5 weeks

Another week has come and gone and we're getting into the comfortable part of living in Phoenix. October has been a very busy month. We've been trying to unload as much of the wedding supplies we had to buy for the ceremony and reception so that has been a big chore. We've also been trying to get a start on our thank you notes...so there in the works, no need to check the mail box just yet. We figure 10 a day should help us knock them out pretty quickly, without killing our hands of arthritis doing it all in one day.

Ian just went through his Vendor Expo this weekend and that made for a long weekend. Luckily they give you plenty of free stuff to almost make it worth your while. Rory had ruined the wii remotes and we were going to be forced to buy new ones from Ian's work, but Ian got brand new ones at the expo because he knew the vendor and told them our story...so voila problem solved thank goodness. A wii with no wiimotes isn't much fun at all, it's just a white piece of plastic that can work as a bookend at that point.

As for Colleen she has been busy taking care of business at home and making it pristine, clean, and organized. She's also been busy applying for classes for the mid-fall session since USAA pays for tuition reimbursement. Colleen has also been helping Ian immensely with his work, and helping him get through an extremely stressful time at work. Seems like the ones of us that are "lucky" enough to have jobs are getting worked to the point of exhaustion. We just saw a stat on the news the other night that pink-slips for tardiness at work are down 3% from last year. But people having to take time off because of burn-out are up 28%. So how lucky do you feel to be working right now? Exactly...

We hope all of you who are dealing with a bad company situation are working through it and keeping your head up high. We wish you guys the best of luck in your search for a better company. The best advice I ever received in business school in my Human Resources 310 class was that no matter how much you love your job or hate your job and have one...alway, always, always be looking for that next opportunity. Because rarely is it that opportunities come knocking on your door. It's up to you to create your own opportunities, you are the one that has to be in charge of your career and it's progression. No one else owns that but you.

So that is my weekly advice or words of wisdom for this week.