8 posts tagged “work”

Yeah, I was all gung-ho about getting stuff into boxes for the yard sale. Did I do any of it? Not even for a second! So now this week I'm REALLY going to have to get down and get stuff into boxes. Especially since Matt starts his new job next week and we really have got to get the office in order so we can put Zoe and her new crate in there. Of course, I can't really rely on Matt to help me out with any of it, even if he were feeling well. So because of that I'm not spending any of the money I make on it for him. I'd still like to take the class at Watkins, but if for some reason it's already full by the time I get the money together, it's still not going towards anything we would share. I'll put it in my savings account or something. Childish, yes. But I'm okay with that. /end bitterness> lol

So everyone at work (except for one person) forgot about Administrative Professionals Day. I know I'm appreciated, cause they show me throughout the year. They totally forgot though. But on Friday they called us all in the conference room and gave the 4 of us that are considered Administrative Professionals some cash! So that was pretty sweet.

On Saturday my Dad and I went to the flea market. It was definitely nice weather to go, it had thunderstormed very early in the morning, so it was still cloudy and cool when we got there and only got sunny about the time we were ready to leave. I got a couple of stuff, my favorite being these elephant candle holders. I'll have to take a picture once I get them cleaned some more. They were very badly tarnished so I bought some brass cleaner and cleaned them Saturday night, but they're going to need another run-thru of the cleaner.

We also went to The Aquatic Critter on Nolensville Road and I got some fish! I wanted to get an angelfish and some others, but they suggested these two tiger-something fish to start with to cycle the tank for 3-6 weeks. Then we'll take them back and get a credit on them and we can get the other fish that don't handle brand new tanks too well. I was very impressed with the people who work there. & their website is also very helpful! I read what they had to start a new tank and it's going well so far! I feel kinda bad about having the fish and then taking them back in 3-6 weeks to get fish I want. Cause I'm just using them. But they don't know that. The guy that helped us out though said these fish are good starter fish, because they're not very social and will get picked on by bigger fish when we get the bigger fish. I don't want to just use them, but I don't want them getting picked on. I guess that's their job. It's all cool.  

Yeah yeah, haven't updated in forever. Whatev! Although it is cool to read when I was offered my job. Almost my one year mark. I like it. I'm glad I have this job and no longer feel like I'm a terrible employee. In fact, they've made me feel so good about the work I'm doing there that I'm getting offered graphic gigs and am planning on auditing some classes. So yay job and me.

So my dad came by this morning and picked me up early. We headed to the flea market. I found a few stuff, nothing big. I did get a cool old Mickey Mouse club kaleidoscope for my mom, from the MMC of her era. She can add that to her kaleidoscope collection. I actually really do hope I inherit that. I'm laying claim on that, Jeremy's not getting it.

Anyway, then Dad took me shopping for new work clothes. At my old job I could wear jeans and such. Just as long as I looked presentable. But I need to look more professional at my new job, so he got me some clothes and shoes. My mom had taken me out on Tuesday night and bought me new clothes too. So I have an assload of new work clothes. Which is great, cause I really only had about 3 professional looking outfits. I should be good to go now.

Then we went to Best Buy and he bought me 2 DS games for my birthday (Cake Mania & Sims 2 Pets). Matt's gonna get me Cookin' Mama for DS. I told him about the Wii and he decided he wanted to get that for both me and Matt for our birthdays (mine is May 4 & his is May 16th). So I had Matt call around town and the Wal-Mart on Charlotte had 3 Wiis in. Only place in town too. So we drove over there and Dad got us a Wii along with 2 games. It already came with Wii Sports and I picked out Rayman and Wario Smooth Moves. He also got an extra remote so Matt and I can play together.

We're so excited. Matt's playing Rayman right now. My dad and I set it up when we got home and we played bowling and boxed. It was fun!

Well, it's better than it was. I had to get a root canal yesterday. :( I was not happy. It actually didn't turn out as bad as I had thought it would be. Totally glad for the invention of Novacaine, that's for sure. & I only got faint once. So that's good.

Also, no more job worries for me. Well, at least at the job I've talked about on here, because I got laid off on Thursday. Totally lame and I'm totally gonna make sure that they at least know you don't treat people the way they treated me. But I'm looking at it as a positive thing. I hated it, and this way I'm not miserable while I'm looking for a new job. Of course, there's the fear of not finding something fast enough and bills coming in and all. But I did sign up for unemployment and really I can always sign up for temp work. I've definitely got the experience for it. So I'm just battling the fear that creeps into my head every now and then.

Those are the most interesting things in my life right now. I spend my mornings sending out resumes. Well, my nights too really. I'm nursing my tooth. I'll be glad when the pain is gone cause I can start working on the house. It needs to be picked up. The dogs are keeping me company. It's nice to have them around while I'm home by myself during the day. Doesn't make me feel like such a loser. Even though I know it's not my fault that I lost my job, I still feel like a loser. It's a blow to the ego, definitely.

My throat is killing me. My voice is all gravelly and sad sounding. & not in a hot "when Phoebe had a cold" way. In a "ew, you sound gross" way. Which totally sucks, cause while I'm done with my Christmas shopping, I still have stuff I want to do. Like make Kris Kringles and finish my grandma's present. & another of Matt's presents. Bleh. I just don't feel like doing it. My throat hurts even worse now because I had to be on the phone all day at work. Of course my boss didn't send me home. If I call in, I don't get paid for the day. If she sends me home, I would get paid for the rest of the day.

