job

I still hate my job. It has made me a bitter, hateful person. I do ridiculous work. I have gone to school for 6 years to do a job a high schooler could easily do. I have applied for countless jobs and have had no success. What am I doing wrong? I did everything I was told in college, and I thought excelled. I had almost a 4.0 gpa through undergrad and graduate studies. I have completed internships and was active in the community. I have fundraised and danced for 24 hours. I played golf for PSU and played well. I was a four-year starter and Academic All-American all four years. I received a graduate assistantship and worked hard at WVU. Do I need to suck up more? Do I need to be more pushy? WHAT IS IT? I can not do what I am doing anymore. It is so stupid. I get paid nothing. I mean nothing. I have worked over three weeks on a new program and will have to come in before and after work to do it and will not be paid. Nothing. I have never ever wanted to be a personal trainer and that is what I am doing. I was told I would be working and developing all these great programs and that is bullshit. Nothing. I have to worry about getting more personal training. I am sorry. Personal training is not going to be successful in Fairmont, WV. There is not a huge demand. Anyway, why would I want to push personal training why you are not going to pay me for it. I am not a pond to make you more money. That is sick. Also, I hate it here. It is not home for me. I want to get out and it will not let me. Let me out with a job I like. Give me a chance. Where I work is so belittling it is sick. I am going to go to work to sit, clean machines, and put out towels. What the hell? I did not work through school to do that. I would not care to do some manual labor if I had some mind tasking work to do otherwise. I HATE THE HEALTHPLEX!!!!! I will never ever like working for it ever. The owners and general managers are the only ones who benefit. However, they do not know the members and except the Fairmont, WV is like Chicago or Pittsburgh. No way is it like any of those cities. Also, I have no experience gaining experience from my current job to put on my resume to help me to a better job. In interviews I have to stretch the truth to help me sound more marketable. So in reality this job is hurting me for getting another job. I would like to quit but I have to have some money to pay bills. This sucks and I hate every minute. I wear a ugly blue wind suit everyday. It is blue and ugly. I look like a blueberry. I want to wear clothes and care how I look. I have no reason to try to look okay. I look like shit. I really do. I do not care. I never do my hair or put makeup on. I have no desire to work hard or to work at all. I just go to make sure I have a pay check. I have put out over 50 resume and cover letters in the last three days and I have not had any response. I know I have to give it awhile but I need something now. My current job is making me sick. I hate my job. I hate my job. I hate my job. I know I am not the first person to hate my job but it is getting worse everyday. I am so tired of hearing it will get better. I have been hearing that for two years and I still at nothing. I want more. To get more you have to get out there and no something. I have been doing something. I have been sending e-mails, calling, and writing letters for a new job and still nothing. WHAT DO I NEED TO DO? Do not say I am a smart girl and you will get something. Well being smart landed me at my current hateful awful job. Major in something you like...well do not. I thought I picked a major I liked but I ended up with jobs I hate. Sometimes when I tell people I have a master's degree, I get weird looks. Like this is what you do? You clean machines. Yes this is what I do. Apparently this is the only thing I am qualified for. I HATE MY JOB. I have done job interviews. At the end when I ask what can I do better this is what I hear: "You are a great girl and you will get a job in this field soon. Keep looking and it will come. However, we when with someone more qualified." UMMMMM....no. I can't get more qualified because no one will give me a chance and I am not getting anything here at the HealthPlex. I can't do this anymore going in everyday to smile and act like I working with you. Also, they are no longer buying tissues for the HealthPlex. So you cannot blow your nose all day. Just let your nose run all over the place. Let's try to cut cost by not ordering tissues but get a new door for the back so it does not close as loud. Just close the door like always and BUY TISSUES. Someone pooped in the elevator. Pooped in an elevator and then never said anything. Then we are the ones to clean it up. Hire a cleaning crew. I did not and will not ever clean up poop. I work stupid hours. I never start at the same time and work late almost ever night. I also have to work Sundays. Other people have had their schedules changed but now when I ask it won't work because there has to be someone there. If you are going to redo the schedule talk to everyone and work on a compromise. Most of us do not like our schedules. I can never play golf because I have the dumbest hours. Also, everyone is looking for new jobs and not getting anything. A good sign that the HealthPlex sucks and will lead to nothing. I want a new Job. I hate my job. Every day I leave work in a bad mood. I am looking for jobs outside of health and wellness but what am I qualified for? Nothing apparently. I HATE MY JOB. I HATE MY JOB. The new general manager is horrible. One of my good friends put in her two weeks notice because he treats her terribly. I do not want to work with someone who treats others with such little respect. He does not even try to know the members. I hate my job. I hate my job. 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I needed a good weekend with friends

This weekend was so much fun. Just what the doctor ordered. I miss Penn State so much. I got to spend a nice weekend with some of my old teammates. I also go to meet up with some old friends. Even though Penn State was unable to beat Ohio State, I was on cloud nine. There are too many stories, and a lot are not appropriate for a blog. I just loved having a good weekend of fun.

Now that I am back to reality I am wishing I was still away. I have not had a workout since last Thursday. I cannot believe I have not worked out for four days. That is too long. I feel sluggish and yucky. I just did not have the energy to move today.

I am still looking for a new job. Nothing seems to be coming up but I hope that changes. I did apply to get my Doctorate in Public Health. I sent the application in last week. I am just waiting for two more reference letters and a transcript to come in and the application can be sent away. I only applied at the University of Pittsburgh. I want to be a college professor. I just really want to be accepted to the program. It is so weird to be applying and worry about if I will get in or not. I have not wanted to go to a program like this since I was in high school. Pitt is definitely not Penn State but I really like this program. I still have to get an interview but I just want the application to be in and done. Wish me luck.

I hate my Job. i had a busy weekend.

I am having a day where I need to stay...I hate my job. It is such a degrading job and I want out. That is it for now.

