Looking Ahead

It stormed so badly last night that I was forced away from my addiction, The Internet, for about an hour. I was devastated. First of all, my boys were already asleep and then the electricity kept flickering so I had to turn out all the lights.

So I’m sitting there on my bed and I’m not sleepy and it’s completely dark in my house. That felt so weird. So I did exactly what my Mama always told me NOT to do- I got on the phone. Yep, I called my friend Sylvia who ALWAYS has a wild crazy story to tell me and yes she sure delivered.

Since my boys will be spending the weekend with their father for Father’s Day, I plan to have as much fun as I can in the next two nights and three days. I am even taking a half day today just to get a head start on my weekend. I have multiple plans with multiple friends because with chicks, they’re so fickle, you always have to have a back up.

I am invited to a dinner party at my friend Andy’s house tonight. That is my first choice. He throws great parties. My second option is hanging with Sylvia at my place, just drinking and laughing. I also made my friend Dianna feel very guilty about not hanging with me in, oh, 5 days, so she said she’d hang with me on Friday night too.

I’m not worried, SOMEONE is gonna punk out on me. And I already asked Andy if I could bring a friend to his party and he said, “Sure, you know I’m a freak. I can handle you all.” LOL! He’s so dumb!

So everyone knows how much I love my job as a Development Coordinator. I LOVE IT! Right now, I’m more administrative support but I love being a support person because I love to serve others and I’m paid pretty well for what I do. But I can see Development/Fundraising as a potential long term career for me until my plan to take over the world goes into effect.

I am so excited about it too! I mean, my heart is in developing new businesses and helping them to present a professional image. My job at the newspaper gave me a lot of practice at that and this job at this private school is teaching me so much about going the extra mile to serve the parents (constituents) who will in turn take care of us when we take care of them.

Although I love this school and all the people here and my director and my co-workers and the parties and the food, I know that this is not my resting place. Sometimes I wish I was the type of person to just get settled and sit down but I’m not. I’m always looking toward the future. And in my future I see myself becoming the Director of Development for a Non-Profit organization. Maybe a school like the one I am at now, except I’d like to work at a Black private school like the one my kids go to. Or maybe, just maybe, I’ll start my own Non-profit and work to further a cause that is near to my heart, support for single parents and their families.

Non-profit work does not pay much but you DO get paid plus you know you’re making a difference in someone’s life. I feel all of that at my private school but I know that there are more people out there who need a helping hand. I am so excited about the task ahead of me. I am so excited about my future. I am so excited about the people I will reach through my writing and my speaking.

I guess I’m kinda excited about life, period. LOL!

Life is good. This weekend is gonna be great and I’m having fun planning my son’s 3rd birthday party which will actually take place on MY birthday in a couple of weeks.

Sending positive vibes your way on a beautiful Friday morning.