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Back home after a long vacation.
Work today was busy. i still have several hours of work to catch up on, but some of it is going to have to give as I will spread it out over the next week or two.
Did i mention that i didn't get the job that i interviewed for while I was in Chicago. I got an email letting me know. I wrote back and said let me know if anything else comes up. I am guessing they had an internal candidate but just needed to interview a variety to show they tried.
I was very disappointed by this and spent some time thinking about why. I believe i am doing the positive thinking thing wrong. I think positive that i am going to get the job and think about plans and arrangements and then get butt hurt when it doesn't go through for me.
I am pretty good at the generic, things will work out the way they are supposed to, but if I associate with the outcome and my reality doesn't match my association, i feel pain.
I will try to practice more moderation in my excitement over prospects as I don't feel like crying every time a get a rejection letter after an interview.
I applied for two new jobs today and send follow up emails to the other places I interviewed with in early Sept.
I didn't have any questions about my sick time at work. though I went with the semi truth of just feeling like crap, having had an allergic reaction to Charleston i was in no position to come in. I am sure it helps that I still look hungover from my flight yesterday, that I am nursing a cold sore and am still adjusting back to Denver.
I have my team up to ten now. I am getting a transfer from the night shift, a new broker from a flordia branch is looking to move here and we found a bilingual trainee to start at somepoint. I am just going to work on getting through the reviews this quarter. They made some changes so this is the last scored review the team will get until April of next year (sweet) so that makes me feel a little better about taking the time to write out some areas for improvement and to be generous in the scoring. I am sure the guidelines for what scores what will change by the next round anyway.
I am still amazed at how well Allen and I got along during my vacation/his work. No arguments or disagreements during the entire trip. He didn't push me too far on the ferris wheel, though i just remember holding on to him really tight and not letting my eyes peek. We enjoyed the same activities and our energy cycles seemed compatible. IE we got tired around the same time. He was very considerate of my allergies, though I didn't think they were too bad, I was pretty exhausted.
He is still looking up the different protocols that make him happy. I expect that there will be several changes as he tries them to see which feel natural. I am looking forward to seeing what he finds and I hope that my own personal desires on the ritual/protocol side of things lines up with his. I know that we are currently very relaxed in most things because we are still enjoying getting to know each other, finding what works and what doesn't and then being able to add layers on top of a strong foundation.
I took the dog on a walk today and we practiced him being off leash. He did very well with that and sitting and staying.I am finishing up three loads of laundry as I didn't do any before my vacation. Will probably put one more load in and then head off to bed. Tomorrow will be another full day.
Work today was busy. i still have several hours of work to catch up on, but some of it is going to have to give as I will spread it out over the next week or two.
Did i mention that i didn't get the job that i interviewed for while I was in Chicago. I got an email letting me know. I wrote back and said let me know if anything else comes up. I am guessing they had an internal candidate but just needed to interview a variety to show they tried.
I was very disappointed by this and spent some time thinking about why. I believe i am doing the positive thinking thing wrong. I think positive that i am going to get the job and think about plans and arrangements and then get butt hurt when it doesn't go through for me.
I am pretty good at the generic, things will work out the way they are supposed to, but if I associate with the outcome and my reality doesn't match my association, i feel pain.
I will try to practice more moderation in my excitement over prospects as I don't feel like crying every time a get a rejection letter after an interview.
I applied for two new jobs today and send follow up emails to the other places I interviewed with in early Sept.
I didn't have any questions about my sick time at work. though I went with the semi truth of just feeling like crap, having had an allergic reaction to Charleston i was in no position to come in. I am sure it helps that I still look hungover from my flight yesterday, that I am nursing a cold sore and am still adjusting back to Denver.
I have my team up to ten now. I am getting a transfer from the night shift, a new broker from a flordia branch is looking to move here and we found a bilingual trainee to start at somepoint. I am just going to work on getting through the reviews this quarter. They made some changes so this is the last scored review the team will get until April of next year (sweet) so that makes me feel a little better about taking the time to write out some areas for improvement and to be generous in the scoring. I am sure the guidelines for what scores what will change by the next round anyway.
I am still amazed at how well Allen and I got along during my vacation/his work. No arguments or disagreements during the entire trip. He didn't push me too far on the ferris wheel, though i just remember holding on to him really tight and not letting my eyes peek. We enjoyed the same activities and our energy cycles seemed compatible. IE we got tired around the same time. He was very considerate of my allergies, though I didn't think they were too bad, I was pretty exhausted.
He is still looking up the different protocols that make him happy. I expect that there will be several changes as he tries them to see which feel natural. I am looking forward to seeing what he finds and I hope that my own personal desires on the ritual/protocol side of things lines up with his. I know that we are currently very relaxed in most things because we are still enjoying getting to know each other, finding what works and what doesn't and then being able to add layers on top of a strong foundation.
I took the dog on a walk today and we practiced him being off leash. He did very well with that and sitting and staying.I am finishing up three loads of laundry as I didn't do any before my vacation. Will probably put one more load in and then head off to bed. Tomorrow will be another full day.