country ass town

It's been a while since I've been on, but somebody at work has blocked Blogger!! WTF?? Maybe I was spendin' too much time on the site. Whatever- where there's a will , there's a way... so here I am!!
It has been a great week and a terrible week all at once. I know it sounds strange, but believe me, it's definitely possible. Let's start with he good news, first -
I was able to pick up another account for my call center!!!! That is HUGE!! I don't know of any other dealership call centers that are working for multiple dealers (separate ownership). I'm sooo excited!!! It's not written in stone yet, but as long as it is possible - we will be turning the phones on on May 9th!!!! Yeah for me!!!!
The dealership that will be takin' in calls for is actually busier than our largest dealership!! What does that mean for me? More money & more business!!! There is a nother dealership that I would love to pick it. It's located in Atlanta, so if all goes well, that is my next goal!!! It looks like I will be increasing my income by atleast 80% this year. Remember - the goal is 100%.
The terrible part of the week is twofold. My phones - in the call center- have been REALLY quiet this week! I mean like abnormally quiet. Quiet days make for LONG days!!!!! I HATE slow, long days. I've had to send one of my girls home early, almost everyday tis week. I hate having to do that. I also hate them staring at me, asking "what do you want me to do , now?"
The second part of that is that I don[t really have anyone to hang out with in the evening after a long day!! I'm starting to feel like a prisoner here!! BF is sooo wishy washy these days - I kinda hold back on asking him to do anything. If he want's to do something, I let him bring it up. The girls in the office (not my employees) go out sometime, but not really like talkin' 'bout. My Soror, ROAD DOG, is in b/t jobs right now, so I hate to ask her. So that is the end of the list. How sad! I need to meet more people. I've been in this little country ass town for damn near 6 years!! I think I may be the problem. It's hard to know whether or not people are being genuinely nice, or just nosey. People in small towns want to know EVERY damn thing about you - yo momma, yo daddy, & the dog. It's hard for me to let my guard down.
Me, BF & his son, Shaud are going to the National Zoo tomorrow. I'm excited! This is the first time that all 3 of us have been out of town together since February '05. THis is Shaud's treat for having a good week in school. He's in the 1st grade this year. Hopefully, BF will leave the attittude at home & we can all have a good time.
He seems like he is doing better... His attitude is better and he's been talking about us "in the future", again. He's a weirdo.

R.I.P Don

I've been away for a while, but there has not been much going on.

1. I found out yesterday that a guy that I used to work with was stabbed to death by his wife!! I didn't know him very well and I had never met her, but the news REALLY disturbed me. He had worked in the shop for a while and the first time I really paid attention to him was when his wife got really sick. She suffers from Crohn's (sp?) disease and she had a really bad flare up. He ended up have to take family medical leave for 3 weeks to take care of her and their child. After he cam back, I talked to him a few times about how his wife was doing & some other little small talk. He seemed to be really nice and soft spoken. I'm not sure what happened and you NEVER know what's going on behind closed doors. Some his neighbors said that they were not surprised because it was a very volatile relationship... So for now, all I know is that he's dead and his wife did it.. It is a very sad situation- they have a 6 year old child.
2. After I heard that news, I started thinking about how quickly life can change... What if the last time you saw a special somebody was the last time that you will see that person??? Tomorrow is definitely not promised...
3. On a brighter note... I went to Mooresville, NC for a couple days last week. I'm in the process of trying to expand the call center and I wanted to get some outside ideas. The visit went really well and I'm hoping to have something to brag about when I go to my 20 group in June. In case you're interested- Mooresville is known as Race City USA -- "redneck-ville". I took one of my employees- who is a big time race fan - so she was pretty excited to be there.
4. We went to this restaurant called Lancaster's BBQ. If you ever get a chance to stop by one, please do!!! Their food was soooooo good!!! I ate waaay after I should have stopped!! Pure gluttony<-- which explain why none of my clothes fit, right now. lol
5. I FINALLY figured out my pay plan!!! I know I talked about it a while ago, but I was trying to figure out what would be fair for ME. I decided to present the figures for what my office produces and then ask for 5% of that for my monthly bonus. 3% was what I was shooting for, but I started at 5% just in case he bucked at that. HE WENT FOR THE 5%!!!!!!!! He asked a couple questions about how I arrived at my figures and how I track production and then HE SIGNED OFF ON IT!!!!!!!!!! Yeah for me!!! Last month, my office produced 29k in up-sales! It was great month and everyone hit & exceeded their goals!!!! My office rocks!!!!
6. I'm going to Richmond this afternoon for a 2 day meeting. I'm going as a guest to talk to a couple dealers about running their service calls through my call center. I know their interested because I have talked to them before, but I need to reiterate the of having me do it, because I already have the know how and my office produces big numbers!!!! That means more money for me!! Which is the goal for this year..... I'm trying to increase what I brought home last year by 50%. That is an aggressive goal, but I think that I will be able to accomplish it. The new bonus pay plan is a HUGE step in the right direction.

