Post by meshaliuknits on Aug 31, 2017 9:50:31 GMT -5
I have a sore throat and the WORST headache. If this turns into a thing that keeps me from my con, the one who gave this to me will severely regret it.
I have a sore throat and the WORST headache. If this turns into a thing that keeps me from my con, the one who gave this to me will severely regret it.
orangeblossom, cute! The last time we set up the play tent in the living room, the dog moved herself right in with all the blankets, pillows, etc. and refused to leave. We called it the pup palace.
My uncle is dying. Another uncle emailed this morning that it should be any moment. I haven't spoken much to my family in 20ish years because of things that happened at my dying uncle's wedding. I'm having all sorts of feelings.
Post by berrysweet on Aug 31, 2017 10:10:00 GMT -5
It is SO smokey here from forest fires. It's been almost a month since we've seen any blue in the sky, and it's just miserable to spend any time outdoors. There's no reprieve, and it's starting to feel kind of depressing.
I always get anxiety before leaving for a trip. I plan the logistics over and over and over and over in my head. Blah. I'll be glad when I'm at the airport on Saturday, even if I'm leaving at the buttcrack of dawn.
I'm going to the Regents Park Theatre to see Jesus Christ Superstar tonight. It rained earlier and I'm hoping that it doesn't rain tonight. A friend is coming to mine for cheese/meat/bread/wine beforehand.
Work is...a little bit nuts right now, and I kinda love it and hate it all at the same time and I don't know what to do with it. I felt like I was settling in ok to my new position, but it's kinda like tap dancing on quicksand lately and while I find that stimulating in the short term I'm not 100% sure I want to do it indefinitely. But I'm not sure that this isn't just...my job now? Like, unless I want to take a step back from management, maybe this is just....how it works. Can we have that "hi I'm a boss now. WTF." check in now?
This is complicated by the fact that I just got an email from a recruiter for a rival firm with a good reputation, good location, interesting work....and I'm pretty sure it's a non-management senior technical position. blah. But I love the people I work with. And despite some downsides, I know management really does care about our people, and I feel like that's hard to find.
I'm so tired. Trying to settle back into "normal" post trip to visit my parents. H will be gone next week for work, which I am not looking forward to at all. Also I'm incredibly tired of the record high temps we're experiencing and then I feel guilty for feeling that way because the record rainfall in Texas and the gulf coast states is so much worse and with permanent consequences. A high electric bill is nothing.
People are going batshit crazy for gas right now. Lots of people posting on FB. Get your gas but you really don't need to post a picture of the line. We all know already and it makes for some unnecessary panic. I got gas this morning since I was in the red and had no issues.
We had our DeploraBOWL draft last night and it was so much fun. My sleeper pick is Elaine Chao.
And I realized what I want to do for my next career move last night and talked it through with a slightly drunk DH (he'd been sent to a bar while we did the draft/drank wine). This morning he sent me an email telling me to go for it.
Someone posted on a local mom's FB group about being stressed about childcare and not being able to afford it, and OF COURSE a bunch of MLM consultants came out of the woodwork to offer her an opportunity to make money and stay home. Whee! I'm fighting the good fight, posting their company's income statements, etc. and one person offered to message me about her opportunity (Arbonne) because it sounds like I've had a bad experience in the past and she truly wants to "help people." I replied that I also wanted to help people "without an interest in selling them an opportunity directly tied to my own bottom line." She messaged me privately to call me out for assuming things about her intentions. I replied offering her an opportunity to deny that she profits from the sales of consultants she signs up. No response yet.
No sympathy for me. Interviews during a national crisis, where your h is directly involved is a mind fuck. But I think I did well and addressed my crazy move all the time resume. It's formatted correctly at least
I was distracted by all your stories and my running mascara. And I mentioned it. Hell, I was interviewing for a job in psych care. That can't be held against me! The worst is they respond and I'm not hired. I'm happy with that outcome.