This last Monday I finally received the letter that I was hoping to receive. It came earlier than I thought it would. It’s the letter from my company telling me when I go back to work. February 20th is the estimated start date. It may be earlier than that. I’m excited too. My friend and coworker Leticia also received hers. The company sent them through email. The job site isn’t our usual place. It’s in the larger offices in the same city of the County.

I was enrolled in a daytime art course in college. So I had to drop it on that day. I wasn’t going to want to ask my manager for those days off. I need to work more than I need to be in school. I could have asked him to allow me to arrive late to work on those two days of class. But I didn’t even want to do that. The letter specifically stated that we were to adhere to certain hours for our schedule, due to the amount of and nature of the work.

Now I can sort of unwind and get ready to go back to work.

I went to a get-together at WISE Place. It was not as fun as the most recent get-together. It was nice to see Kathi Bowman. I did get a little dressed for the occasion. I can’t help but notice that I’m aging. I notice it the most when I try to put on makeup and a nice outfit, I just don’t look the same.

Which leads to another subject, hot flashes. I’m having them in a major way. I used to be able to blame it on the heat during the summer, or other stuff. But I am actually having one now as I write this. So anyone who reads this, please comment if you know of any kind of natural supplements I can take. I know about black cohosh. And I heard that flax seed oil is good for this too. I’ll be making a trip to the health food store soon.

My brother arrived in south California Thursday. He’s in San Diego now, woking (volunteering) for a company from Missouri, at at trade show. I guess it’s a trial period, where he and this company decide if they like each other. He’s going to be here sometime around February 2nd to visit me and his friends in the area. He called me this morning. He sounded stressed and a little mad. It isn’t surprising, since he spent the entire weekend with his father (the person who is supposed to be my father too) and his wife.

It’s been raining a bit here. And it’s a little cold at night. But I can handle it, considering that I spent 2 months in weather that was quite a bit colder than this. Oh and it was this time last year that I moved into my apartment here. Actually it was the 23rd of last January.

I’ve been finding and making these pixel dolls online. I sort of have a collection of them now. I love them, they’re so cute.