I sit in an aisle lined with 7 cubicles. Only one cube besides mine is currently occupied, and that person is rarely at his desk. So sometimes I talk extra loud or say ridiculous things or even sing because I know if anyone can hear me they won't know that I'm really only talking (or singing) to myself.
Does that make me nuts?
Because I feel like I'm going nuts here.
But on the bright side, I applied for 5 jobs last night! So hopefully my insanity will be short-lived.
2.23.2011
2.18.2011
The good stuff
Okay, so remember a couple of weeks ago when I said I have some news but I wasn't quite ready to share yet? Well I still don't feel like I can do it justice but I'm dying to tell you anyway, so here goes.
My friend A and I are starting a women's group! It's something she's been thinking about doing for months, and when she asked me to help I jumped at the chance. I find it difficult to explain the purpose of the group because technically speaking, there's no specific focus. We will talk about everything and anything that's important to us, with the intention of being open to learning new things and improving ourselves by hearing the different perspectives of other members. It'll also be a place for encouragement and support in setting and reaching personal goals. Our "slogan" is Girl talk, redirected, because it's definitely all about sharing and discussing, but without the griping, drama, or negativity that can sometimes arise when women get together to gab.
I hope that didn't sound too touchy-feely. Okay, the group is kind of touchy-feely, and even though I'm generally quite the opposite, I'm excited about it! It'll be good for my personal growth to be a part of it, and helping launch it with A somehow completely meets this need I had to DO SOMETHING. Preferably something useful. We had our first trial meeting last Friday and it went really well. There's a core group of 5 of us, and we're kind of slowly inviting others to join in as A and I feel our way through this process. We want it to be fun and enjoyable, but we do have some structure to keep things organized too. We have a blog (which I'm not quite ready to share with the world yet, but I'll eventually post a link), a Twitter account, and a FB page, which we're still working on as well.
So that's the BIG thing. And I welcome any questions you might have, I'm not sure how much detail you're interested in.
Other stuff that's going on - Well for one, Hubs and I are working on improving our marriage, getting the ol' spark back and generally making our home life more fulfilling. I'm pretty excited about focusing on us - something I actually have control over! I think it will make us both a lot happier. We've been talking more about my job options as well. We determined that we can afford for me to take a job that pays a little less than what I'm making now, but that's more in line with my interests and skills. So that opens things up quite a bit and makes me feel a little hopeful. Another option is taking a stress leave while I continue to search for another job. That's not something I really want to do, but work is getting worse and worse almost every day. It's just a matter of time before something gives, I just hope that something isn't my sanity.
Thank you for the well-wishes yesterday, I'm actually feeling a lot better on the YI front today. Thank God too, I was at the point where I wanted to tear out my lady business with my fingernails for a while there! My new boss has been off my back most of today, I just have to stay off her radar for another hour and I can go home for a nice long, relaxing weekend :)
My friend A and I are starting a women's group! It's something she's been thinking about doing for months, and when she asked me to help I jumped at the chance. I find it difficult to explain the purpose of the group because technically speaking, there's no specific focus. We will talk about everything and anything that's important to us, with the intention of being open to learning new things and improving ourselves by hearing the different perspectives of other members. It'll also be a place for encouragement and support in setting and reaching personal goals. Our "slogan" is Girl talk, redirected, because it's definitely all about sharing and discussing, but without the griping, drama, or negativity that can sometimes arise when women get together to gab.
I hope that didn't sound too touchy-feely. Okay, the group is kind of touchy-feely, and even though I'm generally quite the opposite, I'm excited about it! It'll be good for my personal growth to be a part of it, and helping launch it with A somehow completely meets this need I had to DO SOMETHING. Preferably something useful. We had our first trial meeting last Friday and it went really well. There's a core group of 5 of us, and we're kind of slowly inviting others to join in as A and I feel our way through this process. We want it to be fun and enjoyable, but we do have some structure to keep things organized too. We have a blog (which I'm not quite ready to share with the world yet, but I'll eventually post a link), a Twitter account, and a FB page, which we're still working on as well.
So that's the BIG thing. And I welcome any questions you might have, I'm not sure how much detail you're interested in.
