79 posts tagged “work”
Bagel just turned to me and said, "POS." I was all like, "Why did she just call me a Piece Of Shit?" But then she elaborated and explained that she was telling me there was a "Patron Over my Shoulder"... Then she asked something like, "POS -- isn't that what's wrong with you?" And I was like, "OK. So, NOW she is calling me a Piece Of Shit?!?" But then I realized that she was referring to my PCOS... Good times! Later days...
Facebook... Vox... All sites I have been wanting to update but not really getting to lately... In "real life," I am getting caught up on laundry and dishes and finding time to just plop on the couch when I am feeling crappy, and I find that those things are a bit more important than having all of my internet ducks in a row... I just don't seem to have much energy for anything above and beyond subsistance living lately... A lot of well-meaning people at work keep saying that I will probably feel better soon, but I know I probably won't... I try to tell them that, while attempting not to sound whiny, bitchy, or overly negative, but there are only so many times that you can remind people that you required "anti-puking" meds for your entire pregnancy last time and are trying not to foolishly expect a better outcome this time around... Sure, I can be hopeful... But I don't want to be unrealistic either... It's tough, though, since I am sure they don't really know what else to say... It's tempting to just pretend everything is peachy keen, but it's a little obvious that you're lying if you say, "Things are great!" as you walk in all pale and chalky grey first thing in the morning... You know?!? I won't have Princess at the library today, so that should make things a little easier... I can't handle her being up my ass all day, and she is so painfully shy that I just want to shake her sometimes... But, I can understand how being holed up with your family all the time instead of ever getting out would do that to a kid... Man, I hope bringing Boogie all over with us will pay off in that respect... We try, you know?!? Sigh... Better get going now if I want to try and get a new pair of black shoes (the old ones are ripping apart) before work today... Later days...
Being a youth services librarian is like running a 3 ring circus... This morning, Flower called in with the stomach flu... I didn't realize there was a program scheduled, and luckily I overheard a mom telling her kid to wait to pick out books and/or movies until after the program... Gah! I quickly called Flower to find out where her stuff was, and threw it all together... A kindly circulation clerk helped me to make the lemonade and popcorn... The moms were a little surprised that we actually had chairs set out like a "theater" -- but that was only because I didn't have time to take them all down... I couldn't find the remote for the DVD player, so I could not get to one of the mini-movies we were supposed to watch (since I could not figure out how to use the player itself to select a different movie/chapter on the DVD and skipping/fast-forwarding just brought me back to the main menu)... We even ran out of the damn craft pieces because there were too many kids... Yeah... Good times! Hopefully, this is not indicative of the tone that I will be facing for the rest of the day... (Especially since my poor new intern will be facing the teens with me!)... Later days...
As much as it stinks to have to work on the day after Christmas, there are definitely a few perks... First of all, I have had enough "free time" to get through a couple of mini-projects... Secondly, I have not had to deal with nearly as many patrons as usual, which (by statistical likelihood alone) has decreased the number of stupid questions I have had to handle... And then there is the third bonus, which has nothing to do with the actual date itself, but is more of a cosmic Christmas present -- I have had more than one patron comment that they were happy to see how I have rearranged parts of the library collection (although I am sure they don't realize it was my idea)... There's nothing better than hearing that you did something right and that the extra work you created for yourself was worth it because it actually helped people the way you had intended... Yay!!! Other than the fact that this day feels like it will never end, I would say it's not entirely as bad as I thought it would be... Later days...
As Tommy Pickles (of the Rugrats) once learned, "sponsitility" doesn't come easily... Take today, for instance... My ears ache, I'm really tired (despite the fact that I went to bed early and got up later than usual), my lungs feel "full," and I keep having these irritatingly-non-productive coughing fits... So, why am I at work? Because that is the responsible thing to do... Flower has a vacation day -- which she has more than earned -- and Nice is not on the schedule until 1pm... So, since I am the only one scheduled to be here, I am here... Clark suggested calling in, but he seemed to understand when I said that I would rather just suck it up and go in for the morning... I'm not so crazy that I plan to stay here after Nice shows up, but I think I can make it another hour... Later days...
Weekends are better spent at home... Especially when you just worked last weekend... Andwhen you stayed up past 2am after going out to see Twilight... And definitely when you have an earache... Bah... Later days...
