To protest or not to protest?

I am the type of person who stands up for what I believe in, there is a charity in the neighborhood I grew up in that does good work but when they moved in were not nice to the neighborhood so I don't give them money, I find other places to help. I don't shop at one specific store if I can avoid it bc of the way the company treats their employees.

These are personal choices I have made and try to stick by them. I can shop elsewhere and spend a bit more at another store, I can donate to other organizations that do the same thing in the community other than the one that I find to be rude.

Now the question becomes should I boycott every organization that doesn't share the same beliefs as I do? So should I stop shopping at my favorite store bc they gave a candidate money who has taken an opposing side than I on one issue? Should I not go to the fast food place down the street bc they gave free food to an organization that I don't agree with? Where would it end? Not everyone is going to agree with what I believe, hell my parents and I argue all the time about certain issues, should I boycott them? Isn't that what made this country what it is today...freedom. So maybe I don't donate to the companies charities that I don't like but should I stop going to them all together?

I am conflicted over this and am not sure which way I feel is right to go...

Funny job stuff

So I know I have only been at my current job for 3 months so I shouldn't be looking already but I decided to take a look at some jobs that are closer to my house and came across an Admin job so I was looking at the requirements. And this is the last part:

Important Steps:
1. Prior to sending cover letter and Resume, please visit the rest of our website to learn more about our organization (including our name) and the important work we accomplish.
2. Prepare a cover letter addressing our requirements and your related skills. This letter should be a demonstration of your writing skills (organization, grammer, spelling, ect.).
3. Confirm your objective matches the job description.
4. Finally please send your cover letter and resume to...


Of the three job postings on this site 2 of the 3 had some form of this at the end. I guess those who apply to be a software developer position already know to check the name of the company before applying for a job...

To do list for the house:

1. Buy power strips for the living room

2. Buy extra curtain panel for the living room

3. Hang new art in my room.

4. Buy new darker curtains for my room.

5. Buy new toilet seat, maybe go decorative for this????

6. Buy shelf sets for my room

7. Buy shelf/wall decor for living room.

8. Get an extra filing bin with folders.

9. Buy a glass measuring cup.

10. Switch out posters in the monsters room.

So far 1-3 are completed :) I plan to buy the new stuff I want/need a little at a time.

I have rearranged the furniture in both my room and the living room but never thought about the redecorating part when I did the rearrange and now I am looking around at the empty walls and have to do something. Which then brings me to the rest of the house and redoing it slowly. So wish me luck...

Loneliness attracts the oddest people...

Sat night I was home alone and a little bummed bc yet again I thought I was going out on a date and again was left hanging...so I got online to the dating site I have been frequenting as of late and met a guy. It was super late but we were chatting and we decided to meet up for a bit. He told me that he was renting a room in this area but his daughter was living in southern MD with his parents and her mom is completely out of the picture. Turns out he is living in a half way house to which he told me he prefers living in a sober house but can leave at any time. I wonder if this is true, I could do some internet research but I don't care enough.

So... I thought I could let that go bc he was a nice enough guy until Sunday when he knew I was at church and still decided to call me 5 times between 9 and noon. What is that about. Luckily I didn't have my phone on me for those calls or I might have gone off then. Instead we spoke with I got home and then I got off the phone to take care of my child. After I was done parenting I fell asleep which was a big mistake bc he called me 5 or 6 times and left 3 messages!!! I finally answered the phone and let him know that he the amount of calls were ridiculous! I thought I got through to him but then Monday he called 3 times while I was at work.

Tuesday night was the final straw when he called 4 times in 6 minutes and left a message saying "hey its me, call me when you get this or I will just call you again" and he did!!! So I picked up and told him I was busy which I was. He called today to apologize and said he went to a meeting and spoke about his behavior and was going to another one tonight. Well la-ti-da. I don't care. I have and off switch and he clicked it about 15 phone calls ago...So hopefully he got the hint and will leave me alone.

Now what did I learn from all of this...no more late night websites! and I a break is needed from this online stuff bc what does it bring...a guy who decides I am not affectionate enough, a player type who's voice doesn't match his extra large stature, and then the stalker...just wow...

Introducing Sandy....

The week before Thanksgiving I took my car in for routine service or what I thought was going to be routine service only to find out that my car had a coolant leak and the service guys wouldn't let me take it home bc it was dangerous to drive. boo. So I had to make a decision about Mel and what I wanted to do. If I wanted to pay in excess of $2500 dollars on a 7 year old car with 126K miles or look into a new vehicle. After tearing up at work when the service guy called me I had to get my head around possibly letting go of my car. My first car, the car I bought on my own and the car that I put all the miles on myself.

In the end I decided the deal the dealership was offering me was too good to pass up so I decided to get a new to me vehicle. I am happy with the new jeep which is what I wanted when I got my PT and the monster loves the jeep. It has drop down speakers in the back which would be great for tailgating if we ever go tailgating. He also likes that he is able to pull down hatch for the trunk which he couldn't reach on the PT.

Although it hasn't felt real to me that I have this new car yet??? I still see PT's on the road and think to myself there's another one but I am not driving one :( Then the other day I was sandwiched by red cars and thought about my PT bc it was red and how it would be nice if I had it bc then all the cars would be red.

So here I am introducing the new jeep and am hoping that now it feels real...

Happy New Year...

It is the start of the new year which means reminiscing about last year and thinking ahead to the coming year. So here are my thoughts.

Last year was a year, nothing really special happened last year for me. Thinking of last year I wonder where did it all go? It went by so fast and I have nothing to show for it, its kind of sad. Which leads me to hoping that next year is a better year and that I have something to show for it.

I had wanted to go back to school for fall but that didn't happen bc my work situation wasn't stable. I have started a new job so maybe this year I will be able to plan to go back to school or at least have a better plan for getting back to school.

So for this year my plan is to get back to the gym to lose this extra weight I have started carrying around and to plan better for my future which includes not only school and retirement bc with the way this economy is looking I think I need to start taking better care of my financial and professional well being....

So how about everyone else, what are you thinking about for this year?