Wednesday Confessions....

....ARE BACCCKKKK!!!!

Ok, not officially until probably January, but Melissa has taken over hosting the linkup.. or at least that's word on the bloggin' street.  I'm ready!

I confess:

-I've missed confessions.  I felt like it was my way of updating you on my week in a way.  I also felt like it was a healthy ranting session that helped me get over the aggravations of the week without affecting anyone.. i.e. killing someone.

-I started to run out of things to confess last time.

-I usually have a draft blog that I work on all week long, adding things as they come to me, and finally scheduling it to publish on Wednesday morning after .gif-in' it up.

-I have gotten several items from my 2014 review from my Confessions posts.  Damn it was an interesting year full of lots of frustrations.

-After several interviews, I'm still not feeling very confident about the job situation.

-I have wanted to watch dramatic, girly movies for a while, but whenever I get the chance, I'd rather just not watch TV since Mr. Mystery has it on 24/7 when he is awake at home.  Bleh.  Did I mention I hate TV?

-I'm really struggling with some real life stuff that I can't put on Teh Blog despite how badly I want to talk it to death.  

-I've been adding items to my Amazon Wishlist like crazy.  Anytime I think I want to buy something, I add it to my wishlist instead.  Saving dollas?  I hope so.

-I keep a paper journal.   Yes, people still do that.  For me it's a lethargic process to write something out.  Usually, it drains me, which helps me sleep better and think clearer.  Well, last night after a 1 hour writing session, I realized I'm missing an entry.  As in, I know I wrote on January 8th, 2013 and it's not in my binder.  It was several pages worth of writing and now it's vanished and I know I didn't relocate it.  There is a possibility of 2 people that have seen what is in the binder and could have relocated it.  I know I wouldn't have separated this entry from the others because I have an OCD thing where I always keep things in their spot and in order.  

-I only call people when it's extremely important or when we've been texting for too long and we could shorten this conversation length by at least 50% by just SPEAKING to each other.  Usually, though, it's important.  

TL;DR: If I call you, you should answer.

-I've been a slacker on the job front.  After getting 3 interviews, I've barely applied for any jobs.  I know this is not a good thing.  But I.. ran out of steam.

-Of the 3 interviews, I really want the last job I interviewed for the most.  Not only is a contractor position, which is my goal, but it's also with a small company and they seem to have an awesome work/life balance and the guys that interviewed me kept talking about a fun atmosphere but getting work accomplished was #1 and there was a GAME ROOM.

-I almost had a breakdown on Monday afternoon because 95% of the salons in the area weren't open and my hair was the nastiest shade of blue/red/purple/ugh that I'd ever seen and I had an interview the next day and OMFGGGGGGG(uh).  It took 3 dye sessions to get the blue out.  At least we know I got my monies worth with the blue.

-I was glad it was 2 dudes interviewing me.  A woman probably would have been able to tell that I'd had my hair dyed the night before due to my tinted scalp.

-I took it as a good sign that they wanted to show me around the office.  One of the guys was kinda the reality check while the other guy seemed very excited to talk to me.  My lack of systems development background had Mr. Reality Check less certain of me but the other dude didn't seem to care much.  Orrrr they'd already picked their person and they were just humoring me.  Le sigh.

-I really wanted to quit Target by Christmas eve.  I'm not sure if that's possible.  That crushes me.

-I had planned to go home for Christmas and after seeing my work schedule, I'm not sure it's an option anymore unless I call in, which wouldn't hurt my feelings, but principle.

-I haven't been able to get into the Christmas spirit for the last 2 years.  It sucks majorly.

2014: April, May, June

APRIL

One of my first adventures of April was getting Phil's teeth cleaned with Teh MD Adult Roomie.  It included massages.  WIN.

Oceans by Hillsong United was my new favorite Jesus song and I really wished the praise band would learn it, but I didn't want to ask them because they weren't that type of deal.

