"The best laid plans of mice and men often go awry"- Robert Burns
Truer words have never been spoken. I have spent months planning out how the rest of the year would go for me, I have anticipated on how things would happen only for them to not happen at all or not happen within my time frame. None the less I have allowed myself 24 hours to cry and wallow in the disappointment of it all before wiping my eyes, putting on big, big girl panties and changing my plans accordingly.
My cousin just said to me. "You want to make God laugh? Tell him what your plans are." God is laughing so hard he is rocking the pearly front gates to the kingdom. I seriously thought I could spend another year in my apartment and send my daughter to private school; however the money was not right and by the time I got to have a sit down with her teachers to figure out if she was kindergarten ready it was to late to get financial aid to help with the private school tuition.
Yeah I know public school is a cheap alternative but not when you reside in PG County, MD and the neighborhood school has not met its No Child Left Behind requirements in some areas, especially in the area for children with special needs.
Not being able to do for your children in the manner one would like is the worst feeling in the world and the fact that my child would be in a less than stellar situation was not sitting right with me. God maybe laughing but this right here ain't funny. As always I have a Plan A, Plan B and a really half ass Plan C. With the help of my girlfriend, Rani, (I should start giving her credit in APA style)we researched the schools in the different counties and I decided the best thing would be for me to tote it back to Anne Arundel county.
I liked living in Anne Arundel for the most part. My only complaint was the long commute and no carry outs within a 5 mile radius. But to live in a nice, quiet neighborhood with a good school near by I will build a bridge and get over it. So in short I found a house, got approved to rent it and I will be on the first thing smoking out of this over priced ghetto which I currently reside in. The plan (I use plan so loosely)? Is to stay in the house for a few years and then purchase a home.
Anyway, I applied for a new position within my company. I ended up being one of the top two candidates. The manager was torn because we were both very strong candidates. Well his worry was for nothing as they ended up having to cancel the position due to lack of funding. Surprisingly, I wasn't disappointed about it. My current role was changing and once again I was going to operate on my Plan B but something...something surprising came out of no where...I guess I can call it Plan God, LOL! A position was created and I was specifically requested to come in and take on this new role. Yep! I took it. More responsibilities, more room for professional growth and oh yeah more money. Cha ching!
My love life...hummmm.... welll...pray for me y'all..moving on...
On another note a very random note...I hate when a man kisses, touches and over all handles me all rough. That is a total turn off...I am a woman and I would appreciate it if you did not handle me as if I were a man sharing a jail cell with you. Thanks- Management.
Anyway! Even though things did not work out the way I planned for them to, in the grand scheme of things everything still worked out. Praise Him!
Alright folks I'm off to sleep have to start the new position in the AM. Night All!