I had a busy weekend. I went to Pittsburgh on Friday night to Fright Night at Kennywood. It was such a beautiful night. I rode some roller coasters and visited some haunted houses. I learned that I am a true weeny. I screamed and yelled in all the right places. It was a lot of fun. I also got to eat some P.F. Chang's. Can't beat some good food.

Last night was Halloween. I went out for the first time in a long time. I dressed up as a devil in a blue dress. I had two drinks and got to visit with some great friends. It was a nice night. I love seeing all the crazy costume ideas and how little some girls where out. Just because you can wear next to nothing does not mean you should wear next to nothing. Finally, I enjoyed some Eat n' Park at the end of the night. I love food.

Today was a long day. I had to work at a job I hate. I also am very worn out from my whole weekend. I need to get through this week because I get to go visit Penn State weekend. We are...Penn State. I am going to the Penn State vs. Ohio State football game. I also get to visit and see some friends I have not seen in a while.

new job and a bad back

I have a new job in my life. It is not a new full time job. I am still employed at the other job I do not like full-time. I have to because it pays the bills, and provides me my benefits. However, I am now working for a golf website writing golf reviews and helping lead discussions on forums. Check it out at www.golfgearreview.com. I am very excited to be payed to write about golf. I am going to earn money to something I like. Hopefully after Christmas I will be able to write golf articles for the website. I just spend about 30 to 40 minutes everyday checking and writing something new. My user name is golfpsu. Look for me!!!!!!

On a sadder note...I am slightly disabled. I hurt my back. It has been a gradually process. After I came back from the golf tournament in Florida, my back has not been the same. It has felt a little tight, and I have had some pain. I decided I needed to try to strengthen my back by adding some squats and dead lifts to my workout. It was going okay till Wednesday. That's when the downhill spiral occurred. It was not feeling good. I played golf Thursday afternoon. My game was not bad but the ground was really hard with little give. Did not feel good on my back. Despite some discomfort in my back, I decided that I wanted to go to this crossfit workout on Friday morning. Crossfit is this crazy high intensity, high repetitions, with a lot of weight workouts. It was hard but it was great to feel an intense workout. I knew I was in trouble from there because my back was starting to hurt. You would think if I was smart I would rest for the rest of the afternoon. But I am not a smart women. I taugh an afternoon core class and did not take it easy. Then Friday night I took a cycling class. My poor back was so mad at me. But I continue the torture with a night of high heel wearing to celebrate a friend's birthday. That leads me to Saturday. Not a good day for me. I have had trouble bending over, walking up or downstairs, sitting down, and just plain sitting. Even know I can tell my back hurts. I wanted to clean today but I can not bend over. I am doing laundry but I can not fold my laundry. It is just sitting on the floor till I can bend down to fold and put away. So tonight I am going to relax my back and behave myself.

i want to be a domestic diva

I wish I had the domestic bug. Cleaning...not for me. Laundry...I have enough clothes to last me for months. Cooking...I want to cook but it is such a messy task. My car is a total mess, it is more like a trash can.

Cleaning is just not for me. I try not to make a mess but it is hard sometimes. I wipe my counters all the time and sweep almost everyday but my clothes have a hard time being put away. As soon as I get something out, I need to put on another outfit. Plus, I am not good at putting things away. I may need to use it again.

Laundry, laundry, laundry. I always have a lot of laundry. There is only me but still I have lots and lots of laundry. My washer and dryer are here in my apartment but it is still hard for me to do. Although, it is hard for me to do laundry because I have so much clothes. I do not need to clean the dirty ones because there are plenty of others to get dirty. But yet I still do laundry. Not so much fun.

Cooking is probably what I do the most and wish I was good at cooking. I like food. My biggest problem with cooking is the mess that occurs while cooking. I am always trying to clean up while cooking because I do not want the mess. It would just be easier if I waited till the end and cleaned but I never do.

My car is a big old mess. Waiter bottles, receipts, and lots of golf stuff everywhere. I have never been able to keep my car clean. In addition, I always seem to have a flat or low tire. I am meant to walk everywhere.

cloudy with a chance of meatballs

I love food. There have been some great movies this year about food. First, Julie and Julia and now Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs. The movie was very good. It put me in a food coma. The very beginning of the movie starts with a shower of hamburgers, and all I wanted was a hamburger. I should have not been hungry because I had a wonderful dinner of homemade pasta in pesto with two great friends. I could not asked for a better night of food.

Speaking of food, I have to go to the grocery store tomorrow. Even though I love food, I hate going to the grocery store. I never get everything I need and always leave with more than I need. However, I currently have on yogurt, leftover pesto, one slice of bread in my fridge. That is not a good sign. My cupboards are not much better. Tomorrow I have to stop at the grocery store. Plus, I do not want to get scurvy so some fresh fruit is in order.

another tourney is over

I am official done with the U.S. Women's Mid-Amateur Championship. I lost in the first round yesterday afternoon 3&2. It was a good match but I hate losing. I especially hate losing to mean bitchy woman. The woman I played was a complete pain. She was a terrible competitor. Despite the fact I lost, I was very excited about how I finished the tournament. For the first competitive tournament in three years and very little practice, I felt like I did very well. It took a little well for me to warm up but once I got started I did pretty well. I did not make any spectator shots but I never did anything to get me into too much trouble. I do not know how much competitive golf I will do in the future. I think I might just stick to USGA qualifiers and if I qualify that is a bonus. I do not play or practice enough during the year to be real competitive but it is still nice to get in the competition. Also, the whole job thing gets in the way a lot. I realized most of the women playing this week did not have a job. All they do is play golf. Well I do not have that luxary. I have to pay the pills. When I get my PGA tour husband then maybe I will be able to put more time into my game. HAHAHAHA. Anyway back to the daily grind and back to work.

