New Home... New Job

I'm here! My sweet, wonderful parents moved me down to Chatty last weekend. Mom got her guest bedroom all set up and decorated, while leaving the rest of the house a disaster. Thanks mom! :) I started work on Tuesday and to my surprise, have actually enjoyed it. John provided me with my own desk and basement of my own to do my cleaning in. It has been kinda exciting, yet calmly stressful... if that makes any sense. I feel like there is so much to do and so little time... but in reality, I HAVE NOTHING ELSE TO DO! Therefore, this weekend allowed me to sleep and catch up on a little housework, which was the main factor for my stress. The "calming" part of my stress is that I am actually enjoying what I am stressed out about. No more annoying, nagging school work to slow me down, but decorating, organizing, and cleaning that needs to be done. I never thought my major would have really come in to play. Go figure. In case any of you were wondering, here is my checklist for this upcoming week....

AT WORK:
-organize and decorate desk
-finish loads and loads of laundry in basement
-work on filing cabinets
-look into getting business cards
-get my embroidered clothes back from the embroidery lady

ACTIVITIES:
-look into gym membership
-look into joining a chattanooga young professionals group
-go to bookstore and get lots and lots of books
-find recipes I am going to try

AT HOME:
-organize my bedroom and hobby room
-finish tearing down wallpaper in bathroom... YIKES!
-spend quality time with Tyson (on my way out the door today, he ran up and jumped up to bite my hand and managed to THROW himself onto the floor in front of the door like a little pouting child.. as if he didn't want me to leave. I think he is going through depression)
-pick out paint colors for kitchen, and bathrooms
-make meals to last me all week
-organize my budget... NOT going so well so far.

These are my GOALS... might I stress GOALS. My GOALS are never reached, so I am sure my GOALS for next week are going to be the exact same and then some.

My Ships A Sailin...(A Few Thoughts)

Three more days and I'm off to Chattanooga! The nervousness is setting in...finally. I've filled a spare bedroom with home accessories, kitchen supplies and clothes. My next project is packing it all. I've come to realize that I hate packing with a severe passion, which is unfortunate because that is all I will be doing in my next life in Chatty. My brother will be in for a real treat in seeing what all I CAN'T do! (or maybe it will be ME who's in for the surprise!) The stress is building quickly, however, I do have something special to look forward to. John's company is currently working on Payton Manning's house in Chattanooga, due to a flood. So instead of a week of getting acquainted with my new town, I will be starting early in cleaning up Manning's house! John was sure to tell me that not all jobs would be like this, in being famous football players! I have high hopes for my next chapter, in getting involved in a church down there, starting fresh, eating healthy, and being with my niece and nephews. I regret that I will not get to see my Caden, Chase and New Baby Haustein, but I am sure that I will be making a few trips to Columbia! This past Sunday, Caden, Chase and David and Sandi came up for a day, while we got to watch the kids. We took Caden to see the VeggieTales movie, and he had never been to a theatre before. He responded, "It was the biggest movie I'd ever seen in the world!" Those two never seize to amaze me. I'm working on getting Chasers to say "Bebe". I've convinced myself that he is saying it, in the midst of the "Bleh", always said with a smile. I am such a proud aunt!