I was burnt out on volunteering.  I blamed it on the grieving process and the fact that I was leaving Pax River in the closer future.

I got new roomies and they turned out to be the best roomies anyone could ever ask for and I miss them everyday still (and I'm not just saying that because they read Teh Blog).

I got Suzy2 and my life was revolutionized!

I started linking up with Kathy for Humpday Confessions (and knew that they would end eventually).  Teh Blog started getting decent exposure and I gained some awesome Gentle Readers.  I also received the most comments on any post ever with that linkup.  I loved going through and reading all the confessions each week and realizing that I'm not actually crazy!

I got another Liebster Award.

I spent the weekend with Teh Worldwide Jesus Lover and I got to shoot her brother's guns.  I fell in love with shooting a .22 and subsequently purchased one that turned out to be a complete and utter FAIL.

Teh Sister and I got (almost) matching tattoos.

I went to PostSecret Live in Charlotte on opening night and hung out with Frank Warren, IRL.

Teh BFF got married and I wasn't in the wedding, but several people thought I was.  Oops, bossy Megan was out in full swing since people seemed to need direction.

I wrote a PSA for captcha users and no-reply bloggers because both things drive me absolutely nuts.

MAY

I realized that my life calling was to embarrass Teh MD Teenage Roomie.  Sometimes this was inadvertently, sometimes it was completely on purpose.

I met Mr. Scrooge in DC since he was in town again.

I taught Teh MD Teenage Roomie how to make fudgy brownies.

I was vaguebooking about Millington, TN (where I almost ended up moving after I got out of the Navy because Mr. Mystery almost got stationed there) until I finally admitted that I was no longer single and was doing something crazy like moving my entire life to a new place for a boy.  CRAAAAYYYY CRRAAYYYYYY.

I attended the Greyt Expectations annual picnic and ran The Color Run in DC again.

I started reading for serious.

The songs of the month were Nico and Vinz - Am I Wrong and Sara Evans - Slow Me Down.

I finally admitted being in a relationship with Mr. Mystery.

Cristina officially left Grey's Anatomy and I was crushed for life (so much so I still haven't started watching the most current (Cristina-less) season).

JUNE

I was officially obsessed with .gifs.

I had an endoscopy and showed you my come to selfie.

Teh Motivator talked me into signing up for the DIVAS 1/2 Marathon.  Woah.

Meri tried to commit suicide via 800mg Motrin.  She's a dick.

I explained to you how to properly fill out an SF-86 or SF-85 or any type of background investigation paperwork.

Teh Humanitarian and Teh Coast Guardian left SoMD and I was all the sads.

I was ridiculous in Lowes Hardware because someone said, "What trouble can she get into at a hardware store."

I officially started my 1/2 marathon training.  Bleh.

Not Millington, TN became an option.

I started my VA appointments.  I still don't have a final determination on my disability rating yet, but they sent me a letter in November that said they are still working on it.  Good talk guys, good talk.

I ran 7.5 miles, non-stop, the longest distance I'd ran ever in my entire life.

I visited the Botanical Gardens and Post Office Museum with Teh FL Greyhound Neighbors.

I educated everyone on Facebook privacy settings.

Miley came back to stay with us!

The song of the month was Come With Me Now by Kongos.

My last River Concert Series started.

I made it official that I was moving to SC instead of TN since Mr. Mystery got an ordmod.

2014 Review:

January, February, March
April, May, June
July, August, September
October, November, December

Music Monday #16 and Weekend Review {12/14}

MUSIC MONDAY

Nope, not gonna talk about it.  Yep, moving on.
I just love Sara Evans's voice.  I love blaring her in Yurtle and matching her note for note.

FRIDAY

After getting off of work on Friday, I planned a late lunch with Teh Wisconsin Blond.  Since he got to SC we hadn't gotten a chance to hang out without a group, which made me sad.  We went to Sesame since he hadn't been yet and we went through 3 servers.  We just happened to have a server that got cut early and then our 2nd server said he was leaving and introduced us to the 3rd server.  We actually ended up leaving before him, but after almost an hour and half (and 3 servers) we figured it was time to go).  We got caught up on the time between our being in VA Beach together to now, mostly.