i made the cut

I have awesome news. I made the cut at my first USGA event. I will start match play tomorrow. I finished in the top 64 to be able to continue on. I shot 82, 77. I had a slow start but was able to come back strongly to finish in the top 64. Yesterday I hit every tree on the golf course. Today was a little bit stronger. Not so many stray shots. I am very excited and will keep you posted on the match play.

hello from the sunshine state

I love warm weather. I am currently in Ocala, Florida for the United States Women's Mid-Amateur Championship. I completed my first practice round this afternoon. The course is very nice. I was just trying to get a feel for everything today. Ocala is in a severe drought so the golf course is very dry. It is not very green but playing very nicely. I enjoyed the golf course. A couple of holes have a challenging tee shot and the greens have a lot of grain to them. I really need to pay attention if I am going with or against the grain. I played with three very nice ladies today for the practice round. Tomorrow I play in the morning so that will allow me some time to practice and relax in the afternoon. I want to start to feel confident with my golf game. I finally received my tee times today. I tee of at 8:10am on Saturday and 12:40pm on Sunday. The nerves are finally coming. I need to have fun and not put pressure on myself. The Florida sunshine is wonderful, and it is a lot warmer than back at home.

Penn State...Our team

If you love Penn State or just a sports fan than you will love this video.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q5mYPJSX2zk

This video gave me the chills...loved it.

Long, long, long weekend

Not a happy weekend if you are a Pennsylvania sports fan.

How did Penn State not beat Iowa? It was terrible. The game was so bad. First, I was very upset that I did not get to one of the biggest games of the year. I had to give up going to the game because I am leaving for Florida this week. Second, Penn State played so sloppy. I have no words for the game. I drank a whole bottle of wine trying to deal with the pain of the game. Not a good idea when you have to work today.

What is up with the Steelers? No words for that one either. Can no one win a game?

I played golf yesterday in the the worest conditions possible. It rained hard the whole 12 holes that we played. I was so wet and so cold when I was done. I have never been so glad be done playing golf in my life.

Today I did not feel well. I think the wine and rain combination have something to do with my lack of health. I have a cough and my nose is running. I do not need this right now. I leave for Florida on Wednesday for the U.S. Mid-Amateur and I need to be healthy. I hope this is just a Sunday feeling terrible thing.

thinking positively, thinking positively, thinking positively

I am usually a Negative Nancy but I am going to try everyday to be a Positive Polly. I can always list a ton of things I hate but not today. Today is only things I like or are good in the world.

1. Golf...I love golf. I have been playing golf since I can remember. I love the smell of the grass, and I love being outside. If I am ever having a bad day, I love going out to the golf course. I can hit a ball, and it starts to relax me. Plus, I can play by myself or with a group. Golf has so many options it is wonderful.

2. Penn State...I love this school. I bleed blue and white. How can you hate going to a game with 100,000 of your closest friends? The campus is wonderful and I met some of the greatest people while there. I love having the connection of PSU.

3. Jimmy John's...Your mom eats a Jimmy John's. This is a great sub and sandwich shop. So so so so so so so good!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! There is no Jimmy John's where I live so when I see one I go crazy. I was in North Canton a couple of weeks ago and I ate it twice. Love it. My favorite is the bootlegger club with no tomatoes (I hate tomatoes but I discussed that yesterday). I lived a block away from Jimmy John's at one time, and they saw me a couple times a week.

4. Reality television...Love the drama. I am addicted to reality television. I have my favorite shows: Real Housewives of Orange County, Amazing Race, Top Chef, Project Runway, So You Think You Can Dance?, Big Break, and many many more. I love it. You always know there is going to be silly challenges and lots of fights but who cares. It is entertainment.

5. French Fries...The best food ever. It is the miracle food. I could eat french fries everyday. I actually ate french fries twice today. I may not had the healthy meals but it was worth it. The taste was oh so yummy!!!!!

6. Reading...I love to read. I read books all the time. I read about one book a week. Some weeks I read 3-4 books a week. I like to read pretty much anything. If you have any recommendations or want to pass a book along...I would love it.

7. iPod nano...I just bought a new iPod. I am so excited. It is a blue one that I got engraved with Katrin Wolfe
Wolfey's iPod.
I can not wait till it gets here. I will be listening to a lot of music and playing with all the new gadgets.

8. My family and friends...This is by far the most important part of my life. I am so blessed to have great friends and family in my life. They are always here to support me. Also, they love me through the good and bad. They deal with Katrinland (the Negative Nancy part that is very very mean), and the fun loving person(the wonderful Positive Polly). I have meet wonderful people that have touched my life, and cannot wait to meet many more. The ones that are always by myself...I love you most.

Love ya readers...you are my favorite because you just read my post ;-)

i am a negative person...here is a list to prove it :)

I am not permanently a Negative Nancy but at this current point in my life it is generally how I feel. There are a lot of things in this work I do not like. So today I am going to write a list of things that really irk me or I just plain old hate.

1.) My job: I am not a fan of my job. I usually am bored. I am not given much to do. Like today I had only two appointments, and they were scheduled back to back. I had nothing else to do. I looked up college golf scores today. I saw scores for colleges that I never heard of today. I put out a lot of towels out and cleaned some machines. I was asked a lot of dumb questions. You will not lose weight unless you make a change. Also, it is not going to happen over night. Just because you started an exercise program and are on a diet does not mean a week later the weight is going to be gone. It takes hard work.

2.) Stupid drivers: I think the state of West Virginia is full of stupid drivers. I hate when you are in the passing lane and all of a sudden the person you are trying to pass to decides to speed up. Then a minute later when try to go back in the driving lane, they decide to slow down. Then once again you try to pass and the driver decides they really want to go faster. Just keep driving, sometimes you are going to get passed. Also, the speed limit in West Virginia is 70mph, how about we go 70mph: not 55 or 60 mph...70 MPH!!!!!

3.) Walmart: Why is whenever you go to Walmart it is always crowded? Also, there are a million registers and only three are open and the lines are twenty long. Why have all those registers and never use them? Plus, there are always a million crying children. I think there is something in the air in Walmart that causes children to misbehave or scream at the tops of their lungs. Finally, the store is huge but I can never find what I am looking for or someone to help me find what I am looking for.

