Update!
Life has gotten really hectic lately, and it seems that I've neglected my darling ElJay... I've still been reading all the posts on my friends list, but I haven't had much time to comment.
Work is going well. I'm back on reception, which is so much better than being in CS Hell. I love the people that work over in CS, but I can't stand the job I was doing there. Much better to be back on reception. I was given a mammoth task this week... since we changed systems at work we've changed the way the filing is done... so all week I've been renumbering files since Monday; then yesterday, the Logistics manager decided the filing needed to be done a DIFFERENT way (the way I had suggested on Monday), so I spend the last two days re-renumbering the files. I'm about half done with the re-renumbering, then I have to do the actual filing. Looks like I've got something to do for the next week. Hopefully that will keep me occupied and make the week go by quickly as I wait for next Friday. I can't wait for Epoch next weekend! The last event was the Victoria Day long weekend, which is far too long ago. The last event was pretty epic for me too, as Magpie now has a crush that has worked out, and I want to do some actual in-person RP with him. We've done a lot of RP via MSN and PMs, but I want to do some in person! I also can't wait to see what happens when Sephrina has a "talk" with him. LOL
What else to report? I've been emailing back and forth at work all week with viking_girl_242, which has helped my days go by quickly. I went to her place yesterday to help her finish packing for her move tomorrow to her awesome new apartment. I'm also going to her new apt on Sunday to help her unpack. We've decided that Thursday is going to be "our" night. We'll meet up after work, go shopping, go for walks, do exercise videos, etc. then go to the Epoch meeting every week. I can't wait! I ♥ Jen!
I booked my accomodations for the majority of my trip to Edmonton. We're staying in a dorm at the University of Alberta, which is going to save us a tonne of money! ($49/night vs. $100/night minimum at a hotel) We can't stay at the U of A for the last two days, so we're going to have to find a hotel for the last two nights, but with the money we've saved we can get a nice place for those nights and splurge.
I had the worst headache EVAR today. I think I slept funny last night and mucked up my back and neck which led to a miserable headache. I tried to tough the day out without taking any meds, but it just didn't work. One of my coworkers drove me home because she saw how miserable I was and didn't want me to suffer with a TTC ride. ♥ Melissa! When I got home I took a Motrin and lay down for a 1.5 hour nap. That made my headache go away, but it's starting to come back...
Sheigh and Dave dropped by tonight, after I woke up from my nap, to pick up her microwave and the bag of clothes for her that have been sitting on my porch forever, they visited and we chatted for about half an hour. It was nice to see them. Made me realise how much I miss Sheigh. I need to make more of an effort to see her more often, but working till 5:30 downtown doesn't help.
I'm working the most ass shift ever at Food Basics tomorrow 2:30 to 10:15 pm. That's the closing Customer Service shift. I haven't done one of those in forever. I hate that shift so much. I hope that it's not going to become a recurring thing now that Lizanne has quit, else I'm gonna have to ask Mary to not schedule me for that or really analyse my finances to see if I can finally quit there. It doesn't look like it's viable right now, with my debt load, but I'm working hard to reduce my debt. Curbing my spending at work is getting hard, but I've got to try. I really need to stop grabbing a cookie every day when I go to Niche for my tea***. I also need to budget for lunches out, or stop having them. So many times I bring my lunch to work then my coworkers say "Hey, wanna go out?" and I acquiesce... Must say no! It's so much harder now that I work downtown and there are so many great places to go for lunch every day. When I worked at TLI the lunch options were pretty limited, so I almost always ate properly.
***Niche has the most awesome teas, including my new favourite, Strawberry Popcorn (yes, popcorn), which I'm bring to the Epoch event to brew in Jen's teapot of awesomeness. It's super yummy! I love the teas and the atmosphere at Niche. We're in there every day; a posse of us from work go in every day, and we know all the staff and they know us. My one coworker just has to walk in and nod and they get him his usual. There are a whole bunch of different loose leaf wild teas that they have in sample bottles so you can smell them before you order. My other favourites are Lemongrass Rooibos and Chamomile (MotherFucker) Twist. -- The MF is my own addition. Thanks, Jen. Woo Incredibad!
I watched the new Disney Channel Movie, Camp Rock tonight. It was really good. I rushed online and downloaded a bunch of the songs from it. ♥ the Jonas Brothers. It's also got Jasmine Richards in it. (She's from Naturally, Sadie... another one of my Family Channel favourites.) She's so adorable in it.
