One Happy Dog Speaks

Today the kids are out of school. Today from 1 to 4 they will be going to work with me. Yep… long story but we are understaffed and they need me. I hate to do it but I also like my job and like the people I work with… and they need someone there. I’ll go. My kids can survive 3 hours. I just have to get them moving this morning and tired out.

It shouldn’t be too hard when at 6am it is 60F outside. Going to be a lovely day!!!

I think I need some new equestrian boots that fit… so I can step through the horse poop coming my way. I love my job. I love helping people… but it is getting so political at work you can smell it. A job I’m doing is not foolish but on the lines of getting out of control. So what, they pay me to do it. I follow up on suggestions made by the customer and see if they are doable and if not, why not. My first ones done were when they put in that the ups for their pcs weren’t working. Duh. There are procedures to follow to get a replacement. On the home webpage. Easy fix. Call the customer, show them how to fill it out and Ta Da. Looks good for me.

Suddenly my boss’s boss asked what I was working. Ok, I work part time so I don’t take on the ‘big jobs’… but I sent him the list. He mailed it out to ALL the bosses. Shoot me. I went by my boss and asked what was going on.. He didn’t even catch that it was mailed all over. I told him next time I would put in some of the ‘real’ problems to make it look nicer versus the ones about how you can’t delete an icon on the desktop. I do work the real ones, but they are long term and I can only do one or two at a time… hence I left them off… I thought they wanted what I could do and close within the next week or two… I think I need a break from my life soon.

Yes, I have been posting a lot. I think I’m just in the mood to talk but I don’t want to talk one on one. Work has been fun but crazy. I am a horrible writer and guess what I have had to do? Yep, write. LOTS. The research is cool, the writing… not so cool.

Which brings me to… I am wondering about people’s attitude lately. Is it me or is the hot weather making people more annoying? Then again, I have been tired lately so it might just be me. Really. I keep opening my mouth when I really really need to keep it shut. While I totally back quality control… some of the stuff they make us do makes me crazy. I can’t imagine working there 8 hours a day 5 days a week. I have seriously considered wallpapering my cube with photos. But I would probably get fired. Sigh.

Yesterday it was work, school work, karate, and den meeting. Today was work, school work, tutoring, sister-in-law for dinner. While at work today there was an awful smell in the office. I thought a machine of some type must be burning. It certainly was a natural appetite suppressant. I went from wanting girl scout cookies to leaving to get some hot tea. Ugh. Though I must say it was good that I didn’t eat like crazy… when I’m stressing…I eat. Bad smell… no eat. Wonder if it will smell bad tomorrow to? Well, hopefully there is nothing else to stress about and no bad smell so I don’t want to eat and don’t have something to keep me from eating!

Ok, off to work.

Earlier this week someone brought in a toddler and baby to the workplace. Everyone ohhh and ahhhed after the baby. It was only a couple of months old. Well, everyone except me. I wasn’t feeling well and didn’t want to get near such a young child. Besides, I didn’t have a clue who these people were.

What I did notice was this cool looking stroller they had the baby in… wondering why they didn’t get a bob revolution duallie se so the toddler could sit as well. Trust me, their stroller for that baby cost a BUNDLE and they should have just gone ahead and got the one that was not that more expense so the toddler could sit. I am so happy I’m not pregnant and having babies right now. The number of cool stuff that costs a fortune for kids is awesome. Yaa… I’ll wait until I’m feeling better and take a closer look at the baby next time. It’s nice to see but I’m not the one at home with them anymore. Life is good.

When there is a major mark in my life, I like to document it. The problem is do I make it a humorous item, a serious item, both? It has so many pieces to it. So what is this life change? I’m getting a part time job. God provided it to me at just the right time. Our insurance had changed and I was unable to afford the $55 a session therapy. It was $7 with our last insurance… huge difference. Now we can afford to send the oldest to therapy to help him through these years and learning how to work with his issues. Something I could help him with but it would take much much longer.

Then again, it is pretty funny to go back into the work field outside the home. I loved THIS POST by Bou. She is the one that lead me into this opportunity. I had already applied for another job when she told me to apply for this one. What the heck, I was looking and it might be fun. They offered it to me, I accepted and as of yesterday… it is official. I passed their ‘tests’. I start on Monday.

While filling out about 20 sheets of paperwork (no joke), there was an excel spreadsheet to fill on our work experience over the years. You were to put Unemployed in areas where you did not work. I had this mad desire to put MOTHER instead. Eight years of ‘unemployed’. Yaaa, NOT. I was employed as a “Manager of Miracles” (MOM), trainer, teacher, referee, nurse, psychologist, budget manager, chauffeur, a maid, a cook and the list could continue.

There is a life change happening and I am jumping on board with a smile on my face. God gave me this opportunity at the moment we needed it. How long it will last is anyone’s guess… but I will do my best to remember why I started it. Up until now we didn’t really need me working outside the home. Trust me there is so much more that needs to be done with me NOT working outside the home… but as Veggie Tales reminds us, go with the flow. I’m going. Besides, I bet it will make great blog fodder.

I’m job hunting now adays. What a mess. I applied for a job through an agency and still haven’t made it down to the agency to get the rest of the paperwork I need. My oldest got sick, then I got sick, then I had to have my car tuned up (and it really needed it).

I was talking to a friend over the Christmas break and she is talking to her college son about the medical field. There are a ton of health care job sites out there because there is always a need for health care. The question hardest to answer is which one will you least likely get sued. Sad but true. Want to know where the problem started in health care? Take a look at the people who sued every doctor they could for things that was NOT really something that required a lawsuit. Don’t get me wrong, we need to have lawyers and we need to make sure doctors know they can get in trouble… but it got way out of control with people trying to earn money without having to do anything. Sigh. Got side tracked… anyways… hard to get a job when you can’t get down to get the paper work and it certainly doesn’t look good for me. Ugh. Just have to keep on plugging away at it.

Why is it the kids know when I really need sleep and proceed to wake me up at night? Last night was one of those nights. And today… I promised a friend I would take them down to get their fixed tabletop since I have a minivan, I have to go food shopping, I have a thanksgiving party for the youngest to attend, and a house to keep clean. I’m sure I’m forgetting something. ugh. Oh and did I mention the kids don’t have school tomorrow? Yaa… going to be interesting.

Wish me luck! Or come by and help out… either one would be nice.

and chances are I’ll be looking for a job. I think when Tot goes to Kindergarten, I would like to find a part time job. The problem is that there are so many ways of marketing resumes in this day and age. Getting my resume together, looking for a job with very specific criteria, and in a certain radius is hard to do.

I tried it not to long ago, just out of curiosity… but couldn’t find what I wanted. I don’t want to work more than 15 hours a week and be within a 15 mile radius of home. I can write help files, make network diagrams or type up just about anything. I can teach math or audit books. But there is very little ‘advertised’ work of that type. Mostly word of mouth. Hence, I am getting out more if I can to meet more people. I use to love to be around people… which is why I worked Customer Service for so many years… lately… I would rather not. I find it much more relaxing to just make copies for Tater’s teacher than to work on one of the ‘committees’.

I’ll keep my eyes open. And ears. Now if I can just keep my mouth shut. GRIN…