Category: Just me being me

I know I owe you a bunch of blog posts on everything from random vacation stories to my new job. I’m hoping to have a full blog post tomorrow or Friday at the latest, I just wanted to share something that made me giggle a little.

One of the cool things about having a blog is that you can see what search terms have led readers to your site. A bunch of people search for my blog name and Pocketful of Joules brings them here. This totally floats my boat, as it’s awesome and super flattering.

Even more people search for different marketing/business tips like these searches that came through: can a flyer have too many words in it, how to decide when to leave a job, how to decide when to close your business in bad weather, does my small business need a brochure, and should I go to a business networking event, etc.

So, that’s pretty crazy to think that google is spitting out my little ol’ blog and people are taking the time to visit. For those people, I’d like to give a big fat “Thank You” for making my day.

What really tickles my funny bone is the really random and crazy stuff that people search for that somehow brings them here:

• Apparently a bunch of Will Ferrell fans have been sent my way. A crapload of people have searched for some combination of Anchorman, Ron Burgundy and Stay Classy San Diego. I hope they’re not disappointed when they come to my post on How to Leave a Job Without Burning Bridges! Oh, and 2 people have searched for Ron Burgandy crying…that’s just weird.

• We also have a bunch of Labryinth fans popping in here, or at least fans of the creepy junk lady. I’ve had a bunch of people visit this site just by searching for the terms Labyrinth, Junk Lady, Back Horder and Trash Lady. The funny thing is, that their search is bringing them to my Project Me post on Purging being Fun. Of course, 2 people actually DID search for “purging is fun”, so at least they found what they were looking for!

The rest of my stats are a hodgepodge of random. Honestly, some of the stuff people google just makes no sense to me at all. Much less, how their googlings* bring them here.

My favs:

• Bad Customer service at joukes (I actually googled joukes because I didn’t know what it was…I still don’t know).
• Braless at work (hope I didn’t ruin someone’s porn obsession…)
• Youls (Is this a “My Cousin Vinny” thing??)
• The people buying our house are driving me crazy
• Pregnant on Thanksgiving

So, if you’re one of the random people who was searching for something random and stumbled onto this site. Take a look around and stay awhile. Oh, and if you know what a jouke is, please let me know!

 

*I totally just made up the word googlings, but it makes sense, right?

I’d like to wish each and every one of my Pocketful readers a Happy Thanksgiving!

I feel truly blessed to have such a wonderful family and amazingly supportive friends.

Someone recently asked me how I can keep such a positive outlook when things have been difficult. My answer to them was that I focus on the good things in life and the bad things will work themselves out.

So many wonderful things have happened this year: my husband and I recently celebrated our third anniversary; we were blessed to have gotten pregnant with our son (who we can’t wait to meet); our furry baby, Potter, survived a really scary health crisis; we finally sold our house; and so much more.

As you gather around the table with your loved ones to celebrate the holiday, I wish you good health and happiness.

And I leave you with this image from the People website (all credit goes to them for the image). I’m not typically a ‘cat person’ but I recognize that look on his face from my own family waiting for dinner to be served.  Enjoy!

I honestly thought being unemployed would be more relaxing.

I mean, I knew as a crazy list maker that I’d find things to do each day. However, I really thought that I’d have time to sit around and watch daytime TV or read a book. I imagined myself taking long walks around Lake Elkhorn and making lots of lunch plans with my friends. I have a few prenatal yoga DVDs that I thought I’d be bored of by now, but I haven’t even opened them yet.

I’ve only been out of work for 2 ½ weeks, but I swear I’ve been busier than I was when I was working!

Between putting the house together after our big move, working on some freelance projects, random errands, a quick trip to NYC with my family, working with BVU on their huge holiday party/fundraising event and applying & interviewing for jobs, I’ve been running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off.

Next week, my husband and I will be going away for a super awesome 7 day cruise to the Caribbean, so I’m looking at that as enforced relaxation time. Of course, leading up until then I still have to deal with two Thanksgivings (one at my house, one at my MIL’s house), pack for the trip, run even more errands and finish some freelance postcard designs.

I should have some big news to share soon (as if selling our house, getting pregnant and losing a job wasn’t enough for this fall), perhaps as early as this afternoon. Let’s just say that I might not have much more time to sit around my house and “do nothing”…