Did it make your hearts grow fonder? Teeheehee... I've been away for quite a while -- not for lack of topics, but rather because too much was going on in my life... I felt as if sitting down to do a quick post would lead to a three-day-long posting binge during which I would have to forgo bathing and call in sick to work... I have been feeling really stressed out about a lot of things lately, to say the very least... Work has been one headache after another... Boogie has been trying his best to test my love and patience... My grandparents are in from out of town, so we have to try and find a way to clear out our schedules to get in as much quality time as possible... Since my mom and sister don't have "grandparents friendly" houses, I offered to host a family dinner and chill session on Saturday... This means, of course, that I started stressing about cleaning up the house and such... Luckily, my OCD means that I am somewhat on top of things all the time... I, at the very least, know what still has to be done, and there is a "place for everything," even if everything is not always in its place... We woke up late two mornings this week, and that definitely contributed to my hectic/rushed/manic energy... We were out until 11pm with my grandparents last night, so I am also a bit more tired today than I would like... Let alone the fact that I missed the new episode of ER last night... Guess I know what I'm watching on the office computer during my lunch break, huh?!? I don't know... I know that a lot of the stuff I stress about is brought on by myself... But a lot of things are also out of my control... And the combination feels like it's bound to give me an ulcer soon... I keep reminding myself to take deep breaths, and that does help some of the time... For some of this stuff, though, I am thinking I will just have to let the time pass and I will eventually end up feeling better, right?!?!?!? Well, there is someone else to watch the desk now, so I guess I am gonna go and take my break and try to force myself to relax a little bit... Later days...
There is a sign on the way in to the bathroom in the kid's area of my library... I specifically put it on the door frame instead of on the door -- so people could see it when they walked in, even if the door was wide open... Apparently, though, people are just so used to ignoring signs or so rushed that they don't notice them in the first place... One pregnant woman already peed in the non-flushing toilet and then a grandma brought her grandson in despite the fact that I was trying to call out to her and tell her the bathroom was out of order... I ended up running over, knocking on the door, and yelling in to her... When she came out, she looked around as if she was about to tell me that we should have a sign up, and then she saw there was one... Gah! So, I just locked the door and closed it... Unless someone can pick a lock in less time than it takes to see that there is an "out of order" sign, we should be all set... Geesh... Later days...
Has been so crazy lately... I haven't had time to for anything except "subsistence living"... At work, people in my department have been taking time off even though summer is our busiest time (not that I blame them for having things to do, but it does get frustrating at times)... I am technically the only one not done with summer reading, so I have been running around like a chicken with my head cut off -- and being understaffed has made it worse... At home, my house is getting torn apart and put back together, so it looks like it's been raining nails in my yard... On weekends, we are running from one commitment to the next or trying to catch up on housework... Thank goodness we got the new high efficiency washer and dryer set, or I would never be able to catch up on all of our laundry... It's so bad, in fact, that I spent my morning off cleaning my house and putting laundry away, but I still didn't have enough time to catch up on everything... I didn't have to work until 1pm, and I didn't take a break except to shower and get dressed, but it still wasn't enough... I'm starting to think that if it wasn't for my OCD, I would start living like the people on Clean House because it would be simpler... Not in the long run, mind you, but right now it would be kind of nice to have a spare moment to just sit and read when it's not bed time and I am not so tired that I can barely make it through a chapter... Quite frankly, I am feeling guilty just for sitting down long enough to type up this blog entry instead of cleaning part of the kitchen or something, but Clark was teasing me today that it had been too long since I posted and he had nothing to read... "Le sigh," he said... So, Clark, I hope this satiates the need for a little while... 'Cuz I sure don't see me getting back on to Vox anytime too soon... Later days...
So, I just asked the bookkeeper if she had the check for my author who is coming to visit tomorrow night -- and she had no idea what I was talking about... Forget the fact that I filled out the voucher "so early" (in her words)... She knows nothing about it, and we do not have a check... Then, she had the audacity to ask me what the author would "do" if we didn't have the check tomorrow night... Ummmm... I don't wanna have to find out... How about we take this to warp speed priority and actually get it accomplished by tomorrow night?!? How fing hard is it to print a check and get two board members to sign it in 27 hours? Apparently, next to impossible... I think my head is about to explode... Later days...