4.)Notre Dame University: What a terrible school. Everything about Notre Dame makes my skin crawl. By the way the official school colors are Blue and Gold...not GREEN!!!!! Just because you made your mascot the Fighting Irish does not mean that you can add green as your school color. If you want to wear green make the school colors blue, gold, and green. Plus, your football team is always overrated. Finally, pick a conference to put your football team in. This independent thing is stupid.

5.)Tomatoes: Is it a fruit or vegetable? Who cares...I do not like tomatoes either way. I do not eat spaghetti. I do eat pizza but I do not like a lot of sauce on it. I actually prefer white pizza.

6.)Technology: Everything is always changing, and I can not keep up. Just as soon as I start figuring out how a new program, a cell phone, or a computer...it changes. It only changes a little but it throws me off. I have to learn it all over. Do we have to change every two seconds? For example, ipods are always changing. There is a new nano ipod out again. Is this the third new type this year?

7.)People who think I am saying my name wrong: My name is Katrin. Is there a h in my name? NO!!!!!! Did a make the "th" sound? NO!!!!!! Why would I purposely say my name wrong? I have a different name but it is not that strange. It is not like my name is Zuma or Apple, or Inspector Pilot. I have a different name not a stupid name. Just try to say it before you try to change it.


My next post will be a Positive Polly list. There a things I like in this world...I promise

Your HeartBeats Breast Cancer

Tomorrow at the Fairmont General HealthPlex there will be an event to support breast cancer research. Two group fitness instructors from the HealthPlex will be participating in the Washington D.C. 3 day Breast Cancer Walk. Tomorrow we meet to help support them through exercise, fun, love, and faith. If you are in the Fairmont, WV area or would like to make a donation please call (304)368-5200. The front desk can give you the information on the event and/or how to donate. Please help end Breast Cancer. All money helps support Susan G. Komen for the Cure or the National Trust Breast Cancer Fund. The event is from 9:00-11:30 with a wide variety of exercise classes: Zumba, cycling, pilates, yoga, agua variety, and much much more. Come for thirty minutes or stay the whole time. Hope to see you there or have you help beat breast cancer

some days the phone rings

Today I had so many phone calls. Most days no one wants to call me but not today. Everyone called me. I was at work till 8pm tonight so I did not get to most of the calls. I had one important call and we kept playing phone tag. In the end, the caller told me they would call tomorrow. I felt very important today.

I usually complain how much I hate work (and I still do) but today was not too bad of a day. I did go through a three hour stretch where I was completely bored. However, I did get to teach three group classes. That makes the day go so much faster. Plus, I get to interact with people more. Also, I am excited because on Saturday we are having a breast cancer fundraiser. I think it is going to be so much fun. :)

Tomorrow I am done with work at 3pm. Instead of getting to do something I want in the afternoon, I got suckered into going to a high school golf match. Supposedly there is this great player on this team, and I should recommend him to play at Penn State. I looked up his scores, and trust me there not that good. This high schooler really would like to play golf in college. Well that is nice but he has to start looking somewhere that would allow him to play. Penn State would just laugh at me for suggesting this kid. Plus, I do not want to waste my afternoon watching some boys play golf. I hated high school golf, and have no desire to watch it. I like watching golf but not hacks.

I am currently watching the show Glee. I love this show. It is so funny and enjoyable. If you have never seen this show, you need to watch. It is on Wednesdays at 9pm. Watch it.

Home and back again

I went to my first Penn State football game of the season. I watched Penn State beat Syracuse on a rainy cloudy afternoon. The game was not the best game ever but being among close friends is always worth it. Tailgating and eating all day long is never a bad day for me. Syracuse has a first year quarterback by the way of Duke University basketball. Hahaha. Who would have ever thought you would see a Duke basketball player as a quarterback? My brother asked for Penn State to please return Paulus in one piece because he is a gentleman and a scholar. Okay sure...all bets are off when you enter Beaver Stadium Mr. Paulus finally learned what it is like to play a real Division 1 team, at real stadium, at a real school. Penn State is a real school that has roots and does not depend on all the rich, trust fund babies. Penn State is a real person's school. Sorry Philip...Paulus learned he should have stayed on the basketball court on Saturday. I cannot wait to see all the Penn State wins this season.

Part 1: I am addicted to you tube; Part 2: I am going to Happy Valley

Part 1:
I am addicted to youtube. Man, that feels good to admit. I never use to watch youtube until I got my new computer. Now I am always on youtube. I watch recommended videos, or I watch old favorites. I have a couple I must recommend:
1.) JK Wedding Entrance Dance: I love this video. It always has the ability to put a smile on my face. Everyone looks like they are having a good time, and it is such an original idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-94JhLEiN0
2.) A Very Potter Musical: My brother recommended this video playlist to me, and it is so funny. It is a musical based on a love of Harry Potter, written and performed by University of Michigan students. (I do forgive the students for going to such a poor school because the production is brilliant.) It is about 90 minutes but definitely worth the viewing.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C76BE906C9D83A3A&search_query=a+very+potter+musical
3.)Kittens inspired by kittens: This video is a office favorite. Whenever there is a slow day, (which is mostly everyday) we enjoy watching this video. The little girl is very cute, and narrates the kitten book hysterically.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FtX8nswnUKU
4.)He's going to kick MY ass?: Another great video. I saw this on Ellen, and enjoyed the video. This is what happens when a third talks about monsters. So funny, and the little girl does not even know it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAYWPV3F41Y

Please pass along a favorite youtube video because I enjoy a good smile.

