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May. 25th, 2006 09:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
anigoAllo. It is eye.
Been busier than snot lately. And in a relatively good mood too, which is nice, though I've been a bit uptight the past day or two. I was thinking it was a little early for PMS, since, in my mind, this coming monday was going to be the 15th, but as I appear to be two weeks behind in the world, that might have something to do with it. (If that paragraph made any sense to you, you're a better person than I)
Got moved into our new office this week. It's soooooooooooooooo wonderful. We designed it so it's exactly the way we want it. A separate area for counsellors so those of us who aren't counsellors don't have to tippy toe around when there are clients in session. They have their own in door and out door, so I was able to put up a Happy Bunny poster on our side because nobody sees it but us employees! (mature, aren't I) The only downside is that the office itself doesn't have that many windows, but I was the only non-counsellor person who got an office with one, so yay me! I had to give up some square footage to get it, I have the smallest office, but it's wonderful. Dark blue wall on one side, a bright green wall adjacent to it, the other two are cream coloured. I've put up some bright orange fabric over the window. I'll have to take some pictures. It's fantastic. We have a kitchen that more than 2 people can stand in at once (painted a fantastic orange) and we have our very own washroom. (Yes, it's exciting!) And it takes me approximatley 25 minutes (in traffic) to get there, as opposed to the 45 minutes it used to take me. AND it's on the other side of the bridge, so I save the $1.50 a day bridge fare, and most importantly, FREE PARKING, meaning I save the $110/mo it used to cost me. This, a new book of customers who are all very nice, very managable and very exciting, a new boss that is far more reasonable than the old one... life is pretty darn good. The only downside is our ISP is useless and still doesn't have internet service up yet - and don't know when they will. So no email at work. But I can work from home, so that's ok, just means I dont' get to enjoy my office.
St.Pierre is moving along well. It's a definite go and I'm excited/scared out of my gourd!
The Kid has been acting like a 13 year old lately, all snotty and crap. Made me realize I was spending far too much time in front of the computer and not with her. It's amazing how much a little one-on-one time with your kid will improve her attitude. I actually sat and watched *gag* American Idol with her, and sat through one of her Tae Kwon Do classes, even though I find them long and boring as snot. (Though this one wasn't so bad...) I was becoming a bad parent(TM) and it was being reflected in her behaviour. Yay for me for recognizign it before she actually turned 13. :)
Working from home this morning. I have a health fair I have to attend this afternoon. My boss has given me permission to spend some money to provide my customer - a nursing home - with food for their fund raising bar-b-cue. SEE? This is why I love this job now. The company gives me money to work with customers. Before I had 107 customers and no money. Now I have 12 customers and an expense account. (They were all little customers and didn't earn the compay enough to bother to spend any money on them, now I have bigger customers, so "intrenchment" is everything. I even get to fly to Newfoundland on a regular basis to take some of my customers out to lunch. Ok, so it's not Paris, but I used to not be able to expense a 50Km trip without having to jump through hoops!)
But I digress...
Life is good, the weather is good, the apple trees are in blossom, my sweet peas are coming up, my first sail will be this Saturday, good coffee... I tell you, there's been a rift in the cosmic shit hole that's been hovering over me for the past 2 or 3 years, and I like it.
Ok, gonna go hit the shower. Y'all have a lovely morning. (Or afternoon, depending on where you are)
Been busier than snot lately. And in a relatively good mood too, which is nice, though I've been a bit uptight the past day or two. I was thinking it was a little early for PMS, since, in my mind, this coming monday was going to be the 15th, but as I appear to be two weeks behind in the world, that might have something to do with it. (If that paragraph made any sense to you, you're a better person than I)
Got moved into our new office this week. It's soooooooooooooooo wonderful. We designed it so it's exactly the way we want it. A separate area for counsellors so those of us who aren't counsellors don't have to tippy toe around when there are clients in session. They have their own in door and out door, so I was able to put up a Happy Bunny poster on our side because nobody sees it but us employees! (mature, aren't I) The only downside is that the office itself doesn't have that many windows, but I was the only non-counsellor person who got an office with one, so yay me! I had to give up some square footage to get it, I have the smallest office, but it's wonderful. Dark blue wall on one side, a bright green wall adjacent to it, the other two are cream coloured. I've put up some bright orange fabric over the window. I'll have to take some pictures. It's fantastic. We have a kitchen that more than 2 people can stand in at once (painted a fantastic orange) and we have our very own washroom. (Yes, it's exciting!) And it takes me approximatley 25 minutes (in traffic) to get there, as opposed to the 45 minutes it used to take me. AND it's on the other side of the bridge, so I save the $1.50 a day bridge fare, and most importantly, FREE PARKING, meaning I save the $110/mo it used to cost me. This, a new book of customers who are all very nice, very managable and very exciting, a new boss that is far more reasonable than the old one... life is pretty darn good. The only downside is our ISP is useless and still doesn't have internet service up yet - and don't know when they will. So no email at work. But I can work from home, so that's ok, just means I dont' get to enjoy my office.
St.Pierre is moving along well. It's a definite go and I'm excited/scared out of my gourd!
The Kid has been acting like a 13 year old lately, all snotty and crap. Made me realize I was spending far too much time in front of the computer and not with her. It's amazing how much a little one-on-one time with your kid will improve her attitude. I actually sat and watched *gag* American Idol with her, and sat through one of her Tae Kwon Do classes, even though I find them long and boring as snot. (Though this one wasn't so bad...) I was becoming a bad parent(TM) and it was being reflected in her behaviour. Yay for me for recognizign it before she actually turned 13. :)
Working from home this morning. I have a health fair I have to attend this afternoon. My boss has given me permission to spend some money to provide my customer - a nursing home - with food for their fund raising bar-b-cue. SEE? This is why I love this job now. The company gives me money to work with customers. Before I had 107 customers and no money. Now I have 12 customers and an expense account. (They were all little customers and didn't earn the compay enough to bother to spend any money on them, now I have bigger customers, so "intrenchment" is everything. I even get to fly to Newfoundland on a regular basis to take some of my customers out to lunch. Ok, so it's not Paris, but I used to not be able to expense a 50Km trip without having to jump through hoops!)
But I digress...
Life is good, the weather is good, the apple trees are in blossom, my sweet peas are coming up, my first sail will be this Saturday, good coffee... I tell you, there's been a rift in the cosmic shit hole that's been hovering over me for the past 2 or 3 years, and I like it.
Ok, gonna go hit the shower. Y'all have a lovely morning. (Or afternoon, depending on where you are)
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