Maxine Monday

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New house, new job and another stupid thing I did.

Remember when I sent the email saying goodbye to my co-workers before I let my boss know I was resigning? Yeah, only me.  Well, I did something else a week or so later.  Heh.  My old job allowed me to wear jeans and gym shoes every day.  Sometimes I wore a top too.  I jest.  I went topless.  Okay, no one would want to see that.  Ahem.  The new job requires business attire, maybe a bit casual business, but definitely not jeans and gym shoes.  So I had to shop.  Usually my daughter advises me on these purchases but she couldn't go with me on the last shopping trip I made - 2 days before my first day of work.

What would YOU do?

Why - you would send her a text with pictures of what you bought, right?  Yep, logical.

So that's what I did.  And then I got a text back saying "are you texting me for fashion advice?" from ... my new boss.  Heh.

My daughter is Dani.  My boss is Dan.  I sent him pictures of my new outfits.

Dani (the real daughter) told me "Mom, step away from the SEND button.  It is not your friend."

Understatement maybe!?!?

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So many changes!

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So many things have happened recently, and I have been feeling for a while like A Bead a Day did not describe my blog accurately.  I decided to redecorate, rename, and move on.  Besides, there is a lady out there who also has a blog by that name who really does write about beads, so maybe it's time to let her have the name to herself.  Coming up with a name was tough though, well, names are easy - urls are not.  So in the end I decided on Being BetteJo because well .. it wasn't taken and it really is what I write about.  I hope it does not strike you as too self aggrandizing or something but it does have some significance to me besides just saying hey look at me!!  Because now - at this time in my life I feel like I am finally, truly, being BetteJo.

Welcome!

Oh .. still working on the details but .. I am at my new house too!
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Maxine Monday

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So this is what it's come to!

At work today sitting across the desk from my new boss we heard rain starting to hit the windows.  We were startled because it's been in the hundreds here, and rain has come in very short but violent bursts.  Rain wasn't expected today, at least not by us.


We both looked out the window and then simultaneously reached for our phones to check the weather.


*blink, blink*


I mean - if it rains but your phone doesn't show it - is it really raining?


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Happy day!

There's certainly a lot to be said for living in the U.S.A.!  Have a wonderful and safe holiday!

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Maxine *I start my new job today* Monday

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