Notes on Various Things
Hi everybody! (Or just one somebody? Sorry, I've been SO poor at updating! I will write it on my list of things to do; they usually get done eventually, instead of just "in theory".)
I've been busy with work. Trying to keep my head up high, while various things have been failing, faltering, or just plain pain-in-the-a55. Some of these things would have happened with or without me; they just would have been someone else's headache. Some of these things are caused indirectly by me and a few (thankfully, only a few) have been caused directly by me.
You say, "It may just be in your head." Unfortunately, that was NOT the case. It's just been a bit crazy that the previous manager had no desire to set me on the path to success. He said he cared about this business and his "family" here, but it's been clear that he wanted this place to go down in flames once he left. He deleted files, threw away files, never wrote down phone numbers or contacts that we had with various other providers - all in all, left me to start from scratch. That would have been overwhelming enough without a central air motor breakdown, a battery backup failure, a phone line issue (we have 7+ and at one point I was attempting to plug and unplug all of them), router problems, network problems, and x-ray machine problems. Are you seeing why I haven't updated in awhile? :)
Meanwhile, we were trying to hire some new people. One seemed on the fence. The other is not in contact with us at all - we're trying to figure out if it's foul play or if he's still coming and just is a flake. Either way, not a great way to think of a prospective employee. The current employees are starting to be burnt out and there's a very real possibility that another will leave before the end of the year.
On the plus side, things have seemed to have evened out with my job. Last week, I started writing down daily lists of things that I want to accomplish and it is really helping me to keep on track. I think after the initial adrenaline rush of all the things going wrong and me being the point person on most of it, I just shut down and coasted for a week or two. It's been a little tough to get back to "self-starting."
The other plus side is Casper. I hesitate to be really optimistic about this because I've gotten a lot of heat concerning us being back together. AND, there's definitely a part of me that's gotten burned before and worries. However, everytime we talk I feel a little more secure and I found out this weekend that he has some random insecurities too; it's not all one-sided.
In television news, I'm ashamed to say that I'm still watching 90210. It's not good - we found out who the baby daddy was in Episode 4. I'm not sure why I feel compelled to watch. Pushing Daisies comes back this week and I'm beyond excited. Is it just me or is HIMYM losing you too? And wtf with Worst Week - are any of you watching that dreck? I usually give a show 2 episodes to either hook me or repell me and as much as I like Erin Hayes, I think that's the end of it for me. Ugh. Mad Men continues to delight and I've also been pleasantly surprised by Sons of Anarchy - who knew that Peg Bundy would be such an awesome (kinda ex-)biker chick?? Looks like 2 weeks until the big catfight on Gossip Girl - it's been leading up to this since week 2 of this season and pretty much what you were hoping for and never got last season.
Okay, well that's about all I have time for - must go back to work...Putting next entry on the list to do right now. :)
Almost forgot...broke down and bought iPod Touch 2.0 - I'm in LOVE with it.
I've been busy with work. Trying to keep my head up high, while various things have been failing, faltering, or just plain pain-in-the-a55. Some of these things would have happened with or without me; they just would have been someone else's headache. Some of these things are caused indirectly by me and a few (thankfully, only a few) have been caused directly by me.
You say, "It may just be in your head." Unfortunately, that was NOT the case. It's just been a bit crazy that the previous manager had no desire to set me on the path to success. He said he cared about this business and his "family" here, but it's been clear that he wanted this place to go down in flames once he left. He deleted files, threw away files, never wrote down phone numbers or contacts that we had with various other providers - all in all, left me to start from scratch. That would have been overwhelming enough without a central air motor breakdown, a battery backup failure, a phone line issue (we have 7+ and at one point I was attempting to plug and unplug all of them), router problems, network problems, and x-ray machine problems. Are you seeing why I haven't updated in awhile? :)
Meanwhile, we were trying to hire some new people. One seemed on the fence. The other is not in contact with us at all - we're trying to figure out if it's foul play or if he's still coming and just is a flake. Either way, not a great way to think of a prospective employee. The current employees are starting to be burnt out and there's a very real possibility that another will leave before the end of the year.
On the plus side, things have seemed to have evened out with my job. Last week, I started writing down daily lists of things that I want to accomplish and it is really helping me to keep on track. I think after the initial adrenaline rush of all the things going wrong and me being the point person on most of it, I just shut down and coasted for a week or two. It's been a little tough to get back to "self-starting."
The other plus side is Casper. I hesitate to be really optimistic about this because I've gotten a lot of heat concerning us being back together. AND, there's definitely a part of me that's gotten burned before and worries. However, everytime we talk I feel a little more secure and I found out this weekend that he has some random insecurities too; it's not all one-sided.
In television news, I'm ashamed to say that I'm still watching 90210. It's not good - we found out who the baby daddy was in Episode 4. I'm not sure why I feel compelled to watch. Pushing Daisies comes back this week and I'm beyond excited. Is it just me or is HIMYM losing you too? And wtf with Worst Week - are any of you watching that dreck? I usually give a show 2 episodes to either hook me or repell me and as much as I like Erin Hayes, I think that's the end of it for me. Ugh. Mad Men continues to delight and I've also been pleasantly surprised by Sons of Anarchy - who knew that Peg Bundy would be such an awesome (kinda ex-)biker chick?? Looks like 2 weeks until the big catfight on Gossip Girl - it's been leading up to this since week 2 of this season and pretty much what you were hoping for and never got last season.
Okay, well that's about all I have time for - must go back to work...Putting next entry on the list to do right now. :)
Almost forgot...broke down and bought iPod Touch 2.0 - I'm in LOVE with it.