Oh my gosh, I can't even tell you how much I love this women's group! We had our second meeting last night and it was just the perfect ending to my day. I was in such a good mood last night, and I still am this morning. We have two new members and at least one more who will be joining us at our next meeting. Pretty soon there'll be too many of us to get together at each other's houses anymore. Everyone is really excited about it and seem to enjoy our group quite a bit. The sister of one of our members is even thinking about starting her own chapter in NYC, she's been so inspired by the things she's heard about us! Check out our blog: http://www.considerbliss.blogspot.com/.
Obviously, my day got a lot better after I posted yesterday. I was pretty down in the dumps about realizing my EDD is coming up next week, but I just threw myself into my work and ended up having a decent day. I'm getting more familiar with my new boss, she's actually kind of cool. She needs to work on her listening skills sometimes, but my employees and I are getting more praise and recognition than we ever have, which makes such a difference. I'm still job hunting though, since I'm not yet entirely convinced this place isn't pure evil!
Everything also worked out for my grandma's birthday this weekend, and it turns out my ENTIRE immediate family is going down to San Diego to celebrate with her at my aunt and uncle's house. I'm excited about it! Hubs and I will be road-tripping down there with my little brother (he's actually taller than anyone else in the family and 28 years old, so maybe it's a tad strange to still call him "little"), which I'm looking forward to. He's one of the funniest guys I know, so that should be an entertaining drive.
Other than that, can you say TGIF??? I'll be working a little late tonight, but whatever - I'm just happy I get to sleep in tomorrow!
3.04.2011
3.03.2011
Nervous Nelly
I woke up this morning with a stomach ache. That's pretty much par for the course lately, although for the past several days I've been feeling less anxious than usual. All good things must come to an end though, and the butterflies came back about 30 minutes before my alarm went off. Perfect timing! The stupid thing is the things that disrupt my sleep and make me want to yak are usually really small. For example:
I decided last night that Hubs and I would join my siblings in a trip to San Diego this Sunday for my grandma's birthday. I haven't seen her in... well, I'm ashamed to admit how long considering she only lives about 3 hours away. There's no excuse. But this Sunday is also the first Sunday of the month, which is the day my immediate family usually gets together for dinner at my parents' house. Which we haven't done in months. And my parents tend to take it really personally when we can't make it, even if the reason is the birthday of one of their parents. So I'll call my mom tonight and let her know, and hopefully she'll decide that she and my dad will come down to SD for grandma's birthday too and solve that problem. I know I shouldn't feel guilty about this, but I do.
The ladies are coming to my place tonight for our bi-monthly meeting. I'm not really worried about it, but it does cause a certain amount of anxiety. I'll have about an hour after I get home to straighten up, de-cat-hair as much as possible, put out the drinks and decide what to say for my toast. And I would have come to work early so I could leave early, but I have to help the new hire do end of day... only she called in sick today. Oh, Murphy and your law! You got me again.
Before I left work last night my boss told me (again, which is nice) great job, and that she might have something for me today depending on how our projects are going. Well, with the new hire here and it being the time of the month when I have to do my bajillion reports, I haven't had much time to work on the projects. I'm not worried that I won't get my "something," whatever it may be, I'm worried the status of my projects won't be acceptable and she'll find out I'm not really the amazing employee she thinks I am.
Last but not least, as I was contemplating all these things while going through my morning routine, I realized that exactly one week from today is March 10th. My EDD. And oh yeah, I'm supposed to start my period that day. Fuck.
And this is why I have a prescription for Xanax. Thank God for pharmaceuticals.
I decided last night that Hubs and I would join my siblings in a trip to San Diego this Sunday for my grandma's birthday. I haven't seen her in... well, I'm ashamed to admit how long considering she only lives about 3 hours away. There's no excuse. But this Sunday is also the first Sunday of the month, which is the day my immediate family usually gets together for dinner at my parents' house. Which we haven't done in months. And my parents tend to take it really personally when we can't make it, even if the reason is the birthday of one of their parents. So I'll call my mom tonight and let her know, and hopefully she'll decide that she and my dad will come down to SD for grandma's birthday too and solve that problem. I know I shouldn't feel guilty about this, but I do.
