If I don't, minha mae pede pra mim.

So I have been working on the same Report for a week. Trying to figure out why my simple changes just like another report doesn't work. The Reports looked exactly the same( SQL, parameter values and so on). Frustrated at my parents house for Easter my mother asks, What's wrong Pri? I respond with along the lines that I am so over this because I couldn't figure out what was wrong. It should be so simple! My mother, with no technology education, nor experience tells me. Stop and pray to God, in the name of Jesus, pray. Then she stopped and asked for help from God for me.

Was it that simple? I don't even pray right then but it did put a smile on my face especially after my mother told me she loved me. I look back at my work and I guess just having stress getting lighter and clearing of my head, I figured it out. Did I just make excuses to rationalize what had just happened? I think there is a truth to all this. I believe in god but I think what I really believe is behind the madness there is a reason faith works. It's how our mind works. We need mental notes of how to organize our thoughts. Simple commands so we can clear our mind. I grew up with faith as my culture and not as my religion necessary. I should turn to God more often.

Quirky Oracle

So I was working today and I ran into a quirk in Oracle. My error went along the lines that my right parenthesis was missing. When 2 or more queries Union, Oracle doesn't like the order by inside the query. Therefore I had to do it outside of the query. Crazy right! That was so random! Things like this happen in real life some times.

Earlier in the day I feel I made a mends to a problem with a co-worker that was not created by me but just investigating it a bit I was able to get a resolution. Not everything is obvious at first but sometimes resolutions can be achieved with some effort. It's a good lesson because giving up and just accepting the situation doesn't teach anyone anything.

Lists

As I listen to my playlist on Grooveshark.com and I'm about to start my day, I list out my things to do and what I need at the grocery store. Then for a split second I think when did I stop with my constant lists of goals and to-dos. When I was younger I wrote everywhere goals and to do list. Honestly I never used these lists, the lists were always on the back of my mind so I never needed to. Elementry school to freshman year in college list writing was a big part of my life organization to visually see what is on my plate today and my future tomorrow.

List writing is useful and I guess it was like my way of letting go as people do in blogs and in diaries. Try it one of these days; its quite motivating after a month of doing it. Write them every where and everyday. I say I'd be happy doing it 3 times a day or more. It naturally becomes second nature and I start getting things done because it is always on my mind.

Humunga Stache Dog Toy

Humunga Stache Dog Toy

I saw this and thought it was so inventive! I could totally even do this for little babies or kids.

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I can, I will do this today

I was thinking... Why do I fill so bogged down and way more stressed. It's the clutter in my life. Yes I have tons to get rid of at my place. With all the moving I've done, there is tons to donate, sell and trash.

I am finally also at a point in my life that I also need to do some finacial cleaning up. My plan is to take down all my debt and anaylsis what is the crap and see what do I really spend on. Then create a new plan attack on my debt so I can learn where I can make the most of my money by paying off the right bills.

I also need to do so scheduling. I make the most of my time and plan to get heathly by scheduling time for myself working out on a daily basis. I will make myself get back in shape by looking the mirror everyday and repeating to myself, "I can, I will do this today"

Early Mornings and Late Nights

So these days, due to situation, I have been coming into work at 6 :30 am and then leaving sometime after 6pm. I don't like it one bit but sometimes you have to do what you have to do. So the positive is I have been working longer hours and helping others at work because I can only really work without for just so many hours. I realize yesterday I really like what I do. I was at work for over 10 hours with pure work. I worked not because I had to. Interactions with others in different cities is what makes me like this job more and more. Then the world leaves me alone and I work under my canopy of Haven listening to Groove Shark. If you haven't used Groove Shark, it is the latest big thing since Pandora for music listening. This user friendly site gives me exactly what I want when it comes to playlists. To be honest I feel compelled to buy some CDs

Talking to a good friend the other night I realized my goal at seventeen was to have a job where I developed applications that help others with their daily tasks. I did it! I am a list girl so I list things I want to do all the time but what should my next big life goal be? I know its not kids yet, I need to be happily married first. My next goal I think is to be out of big debt. Pay off my credit cards and my car. It feels like a lifetime away but if I focus I can do anything. I need a plan.

2 weeks off and no money

It's Christmas Santa, I want an adventure. I have a ton of people I want to gift and the low cash is not helping either. First my love ones this season then me. With that in mind, I still want to do something. Maybe a Christmas show and skating at a lake will do my adventure fix for the season. I've never skated on a lake or seen a Christmas show.

Hopefully, I also will be taking my mother in law to the Houston Holacoust Museum. That will be super exciting; I have been there 3 or more times. It is an emotional experience every time and she is really into that type of history.