Me - 101

I've seen this on several blogs and I think it's a great idea. I enjoy reading them and thought it would be introspective for me to do my very own 101 things about me list. Soooo, here goes:

1. I was born and raised in Detroit
2. Detroit is always near and dear to my heart.
3. I enjoy watching Football (Lions - although they suck) & Basketball (go Pistons!!)
4. I love to dance and will dance all night regardless what the DJ is playing
5. Most of my good friends are people that I have known since childhood
6. I love to travel and have been to a number of different places, including: London, Paris, Madrid, Puerto Rico & Holland
7. My views on love have changed drastically since last year.
8. I love talking on the phone.
9. I love my DVR and I always record: House, America's Next Top Model, Monk & ER
10. My favorite song is I Tried (Anthony Hamilton)- I feel as though it was written from me to BF.
11. I keep in touch with most of my Ex-boyfriends, except for the last one that I dated for 7 years. If I ever see/talk to him again, it will be too soon.
12. I sleep butt-ball-ass NAKED.
13. I have been in love 4 times.
14. I started keeping a journal in the 3rd grade and kept it up well into college.
15. I have become addicted to blogging.
16. I lost my virginity at 15 (Awww.... JP...)
17. I had my first orgasm at 17 (Yeah Chuck!!)
18. I subscribe to Essence and Self magazines
19. I watch CNN and the weather channel every morning while getting ready for work.
20. I do not have enough fingers to count my past sexual partners
21. My Father has been married for 30 years, I am 30 years old - he and my mother were never married.
22. I need to lose 20 lbs.
23. I am the manager of a staff of five employees
24. I have a cat named Gypsey that I found as a stray when I was 16.
25. My favorite position is ME ON TOP. (control freak??)
26. I have several adult toys.
27. I prefer the ones that two people can use at the same time.
28. I believe that sex is about connecting with another person ... not just physically.
29. In another lifetime, I had a few one night stands.
30. I can't bowl worth a damn.
31. The saddest movie that I have ever seen was Hotel Rwanda.
32. I believe in supernatural entities.
33. I believe that EVERYthing happens for a reason.
34. I do not regularly attend church.
35. I think white people are too damned nosey.
36. I hate when people make general assumptions about black folx. lol
37. I collect black art ... mostly prints.
38. I hate that custom framing is so expensive.
39. My favorite piece is a signed and numbered piece, titled Sabrina (artist=> James Denmark )
40. I do not regret any decision that I have made.
41. I try to learn from past decisions, both good and bad.
42. I wish my Father and I had a more open and honest relationship.
    I think that if I ever started telling him how I feel about some of the things that weigh heavenly on my mind, I may never be able to stop being angry.
43. I love my God Daughter very much.
44. I don't mind washing clothes, but I hate to fold them.
45. Weed was the extent of my illegal drug use.
46. I took my first drink of alcohol at the age of 15. ...it was Cisco (AKA crack water) and I got drunk off my ass.
47. I wish that I could speak Spanish, fluently- or at all, for that matter.
48. I can't live without my Ipod.
49. I have almost 800 songs, thus far.
50. I only use Dental Care baking soda tooth paste. =>Otherwise my teeth don't feel clean.
51. I have used Noxema everyday ... twice a day- since I was 15.
    I am a member of a book club.
52. I started reading because one of my childhood best friends used to read all the time. She was the smartest person I knew. ;-)
53. I can never get in the bed early enough.
54. I never want to get out of the in the morning.
55. I just tried grapefruit and cottage cheese for the very first time a couple weeks ago. I like them both.
56. The rings on my cell phone are: Be Without You (Mary J. Blige), So Sick (?), Beautiful, Loved & Blessed (Prince)
57. I am Beautiful, loved & blessed
58. I enjoy my job more days than not.
59. I often feel overwhelmed at work, which causes me to cuss a lot.
60. I enjoy cussing a lot.
61. I don't cuss nearly as much as I used to.
62. I used to be crazy.
63. I hit one of my Ex-boyfriends with a car. Lol
64. He deserved it.
65. When I was young (& dumb), I thought I would ALWAYS love JP.
66. I no longer love JP.
67. I used to sing Used To Love Him (Lauryn Hill) about JP.
68. It helped me get over him. Whenever I hear it, I still sing it - about him...
69. I miss having good girlfriends that live close to me.
70. I have driven a Nascar on the Richmond International Speedway.
71. I am not a racing fan.
72. I used to own a table-top Ms. PacMan game.
73. My banana pudding is the bomb.
74. I listen to the Tom Joyner show on the way to work every morning.
75. I eat dry.Cheerios as a snack almost everyday.
76. BF has no idea how lonely I've been, lately.
77. I have been known to drink 8 shots of Tequila in one night.
78. I am impressed by the strong women in and my family and aspire to be like them.
79. I don't want to have to be strong all the time.
80. I collect elephants, and ceramic dolls.
81. I seriously considered being a stripper while I was in college.
82. I learned some handy little trips while hanging around the strip club.
83. I still use some of those tricks.
84. I used to still my Mother's car and go joy-riding with my friends.
85. I’m lucky that she never caught me or I would not be blogging about it today.
86. I vacuum everyday.
87. My brass bed in my guest room is the bed that my Mom had when she was a little girl.
88. My Mom is the fairest, most down to earth person that I know.
89. I have 2 tattoos.
90. I am considering getting another one, soon... An Ankh on my lower back.
91. Alcoholism runs in my family.
92. I think community service is very important.
93. I feel guilty that I don't make more time to join my sorority in community projects.
94. I think it is very important to give blood.
95. I give every 56 days.
96. The worst movie that I have every seen was Black Knight.
97. I am very sarcastic.
98. I think that I am hilarious.
99. I take Vitamin E, Acidopholous,multi-vitamins multivitamin everyday.
100. I love life.
101. I thank God for the gift of life and love.