After, I headed home to wait on Mr. Mystery to come home.  He ended up making dinner that night since he's way better with spur of the moment kitchen creations than I am.  It was delicious.

You should be jealous.

I worked on my 2014 review blogs and listened to Mr. Mystery play Skyrim.  Around 2230, I was done and went to bed to read for a little while and finally turned out the light at 2300.  I didn't even hear Mr. Mystery come to bed.  I luuuurrrvveee earplugs (even if a naughty little fuzzy dog has been eating them).

SATURDAY

Mr. Mystery got up and fed the dogs for me, because he's awesome (and he thought I'd taken a flexeril).  Finally, after Mr. Mystery indicated that I was irritating him by being in the bed still and telling him how bored I was, I got out of bed and messed around on the computer.  Mr. Mystery decided to go on a ride.  While he was gone, I went to Victoria's Secret (at the mall, 2 weeks before Christmas, which was one of the worst life decisions I've ever made) to return a bra that was the most uncomfortable bra I'd ever worn in my entire life, talked to Teh Ginger for a bit, and napped on the hammock and eventually moved to the bed.

When I got up, I was quite confused why the back door was wide open, then Mr. Mystery appeared.  After a quick dinner of leftovers, we headed downtown to watch the boat parade with Teh SC House Finder, Teh Architect, and her parents.  We went to Early Bird Diner after the parade for some noms.  Afterwards, we called it a night and headed home.

I did take photos of the boat parade, but I haven't looked at them yet.  Hopefully they aren't all blurry, but my remote was dead so the possibility is strong that they are all blurry.  Also, I do remember that I haven't posted Magnolia Gardens photos yet.  Life yo, life.

SUNDAY

I didn't go to church since the church I've been wanting to try was doing a cantata and I wasn't really interested in no sermon.  Instead, I slept in and Mr. Mystery got out of the bed before me, again, I didn't hear him.  When I got up, we agreed to go get breakfast downtown.. anddddd he was going let me ride the motorcycle.  /gasp!

It was rough.  Holy crap it was rough.  I'd prefer not to do that on the regular honestly.  It's wayyy better being the driver than a passenger.  My thighs hurt so bad from squeezing to hang on.  Must get real job to finish paying off Yurtle so I can get my own motorcycle.

We went to a place called Another Broken Egg Cafe.  It was delicious.  We watched the horrible bartender as entertainment.  He had to check the menu for the restaurant specialty drinks.  As former bartenders, we were NOT impressed.  He also didn't even add a half jigger full for the liquor he added for the specialty coffee.

Huevos Rancheros

Shrimp and Grits

After we left, we were trying to decide our next move and Mr. Mystery and I noticed that somehow one of the rear signals had been knocked loose.  We thought I had done it getting on or off the bike, but I made sure to watch how I got on and off and it couldn't have been me.  Fortunately, he got it fixed when we got home.  Sadly, that was the end of our day downtown, which sucks since it was a gorgeous day and there was music going on on King St since it is the 2nd Sunday of the month.  Booo.

Mr. Mystery left again to go ride, leaving me at home.  I continued laundry and worked on this post.  Then Teh Humanitarian called and said her and her Mom were gonna leave NC tonight and head my way.  I, of course, offered them our guest room and they should be here late tonight!!!

That said, it's time for me to feed the beasts and fix up the guest room that Phil and Meri have conveniently kept "lived in" for all our guests and finish up dinner.


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Linking up with these ladies:

Music Monday w/ Stories, Songs, & Praise and Love Woke Me Up This Morning | Monday Morning Gossip w/ Join the Gossip | Weekend Recap w/ Bella and the City | Weekending w/ B Loved Boston

Five on Friday #39

UNO

This is painful for me.  Change is also hard for me.. which is the underlying reason that this hurt so bad.  In addition to all the dollas SC wants me to pay them to be a member of their club.