But Matt and the puppies are taking good care of me. Well Lucy is doing a good job of chewing on a Nylabone next to me on the bed here. Zoe's in the living room hanging out with Matt. I love watching them chew on Nylabones. They grab one end of the bone in their paws and wrap them around the bottom of it and chew chew chew. I just love how their little paws grasp the bottom of the bones.

My mom gave us a Christmas present early. It's a 6 month subscription to Netflix. I've missed Netflix, so that'll be fun. My first choice on there will be "Little Miss Sunshine". I've heard so many good things about it, I just really wanna see it.

Exciting story of the day: I went to the bank to deposit my paycheck. I requested $40 of it to be given back to me in cash and the rest deposited. I was in the drive-thru line and had been there for about 15 minutes. When I finally got my turn and my cash, I just grabbed it and went on. I went to get a sandwhich and went to grab a $20 to pay for it. I grabbed the first $20 and underneath that was a $100! I was like, Woah! That's not what I wanted!

I checked my deposit slip and she had gotten the amount correct to deposit, so she ended up giving me an extra $80. I didn't have time to go back during my lunch break, so I called them when I got back to work and told them what happened and that I'd be by after I got off work. So I went by there after work and explained to the guy working the customer service desk what had happened (cause I had spoken to a woman earlier). Turns out he was the manager and was really thankful that I brought it back. So I got my $20 and they got their $80 back. Even though I did want to keep it. I just wouldn't have felt right. But maaannn. It woulda been sweet to have the extra $80.

So my bosses went up to our corporate offices last week and I thought they would cover the affair and the lying. But the flirting is still the same. So I don't know if anything was said to them. Which would be kinda weird, cause I mean, if I'm going to sue, I'm going to sue on those grounds. So wouldn't that be the biggest deal of all? I just don't know what to think. Do I do something? Do I go to the lawyer I found?

The doggies got their pictures with Santa on Saturday. It was fun. I thought Lucy would be scared of death of Santa, so I assumed I'd have to hold her in the picture. She walked over to him and was scared at first, but after she sniffed him she was fine. She sat down in front of him and took 2 nice pictures. Then it was Zoe's turn. I thought for sure she'd be totally fine. She was scared of death of him! I thought we wouldn't be able to get a picture, because I couldn't get her near him! It was funny. I mean, I felt bad for Zoe, cause she was scared, but I couldn't help but laugh.

I spent the rest of the day with my mom. That was nice. It's nice to hang out with her now. Things have changed with her. She's apologized to me for how she was all my life. Which was a big deal. She's better. Even Matt's noticed a change. It makes it nice. She's also been a big help in my problems here at work. She wanted me to say something much sooner. When I didn't cause I was scared to, she didn't fuss at me like she would have. She supported me. It was nice.

Work is...better. Kinda weird, but better. They're trying to be extra nice to me. I feel like the kid in that one Twilight Zone episode where everyone around him has to think happy thoughts, because if they don't, he'll turn them into a Jack-in-the-Box or something. It's weird. But it is better. I'd much rather be treated like that than treated like I was. So I'll take this.

I have to admit, it's hard to get up for work though, after a week of vacation. But it was REALLY needed and I'm really glad that I got it.

So Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday. Always has been. I don't know why. I always think about going to Grandma Hall's for Thanksgiving. Wearing my horrible holiday sweaters and hating it because she kept it about 90 degrees in her house. But loving being with all of my family and I mean all of them. The whole extended family. I rarely see the extended family anymore. The Macy's parade. The family. The food. All good.

Matt and I have started a tradition of having Thanksgiving at our house the night before Thanksgiving. I started it last year cause that was the first Thanksgiving he was gonna have without his mom and his family wasn't doing anything. I figured, that way we could for sure have Thanksgiving. It turned out great and fun. So we did it again this year. Of course, because I went to HR and found out about my vacation, I've been on vacation all week. (More on that later). Anyway, so I had all day to cook. It turned out good, except for the stuffing. :( It wasn't as fun as last year, I guess because more family was there than friends. Our families tend to annoy us now. Our friends are much more fun.

Anyway, then today we went to Dad's and had Thanksgiving. My brother and his girlfriend, I don't get them. They're just, I don't know. I don't even know. But my grandma was down here. That was fun to see her. She got to finally see our house too. She hadn't seen it before. We've been living in our house for a year this Thanksgiving. :D

So yeah, work. I told HR and the owners about what's been going on down here. I told them everything that's happened and gave them all the proof I had. It was nice to get it all out. I don't know how it'll be when I go back to work, but at least now if I'm treated bad, I can say something or just go straight to a lawyer if nothing is done. We'll see. I'm kinda nervous about going back. But when I told them I found out I was supposed to have a week of vacation this past year that I didn't get. So I told them I was taking it this week. Didn't ask, just told them. They didn't argue. As they shouldn't really. Hopefully things will just be normal. I hate HATE everything around there. & your job takes up so much of your life. I feel like I'm in a bubble by myself there.