Well... Here we are again... Friday. A day like any other, except with the potential for sleeping in tomorrow.
Here is my list:
1. Watching Jericho. I haven't watched this for years (like forever... at least maybe ten years?) and I am loving it. I am so happy it's still on Netflix. I just wish there could be more than just two seasons. The character growth in this show is amazing, but some of the stuff they do is just not possible and doesn't make sense, but I can forgive that. I do love this show. It speaks to me and it helps me write.
2. Ben & Jerry's canoli ice cream. Oh Dear God. I had to put it back in the freezer. I could have eaten the entire thing. I will probably have this for breakfast.
3. Getting words on the page. I've gotten quite a few tonight, but not enough yet. I am not pushing myself after such a long dry spell, but I am making progress and it feels good. I don't know that I will finish this weekend, but every word gets me closer. My friend made me take last night off last night and it did help. I feel more rested and focused and I found some back story that's relevant to where I'm at right now with the story, so that's good. But essentially, this story is a huge steaming pile of poo. Ha!
4. Getting to the bank. Finally. I have had several things to do there since before all of this Covid started. I forgot one damned thing... a new checkbook register, but other than that I feel pretty damned productive. I had to make an appointment. And they were super efficient and super fast. I had about six things on my list and I was out of there in twenty-five minutes. And the staff was awesome. I have always loved my bank, but I love them even more now. And, despite having to wear a mask, I felt normal for once in a long time.
5. A pretty average day job week. I was busy - busier than I've been, which is good. I did the training thing, which is weird because I can't be on the same program at the same time, so I'm training from memory, but it seems to be working out. And I'm training and have only been there seven months. And for three of those months, I've been working from home and making my own thing happen... so... It's all still good though!
6. Hanging with the kid. She kills me with her humor and intelligence. She has the most caring heart and a most compassionate soul. She is passionate in her opinions and beliefs and likes to debate, which I appreciate. She wants more cats, which I am severely opposed to. We have more than enough cats in this house. I did put my foot down, but I also know if there are kittens that need rescuing... ha!
7. My dog. She's a mess. My office is on the second floor and today, for the first time ever, she decided to check out what was going on outside by putting herself all up in the window. There is no screen there. And I guess it wouldn't really matter if there was. If she was determined enough, she would have busted right through a screen. But it freaked me out. And now I can't leave her in the office with the window up at all.
8. The potential for sleeping in tomorrow! When I plan to sleep in, I get up super early and am pissed. So my plan is to just lounge in bed for as long as possible. It's nice and cool in here. I have a television, my computer, and the Internet. I have a fire stick on my television, so I'm good. Ha!
That is all.
Behave!
Friday, June 26, 2020
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Another Week...
Not much going on around here. Same old. Same old.
Work is work. It's still weird being home without That Man. I don't like him not being here, but him ferrying stuff to and from the office has helped me out a lot as far as things being done more timely.
The writing is not going so hot. I am so very close to being done with this book and I think the fact that I have been writing it for so long is what's holding me back from just pushing through to the end. A friend is giving me small challenges to get on the stick and get stuff done, and I have been doing them and I am determined to finish. I have a plan for the next few days so we shall see.
I'm not a fan of the heat we've been having. I know we're not quite at the hottest part of summer yet, and I won't like that either. I am super thankful for our new air conditioner we bought for our bedroom. The thing kicks butt and it's so nice and cold for sleeping.
That's all I have...
Behave!
Work is work. It's still weird being home without That Man. I don't like him not being here, but him ferrying stuff to and from the office has helped me out a lot as far as things being done more timely.
The writing is not going so hot. I am so very close to being done with this book and I think the fact that I have been writing it for so long is what's holding me back from just pushing through to the end. A friend is giving me small challenges to get on the stick and get stuff done, and I have been doing them and I am determined to finish. I have a plan for the next few days so we shall see.
I'm not a fan of the heat we've been having. I know we're not quite at the hottest part of summer yet, and I won't like that either. I am super thankful for our new air conditioner we bought for our bedroom. The thing kicks butt and it's so nice and cold for sleeping.
That's all I have...
Behave!
Wednesday, June 17, 2020
Hump Day...What?
Today was probably one of the most unproductive days I've had since working from home...
I did get a lot of work done, but not nearly as much as I could have. Not nearly.
The server went down an uncountable amount of times. Then, just when we got back in around lunchtime, we were told to get out again right after lunchtime because one of the hard drives had fried. Then we were able to get back in.... and then the accounting software program failed and had to be rebooted, which took nearly the rest of the day...
My boss called during all of this to ask me to fix a problem. I couldn't do the research and have the documentation I needed. I couldn't even see his original email regarding it. I did manage to find an old print out that had part of the problem listed and began to take care of it from there. Now I just wait for him to respond... That wasn't fun. (and it wasn't a problem of my doing or within my control)
Then my buddy Fat Freddy started to feel insecure and decided that trying to open my office door and crying at the top of his lungs was the right thing to do. Nuisance! I had to go out and pet him and pay attention to him to get him to stop... I almost wonder if it's better to just let the cats into the office. But then... no...
It sucked.
They say Mercury in Retrograde will cause this. I'm not sure I believe that 100%, but WTF Mercury. Why do you have to mess with my work day? Jerk!
I miss That Man working from home with me. My days are too quiet. Though we could go hours without speaking directly to each other... It's still too quiet. I listen to music. It's still too quiet. I have the dog in the office with me. She snores. I take breaks. It confuses the dog, and she still snores. And it's still too quiet.
Ha!
We talk on the phone several times a day though. Today we Face-timed at the end of the day so I could tell him how to clear out the credit card machine. (the regular guy is on vacation) That call was hysterical because his left is my right and... ha!
I have more, but that's enough for tonight....
Behave!
I did get a lot of work done, but not nearly as much as I could have. Not nearly.
The server went down an uncountable amount of times. Then, just when we got back in around lunchtime, we were told to get out again right after lunchtime because one of the hard drives had fried. Then we were able to get back in.... and then the accounting software program failed and had to be rebooted, which took nearly the rest of the day...
My boss called during all of this to ask me to fix a problem. I couldn't do the research and have the documentation I needed. I couldn't even see his original email regarding it. I did manage to find an old print out that had part of the problem listed and began to take care of it from there. Now I just wait for him to respond... That wasn't fun. (and it wasn't a problem of my doing or within my control)
Then my buddy Fat Freddy started to feel insecure and decided that trying to open my office door and crying at the top of his lungs was the right thing to do. Nuisance! I had to go out and pet him and pay attention to him to get him to stop... I almost wonder if it's better to just let the cats into the office. But then... no...
It sucked.
They say Mercury in Retrograde will cause this. I'm not sure I believe that 100%, but WTF Mercury. Why do you have to mess with my work day? Jerk!
I miss That Man working from home with me. My days are too quiet. Though we could go hours without speaking directly to each other... It's still too quiet. I listen to music. It's still too quiet. I have the dog in the office with me. She snores. I take breaks. It confuses the dog, and she still snores. And it's still too quiet.
Ha!
We talk on the phone several times a day though. Today we Face-timed at the end of the day so I could tell him how to clear out the credit card machine. (the regular guy is on vacation) That call was hysterical because his left is my right and... ha!
I have more, but that's enough for tonight....
Behave!
Monday, June 15, 2020
Another Week...
Here we are at Monday again.
That Man is now officially back in the office. Things are getting busy and his boss needs him handy. Plus, his work space at home was very insufficient - even more so once things started getting crazy. I am still home. There's no word on when my department will go back. Some say July. Some say later. I'm okay either way. I love working from home. But I'm okay with going back to the office, too. We will see...
The weekend away with the ladies was awesome. We talked and laughed, played games, kayaked, ate, sat by the fire, and just enjoyed the break. I was nervous to drive the camper, but I rocked it. Everything was set up the way it's supposed to be and it was good. Packing up also went well. Sleeping was good because it was pretty cool in the evenings. It was a really small group (smaller than I originally thought) and it was good to get to know everyone I didn't know well. We had way more food than we knew what to do with. I made a cheese platter and a strawberry cheesecake poke cake, which was good because we hadn't thought of a birthday cake.
The porch is coming along. That Man did a lot over the weekend. We are super close to painting. Maybe even by this coming weekend. Whoot!
That's all I have for now. We got kicked out of the system for maintenance, so I'm trying to catch up on everything else. It's weird not having That Man here.
Behave!
That Man is now officially back in the office. Things are getting busy and his boss needs him handy. Plus, his work space at home was very insufficient - even more so once things started getting crazy. I am still home. There's no word on when my department will go back. Some say July. Some say later. I'm okay either way. I love working from home. But I'm okay with going back to the office, too. We will see...
The weekend away with the ladies was awesome. We talked and laughed, played games, kayaked, ate, sat by the fire, and just enjoyed the break. I was nervous to drive the camper, but I rocked it. Everything was set up the way it's supposed to be and it was good. Packing up also went well. Sleeping was good because it was pretty cool in the evenings. It was a really small group (smaller than I originally thought) and it was good to get to know everyone I didn't know well. We had way more food than we knew what to do with. I made a cheese platter and a strawberry cheesecake poke cake, which was good because we hadn't thought of a birthday cake.
The porch is coming along. That Man did a lot over the weekend. We are super close to painting. Maybe even by this coming weekend. Whoot!
That's all I have for now. We got kicked out of the system for maintenance, so I'm trying to catch up on everything else. It's weird not having That Man here.
Behave!
Sunday, June 07, 2020
Feel Good...Sunday? And Weekend Wrap Up...
I couldn't find any feel goods on Friday. I tried. I started several posts, but ended up closing down my computer and leaving it in the office. I was too raw and concerned. Nothing has changed with our friends since Thursday's post and I'm still sad.
The best I could do was get to the end of the workday and order some pizza.
So, I do have a list now...
1. Getting porch work done. That Man and I are super sore and hurting, but we're making progress. We got the upper outer portion painted and it's a huge difference. I'm amazed every time I look at it. We still have about 2/3 of the porch ceiling to strip paint from, and the floor, but every day we make progress.
2. Choosing colors for the porch. They are a "bit" different from the normal colors you see everyday, but will definitely put the house back to period appropriate and that's what we want. And no, they aren't gaudy or gross. I also found an outside rug for when the porch is done and I love it.
3. Cleaning house. I vacuumed, mopped, and did the things. K4 dusted, fetched and carried, and helped me do the things. We were an awesome team. And we knocked it out pretty quickly. The laundry is done, the house smells good, and it's clean.
4. Grilled shrimp for dinner last night. So very very good. Rice and asparagus as sides. It was delicious.
5. Zoom call with our Avo family last night. These people have been our friends for over 20 years. They were part of our brother-in-laws band back in the day and we hit every single show we could and became fast friends. Our kids grew up with Avo. We have had some of the best times of our lives with these amazing people. It was awesome to see them and have a real-time conversation. We talked for over three hours and it was so much fun. (Avo is part of the band's name)
6. Sleeping in today. Of course, I didn't get to bed until around 1am because of #5. No regrets, but I did enjoy staying in bed longer than normal.
7. Oh! And our car... We made our appointment to get our new-to-us car inspected last week. We went about three miles down the road to go to the store the same day after we made the appointment. The check engine light came on and the D light on the shifter started flashing. We did some research and found several possible reasons. That Man checked the fluids. We called our mechanic. He wasn't too worried. He thought maybe a critter got up there and chewed some wires. He agreed with That Man that the transmission fluid was gross and changed it with the "approved" fluids. We picked it up. Got maybe two miles down the road and the lights came back on. Turned around and took it back. He'd already bought the other part he thought we might need, but didn't want to put it on if it was just the fluid. He was so upset though. He kept apologizing and we were not upset and understood what his intentions were. He changed the part and drove it home and back and around town and no light. We picked it up and still no lights. We shall see... If that didn't solve the problem, the rest should be covered under the warranty. And yes, we made sure that we did everything according to the policy so the warranty wasn't voided. But still... geeze!! We've had the car six months and it's pretty much been in the driveway since March. (yeah... we know that might be part of it...) Ha!
8. Camper - That Man made a "deck" for the stairs today. Yes. The automatic steps need fixed, but it's a bigger job than he has time for right now. We need the "deck" so the stairs don't put too much pressure on the floor in the entryway. (It's complicated...) I am taking the camper next weekend for a girl's weekend with some crazy friends. I am close with exactly five of the ten people coming, so it should be interesting for me... I'm going to be the oldest one there and I will get to know the other people in this friend group. I have met most of them, but have never had the chance to connect, so maybe this will be good? I can tell you that this group of ladies made food for the family when our dad died and made food for the family when our mom died, and some of them came out and helped when we were cleaning out the house, so there's that. But our mutual friend is turning 40 (baby) and I am looking forward to hanging with these ladies and taking a break. And I am looking forward to sleeping in my camper and having the comforts of home. (bathroom! Whoot!)
9. In that same thread, hopefully July 4 will be a camping weekend! I hope. I hope. I hope.
10. Writing. I am less than 8K words with being done with this story. It's going well. It's going to need a crapton of editing. Like a metric crapton. But done is done. I am hoping to get it finished this week, though I am not exactly in the place I need to be to zoom to the end. But I am definitely getting there, so even if it takes longer than this week, that's okay. Done is done. And a blank page can't be fixed. I have many non-blank pages... ha!
