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ostarellaOne more night of work - I traded days with one of the guys because he had a party to go to, so this will be the fourth in a row. Yuck! I am soooo glad I didn't put in for full time work - I like working no more than two days in a row! This guy mentioned that one of the gals I work with was looking for someone to trade with later in October - but that would mean working five days in a row - NO WAY! Okay, I admit it - I'm spoiled! LOL I think it would be different if the work day wasn't so long. 10-1/2 hours (commute, lunch, actual work) is just too much. I have way too much stuff to do at home and I'm too wiped out without a day or two break.
Anyway - slept too late yesterday to call the store in town, so that's on Monday's list To Do. As well as getting the application for the local grocery store. It's like planning on doing my grocery shopping after work - good intentions but by the time the work day is over, I just want to go home and sleep! But it only takes maybe half an hour to fill out the app and get to the library for a printout of my resume, so not like it's going to take days to get it accomplished.
My brother didn't come down this weekend - after looking at the road closings and detours (due to flooding) he decided it wasn't worth an extra hour (or more) driving time, esp since the weather was going to be crappy yet (so no chance of doing yard work). One town was under water Wednesday night (our WalMart had already trucked in almost $2000 worth of toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, and other hygiene products to all the people sheltered at the high school) and the town was still closed this morning to everyone except actual residents. I am soooo glad I live on a high hill. I can't imagine living through that and trying to clean up and pick up the pieces afterward. I helped with cleanup years ago when Rochester got flooded (similar situation - 8" of rain in less than 24 hours) and oh man... it's just unbelievable.
Muffy's still hanging in there - some days I swear I'm going to check on her and find she's gone; other days she acts like she's still a pup. What a roller-coaster... (She just rolled off the couch - again - so had to give her some loving up, poor baby...)
Sooo - housecleaning this week, as my son is coming home Thursday for his 10 year class reunion. It's a big deal - first graduating class of the new high school, class of 2000, yada yada yada. Huge parade even. He's getting a rental car so he can stay at home and just drive up to the city for the festivities - I told him I was fine with that as long as he wasn't going to be drinking. Which he isn't. He doesn't drink much at all - an occasional glass of wine with a meal but that's about it. Which makes me happy overall. But it'll be good to see him again, even if I won't see that much of him until Sunday.
My brother won't be down next weekend either - other than bringing John down from the airport and then taking him back again on Sunday. He's got a photograph in an exhibition!!! He's been into large format photography for a couple years now, and his work is finally starting to pay off. I'm so proud of him. :D But he has to attend the exhibition for a while, of course, and then he and a couple photographer buddies are going to a couple other exhibitions (and this was planned before we knew when John was coming home) so he just can't come down.
Okay - about time to hit the rack before work - then tomorrow I've got a couple crits to get done (Sorry for the delay, Billy!) before I get started on thedrudge house work... Busy week ahead!
Anyway - slept too late yesterday to call the store in town, so that's on Monday's list To Do. As well as getting the application for the local grocery store. It's like planning on doing my grocery shopping after work - good intentions but by the time the work day is over, I just want to go home and sleep! But it only takes maybe half an hour to fill out the app and get to the library for a printout of my resume, so not like it's going to take days to get it accomplished.
My brother didn't come down this weekend - after looking at the road closings and detours (due to flooding) he decided it wasn't worth an extra hour (or more) driving time, esp since the weather was going to be crappy yet (so no chance of doing yard work). One town was under water Wednesday night (our WalMart had already trucked in almost $2000 worth of toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, and other hygiene products to all the people sheltered at the high school) and the town was still closed this morning to everyone except actual residents. I am soooo glad I live on a high hill. I can't imagine living through that and trying to clean up and pick up the pieces afterward. I helped with cleanup years ago when Rochester got flooded (similar situation - 8" of rain in less than 24 hours) and oh man... it's just unbelievable.
Muffy's still hanging in there - some days I swear I'm going to check on her and find she's gone; other days she acts like she's still a pup. What a roller-coaster... (She just rolled off the couch - again - so had to give her some loving up, poor baby...)
Sooo - housecleaning this week, as my son is coming home Thursday for his 10 year class reunion. It's a big deal - first graduating class of the new high school, class of 2000, yada yada yada. Huge parade even. He's getting a rental car so he can stay at home and just drive up to the city for the festivities - I told him I was fine with that as long as he wasn't going to be drinking. Which he isn't. He doesn't drink much at all - an occasional glass of wine with a meal but that's about it. Which makes me happy overall. But it'll be good to see him again, even if I won't see that much of him until Sunday.
My brother won't be down next weekend either - other than bringing John down from the airport and then taking him back again on Sunday. He's got a photograph in an exhibition!!! He's been into large format photography for a couple years now, and his work is finally starting to pay off. I'm so proud of him. :D But he has to attend the exhibition for a while, of course, and then he and a couple photographer buddies are going to a couple other exhibitions (and this was planned before we knew when John was coming home) so he just can't come down.
Okay - about time to hit the rack before work - then tomorrow I've got a couple crits to get done (Sorry for the delay, Billy!) before I get started on the
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Date: 2010-09-25 09:16 pm (UTC)I just got a bit carried away with a short story, which is for a competition due 15 October. But still plenty of time.
If you need to get to your housework, I understand ;-) Though if you're like me, I find anything to put off the housework.
Hey and I'm the same about work. I only do technically 9 hours a week (though it's 15 one weekend, 3 the next :-P) and I begrudge doing those :-P Retail sucks anyway. Very little thanks in retail... they wonder why we hate it :D
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Date: 2010-09-25 10:31 pm (UTC)