work woes
so this is the part where i complain...well kinda.
haven't posted anything in a while, i've been BUSY!! lotsa visitors, lotsa fun, parties, movies...general excitement. you know the sorta thing! i've been being the social butterfly, and honestly having not a moment to spare, or the energy to post anything!
but on the other hand; my job is moving to vancouver. i am not. they asked me to, but frankly? rain, cold...brrrr, may as well move home to edinburgh if i want that kind of climate! so yeah, they asked (finally--after i knew for 5 months that the question was coming!) and i said no. now i am waiting to find out when i can LEAVE this job. would you believe that it is the MOST stressful thing in my life? i mean, i want to know when i shall be unemployed so i can make plans!! i have a potential job lined up, which i could just take and bail on my current employer, however, i am pretty sure that it won't pay even close to what they are paying me, so if my current job is gonna keep me on for another couple of months, i should stick it out and collect the $$, but if its only gonna be a couple of weeks, then i should make sure i take this other job. GAH! i will have to call my friend tomorrow and find out the scoop, then email my current boss, and the HR head AGAIN, and hope that this time someone gives me an answer! but i SO want to have some time off...i am just exhausted and all this full time employment when i am a freelancer at heart is hard on the system. i wanna go home and chill with my family and not have to squeeze it in to a 2 week vacation! however i am STILL trying to find a house, and so i have to find myself another "permanent" job so i can qualify for a mortgage...i think i will probably apply for a studio job. i have the kind of qualifications they are looking for so seems like i have a few possibilities over there, we shall see.
i went to the doctor today; 3 weeks of back/shoulder pain (mainly at night when it just stiffens up) = not enough sleep, and not enough exercise (which + too much food and drink over the holidays = weight gain!!) i feel ROTTEN, and of course the source is this stupid job of mine. stress becomes a physical thing with me, i don't WORRY about things so much as feel the pain! lol. oh well. anyway, this morning i got a cortisone/lidocaine injection in my twitchy muscle, which didn't do a damn thing, and a prescription for muscle relaxants, i just took one, but i think the hot water bottle helped more! i also am scheduled for physical therapy, except that there are no openings til the 23rd!! typical. oh well, this too shall pass! as long as i get a full night of sleep and don't wake up in agony at 1am for once. bleh.
i just need a weekend of peace and quiet (and no back pain) and i'll be back to being the party animal i am...till then, i reserve the right to be grumpy.
haven't posted anything in a while, i've been BUSY!! lotsa visitors, lotsa fun, parties, movies...general excitement. you know the sorta thing! i've been being the social butterfly, and honestly having not a moment to spare, or the energy to post anything!
but on the other hand; my job is moving to vancouver. i am not. they asked me to, but frankly? rain, cold...brrrr, may as well move home to edinburgh if i want that kind of climate! so yeah, they asked (finally--after i knew for 5 months that the question was coming!) and i said no. now i am waiting to find out when i can LEAVE this job. would you believe that it is the MOST stressful thing in my life? i mean, i want to know when i shall be unemployed so i can make plans!! i have a potential job lined up, which i could just take and bail on my current employer, however, i am pretty sure that it won't pay even close to what they are paying me, so if my current job is gonna keep me on for another couple of months, i should stick it out and collect the $$, but if its only gonna be a couple of weeks, then i should make sure i take this other job. GAH! i will have to call my friend tomorrow and find out the scoop, then email my current boss, and the HR head AGAIN, and hope that this time someone gives me an answer! but i SO want to have some time off...i am just exhausted and all this full time employment when i am a freelancer at heart is hard on the system. i wanna go home and chill with my family and not have to squeeze it in to a 2 week vacation! however i am STILL trying to find a house, and so i have to find myself another "permanent" job so i can qualify for a mortgage...i think i will probably apply for a studio job. i have the kind of qualifications they are looking for so seems like i have a few possibilities over there, we shall see.
i went to the doctor today; 3 weeks of back/shoulder pain (mainly at night when it just stiffens up) = not enough sleep, and not enough exercise (which + too much food and drink over the holidays = weight gain!!) i feel ROTTEN, and of course the source is this stupid job of mine. stress becomes a physical thing with me, i don't WORRY about things so much as feel the pain! lol. oh well. anyway, this morning i got a cortisone/lidocaine injection in my twitchy muscle, which didn't do a damn thing, and a prescription for muscle relaxants, i just took one, but i think the hot water bottle helped more! i also am scheduled for physical therapy, except that there are no openings til the 23rd!! typical. oh well, this too shall pass! as long as i get a full night of sleep and don't wake up in agony at 1am for once. bleh.
i just need a weekend of peace and quiet (and no back pain) and i'll be back to being the party animal i am...till then, i reserve the right to be grumpy.