Had lunch with an old boss (really, my old bosses boss - 2 levels up from me). I thought it had been 10-15 years since I've seen him. He reminded me that it's really been more like 20. Ugh! Where does time go?
We had a wonderful conversation about my current employment situation. He's a big mucky-muck with IBM right now and gave me some good advice. Told me that I should talk to someone in our HR area and just lay out my cards - I've been a great employee for 30+ years, always had great reviews (and insert: I'm a white/female/approaching 50) and now all of a sudden Target doesn't want me around!? Hmm...smells of discrimination to me. (I'm not supposed to say that - I just inserted it here for dramatic affect). He also told me to go out on "Linked-In" and make as many connections as I can. And he also told me he wants to help me and will get me connections that he knows of in this area. All in all, a great lunch not only for that advice/assistance, but because we caught up on our families as well. And it's good to be reminded that there is indeed life after Target.
Also had my final phone consultation with the Health Partners people as a follow up to my surgery. Got some good advice from them about exercise and a new website to try out. It's http://www.sparkpeople.com/ and it gives helpful advice about exercise, diet, etc. I took a peek and it's kind of interesting. I have to get more/different exercise than just the water aerobics if I ever what to lose the fat and some of the 'hang'. With winter fast approaching, I know myself well enough to know that once I get home on the couch, it's going to be hard to jump up and go out into the cold/snow and jump in a pool! Yippee! NOT! So alternatives are a good thing to have.
Today I am going to a book launch at my church. The author is a local woman who is involved in domestic violence prevention and the book is a series of her writings and poems about the subject. It's a field that also interests me and so I want to support her. Then I'm off to a silver jewelry party at my sister's house. Cha-Ching. I can not usually resist jewelry. And that's about it for today (other than church service tonight). Tomorrow if the weather cooperates, I'm off to an apple orchard in Wisconsin for a combined apple retreat/art show.
Wishing you all a very wonderful and wonder-filled weekend. Big hugs all around!!
To give you perspective...you haven't seen me in over ten years! YIKES!
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To give you even more perspective...I think it's more like 15!! Would we know each other on the street do you think? I've lost all concept of time. I thought we surprised my brother Rick 10 years ago on his 50th (yeah..he's going to be 60!)...but figured out it was on his 40th - 20 years ago - that we drove down to Indiana in the middle of the night to surprise him. Geez, why can I remember something that happened 20 years ago, but can't remember what I did last week? Ugh!
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