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notes of a restless girl.

moments of poetry

How this sip of wine tastes upon my lips, it plays with my unsteady motion against my body; broken.  This intoxication of an intense heart, that’s me, and I’m dancing to this murder land wild and free.  I know I knew you, behind those tears; a shield of roughness we call tenderness, all we feel from life we call drunkenness, and everything is forgotten as we live in this wildness. 

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notes of a restless girl.

The accounting 101 edition

There is always a hangover after a change in leadership. When I took back the position of director, the next two audits were terrible: Fiscal Year 2021 and Fiscal Year 2022. Although those numbers were not my responsibility, I had to correct the issues, and now I am enjoying the benefits of having fixed everything. Fiscal Years 2023 and 2024 went very well, and we are back on track. What I'm saying is that it's true—when a new president takes over, there are always lingering effects from the previous administration.

and on the flip side...

It's day three of taking Moonbrew, and I feel absolutely fantastic! I'm finally getting the REM sleep that I’ve needed for so long.

Also, my girl goat, Margarita Rosa Maria de la Cruz, is about to have her babies any day now. I’m so excited!

"I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal." - Jane Austen.

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What's been going on in my world edition.

1). Working on my audit contract for the next four years.

2). Working on a raid (recycling and illegal dumping) grant for my collection's stations.

3) USDA grant. (future equipment, septage lagoon expansion, feasibility study for municipality pick-up) Waiting on my preliminary engineering reports.

4). Tire shredding project. We take our tire shreds and use on our Constuction and demolition cell for alternate covering.

5). Budget for FY26, along with pay raises. I have a beastly spreadsheet.

6). Union negotiations.

7). Quarterly report to be sent to DFA

8). My annual physical inventory of its capital assets with documentation showing it was reconciled to the general ledger and depreciation schedule. (This is before I can get my capital Outlay money).

9). Documents to the Board of Finance on the sale of our building, and going to the board meeting, which last time I feel we got completely demolished. (But we did sell the building, Yahoo) That will be on my check off list.

10). ICIP - Infrastructure capital improvement plan. Public hearings to be held in May.

11). Negotiating the collections contract with the county. (Negotiating is my expertise). and property that the county wants that we own.

12). Oh yeah... and a lawsuit for a property near our landfill. No joke, I was reading the response to a motion to reinstate by the plaintiff... it reads like a soap opera. I thought I was reading scenes of a reality show. Housewives of the southwest.

14). RFP - Request for proposal for engineer services on our next construction project.

15). skee ball scratchers, I bought $20.00 worth but only won $5.00. Whahhh....

16). Looking for an assistant to help me. haha.

Good Lord, no wonder I can't sleep. I did take this stuff called Moonbrew. Still deciding on it.

Music while you wait.

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My cutie little office partner

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What the fuck edition...

I literally laughed until I cried. I attended a Zoom meeting and training session focused on our Infrastructure Capital Improvement Plan (ICIP). The session included several presenters. I understand that there's often some confusion at the start of Zoom meetings; however, I always ensure that my microphone is muted until I need to speak. Typically, we keep our cameras off during large training sessions like this one, as there are usually around 200 to 300 participants.

The presenter was talking, and you can hear someone over their voice saying, "Did you get your hot sauce miha?" Oh my god. Get it together people. Haha. But that is not why I called this What the F edition...

and then lo and behold, who shows up on my fucking zoom meeting but the idiot that was our chairman of our board when the old manager was here. AKA, Idiot boy. He was talking about ICIP's when he and the manager never did our ICIP right. WTF? How did he get hired at DFA? Department of Finance. Unbelievable.

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notes of a restless girl.

Economic edition....

All in… On April 2, 2025, tariffs were imposed on all countries, marking this day as a day of liberation. There is a strategic reason behind this decision; it is a business move rather than a political one. This bold move is designed to drive money out of the markets and into treasuries, which will compel the Federal Reserve to lower interest rates, ultimately benefiting the middle class and cooling inflation.

It may get a bit bumpy in April, May, and June, but 70 countries have already come to the negotiating table, which is a positive sign. Don't get swayed by short-term emotions or let others convince you that this is a bad thing. Mark my words: by July, we will see interest rates decrease, and jobs will start returning to America. Be prepared, as the markets will then begin to rise. Stay calm during these times and don’t panic. Woop Woop!

