I’m trying to wrap my brain around the fact I return to work Wednesday. I don’t think I’m ready. A) This break seems to have gone faster than Thanksgiving break and B) This Christmas break is the shortest Christmas Break I’ve had since I started teaching. 13 days. Usually they’re 14 – 21 days. Yes, I taught in a school system that had a 21 day Christmas break. The community served a VERY large military base and people went HOME!
On the other hand, we are now officially halfway through the year, 90 days left, between August and December, some pretty awful students left to be awful elsewhere, rumor has it 2 of my more volatile and explosive children are leaving to be volatile and explosive elsewhere and we’re waiting to see if a child sent to alt-school in September (long long long overdue) will return or if his mom will take him elsewhere to test someone else’s patience.
Yes, I’m job hunting. In 2 weeks, we’ll also be allowed to notify the board that we wish to transfer and I have every intention of exercising that right. Lots of schools closer to where I live. I’ve had itchy feet for a while and I would have done this last year, had there not been extenuating circumstance.
I gained some new followers last night. I’m trying to figure out WHERE we crossed paths, but I”m not seeing it. I love new friends. I do I do! About a year and a half ago, I went searching for an old school chum from when I was in elementary school. She had a VERY unusual name so I just searched it. Thought I’d found her. Friended her, perused her blog, looked like life had treated her well. Sent her a long, windy PM, catching up…
Only to find out it wasn’t she. She enjoyed my blog as well and we had a great chat and decided to continue following each other. So see? I made a new friend and we have NOTHING in common, save we’re both divorced with grown kids.
Either way, welcome new peeps! I’m Zee. If you’ve perused my blog here, you’ll see I Love Richard Armitage, Love clothes, Love to read, fight with my diabetes and blood sugar, love Richard Armitage, love shoes, hate to exercise but it’s going to happen anyway, fight with my weight, love my son, love Richard Armitage, love music, teach music, love my kids, love my family, love to take jaunts to strange place, like to post near-naked pictures of beautiful me (to me), love my friends, love my cats, love God, am Conservative, but love my friends from the dark side, and love Richard Armitage. I’m a Southerner, which explains a lot. I also use foul language and have a raunchy sense of humor.
Oh and write. I wrote 5 pages of William Edward last night. I know a few people who will be ecstatic with that news. That was a hard hard wall to break through.
And that’s just scratching the surface. And all that is NOT in any sense of order.
Somewhere, there is a way to see what my top posts were this last year. Damned if I can remember it much less find it. There used to be a link or a widget. I’ve not seen it in 2 years. It was convenient, so of course, WP had to do away with it. I’ve been notified for weeks that there is a new editor coming. Everytime they spring a new anything, it just makes life harder for me.
I have a new reading challenge I will start in 2 days. There will be a separate post tonight with Zee reads regarding it. It’s a doozy and I’m tweaking it to make it doable. 2015, I did a massive challenge, 2016 and 2017 were abysmal reading years for reasons. This year, I simply finished series I began and didn’t do too shabby. I actually read double the books I intended to read (and no, I didn’t plan to read 12 books.)
Right this minute, I’m hungry, church isn’t going to happen this morning, my son is in a dead heavy sleep and snoring so loud, his room is vibrating, and I have the deep need to continue working with William Edward’s very dark dealings. His sons are realizing how deep his darkness goes and rather than being horrified, they are accepting this darkness within themselves.
How far would you go to protect your family?
Ah, dreary thoughts for a dreary day. The shawl sweater came back to the catalog last night, so I bit the bullet and bought it – as well as the duster with no real sizing information.
I’m thinking, I have a bright orange tank that will look very Halloweeny under the black duster and leggings or jeans and boots. Any color would look great, tbh.
I’m waiting for the cute shoes to go on sale. Then those cuties are mine!
I have 2 full shoe racks/sacks, booties under my night table, boots stacked in a corner. I should be ashamed. But I’m not. Choke on that! MWUHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Man Candy Monday will return a week from tomorrow. Sorry Michelle.
So here. Have some Richard.
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Happy dance.William Edward. Happy New Year Z. Peace and prosperity, good health also my friend..
You might not be dancing so happy. Right now, William and his sons are being mean in a graveyard. Ugly stuff. Gruesome.
Happy New Year to you as well!!!
Well I love you even from me the dark side which will
get darker as I dig into many subjects which you hopefully will have a lot to say and have given me inspiration unbounded 😘👍
I hope to read read read this coming year! I am glad you got the burgundy shawl sweater good for you and the black duster will go far no doubt! Rest and relax.
