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Although it's not set in stone at this time, it looks like I am going to sell cars for a living. I am okay with this, not necessarily excited, but okay. It will be fun to work for a "city" dealership, that is something I have not experienced. I do not have the job officially yet, although I am certain if that is honestly what I want, I could have several offers by the end of the week. I have a couple of reservations about it, mostly physical ones, but I was quite up front and honest with them about my physical past and my limitations, or possible limitations, and they were okay with it. So, we will see. Recently, I seem to have NO physical limitations, I am not saying NO pain, just no limits. I have been very able to walk each morning, and I am up to forty minutes, without putting too much stress on this old body, and that is forty minutes of FAST walking, not strolling. I am hoping I can soon do an hour. So perhaps I am meant to go back into the car business. The only reasons that I had not considered it before was the lack of strength to do the job, and the stress that comes with it. Selling however, really is not that stressful...you go to work, sell a car, go home. That part will be nice, it won't be up to me to make sure that things are running as smoothly as possible, although I know ME, and I am wondering how long it will be until it is up to me, once again. The only part that I am really NOT looking forward to is the man vs. woman thing, and in all my years in this business, it has not changed. NOT. I am frankly too old to have to "prove" myself once again, and they can all suck it. How's that for an attitude before I even have the job? But I am serious. I will not play the games anymore, I have done it too many times in my life, and I frankly don't care if they like me or they don't, you can bet I will just be there to make the dollars, the rest be damned. One thing in my favor in this department - this dealership is just opening, so all of us will be new at the same time. I know this is a bad time to be in this business, but it sure didn't look that way yesterday evening when I was there, there were people all over the place. Another exciting aspect --- this is a Dodge and Jeep dealership, and I have only been involved in a GM place for the past 15 years, so the inventory will all be new to me. I like Jeep, although I have always thought they were horribly overpriced, but what the heck, I'm on the selling side of them now, not on the trade-it-on-even-though-you-are-buried-in-it side. So, all in all...it will be okay. I need to do something and if this doesn't work for me, I can do something different. I will know what's up in the next couple of days...and I will let you all know, so that you can come and buy a car from me...LOL

I had a really good interview with an insurance company on Wednesday, too. I like the company and what they have to offer, which includes group insurance coverage, which is highly unusual. I am supposed to take some more online assessments with them, and I will go ahead and do it, the only issue I have with it is that I will have to take my Series 6, 7, and 23 state tests to do it. The seven is hell. HELL. That one could wait a few months---it is the one that allows me to trade in stocks and bonds...the 6 and 23 would be right away, I seriously don't know if I am up to that right now. The stupid life and health tests about killed me, although I did well. Hell...how is it that I am forty-eight years old and I have no idea what I want to do? Sometimes, too many choices is a bad thing. I have not even been seriously looking for work, both of these positions have found me--or my resume, on the internet. I keep waiting for divine intervention, but so far I have heard no voice telling me what to do...and since I thought I had done the right thing the past TWO jobs I took, I am really confused. The car business, I know. I can do it in my sleep. So for now, I think it makes the most sense.

Things around here are perking along. My youngest has taken a job - HERE - at my apartment complex---and the surrounding business's and he loves it. Maintenance---groundskeeper, he is really in his element. He drives around most of the day on a Bobcat, getting really dirty, doing guy things...he is an outdoor kid, so he is in heaven. Who knew that there was even a job HERE, of all places? Had CrazyDog not needed to pee at six am last week, and Mark not been the kind of talkative fella he is, Jordan would still not have a job....this is a huge property management company, there are many places he can go if he so chooses..so it's all good.

The other two are still breathing, one is really sick with a kidney infection -- which I think is odd...men generally don't get those that often, do they? He spent the weekend at a concert with the youngest and gf, and wound up in this shape. It was the same weekend concert thing that Steph got her infection in--about six weeks ago, and she ended up in the hospital...what the hell kind of bacteria is floating around out there in that farm field? My oldest is doing well, working at her own job and filling in at the Ice Cream Store for extra money. Speaking of the ICS, I have to do my share the next two days...I will be there. And hopefully not today, although with Craig as sick as he is, it wouldn't surprise me. In fact, I am supposed to begin training for the car sales job on Thursday and Friday, and I am also supposed to be at the ICS...so far I have found no clone recipe, so that will be a neat trick. The manager at the dealership was going to see if there was any other way I could do their training, he will let me know today. If not, I have no idea what I will do. We are out of employees at the store---vacations, returning to college, etc and it's too late in the season to hire, we will only be open another three and a half weeks. Mark may have to help---although he is supposed to be at the house down south, working on making it more saleable. UGH. Things can never be simple, can they?

Make today a happy one. :)

Super study cram day number one

UPDATE******

Yes, today is my super-study-cram-day.

I am so excited that I get to spend my Sunday-- a beautiful day I'm sure-if you can go at all by the amount of sun currently blinding my left eye-indoors---with my head in the book. However, there has not been nearly enough head in the book time all week, so this is what I'm left with. And then, tomorrow, I get to do it again. I just want the damned test over with...but not 'til I'm ready, so here goes.

You all wish me lots of luck and brain power today, will you?

:)

***UPDATE***

So, after five hours, five small, short hours, I cannot see. I mean, I can no longer read anything. Dammit. And five hours in that book is only about half way...usually in five hours, I can read an cncylopedia...but good hell, this is about INSURANCE and MEDICARE...and save me, I could die of boredom, but NO, NO----I'm going to die of blindness. I have got to have someone figure out why I see double all the time, andy why, when my eyes are tired, I see triple and quadruple...ugh. At this rate, I am never going to make it. For now, this is me, y0ur blind blogging buddy, saying "screw it, I'm having a beer..."

See you all tomorrow. :)