Part 2:
I am so excited. I am going to my first Penn State football game on Saturday. Penn State is playing Syracuse. I cannot wait to go and route the Nittany Lions on to victory. The weather is so suppose to be beautiful. Penn State won their first game of the season with easy. I feel another easy win on Saturday. However, I have to watch an old Duke boy play quarterback for the Orange. I hope Penn State takes him down. I am ready for a good game, and a good visit to Happy Valley.

happy labor day

Happy Labor Day. A day to celebrate the economic and social achievements of workers. Seriously???? How many of us are actually out celebrating the achievements of workers. I doubt any of you are. You are not alone...neither am I. Labor Day is a day off from school or work. A long awaited three day weekend. A day to get all that work done around the house that you have been putting off. Maybe it is a day to go shopping and see all the Labor Day sales. For some it may be the last day to celebrate summer with a picnic or time at a swimming pool. To me Labor Day means the unofficial end of summer but the beginning of fall. As a northern for my whole life, it means winter is closer than ever so I better stay outside as long as I can. Enjoy this last month or two of golf, walking, and anyother outdoor pursuits that involve grass. Time to put away the summer shorts and tank tops, and get out the down coats and sweaters. Day light is getting shorter and night light is getting longer.
A good think about Labor Day is college football has started, the perfect weather of fall, the wonderful colors that only appear in September and October, and golf courses are significantly less crowded. For some reason people think that Labor Day means that you can not spend time outside anymore. That could not be further from the truth. Get outside and enjoy this time of the year. The humid has broken, there is a nice breeze in the air, and the sun is so bright. It is wonderful. Let's enjoy this period after Labor Day but Veterans Day. (Veterans Day falls in November just when it seems winter is about to begin.) Before we know it the snow will be here, and it will be time to get the skis out. (HAHAHAHA skiing that is funny. I have not been skiing in over 12 years. Too cold. Anyway I enjoy grass.)

apple valley country club...definitely not

I can not afford to join a golf course or country club. I dream of the day I belong to some beautiful country club with manicured fairways and fast greens. Where I play golf now is definitely not manicured and some greens do not even have grass. Today was a beautiful September day with no cloud in the sky and perfect temperature. Great day to play golf. I did not play on a golf course that matched the perfectly beautiful day. Hard as a rock does not even begin to explain the condition of the fairways and greens. I can not think of anything harder than a rock right now but you get what I am saying. The golf course is in desperate need of some rain because the greens look as if they are going to die at any moment. This is where I play golf on most days. I understand this will only make me appreciate the day I am on a beautiful and perfectly kept golf course but I want that day now. I want to know that when I hit a solid 7 iron to the green it is going to stay on the green. For example, on a short par five I hit a nice wedge into the green for my third. It hit the green, and bounded straight off the green. The only good thing is the golf course is cheap to play. I pay seven dollars to play all day. I guess I get my seven dollars worth.
Golf attire is not required. Sometimes I swear that the no shirt, no shoes, no service does not apply to the golf course. Also, I guarantee most people that play at the golf course thought one day that golf thing looks easy, I think I might try that. Swings are erratic and golf shots even more so. The other day I say a guy pull his pullcart right on the green beside his golf ball. Respect the green does not apply.
Today when I was playing the eight hole I found a men's Fossil watch. Really nice watch. At the end of my round, I took the watch to the pro shop. The man working behind the front desk said a young man reported it missing. The golf shop attendant told the young man that he most likely would never see his watch again because who ever found it would never return it. That shocked me. That watch was never mine. Also, why would I ever want a men's watch...it would fall off my wrist in two seconds and be lost again. The golf shop attendant informed me that the young man would like to pay me for finding and returning his watch. I said I could never accept his money, and that if I lost my watch on the golf course I would hope someone returned it to me as well.
I play a golf course that is not up to par. I guess I will keep waiting for my day to pull up to my beautiful and perfect country club to play my round of golf.

i want a national championship for penn state

It is now college football season!!!!!!! The games have started, and I am excited. The best part of all is Penn State football. I bleed blue and white. I believe I route for the best team in all the land. (Do not judge...I grew up wearing Penn State ch.eerleading clothes and yelling FIGHT ON STATE!) Some of my best memories from college involve game days. I want a National Championship this year. I know Penn State can do it. Another great thing about football season is this the weather. I love the weather in early fall. It is the best part of the year!!!!!!!! Lastly, football season means there is always something to watch on TV. Saturdays are great...football morning till night. Oh I am so excited!!!!!

If you have never been to a Penn State game you need to go. How can you beat an atmosphere where you are surronded by over 100,000 of your closes friends? You can not beat Beaver Stadium. If that does not do it for you then it has to be the tailgating. The fields and fields of cars and people having a good time. I love to tailgate. Seeing old friends and meeting new friends is wonderful. Tailgating maybe the best part of football Saturdays.

So every Saturday till the end of November you know I will be routing on my Nittany Lions, and hoping for an awesome bowl game...National Championship Game!!!!

Even if your not a Penn State, (you should totally become) lets enjoy Saturday's and some good football games!!!!

WE ARE...........PENN STATE!!!!

p.s. If you want you can leave some football love for the school of your choice...bonus points if you pick Penn State.

hmmmm....tell me something happy

Today I had a bad day at work. Nothing new there. I hate my job. Several days a week it seems I leave upset or angry. Well that happened again today. While I was on break from work I posted a message on facebook...I am not happy please tell me something happy to make me happy. It was great. People left me great notes or sayings. Every single message put a smile on my face. It was also touching that people were able to take out of their day to help me. I love when we try to help out a friend. It does make you feel better. I think everyone deserves a compliment several times a day. You never know if that person is having a bad day or not. One compliment may go along way.

At Purdue University two students are giving out compliments. Their goal is to make people smile. We need more people like this in the world.

Check out the Compliment Guys:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JirrvVoskcM


Thank you for reading this post you are awesome...pass the compliment along. Compliments can go a long way :)!!!!!

sundays at work = yuck

I work on Sundays. People may believe that Sunday's are a day rest but not in my world. I work on Sundays but work may not be the best word. No one ever comes into my place of work on Sundays. I think there may have been 25 people enter the door today. I have given up on the customer service thing on Sundays. I usually end up working out or reading a book. Yucky. The one exciting thing that happened today is the door to the front kept opening and closing. Somehow the door got off track and was just opening and closing. We fixed it in a jiffy.

