Livin' The Dream

Lesson learned this week - When the sky looks like this, don't go running for the train. Scary times were had by this California girl. The storm came on in a matter of seconds. Like most New Yorkers, I don't own a car. I go where my feet, the train, and a bus can get me. Leaving work and headed for the train, I was pelted by hail and sheets of rain as the sky turned black and lightening struck. Dare I say, but I miss me some earthquakes. This severe weather is just no bueno.

So yesterday, September 10, 2010 marked my one year anniversary as a foster care worker with The New York Foundling. What a crazy year it has been. Coming into the job, I had prior experience with the foster care system back in California. I had a feeling it would be a little a different here in nyc, because let's face it, everything is a little different here in nyc. I don't feel I was really prepared for many of the challenges I was going to face.....but I hung in there and have survived the first year - the year of hard knocks! I'm not sure what the future holds for me......but I will be forever grateful for this real life experience. I now know why I was told time and time again, "If you can make it in foster care in New York City, you can do anything!" Truer words were never spoken.

It's been awhile since I last posted. I had 2 whole weeks of vacation which included 4th of July. Now that I am back in nyc I am carrying a peaceful, easy breezy spirit as best as I can. Even though the waves of dramarama have come, I stand firm in the faith that I am fulfilling a greater purpose.

No matter what the clients throw my way, I am doing my best to keep on keepin' on. So far so good. Even amidst the stress of 12 hour days I keep the peace in my mind and the joy in my soul. Like this little guy....I am holding on tight in the face of drama drama drama. Chill, cardinal. Chill.

If Pink and her hot bod don't make you want to eat healthy today, I don't know what will. You go, Pink!

So I am feeling a little ill-equipped lately. Like I set out to do one thing, and it just isn't working out. As a goal-oriented-go-getter, I am not a fan of that. I am realizing that it has me just feeling like I want to throw in the towel. Ugh!

I was so excited to go the exhibit because I want to see King Tut before I die. Weird...but yeah, it's on my Bucket List. Although I knew I would still want to see the pyramids one day, I was so excited thinking that I would see the King at the Discovery thing. The exhibit was really neat. Like really really neat! So many things from the tomb are there. But when you get to the end there is a reproduction of the mummy. Hmm. Not sure why I was surprised. I recall the exhibit in Los Angeles years ago and the press saying King Tut would never return to America. They spoke truth, peeps. He hasn't. But lots of his really cool stuff has, so it was still worth the $40 to go through the exhibit. Like Angie said, it just gives me another excuse to go to Egypt one day. Yay for King Tut's stuff, but I'm sure my Daddie is right. King Tut probably is sad he never got to see my in nyc :)