Well Hello out there.

I feel like I never update this thing and yet, I always tell myself I will. When I'm at work, I usually have time to update but get side tracked because I have 2 separate computers (one with the "permissions" to go on the real internet and one without). I am also ususally too busy sending emails to Aloe-Ha throughout the day to remember to author an update. hehe :) She's definitely a good vent-to person if I am having a particularly frustrating day. Also, a friend of mine and I were supposed to start a "Blog-Working" every Friday, where we write new blog posts every Friday evening. If we can't get that started, well, dangit, I might just do it myself anyway.

So, I am officially on the job-hunt again. Last Thursday I received my salary increase and I was LIVID that I didn't even get the standard 3%. In fact, no one in my department received 3%. How do they expect us to continue to live on these pennies they call a paycheck, when, the cost of EVERYTHING has gone up around 7%? I wasn't expecting 7%, but I was expecting around 5%. My employer just doesn't get it. You can't possibly retain your best people if you can't competitively compensate them. I have sent out a few feeler resumes, so we'll see what feedback I get and if anything becomes available. I'm looking for a Recruiting position in San Antonio, so if you know of anything, please let me know!

It also sucks that I am in a consistent "I am too busy for you now" mode because once I feel like I have the timing of everything down, my schedule changes. I really do think a MBA was a great idea, but I am SO OVER these mini-semesters. I feel like I NEVER have time to do anything. It’s like, each class assigns you this big project and in less than 8 weeks it’s due, and oh yeah, we know you have a full time job and are taking other classes, but you’re just going to have to deal. I must be doing something right, though, because I’m halfway done and I have a 3.8 GPA. It’s just too bad I feel like it’s at the cost of my personal relationships, but then again, becoming successful isn’t easy. I can’t believe it’s been almost 1 year since I got married, and yet, it doesn’t feel like we are a married couple. Traveling and having fun is mostly just a wish at this point.

So one good thing about this semester is that it has re-lit a fire in me for law school. I am taking a BLaw class and not only do I LOVE it, I’ve pretty much aced everything. I don’t think the professor is making it overly easy for people, but maybe its because I get it and he’s definitely made it interesting. I feel kind of dumb for not pursuing law school over my MBA, but I’m still thinking of trying for law school again. I would like to specialize in Labor or Employment Law. I can only imagine how poor my hubs and I will be if I decide to go, because it will be 3 years of me not working - at all. We’ll see. I definitely need some time to decompress after the craziness called the MBA; travel, enjoy life, SAVE, then hop into it. And don't ask about kids. God, forget it. I'll be too old to have any by the time I'm done "professionalizing" myself.