Wow. I didn't realize how long it's been. Over a month. It isn't that nothing is happening, it's just that so much is happening that finding the time to write has been difficult. The holidays have come and gone. Next up is New Years Eve, then my birthday and then we are done for a while. Not that my birthday is a holiday, obviously, it's just so close to the holidays that it feels like part of the whole thing. Starting in October, everything just gets nuts. My son's birthday, Halloween, my husbands birthday, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years, my birthday and then - DONE. It just gets insanely busy. I am not complaining.
So, Christmas. It was not drama free. In fact, I would say it was drama filled. Thanks a lot alcohol, you ruin everything. It wasn't MY alcohol consumption that caused the drama, although the whole thing made me want to drink, a lot. Let's just say that there are people in my family that should probably not drink. Like, ever. I just sat here wondering if I should write down the details of the drama, but I'm going to keep that to myself, for many reasons. Mainly, I don't want to out people in my life, and secondly, my husband and I have sued someone and I have had moments where I imagine my life getting dragged through the mud because these people are not above that, and I've wondered if I should just make everything private so that my crazy thoughts aren't used against me in a court of law, but then I think, fuck that, it's my blog. We'll see what happens. I don't want to talk about the lawsuit, but I will say, when we had all of our facts down and put into a document to submit to the court, holy shit batman! Those people are NOT GOOD PEOPLE. I have known that for a while, but it's sobering to see it all written down in a 16 page legal document, with supporting documentation. The days leading up to the filing and the people being served were tense. I'm glad that part is over, and now we can move forward with the legal part and even though the chances of us getting any monetary compensation, even if mandated by the court, are slim. But it's not just the money. It's the principle. Anyway. So that is happening. It doesn't take up a lot of my brain-space, but it does take up a lot of my husbands, because it's directly related to the business we purchased back in October that he is now running. We've had to remind ourselves that when you buy an existing company, you're buying all of the baggage that comes with it, and this is just part of the deal. We didn't start a new company, so we don't have the trails and tribulations that are associated with getting something off the ground. We have a different set of challenges, and one of them is this lawsuit, others involve staffing and HR stuff. I think my husband is doing an awesome job. When we met, he worked as a project manager in construction, and he'd moved to Texas from Florida because the construction market there died and here in Texas it continues to thrive. I asked him what he liked to do, what he liked about the project management piece of his job, and he jokingly said, "I like to boss people around." And even though that was said in jest - I think there is a nugget of truth in there. I think he likes being the boss, and having control of the direction of things and getting people motivated to see his vision and all that good stuff. He is thriving in the role, and I am so happy for him. For us, really. Because if your spouse (specifically husbands, because that's just how men are) is fulfilled in their work, they are happier in general. I know this from experience. I have a happier husband who enjoys going to work. I wish I could say the same for myself. We have some long term plans for me, but that means in the short term I need to suck it up and keep my shit together at work and just do my job. Even though it often sucks the life out of me and makes me a little stabby. I have to remind myself to keep focused on the bigger picture. Oh but there are days where the small stuff is so loud and obnoxious and life sucking that it's hard not to feel overwhelmed and stuck and that it's going to be like this forever and ever amen. Because it's not. It will change. It's just a matter of waiting. One of the things I hate to do most. WAIT.
Hey look, and entire post where I don't ramble about my kid. It's a miracle.
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