Monday, August 31, 2009
Monday's Accomplishments & Failures
Today was my ME day. I had lots on the to do list.
While I skipped breakfast and packed instead a peanut better and honey sandwich, I was good to go. And go I did... to Decarie Square to pay for my car stuff... registration and license and stuff that gets done annually. That was deathly expensive. After that and getting my September bus fare, I was duly broke. But I feel very accomplished. I can strike off the list things that were hanging over my head all summer.
This excursion took my all fracken day!
So my failure... I did not work on my RA stuff. I did get some personal writing done and that was fun and helped with my creativity. I feel so much less stressed when I have writing to do like this.
However, I need to do something for the RA... i will try to plow through some of the articles i was given... though I think it will be held for Thursday. Getting paid would be a nice incentive to working. The news on that is they are cutting me a check earlier than the next pay schedule since it was an "oops" that I was not paid. *facepalm* But I have no idea when that will be.
I will not fret about that today. Today is a ME day for relaxing, meditating, writing and enjoying.
While I skipped breakfast and packed instead a peanut better and honey sandwich, I was good to go. And go I did... to Decarie Square to pay for my car stuff... registration and license and stuff that gets done annually. That was deathly expensive. After that and getting my September bus fare, I was duly broke. But I feel very accomplished. I can strike off the list things that were hanging over my head all summer.
This excursion took my all fracken day!
So my failure... I did not work on my RA stuff. I did get some personal writing done and that was fun and helped with my creativity. I feel so much less stressed when I have writing to do like this.
However, I need to do something for the RA... i will try to plow through some of the articles i was given... though I think it will be held for Thursday. Getting paid would be a nice incentive to working. The news on that is they are cutting me a check earlier than the next pay schedule since it was an "oops" that I was not paid. *facepalm* But I have no idea when that will be.
I will not fret about that today. Today is a ME day for relaxing, meditating, writing and enjoying.
Monday, August 24, 2009
Busier than I wanted
So the heat has been brutal. I worked last Wednesday and then taught an impromptu class. Thursday was a frantic mass of errands and cleaning for a dinner guest. That was a wonderful evening!
I had not managed any actual work. Incentive to work was low while I was busy sorting out WHY i had not been paid and wondering how bad the repercussions would be on my finances. Well... bad... it was very bad.
Friday was a mess of stress when I was slammed with the bad. There was another great deal of preparations and cleaning and planning. I had to set aside how to deal with the financial drama for the immediate. I had a graduation to plan! The evening I took for myself AFTER I printed lovely new Grad Certificates for CMS.
Saturday was spent up north at the in-laws. We had a good time and swam in the pool. We also got home late.
Sunday was much prep and running around for the grad ritual. Then of course having said grad ritual. SNAILS! We found snails. I brought one home to show to the boy downstairs. I don't think it likes its bowl of lettuce. I will take it back to its home Thursday.
Now it is Monday. My ME day! I really should have used it to do some of the sorting to try to salvage my financial mess. But this is my day to forget the world exists and do what *I* want to do. I washed some things, I wrote, I played with cats. Sorting the chaos will happen on Thursday.
Off to meditate and enjoy a moment of pure peace.
I had not managed any actual work. Incentive to work was low while I was busy sorting out WHY i had not been paid and wondering how bad the repercussions would be on my finances. Well... bad... it was very bad.
Friday was a mess of stress when I was slammed with the bad. There was another great deal of preparations and cleaning and planning. I had to set aside how to deal with the financial drama for the immediate. I had a graduation to plan! The evening I took for myself AFTER I printed lovely new Grad Certificates for CMS.
Saturday was spent up north at the in-laws. We had a good time and swam in the pool. We also got home late.
Sunday was much prep and running around for the grad ritual. Then of course having said grad ritual. SNAILS! We found snails. I brought one home to show to the boy downstairs. I don't think it likes its bowl of lettuce. I will take it back to its home Thursday.
Now it is Monday. My ME day! I really should have used it to do some of the sorting to try to salvage my financial mess. But this is my day to forget the world exists and do what *I* want to do. I washed some things, I wrote, I played with cats. Sorting the chaos will happen on Thursday.
Off to meditate and enjoy a moment of pure peace.
Tuesday, August 18, 2009
Heat Sick
The previous week was hot... and busy. I missed some things due to hot and BUSY.
The weekend went amazingly! Had a house guest who was an absolute joy. Camping was wonderful. However the days were way too hot. I am sunburned and suffering heat sick.
Today was a disaster. Concordia seems to have no record that they are supposed to pay me for my RA work despite the fact that my project leader did hand in our time sheets. It was 4 hours of being on the phone bounced around departments to hear that I do not exist and thus have no pay. I have to try again tomorrow.
Still heat sick and sunburned.
... and tomorrow i work all day in effing heat.
I am already dying from the heat... and that's WITH the a/c on.
The weekend went amazingly! Had a house guest who was an absolute joy. Camping was wonderful. However the days were way too hot. I am sunburned and suffering heat sick.