There is a couple that belong to the fitness center I work. Lets call them Couple Blob. I hate them. I really do hate them. When I see them walk in the door I run the other way. I really do. Couple Blob will trap you and talk to you about I do not know what. They come to the fitness center almost everyday and show no progress. You would never know that they have a gym membership. The women wears the most ridiculous outfits. They are not hideous. In reality they are probably something that I would wear but they are not meant for her. She is overweight, and she is too old for these outfits. I do not know how she could even think about showing up in what she is wearing. Let me tell you, you can see every roll and bump. It is not pretty. Some days we get to see some short skorts. Not pretty. Do not make eye contact with Couple Blob. Today I was trying to straighten up before close and she came around the corner. There was no where to hide so I tired to move fast to get away. I went straight to the towel storage room to get towels out even though I knew there were not towels left in the storage room. I really thought I was making myself look busy but she got to me. She started talking. I started moving stuff around thinking she would leave me alone but no she kept talking. Here is a little from what she said, "I think I am becoming a permanent sub at the high school. I get to wear high heels everyday. I think they make my legs look good. Students these days. Sometimes I do not think they are listening to me. I am coming back to Zumba class on Wednesday. Shake it and shake it will be good for me." What did high heels have anything to do with her job, and I did not need to know anything about her and Zumba. Also, this is JUST a snip it of the conversation (it was not even a conversation because I really just said oh or yes). She went on for about fifteen minutes about what I do not know. I know high heels came up another time or two. Help me get away from Couple Blob.

a little wine...please

I did something new today. I went wine tasting with a group of friends. It was very enjoyable. I went to a winery called Forks of Cheat. Driving up to the winery you would have never guessed that this building was the main building because it looked like a house. The place was so cute. We walked into the main store room with bright brilliant colors. The wine was spread out through the store room. The view from the deck was stunning. I next learned you should only taste four wines because if you drink more you palate is tired. I guess you do not get a realistic taste after that. (I guess all those times I drank too much I should blame on my palate. After the fourth drink I was not really tasting anything. It was like drinking nothing.) You should also start with the white wines, then blush wines, followed by red wines, and end with the fruit wines. I enjoyed a nice sample from each group. At the end of the tasting we all bought some wine and decided to enjoy the deck. We decided on a white wine called Airmail Jones. The deck was so nice. The weather was perfect and the view breathtaking. If you are interested you can have a nice party or wedding at the winery.
As I write this post it is getting close to the 8pm hour. You may think I should be getting ready for a nice night out but on the contrary I will be going to bed soon. I would blame it on too much wine, too much fun, and too much sun (hehehe a little rhyme). But this brings me to another point...the boundary between young, young adult, and adult. Up until last year I would considered this a sad Saturday night because I was not out to enjoy it, however, I am now more content to stay in. That is not to say I do not enjoy some time out on the town but not every week...more like once a month. I am not young like I use to be where I could get up the next day after a night out and be ready to go. It now takes me at least 24 hours to recover from a night out with friends. Is this a sign that I am not young anymore? I do not know. I always hear people say to me..."Oh you are so young...go out and enjoy it." What I am suppose to be enjoying? Will there be no more enjoyment as I get older? I am currenlty enjoying my life for the most part. I also see a lot of people around who are more than twice my age enjoying themselves. I do not think they are lacking enjoyment. I sometimes feel young and then others times old. I feel young because I usually have a lot of energy, ready to go, swing a golf club easily, wake up with out pain, and have an abnormally healthy large appetite. I feel old because a lot of my friends and former classmates are getting married and having a family. I currently am not anywhere near that point (again if you go back you can read that I am looking for my PGA tour husband). Today drinking wine with my friends I felt like we were bridging the gap between young and young adult. Wine tasting felt like an adult activity. In college, I would have never thought of enjoying a nice afternoon at the winery. Another point, my friends and I did mention that one of things we missed most about college is just sitting on a porch drinking and watching the world go by. It seemed we had more time to just sit, watch, and talk.
I am just trying to find the right fusion in my life. I embrace age. I rarely feel any pain with getting older. (I say rarely because when I turned 25 I to step back to realize I was a quarter of a century.) Being a twenty something is hard. I am still trying to establish myself. I have no idea where I am going and how I am going to get there. Everyday is an adventure. I am looking for stability but love the chaos. To here is to figuring out the transition in my life...enjoy a glass a wine on me.

cycling class is my favorite

I need to get something off my chest...I hate Miley Cyrus and Taylor Swift. They are both terrible singers. Why do people waste money supporting these two. They make my blood boil. Miley Cyrus is a teenage slut. I do not like using the word slut but that is the only good one I can think of to describe her. Does it not bother anyone that she is a teenager and acting like a pathetic twenty something? She is dancing on strippoles, wearing short shorts, and dating boys much too old for her. Miley act your age...there is no need to grow up too fast. As for Taylor Swift, she sings the same note the whole song. In addition, she is now adventuring into acting. Just because you are famous and pretty does not mean you need to do everything in the entertainment buisness. Taylor Swift please work on your singing before you try something new. That is my rant for the day...just tired of hearing Miley's and Taylor's songs on the radio all the time.



