Ok gang, I am starting my tenuous search for a new job opportunity. Resume is updated and ready to go out! I currently have a job, with a company I love...but the market being what it is, you don't know if you will still have that job tomorrow.
Needless to say, I don't want to be caught too much off guard.
If you are aware of any job openings or know someone who is looking to hire an intelligent, classy gal like me...please let me know. Thanks so much!
Becky
Friday, January 25, 2008
Thursday, January 24, 2008
Things I love about Dallas - January 2008
I have decided that every month I am going to blog about something I love in Dallas. I have so many friends who spit fire and an irritating amount of vinegar about how horrible this city is, and in all honesty, I think they just need to sit back and look at all the great things the city has to offer. Every city has it's downsides, but Dallas has many upsides to it...and you don't have to look that hard.
So, for January, I want to highlight one of my favorite things in Dallas.
The Skyline.
So, for January, I want to highlight one of my favorite things in Dallas.
The Skyline.
I took this picture from the balcony bar at the Belmont while my girlfriends and I were having drinks to celebrate April's birthday. We had a spectacular view of the city from our little perch, and in all honesty...it took my breath away. I know there are better pictures out there...but I can say I took that one. I love how the sun is glinting off the buildings as it sets off to the west. Reunion tower stands in its iconic way and sets off the skyline I have really come to love, and that offers me comfort when I come home and see it. New growth and construction is adding to our skyline everyday, but I still love driving south on 75 to get onto Woodall Rogers and as you come up on the access bridge, you get a great view of the new Music Hall, the new Hunt building, West End...and then the Victory plaza to the north. Dallas is growing, but some things never change - the Mobil Oil Pegasus...the green outlined building...its just greatness.
Tuesday, January 8, 2008
miscellaneous overheard items...
"that's how we casserole"
"I am all about the MDs"
"That dog is made of spare parts"
"I ran into a car"
"I am all about the MDs"
"That dog is made of spare parts"
"I ran into a car"
Wednesday, January 2, 2008
when nothing is ever good enough...
Sometimes I find myself asking...
"Why would anyone subject themselves to a consistent beating in their employment when no matter what they do, nothing is ever good enough?"
Many people find that their jobs include a constant flow of unreasonable requests, far too few praises, and an ample share of what I like to call "impossible to make happy"s.
Am I being too sensitive when I feel that the job I do happens to fall into one of those categories? This question begins to gnaw at one's confidence and self-worth. You start to ask questions llike "why can't I get all of it done?", "could I do it better?", "can someone else actually get all this done?"
For me, I know it boils down to a variety of factors. I hate to use a very crude term, but shit does, in fact, roll down hill. In the mortgage business, it rolls very quickly and very seldom smells well when it hits the closer's desk. Trying to meet the needs/wants/demands of many different parties can be, at times, trying (in the nicest way to say it). Something I do strive to do is to make sure that all concerned parties are served in the most effective and professional manner possible. Sometimes, all needs cannot be met. This is a reality and how you handle this reality speaks volumes.
I think, the best way for me to view any "impossible" situation is to look at the possibilities and, as diplomatically as can be done, explain what can/can't be completed and why. Then, execute the tasks that can be completed.
I don't have a Super Closer cape...but if I did, I fear there are days I would try and hang myself with it. Today, I think I would just use it to mop up the blood (figuratively speaking of course) and move on to the next battle.
"Why would anyone subject themselves to a consistent beating in their employment when no matter what they do, nothing is ever good enough?"
Many people find that their jobs include a constant flow of unreasonable requests, far too few praises, and an ample share of what I like to call "impossible to make happy"s.
Am I being too sensitive when I feel that the job I do happens to fall into one of those categories? This question begins to gnaw at one's confidence and self-worth. You start to ask questions llike "why can't I get all of it done?", "could I do it better?", "can someone else actually get all this done?"
For me, I know it boils down to a variety of factors. I hate to use a very crude term, but shit does, in fact, roll down hill. In the mortgage business, it rolls very quickly and very seldom smells well when it hits the closer's desk. Trying to meet the needs/wants/demands of many different parties can be, at times, trying (in the nicest way to say it). Something I do strive to do is to make sure that all concerned parties are served in the most effective and professional manner possible. Sometimes, all needs cannot be met. This is a reality and how you handle this reality speaks volumes.
I think, the best way for me to view any "impossible" situation is to look at the possibilities and, as diplomatically as can be done, explain what can/can't be completed and why. Then, execute the tasks that can be completed.
I don't have a Super Closer cape...but if I did, I fear there are days I would try and hang myself with it. Today, I think I would just use it to mop up the blood (figuratively speaking of course) and move on to the next battle.
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