Hump Day!
I love hump day. Knowing it’s the middle of the week with only two more days left (and one of them barely ½ a day), makes me quite giddy. You know, people say “man, your summer hours sound like a sweet deal!”
They kind of are, but they’re also somewhat of a bish. While we do get that three day weekend, since it is summer-time, it is very quite around this place. I mean, you drop a pin (we have carpeted floors) and the person down the hall comes running out to see what’s going on. Yeah, it gets really bad. With no students living on campus to come by every day or the daily drudgery one deals with during the semesters, it is DED (yes, spelled that way).
So, while we work 4 days, we still manage to stuff 34 hours into those four days … and they are just way too long; even with small projects to keep us busy. I mean, it’s redonkulous. Now, if we had that summer schedule all year round, I think it would be awesome during the semesters because we’re busy enough and there’s lots of traffic, so that time in the office would fly … but yeah. I am so glad summer hours are over. This week has been great.
Speaking of semesters, ours starts up in three weeks, so it’s getting nice and busy again. Students are coming by to register, we’re working on our orientation stuff, getting our student manual ready for printing, more people are in the office now and back from vacations … it’s got a nice flow going.
I have been trying to plan the next few months, money wise. I have a few birthdays coming up, a trip to Chicago, and Diane really wants to go on a cruise in March so in October we’re going to be looking at tickets/prices … I told her if the total package doesn’t go more than $1500, I might go. She’s aware I am trying to save for my own place, so she’s not overly upset if we don’t end up going. I really want to have a good cushion in my savings before I embark on any road towards possible ownership. Then there’s Christmas, which I need to start budgeting in right now as well.
Gosh, I am so excited now. I really really want to look at homes/condos, but I am forcing myself not to. It’s so hard! I know if I do it though, it would be my luck to find the PERFECT place, and then I can’t get it right now and by the time I do have the capability, it will not be available. So, I really have to force myself not to browse (though, I admit I still peek now and then when I get overly excited). Patience, it is so not my virtue.
Yeah you guys are probably going to get tired of all my “can’t wait to move out” drabble … Sorry! (:
Anyway … it is actually almost time to go home; today flew! So I am going to go finish some filing. OH! Almost forgot… Great news! Lorraine is NOT leaving since they have agreed to give her a pay raise. I am So So So So So So So So happy right now! I get to keep my BFF at work, she will keep me sane and she will FINALLY be getting paid the hard work she does every single day. I am so beyond happy it’s unbelievable. *does a jig*
OK, shutting up now (: