http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/ spicybitch's Blog en-us © 14:13:58 Greasy.com All rights reserved. Wed, Feb 14:13:58 8 GMT 30 http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/dreaming_reality.html It's been quite a while, since I have written a post, so I thought i would give it a go. Over the last year, I have been strategically trying to align myself into a full time position as an instructor at the local community college. In addition to this, I have a full time job. I have been teaching full time and working full time. It's been quite the challenge to say the least. My full time job, has well reached a point where I don't think that continuing here is good for my health. I get u ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/dreaming_reality.html#comments Tue, 7 Feb 2012 20:23:21 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/door_closes_opens_.html It's been about two weeks since I made the decision not to explore teaching at the elementary education level. As that door closed, I was forced to move my "cube" here at work. While I am not afraid of change, I have to say that I do not enjoy change when it is not of my own doing. I want to report that during the big "move" I acted like a two year old and pouted and said how "bitter" I was. Now I am closer to my boss, which is a good and bad thing all the same time. In addition to this, i ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/door_closes_opens_.html#comments Tue, 7 Jun 2011 18:19:17 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/changes_changes__.html As many of you may remember from previous blogs I am in the process of making a career change to a full time educator. I have been fortunate enough to be accepted into a fellowship where I can teach urban kids elementary school. The process leading up to the "Summer Institute" has been intense, including taking tests in math, reading, writing, and general knowledge. This program is highly competitive and 1 out of every 10 people who apply are accepted. The acceptance came in early February ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/changes_changes__.html#comments Thu, 26 May 2011 00:59:43 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/may_kissed_frog.html Fungi and I have been dating now for a year and 7 months. Things have been overall GREAT. We have had our ups and downs here and there but at the end of the day we both love each other a lot and we share a great deal of love for our dog! I have been getting into random arguments with my mother about my wedding. This is bizarre because I am NOT engaged, nor I am close to getting to the alter. The first conversation went a little like this: Mom: Mr. B will sing at your wedding. Me: Why would ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/may_kissed_frog.html#comments Thu, 3 Mar 2011 15:23:11 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/dreams_coming_place.html So it's been quite a long time since I have written here. Mostly because I have been super busy. December brought on a new opportunity to make additional money, a teaching gig at night at the Community College. I am now professing to approximately 50 students in the greater DC area about Public Speaking, and Introduction to Communication. Shaping the minds and ideas of students at our local community college and making a difference! YES! In addition to that coming into play, I applied to b ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/dreams_coming_place.html#comments Thu, 3 Mar 2011 15:14:24 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/long_december_.html But there is reason to believe that maybe next year will be better than the last. It's been a cold December but each new year always brings the hope that it can top the previous one. The year in review is pretty good, minus some trials and tribulations in the employment landscape. All in all, I am happy to have my job, mostly good health, and to be rich in love. Happy Xmas and New Years! http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/long_december_.html#comments Tue, 28 Dec 2010 15:50:19 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/really_october.html Really? It is? I can't believe it. Where has the time gone? This means that Gracie has been with us now for 3 full months! It's hard to imagine our lives without our little midget! Both Fungi and I adore her so much! Here is her Happy Halloweeny Picture... What's been happening? We resigned our lease, so we won't be moving in November this year. We're hoping our rent won't go up again next year, as we live in a super cool place that has roughly 20 restaraunts within walking distance, as we ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/really_october.html#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 20:43:52 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/addition_house.html So it's been more than a month since we brought our precious new puppy home. She's a lab shepard mix, and we rescued her from a local organization. See her pic below!!!! href="http://my.greasy.com/cgi-bin/blogapp/img.cgi?image=13156805.jpg" title="Share this image!"> She's been to doggie daycare, visited the dog park, and been all around our neighborhood. In general she's a big fan of the people and dogs all around. We're very lucky. http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/addition_house.html#comments Mon, 9 Aug 2010 16:19:13 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/turning_point_revelations.html Over the past several months I have been toying with the idea of a career move. Marketing has been incredibly creative and an exiting learning opportunity. It's been about 8 years since I embarked on this journey and I have been pondering a career move. After I graduated college, I was not sure where I would end up. In fact, I went on 8 interviews before settling on working for a non-profit. It was there that I fell in love with the people, the job and the atmosphere of the non-profit. I h ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/turning_point_revelations.html#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 18:17:14 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/making_peace_opening_.html It's been nearly a year since I had to send Spike to doggie heaven. This was hands down the worse thing that has ever occurred in my adult life. I will never truly get over his passing, but I am making peace with everything. Over the last several months Fungi and I have been negotiating getting our future dog. We have agreed on a plan to raise the dog, and we're approved to foster puppies in our home. In the last couple of months it has flip and flopped between the two of us on who wants a ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/making_peace_opening_.html#comments