Although I admit I stayed up too late last night and didn’t get much sleep, I am having a bad case of the Blues today. Never have been a big fan of Mondays, and the alarm clock was not my friend this morning when it jarred me awake. It was still dark outside when I got dressed and left the house, and the day is so overcast and grey that I don’t think the sun is going to come out today at all. So it is a dark and gloomy day, a boring day at work doing inventory, and I’m just not a perky girl today.
Another Hot and Humid One
In a strange way I feel like I wasted a precious Saturday by not doing anything active. It was so awfully hot and humid that I just couldn’t bear to go outside any longer than needed to walk my dogs three times.
I walk them 3 times a day regardless of the weather. They need the outside for exercise and bladder relief. I need it for a chance to clear my head and build character.
It has been in the upper 90’s and low 100’s for a week. It was a good day to stay indoors and catch up with a little housework and some internet surfing.
Found some awesome photo blogs and links from them to others that were awesome, too. Several of them use a Nikon D300 camera for their work. I’m going to look into getting one – I’m so jealous.
It was a good day, although not very productive.
Critters Today
What a day!
This morning as I went to get in the car and go to work, I stepped off my porch step and over (thank GOD!) a snake. It was about two feet long and was just laying across the bottom step. I thought it was a stick at first, but then it moved. I about had a heart attack! It was a black snake, so it was not a venomous type of snake, but it still startled me!
Then I came home at lunch and found a big brown rabbit in my front yard. He hopped away as I got out of the car. I wonder if he will come back after I leave? I wonder if the snake has high hopes of catching that rabbit and feasting on that big bunny?
Sometimes I just want to scream
Don’t get me wrong, I love Alicia, I really do. But when we get together, all she can talk about is herself! She doesn’t even ASK me how I am, or how my family is! She talks about her work, her vacations, her new real estate checklist template app that she downloaded on her cell phone, and even how she is switching brands of pet food because her vet told her that the brand she was using wasn’t as good as the one he sells there at his office.
Sometimes I just want to scream “will you please be quiet for just one minute?” when I am around her, but I don’t want to hurt her feelings. Sometimes I wonder if she is simply afraid of silence. I enjoy companionship, but I also enjoy silence from time to time.
My Dentist Appt
This morning I am not going into the office. I have a dentist appointment at 10:30. So it doesn’t make sense to sit in rush hour traffic and drive all the way into work, just to have to turn around an leave again in an hour.
I slept in, watched the news, and got online for a little while. Now I have to grab a shower and brush my teeth and get downtown. Let’s hope I get a good report from the dentist today. I don’t want any trouble with my teeth.
Busy at work
Gosh I have been so busy at work lately. It seems like we are just over loaded with a ton of paperwork that has to be done by the end of the year. I know that a lot of it has to do with making sure everything goes to the accounting department, but I cannot figure out how so much did not get turned in by people. Almost all of these accounts are from my co-workers. I have only had two that I didn’t get turned in and they are from last weeks work. Trying to keep up with everyone else’s work and mine is putting me behind and really irritating me.
My boss is aware of the situation and has already promised me a bonus for handling all of this on top of my own work. I am laughing a little bit though. The bonus is coming from my co-workers paychecks, since they are being docked for not doing their jobs. I should feel bad because it is happening right before the holiday’s but I don’t. It is their own fault for their laziness. Anyway, I have a ton of stuff to do so far well for now.
Baking
I am in a baking frenzy. I do not know why I have this need to bake all of a sudden, but I can’t seem to stop myself. I have made so much stuff recently, that my co workers are happy as clams. I end up taking much of it to work and setting it out in the break room. My friend Sally says I am trying to make her fat. I could only laugh at that. Maybe it is the holidays coming up that has me in this baking frenzy. I will probably be all baked out by December.
Work
Work has been so slow lately. As an independant contractor that is not a good thing. The bills are piling up and to make matters worse, I haven’t gotten paid for some work I did back in May. It is only fourty dollars, but that would out gas in my car for a week. I hope things get better soon.
Family and friends
I have been a bit of a loner lately. I haven’t been talking to my family and friends like I usually do and I am surprise they haven’t said anything about it. I guess all the trouble I have had lately just sent me inside of myself a bit and I didn’t want to burden them with my troubles. I know that everyone is having a rough time right now. The economy is really bad right now.
I have never seen things stay this bad for so long and it has me worried. I know that I am not alone in that, and I hope that with the oncoming new year things will get better all around. I am sure that they will. Hard work and determination will take you as far as you want to go.
Hiring Her
The Author of this post is Cheryl Martinez
Being a working mom is tough enough and I feel really guilty about leaving my kids in daycare all the time. I love them so much and I feel like I’m missing so many moments while they’re with someone else. My husband and I recently made the decision to hire a housekeeper/cook to come in twice a week and clean the house and prepare meals which so far has just been amazing. Martha is wonderful and sometimes she even picks the kids up from daycare for me if I have to work late! Her food is great and she keeps the place sparkling so I didn’t hesitate to give her our www.Securitychoice.com passcode so she could get in anytime it suited her schedule. I feel like she’s already becoming part of the family and though it’s nice to have someone here all the time I do still feel bad for working so much. It’s great having help, though, and I’m really thankful it’s someone we both really feel like we can trust with the kids.