Go Cowboys!!!!😘😘😘😘😘
As I’ve stated, I tiptoe gently in certain arenas. I don’t debate well and some subjects get me riled up really easy. I’m not going to change my mind and when I get squawky and obnoxious, I won’t change anyone else’s.
I plan to read read read and write write write and exercise exercise diet in 2019.
And I’m glad I got the shawl sweater and the duster too. I’m making it a point NOT to check ANY of the sites at all today. (Checked out Zappos yesterday. Damn those are expensive shoes!!!!)
1. Yeah I haven’t shopped at Zappos so don’t know if they have blow out sales or not
2 the blog topics will be general enough to discuss
3 you never have to tiptoe around me and it’s not meant
to rile you up just engage and chat can’t be about Richard all the TIME😉😘but thank you for the pics today
My mom fell last night and I’ve been a wreck all morning
Oh no! Did she have to go to the hospital or ER???? Praying for her.
One can never get enough Richard. Yes, there are enough blogs dedicated to Richard and I post a lot of him, but I try to be a tad diverse.
No she’s resting. My dad called my sis and they couldn’t lift her onto the bed so they called 911 who came and 4 guys picked her up and tucked her into bed. My bro wants my dad to take her to a doc in the box to make sure no fractures but my dad wants my mom to rest and see how she feels this afternoon. Yeah know we feared she would fall at some point and now I just feel helpless 😢😔
She needs to go to the doctor. Falling so badly it takes 4 people to get you up and in bed. God Almighty, she’ll be sore later today!
Yes and my bro will press that they go today instead of waiting but it’s my dads call. He has some sort of ointment for deep bruising that he said he’s gonna apply
She fell forward heading to the bathroom.
OH dear sweet Jesus! My dad would drag my mom to the doctor. Keep us posted.
I know I know! My sis just ordered a baby monitor from Amazon to deliver to my parents so my dad can hear my mom anywhere in the house
Wise investment
I’m not looking forward to work either. Hope you’re right and some of the more unruly kids are now elsewhere.
It’s weird about followers, right? I have followers who may just be trying to publicize their own blogs through random follows, and so I debate whether to cull them. Then I decide not to bother. And how would I know which ones were actually real? Wouldn’t want to cull an actual reader.
Looking forward to the William Edward, even if dark.
Sue what do you mean by cull? Like I’ve had a few people like a blog post but not comment so I’m happy that they read and liked it but should my warning bells be up that it is something nefarious?
I meant getting rid of the ones that don’t belong, like cull the heard. (Not literally of course!!) No, it’s about followers of my blog. So for example, when I post about travel, I get a whole bunch of travel sites suddenly following. And lately I seem to have a bunch of religious sites following. I mean, Richarding can be a religious experience, but…
IN recent weeks, I’ve had a lot of work out sites, people who work out, following me here as well as Tumblr. I guess their search hit me because I mentioned the G Y M ….
I bought a pair of work out pants today. eeep.
Ohh good did you. Zulily is great w workout pants good quality wash well and super cute!!! Great incentive to workout looking hot in a cute outfit 😘👍❤️❤️
Actually, I bought these at Wally World while I was out.
Forgot to look at aerobic shoes. Damn.
I need some workout pants too. Although maybe I should just swim. I have bathing suits.
There is no where here TO swim… except the beach, which is almost an hour’s drive away and right now it’s just a might nippy….
When does the gym thing start?
Sometime this week. THey’re open now, but I need to start taking down the Christmas decs. TOmorrow, we will definitely take down the trees. I’m thinking Wednesday, when I come home from work would be a good day to go check it out.
Yep good plan!!!
I have a really nice indoor pool close by. I just wish it were open past 10 pm. I’m a night owl, and frankly with all I need to do in a day, I really would like to be swimming between 10 and 11. Sounds like an excuse I guess. Maybe it is.
Sue, swimming is wonderful. I need to get back into it too. I’m gonna try yoga too. My friend likes it and promised to take me to a beginners class. I need to limber up more…
Ohhh religious like O gasm yes although I don’t think he’s particularly religious just like I doubt he’s a vegan but thank you for explaining that. I like the word cull I’ll have to store that in the memory bank to use down the road!
How are you feeling?
I’ll have you know that my love for Richard is spiritual and pure in every way. Lol. 😈
I wish I could say I’m feeling better (maybe I should lie?), but really I’m very stressed about work. Nothing to do right now but try to get on top of it.
