This past weekend was pretty busy. I worked both job Friday night. After work I ran to the grocery store and then made appetizers for Keira’s surprise party. Saturday, I worked from 9am-3pm. When I got home I packed up the car and headed to Brandon’s to help setup for Keira’s party.
Keira’s 30th Birthday was so much fun. She was so surprised and we all had a great time eating, drinking, and watching the OSU game. Leslie and Eric got back from Europe earlier in the week so they were able to attend which was such a great surprise for everyone. OH! I also felt Baby Naegele kick. I was so excited I started crying (what can I say…I’m an emotional person). This party reminded me why I am so happy to be back in Columbus. I love being so close to my friends (although I still miss my Indy friends).
As for Sunday, Brian and I woke up, took the pups for a walk/run and then started working on the house. We didn’t get far. Brian anchored my utility cabinet to the wall in the garage and I started putting some of the kitchen/entertaining items in it…that’s about as far as we got. We had a date at 3pm with Hannah. We picked her up and headed Build-a-Bear where she picked out a pink poodle. She picked out some clothes for “Isabella” (purple dress, silver heals) and then we headed to the food court for some lunch. After we dropped her off, I headed to OSU for a sorority meeting. It was the first time I had been the sorority house since I moved to Indy. I was very impressed with the ladies of Kappa Delta. They’ve been named sorority of the year for the past 4 out of 5 years. After meeting them, I understand why. Anyway, I was there for about 3 hours helping them slate their new council and then headed home. Busy weekend but fun weekend for the most part (I really need to rethink this part-time job thing….maybe after the holidays)!
Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Storage cabinet..exciting?
Brian and I made a list of things we need to do around the house before winter. One of the major things on our list…clean out the garage. We moved into our house last February and I think we’ve only parked in the garage a total of 5 times. Since we don’t have a basement or a storage room, we’ve basically been using it as our catch all room. This weekend is going to be the first weekend B and I have both been home in about 5 weeks so we’ve decided that this weekend will be dedicated to cleaning out the garage and knocking some other things off of our to do list (oh, the joys of homeownership!).
Anyway, my reason for saying this because I think it’s funny how our priorities change as we get older. The things that used to bore us now excite us. Here's an example. Today, I called my husband after lunch told him how excited I was about my new purchase. What was my new purchase you ask? Well, during lunch I went to Lowes and bought a new utility storage cabinet for our garage! How crazy is that? I wasn’t calling him to tell him about a new cute outfit, shoes, or purse. No, I was excited about a damn storage cabinet! When did this happen?
Anyway, my reason for saying this because I think it’s funny how our priorities change as we get older. The things that used to bore us now excite us. Here's an example. Today, I called my husband after lunch told him how excited I was about my new purchase. What was my new purchase you ask? Well, during lunch I went to Lowes and bought a new utility storage cabinet for our garage! How crazy is that? I wasn’t calling him to tell him about a new cute outfit, shoes, or purse. No, I was excited about a damn storage cabinet! When did this happen?
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Torn....
When people ask me what I do, I say I work in the accounting department of a mechanical engineering firm. Then I go on to explain that I’m not an accountant and I have a marketing degree that I don’t use.
I have been working in the accounting field for 5 years. Throughout this time I have been struggling to figure out what it is I really want to do. I keep asking myself if I really like accounting. I’ve decided the answer is yes, I like accounting. I’ve realized that what I don’t enjoy is feeling like I don’t get the respect I deserve because I don’t have an accounting degree. Having that degree would definitely make me more marketable when looking for jobs in the accounting field and it would also allow me to sit for the CPA exam if I ever decided I wanted to. It would give me options.
However, do I really want a career in accounting or do I want a career in event planning? I love planning and I would love to be a wedding planner. It would allow me to be both creative and analytical. I could create beautiful weddings and track budgets at the same time. However, we are thinking about starting a family. Do I really want to work on the weekends and in the evenings? I’ve talked to people who work in the event planning business and all of them say you love it for about the first year and after 3 years you’re ready to get out. You have no weekends to yourself, especially around the holidays. I’m finding it hard to schedule the holidays with our family because of my part-time job at BBB...I can’t imagine how it would be if I was an event planner. If I could have an event planning/wedding planning career with the typical 8-5 hours…now that would be my dream job! I feel like I should have a career that I like and hobbies that I love. I don’t want my career to be my life. I want most of my time spent with family and friends. If I did event planning full time I would probably end up hating it.
So that brings me back to accounting. I’ve been researching schools here in Columbus and one offers a Certificate of Accounting Concentration. In other words, if I completed this program, it would be like I had my bachelor’s degree in marketing and in accounting (double major I should have done). This certification would definitely make me more marketable and give me more options. And I could always start my own wedding planning business on the side (like I’ve been talking about doing). I could decide to accept jobs that worked with my schedule. Best of both worlds?
So what do I do? I’ll let you know when I decide.
I have been working in the accounting field for 5 years. Throughout this time I have been struggling to figure out what it is I really want to do. I keep asking myself if I really like accounting. I’ve decided the answer is yes, I like accounting. I’ve realized that what I don’t enjoy is feeling like I don’t get the respect I deserve because I don’t have an accounting degree. Having that degree would definitely make me more marketable when looking for jobs in the accounting field and it would also allow me to sit for the CPA exam if I ever decided I wanted to. It would give me options.
