AuburnChick's Adventures

Gotta love the Wednesday Hodgepodge!  Thanks, Joyce, for being a terrific hostess of this fun meme!  Now, on to the questions!

1. Do you like your name? Were you named after someone? If you have children how did you settle on their names?

I actually like my name, Nathalie.  I even love the “h” in the middle even though it makes people call me “Nath-a-lie” with the “th” sound (the “h” is actually silent).  Rumor has it that I was named after Natalie Wood.  Another rumor is that I was named after the woman my dad was supposedly having an affair with.  I choose to believe the former and have deluded myself into believing that I am every bit as glamorous (minus the money) that she was.

As far as my children’s names go…well, Soccer Chick gets her name from the fact that she is a ball of fire on the soccer field  Rooster’s full name is “Rockin’ Rooster,” named so because he can jam out on the drums (and he’s part of the AuburnChick family).

Oh wait, were you talking real names?

Duh.

Chicky was named after a woman in the Bible.  I spent a month on bed rest during my pregnancy with her, and so I had a lot of time to read my Bible.  I read her name in there, at a very pivotal moment in Jesus’s life, and I knew that would be her name.  As far as Rooster, he was given the Mr.’s grandfather’s last name.

2. How do you define success?

Success is living a life that honors God and sharing the Good News of Jesus’s saving grace to everyone you can.  Everything else pales in comparison.

3. Wheel of Fortune or Jeopardy?

Jeopardy.  I love trivia games!

4. If you could own any single object that you don’t have now, what would that object be?

How about a million dollars.  Of course, do you really own money?

Ok…let’s try something else.

If I could own any single object, I would choose to own a set of lesson plans that incorporates everything I need to teach for all five of my classes for the rest of the school year.

Hey, what can I say?  Some people ask for diamonds.  I like practical items.

5. What is something that inspires you?

Something that inspires me is watching people make a difference in others’ lives.  My teacher friend, Barbara, is one of these people.  She works with a lot of hard-to-reach kids, and they absolutely adore her and thrive in her presence.  Many of these kids do not have positive role models, and Barb fills that void.  She challenges the kids but, at the same time, lets them know that she loves them.  She inspires me to want to become a better teacher.

6. Meatloaf-yea or nay? If its a yay how do you make yours?

Nay.  I am not a big fan of ground beef, so meatloaf just isn’t my thing.

7. Which is more admirable-the ability to organize and be methodical or the ability to adapt and make do?

Although I am a very organized and methodical person, I actually think it’s more admirable to be able to adapt.  I would love to be one of those people who goes with the flow; however, I do not think quickly on my feet.  That said, I think that teaching requires the ability to do just that, so I’m learning to go into class organized and with a plan but to be flexible if the unexpected happens which certainly does all the time!

8. Insert your own random thought here.

I tend to use this part to gripe about something.  Hate me if you want, but we all need to vent sometimes.

So my random thought is this:  Why can’t companies train their employees about their policies so that everyone follows them consistently?  I had two rather annoying experiences yesterday that really peeved me because I got different messages from different employees.  The second one had to do with my use of coupons.  You know I was mad.  I could have done a running of the bulls and stared down any of those beasts and won afterward my experience.

A few days ago, I found a great deal on Kleenex and wound up paying only $.25 for each box that I purchased.  The first day, I bought four boxes, using two $2/two store coupons.  Yesterday, I went back to do the deal again before the Kleenex went off sale.  The store I regularly shop at (where I bought the first four boxes the other day) would not let me do the deal twice because of the language on the coupon.

Folks, I may not save money like I have in the past, but I know my rights as a buyer/couponer, and that employee was wrong, as was the manager.  Besides that, the cashier who rang up my total the other day let me do it, even after she found a different issue with a different coupon I was trying to use.

I was mad as a hornet when my arguing got me nowhere.  So, I bought two boxes, not four, and took my other coupon to the store across town and got my other two boxes.

This totally irked me because it was almost 5pm when I got home from work/the store…all because employees aren’t trained consistently.

:::stepping off my soapbox:::

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