If it wasn't for Celtic Woman..

Where would I be now if it wasn't for discovering Celtic Woman 4yrs ago. I think about this quite often.

Before CW came along, I pretty much had a routine life, and it is still at times pretty routine. I would get up on Monday's, go to work, come home, cook dinner, watch tv, and sometimes lay on the couch and take a nap, or I would read a book before going to bed. The weekends pretty much stayed at home, once in a while would drive in the car just to get out, but with gas going up, it's harder to do that. I do love just taking long rides in the car. I miss that.

I didn't really have a lot to look forward to. I did have my vacations, mostly to Disney World or Vegas, so that helped keep me sane at work at times. Gave me something to focus on.

As far as my work place, I wasn't much of a socializer. Co-workers would say Good Morning to me, and they were lucky to get a grumble out of me. I loved my work, just not people. I didn't want to talk to them unless I needed to. I pretty much am a loner, having been an only child and not having friends growing up, tends to make one an introvert. When I did go places with others, most of the time I would just sit there, not talking, as I just didn't have anything to add to the conversation, plus I tend to have Fumble mouth, and it's better if I just keep quiet.


Then in March 2005, I discovered Celtic Woman on PBS, and things slowly changed. As I constantly would listen to their music, especially at work, I became a little more socialable, though I still can scare off people when I want hehehe, I actually started talking with coworkers, joking around. When I started going to Concerts, I even had coworkers mention to other new employees, that I am actually more mellow than I use to be. Yes I can still be a big grouch, and have my Taz Spaz, as my guys on my team at work like to call my tirades. I try to get those out and done before the start of the work day, so then I can just put on my headphones and work. Doesn't always work ;).

Now, since I discovered CW, I have not only my regular vacations to look forward to, but CW Tours when they are in the U.S. I find that planning is one of my favorite parts. Seems I am not quite so shy when it comes to talking about CW. Or Vegas or WDW for that matter.

So then I think, where would I be if CW had not come into my life, and at times think, I would of just given up on life. As each year passed, I would of sunk deeper into a depression, as I have these bouts with it during certain times of the year, because of unsolved issues with my mother, I was in a rut in life. Except for my trips, which may have again, kept me sane, I know that now, I am sure, I possibly would not care what happen to me. I still get this way, but it's not as bad as it could be if I didn't have CW and the friends I have met thru them. Some of the most exciting times is when a new Tour is announced, and we all start planning what shows we want to go to. You have that excitement building. Getting to hang out with friends, seeing things you probably wouldn't have even thought about prior to CW, such as The Sears Tower, or San Francisco, or Red Rocks in Colorado.

I know I tend to go on and on about Celtic Woman, and Lisa, and Chloe and Mairead and the rest of the Girls, but I am SOOOO grateful to them. They could never know how much they mean to me, as it's just not possible to put it into words.

For this, I am FOREVER, and EVER Thankful to Celtic Woman.

Bored

Bored...Bored...BORDED. At work, with no real work in the next 3 weeks or so, and now instead of doing ECN's (Engineer Change Notes), we have been downgraded to Official Battery Changers in a diff department, only right now THEY don't need us for that. Now we are Board Scrappers...or should say BORED scrappers, cause it's very boring when your only removing 2 parts, both of which take less than a minute to do, and so you resort to staring at the same board for half an hour just to make the work last all day. The company won't let us take a VTO (Volunteer Time Off), which would save the company money during this slow time, yet they rather have us sit here bored to death and get paid. Granted I can't afford to take several days off with out pay, but least at home I could be doing something constructive, like clean house, work in the yard, keep busy. The days are dragging by. And now today, I have to deal with the fumes from the idiot who waxed the breakroom floor overnight and still isn't done. Great, now I will have a headache and be bored....

Celtic Woman...Take me away!!!!!!!!!!!