I am happy for my real life. Virtual lives can get real ugly, apparently. Who woulda thunk it? I want to thank all of you that have sent me words of encouragement and for those of you who are praying for me, sending me happy energy, or otherwise wishing me well behind the scenes. I am not exactly the first person to jump up and offer y'all encouragement through PM's, but I do pray for (and think of) some of you when you are struggling. Despite all of our differences, you are all special people to me!!!

Today will be a fascinating day in my life. I'll update my blog/journal/diary/whatever as the events progress for those of you who are interested. I hope all of you have a fantastic Wednesday.

Current job update: I was offered the *exact* same position I turned down a few weeks ago. Except it was made worse by the fact that I'd have to report to someone who 1.) Isn't even here 2 out of 5 days each week because of some drama at home; 2.) Has absolutely no management skills; 3.) He has ZERO control over anything in his personal life; and 4.) I trained him.

Man, that's going to be a difficult decision, isn't it? LOL. I guess I should be offended, but I find it incredibly amuzing, instead. I smiled and said, as seriously as I could, that I wanted to take the afternoon to think about it. We have a "formal" meeting scheduled for tomorrow morning.

Interview Update: The interview went well. It seems like the opportunity will be a good fit for my passions and personality. Only one other woman onsite--the receptionist. They said Odessa/Midland is very hot and windy in the summer and very cold and windy in the winter. Not much green anywhere and not close to any big cities. Hmm. Can't say I'm thrilled with the idea of picking up and moving, again, but we'll see where this goes. I am to exprect a call back sometime in the next two weeks. Okay.

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Note to self: Do I **really** want to continue working for a company that seriously makes decisions like these? Is it better to keep up with this insanity than to free myself and be forced to find something else? Remember how they lied to me about stock options? Remember when they screwed me out of the raise I was promised? Remember when they were talking up the whole bonus structure to lure me in and I got $500? Remember how I just didn't show up for two days one week and no one noticed I was gone? Remember that they are building new offices with day laborers, instead of a general contractor, and that the people who are there already say it smells like urine?

Update: I decided to talk to the Big Boss about the job offer from the other lady this morning. They are going to give me thirty days to find a new job, on company time even. Isn't that sweet of them?

More: I turned off all the forum references on my Today page this morning. I am not qualified to give my opinion to people needing help because I have only lost 26 lbs so far and have not accomplished any kind of athletic or nutritional feats of great significance. I don't like to ruffle feathers. I don't like to see people be mean to other people. This site didn't draw me in to any of that today with it being absent from my Today page. Nice.

I thought about making my journal/blog private, but I know there are some of you out there who like reading it and sometimes get inspired. I don't want to quit having a positive affect on anyone. I just prefer to live my life as oblivious to the icky-ness in the world, as possible! It makes for a very happy me.

*30 days remaining to find a job*