I have to register my car still, which means getting new car insurance since my NC insurance company doesn't cover SC, AND applying for my tag.  I already paid the taxes, which was the first step for the entire process.  Fortunately, since I'm paying SC, my NC taxes and insurance will be refunded.

I also got my motorcycle permit.

Here's the reason this is all so painful.  I had not anticipated becoming an SC resident (ever).  I was planning to be an NC fugitive and just risk it.  On Tuesday evening, I drove up to NC to spend the night with Teh Sister so I could get Yurtle NC inspected and go by the DMV and get my motorcycle endorsement.

The NCDMV wouldn't give me the motorcycle endorsement since I didn't have the exact card that was specified in their paperwork and it didn't say "GRADUATE" in huge red letters....  The rage that fell over me was swift and intense.  There was yelling and tears.   Teh Sister bought me Krispy Kreme to make me feel better.

During my yelling rage, I finally just committed to becoming an SC resident because obviously NC hates me.  This means that I also refused to get Yurtle inspected since I'm not going to waste the money.  It also means that other than to hang out with Teh Sister, I wasted dollas in gas and mileage on Yurtle.

It was made even more painful when the SC DMV wouldn't recognize the same motorcycle class completion card that I had gotten IN SC.  I just can't even.

At least the SCDMV accepts ALL payment forms, unlike NCDMV which only takes cash or checks (because that's not antiquated in any way).

DOS

I had 2 interviews this week and I'm not even gonna lie.. I wore the same outfit to both.  The only difference was that one day I put on eyeliner and mascara and the other day I forgot.

Also, have you heard about fleece lined tights?  Well, Teh Monopoly told me about them last winter, but I didn't really have a need for tights at the time.  When I started working at Target I noticed that we carried them and vowed to purchase some to see what greatness Teh Monopoly was speaking of.

Well, those black tights are fleece lined and other than some falling down issues the first day, I loved them for keeping warm since it has been slightly chilly in SC this week.

I also felt like my hair-do hid the blue in my hair very well... as it's currently reappearing.  YAY!  BOO.  I love(d) the blue, seriously... but I dyed over it because of job getting and well with the blue making a come back sometimes worries me since the temp agency had an issue with the blue.

More on said interviews...  they both went.. meh.
The one on Tuesday was for an executive assistant position and when I asked the lady if she had any concerns about my qualifications for the position she said that she believed I had the skill, but she worried about the time it would take me to transition from this (pointing at my military infused resume) to the corporate sector.

That interview lasted about 20 minutes, which Teh MD Adult Roomie said probably isn't a good sign.  I'm not inclined to disagree.

Side rant: when I was going through TAP class (the class that everyone in the Navy has to take to get out), they blew so much smoke up our asses.  I never realized until this interview when the lady was actually finding fault with the fact that I was so ingrained with the military culture.  IDK lady, I was only in the military for 6 years.  In fact, if you ask anyone I ever worked with, they'd tell you that I had the least amount of military bearing of probably anyone they knew in the military, ever.  But whatevs.  You just keep worrying about the fact that I probably won't transition well.

I also went to the effort to send a thank you card to the lady for meeting with me and "spoke to her concerns" saying that I was a fast learned and looked forward to joining the corporate world.

The Thursday one definitely started off poorly when I didn't know the mission statement of the department I was interviewing with or what the exact position was for.  I knew that I'd been applying for administrative assistant types of positions, so I went with that assumption and I just admitted that I didn't know about the mission statement because when she called to set up the appointment, she'd only said that she was from the governor's office... soooo yeah, I'm navy trained to show up when I'm told, so there's that.  I think it picked up after that.  I was able to answer all their questions and the interview lasted about an hour.

