odds and ends 2
thanks, everyone, for your birthday
wishes. at this point the ages don't bring anything exciting... so i
appreciate more than ever well-timed phone calls, emails, cards, and
now with the advent of unleashed: posts!
i've rearranged my living room and i even bought curtains. i feel so grown-up. although, being grown-up also involves ironing a heck of a lot of curtain material. eh.
i missed a concert today. as in, um, a concert i was supposed to BE in. [note: think symphonic band. not rock star band.] this is what i get for skipping practice for two weeks. hey, i was just following the syllabus. whatever. i'm not even a student! stupid syllabus.
this week is my last week of work at the old job. i am dreading this week even more than the week that the auditors were on-site. and possibly more than any week. ever. i was all set to finish lists and directions and information regarding the processes and minutae of my job: a desk reference, if you will. this, my friends, is how i prefer to relay such detailed information. plus, it would give my company less reason to call me on a whim to ask crazy questions [and, oh, THEY WILL, ANYWAY. they have no boundaries. everyone is obligated to helping the organization out for THE REST OF THEIR LIVES, right?]. as it turns out, someone interested in temporarily filling the position will be here. all. week. long. and i shall have to train them. and still get work done. and clean out my office. and not go crazy. no last week slacking for mdog... sigh.
i'll recap my last couple of weeks or so: tired, grumpy and irritable, eating out a lot, on the verge of a new job, odd sleeping patterns, in a weird mood [non-mood?] lately. depressed a little? hmmm. maybe. however: i am convinced that once the old job is behind me and the new one begins, all will be well. apparently i'm learning how my body reacts to stress involved with Big Life Changes. if you'd like to pray that 1) my sanity remains intact and 2) my stress level decreases as the week progresses, that would be fantastic. um, just be sure not to transpose 1) and 2). thanks.
i've rearranged my living room and i even bought curtains. i feel so grown-up. although, being grown-up also involves ironing a heck of a lot of curtain material. eh.
i missed a concert today. as in, um, a concert i was supposed to BE in. [note: think symphonic band. not rock star band.] this is what i get for skipping practice for two weeks. hey, i was just following the syllabus. whatever. i'm not even a student! stupid syllabus.
this week is my last week of work at the old job. i am dreading this week even more than the week that the auditors were on-site. and possibly more than any week. ever. i was all set to finish lists and directions and information regarding the processes and minutae of my job: a desk reference, if you will. this, my friends, is how i prefer to relay such detailed information. plus, it would give my company less reason to call me on a whim to ask crazy questions [and, oh, THEY WILL, ANYWAY. they have no boundaries. everyone is obligated to helping the organization out for THE REST OF THEIR LIVES, right?]. as it turns out, someone interested in temporarily filling the position will be here. all. week. long. and i shall have to train them. and still get work done. and clean out my office. and not go crazy. no last week slacking for mdog... sigh.
i'll recap my last couple of weeks or so: tired, grumpy and irritable, eating out a lot, on the verge of a new job, odd sleeping patterns, in a weird mood [non-mood?] lately. depressed a little? hmmm. maybe. however: i am convinced that once the old job is behind me and the new one begins, all will be well. apparently i'm learning how my body reacts to stress involved with Big Life Changes. if you'd like to pray that 1) my sanity remains intact and 2) my stress level decreases as the week progresses, that would be fantastic. um, just be sure not to transpose 1) and 2). thanks.
mdog
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:) I've been through many sessions of training lately. the secret is to find "projects" to keep the person busy (and learn basic procedures) while you keep an hour or two at the begining and end of each day to yourself. and definitely leave the office for lunch.
i'll pray for a nice wind-down week for ya, m.