So as most of you know the last year has been and LONG hard one with lots of changes for Me. After being divorced and my Mom passing away (I took care of her while she was ill) I found out just before Thanksgiving that my job was being eliminated and I would not have a job after the new year. Since I had been at my job for 14 years I was shocked and had no idea what I was going to do especially in this time of economic hell.

I moved in with my sister and figured I would be there for a long time until I figured out what to do. An opportunity to do side work for a friend of my Mom gave me the chance to get my own place (this was before I found out I was losing my job) So I moved to Jefferson Valley into a small studio apartment but it was MINE, and I had NEVER lived on my own before. I went from living with Mom to living with Jose and back to Mom’s. So I was doubly pissed to find out I was losing my job.

I was given the option to stay on as a manager, but as anyone who knew me when I was a manager would tell you I HATED it. People are ASSHOLES and have no patience and putting up with them SUCKS. The good news is I got a nice severance package. I decided that the chances of me finding a high paying job in NY were slim with the economic crisis so I decided I would head to Texas and look there since the cost of living is so much cheaper. (and my BFF’s Dakota Cassidy and Michele Bardsley live there)

I was not having much luck there and I talked to a friend of mine that works for Radiant Systems said I should come work for them. The company sells and supports software and hardware for Movie Theaters, Restaurants, and Arenas. I wanted to work for their Aloha division in ft Worth, Texas but they were not hiring. They asked me to come for an interview in Georgia and Dakota wanted to see her agent there… so off we went to Georgia. I have a lot of experience with Radiant from working at the theaters. So it seemed like a really good fit. So they loved me and offered me a job but I had to move to Georgia for the job. Now the cost of living in GA is MUCH lower than NY and is about the same as Texas, but Texas has Michele and Dakota. So I stressed and stressed and finally decided to go for it and take the job.

On the way back to NY I stopped to see BFF Renee George in Missouri.Had a BLAST hanging out with her as well as Dakota and Michele in Texas. I headed home to NY and left 6 days later to go to Alpharetta, GA to look for a place to live. Luckily as things seem to keep working out for me in strange ways (Must be Mom and Grams looking after me) I found a place in 2 days. I headed back to NY and had to pack up in 4 days. I stopped in North Carolina on the way home to visit with author Joey Hill who is AWESOME and writes some of the most emotional books I have EVER read. I had an awesome time with her and can’t wait to see her again at RT in April. Thankfully Jose (ex-husband) is totally AWESOME and was packing for me while I was gone. So I rented and U-Haul and a car transport,and hired moving helpers. U-Haul hooks you up with movers who will come and pack the truck for you and then ones that will unload on the other side.

THANK GOD I did. The movers in NY were awesome…. although they were late they were fast, friendly and efficient. Most importantly the guy noticed the BAD tires on my U-Haul…..

So I had to call U-Haul and they sent a tow truck to change them. The guy was there in 30 minutes and had me on the road only an hour late. I was staying at my sister’s in NJ that night so the delay was not a big deal, but driving the truck was. I have driven trucks before but never with the car transport attached to the back. I was fine as long as I did not have to backup. I also had to be careful at Gas Stations and lucky I called to hotel I was staying at in South Carolina and made sure they had truck parking.

So I made it to my new place and I brought the snow with me YES it was snowing in Georgia. My movers there were AWESOME too. They got all my stuff moved in to my apartment in an hour and I am on the 3rd floor (no elevators) I moved in on March 1st and then left on March 4th to head to Texas for a book signing for the BFF’s. I stopped in Louisiana to see Toni McGee Causey who I LOVE to death.  I got to see LOTS of friends from the Yahoo groups I am on. Alana, Kaz, Mippy, AK (Anne Katherine) Amy and some brought friends. AK’s sister was a hoot and Amy’s hubby Jim is a great guy and had no problem hanging with 11 women all night.

I started my new job on March 9th and arrived to find out my new boss had been laid off the week before. I was really concerned to hear that, but have been assured that it will not affect my job. I seem to be fitting in well. My bosses are really nice and I like the job and the people that I work with so far. It has been pretty easy to jump right in since I had so much experience from my last job with the system. I even helped a theater to troubleshoot an issue with the network that likely would have taken another tech a lot longer, but it used to be one of my theaters so I know the layout and where everything was located.

So that is what has been going on with me lately oh and I made my FIRST ever Corned Beef and Cabbage with potatoes and carrots and it turned out AWESOME.

I promise to try and blog a little more often, now that life is calming down maybe I can get into a regular routine.