Due to my incredible navy-training, I assessed that they had been conducting interviews all week since the visitors log listed several names with "interview" as the reason for business.  I should probably send a thank you note to those ladies as well, but I can barely remember their names.  Neither of them even shook my hand.  It was a very strange interview and it started off late, which I hhhhhhhaaaatttttteeee.  If we made an appointment, be on time.  I'm here on time.  You, too, have to put forth some effort as well.

TRES

This.

Soooooooo... I finally broke down and stopped by the Starbucks at the Target where I work because my employee discount works there.  WIN.  It's like I broke the seal.  I just want all the double chocolaty chips... OOOOOORRRR better yet.. the peppermint mocha fraps.  I didn't even know there was a peppermint mocha frap.  I actually had them do a peppermint chocolaty chip the first day and it was ahhhhmazing.  I learned about the peppermint mocha frap when Lauren from Target ordered it and I was like wwwhhhhhhaaaatttt??? change my order, plskthx.

It's going to be difficult to not get one today when I get off work.

QUATRO

If you're a Cards Against Humanity game owner and you didn't subscribe to the Kwanzaa thingy the did this year, you're missin' out.  Seriously.  I'm never missing another Christmas subscription again.  These cards are just on point and hilarious and relevant.  One of the white cards I got today was "Ebola."  WIN.

CINCO

I'm still crushed about the menstrual cup thing.  Seriously.  Probably because it's completely applicable right now and I could have been testing one those gems right now.  TMI, I know, suck it up buttercup.  Brit sent me a link to a blog where the blogger has tested a significant portion of the menstrual cups available.

There was one part where she talks about using the cups with an IUD, which applies to me.  Essentially, she said that IUD users could use cups, you just had to be aware of your IUD strings and wait until after your IUD is settled before you use a menstrual cup, as in wait 2-3 months after the IUD is inserted before using a cup.  Well, check in that box.  Essentially, her suggestion was to find a cup with not a super strong amount of suction (because some of those suckers are super sucky.. bahhaha see what I did there?) and to use common sense and make sure that you pop the suction before just trying to pull the cup out.  Makes sense to me in a theoretical sense, what with my not ever using one of these.

What this really means to me is that I'm adding that sucker (it's funny every time now) back to my Amazon wishlist and I don't even care.

Have I ever mentioned I hate being a girl?  I do.  I hate it.  It's stupid.  Not only do I bleed from a potentially happy place every month, I also have to wear heels and pantyhose to interviews because I have boobs... aka principle.

I've still not tested out my new bras yet, but this weekend my boobies have a date with a new super soft bra and I can't even wait.

You're welcome for that image.  Happy weekend, Gentle Readers, happy weekend.




Happy Friday, Gentle Readers.

Linking up with these ladies since it's FFFFRRRRRRIIIIIIDDDDAAAAYYYY!!!!!!!!!

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2014: January, February, and March

One of my favorite December bloggy things is reading everyone's year reviews.  It's also one of my favorite things to do as a blogger because I get to be reminded of all the awesome things I did too!  I forget a lot, so I'm pretty pumped about remembering some of the things about this year.

Also, I will reveal who Mr. Mystery is by the end of the year review... so stay tuned!

JANUARY

I started off January with the resolution to better manage my dollas.  I kinda succeeded this year.  The biggest change I made was that I did actually stop using my credit card for all the things.  I semi used my You Need a Budget program for most of the year, but by October I had stopped using it because I would get a month behind and then play catch up and really it wasn't effective.  Meh.  There was never a "not eat out month" but then again, I went from paying for 2 mouths to just paying for 1, which kinda made a HUGE difference.

Teh Blog got it's own domain!  That was a huge step for me.  I had been debating buying my domain for a long time after I realized I was serious about blogging, but never wanted to bite the bullet and spend the dollas.  I finally rationalized that it was something I really wanted and it was only $25 for a few years.  I spend that on crap on a regular basis.  Worth it.

I started doing the "So What Wednesday" posts, which I loved....

