Who is Champuru?

Aloha, I'm Donna, known everywhere on the Internet as "Champuru." I'm a Christian, blissfully wedded to my perfect match (the yang to my yin) of 15 years and a stay-at-home mom to my miracle baby, born in October 2008. Living life in Hawaii, less than 5 miles from my hometown, seeking balance in her pursuit of family, faith, recreation, and rest. Read more on the About page.

Looking for something?

Search champuru.net and champuru.com:

 

June 2006
M T W T F S S
« May   Jul »
 1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
2627282930  

Categories

Archives

More Champuru


Dot-Com Days


In the days before dot-net.

Missing Japan



Only 1000 yen!, originally uploaded by Champuru.

I’ve started going through my old photos and will be posting them little by little to my Flickr account, mainly for archival purposes but also for the nostalgia factor. I’m presently on the Japan series and will be there for a while as I linger and yearn for another opportunity to return.

Virtual Communication

I felt like I barely survived my Life Sciences course, so I was surprised to discover that my final grade was a B+. I consider this quite an accomplishment considering I was afraid that I might not even pass the class. In all honesty, I didn’t do my best work in that class and put forth perhaps 75% effort (thanks to work-related stress and subsequent illness), so naturally, I expected a grade in the 70-something percentile. Of course, I’m not complaining and am delighted to have received the B+.

My current course of study is a communications class, focusing on communication in the virtual workplace. Needless to say, it has whet my appetite for finding a job that would allow me to telecommute. It made me nostalgic for the days in the early 90’s when I was fortunate enough to be a “virtual employee” and had the pleasure of working from home and being able to do business in my pajamas for nearly a year. Job duties included chatting online, monitoring discussion boards and games, handling payments/credits, and tech support. (For real!) I seriously need a job like that again, especially if/when we ever have children. I would like to be a stay-at-home mom and still be able to bring home a portion of the bacon, as the cost of living in Hawaii is ridiculous and surviving on a single income is nearly impossible.

Anyone looking for a good virtual employee? I’m your woman!

Okay, back to reality.

Not all pain is gain

Agony

Needless to say, it’s been pretty painful lately.

I find it pretty darned sad that I can relate to so many of these attractive lithographs. Cynical, moi?

Hanging in There

It’s funny how God uses other people to speak audibly when you’re having trouble hearing His still, small voice.

After an utterly horrendous day at the office yesterday, I felt completely disheartened and frustrated. I felt like an inefficient, unorganized, and unproductive clod. Why does it feel like I’m constantly rushing, yet I feel like I don’t accomplish anything? It’s like a hamster running on the wheel — going nowhere fast. After feeling downtrodden all day and dreaming about work all night, I lay in bed in my first moments of wakefulness this morning and lifted up a desperate prayer for help through the day.

Today, I had several people ask me how I am doing in my new position and offered me completely unsolicited words of encouragement. One person said, “you’re the right person for the job.” Another, in a completely separate encounter said, “I’m glad you got the position.” I didn’t realize it at the time, but in hindsight, I think it was God’s little way of telling me to hang in there.

Was your day as bad as mine?

There must be something to the date: 06/06/06.

I had the worst day at work today. Ever. In the entire history of the world. (Or at least my world, that is.) Absolutely miserable.

I’m glad that 06/06/06 only comes around once, oh, cursed date.

I knew I should’ve called in sick. Oh yeah, I can’t. I’m still on stinking probation. I’m going to attempt to OD on my codeine cough syrup now and try to get some sleep. Bah, humbug.

Blog Widget by LinkWithin