Fri, 18 Jun 2010 19:55:50 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/weirdo_dreams.html So on vacation I had some weird dreams. I dreamt that my boss was feeding me pickles in house house. His partner was also there and enjoying the show. I am not sure what this means. Last night though takes the cake in terms of very strange dreams. I dreamt that I was engaged to "The Hobbit" and I am not sure why. Fungi was also in the picture. "The Hobbit" was a professor and he was teaching a class. I was assisting the Hobbit and Fungi came up and put his arm around me. He nuzzled with me ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/weirdo_dreams.html#comments Wed, 2 Jun 2010 19:39:50 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/vacation_review.html We had the privilege of being able to go on vacation for 7 glorious nights. Our destination was Punta Cana and we stayed at the Excellence Punta Cana resort. Our trip began with our flight out of DC to Charlotte. We arrived in Charlotte on time and jetted off to the Dominican Republic. We landed and got into a wonderful 1983 Toyota Corolla Taxi that was arranged by the hotel. Every time we went over bumps, the bottom of the car scraped. This was a bit intimidating, but we were pleased when ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/vacation_review.html#comments Tue, 1 Jun 2010 16:07:46 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/vacation_station.html We have been going on a number of mini trips and taking advantage of not having any fur children. It's been quite fun to have these mini vacations over the last couple of weeks. It all started a few weeks ago when we had a free night at the Chesepeake Bay Resort and Spa. Then we were feeling spontaneous and we hit up Ocean City, MD. It was freezing, but we still managed to have fun! Last weekend I had the pleasure of attending our very own Kristy's wedding. I did her hair and makeup early ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/vacation_station.html#comments Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:08:54 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/busy_busy_does_2.html Things have been hectic around here at work, which has cut into my social life and my blogging time. Mea culpa, my readers. I know you're desperately clamoring for more love from Spicy! LOL. Work has been running at a hectic pace. So hectic that I have left work crying on several Friday's. Sometimes it's in front of my boss, and other times it's private. I have struggled with working at a small privately owned for profit company, for several reasons. 1) My boss has been bi-polar. One day h ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/busy_busy_does_2.html#comments Fri, 16 Apr 2010 17:22:51 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/shakin.html So Shakin up with Fungi was the right decision. I was doubtful at first. I have to tell you I was very confused as to why people do this... but now I am seeing the light. It's great to have someone who I love to come to every night. We laugh, I do the crying, he tells me I am ridiculous and it all works out. The love life is at an all time high right now... That is for certain. We've just completed two weekend fun trips that were fantabulous. Last weekend we went to Ocean City because it w ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/shakin.html#comments Tue, 6 Apr 2010 20:19:33 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/mortality_planning_future_.html It's strange, you call your mother expecting to just talk about the weather, and mundane things. Then she says "Just listen to me." Ok, I say. So she starts talking to me about what we should do in the event that both my parents pass away and what the plan is. I don't mind having these conversations, in fact, I think my mother has been telling me what to do for this event for the last 20 years of my life. They are changing their will from 15 years ago, because it doesn't include provisions ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/mortality_planning_future_.html#comments Wed, 3 Mar 2010 14:51:57 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/grammys_rocked.html Last night was the first time in a long time that I wanted to watch an awards program of any kind. Why? I thought for once it was a bunch of bs and blowing smoke up people's butts! There were actually talented musicians up for the grammys. Pink is without a doubt the biggest rockstar lady! She pulled off some acrobatics while singing. Now, I am not sure that she was able to be singing while suspended above the crowd at the Staples Center in LA. However, the performance was AMAZING. Even th ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/grammys_rocked.html#comments Mon, 1 Feb 2010 20:39:00 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/happy_year.html Whew, it's been a whirlwind couple of weeks and I still don't feel like I have caught my breath. Living together with Fungi certainly has it's perks. We have enjoyed the location that we are now living in, mostly because there are lots of places to grab food. This has been a blessing and a curse. A blessing because we have been tired after work and not felt like cooking. A curse because we had been eating out a lot. We finally have unpacked stuff and our kitchen is mostly usable. We're goi ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/happy_year.html#comments Fri, 8 Jan 2010 18:10:32 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/happy_holidays.html A lot has taken place over the last couple of months. I feel like I haven't even been able to breath lately. The pace has been go, go, go. I moved in with Fungi and we've been digging living in sin together. It's been slow settling into our digs, but we are starting to figure out our routine and our tics. All in all, things are good. We took a quick trip up to NYC this past weekend to see my parents and the Rockettes. It was a great show and I was happy to have had the pleasure of watching ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/happy_holidays.html#comments Thu, 17 Dec 2009 20:41:05 GMT http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/moving_moving_2.html The last few weeks and future weeks will be devoted to downsizing and de-cluttering mine and my future roomie's lives. This past weekend was good for me in terms of making progress towards healing about Spike. I have decided that I am not going home for Thanksgiving and it is likely I won't be with my folks during Christmas either. My older sister as I mentioned previously, is not dealing with the loss of Spike in a positive manner. I can't make her see the reality that was that decision, ... http://my.greasy.com/spicybitch/moving_moving_2.html#comments Mon, 9 Nov 2009 22:23:02 GMT