A Free and Eye-Opening Weekend

    Saturday, after an early start of housework, I made a couple of phone calls and found that I had a couple of mix ups (or cancellations, not sure). Either way, I ended up with a lovely free weekend. If I had checked earlier during the week I would have been able to attend a town reunion in Elizabeth and perhaps been able to see a friend I have not seen in over 0000 years. I'm not telling--it's been that long. I ended up going to Elizabeth anyway to get a manicure and do a bit of shopping. The City was holding its yearly outdoor sales thing. It was hot and there were people everywhere. Thank goodness the nail shop was steps away from the hustle bustle. I found a few good buys, curtains, etc. I am especially excited about the fold-away carry cart I bought. I truly hate toting things. This cart folds to about 6" x 14" and I can put it in my carryall. The downside is, I have a hard time folding this cart. I may have to keep the directions forever :-(   It's been a while since I have done any real shopping. It felt good.

Early Sunday morning, I finally started building a website that will bring all of my small biz's under one site. I even ordered matching biz cards. Since I am trying to save money, I am doing all of this the freebie way--free site, free cards. It does not get any cheaper than free, does it?  This morning I looked at the site and the cards I ordered with fresh eyes and both look good. I think it will be o.k. since this information is for my networking circle only.

I also started going through stuff that I brought home from my old office. I stayed away from these boxes because they hold so many memories. I can't believe how many business books I kept there. I even  found a gadget that allows to talk hands free that must have belonged to my managing director at one time. Apparently he did not like it. Anyway, it is here, now I must get it back to my former office manager. Maybe I will do that next week.   I even found a note that I had written quickly concerning a Watkins order. My face is red and I am very embarrassed about this. Don't know if I can fix it, but will try.  A friend who retired earlier had told me that it would take at least 6 months to a year to come to terms with leaving my job because I loved it so much. Of course, I did not believe her and said so. Well it was six months and a few days when my turn-a-round came.  I feel like I have many fences to mend, since I did so much hiding during that time. And I have to do a little 'crow-eating' in front of  my friend. Can let her know that I am finally seeing the rainbow.