What did I do today...nothing really. I wanted to play golf but it was raining so I watched golf on television instead. It was a whole day of golf: first the European tour at the Johnny Walker Classic, then on to the U.S. Amateur in Tulsa, and finally to my favorite the PGA tour in New Jersey. If you can not playing golf...watch golf. After a long day of watching golf, I went to the gym to workout. I warmed up and then took a cycling class. I think this could be the best workout. I love to teach and take cycling class. It never fails that I will get a good sweat in class. I finished my day off with a lift (I have not lifted for five day so I needed to get that one in). I also officially registered for the U.S. Mid-Am in Florida. I am officially playing in the tournament. I am very excited. Thats all for now. Talk to you soon.

hello florida, i am a middle aged amateur golfer

Today was a good day. I qualified for the United States Mid-Amateur Championship. The tournament is only open to amateurs 25 and older. It is suppose to be for women who still continue to play golf but not at a vocational level like the typical collegiate and junior golfer (the majority of players at the U.S. Amateur). These women are working professionals who also play golf. I have entered the realm of middle age and I did not know it. Despite the fact that the tournament makes me sound like an old women, it is exciting news. I have not entered competitive for three years. I was very nervous for this whole ordeal. My qualification gets me a trip to Florida.
So a little story from my tournament play by play.
First, I was asked by every competitor if I was really 25 years old. Yes, I am 25 but if you want to give me some years back thats fine with me. One lady thought I should have to show my drivers liscenses at the first tee. Oh well...at least I look young. I hope I keep my young looks as I go along life.
I did not play all that well to begin the round. The first hole I hit a nice drive but chunked my second, a short nine iron. I did not get up and down from the sand trap. Okay so next hole, I hit a tree and landed in the rough about 175 yards away. I hit the ball in another sand trap but against the lip. I did not get this one up and down either. The next hole I three putted. I then get my act together a little bit and make three straight pars. On the par three 7th, I once again three putt. (Putting has never been the strongest part of my game.) On the eight hole, I hit the back of the green but it jumped into the rough. The green has a severe side slope and I was not able to get up and down. The 9th hole I lip out for birdie. I could have really used that birdie. That was a total of 41 for the front nine. Terrible really but I can slightly deal with it. I did not play all that much anymore. On to the back nine. On the 10th hole, I duck hook my drive into the trees. I pitch out of the trees nicely to about fifteen feet on the fringe. However, I three putt. I was not happy. The next hole I hit the ball to the green and once again lip out for birdie and I settle for par. I par the next hole a par three. Then on the 13th hole, I hit a nice three wood to about 115 yards. Again I hit the ball into the sand on a nice short shot. I was unable to get that one up and down, too. The next two holes I had two nice pars. On the short par four 16th I hit the ball above the hole on my second. This green is grease lighting. My putt goes by (I tapped it but it kept going and going) and I miss the putt coming back. Another three putt. The next hole is good news. A birdie!!!! My first and only of the round. The last hole is a short par five. In my practice round I hit the green in two but today it was playing uphill and into the wind. I tried to go for but ended up about 20 yards short. The pin is tucked. I hit up and two putt for par. 38 on the back nine and a total of 79. Not a great score but I respectable. I was glad to break 80 on my first go around back at tourney golf.
The 79 put me at a tie for 2nd and a trip to the U.S. Mid-Amateur.
The golf course was beautiful and had really tough greens. (If you did not understand that by all the three putts...I put it into words for you.)
I did not meet any PGA tour professionals at Brookside. I was looking though. Maybe I will be able to hunt one down in Florida. Time to get my game in even better shape for a run at the championship.
This is probably a little bit of a boring blog...me explaining my whole round but I wanted to let you know how I did. I'll keep you posted on my next golf adventure.

i want my bed

Sometimes mornings start out with a beep of the alarm...well that did not happen to me. Instead of setting my alarm to 5:00am, I set the alarm to 5:00pm. So...NO alarm wake up for me. I woke at 8:45, exactly one hour and forty-five minutes after I was suppose to be at work. I was not too depressed about being late for work but I was sad about all the chores I wanted to get done this morning that did not get completed. I had planned on finishing my laundry and going to Wal-Mart. (I hate Wal-Mart. I try to avoid it like the plague. I only go first thing in the morning when no one is there and they put out the fresh produce.) Anyway, I got dressed and ready to go in less than ten minutes, and was at work by 9:00am. It was no big deal because there was nothing for me to do. I got a nice cup of coffee and a bagel. I ate a nice relaxed breakfast in my office. No one (except the co-worker I do not like) even noticed I was late. (The co-worker I do not like would notice I was not there because he thinks he is my boss. He makes sure he picks out every one's wrong goings. Take a look at yourself buddy.) I worked the last two hours of my morning shift without incidence.
I have some interesting news. I am going to play in my first golf tournament in three years this week. (I can not believe it has been three years. I use to play in tournaments all the time.) I leave tomorrow evening to head to Akron, OH. I am going to play in the U.S. Mid-Amateur qualifier. Who knows why I am doing this...I guess the love of the game. I do not play or practice even close to what I use to but I feel like I need competition back in my life. I wanted a purpose to my practice and play so I decide to try my hand at amateur golf again. I picked a event that I thought I could be semi-competitive. Here I go. Wish me luck. I will let you know how I do.

i wanted a nice lazy saturday...and i got it

Do you ever wait all week for the weekend break, and when the weekend finally comes you are just as busy as you were during the week? Well that did not happen to me today. In the end, I did very little. It was wonderful. Sometimes all you need is one day when you do nothing in particular. What summed up my day was a workout, watching lots of golf, going on a long walk, eating subway, doing laundry, and watching a Lifetime movie. The workout was a nice one with a 20/20/20 class. I watched the Solheim Cup where the European team tied it up with the Americans. It could be an exciting day tomorrow. (Go USA). I followed that up by watching the PGA tour where there were a lot of weather delays. (Hey a girl has to always be on the lookout for here future PGA tour husband.) I think Sergio Garcia was looking good and playing even better. (I think he would be a good choice as PGA tour husband material.) I then went on a long walk in a nearby park. It is nice to walk...very relaxing. After my walk I headed to Subway where I consumed a 12 inch sub and two cookies. It was delicious. I then came home to see that the women at the Solheim Cup where still playing. These women are playing unbelievable slow. (No reason to be playing until almost dark.) After golf was finally over I turned it to a Lifetime movie called Acceptance. Not the best Lifetime movie but I still watched it. I also did some laudry while watching. I seem to wear a lot of clothes during the week. That was my day in a blog. Hope you are not too jealous of all my hard work!!!!

