Marilyn Mueller

Not surprised, just disappointed

Marilyn — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:09:41 +0000

Well, I’ve been working at my new job for about two weeks now, and I have to say that I’m not surprised, just disappointed to find that people are just as crabby and aggravating here as they have been everywhere I’ve ever worked. I am being trained by several people who keep contradicting each other and telling me to do things “their” way, which is the exact opposite of the other training person’s way. I’m constantly being scolded for doing what I’ve been told to do, and it is very frustrating. I wish I was independently wealthy and could just stay home!

Skipping class today

Marilyn — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 17:07:20 +0000

Today I decided to play hooky from class today. I went to bed extra late last night and had to get up extra early this morning, and have to go to work later today (and work until 9pm) I was just too tired to go to class. I went to bed so late last night because I had to pick my son up from the airport late (his plane was late, which made it worse) and I had to get up early this morning to take my step-daughter to the airport extra early in the morning this morning - I DID take her to the airport yesterday but her flight was cancelled because of inclement weather so we had to reschedule it for this morning. So I ended up with too little sleep to get through today safely, so I decided to skip class. When I got home from the airport I called my instructor and left a message that I was going to miss class, and I went to bed and took a nice three hour nap! I like naps!

Rough start

Marilyn — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:36:11 +0000

Well I landed a job as a Pharmacy Technician at my local Wal-Mart! I was glad to get the job, it is close to home, which is important to me. It does not pay as much money as I had hoped, but I am hoping that once I pass the State Certification test I will get a pay raise. I’m hoping that will happen next month.

The lady in charge of my Orientation does not know the difference between her butt and her elbow, which has made it difficult for me to transition into the workplace. She keeps giving me false information, or NO information. I have developed a healthy dislike for that person, and have decided to try to avoid asking her any questions if at all possible. So it has been a rough start, I hope it gets better!

Motorcycle vacations

Marilyn — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 03:58:43 +0000

My hubby has been riding his Harley every minute he can get in on it! He loves to ride! He’s been talking about taking a vacation together and signing up for some Motorcycle Tours through the Eagle Rider Company website that he found. They rent Harleys, but they also rent ATVs, scooters, snowmobiles, dirt bikes, and watercraft. They offer self-drive tours, guided tours, and one-way specials. Naturally they also sell motorcycles! I’m sure my hubby would love to be an Eagle Rider on our next vacation!

Saving money on college textbooks

Marilyn — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 14:04:10 +0000

I have always thought that college textbooks were/are a major source of income for the colleges that sell them through their campus bookstores, and that they are overpriced. I have always felt like I was being held hostage by them when I was in college. Now that the Internet has come into existence, however, it is a whole new ball game!

I was helping my son last night to order his college textbooks for this upcoming semester. We got the list of books that he needs from the University, and found out what they would cost from their bookstore.

Then we went to the website gettextbooks.com and typed in the ISBM numbers of the books that he needed. That site is a search engine that searches for where you can buy the books. The results come up in a form that shows you where you can buy it and how much it will cost, sorted by price. We found all of his textbooks and ordered them, saving $300!

Good deal!

Surgery for obesity

Marilyn — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:29:58 +0000

The JourneyLite Company performs lapband surgery in their locations in the Los Angelas/Thousand Oaks area of California, the Houston Texas area, the Cincinnati Ohio area, the Chattanooga Tennessee area, and the Tampa Florida area. They offer the lap-band surgery to those clients who have tried every conceivable way to lose weight and have decided that surgery is their only option.

Teacher couldn’t solve the problem, either

Marilyn — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 22:22:27 +0000

Well, the test I mentioned a few posts ago, I got a 97 out of 100. The teacher said the highest score on the test was a 97, so I guess that was me! I asked him to demonstrate how to get the correct answer to the one question that I missed, and he couldn’t do it! Everyone in the class had gotten that question wrong, and since he couldn’t solve it himself, he decided to “give” everyone 3 points on their test (the equivalent of throwing the question out) which gave me a 100! I was very surprised that I got the highest score, I was sure there were at least two people in the class that would have scored higher than I scored! I’m not complaining, though, it is an ego boost to know I scored the highest!

Heart health

Marilyn — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:43:50 +0000

I see a lot of news stories lately about people dying from sudden cardiac arrest. More news coverage is happening about taking care of our hearts, and lots of advice has been given out about making sure to eat properly and get proper exercise. There has been a lot of discussion about risk factors and mortality rates. St. Jude Medical has put out a sudden cardiac death video that I just watched and found to be very educational. It is well worth watching.

