Random observation this week

What the title of this blog is intended to purvey is that a lot has been going on this week ; and none of it makes a lot of sense. The very first and most perplexing ,I cannot, by law, even speak about. You can bet, there will be a blog about it later though.
I also made the difficult decision to let my assistant go. Difficult because I love her dearly, and wish I had a daughter of my own. But necessary because she does not have a passion or commitment to my trade,(cosmetology) which is where I earn my daily bread and the roof over my head. I know she will sooner or later read this blog. She must understand that behind my chair is where I earn my living, it is not a game, not for fun, and I do take every nuance of my trade seriously. My sweety just doesn't focus on the job at hand. I don't feel there is a future in this industry for her unless she starts taking things a little more seriously. It was very hard for me to do, and I miss her.
I would like to track Bee's son down and beat him, but he is doing a good job by himself, so I must butt out.
I also called a very good friend in Atlanta a week ago, and asked her to call back or email her address to me, so I could send her her Christmas gift. So, I get NO reply yet. Let me put this in perspective a little. I am not a gift buyer. This year I bought a gift for my mom, and my two best girlfriends, period. The commercial melee this season has turned into saddens me. It was originally meant to honor and celebrate children, and in particular, Christ. Instead it celebrates gluttony and greed in a large number of instances, sad.
We ALMOST won the Lake Worth Parade this year, except the city was too damn cheap to buy trophys except first place.... which we missed by ONE POINT!!!!!! ( I am still considering whether I would be happy if I bought my own, or just embarrased)
I DO find particular joy in New Years. It causes me to stop and really focus on the fact that my clients have stuck by me another year. I am profoundly grateful for their loyalty, which is one of the reasons I give 100% to them.
You see, I am in the large part of America that lives paycheck to paycheck. I have no medical insurance, no savings. My only claim is that I own the best part of my home, and have considerable equity and fair/good credit. Anyone who lives in Florida,particularly the coastal areas says "big deal". Yep that's true. What good is equity when there is NO real estate market? here I am spinning the wheel of fate, and waiting for the market to stabilize so my "fair market value" will go back to where it was three years ago ( it has fallen from 365,000 to 200,000)
There are handwritten signs all over town that say "MUST SELL, was 325, now 215" these are investments people made to help them later on, now we are hoping we make it without foreclosure, more sad.
But I Bless God for propering me, and giving me the courage to make good decisions on a daily basis. This world can be a tough place to be, but I would choose the trials and tribulations over any alternative.
So I will do what needs to be done, and continue to enjoy watching my dogs play, cause it makes me laugh. I will probably eat too much, and wish I hadn't. I will walk by my bike with the flat tire and say, I need to fix that so I can ride my bike (cause then it wouldnt matter if I had dessert!)
I wish I could be a fly on the wall on Bee's cruise, I would love to see her as "Granny" I bet she is awesome! Maybe next year I can hire on as babysitter.