I understand stress at work. I’m watching that light at the end of the tunnel. It’s very small, but bigger than it was in September. IT used to be I had one or 2 hell days, with 3 good days, Now it’s 1 week of awesome, followed by 3 weeks of hell. Even our gym teacher has said the same thing. I just have to figure out a way to keep it going.
It’s dumb the way they reorganized the school schedule. Can’t really make sense for the kids either. Well, I do hope it gets better for you.
And my love for Richard is pure lust.
I second that!! Lust is a must!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Shh. So, is mine, really!
Sue spiritual is good! I’m so sorry about work stress. Hopefully things will clear out in January. Are you all doing anything for NY Eve/Day?
“Spiritual” is mainly joking. Lol. Well, we had a nice pasta meal on NY Eve and my hubby did roast beef and Yorkshire pudding tonight. How about you?
NY Eve I had veggie chili and went to bed at 9
and NY Day I had pizza and was a lounge lizard all day
But it was quiet and relaxing😉👍
Quiet and relaxing is good.
Yep I quite agree. Are you back at work today?
I will be. You too?
Yes!! I went in on Monday Dec 31 for end of the year payroll. Trying to organize stuff at work: new year new me so to speak… My thoughts are with you for less stress all the way around!!
Thanks. I was in over our break, too. Let’s hope for a good year all around.
While the more unruly kids are probably gone, I still have plenty of classes that make me cry. THe worst class in the school is a 1st grade. A FIRST GRADE! My God they are just out of control. Even our gym teacher told me he can get nothing constructive out of them. Completely off the chain.
I welcome everyone. I have a few I don’t know where they came from. I always check to make sure they’re real and not a spammer. I have one that quite intimidates me.
Speaking of, I need to go to RABBBWW and do something for year end.
The 7 pages of William Edward I just wrote were the darkest I believe ever. And I’m not quite done.
Work that makes you cry is probably not the best thing. I had a phone interview recently for a position which would have been at least part of the time in a kids’ hospice/palliative care place. That would have made me cry and they could obviously tell that I wouldn’t be a good fit.
How do you tell if they’re real though? I mean, what’s to prevent a travel blogger also wanting to read about Armitage etc? Seems too complicated to me to try to figure it out.
So… when does William Edward get to have some sexy time with Vivienne? I know… patience. 😈
I had decided at the beginning of the school year last year to start hunting in earnest. However things happened and I decided to give this year a go and I’m wishing I hadn’t. I’ve also promised Spawn I won’t move us until he finishes college. He doesn’t move well and I don’t want to move crap again like I did this last time. After spending 5 years unemployed and having my retirement decimated, I’m not in a rush to just up and leave. I’d like to have something in my arsenal. I’d also like to get my Masters and I can do that here locally at the same college. I can PROBABLY get this school system to pony up some of the funds. Hence, why I would prefer a transfer. Thing is, most of the system is like where I’m at – except the area closest to where I live and those positions are hard to get into. I now have fingers in the school system south of me and fingers in a system just west of me, so I think I’m going to tug on them both.
Most out of the blue bloggers who are in it for advertising purposes won’t stick around. THen again, yeah, they can find picture of That Man here… and other men. as well. I’m such a whore.
Sexy time with Vivienne is coming. Oops. Remember, she was just kidnapped and assaulted. Right this minute, he is coming home with blood on his hands and his wooing just took a step back.
Or did it?
William would rather err on the side of caution, rather than push the point. He knows time, he knows patience, but it’s coming. Sooner than later.
Wow. 5 years unemployed would be tough! For sure you have to make sure you have something better before you leave. Hopefully you’ll get a good new position. How long until Spawn finishes college?
I think William Edward has lots of patience… it’s me who doesn’t! But good things take time.
5 years was hell. We lived at my mom’s. Hard to put everything into storage and live in one bedroom. Worst was closet space wasn’t made for us, and I had a nightstand, so I had one of those temporary racks for clothes that was maybe 2 feet long and one drawer for underwear and a drawer for socks/tees/pjs/bras… It was not a happy time at all.
William Edward will go up at Dreamer Fiction tonight and probably here as well. It will go up all pretty at Ao3 and FFnet tomorrow. Beta liked it and didn’t think it was gruesome. I was hoping to hear from Guylty, but she has a house full right now.
Chiming in here who’s Beta?
A beta reader is someone who proofs a fic. Some people don’t use one, some people who don’t, NEED one. A beta reader can proof context, continuity, but mostly grammar and spelling. I have 2 that proof out grammar and spelling and one who proofs out context and continuity.
