Guitar and work.....

I bought the compliation for Johnny Cash last night and have been listening to it all day. I have a secret vice for playing loud music in my house and dancing. But this time, I think it is telling me to pick up my guitar again. I took some classes before, but slacked over the last few months in practicing. There is something really calming about playing an instrament again, acoustic only for now.

My job is even getting busier....so I really need to make sure I take time for all of my hobbies. I am still keeping the hours to no more than 45. There are some days I sit back and find it hard to believe the position I am in. I never would have guessed that I would run a department as big as I do at this age and somehow it works. I found out today that we are going to grow it to 150 by mid-April. I like to think that I can make a difference personally lives of my employees. I do not look at it as a job, but a great way to really connect with the people there. They are so many incredible people, and have so many stories. Some of my best friends work with me. If I can help them have a job that they love to come to, then I will work my hardest to do that. That is my ambition. You spend so much time at your job, that I do not want it to just be a paycheck. I have the opportunity to do that for many people, and I hope that I am making that difference for them. I get raised eyebrows from some people when I choose someone to be on staff they do not expect, or that I have a tendancy to give too many second chances. But the way I see it, I may be the one person to believe in them and it has helped me more than hurt me over time.