Work is going well. I'm back on reception, which is so much better than being in CS Hell. I love the people that work over in CS, but I can't stand the job I was doing there. Much better to be back on reception. I was given a mammoth task this week... since we changed systems at work we've changed the way the filing is done... so all week I've been renumbering files since Monday; then yesterday, the Logistics manager decided the filing needed to be done a DIFFERENT way (the way I had suggested on Monday), so I spend the last two days re-renumbering the files. I'm about half done with the re-renumbering, then I have to do the actual filing. Looks like I've got something to do for the next week. Hopefully that will keep me occupied and make the week go by quickly as I wait for next Friday. I can't wait for Epoch next weekend! The last event was the Victoria Day long weekend, which is far too long ago. The last event was pretty epic for me too, as Magpie now has a crush that has worked out, and I want to do some actual in-person RP with him. We've done a lot of RP via MSN and PMs, but I want to do some in person! I also can't wait to see what happens when Sephrina has a "talk" with him. LOL
What else to report? I've been emailing back and forth at work all week with viking_girl_242, which has helped my days go by quickly. I went to her place yesterday to help her finish packing for her move tomorrow to her awesome new apartment. I'm also going to her new apt on Sunday to help her unpack. We've decided that Thursday is going to be "our" night. We'll meet up after work, go shopping, go for walks, do exercise videos, etc. then go to the Epoch meeting every week. I can't wait! I ♥ Jen!
I booked my accomodations for the majority of my trip to Edmonton. We're staying in a dorm at the University of Alberta, which is going to save us a tonne of money! ($49/night vs. $100/night minimum at a hotel) We can't stay at the U of A for the last two days, so we're going to have to find a hotel for the last two nights, but with the money we've saved we can get a nice place for those nights and splurge.
I had the worst headache EVAR today. I think I slept funny last night and mucked up my back and neck which led to a miserable headache. I tried to tough the day out without taking any meds, but it just didn't work. One of my coworkers drove me home because she saw how miserable I was and didn't want me to suffer with a TTC ride. ♥ Melissa! When I got home I took a Motrin and lay down for a 1.5 hour nap. That made my headache go away, but it's starting to come back...
Sheigh and Dave dropped by tonight, after I woke up from my nap, to pick up her microwave and the bag of clothes for her that have been sitting on my porch forever, they visited and we chatted for about half an hour. It was nice to see them. Made me realise how much I miss Sheigh. I need to make more of an effort to see her more often, but working till 5:30 downtown doesn't help.
I'm working the most ass shift ever at Food Basics tomorrow 2:30 to 10:15 pm. That's the closing Customer Service shift. I haven't done one of those in forever. I hate that shift so much. I hope that it's not going to become a recurring thing now that Lizanne has quit, else I'm gonna have to ask Mary to not schedule me for that or really analyse my finances to see if I can finally quit there. It doesn't look like it's viable right now, with my debt load, but I'm working hard to reduce my debt. Curbing my spending at work is getting hard, but I've got to try. I really need to stop grabbing a cookie every day when I go to Niche for my tea***. I also need to budget for lunches out, or stop having them. So many times I bring my lunch to work then my coworkers say "Hey, wanna go out?" and I acquiesce... Must say no! It's so much harder now that I work downtown and there are so many great places to go for lunch every day. When I worked at TLI the lunch options were pretty limited, so I almost always ate properly.
***Niche has the most awesome teas, including my new favourite, Strawberry Popcorn (yes, popcorn), which I'm bring to the Epoch event to brew in Jen's teapot of awesomeness. It's super yummy! I love the teas and the atmosphere at Niche. We're in there every day; a posse of us from work go in every day, and we know all the staff and they know us. My one coworker just has to walk in and nod and they get him his usual. There are a whole bunch of different loose leaf wild teas that they have in sample bottles so you can smell them before you order. My other favourites are Lemongrass Rooibos and Chamomile (MotherFucker) Twist. -- The MF is my own addition. Thanks, Jen. Woo Incredibad!
I watched the new Disney Channel Movie, Camp Rock tonight. It was really good. I rushed online and downloaded a bunch of the songs from it. ♥ the Jonas Brothers. It's also got Jasmine Richards in it. (She's from Naturally, Sadie... another one of my Family Channel favourites.) She's so adorable in it.