Weekend has begun, I am chilling out and life is good at the moment. Let’s see what the next couple of days holds in store.
A Ramble About Retirement
Today a co-worker retired after 33 years of service to the company and there was a pot-luck lunch given in her honor. My longest tenure was 8 years for Olan Mills Church Directories. People have multiple jobs in multiple locations over their lifetime. Just ask freelancers, ministers and others who work one string of temp jobs after another. Some people change jobs like they do their socks.
There is something to be said for longevity and stability. It sure makes managing your retirement fund easier I would think. Companies are getting rid of older workers all the time to keep payroll and expenses lower to improve profit margins.
Retirement is a great thing. They say you are busier in retirement than at any other time in life. This is something we all must face at one time in our lives. I can safely say I won’t get a retirement cake saying 33 years. I might get a cupcake or something like that.
Hey, It’s Friday!
Hey there kids, it’s Friday….I am very glad. Let’s have a great day everyone. Finish your week strong! Grace, peace and love to you all.
I Am With Her – Hillary Clinton For President #imwithher
Getting A Little Crazy, Well Maybe No
I was asked by a person at work if I had ever done anything crazy as a teen/younger person. My answer was no. As a teenager I didn’t have a ton of friends and my only social outlet was church youth group and school. Other than that I didn’t get invited to a lot of places to do a lot of things other than youth group stuff. So I didn’t have a lot of opportunity to do really crazy things. Thee was a time when I did manage to go out with some peeps and got thrown out of a McDonald’s because we were being too loud.
Flash forward to today and I think had I done something crazy it would have impacted my life in the present. I am who I probably was meant to be. Life, faith, spirituality, karma, the universe, whatever has a way of leading to do things that will shape your future.
From where I sit now maybe a pierced ear or perhaps something else benign. I am grateful for the time spent with family who I consider my role models and I did spend time with older folks my parents and grandparents knew. Perhaps I am a old soul with now a youthful spirit or something like that.
Everyone has done stuff in their past that makes them who they are today. Maybe I was born to be mild. As Lady Gaga sings I was born this way. Someone who is radical, open minded, eclectic and loving. Yeah, it’s crazy right?
Crock-Pot Cheeseburger Macaroni
This is delicious, easy and filling. In a crock pot it is even better. Enjoy this yourself!
When I was a poor, single girl, this was my favorite variety of that “just add hamburger” stuff in a box. This version is almost as easy, and far more tasty (with ingredients you can pronounce that are probably in your kitchen right now!)
- 1.25 to 1.5 lbs lean ground beef
- 2 15 oz cans tomato sauce
- 2 cups dried macaroni noodles
- 1 cup beef broth (plain water will work too)
- 1 cup Cheddar cheese
- 1/3 cup milk (plus more if needed)
- 3 tbsp dried minced onion
- 2 tbsp flour
- 1 tbsp minced garlic (or 1 tsp garlic powder)
- 1 tbsp Italian seasoning blend*
- 1 tsp paprika*
- Salt and black pepper to taste
Brown ground beef in skillet on high; switch to medium-low and stir in onion, flour, garlic, and seasonings. Heat on low until onions and flour have soaked up the remaining grease, and scrape into slow cooker. Add…
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