We've made it through the hectic numerous family Christmas gatherings, inventory time at work and last but not least, New Year's. I have to admit I really enjoyed the days off prior to Christmas and felt blessed and relaxed but I'm really paying for it now! The kids been back in school 2 days and it's only a 3-1/2 day work week for me, yet I feel like I'm one of those wind up tin toys that bump into everything hurriedly, spinning circles and getting no where fast. And it's only Thursday! I still have a million things to catch up on at work and if other co-workers would stop messing things up with substandard processes I could have been caught up by now. Instead I spend most of the week fixing all the inventory messes they created in miscounting and not really understanding how to do it accurately and efficiently! Not to mention the things that suddenly come to light from earlier in the month concerning invoicing that other locations order and then never follow up on until it's month end, inventory AND end of year! Go figure. I should be used to it by now but it still makes my blood burn a bit. I guess it's mostly because it's out of my control and I try so darn hard to make inventory & invoicing as clean and accurate as possible even when I'd rather cut corners. Not to mention it's always fun when contacting them and the tone in their voice reminds you how freaking unhappy they are to hear your voice on the other end of the line. If I had my way I'd be blunt and upfront and kick some ass! Unfortunately that wishful thinking 'style' doesn't jive with my title of, not the manager. :P Just the grunt.
Now that I've got that off my chest I think I'll take a break and see if I can find something positive to say instead....Caramel Rolls. Yep. I changed into my jammies after a smoked turkey sandwich and now, preheating the oven. The smell of Pillsbury caramel rolls are going to be wafting from my beloved oven before I know it. Awwww. That's better. I have been trying to eat more fresh vegetables and had a good salad at lunch today. After all the goop at Christmas I decided I was eating too much crap. It needs to be more balanced instead. All day I've been good so tonight we do caramel but salad again with lunch tomorrow and omit the soda. I'm not really trying to say I'm going on a diet because I know I'm not THAT willing and frankly I need to just take it one day at a time. For Today...I'm willing to not overeat which for a compulsive overeater like me, that's a step in the right direction. I'm also determined to make sure we don't let those leftovers in the fridge go to waste either. I think right now I will set up a bowl of my homemade chicken noodle soup to go with that salad I'll have for lunch Friday.
Good. Done! I knew if I didn't do it immediately it would get passed over in the morning rush to get Chase & I out the door. Most days I forget something of my own that needs done while nudging Chase to get his own things done. I know I should let him fail and for the most part I don't micromanage but every time I don't do the 'checklist' when walking out the door he'll forget his key or his phone and that isn't helpful to me not to have communication with him. Speaking of phone. Chase has nearly a straight A grade point last semester so we got him a new phone to replace his cracked second hand blackberry. Auntie Lisa was immensely helpful in wanting to upgrade her current phone to an SIII so that freed up her Samsung Galaxy SII to give to Chase. Now he & I have matching phones. Which is really quite odd for me because my sister and I have had identical phones for many years now and upgrade usually together since we share a plan. This time though SHE has the fancy schmancy one and I'm very happy for her! I miss having that shared tradition though. But not enough to drop $100 for a new one! LOL I'm just going to have to enjoy the fact that I can help Chase explore his first real adult phone along with me since I am always trying to find new apps, updates, tricks & tips. NOW someone might actually appreciate and take my shared information rather then just ignoring me since they already know either as much or more then I do about their current phone! Then again he could show me he knows how to use that Samsung galaxy Tablet he got for his birthday and figure it all out before me and then some ;)
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