Thursday, March 28, 2019

The Long Road to Recovery

Happy Spring,

Hey Spring arrived right on time  and with spring comes Allergy  season.  This past two weekends I have been dealing with runny noses, stuffy noses, and a horrible cough. The cough I've had since probably about August which was the last time I was really sick. I know I should really get it checked out. Anyways my allergies tend to get the best of me when I'm not intentionally aware. Now that the temps are adjusting to something that I can handle a little better than -7 degrees like we had that one day at work I'm feeling much better. I still have that annoying . itchy, stuffy nose and the cough but I don't feel as tired as I was this past weekend.

The last couple of weeks have been hard. To add on to this whole I haven't been feeling well, my week at work last week was not the best. So now I'm on a tight rope barley hanging on. I'm getting back to myself although it's not as fast as I would like but I'll get there.

Lately I haven't really been as happy. It's been rough at home and I finally decided for mine and Celine's health that we will find somewhere else to live. I'm not in an ideal financial situation for this but I'm trying to. I've gotten into a depression as well and it really hasn't helped with work or home so I also decided it's time to see a councilor. If I misspelled it I'm sorry. Anyways for my health I need to do this. Hopefully this will help. I want to be able to take care of my dog to the best of my ability and take care of myself.

So I'll give this a try and see what happens. I'll give you a report again next week to see where I'm at.

Take care,

Lupe

Wednesday, March 20, 2019

Last 3 years

Wow it's been a couple of years and lots of things have happened since the last time I wrote. Since August 2016 I have been on this little journey to find myself  with finally finishing college and trying to find a new job in my field of study it wasn't easy. I don't know what it was but I could never find anything so I kept my job at target at that time.

During that time I got a new car in October of 2016 and began working on my credit a little more heck i'm still working on it. Anyway the car gave me leeway to start looking at another career path in Nov of 2016 I went to a open interview with Chick fil a  and I applied.  At the time I only wanted part time work so I could add to what I was making at Target. I started working at Chick Fil a  in January of 2017. I never expected what I saw in the next nine months of working two jobs at the same time. There was a big difference between the two jobs. It gave me a new appreciation for myself. For the first time in a long time I felt more and more happy with what I was doing. The confidence boost man that was something I thought I would never have. After the nine months I couldn't take working two jobs anymore. I didn't sleep well and had a hard time keeping up and with no Sundays off from target I never got to see my family. I had a choice to make at that time. I wanted more. I had to decide between what I already knew and the new things that I was learning. I wanted to be out of Target more than anything I didn't want to continue somewhere where I felt I had no room to grow. All my friends were gone. So I made the biggest decision of my life. I left Target  and decided that I wanted to spend more time growing at Chick fil a. Although I have to say it was probably one of the best decisions of my life.

 For the last two years I've been pursuing a higher position at Chick fil a. It's been a rough road with a lot of up and downs. I've been in a fight with myself and others just to get where I am now. I know I couldn't of done it without the support of my friends at work. They are my biggest supporters they know what I'm capable of and what I can be. Those three have helped me tremendously by sitting down and speaking with me or just giving me encouragement. Really at this time I could use all the encouragement I can get.

My family now that's another thing that has grown again.  My second great niece was born in 2017 she is an adorable little girl and will be turning 2 in April. Layla is becoming her own self she is going to be 4 soon. My step sisters and brothers have had several more kids so my dad has been busy too. Jt is going to be 11 in May. Micheal and Jessica are still with Chick fil a  and doing their own thing. Heck Micheal has a girl friend now and she is adorable I love her. Marta is still doing her own thing and raising Layla.

 My older sister and brother in law decided to breed their papillon and their crocker spaniel in early 2018 by June we were pretty sure the papillon was pregnant. When my sister took her to the vet the vet told her and my brother in law they had about two weeks till the puppies were born. This was in mid  to late June  when they were told this. We were waiting on the puppies to arrive those two weeks went painfully slow. Anyways on July 6th Stella started having her puppies. Of course she was having them right as I was going to work so I had to wait till I got off to go see them. I was so excited cause I was getting one of the puppies. I been wanting one for years and with working at chick fil a I was able to take care of her a lot more easily. Oh you best believe I called dibs on one of the girls. Stella ended up with four puppies. We have Zena, Celine, Pepe, and Zoey. When my sister said she had two girls already I knew one of them was going to be mine. Anyways I finally got my puppy at the end of August 2018 her name is Celine she is so cute and pretty much a clone of her mother Stella. Celine is now 8 months old and is typical puppy wants to play and chew and bite. I love her so much.








My family is continuing to grow faster then I expected.  But me becoming pregnant anytime soon as much as I would like to no. Anyways 2018 came as a big blow to me and my sisters. We kept trying to do things and just couldn't keep up. To say the last few months of 2018 were horrible was an understatement.2019 seems to be going well for us and it looks like it's turning around for all of us.

No matter what I know I'm going places and now I am more confident than ever that I will go further then anyone else thought  I would ever go.

Until next time,

Lupe