The ladies are coming to my place tonight for our bi-monthly meeting. I'm not really worried about it, but it does cause a certain amount of anxiety. I'll have about an hour after I get home to straighten up, de-cat-hair as much as possible, put out the drinks and decide what to say for my toast. And I would have come to work early so I could leave early, but I have to help the new hire do end of day... only she called in sick today. Oh, Murphy and your law! You got me again.
Before I left work last night my boss told me (again, which is nice) great job, and that she might have something for me today depending on how our projects are going. Well, with the new hire here and it being the time of the month when I have to do my bajillion reports, I haven't had much time to work on the projects. I'm not worried that I won't get my "something," whatever it may be, I'm worried the status of my projects won't be acceptable and she'll find out I'm not really the amazing employee she thinks I am.
Last but not least, as I was contemplating all these things while going through my morning routine, I realized that exactly one week from today is March 10th. My EDD. And oh yeah, I'm supposed to start my period that day. Fuck.
And this is why I have a prescription for Xanax. Thank God for pharmaceuticals.
3.01.2011
10 on Tuesday
I got the idea to do 10 on Tuesday from Junebug's Musings (who, in case you were wondering, got it from this blog, who has apparently gone private). Seeing as I'm low on inspiration (and yes, high on perspiration as a matter of fact, thanks for asking) lately, I figured this could jumpstart my creative juices and get me blogging more frequently. So here goes!
1. Our new employee starts today. She's currently sitting in HR getting the skinny on theSeventh Circle of Hell our fine institution here and will be joining me in Outer Purgatory my wonderful department shortly.
2. My women's group is going full swing! Over the weekend my friend/partner in crime, A, heard about this event on Women for Women (http://www.womenforwomen.org/) and signed us up. So next Tuesday evening we'll be standing on a bridge in our town, taking a stand against the injustices and brutal treatment of women in Afghanistan, and generally engaging in a symbolic movement to "bridge" women all over the world. Our next meeting is this Thursday, so we'll see how many people we can get to join us. There's only one other bridge event in the county, so we may even try to get the local paper to come out.
3. On Sunday I was talking to a friend of mine and Hubs's about a potential job opportunity. This guy is a partner in a graphic design startup, and though they've only been around for about a year, they're growing fairly quickly. He said he would hire me and even let me come in to test it out if I wanted to before I commit. It's not entirely stable at this point, but if it works out there's HUGE potential. I'm very, very seriously considering this option.
4. I think I'm wearing Hubs down on the subject of getting a kitten. I've been bugging him about it for at least a year and he always telle me no. Sigh... Yes, I even try pulling the IF card from time to time, but I tell you that man has no soul. (Just kidding, he totally has a soul. Mine may have been stolen from me by my employer, but he's managed to keep his intact thus far.) BUT! On Sunday, I brought it up while we were at breakfast with some friends and they kind of took my side. :) Hubs is worried that bringing a new cat into the house will upset our chi and Atticus will hate it; to be honest I worry about that too. We have a very mellow home and Atticus is happy. But he's over 5 years old and lazy as shit so I think a playmate might be good for him. And dammit, I want a kitten and it's never going to get any easier to introduce one into our home. So now Hubs is sort of considering it!
5. Jeez it's hard to come up with 5 things to talk about, let alone 10! Can that be my #5? K, thx.
6. The man cave (a.k.a. garage) is coming along! Did I already tell you this? Well, it's almost completely insulated now, and we just have one wall left to drywall. Hubs hung up some lights so we can finally stop using the floor lamp that we set up ages ago by the door. We have big plans for this thing! I want to get my piano in there (currently housed at my parents'), put the futon and a rug in, put in a basin sink next to the washer and dryer, and hopefully, you know - if there's any room left over, be able to park my car in there. Slowly but surely...
