Tuesday, March 21, 2006
better
so, thanks for the encouragement, guys. i'm feeling much better. the application is almost done and so is much of my work. well, much of the work i've decided to actually do... i spent the afternoon getting mistaken for an unwed mother, sparking conversations about child support and how to pick the father of one's children. it was pretty funny.
imploding
I got home yesterday from my morning job completely frazzled. I don't really remember if I actually greeted my lovely redheaded roommate, or if I just started yelling.
Translated into calm, clear communication, it went something like this: I'm a little overwhelmed by the amount of work on my plate right now. I'm doing the work of two people at the paper until my boss hires a new girl, and I had to deal with an irrational customer. My Masters application is apparently not complete. They said they emailed me the form to fill out, but I never received it. I actually don't believe I have time to fill it out. I also need to schedule two meetings, fill out my expense sheet for the month, do my timesheets, talk to hot boss about my vacation, find more subs for said vacation, and schedule my work for tomorrow and perhaps wednesday. I realize wednesday is my afternoon off, but it looks like I need to work. Again. Yes, that will mean I will not have had a wednesday afternoon to recoup for three weeks. I found out I need to get health insurance pronto because my school will not provide it until september, even though I will be a student starting in june. I am also supposed to be leading bible study tonight. I have not had the time to do any of thse things. I do not have time to do any of these things. Especially not in the next three days. I might feel better if I would stop waking up before 6 am consistently.
[all of this was yelled and much less coherent]
I need to plan what to do with my 12 year old today. Perhaps we will buy china at value village and throw it off an overpass to hear it smash. Or we'll buy baseball bats at the dollar store and smash people's cars. Smashing... that would be gratifying. Or maybe we'll go to the Chocolate Apothecary... [insert sensation of calm and joy]. Wow. I feel better just thinking about it.
The gourmet triple chocolate drink helped my mood tremendously, and I've been plugging away at my to do list. At the moment I'm feeling ok. I did have a stressed out crying fit this morning, though. And I'm considering blowing off work tomorrow afternoon. A girl can only do so much.
Translated into calm, clear communication, it went something like this: I'm a little overwhelmed by the amount of work on my plate right now. I'm doing the work of two people at the paper until my boss hires a new girl, and I had to deal with an irrational customer. My Masters application is apparently not complete. They said they emailed me the form to fill out, but I never received it. I actually don't believe I have time to fill it out. I also need to schedule two meetings, fill out my expense sheet for the month, do my timesheets, talk to hot boss about my vacation, find more subs for said vacation, and schedule my work for tomorrow and perhaps wednesday. I realize wednesday is my afternoon off, but it looks like I need to work. Again. Yes, that will mean I will not have had a wednesday afternoon to recoup for three weeks. I found out I need to get health insurance pronto because my school will not provide it until september, even though I will be a student starting in june. I am also supposed to be leading bible study tonight. I have not had the time to do any of thse things. I do not have time to do any of these things. Especially not in the next three days. I might feel better if I would stop waking up before 6 am consistently.
[all of this was yelled and much less coherent]
I need to plan what to do with my 12 year old today. Perhaps we will buy china at value village and throw it off an overpass to hear it smash. Or we'll buy baseball bats at the dollar store and smash people's cars. Smashing... that would be gratifying. Or maybe we'll go to the Chocolate Apothecary... [insert sensation of calm and joy]. Wow. I feel better just thinking about it.
The gourmet triple chocolate drink helped my mood tremendously, and I've been plugging away at my to do list. At the moment I'm feeling ok. I did have a stressed out crying fit this morning, though. And I'm considering blowing off work tomorrow afternoon. A girl can only do so much.
Monday, March 20, 2006
things that made my cry yesterday:
1) watching my mom take communion
2) listening to my friend kelly sing the doxology
3) hearing my friend choke up talking about how hard work is right now
overall, the weekend was fabulous. time with mom, good food, fun friends, long walks, a quality conversation with my friend Karl, and finally sleeping in my own Heavenly Bed last night. now let's see if i can get through these next four days... and then... hawaii!
2) listening to my friend kelly sing the doxology
3) hearing my friend choke up talking about how hard work is right now
overall, the weekend was fabulous. time with mom, good food, fun friends, long walks, a quality conversation with my friend Karl, and finally sleeping in my own Heavenly Bed last night. now let's see if i can get through these next four days... and then... hawaii!
Thursday, March 16, 2006
princess charm
Complete Success!
I walked in a little nervous, and she was super shy. She was waving a pink sparkley belt around, and I said, "ooh, I really like your belt. It matches my sparkley shoes, see?" She looked at me. I asked her what her favorite color was. She looked at me. I talked to her babysitter for a couple minutes. She ran and grabbed Candyland and said, "Let's play Candyland! I want to be blue. What color are you?" She then tried on my shoes, made me try on her shoes, introduced me to the cat, played with my princess hair, told me she liked my earrings, gave me a tour of the house, and threw a little tantrum when I left. So, next time we work on the tantrum, but at least she likes me!
And she is actually one of the cutest girls I've ever seen.
I walked in a little nervous, and she was super shy. She was waving a pink sparkley belt around, and I said, "ooh, I really like your belt. It matches my sparkley shoes, see?" She looked at me. I asked her what her favorite color was. She looked at me. I talked to her babysitter for a couple minutes. She ran and grabbed Candyland and said, "Let's play Candyland! I want to be blue. What color are you?" She then tried on my shoes, made me try on her shoes, introduced me to the cat, played with my princess hair, told me she liked my earrings, gave me a tour of the house, and threw a little tantrum when I left. So, next time we work on the tantrum, but at least she likes me!
And she is actually one of the cutest girls I've ever seen.
Tuesday, March 14, 2006
wish me luck!
i'm meeting my new 5 yr old client today! according to her therapist, she is "the cutest girl i've ever seen... but a handful. mary, be sure to come to work with a lot of energy." so... tough crowd.
but never fear! i have developed a strategy to make her love me: i am looking as much like a princess as i can. that's right, sparkley shoes, pink shirt, long flowy hair, dangley pink earrings. i'm pouring on all the glittery princess charm. and, of course, stability, strength, and structure.
i'll let y'all know how it goes.
but never fear! i have developed a strategy to make her love me: i am looking as much like a princess as i can. that's right, sparkley shoes, pink shirt, long flowy hair, dangley pink earrings. i'm pouring on all the glittery princess charm. and, of course, stability, strength, and structure.
i'll let y'all know how it goes.
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