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Some words .... edition

"Art is a guaranty of sanity"

"If we assume we've arrived: we stop searching, we stop developing"

"You must learn to be still in the midst of activity and to be vibrantly alive in repose"

"Life isn't a matter of milestones but of moments"

and yesterday, I went and got my hair refreshed, put a little bit of color in it for the spring (red lowlights), since we had a major snowstorm on Saturday, but then all the snow was melted by Sunday. And had to get a Pedicure because the birds are chirping now.

It's hard, always checking the weather app is so imperative here. It can instantly become a blizzard snowstorm one minute and the next we are in the middle of a category 1 hurricane and it's April.

On the other side,

Keep Calm and Carry On.

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My hubby dancing …haha

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Style edition

I have to say... I don't know that there are any shortcuts to doing a good job, it's all about hard work and dedication that will get you there.

That brings me to, I've been super busy... this is my busy year, but when is it not busy for me. I'm about to start on my budget for next fiscal year, I'm gearing up on requests for congressional funding for projects in the works, I'm working on my new cell build for my landfill, and a fencing project that I just received local capital outlay funding for. So, stoked. These are not small projects; these are gigantic projects.

So onwards and upwards.

5 looks that are outdated in 2025 -

1). Distress jeans - Be grown up and go for chic. No shredded jeans. Literally any other jean is in, wide leg, barrel leg, straight leg.

2). A fedora hat - A good ball cap with your outfit is so in right now, dress fit and casual fit will look good with a ball cap.

3). leggings - I was never a fan of leggings outside of my house but trade them in for wide leg stretchy pants, or wide leg trousers. We still want to be comfortable.

4). A short dress with a short boot - Ugh. what's really trendy is keep the short dress but pair it with a longer boot. Same goes for a longer dress, and a longer boot. Super cute

5). A high-top sneaker - go for the low top sneaker when pairing with outfits. A crew sock with a low top sneaker is in trend.

The beat goes on...

I've been reading up on the JFK files. There's not a lot there that we didn't already know. Or speculate. I might break it down. To be continued.

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Happy Birthday!!! 😜

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notes of a restless girl.

Maybe I'm a hopeless hip-hop romantic

classy woman with a little bit of hood.

I was reading this story on how science confirms the existence of Adam and Eve. Research provides compelling evidence that all humans share a common ancestry, tracing back to one man and one woman. Mitochondrial Eve and Y-chormosomal Adam suggest that every living person descends from a single maternal and paternal ancestor. Fascinating.

Just think if Picasso would have used his full name on all his paintings : Pablo Diego José Francisco de Paula Juan Nepomuceno María de los Remedios Cipriano de la Santísima Trinidad Ruiz y Picasso ....

and the very end.... Y Picasso... you got to say it strong and hard!!! MAMA MIA.... that is a lot of names of relatives and saints...

Talk about saints... Happy St Patrick's Day. St Patrick is the patron saint and national apostle of Ireland. Since on my dad's side, I have English and Irish heritage.

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cirque du so lame

yeah... 🥴🫣

I forgot and ordered a protein bowl, today is Friday. Ugh. I can't eat meat. So, I'm picking all the sausage out. My dog just scored in a big way. Which I have to be careful because it also has green chile. I don't want to burn her butt.

weights... walking.... so good for you.

The old way: eat low fat, eat low calorie, endless cardio... I remember in the 90's when we use to eat fat free cheese.... we were walking around with swollen faces all the time. It was literally plastic.

The new way: eat high protein, lift weights, walk, morning sunlight, 7-8 hours of sleep, and hydrate before caffeine.

One of my chipmunks has started dance class. I am thrilled to no end. She's 3. I told my other son, that I would take his 2-year-old since both parents' work. I would love for both of them to take classes at the same place.

Cleaning out my closet. I don't need 400 pairs of jeans. Or 275 pairs of shoes. (just kidding) But I think the older I get the simpler I want my life. Plus, I'm at the stage of my life where I hate spending money. I was looking for a jean jacket, its springtime, and you don't need a heavy coat, but something if you are wearing a short sleeve t shirt. (a jean jacket is a staple piece) I have 5 in my closet. ugh. I picked the best one, and the other 4 I'm going to give away.