Need to vent
T minus nine days until i leave for Ohio. I'm beginning to get just a wee bit stressed. My office Christmas party is tomorrow where I get to give my employees all the gifts i stressed over and hope they like them. Saturday I'm going to see Metallica, Sunday I have a birthday party to go to. The fact that its technically my own birthday party (and sjblonde ) does not make it any less stressful. What have i been stressing about? Oh what to get J., what salad to bring... uh I think thats it. I'm starting to think that work stress is overflowing into the rest of my life. Speaking of work: right now i hate my employees. Today I had to yell at no fewer than three people. Two of them for having an "altercation" at work and the other for just plain being lazy. Its times like this when the fact that many of my employees are around 10 years younger than i am becomes painfully clear ('cause OMG, N broke up with her boyfriend and slept with her roommate's little brother and now all of her friends are calling her a whore and she's going to lose all of them!) THE HORROR. Coincidentally, the roommate also works for me which is the reason for the above mentioned altercation. He's threatening to put his two week notice in because he just can't work with N anymore (I have a sneaking suspicion that his extreme ire stems from jealousy and not because she betrayed "his boy" ). Oh jeez. Was i this much of a drama queen when i was 21? I don't think so. I KNOW i never got into a screaming match with my ex---or his friends--- at work. I keep trying to tell N. that she's not going to lose all of her friends and this will all blow over but right now she doesn't believe me. Some days I think its sad that i've become as cynical as i have but most days I'm happy that i'm past the point of thinking my life is going to end because of a breakup.
I also need to get my Christmas cards sent out, do laundry, clean my apartment, pack (oh and I was perusing my clothing options today wondering where all my winter clothes went. I swear i had more sweaters/long sleave shirts / sweatshirts last year. I'm gonna have to go shopping just for enough warm clothing for the week i'm in Ohio). Work: I have an annual review to write by Wednesday, two 6 mo reviews (which were due last month), a few procedures, and all of December's invoices to approve. Oh and we just switched over to uniforms at work so i need to straighten out the errors on our order. Next weekend I am going to see Metallica---again--- on Saturday night so everything is gonna have to be done by Friday 'cause my flight is out first thing Sunday morning. Ack. The home stuff won't be a problem to get done in time. The work stuff? I might as well just come to terms with the fact that it all won't get done and i'll come back to a mess. oh well. At this point i'm just looking forward to the vacation.
I'm done venting now.
I also need to get my Christmas cards sent out, do laundry, clean my apartment, pack (oh and I was perusing my clothing options today wondering where all my winter clothes went. I swear i had more sweaters/long sleave shirts / sweatshirts last year. I'm gonna have to go shopping just for enough warm clothing for the week i'm in Ohio). Work: I have an annual review to write by Wednesday, two 6 mo reviews (which were due last month), a few procedures, and all of December's invoices to approve. Oh and we just switched over to uniforms at work so i need to straighten out the errors on our order. Next weekend I am going to see Metallica---again--- on Saturday night so everything is gonna have to be done by Friday 'cause my flight is out first thing Sunday morning. Ack. The home stuff won't be a problem to get done in time. The work stuff? I might as well just come to terms with the fact that it all won't get done and i'll come back to a mess. oh well. At this point i'm just looking forward to the vacation.
I'm done venting now.