Shattered Sun

So, I was wearing my pretty new purple tank top and I had a pen explode on me. Well, sorta explode. All of a sudden I was wearing splotches of ink on my not-so-pretty shirt, hands, and notepad! I had to have my coworker cut the top tank top off so that I could not look like a total fool on the way home! I can’t believe it! I :sweetheart: that shirt set. It was beautiful, I tell ya. Now I have a plain purple tank top. That was just the tip of my day, too! I can’t really tell you, but trust me when I mention that customs sucks to deal with, shipments suck, faxes to Hong Kong suck, and I get to do it all over again tomorrow! (It’s not that bad, I’m just whining today.)

Life seems to keep trucking along and dragging me behind it tied to ropes. And just when I think it can’t go any faster, it does! I need to make a decision about whether I want to stay permanent at my job soon. I also need to decide if I want to accept salary, should that be offered and if it isn’t offered, if I should push for a guaranteed 40 hours. I could find plenty of things to do at work to get those extra 9.5 hours. As is, I rarely find a week that I don’t already go over the 30.5. But, anyway, my boss offered me a “more permanent” position and we’re going to chat about it in the AM. I guess we’ll see what happens, eh?

I really enjoy my job right now, but I figure that if it gets too boring or the pay ceases to be worth it, then I can just wait it out for a few years and find something else. Once I have a good solid background with one company, it’ll be a cakewalk to get a higher management job. I found that when I was interviewing in May, my biggest issue was the lack of traditional experience. I’m sure that others have this same problem. My friend Damon comes to mind! He has no degree in his field, but damn, he knows his stuff!

My friend that I’m sorta replacing told me that she likely won’t be coming back and that puts me in as the only chickie working this job. I love my job but I wish the company would have worked with her so that she could do it part time from home. She really could telecommute. They just don’t want to let her. I hate that. Everyone wants to stay in the paper stage and really, our main office is in Hong Kong anyhow. What’s the difference between telecommuting from the office or from the home? I think it’s a load of malarky, if you ask me. Besides that, I hate feeling like I’m taking someone’s job. Which is essentially what’s happening. It sucks. I think I’d feel more content if I didn’t like her and think of her as a friend. And if I didn’t know that she’d just had a sweet baby boy, etc, etc. Yeah, I’m feeling a bit blue about the news. I think I’m okay, but it sucks anyway.

Dude, my terrors are coming home a week early! They’ll be here tomorrow. Guess what that means I’m doing? Cleaning my house. Why? Because my mom is going to be here and I haven’t touched their room since they left. So, there goes all the laundry and vacuuming and such. Heck, I might even clean the carpets with the steam cleaner. That’s a bit sad, isn’t it?

I’m going to pull out some yummy pork chops for dinner tomorrow and otherwise, I’m going to be a busy little chick around here. Y’all try not to have too much fun this weekend!

Anyone else getting weird stuff when they view my site? Trish says that she gets a string of code instead of the website, so I’m trying to see if anyone else is aving trouble because I’m not having any trouble at all. Inquiring minds wanna know! :yes: