I’m extremely happy to say that I’m getting a bit of a “promotion” at work. It seems my boss has much faith in me and well, I am pretty darn special. So B (my boss) has elected me to drive around to local businesses with flyers (and coupons attached) and establish a relationship as sort of an outside sales person. Not sales like selling them something but sales in the aspect of helping the business thrive and help other businesses in Michigan.

Lets face it, out of all the states in the nation, Michigan is ranked 1st in unemployment and 50th in growth. Lord all mighty, this state has had the life sucked out of it. The govenor hasn’t helped as much as she would like us here to think. She was simply the lesser of the two evils. We have lost more business and companies then she has helped to bring in. 8-1 ratio. How sad.

So B is going to be sending me out to make friends, establish abit of a relationship and try to draw some life back into the store. But this is not all my dear boss has in store for me. Oh no. I am now the offical computer geek of the store. Tuesday night I was called in to help with a program issue that S (office manager) was having. I tinkered and played around and was stumped. It was an ancient program that I had lost my familiarity with, so I called the one person that I KNEW would have a clue. Thanks to my darling Maisy, the problem was solved. I give her 99% of the credit. I get 1% for making the call to her and getting the answers =^.^= She is the one that spent over an hour working on the problem. I just relayed it and fixed the actual computer. I am also going to upgrade their program to something I’m way more familiar with so that this doesn’t happen again.

So I have a two part promotion now. I feel very blessed to have made myself invaluable to them and have access to the office, where many are not even allowed to be. It’s not that I’m better then anyone else there, I just have more knowledge then they do and am more adept with the computer and programs and other such nonsense. Yay me!

I’ve had a lovely email exchange going all morning and I won’t lie. I am thrilled at the positive responses I get back each time we exchange. The emails are nice, cordial and make us both smile. It is someone I’ve not spoken to in years but the door is open and I plan on taking it very slow and establishing some trust back and forth so that the communication can increase and we can see where it goes.

Speaking of email, nothing new from Dad. Admittedly, I haven’t called him either. I don’t want to call yet without he and I setting up a date and time that works and I don’t risk catching him on a bad day or getting one of my step sisters. I’m treading lightly right now so as to not rock the boat and disrupt what has been established thus far. I’m sad though because I have to be so cautious in speaking to my own father. I have to worry over my step mother stepping in and stopping it or having it cause issues for my dad with his family there. I also have to do it here. My mother has no clue I speak to my dad via email or have called him. She would shit nickles if she knew.

It seems I am censoring a great deal in my life lately out of concern for what others think and do but some of it is to protect those that don’t need the drama and bullshit and some of it is protecting myself from being hurt. I don’t want any of my friends finding themselves under a microscope nor do I want to be under one myself so I don’t tell my mom about my call and emails with Dad and I don’t draw my friendships out much in my blog. Nemmy is exempt as she doesn’t blog, or chat. Maisy is exempt as well. She doesn’t care for much of the internet dramas and uses her machine to surf sites and find patterns and write emails to family and friends. I think she would even give that up if it wasn’t a nice outlet for her. M hides away and keeps off the computer as much as possible so as to not have to deal with any of this either. M reads my blog. Nothing more.

My tight knit circle has stayed that way these last months and I have enjoyed the comfortable quiet that has come with it. I speak with few, read a handful of blogs (and comment on some) and basically enjoy my solitude. It’s funny. I’ve spent more time here lately then I have in months. I think it’s time to get back to where I was in the fall and retreat into my silence and just embrace those around me again. No need for all the other stuff. I can post about my happiness and joy and be done with it.

I am considering getting a post up and posting a picture of my stitching. Suddenly I feel inspired and ready to grab my hoop and settle into my recliner and create. I do have a few pieces that are done that just need to be matted and framed. I grabbed glazing points from work and now I just have to find the site that I was given on how to set my work up, lace it and all that jazz. I have my work cut out for me too. I have more completed work then I can shake a stick at. It makes me wonder though. I have to ask this. The person that has the first piece I did and framed, do they still have it? Is it still on their wall? I’m curious as to how its holding up.

Ok I’m feeling inspired! Shower time and then I’m going to stitch! Wish me luck, I’m going to need it.