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A friend of mine has occasionally remarked that she has felt the desire to censor what she posts due to the folks that read her blog, well I know exactly how that feels and in a way I have used that as an excuse for not blogging. My sister has pointed out that I 'over analyze' things and she's right, I do, but that and my curiosity are two traits that serve me well at work and I have never developed the ability to turn them off. In fact she has in the past called me Monk, not sure if she meant it as a compliment or not but while I've never been or ever will be that much of a neat freak I do tend to notice and hear things that most people seem to overlook. Just like Johnny 5 I like data and my mind tries to make sense of all the bits and pieces I collect. Unfortunately in my world I don't always find the square hole to go with the square peg and that's when the over analyzing starts. Wish I could turn it off....

Okay so there's a lot going on in my mind and for a change it isn't all about work. BUT on the work front a lot is going on too, not going to bitch to much about that here except to say that I've got six months left before I start Terminal Leave and for you non-military types out there that means that the way I've planned things out I'll be collecting my Navy check for about three months with out having to be there. I haven't decided how soon after I check out of the Navy that I want to start my second career, I've already gotten a couple options lined up but those are based on me staying in my current location. I've got a great opportunity to go anywhere I want when I'm done here and even though someone has said I've based two previous moves on my job I've already decided that this time around it's going to be based on the heart. Those two previous moves cost me something and I've learned that I'm no longer willing to pay that price.

One of the options I'm actually considering is a new one that is still in the "maybe....let's see what we can do" kind of phase that would actually keep me in the employment of the government. I wasn't originally considering that route as the $$$ wouldn't be as good but the job I'd be doing is the fun part of what I do now only with a raise and a lot different poo*. Not going to comment more on that until the path gets a little clearer.

- little side bar here regarding the 'different poo'. Every job has it's poo and yes I'm using poo instead of a four letter word that starts with S. One nice thing about the military is that every three years or so you move, essentially you change jobs and get a different boss so I look at it as new poo, it still stinks but it's a different stink so it isn't as bad as the old stink you got tired of at the last job. As for the different poo I was referring to earlier, well some would still be the same but I'd be without the Navy poo and that my friends I am VERY tired of.

So have I rambled enough yet Tiff? :)

To end this post on a lighter note I've included a picture. I found this online tonight and in a way it's very appropriate for me to share this with everyone right now as the picture was taken when I had only been in the Navy for five months, almost half a life ago. 19 years ago I was attending class with the Sailors you see here and as I look back it's been a pretty good 19 years. Yeah sure there are probably a few things I'd like to pass on to that younger me if I could but for the most part I'm happy with how things turned out. As for what I'd pass on if I could, well I think the two biggest ones I've already kind of mentioned earlier in this post, I've learned from those two periods in my life but I know I could have handled things better.