2nd Day In

Today is the second day of my life beyond Fannie Mae. I was going to post on Friday night, but to be honest, I was an emotional mess. For some strange reason, I have the tendency to place my own identification in relation to my professional stature...Weird, I know.

So -yesterday? I read. I read about how to network, I read my email, I slept a lot - taking a nap. I worked out and I walked my dog. Then I made little pizzas for my family and caught up on my TiVo.

Today? I confirmed that my severance package was indeed received by the HR service center - whew! What a relief that was. I also heard from our flooring specialist that installation will be on Monday, the 15th. Well - that puts a timeline on everything that I need to do around the homefront. I desperately need to declutter our Master Bedroom and the Office so that it is easier to move the furniture around.

I also need to do some shopping - believe it or not, I love to be organized. I want my closet to look like a California Closet, but alas - this is not to be...tooo expensive. Storage is not really an issue, rather organization is vital - so I'll be doing a little shopping at Container Store to assist me in this plan. I also need to find stuff to contain my shoe collection - shoes are very important in a woman's life.

I also need to cut up the turkey breast that I purchased on Saturday so that I can make turkey tetrazzini for dinner tomorrow night - we're having steak tonight. And I need to get my rear end on my elliptical. I'm not in the mood to go outside - it's way to cold - and I'm a wimp.

So - I've become a housewife. I did this once before, but the change is that prior was due to having an infant in the house. Now, my 9 year old is at school and during the day, there's not that much to do other than clean what is not dirty...I guess I could catch up on all the dirty laundry there is. And there's a fair bit of that.

Well - I'm off to work on prioritizing my organizational skills - filing, de-wallpapering, painting and de-cluttering.

Life after Fannie isn't all that bad - it's just that this month is finding myself at loose ends. I'm not used to this - and it feels weird. I decided that I'd take December off to enjoy preparing for the holidays. So, in order to look like I've accomplished something, I'll work out then go outside and finish some of the exterior decorations and some of the interior as well.

That's what's happening with me today -

See ya,