Today was a disaster. Concordia seems to have no record that they are supposed to pay me for my RA work despite the fact that my project leader did hand in our time sheets. It was 4 hours of being on the phone bounced around departments to hear that I do not exist and thus have no pay. I have to try again tomorrow.
Still heat sick and sunburned.
... and tomorrow i work all day in effing heat.
I am already dying from the heat... and that's WITH the a/c on.
Monday, August 10, 2009
Monday Me Day
Mondays... are me days. Days I do whatever the hell I want! That includes errands or cleaning, meditation or writing, work or lazing in bed, reading or movie watching.
Today I did laundry and dishes. I lazed in bed and read my Exile's Valour novel. I looked at some of the RA stuff with disinterest.
Still boiling from last week. The weather is not helping the headache or mood. The heaviness has made it hard to nap yet left me drained all day. I feel like a lump... like an unfocused lump that wishes she could be inside one of the stories she reads or writes for while.
Today I did laundry and dishes. I lazed in bed and read my Exile's Valour novel. I looked at some of the RA stuff with disinterest.
Still boiling from last week. The weather is not helping the headache or mood. The heaviness has made it hard to nap yet left me drained all day. I feel like a lump... like an unfocused lump that wishes she could be inside one of the stories she reads or writes for while.
Saturday, August 08, 2009
Quiet Recovery?
I rejected today (Friday) since it was part of this week. So I slept in. Then I did RA work, finally sorted some of the pending email mess, and just relaxed before work.
Work was ok in the evening. Had a very disturbing person in the store.
Inlaws' to visit, house cleaning and unpacking to do, coven to plan.
gnight all!
Work was ok in the evening. Had a very disturbing person in the store.
Inlaws' to visit, house cleaning and unpacking to do, coven to plan.
gnight all!
Thursday, August 06, 2009
*shocked*
Sometimes days seem remarkably better than anticipated. Then someone says something so inappropriate that you gape in shock and know it will take days... weeks... months to recover from it.
That was today.
If it was a joke... it sure wasn't taken as one. All involved were highly offended... me included and especially.
And to think... I didn't want to burning a bridge. The bridge is burning itself.
*shocked*
*and not*
That was today.
If it was a joke... it sure wasn't taken as one. All involved were highly offended... me included and especially.
And to think... I didn't want to burning a bridge. The bridge is burning itself.
*shocked*
*and not*
Sour Milk
Some days are like discovering the milk for your morning coffee went sour and you don't have time to rectify the situation. So you suck it up and either drink the soured coffee and deal with the nausea because you can't live the day without your morning coffee or deal with the day being all off because you didn't get that coffee at all.
Some days you smile and pretend everything is fine. But it isn't.
Some days you smile and pretend everything is fine. But it isn't.
Wednesday, August 05, 2009
Refocus
Setting yesterday aside. If I am going to accomplish things today, then I cannot allow yesterday to overshadow today. Each day is a new day. I will treat today as such.
As a side note, I didn't get done last night the things I needed to. I will be busy tonight.
Off now to catch a bus.
As a side note, I didn't get done last night the things I needed to. I will be busy tonight.
Off now to catch a bus.
Tuesday, August 04, 2009
:: headdesk ::
Scarlet hates the world today. Many many many things that were expensive went wrong today.
And there are 30 emails from the RA people about research work I have to handle before the meeting on the 14th along with the section of work I am supposed to have done.
I have ZERO days off this month. None.
Work through Friday. Drive to socialize with the in-laws Saturday. Coven on Sunday. RA work on Monday. Work Tuesday through Thursday. Prep for major ritual stuff Friday AND the RA meeting then away for a coven retreat for the weekend till end of Monday. Then working again till Thursday. RA work Friday. At the in-laws again on the 22nd. CMS on the Sunday. More RA work and CMS work (prep for Open House) on the Monday. Working right through to Saturday while squeezing in RA work and CMS Open House in the middle. OH! I have the 30th and 31st off... but that will be the RA work I don't have time to do.
When does the house get attention or my husband? Or me for that matter. Sleep? HA!
Today... I fucking give up. Don't talk to me unless tyhere is a nice miracle in hand.
And there are 30 emails from the RA people about research work I have to handle before the meeting on the 14th along with the section of work I am supposed to have done.
I have ZERO days off this month. None.
Work through Friday. Drive to socialize with the in-laws Saturday. Coven on Sunday. RA work on Monday. Work Tuesday through Thursday. Prep for major ritual stuff Friday AND the RA meeting then away for a coven retreat for the weekend till end of Monday. Then working again till Thursday. RA work Friday. At the in-laws again on the 22nd. CMS on the Sunday. More RA work and CMS work (prep for Open House) on the Monday. Working right through to Saturday while squeezing in RA work and CMS Open House in the middle. OH! I have the 30th and 31st off... but that will be the RA work I don't have time to do.
When does the house get attention or my husband? Or me for that matter. Sleep? HA!
Today... I fucking give up. Don't talk to me unless tyhere is a nice miracle in hand.
