Author: Patricia

People need to let others do as they do if it’s been working for them. People need to stop trying to make other people THEM, if you know what I mean. #LiveandLetLive

What a week! This week we worked Tuesday through Friday, because we were off Monday. During summer, we only work 4 days, usually Mon-Thurs. so that change, made for a long week, but we DID it, and here it is Saturday.

It’s been a busy Saturday for me. I had to get up early to take my son to work. He started at 7am. I was really looking forward to sleeping in this morning, and like my son said, “you can go back to sleep when you get home” Yeah, NOT. It’s all good though. I was busy.

I first stopped off at Starbucks and bought an iced Matcha Green Tea Latte. OMG, it’s SOOO good! That gave me the energy I needed this morning 🙂

I watered my plants outside, always so relaxing and ZEN for me, then I planted some chili seeds in a long planter, hopefully they grown. Apparently, the long planter had some ants on it, and they decided they loved me. These are tiny little things, but some crawled on my shirt and started biting me. I had to take a shower and wash my clothes! I washed them in hot water. OMG, now I have several welts on me that will itch every now and then. It is that time of the year though, Summer, heat and the ants are out. If they are outside, cool, that’s their domain, just stay out of my house, LOL….or suffer the consequences 😉

I boiled some chicken, made some quinoa, cut up an apple, and mixed it all with a little dog food, put a couple splashes of chicken broth (from the boiled chicken) and my grand pup Peace, loves it! I think she has food allergy, so I’m trying to give her more chicken and quinoa (or rice when my daughter buys some) and a small amount of her dog food. It’s grain free, so I’m thinking it’s the duck, but I’m not sure. By the way, quinoa is a seed, in case you thought otherwise.

Peace has been playing all morning, catch with me, or trying to catch flies, then she walked herself to her crate and went in, LOL.I like when she does that. Now she’s asleep. It must be the small amount of tryptophan in the chicken, perhaps.

Also went through the mail, receipts, etc. got all that stuff taken care of, now to file it away.

I have a couple more stories to tell ya, but I’ll write them in separate posts. I just wanted to come on this today and wish you all a happy Saturday, and here is a pic of my grandpup, Peace. She is a year and 4 months. She’s a sweetheart thought she can drive me crazy as well 🙂

Stay well, stay safe, and see ya in a few….

P~

This week has been a little weird at work. Last week a student went home sick. This week same student went home sick, flu like symptoms both days. Another student was having nasal congestion, and today, towards the end of the day, suddenly the a/c in the class felt like Queen Elsa was visiting, it was freezing, and even I was freezing cold, which was weird, then my stomach was upset, but I was holding on.

By the time I got home about 1pm, I had no energy and I was sick!

WTH?! Whatever the bug was came in and went quickly, I feel better now, just exhausted, but there is no rest for the weary and I’m about to leave for an appointment.

Just crazy!

Hope you all are having a good day!!

TTFN,

P~

For myself, it’s a vibe, a feeling, an unsettling in my spirit, when I am told a lie. I then start asking questions, and may or may not get direct answers, which is telling in and of itself.

Can you spot a lie?

https://psychcentral.com/blog/7-ways-to-spot-a-lie#1

I know I have been. I know why- I think. Past relationships. My Mom died when I was 4, and I think that’s probably when my huggy phase started. My dad wasn’t a real huggy person, but I believe my mom was.

Then in my early 40’s, I became a widow., suddenly and unexpectedly. Here one hour, he was gone 4 hours later. As time went on, and I entered into another relationship, which I’m still in, 14 years later, I always needed to be near him, touch his arm, hold his hand, make sure he was still there. At night, i would hold a corner of his boxers, just to know he’s there, or lay on his arm, sometimes do both.

I have since outgrown that, not because I wanted to, I still get anxious, but I don’t think I was ever able to get him to understand why I was like that, so I had to just stop being like that. I felt that he thought I was too clingy.

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/fixing-families/202104/why-some-people-become-so-clingy?utm_source=FacebookPost&utm_medium=FBPost&utm_campaign=FBPost&fbclid=IwAR17VByXc4soq2Wt1PL2GM4x3sHkG2bsMxQoVDKHAfLu3nBZAGYGKTaUlOs

1) Hi Patricia,

I read your letter and it is right on point! I am so glad you are sending it to the Board! 

In solidarity,

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2) Thank you Patricia! Your letter is so well written and powerful! Thank you for your support.
Best,

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3) Thank you! It really is going to help me write my letter. Yes, please share it with P*****, D* G*****and anyone else you feel relevant.
Best,

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4) I agree with M******, your tone is professional and powerful. You can send it to whoever you think needs to see it, your choice

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5) well written!

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These are some comments I received from my Union Rep., our Union Sec., and a friend.

I wrote a letter to the Upper Echelon of the place I work for, because of an insensitive comment that was made by a lead negotiator for the Business. Crass is quite an appropriate word, and yes, I used it in my letter.

Their comments brought tears to my eyes because I KNEW what I wanted to say and how I needed for my letter to sound, and their responses meant more than they could ever imagine.

The request I made in my letter May not pan out, but at least the Board knows how I and I HOPE my fellow Chapter Sister and Brothers feel.

Have you experienced this?

https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/understanding-grief/201709/ambiguous-loss

I can’t believe it’s JULY 1 already! Where did the time go?? Things are decent 😉 We have a 4 day weekend this weekend! Working Summer School, or “Extended School Year” (ESY) we only work 4 days a week. Being that the 4th is on Sunday, we also have Monday off 😉 We have two more weeks of ESY, then off for about 3 weeks, then back to work, regularly scheduled programming 😉 THANK GOD! My paycheck misses the hours and $$.

Hope you are all doing well. Have fun this weekend but PLEASE, stay safe!!

TTFN,

P~

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