Compromise

I don't like the concept of compromise too much .  I'm usually the one that gives up the most for one reason or another.  When I do compromise, I'm rarely happy about it....and it always shows....eventually.  I like to get my way.  I like to win....at all costs.  It's the truth of the matter.  One more reason for me to be deemed a  bad person or unlikeable.  I'm like a 40-year old in a 2-year old's body!

We're not out of the woods yet as far as M's job is concerned.  It seems that his previous employer has taken great offense--to the point of wanting to take legal action--that he dare work for a new start-up company in the same industry in the same town.....with some of "their" clients going with.  He is strictly an employee of this new company, but his previous boss did leave and started the new company that he is working for as of tomorrow.  He was "terminated" early from his old company last Thursday after giving notice almost a month ago.  He and his boss received one of those scare the pants off of you letters full of legal mumbo jumbo on Friday.  He says he's not worried......

He bought his truck yesterday.  Used....a great steal of a deal he just couldn't pass up...  I guess I should be happy that he traded in the Beast (the Suburban) in the deal which I had asked about his intentions previously.  It's one of those situations where I knew he was going to do it.  It's his money.  I said my piece, but he was going to do what he wanted to do.  He wanted it and there was not talking him out of it with any of MY sense of reason.  I thought we should wait, but I knew that wasn't going to happen.

On a personal note, I'm trying to focus.  I feel like I'm a little manic right now.  My job is pretty crazy right now.  The kids are SO busy--C is doing school volleyball and Rec soccer; Z signed up for school cross country, the school play, and he's doing Rec soccer; S is doing Rec soccer and school choir; A is doing Rec soccer and Scouts--if the league can find a coach.  No one can do their homework on their own.  I'm struggling with dinner options every night--we had pizza last night and the kids ended up fighting over the Cinnastix.  (I screamed out that we're never ordering them again even if they're FREE...)  I'm once again asking how people MOMS do it?!

I compromised as far as the quilting books is concerned.  I've decided I can leave one tote of books upstairs.  I rescued a couple of totes that weren't suitable to store fabric because they weren't able to be sealed properly since the lids no longer fit well or the tote itself was compromised.  I've still got to go through the ripped up magazines and get them back together--separating all the Twilight stuff out.  I'm so far behind as far as that project is concerned.  I'm trying to feel the love again.  Z really has been on me to finish it, even talking about it last night.  Ho hum....  I got the rest of S's strips ironed and cut so she can continue with her project.  She wanted to sew last night, but I was too wiped out.

I desperately need a ME day where it's just me.  I'd go to the movies and/or lunch.  Shopping.  I don't know!  Something....