Vacation Days

Last vacation day of the summer.  It is great to just take a few days off with nothing major planned and enjoy doing whatever you feel like without having anyone to worry about.  So far I've cleaned a little, made a beef stew, wrote a letter, watched a movie, played a little World of Warcraft, spent time celebrating Lammas with my family, played with the dogs and cats, enjoyed listening to the birds and crickets, and I still have today to go plus the weekend before I have to return to reality.  

A shower is in order this morning along with a good breakfast.  And planning what to make for dinner tonight.  The nephews are descending on my Dad's on Sunday and we are going there for a pizza dinner.  It should be fun.  They are almost 12 now and are full of it!   Ah, to be twelve again - I don't think I would want to go back to that.  SO much to be unsure of and the body changes.  I prefer to be an adult. :)

Off to the shower and to begin the day!

Job changing.......

About 2 more weeks and I'll be fully under a new department.  It is one that I keep returning to so it must be where I'm meant to be.  But this back and forth thing is driving me nuts.  I feel like I'm doing nothing in my old job and not doing enough in my new one.  And I'll get to come back and train the person.  Yippee Skippy.  

Maybe I'm just tired...it was a long day yesterday. One of thunderstorms that I wish had lasted just a wee bit longer.  At least the desk in my new department is next to the windows.  

I will be glad to be off a floor where the foot traffic is incredible.  Put the folks that have to go to a lot of meetings and are back and forth and the top of the hall and those of us sit at a desk most of the time at the end.  That way - no one is disturbed.  

Staff meeting for old department in 15 minutes.  Bleck!  These are so boring and just a waste of general time.  The information really isn't that interesting and I think I just want to be done here.  Only 4.5 more days to go.  

Why is it that when you want something to happen, it feels like the calendar moves so slow?  It felt like forever to get to a vacation or a trip.  But this switching jobs feels like it is taking forever.  And maybe it is because I want to be there so badly and out of here.  

I need a coffee before this meeting.  

Just a wee bit tired......

The Drama Fairy has found me again....I keep trying to hide from it but I just can't.  What is it about drama that just makes me miserable?  Too many people stuck in their own little world and bringing it to my world.  I don't want drama, don't need drama, take your drama and get out of my life! 

I want to enjoy my life - it is all too short and we never know how long it will be.  I want to stop and smell the flowers.  I want to marvel at nature.  I want to enjoy the warmth of the sun on my face and be amazed by the glow of the moon.  I want to laugh when my dog licks my face. 

Evicting those with drama out of my life becomes tiresome.  There is enough legitimate drama in this world, we don't need to manufacture more to make ourselves feel important, in control, or just to have some entertainment.  Things happen to people - deal with it and move on.  The only thing we can control is our reaction to situations as they present themselves to us.  How we react can determine how the drama plays out. 

Enough drama!

Bored at work

Ahhh…I’ve reached the dreaded – I don’t have anything to do at work – period. I really hate it when stuff slows completely down to nothing. At least I have a training to do tomorrow in Rutland – it at least the 3+ hours on the road will keep me from playing stupid games on Facebook all day. Cause that is all I really want to do!

The attitude seems to have gotten better. And the work – my 30+year employee actually did work this pay period. Course she missed a whole week due to the untimely passing of her brother. I wouldn’t wish that on anyone. Wish she had been here instead. While she might not have worked, she wouldn’t have lost her brother.

So why is it that we have a project pending – big project of a software upgrade – that the one person that is going to be needed to do all the testing etc is the one that our manager is teaching how to do the quarterly taxes? Wouldn’t it be smarter to train one of us that isn’t going to be spending 80% of our time working on the upgrade? Seriously?

When will the work crap end?????

I've discovered the way to shut up my co-worker without physically slapping her.....piss her off! Yay! This totally worked today. I mean do I really need to be told that because this is the last pay period before Xmas that we should try to run off cycles for staff? Really? This isn't my first time at the rodeo. I've been here 10 Xmas' and processed some type of payroll for 8 of those years. And when I tell you that I don't need to be told that in your usual condescending tone - you get all pissy. Well good! Thank the Gods she is off tomorrow. Poor E is starting to crack. There is way too much going on to deal with her shit. We have 3 people - and only 2 of us seem to be actually working.

I'm sorry that you have been here 30 years and yet you haven't ever learned anything new since then. You are afraid of the computer. You're afraid of everything. LIVE! I thought I was bad - but I am no where in your league. And please, get some fucking therapy!

Co-workers who don't work

Spent all of yesterday listening to my co-worker talk to all customers of a restaurant about a coupon deal that was going on. Seriously - all day long. Its a small office - not even cube walls that could drown out some of the noise.

And a boss that just lets it happen. Yes, he gave his notice and is leaving in late winter - but she is going to drive away our new employee. And we are supposed to hire another person - really? Who will that person be interviewed by? The new manager or the old manager? Arrgghh!

Work! Work! Work! Do your personal stuff on your own time - on your days off. You only work 64 hours every two weeks.

That is all.

It's been almost a year....

Wow - it's been almost a year since I last posted. I forget that I have this blog and can use it vent when stuff is bothering me or rave when great things happen.
So much has happened since I last wrote.

We have two more cats now, Hazzard and Vader. Hazzard came to use by way of a co-worker. She had taken him in from someone else but her allergies wouldn't let her keep him. He is a hazzard to everything, but he is beginning to let me hold him for extended periods of time.

Vader came to us by way of stray. He was sitting on the porch railing one afternoon and no one knew who he belonged to. I pouted at Glenn and he gave in - I could keep him.. He is very affectionate and loves to be held. I think that Elsa sent him to us. I hope she is happy wherever she is.

Work is going well, for the most part. We are in the process of upgrading to Kronos. It is a tedious process, but seems to be going well. We have over 1000 employees on the system, only about 5000 more to go. I will be so glad when the majority of the nursing staff get online with it. I won't have to hear how I messed up someone's check anymore! It will be their own fault if it is messed up. Woo hoo!

In October, I started to explore Wicca and joined coven. The coven of the Earth Dragon. It has been a really good experience for me. My spritutality is able to come alive and I so enjoy the people in my coven. I have a lot of inner work to do and this is helping to do that. It is helping me to build my self-confidence which I desperately need. I'm learning about crystals and how they can affect the energy in me, and how I affect others energy. I love it and can't wait to attend a larger circle. I helped to cast the circle in my second open ritual and while I was really nervous, the energy that I felt was amazing. I should reach my first degree in October before Sawhain.
Well, that's all that's going on....it's been a very busy year. I hope to be able to write more often.