I finally found Phil's "sibling"/my 2nd dog.  Now on her 3rd name, Meri is my crazy fuzzy face girl and I haven't regretted that adoption fee for a minute.. in fact, that adoption fee has saved her fuzzy ass many times.  $650 is a lot of dollas, Gentle Readers.

I was voluntold to apply for a Navy special program, about which I never heard anything else.  This was not only disappointing to me, but also to my CO and CMC, who would ask me about it anytime they saw me in the following 2 months.

Goo Goo Dolls - Come to Me was my favorite song of the month/season.

Teh Bear quit his job and I was vague-booking about it on Teh Blog.

I finally got my Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal that I'd been working towards since I got to GTMO.

It snowed a few times (wooooot!) and we watched some crazies do a polar plunge and we attended the Burns Supper of 2014.

Burns Supper

This crazy guy did the Polar Plunge.
I attempted to keep warm.

FEBRUARY

The Super Bowl did NOT fall on my birthday, which means it was a successful year.  Instead, my first day of my much anticipated Full Motion Video class in DC started on my birthday.  It was the best birthday present the Navy ever gave me.  I also got a SECOND birthday poem from Teh Worldwide Jesus Lover.  She's the best, seriously.  I need more of her in my life.

While in DC, I met up with Mr. Scrooge since he was also in town.  We hadn't seen each other since April 2010, when I came home on leave from GTMO.  I was pretty sure he was going to stand me up, but he didn't.  We played some games and went to a hookah bar with some guys he was in town with.  Once the other guys started being too drunk, I was kind enough to drop them all off at their hotels instead of making them walk.

I got to go to SHUG HQ and hang out with ALL.THE.DOGS while I was in DC for class.  It was one of the more glorious dog moments of my entire life.

We did some DC touring, including the Library of Congress and the tunnel that leads to Capital Hill, but I was too tired to tour Capital Hill.

I finished my FMV class, thus ending the most glorious education the Navy ever gave me, that I will probably never get to use, unfortunately.

I suffered through the rest of the world watching the Olympics.

I started getting serious about working out.

Teh Bear and I broke up because I couldn't handle being a sugar momma anymore (not that he wasn't contributing in his own ways) and never having the house to myself.  I noticed a HUGE spike in my desire for alone time starting at the end of January when Teh Bear quit his job.  Him quitting his job led to many more realizations that I'd know for a long time, but never acted on.  There was a comfort in my relationship with Teh Bear because he knew all my secrets.  We talked about everything.... EVERYTHING.  He was a part of my life from September 2009 until February 21, 2014.  That's a long time.  We have only talked once since that day, for me to tell him that I was mailing his mail to him and to change his address.  I thought I would miss Teh Bear more than I did, which sounds awful to say outloud.  But the truth was, in the end, the only thing I missed was that he was willing to talk about all the feelz.

The universe knew I needed a pick up that weekend and all my friends were out in full force without even knowing about what had happened.  Win.

I got more serious about working out since I had much more free time and I went on the break-up diet which meant I lost some serious weight.

MARCH

I made the decision to use my time-share hotel stay so Teh Sister and I could go to Disney World since I had already planned to be in FL during that time anyways.  

I got a surprise from work where I got to do my EAWS board early and earned my aviation warfare wings, that I didn't really want, despite how gungho I was about getting it when I left Bahrain..  I think I was just on an IDW high, crazy Megan style.

It snowed.

Meri arrived in FL and then made it to DC.

Mr. Mystery and I started chatting it up on the FBs.

I took the PO1 exam without studying at all since I was too focused on my EAWS and FMV class.

Meri got to come home with me!

I sprained my quad, which is a thing.  A horrible, horrible thing which meant less workin' out when I had just gotten into my groove.

I bought new luggage the night before I left for Disney World AND locked myself out of the house on the same night which meant I didn't actually pack my clothes until past my 9pm bedtime.

Teh Sister and I took on Disney World and it was awesome.

2014 Review:

January, February, March
April, May, June
July, August, September
October, November, December