However, do I really want a career in accounting or do I want a career in event planning? I love planning and I would love to be a wedding planner. It would allow me to be both creative and analytical. I could create beautiful weddings and track budgets at the same time. However, we are thinking about starting a family. Do I really want to work on the weekends and in the evenings? I’ve talked to people who work in the event planning business and all of them say you love it for about the first year and after 3 years you’re ready to get out. You have no weekends to yourself, especially around the holidays. I’m finding it hard to schedule the holidays with our family because of my part-time job at BBB...I can’t imagine how it would be if I was an event planner. If I could have an event planning/wedding planning career with the typical 8-5 hours…now that would be my dream job! I feel like I should have a career that I like and hobbies that I love. I don’t want my career to be my life. I want most of my time spent with family and friends. If I did event planning full time I would probably end up hating it.
So that brings me back to accounting. I’ve been researching schools here in Columbus and one offers a Certificate of Accounting Concentration. In other words, if I completed this program, it would be like I had my bachelor’s degree in marketing and in accounting (double major I should have done). This certification would definitely make me more marketable and give me more options. And I could always start my own wedding planning business on the side (like I’ve been talking about doing). I could decide to accept jobs that worked with my schedule. Best of both worlds?
So what do I do? I’ll let you know when I decide.
Friday, October 19, 2007
Leslie and Eric's European Trip
My friend Leslie and her fiancé, Eric did something I'm sure we all wish we could have done or could do. They decided to take 6 months off from everyday life and travel Europe! Here’s the link to her blog if you’re interested in reading about some of their adventures.
http://ericandleslieseurotrip.blogspot.com/
http://ericandleslieseurotrip.blogspot.com/
Wednesday, October 17, 2007
LA...Here we come!!
Brian and I have been talking about planning a trip to LA for some time. We haven’t done any research on where we want to go or what we want see when we get there... All we know is we want to rent a convertible, drive along the coast, and visit some friends and family when we get there. Well, it’s time to start planning! Without even thinking, we woke up yesterday morning, got online, randomly picked a week and booked our flight. We’re heading to LA, April 29th – May 3rd!! Can't wait!!!
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Quote for Today
I love quotes. I love how one or two sentences can say so much. I thought I’d share a quote that was included in an email I received from a friend today.
"I believe that our background and circumstances may have influenced who we are, but we are responsible for who we become."
Growing up and I guess even now, I get frustrated with people who blame their parents or their family life for how they turned out or why they act a certain way. Every one goes through hard times but I think it’s up to each individual to decide what path they want to follow. I realize some people are stronger than others but I also believe that you are who you want to be and if you don’t like who you are then only you can take the steps to become the person you want to be.
Wednesday, September 26, 2007
Taking Risks...
Risk - exposure to the chance of injury or loss; a hazard or dangerous chance
I was recently told I don’t take risks. Actually the conversation was more like, “You don’t let me take any risks!” After thinking about it, it's true. I don’t take risks. I’m a planner. I like to be organized and know what’s going on. This is especially true when it comes to money. I log on to our checking and savings accounts everyday or every other day to make sure everything is accounted for. I have a breakdown of where every paycheck or bonus check is going for the next 6 months, how much credit card debt we should have at the end of the 6 months and how much we should have in savings. Yes, I have to adjust this monthly but at least I have a plan of what should happen.
So, what happens when one of us wants to take a risk that might affect us financially? The idea of not knowing exactly how much income is going to come in monthly scares me. Although I know that we’ll be fine, I hate the idea of not knowing - Not knowing if the risk will be worth it, not knowing how much of our savings we will have to use, just simply not knowing…. I have so many what if scenarios that play out in my mind.
So again, what happens when one of us wants to take a risk that might affect us financially? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and well, I guess it depends. If the risk involves taking money to Vegas with hopes of winning at the blackjack or poker table then you laugh and say NO (unless it’s $ you saved for that reason). If it’s something that has to do with your husbands career, his passion, and his dream of being his own boss then you support him. You prepare as much as you can for the unknown and let him go for it. The last thing I would ever want is for him to look back 5 or 10 yrs from now and regret not taking the risk and I wouldn’t want to be the reason he didn’t take the risk or follow his dream.
I know we will get through whatever life throws at us. I might do a lot of praying along the way and he might have to calm me down every now and then but we’ll get through it and I’m sure the risk will be worth it in the end.
I was recently told I don’t take risks. Actually the conversation was more like, “You don’t let me take any risks!” After thinking about it, it's true. I don’t take risks. I’m a planner. I like to be organized and know what’s going on. This is especially true when it comes to money. I log on to our checking and savings accounts everyday or every other day to make sure everything is accounted for. I have a breakdown of where every paycheck or bonus check is going for the next 6 months, how much credit card debt we should have at the end of the 6 months and how much we should have in savings. Yes, I have to adjust this monthly but at least I have a plan of what should happen.
So, what happens when one of us wants to take a risk that might affect us financially? The idea of not knowing exactly how much income is going to come in monthly scares me. Although I know that we’ll be fine, I hate the idea of not knowing - Not knowing if the risk will be worth it, not knowing how much of our savings we will have to use, just simply not knowing…. I have so many what if scenarios that play out in my mind.
So again, what happens when one of us wants to take a risk that might affect us financially? I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately and well, I guess it depends. If the risk involves taking money to Vegas with hopes of winning at the blackjack or poker table then you laugh and say NO (unless it’s $ you saved for that reason). If it’s something that has to do with your husbands career, his passion, and his dream of being his own boss then you support him. You prepare as much as you can for the unknown and let him go for it. The last thing I would ever want is for him to look back 5 or 10 yrs from now and regret not taking the risk and I wouldn’t want to be the reason he didn’t take the risk or follow his dream.
I know we will get through whatever life throws at us. I might do a lot of praying along the way and he might have to calm me down every now and then but we’ll get through it and I’m sure the risk will be worth it in the end.
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