{"id":1173,"date":"2012-05-11T14:58:28","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T18:58:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/riseupbuffalo.com\/wordpress\/?p=203"},"modified":"2017-07-02T19:03:43","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T23:03:43","slug":"may-holidays-and-changes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hippiegrrlexplainsitall.com\/?p=1173","title":{"rendered":"May Holidays and Changes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This week has been crazy.  I began a new job and it has been somewhat overwhelming.  I love it, but it is taking me some time to get up to speed.  Anyone that knows me knows that I am not good with change or being behind the eight ball.  I like to know everything about what I am doing and being &#8220;in training&#8221; is a very difficult place for me.  Pushing through will prove to be rewarding but, in the meantime, it is somewhat disconcerting.  <\/p>\n<p>At the same time, mother&#8217;s day is hovering.  All the commercials are about moms and how much they mean to us.  Hallmark, teleflora, pampers, etc. all use the holiday as a marketing scheme.  This is not a new phenomenon, but over the past four years this May holiday has become extra sad for me.  I still have my mom, but the person whom I saw as a second mom has been gone for four years.  It is hard to watch these commercials without getting emotional.  And with all the changes, it is even worse.  I am hoping that a couple days off from the training, a brunch with my parents and the writer, and some time spent in the library will help me get out of the funk.<\/p>\n<p>One thing to look forward to is the end of the month, Memorial Day, holiday.  My local drag club (go go gay rights) holds a white party on the Saturday night before the holiday and I will be there with my friends.  Good times and a great way to end the month that started with much change (for the better, but still.)<\/p>\n<p>This post may seem frivolous, compared to my usual banter, but I just felt like posting something about me and stuff that is happening in my life.  The blog was down for  a few days and this is a resurgence for me.  Don&#8217;t fret&#8230; I will be getting back to the politics and human rights posting soon enough, but for now I will be enjoying the rest of May and hopefully everything will be on an upswing from here on out.<\/p>\n<p>March On!<br \/>\nChantale aka hippiegrrl<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week has been crazy. I began a new job and it has been somewhat overwhelming. I love it, but it is taking me some time to get up to speed. Anyone that knows me knows that I am not good with change or being behind the eight ball. I like to know everything about &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hippiegrrlexplainsitall.com\/?p=1173\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;May Holidays and Changes&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[84],"tags":[7,160,28,11],"class_list":["post-1173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-riseup","tag-career","tag-holidays","tag-nostalgia","tag-positivity"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2XCO6-iV","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1167,"url":"https:\/\/hippiegrrlexplainsitall.com\/?p=1167","url_meta":{"origin":1173,"position":0},"title":"The Holidays and Gender Roles","author":"chantale","date":"12 January 2012","format":false,"excerpt":"Studying Sociology has become a double edged sword for me. 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