That's it... Tomorrow is a work day. I need to get some checks written first thing and then we are heading into the office. I need to do a supply inventory and put away the stuff I ordered last week. It's hard to keep up on supplies when you're not there and the field guys are busy and need stuff. New challenge.
Behave!
The best I could do was get to the end of the workday and order some pizza.
So, I do have a list now...
1. Getting porch work done. That Man and I are super sore and hurting, but we're making progress. We got the upper outer portion painted and it's a huge difference. I'm amazed every time I look at it. We still have about 2/3 of the porch ceiling to strip paint from, and the floor, but every day we make progress.
2. Choosing colors for the porch. They are a "bit" different from the normal colors you see everyday, but will definitely put the house back to period appropriate and that's what we want. And no, they aren't gaudy or gross. I also found an outside rug for when the porch is done and I love it.
3. Cleaning house. I vacuumed, mopped, and did the things. K4 dusted, fetched and carried, and helped me do the things. We were an awesome team. And we knocked it out pretty quickly. The laundry is done, the house smells good, and it's clean.
4. Grilled shrimp for dinner last night. So very very good. Rice and asparagus as sides. It was delicious.
5. Zoom call with our Avo family last night. These people have been our friends for over 20 years. They were part of our brother-in-laws band back in the day and we hit every single show we could and became fast friends. Our kids grew up with Avo. We have had some of the best times of our lives with these amazing people. It was awesome to see them and have a real-time conversation. We talked for over three hours and it was so much fun. (Avo is part of the band's name)
6. Sleeping in today. Of course, I didn't get to bed until around 1am because of #5. No regrets, but I did enjoy staying in bed longer than normal.
7. Oh! And our car... We made our appointment to get our new-to-us car inspected last week. We went about three miles down the road to go to the store the same day after we made the appointment. The check engine light came on and the D light on the shifter started flashing. We did some research and found several possible reasons. That Man checked the fluids. We called our mechanic. He wasn't too worried. He thought maybe a critter got up there and chewed some wires. He agreed with That Man that the transmission fluid was gross and changed it with the "approved" fluids. We picked it up. Got maybe two miles down the road and the lights came back on. Turned around and took it back. He'd already bought the other part he thought we might need, but didn't want to put it on if it was just the fluid. He was so upset though. He kept apologizing and we were not upset and understood what his intentions were. He changed the part and drove it home and back and around town and no light. We picked it up and still no lights. We shall see... If that didn't solve the problem, the rest should be covered under the warranty. And yes, we made sure that we did everything according to the policy so the warranty wasn't voided. But still... geeze!! We've had the car six months and it's pretty much been in the driveway since March. (yeah... we know that might be part of it...) Ha!
8. Camper - That Man made a "deck" for the stairs today. Yes. The automatic steps need fixed, but it's a bigger job than he has time for right now. We need the "deck" so the stairs don't put too much pressure on the floor in the entryway. (It's complicated...) I am taking the camper next weekend for a girl's weekend with some crazy friends. I am close with exactly five of the ten people coming, so it should be interesting for me... I'm going to be the oldest one there and I will get to know the other people in this friend group. I have met most of them, but have never had the chance to connect, so maybe this will be good? I can tell you that this group of ladies made food for the family when our dad died and made food for the family when our mom died, and some of them came out and helped when we were cleaning out the house, so there's that. But our mutual friend is turning 40 (baby) and I am looking forward to hanging with these ladies and taking a break. And I am looking forward to sleeping in my camper and having the comforts of home. (bathroom! Whoot!)
9. In that same thread, hopefully July 4 will be a camping weekend! I hope. I hope. I hope.
10. Writing. I am less than 8K words with being done with this story. It's going well. It's going to need a crapton of editing. Like a metric crapton. But done is done. I am hoping to get it finished this week, though I am not exactly in the place I need to be to zoom to the end. But I am definitely getting there, so even if it takes longer than this week, that's okay. Done is done. And a blank page can't be fixed. I have many non-blank pages... ha!
That's it... Tomorrow is a work day. I need to get some checks written first thing and then we are heading into the office. I need to do a supply inventory and put away the stuff I ordered last week. It's hard to keep up on supplies when you're not there and the field guys are busy and need stuff. New challenge.
Behave!
Thursday, June 04, 2020
So Much...
It's been a long week.
I am done.