Other stuff that's going on - Well for one, Hubs and I are working on improving our marriage, getting the ol' spark back and generally making our home life more fulfilling. I'm pretty excited about focusing on us - something I actually have control over! I think it will make us both a lot happier. We've been talking more about my job options as well. We determined that we can afford for me to take a job that pays a little less than what I'm making now, but that's more in line with my interests and skills. So that opens things up quite a bit and makes me feel a little hopeful. Another option is taking a stress leave while I continue to search for another job. That's not something I really want to do, but work is getting worse and worse almost every day. It's just a matter of time before something gives, I just hope that something isn't my sanity.
Thank you for the well-wishes yesterday, I'm actually feeling a lot better on the YI front today. Thank God too, I was at the point where I wanted to tear out my lady business with my fingernails for a while there! My new boss has been off my back most of today, I just have to stay off her radar for another hour and I can go home for a nice long, relaxing weekend :)
2.17.2011
FML
Warning: TMI and whining ahead.
I've been going nonstop at work lately and it is catching up with me. As soon as Aunt Flo left town on Sunday I was immediately visited by her evil step-sister and my arch nemesis: Yolanda Ingrid. And because it just wouldn't be my life without Murphy's Law going into effect at every possible opprotunity, my usually fail-proof method of getting rid of YI is either not working or it's irritating my poor lady bits even more, because here we are 3 days later and I'm still absolutely miserable. Now I'm debating whether it's worth it to not medicate tonight just so I can go to the doctor tomorrow and hear, "Yup, it's a YI, and yup, your skin's irritated." But I may drive myself even crazier than I already feel if I don't go. Ugh.
So yeah, I'm at work and it's horrible just to sit down. And to stand up. And walk. ...I don't think I'm getting much done today.
On the brighter side, I was supposed to be off today and tomorrow to enjoy a nice 5 day weekend with the Hubs. Unfortunately, since we STILL haven't filled the open position in our department, that's not happening because we don't have coverage. But, I do get to take half a day off tomorrow, isn't that generous of them? And maybe, just maybe, I won't have to work on Saturday morning. For the record, Hubs still has a 5 day weekend, the lucky duck.
I guess I'll stop whining now, at least long enough to take some advil, tylenol and AZO yeast pills. And maybe a Benadryl. I wonder if I have anything stronger in my pharmacy/purse, it might make it easier to get through the day if I can be a little loopy. Just kidding... kind of.
And yes, eventually I will tell you about the GOOD things going on in my life lately. But right now I can't muster the enthusiasm.
I've been going nonstop at work lately and it is catching up with me. As soon as Aunt Flo left town on Sunday I was immediately visited by her evil step-sister and my arch nemesis: Yolanda Ingrid. And because it just wouldn't be my life without Murphy's Law going into effect at every possible opprotunity, my usually fail-proof method of getting rid of YI is either not working or it's irritating my poor lady bits even more, because here we are 3 days later and I'm still absolutely miserable. Now I'm debating whether it's worth it to not medicate tonight just so I can go to the doctor tomorrow and hear, "Yup, it's a YI, and yup, your skin's irritated." But I may drive myself even crazier than I already feel if I don't go. Ugh.
So yeah, I'm at work and it's horrible just to sit down. And to stand up. And walk. ...I don't think I'm getting much done today.
On the brighter side, I was supposed to be off today and tomorrow to enjoy a nice 5 day weekend with the Hubs. Unfortunately, since we STILL haven't filled the open position in our department, that's not happening because we don't have coverage. But, I do get to take half a day off tomorrow, isn't that generous of them? And maybe, just maybe, I won't have to work on Saturday morning. For the record, Hubs still has a 5 day weekend, the lucky duck.
I guess I'll stop whining now, at least long enough to take some advil, tylenol and AZO yeast pills. And maybe a Benadryl. I wonder if I have anything stronger in my pharmacy/purse, it might make it easier to get through the day if I can be a little loopy. Just kidding... kind of.
And yes, eventually I will tell you about the GOOD things going on in my life lately. But right now I can't muster the enthusiasm.
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