i want to play golf everyday

I have off every Friday. It sounds nice to have Friday off but I do not like it. I work Sunday-Thursday. I picked this shift thinking that some point I would be moved Monday-Friday but that has not happened so I am stuck with the current schedule. In reality, I wish I was off every day of the week but that is not how it works.
Anyway, on a typical Friday I play golf. Sometimes I get a game together but other times I play by myself. Today I headed over to a local golf course to play by myself. It was a hot sticky day so I figured the course would be empty. It had a few groups out but not even to slow me down. I teed off and was off to the races. A great thing about playing about yourself is you can hit a bunch of balls and practice different shots. I was having a great time. I did not start on the first hole so I had to come around to play the last three holes of my round. Well when I got to the first tee the people were coming in droves. So the pro shop guy asked if this one kid could play with me while I finished. I had no problem with it. We head to the tee and I get ready to tee off. I was playing the blue tees. This may impress you but do not let it. The course that I was playing is really short and it is only about 6400 yards from the back tees. First the kid says to me the ladies' tees are a little ways. I just said thanks but I would like to tee off here. I received a wondeful eye roll, and I think he said something like, "Who is she kidding. This is going to a long three holes." I hit a nice three wood to about 135 yards away from the green. (Told you the course is short...I hardly ever get to hit three woods from the tee on par fours.) The kid is a little shocked. He duck hooks his shot. From there he does not improve. I play the last three holes of my round at even par. The kid played horrible. (He lost two balls on the next hole, a par three. I could not even tell you what his total would be for the three holes.) He was so worried about being out hit and out played by a girl. He tried to hit every shot really hard and was angry at himself from the start. It was funny to watch him. Hey buddy...you made it a long three holes all by yourself.
I will not lie to you, it is fun to throw people off their games. It seems to happen more to men when they play with me. I do not get it sometimes but nevertheless it is still fun. I understand I am a little better than your average women golfer but I am not pro. It was just anyother day st the golf course.

i want to post a story

Hello blogging world. I am writing you tonight after a girls night out after work. Typically on Wednesday nights after work I go to a local hot spot (Applebee's or the Mexican Restaurant) for some food and drinks. I can definitely tell I had a drink or two and I am writing to you. Let's see how this goes. A funny story from work today. I teach Zumba on Wednesday nights. It is funny for me to teach Zumba. Never thought I would be teaching this class. I think they chose me to teach this class because I have a big butt. Who better to teach a class about shaking that a** than a girl with a butt that has two bowling balls attached. I am okay with my big behind. It is there and it is not going away. Anyway, I was shaking what I was given and leading the class when LALA came in to tell me the pool is over flowing and the staff needs my help. So I told my class keep shaking and dancing. I would be back in a jiffy. I go downstairs and the pool is definitely over the edge. It was like looking at an infinity pool and water was coming out over the edge. You could pretty much swim to the window. It was crazy. So with two other co-workers saved the day. I climbed over all these pipes and tubes and turned the water off. Since my butt is so big I had a big racing stripe on my pants. I go upstairs to teach again and it looked like I had a rumble in the desert. I could not stop laughing. I finished up class with a nice racing stripe on my a**. Funny story to end my night.

i want to retire

So today at work I had a friend and member tell me that she read my blog. First off it was so exciting to know I was reaching out to my fans...hahaha. In reality, I was excited because someone read my blog and had something to say to me. Granted she got one of the many messages I sent out to my friends and family that pretty much begs them to read my blog. Hey a girl's got to do what a girl's got a to do to get people to read her blog. SS (do not forget that I will never use names) told me what she wanted most was to retire. I then thought I would have to agree with her. Retirement would be great. I would never have to worry about dealing with jobs I hate or people I do not like. I would have all day to do whatever I like and do it whenever I wanted. Retirement would be perfect for me because I could play golf all day long, take naps, go on nice long walks, read a lot of great books I never have had a chance to read, and eat some wonderful food that I actually cooked. Maybe I would learn how to play bridge and knit great sweaters for everyone. For my wonderful career in retirement, I would move south preferrable Pinehurst, NC. In my new career of retirement, I could really put forth a lot of effort trying to find my PGA tour husband. I would really like to thank SS for my new career path of retirement. If you want to join me on this journey to finding retirement please let me know.

about my blog name and user name

Hello to I want something. The first thing you need to know is what I want most. Right now I want a new job. I hate my job. I know most people hate their job but I have taken my hate to a whole new level. It may sound great to the outsider that I do nothing all day long but it is not. I mean I really do not do anything all day. I sometimes get to read a book but that has nothing to do with what I should be doing at work. Well...maybe it does because I have no assignments, appointments, NOTHING. I get to clean some exercise equipment that is not that much fun. Come on I have two degrees and a certification. Yes that means I am a gloried machine cleaner. I do not want to give you too much fun information about my job on the first blog. You are going to have to stay tuned for me fun information. I have co-workers I hate, members that are stupid, and a building that is falling down around me. I will never give out the real names of anyone or the name of where I work to save the innocent (also so I do not want to get into trouble).

Now I need to explain my user name for my blog...I want to be a pga tour wife. Yes, I really want to be a PGA tour wife. I think it would be awesome to combine two things I like in this world: men and golf. I have already tried to find PGA tour wife on monster and careerbuilder and there is currently no openings. I am hoping that the players are not looking on some other site because I am very qualified. It would be terrible if a PGA tour golfer was looking somewhere else. Since I hate my current job this would be a job I would really like. I would work really hard at being a PGA tour wife. I would even put make-up on every morning to look nice for my hubby. Hopefully soon I will find a posting for PGA tour wife. Here is to dreaming.