Been a while. I stop by maybe once or twice a month these days but rarely log in. Life has been full of change. More so than I ever remember. After coming back to the same job off and on for over 20 years I no longer work there. I have had no less than half a dozen job interviews and applied in person at no less than a dozen places this last 2 months. I got, and promptly left, a pet store job once I realized I had to touch a tarantula and snake. Next!
Now I am at a pizza parlor in the evenings close to my home. It's okay, but the days are getting away from me. I feel like I'm living on hold waiting for my shifts to start. I still have the golf course banquets but this time of year it's 3 or 4 days a month. On deck is a checker job at an independent grocery in my neighborhood. I start Saturday. I imagine I will have to quit the pizza, or only do 1 or 2 days a week at most. So now I essentially have 3 jobs. LOL.

I also lost a friend in an accident this Friday. He worked at Safeway as the butcher and I was all excited to share my news of my grocery job with him. Got run over trying to cross the street. So many of us have heavy hearts right now, and it drives home the fact that sitting on my couch, wasting my hours away just waiting to work is not how I want to spend the time I have.

I think the whole midlife reevaluation thing is smacking me right across the nose. I'm unsettled and indifferent and just kind of blah in general most days. I have been working on less shopping and less wine sipping to try and focus better and not just distract myself from whatever it is that's eating at me below the surface. I'm happy with my closet and don't need for anything new at this point. I've done my winter shop for the season and won't be shopping again until May for the warm weather season. Leaves me time to evaluate life I guess. Hoping the new job brings fresh perspective and a rejuvenation of sorts.
So, anyway, that's what Mo's been up to in a nutshell. I will probably still stay off the forum for the most part, as it doesn't help me in my effort to balance life. It actually is an excellent distraction, but I don't need distractions right now. I do miss chatting with many of you, but the shopping triggers are too much for me. I know you all understand!