Hiking in Nashville
Hello long lost blog! It’s been a while so I thought I’d give an update.
First off, I have a new job! I’ll be a wellness coach and consultant at ValueOptions in Raleigh. It’s in a cubicle environment which I cannot stand BUT, the position used to be done from home/remotely. And there is strong possibility that it will be again sometime in the near future so I’m pretty excited about it. You can bet I’ll be scoping things out and lobbying for that as soon as I get in there and learn my way around. :) This position comes with great benefits and good vacation time but of course I’m trying to think of a quick trip I can take before I officially start on the 30th.
Personally, I’ve felt better than I have in a long time and much more myself. As some of you know, I’ve been spending a lot of time in Nashville lately for various reasons and have considered moving there. But, I still feel tied to Raleigh for some weird reason. That and the fact that I was offered a good job there made my decision.
Right now I’m in Alabama and will be back and forth to Raleigh and Nashville until the 30th. I’m due to be an aunt on May 23rd so I’ll be hanging around Nashville for that. Little Logan Michael is almost here! Last week, I was able to volunteer some in Hackleburg, Alabama where a tornado virtually leveled the entire city. It was insane driving over the hill on the way into the town and see everything decimated. It looked like something out of a movie. I can’t even imagine what all those families are going through. They will need our help and thoughts for a long time. I took a few pics of the damage and posted them on my Flickr page. (below)
I also went and heard Gene Chizik speak in Florence, AL. He was funny, engaging and humble. A true stand up guy. He said what he loved about Auburn is that we are not fair weather fans. We have a young team this year and he asked us to be ALL IN all the time. He also told a funny story about something his wife said after the championship game. Once he got in the car to leave the stadium, she silently put her arm around him, looked at him and said ‘Really? You could have won by two touchdowns and it had to come to that?’ Too funny. And… I got an autographed football! I’m thinking of donating it to a charity to auction off for tornado victims. If anyone knows of a charity or someone well connected that I could talk to about this, please let me know. I would love to get some good money for a good cause.
Let’s see what else… oh, I’m moving! Bye bye West Morgan. Bye bye no water pressure. Not sure where I’m moving yet but somewhere nice with a tub, washer dryer, and a porch that I can grow things on will be so nice. :) And I can’t wait to have people over for dinner and such as I’m also learning how to cook. More on that later. If anyone knows of a great place near downtown, I’d love to hear about it.
Hope you all are well and happy and enjoying this beautiful spring.
Leigh
p.s. For my friends with iPhones, do you have the Hey Tell app? I just discovered it and it’s like a walkie talkie where you can record messages for each other. I’m a newbie at it but it’s so fun! Although, I’m not a fan of listening to myself talk, yikes. Let me know if you want to play with me on it and I’ll add ya!
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