I have seen families fighting and calling names over differing opinions and political views. I have seen relationships broken and damaged beyond repair. Families altered and now estranged because of a social media post and an inability to scroll past or at least offer a respectful response.
Listen. I don't care about your politics. At all. If I like you. I like you. Most likely we can have a reasonable conversation about the things we don't agree on. And if, over the years, we've found that type of discussion is not good for us, then we won't have it.
Actually, I would prefer not to talk politics at all. That's not why we're hanging out.
That seems to work face to face, but when someone is hidden behind a screen, it's different. And it sucks. Just don't comment. Or hide that person so their posts don't up your ire. It's responsible and mature.
And, just so we're clear, I'm not talking about racism above. That's a totally different topic and I won't have any kind of discussion with you, ever, if you think racism is okay. It's not. Ever. In fact, if you think racism is okay, I am probably not your friend at all.
All of it just makes me sad. I know we're all sick of the Covid stuff, we're sick of politics, murder hornets, the tiger king, not being able to find what we need at the store... we're sick of how life has gone pretty much all year, but we cannot lose our humanity or our compassion for each other.
Just scroll on by, for crying out loud. It's not that hard. Do not make horrible comments and call names to someone because their opinion is different than yours. Don't continually seek them out to further make comments. If you are that vehement about what they post, then do your research and have an intelligent and reasonable conversation with them. Or block them. The choice is yours. Calling people names makes you look like an *ss and makes you lose people in your life. And if that happens, you have no one to blame but yourself.
I know people are passionate and can be vociferous when they are projecting their opinions. They are allowed. Just as you are allowed to post what you want on your page. It's their social media platform and they can post whatever they want. Their opinions might not line up with yours. That's fine. They don't care because it belongs to them and they are making that post for themselves. Not to you. Not to change your opinion. Or make you angry. Scroll on by. Or block them. It's pretty obvious that you're not going to change their opinion by calling them names.
Like I said, it's been a long week. No, I'm not going to tell you what family I'm talking about. I highly doubt you would know them anyway. They are not people I ever talk about on here. My heart breaks for them and my hope is that one day they can work through this and be whole again.
Be kind to each other. I know you're a little cranky from being in Covid-land for so long, but reach inside and pull out that compassion. I think we're all going to need a ton of it in the coming weeks.
Behave!
I am done.
I have seen families fighting and calling names over differing opinions and political views. I have seen relationships broken and damaged beyond repair. Families altered and now estranged because of a social media post and an inability to scroll past or at least offer a respectful response.
Listen. I don't care about your politics. At all. If I like you. I like you. Most likely we can have a reasonable conversation about the things we don't agree on. And if, over the years, we've found that type of discussion is not good for us, then we won't have it.
Actually, I would prefer not to talk politics at all. That's not why we're hanging out.
That seems to work face to face, but when someone is hidden behind a screen, it's different. And it sucks. Just don't comment. Or hide that person so their posts don't up your ire. It's responsible and mature.
And, just so we're clear, I'm not talking about racism above. That's a totally different topic and I won't have any kind of discussion with you, ever, if you think racism is okay. It's not. Ever. In fact, if you think racism is okay, I am probably not your friend at all.
All of it just makes me sad. I know we're all sick of the Covid stuff, we're sick of politics, murder hornets, the tiger king, not being able to find what we need at the store... we're sick of how life has gone pretty much all year, but we cannot lose our humanity or our compassion for each other.
Just scroll on by, for crying out loud. It's not that hard. Do not make horrible comments and call names to someone because their opinion is different than yours. Don't continually seek them out to further make comments. If you are that vehement about what they post, then do your research and have an intelligent and reasonable conversation with them. Or block them. The choice is yours. Calling people names makes you look like an *ss and makes you lose people in your life. And if that happens, you have no one to blame but yourself.
I know people are passionate and can be vociferous when they are projecting their opinions. They are allowed. Just as you are allowed to post what you want on your page. It's their social media platform and they can post whatever they want. Their opinions might not line up with yours. That's fine. They don't care because it belongs to them and they are making that post for themselves. Not to you. Not to change your opinion. Or make you angry. Scroll on by. Or block them. It's pretty obvious that you're not going to change their opinion by calling them names.
Like I said, it's been a long week. No, I'm not going to tell you what family I'm talking about. I highly doubt you would know them anyway. They are not people I ever talk about on here. My heart breaks for them and my hope is that one day they can work through this and be whole again.
Be kind to each other. I know you're a little cranky from being in Covid-land for so long, but reach inside and pull out that compassion. I think we're all going to need a ton of it in the coming weeks.
Behave!
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