Just posting to let everyone know I'm still alive.

Well, gotta take Mine back to the airport today. Says he'll be back though, so woohoo.

Laters.

Wow, what a long couple of weeks. Good ones for the most part, though. I had to create a new category because none of the ones I currently had could encompass the amount of information I wanted to put into this post. I apologize for not being around.

I am alive and well. The Little Lady is alive and well and doing well in school. She's also grounded from the laptop for a month (about two weeks of that is left) for breaking my digital camera. She doens't know it, but I've already replaced it. I bought the next higher model than the one I had for half the price. Go figure.

And, thanks to my Honey, Velvet's fur is slowly growing back. Thank you catnip!

Let's see. On the 6th my Honey arrived at the airport. I went to pick him up and dragged him home happily. We had a glorious 8 days together and he's looking for work out here so that he can move. Yep. He likes me so much he's moving. I know he's going to miss his friends and family. They are all welcome to visit though, once we get set up somewhere that we have room for company that is.

I really didn't want to take my Honey back to the airport but he promised he'd be back as soon as he could. He bought me a ring ((not that kind of ring, just something special) and I'm waiting for it to be resized to fit my tiny fingers. I'll post a picture of it when I get it back. I like the design of it and there are even diamonds in it. I think it's pretty and since it suits me so well, I know he's taken the time to know what I like.

Another three days before the ring should officially be done. I called to check on the status today. I was really hoping they would say "Oh yeah.. it is done. Come and get it." but that's ok.. I'm going to be patient. Patience is a good thing, lots of breathing involved and that gets more oxygen to the brain. Yes, you can laugh!

So here I am sitting in my jammies typing away. I ate dinner and drank a tall glass of milk. I am just about ready to go pass out for the night. I was hoping my Honey would login and chat with me, but he has company. I am sure he'll call me at some point during the night. I love speaking to him when I'm laying in bed. Wish he was here to put his arms around me and keep me warm, though.

I'm thinking of going after another job. It's another receptionist position, but I might be able to actually move up to something else eventually. I've been doing this job at where I am for so long and I'm good at it but I'm so tired of dealing with the same crap every day. The people want to scream and yell, other people don't want to work, then other people want to break the rules and the people in charge don't do anything about it at all. So I think I really need to get out of there. I know I can do better. It's just that I get a little bit freaked when I think of changing jobs.

Alright, well. I am going to get to bed. I'm not tired but if I don't go to bed now then I will end up being useless to everyone tomorrow. As if it matters.

Goodnight, Sweet Dreams and all that other good stuff. Glad to be back. Hope you are glad to have me back.

Ok so I did it. I was so fed up with coworkers the other day that I emailed my former coworker (The Tech Girl) my resume for the receptionist position that they've had open for about two weeks or more now. I already met with her direct boss and he told me straight out that he wanted my resume, that he thought I'd do really well there. That was in December. I was going to wait at least a month after she started there so I could get a full assessment of all the people she's working with, but what the hell. By the time I get interviewed and possibly offered the job she'll be able to give me a yay or nay on taking it.

I know she really wants me to work with her again though. I am one of the few people who actually does their work.

My main reason for doing it is that they rehired the Gossip Girl. You remember the one. She walks around for three hours a day (not all at once, but it adds up to that or longer) Well the Boss supposedly sat down and talked with her, or the Office Manager did, I don't know for sure, and the problem with her gossiping and the major mistakes she made have been addressed. I'm supposed to go to the Office Manager if the walking around and gossipping continues.

And if it's the Office Manager that she's talking and gossipping to? Then what do I do? If I go to the Boss and tell him "Look, it's the two of them. Now what do you want me to do?" then he'll say "Did you talk to the Office Manager about this?"

I was off for a week when my Honey came and made arrangements for some of the work that I do to be done. This included things that need to be taken care of right away. Something I couldn't do while I was at home - and refused to do anyway. Not one thing I requested got done. I had to do it when I got back. I discussed that with The Boss and he asked me - you guessed it - "Did you tell the Office Manager about this?" "Do that and have her email me saying that it was discussed."

Apparently when I am out, my job doesn't matter. People's claim information just gets shoved into a box and forgotten until they call in and no one knows who to tell them to call because it's off shoved into the box. And cancellations. Yep, those completely got forgotten because one person didn't have time and the other thought the former Tech Girl was supposed to do it. Erhm. I work with idiots. Why did I take the time to show the New Girl how to do it if the former Tech Girl was going to be doing it? The only thing the former Tech Girl was going to be doing was the downloading.

Honey thinks that if I get this job it will be a good thing for me and the Little Lady. I think so, too. If I get this job, even though it's just another receptionist job (remember, I'm Just the Receptionist!) it will mean better things. They have other openings, too, so maybe they'll decide I'm qualified for something better.

Ok the Little Lady has some homework and she needs to use the computer so I'm off and done bitching for now. Laters.

Ok so Honey downloaded a game called the Silk Road Online (SRO) and we got rid of Conquer Online. So all of you out there who are playing Conquer and are bored with it, or aggravated at getting killed as soon as you create that new character, try this on for size. Sundays are a pain in the ass to log on, but other than that the game is amazing.

They even have twinkling stars when it turns night time. I have really been enjoying it.

I play when I'm done with my homework. Aren't I a good girl? Anyway. Try it out. It's a long download but the game is amazing.

So Honey is expecting to be able to come out in the beginning of February. I am having a hard time waiting, but mainly that's because I'm really cold. We are supposed to get a huge amount of snow over the next few days, too. (Rumor says up to 3 feet, but I think that's wrong.)

So I bought some knock off One-A-Day Women's Health Vitamins. Took one after I ate lunch today and actually stayed awake all day. Kept yawning when the other people did though. I hate it when that happens. Hopefully the vitamins will actually do something for me longer than three weeks.

Things have been progressing at the office regarding the processing. Although we had some major issues with the system today. It didn't get fixed until almost 5 and we had to keep remembering to make changes before going into a letter or completing a note. It was such a pain.

Somehow the site hiccupped and lost everything down here that I wrote. I have an appointment for an interview at 2 on Friday. Hope it goes well. I'm tired and I'm off. Laters!

New and hopefully Improved...

So I have to tell the current Boss that I am putting in my two weeks notice tomorrow. Then I have to tell the Office Manager.

Tomorrow is going to be a very rough day. So any kind and wonderful thoughts and emotions you can send my way, I'd really appreciate it.

On with the news...

First the interview was quite interesting. He asked me all kinds of things, except my age. Though he tried to hint at that after I told him I had a 12 year old daughter. Swears I had to be 10 or 12 myself when pregnant in order to have a 12 year old daughter.

I was 50% ahead for being a redhead. I had to speak to the other person in the interview so that the Owner could hear my voice. I answered some general questions about answering phones and if I am easily frustrated and how I handle clients.

He asked me what my sign was, so I got more points for being a Pisces. I got even more points because I'm born on St. Patrick's Day.

Overall I think I'm really going to enjoy working there. Everyone seems pretty nice and Friday's I get to wear jeans.

Ok. I am off. Again, please send me lots of good feelings and kind thoughts. Laters.

. . . and counting.

7 more days of the same questions being asked over and over from the New Girl trying to play agent. 7 more days of intense training for my replacement. She has to be prepared when I leave. Beginning of the month tomorrow and Monday will be hellacious unless the elderly come in on Friday.

So I'm just counting down the days. And I'm going to upload some new pics that I'm sure you'll love.

Laters.

Love me more now? See, I haven't changed. Oh wait, my hair is up.

Here is the ring Honey got me. He's so sweet, don't you think?