the special attention. But you can't help everyone and not only is this a good humanitarian effort, it makes good publicity. And I think that says it all.

Finally
I finally made my 5:30 appointment with my treadmill! It was 5:30 last night, but I did it. Didn't make it this morning, but I did think about it. Not sure about tonite, got places to go and people to see, but the spirit is there.

Friends?
I have an acquaintence whom I've known for a few years, not very closely, but we did a few things. I considered her a friend. In the last few months, she has done some things that really makes me question her motives. First, she dated a guy I was interested in. Now when I say interested, I mean I thought I'd like to go out with him, but couldn't decide. Anyway, she went out with him (she says once, I've heard from other people that it was a few more times than that), then she told me. Not before she went out with him, afterwards. Now I know I had no 'claim' on this guy and he really wasn't even interested in me,(and I've since decided it wouldn't have worked anyway), but I have problems with how she handled that. So I've been beating myself up for awhile trying to get over my distrust of this 'friend'. Well a few weeks ago she pretty much made her objectives clear. We (myself and another person who considered this girls a friend) had made dinner reservations for a large group of people. We had these reservations for almost 2 months and this girl cancels 1 day before the dinner. 'Something came up'. Yeah, right. Her current Boy-Toy came to town, whom she sees every weekend. She decided that he was more important than the dinner. Maybe I'm jealous, but I think as an adult, she could have told him she had other plans. Being the one who always has to rearrange their life when friends get boyfriends, I'm very sensitive to issues like this. I'm glad you found a guy and your life is great, but I'm NOT a 2nd class citizen because I don't have a boyfriend and we can still be friends, yea?

More to come...
As things happen, I'll be posting. Thanks for taking the time to read. You're opinions are welcome but if you have to start calling me names, don't bother, I won't read them. As my Dad says 'Opinions are like a**holes, everyone has one.'