Long over due
I pretty much abandoned my journal last Spring because I did not have the time to bother. To much chaos in the past few months. Guess it all started when I decided to rearrange everything in my life (I seem to do it every Spring/Summer.) Change is good . . . I guess. Well, at least it keeps things interesting.
Quick summary of what's been up:
Boyfriend moved in August 1st. We were planning on it put this happened sooner than expected cuz he was having major problems with his living arrangements at the time. Kinda trippy experience because I haven't co-habited with a significant other in TEN YEARS.
All is well on the home front except that I've been in one of my usual "seasonal depressions" that was jump-started by my idiot doc insisting I go back on the pill and refusing the surgical procedure that I want(and is covered by my insurance). The mood is starting to even out and fortunately I got out with good old friend Radiumhead this Friday.
Also made a really difficult career decision this Summer. I hated my job. I hated being an administrator and boss. I hated having no contact with clients (I'm a social worker if you didn't already know). I begged my Executive VP for a transfer . . . repeatedly. He didn't want me to do it "because I was such a good contribution to the agency at the administrative level." Very flattering. The truth is, I was the ONLY employee in the organization who knew anything about the program I was directing. Scary, because I don't think I knew what the hell I was doing! Eventually I got the transfer (Oct. 1st). I'm now working closer to home in a treatment facility with a caseload of 8 (sweet!). So far, I love it and have great co-workers. Love the clients too. No more middle-management politics and bullshit. Damn, there was a crazy bitch of an employee at the old site who I had to fire. She proceeded to file a bogus complaint with OSHA. Think she just did it to give us a hard time and force us to shell out big bucks for out agency's attorney. Nonetheless, having the feds question me and my boss for 3 hours was no picnic.
Ok. so I started going on a tangent there. Just wanted to write something and let everyone know I'm still here . . . more or less.
Quick summary of what's been up:
Boyfriend moved in August 1st. We were planning on it put this happened sooner than expected cuz he was having major problems with his living arrangements at the time. Kinda trippy experience because I haven't co-habited with a significant other in TEN YEARS.
All is well on the home front except that I've been in one of my usual "seasonal depressions" that was jump-started by my idiot doc insisting I go back on the pill and refusing the surgical procedure that I want(and is covered by my insurance). The mood is starting to even out and fortunately I got out with good old friend Radiumhead this Friday.
Also made a really difficult career decision this Summer. I hated my job. I hated being an administrator and boss. I hated having no contact with clients (I'm a social worker if you didn't already know). I begged my Executive VP for a transfer . . . repeatedly. He didn't want me to do it "because I was such a good contribution to the agency at the administrative level." Very flattering. The truth is, I was the ONLY employee in the organization who knew anything about the program I was directing. Scary, because I don't think I knew what the hell I was doing! Eventually I got the transfer (Oct. 1st). I'm now working closer to home in a treatment facility with a caseload of 8 (sweet!). So far, I love it and have great co-workers. Love the clients too. No more middle-management politics and bullshit. Damn, there was a crazy bitch of an employee at the old site who I had to fire. She proceeded to file a bogus complaint with OSHA. Think she just did it to give us a hard time and force us to shell out big bucks for out agency's attorney. Nonetheless, having the feds question me and my boss for 3 hours was no picnic.
Ok. so I started going on a tangent there. Just wanted to write something and let everyone know I'm still here . . . more or less.