Now THAT’S a bad day!

Marilyn — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 21:30:56 +0000

I was reading on msnbc.nbc.com this morning that last week, the first day on the job for police officer Tim Pochron in Hobart Indiana did not start well. Twenty nine minutes into his first day, his new squad car was parked outside his house (I don’t know why it was outside his house when he was on the job, that is interesting….) and an intoxicated driver smashed into the squad car, and then a tree. The rear axle of the squad car was bent from the impact.

Not a good way to start a job, is it?

Buying at wholesale prices

Marilyn — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:52:09 +0000

I love to buy things at outlets where I pay wholesale prices without having to register as a retailer and can just buy things and use them at home! One such example of that is the Takemi Select Wholesale Outlet where you can buy massage therapy chairs or massage beds for up to 75% off of the retail price. They are located in Florida, but offer free shipping. They accept credit cards, and also offer 12 months no interest financing.

I was worried about the test

Marilyn — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:43:46 +0000

Last week was the mid-term exam for the Pharmacy Technician Course that I’m taking. I was really worried about how well I was going to do. It was largely a test where we had to memorize a bunch of measurement conversions, like how many milliliters in an ounce, and a lot of math. I was worried that I was going to have a brain cramp and forget my conversions. So I spent several hours the day before the test writing my own conversion chart over and over and over again.

When the test was passed out I asked the teacher if it was ok if we used a blank scrap piece of paper to write on, to do the math, etc, and he said yes. So I took out a blank piece of paper and as the test started I wrote down the chart that I had been memorizing. What a HUGE HELP that was! I got an “A” on the test, but I KNOW that if I had NOT written down that chart I would not have done as well! The panic factor/brain cramp would have hit and I would have forgotten many of the conversions!

Self protection

Marilyn — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 01:05:19 +0000

One of the many reasons that I moved to Maine back in the 1970s was because I just did not feel safe living in Northern Virginia anymore. Within a short period of time I was exposed to two different rape attempts (on me) and it scared me pretty badly. I was lucky to have been able to bluff my way out of the first attempt by threatening to hit the would-be rapist with a large bottle that I was carrying at the time. Then I responded after that to the first rape attempt by taking karate classes for self protection. I responded to the second rape attempt threatening to beat up the attacker using my karate skills, and that frightened him off. Then I went out and bought a dog.

But I still didn’t feel safe, and I did not want to buy a gun. I had heard so many horror stories about how young children have been killed by guns left carelessly around the house, and more stories about how sometimes an intruder could find the gun and then use it against the inhabitants, and then even more stories about how a burglar might overtake the victim before the victim can shoot and then use the gun against the victim. All in all, I didn’t feel that guns were the best choice for me. As the neighborhood I lived in became less desirable I felt less safe and moved to Maine to get away from the feelings of vulnerability that I was having living in Northern Virginia.

But that was many years ago, before great things were developed to help people defend themselves without being lethal. If I were going to buy myself a self-defense product right now, I think that I’d buy some mace or a M18L taser gun, or maybe both!

It looks like I made a good decision

Marilyn — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 02:39:23 +0000

When I decided to sign up for the Pharmacy Technician Course, it was because I needed a job close to home. Doing a little bit of research, I found that there is a shortage of Pharmacy Technicians. There are pharmacies everywhere! And many of them need technicians! I have been running errands a little bit lately and talked with some pharmacists, many of them say that they expect to be hiring more pharmacy technicians within the next few months. And they all say that there is a serious shortage of them. So, I think that maybe I made the right choice in taking the class! Now I just hope I pass it, and the certification exam!

My brother’s new binoculars

Marilyn — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:34:18 +0000

My brother dropped over this afternoon to say hello and go for a motorcycle ride with my hubby. He brought over his new Nikon Monarch ATB binoculars to show off to us. He’s always buying new cool gadgets and bringing them over to show off! But he’s a good natured guy and we don’t take it in the context of bragging; he’s just excited about his new “toys” and wants to share his excitement over them! He said he got the binoculars from opticsplanet.net because they have good prices and were running a special where he got a $50.00 gift card and free shipping when he bought them. These binoculars are really rugged; I’m sure that’s why he bought them, he’s really hard on the things he owns!

Really cool little movie

Marilyn — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 03:24:43 +0000

I accidentally found this really cool little movie that is apparently a commercial for Marvel comic books. It is a high-tech animation film of Spiderman, Iron Man, and The Hulk teaming up to save the world. It is only four minutes long, I suggest you check it out! The animation is AMAZING!

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-4Nh1tVuGnw