7. It is COLD here. Rainy, cold, and COLD. I'm tired of it. Spring needs to hurry the F up already.
8. I think Hubs solved the problem we've been having with stray cats. We discovered a gap between our back fence and the next door neighbor's where the cats were getting in and out. Hubs patched it up a week or two ago and we haven't seen any back there ever since. Good thing too, if I found one more cat turd next to my half-dug-up rose bush I was going to put out the antifreeze for them to feast on. (Okay not really, Hubs was about to do it and I stopped him. I'm not an animal killer, I just have some anger issues.)
9. Seriously, this is hard. Have you ever tried to come up with 10 things to talk about in a row? Or am I the only one with no life?
10. I've taken so long to write this that the new employee is here and at her desk! She's very nice and seems very capable. Better yet, she has lots of experience using our system! I have high hopes for this chick... not that it matters, since God willing I'll be leaving the company soon. Until then, hopefully she'll make my life easier!
1. Our new employee starts today. She's currently sitting in HR getting the skinny on the
2. My women's group is going full swing! Over the weekend my friend/partner in crime, A, heard about this event on Women for Women (http://www.womenforwomen.org/) and signed us up. So next Tuesday evening we'll be standing on a bridge in our town, taking a stand against the injustices and brutal treatment of women in Afghanistan, and generally engaging in a symbolic movement to "bridge" women all over the world. Our next meeting is this Thursday, so we'll see how many people we can get to join us. There's only one other bridge event in the county, so we may even try to get the local paper to come out.
3. On Sunday I was talking to a friend of mine and Hubs's about a potential job opportunity. This guy is a partner in a graphic design startup, and though they've only been around for about a year, they're growing fairly quickly. He said he would hire me and even let me come in to test it out if I wanted to before I commit. It's not entirely stable at this point, but if it works out there's HUGE potential. I'm very, very seriously considering this option.
4. I think I'm wearing Hubs down on the subject of getting a kitten. I've been bugging him about it for at least a year and he always telle me no. Sigh... Yes, I even try pulling the IF card from time to time, but I tell you that man has no soul. (Just kidding, he totally has a soul. Mine may have been stolen from me by my employer, but he's managed to keep his intact thus far.) BUT! On Sunday, I brought it up while we were at breakfast with some friends and they kind of took my side. :) Hubs is worried that bringing a new cat into the house will upset our chi and Atticus will hate it; to be honest I worry about that too. We have a very mellow home and Atticus is happy. But he's over 5 years old and lazy as shit so I think a playmate might be good for him. And dammit, I want a kitten and it's never going to get any easier to introduce one into our home. So now Hubs is sort of considering it!
5. Jeez it's hard to come up with 5 things to talk about, let alone 10! Can that be my #5? K, thx.
6. The man cave (a.k.a. garage) is coming along! Did I already tell you this? Well, it's almost completely insulated now, and we just have one wall left to drywall. Hubs hung up some lights so we can finally stop using the floor lamp that we set up ages ago by the door. We have big plans for this thing! I want to get my piano in there (currently housed at my parents'), put the futon and a rug in, put in a basin sink next to the washer and dryer, and hopefully, you know - if there's any room left over, be able to park my car in there. Slowly but surely...
7. It is COLD here. Rainy, cold, and COLD. I'm tired of it. Spring needs to hurry the F up already.
8. I think Hubs solved the problem we've been having with stray cats. We discovered a gap between our back fence and the next door neighbor's where the cats were getting in and out. Hubs patched it up a week or two ago and we haven't seen any back there ever since. Good thing too, if I found one more cat turd next to my half-dug-up rose bush I was going to put out the antifreeze for them to feast on. (Okay not really, Hubs was about to do it and I stopped him. I'm not an animal killer, I just have some anger issues.)
9. Seriously, this is hard. Have you ever tried to come up with 10 things to talk about in a row? Or am I the only one with no life?
10. I've taken so long to write this that the new employee is here and at her desk! She's very nice and seems very capable. Better yet, she has lots of experience using our system! I have high hopes for this chick... not that it matters, since God willing I'll be leaving the company soon. Until then, hopefully she'll make my life easier!
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