Yeah I deduced from your blog posts from years back that a Guylty was your editor at large so to speak or beta
INitially, I needed someone who KNEW Sir Guy. I was new to the fandom and pretty much came up with Manna through pictures from Tumblr – before I watched it. The friendship and beta continued long after….
That’s tough. I can’t imagine.
Looking forward to William Edward, although I might not get to it right away. (And now, of course, I’m deep into A Lioness amongst Wolves…. as you said, good story, but needs a beta. Really good chemistry and sexual tension.
I need to catch up on that one. Last I read, he had been injured….
I’m not that far in yet. He’s been in Paris for only a night.
ooops sorry spoiler…
I guess I’m not the only one today…
Ah well. I’m sure an injury has to happen.
BTW the black duster, I have something very similar only it has no sleeves is a long duster vest, same material. Just wore it for a Christmas party I sang at.. had a dark sleeve blue shirt under it with bell sleeves to top it off a silver chain belt with coins like a belly dancers rofl… How far would you go to protect your family, I guess as far as was necessary and in the times you are talking about things got very dark indeed.
I have several long dusters and long sweater vests. I have a black and white lightweight sleeveless duster I wear in the spring and summer with tees and shorts. I have a grey duster-length sleeveless vest that I wear with unrelieved black, as well as sleeveless wool red and black plaid duster length hooded vest I wore a LOT over Christmas. And there is the teal duster I have that I love love love.
Gad I have so many clothes – lol! My closet hasn’t been this full since before I got pregnant in,,, 1987.
This particular reincarnation has been easy to write because so much was going on. It’s been easy to drop that man into the middle of it.
I have one duster ( black of course) that is lace. I love it and it has the long sleeves. I also have too many clothes but since I went on certain meds have started gaining weight and It seems life a life time just to take off one lb. But I keep trying otherwise I will not fit into my slacks or jeans. Cannot wait to read what you are writing all of your others have left me spellbound.
Prints ladies prints! Just try a subtle print you both would look awesome 😎👏👏👏
Congrats Irish on the singing gig at Cmas good for you
Wish I could have heard it !!!!
Prints make my butt wider!
Omfg please girlfriend ! A subtle print on top solid pants
You have a wide spectrum of color except pastels yada yada yada 😘😘😘💗💗💗
I do have a FEW print tops I’ve been known to wear.
I also have 2 pairs of print skinny trousers – the print isn’t horrid – as well as a pair of foil jeans.
The plaids…. my snowflake tunic.
I’m good with the prints I have.
Well one can never have toooo many prints and you were good w sweaters too and burgundy shawl cane calling 🤔😍😘☺️😽
I prefer solids. I just… do.
Oh vey I’m just saying a little prints in your life can be a
magical surprise ask your mini Tim Gunn 🤣🤣❤️❤️❤️🎯
You have excellent taste that is clearly evident😘😘😘👏👏👍👍👍
I’m sure if I mess up fashion wise – or hit a homer – he’ll tell me!
Bless his heart I think that is just priceless and precious!!! If it is any consolation in any way w your work frustrations my sis is upset too and she is a first grade teacher 👩🏫
I have a first grade – I pity their teacher. NO one can work with them, completely out of control. She’s pregnant and I don’t think she’ll be back this school year once she goes on maternity leave. I wouldn’t come back.
You need to check out RABBBWW. (Richard Armitage’s Bold Bodacious and Beautiful Well Wishers.) We are like our own Weight watcher group. We are diverse, spread out over the world and are trying to live healthier. (the word ‘d**t’ triggers me!) We share recipes, goals, set backs… it’s just a nice place for us to gather.
I’ve lost dress sizes but not lost much weight. I lost 30 pounds the first 18 months I was down here and I’ve gone from a size 26 to a 20. I think I’ve dropped a bra cup size as well, happy about that!
Wish my shoe size would come down…
Oh I have a tape of it on my phone but I just send it out to people who want to hear it.
Tape of what? Huh?
A video on my phone of me singing. you were talking of how you would have like to see it. lol
I would love to hear it. You could always post it here or on my blog. Would love to hear your voice!!!
Always nice to make new friends and good luck on the job hunt!
To view your top posts of the past year: in your stats go to the Year tab and you’ll see an overview there.
THank you!
Now to remember how to get to my stats. This place is the most convoluted blog I’ve ever had!
If you’re logged in there’s an extra ribbon above your site. Click on My Site at the top left and a menu opens up. The top option there is the Stats option.
I found it. I might leave it up and open until I do it because I got in a back way. And I don’t remember HOW I got into it! LOL!
William Edward!!!!!!!
Coming your way, sometime tomorrow.
Wooo Hooo!
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